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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

273.0. "Skeet Lessons for non-club members?" by WAV10::HICKS () Fri Nov 04 1988 11:35

    In the interest of improving my scattergun skills for hunting (there,
    that justifies putting this in the Hunting notesfile!) I'm trying
    to find a place where I can take skeet lessons.  The clubs I've
    gone to in my area all require membership to take lessons.  I'm
    not interested in spending the time or dollars to be a member of
    a club just to take skeet lessons.
    
    Do you know of any clubs in the southeastern Mass. area that have
    skeet lessons for non-members???  Your help is greatly appreciated.
    
    Tim Hicks
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273.1100 straightMPGS::GRANTwhere was MikieFri Nov 04 1988 14:2930
    
    
    	Hi Tim,
    
    	At the risk of sounding elitist (?), Skeet LESSONS are
    	expensive. Organized lessons, (Videos, Instructors time
    	range time, etc) are costly.
    
    	HOWEVER, if you are interested in simply PRACTICING skeet
    	and picking up some pointers from a few of the people at the
    	range, MOST clubs will have "open" shooting. A Non-Member
    	may get charged more $$ per round, however it usually isn't
    	too much. At our club, Non-Members can shoot from 1 pm til
        5 pm every sunday for $3.50 per round. (25 clays)
    
    	This is probably the best way to pick up some pointers from
    	a bunch of people.
    
    	Scheduled lessons and clinics in your area are usually
    	announced in SKEET: Shooting Review, a monthly publication
    	of the National Skeet Shooting Association (800-531-7928) 
    	Give them a call if lessons or weekend clinics are your bag.
    	They are expensive however. Kay Ohye runs one out of
    	Brunswick New Jersey that is about $300 per day.
    
    	If yu are ever up on the North Shore, give me a call and I'll
    	be happy to take you out to our club, Haverhill Hound Rod
    	and Gun Club. Its a nice place, friendly people, not too
    	much competition(-;) and no antis for miles.......Good luck
    	
273.2Maybe too far away?VELVET::GATHFri Nov 04 1988 14:4836
    
    	I usually run a skeet class in the spring of the
    year. WE do this to introduce new people to the game and
    to get them interested and up to speed so that they can
    join our summer league.
    
    	Now I am not a qualified instuctor however I know enough
    about the bassics to teach them and give you a foundation.
    
    Since I to am a student it more like an advanced student helping
    or tutoring a beginer.
    
    	Actually I didn't do much of the teaching anyway because
    I need a substitute because my sons baseball games kept getting
    scheduled on the same night.
    
    	We had about 5 to 7 students all of which were beginners
    We started for about 4 weeks getting them use to the different stations
    and starting from the easier ones moving out to some of the more
    difficult ones as the student progresses.
    
    After classes we ran Videos at the club house. so there is a lot
    of actuall shooting, audio visial ( sp ) and good discussion.
    
    We also cover reloading.
    
    Now about our students 4 of them shot the league and two had
    25 straights in 3-4 months.
    
    We are located In Merrimack N.H. Horseshoe Fish and Game Club
    
    You do not have to be a member. As a mater of fact we encourage
    non members to join in and later if you so desire we enjoy having
    them join the club.
    
    Bear.
273.3NF&G??ROULET::BINGThe midnight train is whinin' lowFri Feb 09 1990 07:1510
    
    Speaking of clubs.....
    
     I want to join a club close by. I have an application in at the
    Worc. Rifle and Pistol but they dont offer alot. I understand that
    the Northboro Fish&game has alot to offer. Can someone tell me how
    to go about joining and do I need a sponsor. Thanks in advance.....
    
                                         Walt