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Clay Pigeon Shooting Barnet named the big shoot Venue of the month

Throughout August we’ve heard from hundreds of happy customers who’ve been taking on the clays at The Big Shoot venues across the country. With so many of you spending the summer smashing clays though, choosing our venue of the month was even harder than normal!

Barnet3There was one venue that stood out though, and after flicking through page after page of fantastic feedback there could only be one winner. So, huge congratulations to Clay Pigeon Shooting Barnet who are our venue of the month for September.

Set within 40 acres of outstanding English countryside, this spectacular shooting ground caters for shooters of all abilities, and boasts a range of traps and shooting stands that are guaranteed to test even the most experienced shooters. The range of traps also gives you the opportunity to try different shooting disciplines such as English Sporting, Olympic Trap and Helice. So if you’ve been inspired by Team GB’s shooters, why not find out if you’ve got what it takes to go for gold?

It’s not just the fantastic facilities that makes Barnet the perfect place to experience clay pigeon shooting, the team of expert instructors are some of the friendliest around too. So whether you’re a first time, or experienced shooter they’ll know exactly how to take your shooting skills to the next level.

Don’t just take our word for it though, here’s what our customers love about Clay Pigeon Shooting Barnet..

“Claudio was approachable and very friendly on this our first visit. He was keen to give excellent customer service and did so. We would happily go to him again.”

Syrus Nikbakht, 28th July 2016

“We had a fantastic time. Caught a perfect break in the weather to enjoy out shooting. Wayne was an absolute pleasure and full of good stories to add more to the experience. I would definitely recommend it to everyone, we may even be back again.”

Parag Patel, 20th August 2016

“Our instructor was fantastic – really knowledgeable and patient (even when we spent far too much time posing for photographs), a brilliant coach, safety conscious, very friendly and a great guy to spend time with. We had a great time, and would definitely recommend the venue. On our way home one of my friends asked me if we could go again as soon as possible :)”

Imran Abrahams, 20th August 2016

 

To book your clay shooting experience at Clay Pigeon Shooting Barnet visit our website today!

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5 Top destinations for Clay Pigeon Shooting

Clay pigeon shooting guarantees fun and thrills whatever the location, but some locations seem tailor-made for taking on the clays. So with that in mind we’ve decided to share our five favourite clay shooting destinations.. and we were seriously spoilt for choice.

Yorkshire

Yorkshire’s stunning surroundings make it the perfect place to experience clay pigeon shooting, but there’s far more to the region’s shooting grounds than the views alone! With 11 shooting grounds spread across the county, clay shooters are seriously spoilt for choice, which makes choosing just one location to visit almost impossible. The huge variety of venues means there’s something for everybody too, so whether you’re looking for a swanky shooting ground that boasts first class facilities, or a moorland sporting shoot that takes authenticity to new heights – Yorkshire’s got it all.

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Shooting grounds in: Otley, Skipton, Knaresborough, Rufforth, York, Scarborough, Thirsk, Masham, Brandesburton, South Milford

Surrey

Surrey boasts some of the biggest and best shooting grounds in the UK, which makes it the perfect place to head for top-notch tuition, and first class facilities. In total you’ll find three fantastic venues in the area, and there’s a whole host of reasons to visit all three. The region’s stand out shooting grounds are all home to expert shooting instructors, and they offer a range of targets that are guaranteed to test shooters of all abilities. Certain Surrey shooting venues have even been used to host international tournaments, and endorsements don’t come much bigger than that.

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Shooting Grounds in: Woking, Merstham, Redhill

 

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is famous for being the home of Sherwood Forest and the legend of Robin Hood, but it’s also home to some incredible shooting grounds that make visiting the area a must. One thing you’re guaranteed whichever venue you choose is incredible views, and with shooting grounds in and around Sherwood forest, there’s nowhere better to unleash your inner marksman. With professional shooting instructors and a huge variety of shooting stands to take aim from too, Nottinghamshire’s premier shooting grounds are perfect for shooters of all abilities.

Shooting Grounds in: Worksop, Newark, Haywood Oaks, Orston

Hampshire

If you’re heading for Hampshire you’ll find a whole host of spectacular shooting grounds just a stone’s throw away from the breathtaking South Downs National Park. But it’s not just the picture perfect surroundings that makes taking on the clays in Hampshire so special. With all three shooting grounds in the area boasting brilliant facilities, and tailor-made trap layouts that are designed to test even the most experienced shooters, there’s nowhere better to take on the challenge of smashing clays.

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Shooting Grounds in Winchester, Stockbridge, Oakley

South Wales

South Wales is home to a whole host of exhilarating outdoor activities, but clay pigeon shooting is undoubtedly the most popular, and with so many sensational shooting grounds in the area it’s easy to see why.

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Thanks to the stunning South Wales scenery each venue promises the perfect setting for shooting, and with a breathtaking backdrop to take on the clays, there’s nowhere better to fine tune your technique or experience clay pigeon shooting for the first time.

Shooting grounds in: Gower

TBS Team Review: Clay Pigeon Shooting Hanbury

Here at The Big Shoot we eat, sleep and breath clay pigeon shooting. So when we’re not introducing our customers to the rush of taking on the clays, there’s nothing we love more than visiting some of our spectacular shooting grounds – and with over 140 different venues to choose from we’re seriously spoilt for choice!

Screenshot from 2016-08-12 10-37-44The latest member of the team to satisfy their craving for clays was Brummie, Team Leader Mike, who returned to the Midlands to visit Clay Pigeon Shooting Hanbury. Here’s how he got on..

“I’ve been clay pigeon shooting a couple of times now, and I was really looking forward to visiting Hanbury because of all the great feedback we’ve received. It’s also really close to where I grew up too, so it gave me the perfect excuse to visit home.

Our session started at bang on 12pm, and after we’d met our instructor and signed in, we got down to action pretty much straight away. The session started with a full safety briefing, followed by a run through of the guns and cartridges we were using. Our instructor even took a cartridge apart and showed us all the different elements that are squeezed inside, which was really interesting.

After we’d completed the briefing it was time to face the clays, and the variety of different traps to take aim at was awesome. The shooting stands were covered too, so when it inevitably started to rain there was no need to stop the action. Because there were a few of us in our group things got quite competitive, but it was really good fun and I just tried to do my best to hit as many clays as possible.

Even though I didn’t quite manage to come out on top I really enjoyed the shoot at Hanbury, and the instructors really went out of their way to help me perfect my technique. By the end of the experience I was blowing even the trickiest clays apart, and if it hadn’t been for a few early misses I’d definitely have taken the title of top shot!

Thanks to the team at Clay Pigeon Shooting Hanbury for an awesome day!”

Mike took on a 25 clay shoot at our Hanbury clay shooting venue. To book your own clay shooting experience visit our website today.

August venue of the month – Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester

Huge congratulations to Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester who are our venue of the month for August!

0000038_clay-pigeon-shooting-50-clays_300 We continue to receive fantastic feedback about this spectacular shooting ground, and July was another impressive month for the team at Winchester.

But what makes clay pigeon shooting at Winchester so special? Well for starters there’s the location. This breathtaking venue is surrounded by beautiful countryside, which lends itself perfectly to clay pigeon shooting. Then there’s the variety of traps and shooting stands to take aim from, which are designed to test shooters of all abilities.

On top of excellent shooting facilities you’ll also find a restaurant, licensed bar, changing rooms, showers and conference facilities, which makes Winchester the ideal venue for group and team building events too.

There’s more to this incredible clay shooting ground than the facilities though, and thanks the team of experienced shooting instructors and friendly staff there’s nowhere better for shooters of all levels to experience clay pigeon shooting.

Don’t just take our word for it though, here’s what our customers think..

“Excellent instructor well organised great enjoyment by all .”

Thomas Arbuthnot – Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester

“Really good clay pigeon shooting session. Instructor was very helpful and gave good tips when we were making mistakes. Our group thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Suman Malik – Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester

“Brilliant few hours, what a buzz, definitely will be booking again, my father who is 66 wiped the floor with us.”

Brian Kendall – Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester

“Had a great session clay pigeon shooting, great tuition and highly recommended whether you have shot before or not.”

Mark Watkiss – Clay Pigeon Shooting Winchester

For more details and bookings visit our website.

 

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The Big Shoot’s Ultimate Olympic Shooting Guide

The greatest show on earth gets under way in just over a weeks time, and everybody at The Big Shoot is firmly behind Team GB.olympic_rings_on_white_206913

Obviously we’ll be cheering extra loud for the GB shooting squad though, and with six of the countries best shooters all going for gold we’re in for an exciting seven days of shooting.

So to get you as excited as we are about the upcoming Olympic Games, here’s everything you need to know about Olympic shooting and Team GB.

When does is start?

The Olympic Games official opening ceremony will be held on Friday 5th August, with the shooting events commencing a day later on Saturday 6th August. In total there will be 15 different shooting disciplines with events running for an entire week, so make yourself comfortable.

Where will it be held?

All shooting events will be held at the National Shooting Centre in Deodoro, which is named after the first Brazilian to wind a gold medal Guilherme Paraense.

Which shooting events should I watch?

Obviously we’re a little bit biased but you can’t beat the excitement of the shotgun events. Keep an eye out for men’s trap, men’s double trap, men’s skeet, women’s trap and women’s skeet.

Who’s in Team GB?

Britain’s shooters are some of the best around and those going for gold in Rio are:

Amber Hill – Women’s Skeet

Elena Allen – Women’s Skeet

Ed Ling – Men’s Trap

Jen McIntosh – Women’s 50m Rifle Three Positions

Steve Scott – Men’s Double Trap

Tim Kneale – Men’s Double Trap

Who’s poised for the podium?

GB’s shooters are all extremely talented and there’s a good chance they could all finish amongst the medals! Steve Scott and Tim Kneale have both recently won World Championship medals though, and they’ll be hoping to take that form into the Rio Olympics. Teenage skeet shooter Amber Hill will also be hoping to build on her World Cup win in 2015.

How have British shooters faired in the past?

In total Great Britain have won 44 shooting medals; 13 gold, 15 silver and 16 bronze. The last British shooter to win a medal was Peter Wilson, who shot his way to gold at London 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clay Pigeon Shooting Peterborough Joins!

We’re delighted to announce that the latest addition to The Big Shoot network is Clay Pigeon Shooting Peterborough.

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With over 30 years experience instructing participants of all ages and abilities the team at Peterborough clay pigeon shooting certainly know a thing or two about taking your shooting skills to the next level.

So whether you’re ready to perfect your technique, brush up on the basics or start from scratch they’ll know exactly what’s needed to have you busting clays in no time!

 

Thanks to all that expert advice you’ll be ready to take out the targets from all angles too, and with a selection of traps to work your way round you can really test your ability to take out targets as they soar through the air.

It’s not just grown ups that can take on the clays at this cracking clay shooting venue either, and with special equipment for junior shooters aged 6+ Peterborough’s perfect for the next generation of clay shooters.

So if you’re planning a family day out, stag, hen, birthday or corporate event there’s nowhere better to experience the rush of clay pigeon shooting.

To find out more about Clay Pigeon Shooting Peterborough visit our website.