The demonstration emphasizes the critical importance of pre-shot planning, establishing clear break points, and maintaining smooth transitions when faced with challenging target pairs. Viewers will discover practical strategies for avoiding common mistakes, including how to properly position your eyes and gun barrel to effectively track and break both targets in sequence.

In this episode of Sport and Clays Academy, Joe dives into the often-overlooked concept of the post-shot routine—what he considers the third phase of his shooting process. Joe shares how this routine, inspired by a challenge from Wendell Cherry in early 2024, helps him improve focus and self-awareness between stations. He walks through how to evaluate each shot, recognize tension, and use these insights to adjust for the next pair. Joe explains a key mental strategy that every shooter can benefit from when refining their station approach.

In this episode Tim Miles shares with us on how a target setter thinks through setting a station. Tim shares some valuable information on how to assess what the target setter is doing and some ways to read targets more effectively. Around the 14:30 mark, Tim shares information that every shooter should know when approaching a station.

What fuels your passion for the game? Tim talks us through some of the history of rubbing shoulders with some Sporting Clays’ great legends that fueled his passion for the game. He aims to leave sporting clays better than he found it.

Look for more nighttime instruction under the lights coming up in future episodes.

In this episode, Joe Fanizzi shares with Sporting Clay Academy on his goals, how to set goals, and how to accomplish goals. He also dives into his training regiment and how to get the most of your talent.

In the episode Gebben, Karen and Joe interview Tim Miles to rekindle the popular “Talks w/ Tim” for the past. It’s amazing to hear Tim (Gebben’s dad) talk about what motivates him and answers some thought provoking questions from SCA.

In this episode, Gebben, Karen and Joe take us through one of Gebben‘s trouble targets. The target this week is not quite a true crosser, but it’s not quite a quartering target. It’s tough to know whether to stay in front of the target or let it connect close. Watch as the three of them approach this target differently.

In this episode, Gebben, Karen and Joe show us how to approach one of Karen’s trouble targets. They shoot a fast, low, straight away target. Gebben a Joe are comfortable “trapping” the target while Karen usually lets the target pass and swings through it. Karen learns how to trap a target like Gebben and Joe.

In this week’s episode Gebben, Karen and Joe conquer a quartering angle that Joe has notoriously struggled with.

All three shooters give some incredible insight and show us how to approach this target with confidence!

Gebben, Karen and Joe take us through targets at night on the right side of the field this week.

Why does night shooting feel different than shooting during the day?? In this episode Gebben, Karen & Joe take us through the start of a series shooting at night. In the episode they’re going to shoot several different targets and teach how they approach each different shot.

Joe has a unique story about preaching under lights as a youngster which has given him a huge advantage in moments like shoot-offs at Nationals and such.

Gebben, Karen and Joe show us how to approach a target at different distances. You can look back in the archives and find Gebben and Karen doing the ladder drill. In this video, they shoot the same target from two different distances and talk about how to establish the lead differences. This is a very insightful instructional video.