"The HOA title is the hardest one to earn — it requires a team to compete across all three disciplines: trap, skeet, and sporting clays."

Anyone who's shot all three in the same day knows how different they are. Trap rewards a consistent mount and a predictable lead — skeet will punish you the second you get comfortable, and sporting clays is basically trap and skeet arguing with each other while a course designer laughs. Winning all three isn't a lucky day — it's a program that actually trains.

"Three squads, three age levels, one national title."

The JV and junior squads podiuming alongside varsity tells you this isn't one coach's pet project built around a couple of talented kids. That's depth — and it only comes from year-round work.

If you grew up shooting competitively or got your start in a youth program, what discipline do you think builds the strongest foundation for the other two?

Read the full article in The Handbook → | By Steve Duskett