Academy of Wing & Clay Shooting

Don Currie isn't just another shooting instructor—he's a National Side-by-Side Shotgun Champion, an Orvis Wingshooting School Instructor, and a Level III NSCA certified coach who's trained shooters across the country and internationally. The Academy of Wing & Clay Shooting offers hands-on instruction, custom gunfitting, course design, and exclusive hunting excursions for wing and clay shooters who want to actually improve.

• •Shooting Lessons - Individual and group instruction in sporting clays, trap, and live game hunting. Don teaches the fundamentals that stick: focus, movement, and the mechanics of mounting a shotgun naturally without relying on visual sight alignment. You'll work on actual clay targets or game scenarios, not theory.

• •Custom Gunfitting - Unlike rifles, a fitted shotgun requires stock dimensions and adjustments that make the gun shoot where you naturally look. Don patterning boards and real target presentations to dial in your gun's point-of-impact. He works with top stock makers and offers everything from functional to exhibition-grade wood.

• •Video Coaching - Submit your shooting video and get detailed feedback from Don on technique, consistency, and how to fix what's holding you back.

• •Course Design - Custom shooting curriculum tailored to your goals, whether you're prepping for competition or improving your game bird shooting.

• •Wing & Clay Excursions - Guided hunts and shooting trips, including African safaris with Mananga and three-day Scottish Highland driven grouse shoots. Airport pickup available for out-of-state clients.

Based at Central Florida Sporting Clays in Paisley, FL (41912 Boy Scout Road), with instruction available throughout Florida and by invitation nationwide. Don also works regularly at:

• •Deep River Sporting Clays and Shooting School - Sanford, NC (284 Cletus Hall Rd.)
• •Garland Mountain Sporting Clays - Waleska, GA
• •Kidd's Place Sporting Clays & Pistol Range - Holly Springs, NC
• •Old Hudson Plantation - Sparta, GA
• •Additional private clubs by arrangement

Mail address: 3873 West Stillwood Lane, Lake Mary, FL 32746

The shop carries training aids, gunstock blanks, eyewear, hearing protection, and accessories. Extensive library of instructional books and DVDs available, including the Amazon bestseller "Focus - Movement - Faith." Members get access to video library, articles, Shotgun Q&A, ShotKam learning content, and shot planning resources.

Don's approach is rooted in competition-level expertise combined with real-world hunting application. He's not pushing a single method—he teaches the Churchill technique for natural gun mounting and the OPTIMAL Process (a structured pre-shot planning and routine system) that's been featured in major clay shooting publications.

"I've learned more today than in the last 20 years about clay shooting!" - R. Scott

Veteran-owned and operated. Call 407.697.6236 to book lessons or inquire about pricing.