Don Currie, NSCA Chief Instructor: Evolution of Sporting Clays Shooters, Confidence & More

Don Currie, chief instructor of the NSCA, shares his journey from a competitive shooter to a passionate instructor. He discusses the importance of mental training in shooting sports, the dynamics of gender in the sport, and offers valuable advice for aspiring shooters and coaches. The conversation highlights the significance of confidence, the role of mentors, and the need for a strong mental game in achieving success in shooting. Evolution of a Sporting Clays Shooter, Mental Process & Excessive Confidence.

Coach's Bio
Don Currie is the Chief Instructor of the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) and one of the most recognized and sought-after professional shotgun coaches, gun fitters and range/course designers in North America. He delivers extraordinary instructional and hunting experiences to clay target competitors, recreational shooters, and discerning sportsmen. Currie is an award-winning author of two books, “Mastering Sporting Clays” and “Gunfitting,” published by Stackpole Books and has launched two highly acclaimed instructional DVDs with Sunrise Productions: “Focus-Movement-Faith” and “Target Tactics for Sporting Clays”. He writes for all of the major shotgun magazines as well as an e-column titled “Ask the Instructor” distributed weekly to over 40,000 sporting clays shooters. He started shooting competitively at age eight, bird hunting at age fourteen and coaching in the shooting sports as a sixteen-year-old apprentice. Currie served for seven years in the military as a US Army Ranger as well as an instructor at the US Army Ranger School and US Army Infantry School culminating in his command of a combat infantry company during Operation Just Cause (Panama, 1989/90). After leaving the Army, Currie transitioned into the corporate world serving 22 years in senior corporate leadership positions.

Throughout his military and business career, he maintained a deep and unrelenting passion for competing in the shooting sports, coaching, and upland bird and waterfowl hunting, and was eventually drawn back to the shooting sports. Currie earned his way to Master Class on the NSCA competition circuit and won a National Championship title in side-by-side shotgun in 2011. Currie was the general manager of an exclusive shooting and hunting preserve in North Florida (The Gilchrist Club, Trenton, FL) where he established an Orvis Wingshooting and Fly fishing School. Since 2014, he has served as the Chief Instructor of the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) and, in that capacity, teaches and mentors other sporting clays instructors and administers the NSCA’s instructor program in North America. Through his Academy of Wing & Clay Shooting, Currie continues to provide private and group shotgun instruction, gunfittings, custom shotgun sales, course design and guide services.

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Takeaways

• Don Currie emphasizes the importance of focusing on the student or client in instruction.
• Many individuals enter shooting sports seeking personal improvement rather than teaching.
• The transition from corporate life to pursuing a passion for shooting can be fulfilling.
• Mental training is crucial for success in shooting sports.
• Confidence plays a significant role in performance and should exceed abilities.
• Recreational shooters make up the majority of participants in shooting sports.
• Understanding how to treat targets with one's eyes is fundamental for beginners.
• Mentorship is essential for growth in any field, including shooting.
• Shooting is as simple as focusing, pointing, and pulling the trigger.
• Encouragement and support from family can significantly impact a person's confidence in sports.


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