CLINICS

Clinic Overview

We would like your Skeet experience to be a good one. 

A good experience is where you go home feeling confident, are eager to come back and shoot more skeet.  

We developed our Skeet Clinic Cirriculum with that in mind.

Cost

The lessons are free!

Shooter will be responsible for:

• Providing their own Gun

• Providing their own shells.

• Paying for five (5) Skeet rounds at the club's regular rate.

Sponsored by South Dakota State Skeet Association

Scheduling  

• Minimum Two shooters per Session.

• Maximum Five Shooters per Session

• Maximum Two Sessions per day.

  • AM Session 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon         

  • PM Session 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

What Shooter will learn

• Skeet Etiquette – proper range behavior and safety

• Flow of Skeet Game – how a round progresses.

• NSSA Skeet Rules

• Clay Target Games - How does Skeet differ from Trap and Sporting Clays

• ·Gun Mount - ensure accuracy, stability, and safety while shooting.

• Eye Dominance - ensure accurate visual perspective between gun and target.

• Stance - where to face; how and where to stand, and why it matters

• Break Points – where targets should be broken

• Hold Points – where to hold the gun before calling for the target

• Look Points – where to focus your eyes

• Lead – methods of lead & how to lead and break targets

• Follow Through – maintain proper motion through the shot

What Shooter Will Need to Bring

Shotgun

• Recommended Gauge - 12-Gauge or 20-Gauge 

• Field or Sporting Clays Gun with 50/50 to 60/40 Impact Point

• Trap gun with impact point greater than 60/40 is not advised

Chokes

• Skeet, Improved Cylinder or Cylinder

• Tighter choke will seriously handicap a skeet skeet and are not recommeded

Shells 

• Shooter will need to furnish 5 boxes of shotgun shells 

• 12-Gauge  1 1/8 oz, 1 oz or 7/8 oz loads

• 20 -Gauge 7/8 oz loads

• Shot Size #9, #8 1/2 , #8 or #7 ½  (Larger shot is not allowed on a clay target range)                               

Shooting vest / Shell Carrier

Ear & Eye Protection

About Your Instructor

Bill Coad Mitchell Gun Club   Mitchell, SD

Instructor Experience & Credentials

• NSSA Certified Level II Skeet Instructor.

• NSSA Certified Skeet Referee.

• 55 Years of Skeet Experience.

• 12,750 Lifetime Registered Targets.

• NSSA “A” Class or better in all Gauges and Doubles.

• Has refereed the World Skeet Shoot.

• 182 hours Skeet Coaching Instruction.

• USA Clay Target League Certified Shotgun Instructor.

• SCTP Certified Shotgun Instructor.

• 4H Certified Shotgun Coach.

• Mitchell High School USA Clay Target League Coach.