Enthusiasts Get First Shot at Geiger's New Range
from The News-Press
The sounds of multiple shotguns firing reverberated off nearby hills Saturday as the smell of spent gunpowder wafted through the ravines at Camp Geiger in Missouri. The dream that started to take shape 10 months ago became a reality on some of the southern acres that belong to the Boy Scout camp. Professional shooters, talented enthusiasts and local businessmen were on the trail Saturday, moving to each of the 12 stations on the range designed by David Miller, a professional shooter. The sporting clays range capitalized on the natural topography of Geiger’s gullies and ravines. More

The NSCA is in Search for Its Next Directorfrom NSCAMichael Hampton Jr. has been promoted to Executive Director effective November 2, 2009. The attachments below are the requirements and qualification, along with the job duties and responsibilities. Resumes will be accepted up until 5:00 est. on November 30. Please send your resumes to Cape Island/Director Search, 709 Rt. 9, Cape May, NJ 08204. Click here
from NSCA
Michael Hampton Jr. has been promoted to Executive Director effective November 2, 2009. The attachments below are the requirements and qualification, along with the job duties and responsibilities. Resumes will be accepted up until 5:00 est. on November 30. Please send your resumes to Cape Island/Director Search, 709 Rt. 9, Cape May, NJ 08204. Click here for Requirements and Qualifications. Click here for Duties and Responsibilities. More

NSCA Announces Advisory Council Electionfrom NSCAThe National Sporting Clays Association will be electing new Advisory Council members for 2010-2011. Click here
from NSCA
The National Sporting Clays Association will be electing new Advisory Council members for 2010-2011. Click here for the Election Calendar and here for the official Advisory Council Nomination Form.More

Outdoor Channel to Televise Skeet Shooting Event
from NSSA
On Thursday, Nov. 25, the Outdoor Channel will be televising footage from the 2009 Ladies Charity Skeet shoot. This time it’s ladies only skeet for a very worthy cause with proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital. It’s the Ladies Charity Skeet Classic with top-flight instruction from a volunteer professional. Plus, USPSA Champ, Travis Tomasie has a fast moving Pro Tip to improve your scores. Footage was shot and prepared by the folks at Shooting USA; their broadcast schedule can be seen here.More

Attention Skeet Shooters!from NSSAThe official NSSA Rules and Regulations book has been updated. Click here
from NSSA
The official NSSA Rules and Regulations book has been updated. Click here. More

And the Winner is…
from Kids & Clays
Kids & Clays benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities would like to thank all of the people who participated in the 2009 National Drawing. Tickets were sold beginning at the SHOT Show in Orlando last January, at many of the Ronald McDonald House Sporting Clay events, and culminated at the National Sporting Clays Event in San Antonio on November 1, 2009 where the winning tickets were drawn. And the winner is… More

It's All About Geometry
from Sporting Clays
Once the author of this article discovered the sporting clays game, he wished he had paid more attention to his geometry teacher. When you break a target presentation down to the lowest common denominator, getting the proper read is all about speed, angle, and distance. In my mind, the most important of these elements is the angle of the presentation. More

NSSA/NSCA Launch New Web sitesfrom NSSA/NSCAWe have reorganized and made more efficient the NSSA and NSCA Web sites. In order to give the membership time to get acclimated to the new pages, we will be running both the old and new pages in parallel for the month of November. The new Web pages will fully replace the current Web pages beginning on December 1, 2009. The current (old) web page is: www.mynssa.com
from NSSA/NSCA
We have reorganized and made more efficient the NSSA and NSCA Web sites. In order to give the membership time to get acclimated to the new pages, we will be running both the old and new pages in parallel for the month of November. The new Web pages will fully replace the current Web pages beginning on December 1, 2009. The current (old) web page is: www.mynssa.com (Skeet) or www.mynsca.com (Sporting Clays) The new web page is: v5.mynssa.com (Skeet) or v5.mynsca.com (Sporting Clays) Please report any issues or problems to the NSSA/NSCA by e-mail (bjones@nssa-nsca.com) or by telephone (210-254-1540) More