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This Month In Clay Target Nation

June 30, 2022 By hdyer

The August issue of Clay Target Nation brings you plenty of event coverage and some shooting tips from the biggest names in the business.

First up, in Training Tips, instructor Tim Short has some advice on shooting skeet targets in low-light or low-contrast conditions. Meanwhile, Clayton Rue asks sporting clays shooters if they have confidence in their skills or belief in themselves as a shooter. Do you know the difference?

Do you have family members who tag along to practice or tournaments? Tim Le Cras has some advice on making them a part of the experience, from teaching them to keep score to putting them in charge of driving the cart and taking photos. Skeet champion Victoria Stellato gives you the inside scoop on the World Skeet Championships and how to make the most of your trip to San Antonio for the big show. And we’ve got interviews with Katherine Adams, Katie Hunt and more about how they prepare themselves for a big tournament.

In event coverage, you’ll find articles on the Kolar Mid-America, the Briley Blue Goose, the Paxton Arms Pan-American, the South Central Regional, and, of course, the NSCA U.S. Open, including an inside interview with Rick Hemingway that’ll give you a peek behind the curtain and show you just what it takes to pull off one of sporting clays’ largest tournaments.

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Win a Krieghoff K-80!

February 4, 2022 By hdyer Leave a Comment

If you’re headed to the duPont/Krieghoff – Krieghoff – White Flyer Masters this spring — and even if you’re not — you don’t want to miss your chance to participate in a special raffle sponsored by Forest City Gun Club.

The Masters, held April 28 – May 1, 2022, at Forest City in Savannah, Georgia, is always a highlight of the skeet season for many shooters. The winner of this raffle will have their choice of a standard-grade K-80 with a maximum value of $12,895 (see gun details in the graphic).

Three hundred tickets are available, and each ticket costs $100. The winner will be drawn at the 2022 duPont/Krieghoff – Krieghoff – White Flyer Masters.

You do not have to attend the Masters in order to purchase a ticket, and you do not have to be present to win. To purchase tickets, call Forest City Gun Club at (912) 354-0210 or call the NSSA at (210) 688-3371 ext. 962.

2021 World Shoot Photo Gallery

October 22, 2021 By hdyer

Whether you missed the World Skeet Championships this year and want to get a peek at the action, or you were there and are hoping to relive the memories, please enjoy this selection of photos from the 2021 World Shoot.

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Photos by Lefty Ray Chapa and Josh Poole

Houston Deshotels Wins HOA at 2021 World Skeet Championships

October 10, 2021 By hdyer

2021 World Skeet Championships HOA winners, left to right: Steven Wood, third; Houston Deshotels, champion; and Taylor Nicosia, runner-up

The NSSA congratulates Houston Deshotels, who won both HOA and HAA at the 2021 World Skeet Championships, held October 4-8 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.

Deshotels was perfect going into Friday’s .410 bore event, where he dropped only one target to finish the World Skeet Championships with a score of 449. Taylor Nicosia, who had dropped a target earlier in the week in the 28-gauge event, shot 100 straight in the .410 to tie Deshotels at 449 for HOA. Deshotels was the victor in the shoot-off, giving him his first HOA World Skeet Championship. He was also Triple-Sub Champion. Nicosia finished as HOA runner-up and Lady Champion. She also won Lady Champion in the Wayne Mayes Championship event, Lady runner-up in the 20-gauge and the .410, and Lady third in the 28-gauge and doubles.

Steven Wood, Cooper Oliver and Dessislav Ivanov battled it out in a shoot-off of 447s for the third spot on the HOA podium; Ivanov went out first and finished AAA1. Oliver went out next, finishing AA1, which left Wood as HOA third. Other class winners were Katie Hunt, A1; Tim Robinson, B1; Katie Lackey, C1; Michael Rykaczewski Sr., D1; and Steve Scales, E1. Katherine Adams was Lady runner-up, and Lauren Burge was Lady third.

With a score of 549, Deshotels was also HAA Champion, with Nicosia runner-up (547) and Ivanov third (546).

Also winning World Championships were Josh Poole, doubles and .410 bore; Robert Hicklin, 12-gauge; Michael Schmidt, 20-gauge; and Ryan Smithart, 28-gauge.

The previous weekend, at the Mini World, HOA winners included Alessandro Vitale, champion; Mike Woolard, runner-up; and Riley Chaddock, third. Vitale was also HAA Champion. Taylor Nicosia won doubles, Edward Smith won the 12-gauge, Michael Rykaczewski Jr. won the 20-gauge, and Josh Poole won the .410 bore. Wayne Mayes Championship winners were Ivanov, champion; Paul Newman, runner-up; and Nicosia, third.

Photo Gallery: 2021 Kolar U.S. Open Skeet Championship

July 20, 2021 By hdyer

With 785 shooters in the HOA, the 2021 Kolar U.S. Open iShoot was a success by all accounts. Held simultaneously at 15 different clubs across multiple states and time zones, the event saw terrific attendance and stiff competition. Stuart Brown, shooting at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, broke 399×400 to win HOA outright.

Enjoy this series of photos from various clubs. If you have photos from a club that’s not represented here, you can email them to hdyer@nssa-nsca.com, and we’ll be happy to add to our photo gallery.

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