Article: A round of sporting clays can help hone shooting skills

Many hunters don't hesitate when it comes to spending time and money on buying a new shotgun, training a dog or finding the right place to hunt.

But how much effort do we put into honing our shooting skills?

When Rich Nemitz posed that question, I could see he had a point. Nemitz, of Hartland, is the Wisconsin Sporting Clays Association's 1996 state champion. He invited me to join him and Brian Johnson of Pewaukee, a certified sporting clays instructor, in shooting a round of sporting clays recently at the McMiller Sports Center, near Eagle in Waukesha County. Sporting clays, which originated in England, has become popular in this country in recent years among both competitive shooters ...

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