“C skill, perhaps even an art” – Clay Pigeon Marksmanship, by Percy Stanbury and GL Carlisle, 1964.
Have you ever considered taking up clay shooting? It’s affordable, exciting and accessible – most shooting clubs offer this discipline. It takes skill, yet it’s great fun for complete beginners, especially if they have a good instructor and a quick eye.
As featured in Magnum Nov/Dec 2023, South African clay shooters won gold at the 41st FITASC Universal Trench World Championship in 2023. Local 21-year-old Luca Peacock won the Individual World Champion title (in his first year of shooting as a senior), and the South African Protea team won the World Championship Man (Open) team award. FITASC stands for Fédération Internationale de Tir, which is an international governing body for sport shooting. Individuals from across the world compete in this discipline and, according to , FITASC is ‘considered by many as the Formula One in Clay Shooting’.
