Cheating The Basics : Sporting Clays Article by Dan Schindler : The Paragon School of Sporting

July 15, 2008 - PRLog -- Taking a brief respite from teaching, I was visiting my dear friend Wendy Crabtree at the Meadows, outside of Atlanta. Enjoying the warm Georgia sun, chilled sweet tea and good company, Wendy said she had a lesson coming in. Feeling I should be someplace else for awhile, I stood up to leave when she asked me to sit down and wait with her. It was nice to see Ron walk through the door and we shook hands. He and Wendy retired to her office. A few minutes later, meeting finished, Wendy asked me if I’d like to observe the session. Ron told me I was welcome so I volunteered to push buttons and pull the targets. I was grateful for the invite and guest privileges to observe.

This is Ron’s story, just as it happened, proving once again that good intentions don’t always lead us to common sense.

Prudence suggests an alias in this case so I chose the name Ron. He said he had no problem with my telling his story. I replied that I appreciated that because possibly this may touch a chord in your shooting. Maybe more.

Ron was a solid AA shooter who earned his way into Master class, competing in many of the major events from FL to PA, NJ, MD and OH. He’d been to the National’s on many occasions and an equal number of times to the US Open, posting respectable scores along the way.

Wendy started him out on close and midrange targets. She wasn’t saying much, just observing quietly as good teachers do. She was evaluating, making mental notes. I kept my distance, giving them space to work and talk.

At first, Ron made short work of the standard, bread-and-butter targets. He was assertive behind the trigger and perceptively confident. Wendy opened the distance to the target by another 10 yards or so. Right on schedule the miss appeared. The reasons for Ron’s visit were beginning to surface. Expecting this to occur, Ron wasn’t surprised, affirming his presence here to learn why. After a few words of encouragement she took us both to the Meadows tower.

***
This Sporting Clays Article was previously published in Sporting Clays Magazine by Dan Schindler in April 2006.

The Paragon School of Sporting is now making available the remainder of this article as well as numerous others, available for download on The Paragon School of Sporting Website:(http://www.paragonschool.com/catalog)

Direct Link To This Article: http://www.paragonschool.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=...

Sporting clays continues to be an elegant sport born of long tradition, fulfilling our wingshooting passion to experience the wing and shot. Feather and clay, inescapably tied, grants us so many learning opportunities to hone our skills, a path of personal growth that affords us a refreshing, unbiased look at ourselves. Time and again, my students have learned how entirely more capable they are than once thought. The American sporting clays shooter can honestly and proudly say, in a very short period, he has indeed advanced to take his rightful place among the best in the world. And, let's not forget, no one is having more fun out here than you and I are.

The events, times, places and persons in my articles are all true. While I changed a name here and there, 100% of the information came from my experiences with you. Each tournament, each lesson, each experience with you generated the material for my work. I am grateful.

We hope you enjoyed the first part of the article and will visit us online to browse the numerous collection that is available. Until then, happy Sporting!

For More Information, Please Contact Us At:
The Paragon School of Sporting
http://www.paragonschool.com
P. O. Box 1276
Flat Rock, NC 28731
Tel: (828) 693-6600
Order Magazine Articles Online: http://www.paragonschool.com/catalog

# # #

The Paragon School of Sporting, established by Dan Schindler in 1994, is a prominent Sporting Clays and Wing Shooting school specializing in Sporting Clays instruction, Sporting Clays instructor training, and lessons for the Wing Shooter.