Sporting Clays Shooting

I spent an enjoyable afternoon today shooting sporting clays at Rochester Brooks Gun Club.

Sporting clays has been described as "golf with a shotgun!" You follow a course with stations. At each station, when the button is pushed, clays come flying out . . . and if you're good!. . . you hit them. The course follows a scenic path through the woods and open fields. I hit "some" of them!!!

Rochester Brooks is one of the premier sporting clays clubs in the nation and a lot of tournaments are held there. I am far from ready for competition. I really don't care about competition. It's just fun to get outside on a nice day and enjoy the company of people. The nice thing about sporting clays is the challenge and you can enjoy it no matter what your skill level.

And a nice end to the day was when my shooting partner offered to clean my shotgun! Wasn't going to turn that one down!!! I'm so new to shotguns, that I still have to go on You Tube to watch the video on field stripping my shotgun.