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Two Minute Tip: Faye Wills
Faye Wills is an Olympic Skeet Shooter from Kent who is on the British Shooting Talent Pathway. Faye is a sweetheart and a superstar who shares a brilliant tip with us this week. What do you shoot? I now only shoot Olympic Skeet competitively, having transitioned from English Sporting and English Skeet, but I do…
Read MoreTwo Minute Tip: Victoria Knowles-Lacks
Victoria Knowles-Lacks is the founder of the Ladies Shooting Club and The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club. She considers herself a keen game shooter and is happiest in the field, on a sim day or seeing other women get in to shooting. Which discipline(s) do you shoot? Sporting. I used to shoot a fair…
Read MoreTwo Minute Tip: Tori Clinch
Tori Clinch is 22 and is from North Lincolnshire (although she spends a lot of time in London, or uni in Gloucestershire). We’re delighted that Tori took the time to share her Two Minute Tip and we hope you love it! Which discipline(s) do you shoot: Started with sporting, only discipline shot at university, moved to…
Read MoreMini Masterclass: Shooting Instruction
This months Mini Masterclass is all about shooting instruction. Victoria was joined by one of our favourite shooting instructors and ground owners, Simon O’Leary from The Hownhall Shoot, which is located on the Cowdray Estate in Sussex. In this Mini Masterclass Simon shares his wealth of knowledge and his brilliant take on things, he’s such a genuine…
Read MoreFinding Your Tribe
When you find your tribe and your supported, whilst having fun, magic happens. This week Victoria talks about the power of your support network and why and how to create one if you don’t have one already. When Victoria first started shooting she learnt with a group of gentlemen, whilst she loved their company and…
Read MoreShotgun Calibres
This week Victoria answers a question about shotgun calibres from a member. If you have a question for Victoria, you can email anytime to hello@ladiesshootingclub.com In this weeks video, she explains how the calibre of a shotgun is measured using a quirky old historic law! She talks about the different calibres of shotguns and delves in…
Read MoreHow She Did It: Claire Wright
Claire Wright from Newmarket is an inspiration and a fabulous example of feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Claire is one of our long-time wonderful members and she joined Victoria for a really honest chat to talk about overcoming nerves for her first game day. When you’re doing something for the first time it…
Read MoreMini Masterclass: Your first Game Day with Chris Hanks
The game season is nearly upon us! Chris Hanks who is the Head Instructor of Lady’s Wood Shooting School in South Gloucestershire joined Victoria to talk about preparing for your first game day. Chris has shooting in his blood. He was born and raised on a game shoot, where his Father is still head keeper.…
Read MoreDriven Shooting & Walked Up Shooting
With the game shooting season approaching many of our members have their first day’s shooting planned. This week Victoria talks about the two main sorts of game shooting which are driven shooting and walked up shooting. Driven Shooting is where beaters ‘flush’ the birds over a line of Guns (the shooters). On a driven shoot…
Read MoreHow She Did It: Zea Purnell
If you’re thinking about starting doing registered shoots then this month’s episode of ‘How She Did It’ featuring the wonderful Zea Purnell is a must watch. Zea has been shooting for five years and is a sporting shooter and a regular on the registered scene. She talks about how she got into shooting after…
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