TUITION

"It was once said that "If Mr Holland is unable to teach a man to shoot then no-one can", a sentiment that is every bit as true today as it was 100 years ago."

The grounds now employ four permanent instructors, who can boast of almost 100 years of teaching expertise between them, led by Ken Davies, arguably the world's best known shooting instructor. Little surprise then that shotgun shooters from all over the world head towards our ground at Northwood when they feel in need of a coaching session, either to learn to shoot, or to brush up on existing skills.

For the game shot, simulated pheasant, partridge, or wildfowl can be presented from a number of towers, with both manual and automatic traps available so that any particular problem can be addressed and remedied. For the dedicated grouse shooter our new multi-trap grouse butt can be used to show individual birds, or a realistic sequence of 25 birds - not for the faint hearted!

For the clay shooter the grounds can provide skeet, trap and down-the-line layouts to complement our 50 and 100 bird sporting courses. With the number of stands available the clay shot will find a bewildering array of targets to test their skill.

Individual lessons are available throughout the year, six days a week, by appointment only, between 0900 and 17.30 in the summer and 0900 until 16.00 in the winter. Lessons are usually for one or two hours, on a one-to-one basis, but can of course be shared if required. If you are planning to shoot on a regular basis there are a number of season ticket options available on request. Should you need the loan of a gun, or hearing and eye protection for your lesson, these are available free of charge for the period of your session.