In an apparent scam that recycles every several months, NSCA members and staff have again been receiving emails lately from an individual who claims he wants to book instruction for a group of shooters from foreign countries. When recipients respond, the person elaborates with details about the group’s plans, including the need for hotel accommodations. In the past, instructors who responded to these emails have been asked to pay for hotels, ground transportation, and other expenses, and to provide bank account information so reimbursement can be wired directly to the account. With previous mailings, it appeared that NSCA instructors and clubs were the target; in response, NSCA removed instructors’ email addresses from the website.... [SEE MORE]

In response to demand from their students, NSCA Level III instructors Rick Smith and Donny Roth are expanding their popular Advanced Sporting Clays and Mental Game Training Academy to two days. The first two-day academy will be June 29-30 at The Clinton House in Clinton, SC. Academy Instructors, (L-R) Donny Roth, Rick Smith, Larry Penley Smith and Roth are joined in the classes by Larry Penley, golf coach at Clemson University, who addresses mental performance. Topics to be covered in the two-day academy include: Getting Back to Basics Hard Focus—Great Eyes Great Fundamentals Muzzle Hold Right Techniques Setting Yourself up for Success Tournament Preparation Pre-shot Routine According to Smith, the course is for both new and experienced... [SEE MORE]

Need a little help getting off that plateau and moving up in class? Frustrated by the lack of consistency in your game? Just want to be a better shooter? Maybe it’s time for some in-depth training at the Sporting Clays and Mental Game Training Academy. NSCA Level III Certified Instructors Rick Smith and Donny Roth will host the 8-hour clinic on March 16 at Harris Springs Sportsmen’s Preserve in Waterloo, SC. They will be joined by Larry Penley, head coach of Clemson University’s golf team, who will share his secrets to the mental game. Topics covered in the academy include: Getting back to basics Great fundamentals Right techniques Hard focus – Great eyes Setting yourself up for success Technical shots Tournament... [SEE MORE]

NSCA Certified Instructor Don Currie offers his fourth rule of movement: The longer “the ride,” the more likely the miss. The moment the comb of the stock reaches your cheek, the quality of the visual information reaching your brain begins to degrade. The longer the stock is at your cheek, the more likely it is that you will miss the target. The bottom line is, you will never be able to see a target as well with the gun in your cheek because your vision is partially occluded by the gun barrel. I call this interval between the time the stock reaches your cheek and the time you pull the trigger “the occlusion interval.” The longer the occlusion interval, the more likely it is that something is going to go wrong. The longer the occlusion... [SEE MORE]

Rick Smith, NSCA Level III Instructor Two NSCA Level III Certified Instructors, Donny Roth and Rick Smith, are offering their third and final Sporting Clays / Mental Game Training Academy of the year on November 3. The Academy will be held at the Harris Springs Club in South Carolina. The two instructors are joined in the Academy by national championship Clemson golf coach Larry Penley, a member of three different Halls of Fame and considered an authority on coaching the mental game. Donny Roth, NSCA Level III Instructor Smith says, “This academy is not about shooting fluff targets or changing your shooting style and techniques.” Instead, he says, it’s about helping you understand yourself as a shooter, learning the cause... [SEE MORE]

A few months ago, NSCA informed instructors and clubs of fraudulent activities targeting NSCA Certified Instructors around the country. This week, we have learned of other instructors and clubs who have been targeted with similar schemes. The instructors and clubs tell us they are being contacted through email by someone who is supposedly setting up a shooting event for a corporate group. Some of the reports say the person claims to be from England. The person inquires about booking instruction for the group, including guns, ammunition, and other equipment, adding up to thousands of dollars. Some of the emails ask for the instructor’s bank account information so he can wire the payment to the bank, while others ask the instructor to handle... [SEE MORE]

If you aren’t taking advantage of the insurance offerings of Sportsman’s Insurance Agency, Inc. (SIAI), you’re missing out on one of the most valuable benefits offered to NSSA-NSCA members. Whether you’re a shooter, club manager, instructor, director or officer, there is a plan developed just for your and your equipment’s protection. As the only insurance plans endorsed by NSSA-NSCA, each of these programs was developed expressly for our members to meet the specific needs of skeet and sporting clays shooters and our member clubs. “You may find gun or club insurance from your insurance agent or another organization, but we’re confident you won’t find a program better suited to your needs, and not... [SEE MORE]

NSCA is hearing rave reviews on a sporting clays academy focusing on advanced fundamentals and techniques and taught by NSCA Level III instructors Rick Smith and Donny Roth. The Sporting Clays and Mental Game Training Academy aims to give shooters a new focus on fundamentals and the mental game of shooting. One shooter said he met Rick and Donny at a Level I instructor school, then drove 870 miles for the academy. He found the program and instructors to be so helpful, “I would be willing to walk to South Carolina if I had to.” Another shooter said that after going to the academy, he went from AA to Master class in just one tournament. Smith and Roth are also joined by Larry Penley, head golf coach at Clemson University, who shares... [SEE MORE]

If you can’t quite reach your shooting goals or move to the next class, maybe a new focus on fundamentals and your mental game would give your game the kick it needs. Two NSCA Level III instructors are offering the Sporting Clays and Mental Game Training Academy to address those needs. Rick Smith, NSCA Level III Instructor Instructors Rick Smith and Donny Roth will focus on advanced fundamentals and techniques at the Academy. In addition, they will be joined by Larry Penley, head golf coach at Clemson University, who will share his secrets to the mental game. The Sporting Clays and Mental Game Training Academy is planned for June 9 at The Clinton House in Clinton, SC. Cost for the 8-hour course is $375, which includes instruction, targets,... [SEE MORE]

Young Guns at Quail Creek and the National Wild Turkey Federation’s JAKES Take Aim Program announce a fundraising sporting clays shoot on Saturday, March 24, at Quail Creek Plantation in Okeechobee, Florida. Young Guns at Quail Creek is a group of students ranging in age from 8 to 18 who are affiliated with the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP). Founded in 2008, Young Guns meet twice a month to learn the basics of sporting clays shooting under the supervision of NSCA-certified coaches. Young Guns have won the SCTP State Championship the past three years and placed 8th in the 2011 SCTP National Championship. The fundraising event offers a variety of options, from individual shooting fees of $75 for 100 targets, including lunch and... [SEE MORE]