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I do sometimes wonder, if my shooting journey, is destined to be a one based on comedy of errors.  I was invited to, and have accomplished my first ever SIM day (Simulated Game Day); for those who have never shot a SIM day, or heard of one, it’s basically hundreds of clays sent out all out once duringContinue reading “SIM day experience”

In the summer of 2019, I started to step away from just shooting clays and ventured into learning to shoot pigeons from a hide; I initially came across Steve Caple on Twitter, we got chatting about pest control and shooting, and he kindly invited me out one evening to shadow him, while he carried out some pest control on theContinue reading “Out in the hide”

I started my shooting journey in January 2019 with The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club, at Sporting Targets. Along with my fantastic instructor; Rob Ockwell (who has the patience of saint when it has come to teaching me to shoot) who is a passionate game shooter, there is a strong family link to game shooting – my grandad was aContinue reading “My first game day”

As well as the interview above, I was also lucky enough to have been asked to write articles for The Countrymans Weekly paper about my shooting experinces, which have also been featured by The Ladies Clay Shooting Magazine each month, and I have covered my first game day, shooting pigeons from a hide and myContinue reading “Interview and articles I have written.”

So, there does seem to be some misconceptions around ladies clay shooting days, so i thought i would do my best to try and explain them from my experiences and point of view. Firstly; you do not need a licence or any experience at all to take part; these days are perfect for ladies whoContinue reading “Ladies days; what about them.”

So for those of you that follow me on twitter; will know how & where i started my shooting journey; but for those that haven’t been with me from the start, i thought i’d pull a blog together and hopefully inspire more women (and even men!) into this sport i’ve come to love so much.Continue reading “The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club and Eriswell Ladies Days”