COACH Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Why not nominate your Shooting Coach for an award by the end of January and give these other sports a good run for their money. Let them know how popular our sport is. And no you don't have to vote for me but many thanks to you if you do. http://www.perkins-slade.com/insurance-blog/nominate-a-coach/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Ed, your Puuuuuuulllllling my leg :lol: :lol: My favourite is National Express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Why are there two cheerleading coaches in there? What on earth is a cheerleading coach? Is this some American tripe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 And the Frisbee Coach, they are probably all American, anyway I would go with the vote to sweep the board. Keep voting folks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickthemiller Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Carl Bloxham Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Andy Harvison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Carl Bloxham Mick Iv,e tried several but carl Bloxam definetly the best :good: :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Peter Peter gets my vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 He taught me how to miss rabits well in front.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 He taught me how to miss rabits well in front.... And balance a shotgun on my closed fist, instead of that reckless practice of holding it by the forend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 A clenched fist works wonders is so many applications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthitathing Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 A clenched fist works wonders is so many applications Particularly when shooting with Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Your a gent nige, I'm getting all misty eyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Your a gent nige, I'm getting all misty eyed! That'll be cataracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 That'll be cataracts. Ed, you'll have to start shooting off the opposite shoulder :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDR Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Iv,e tried several but carl Bloxam definetly the best :good: :good: Same here, Carl transformed my shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 But did you actually vote on the site for your favourite ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Is the best coach the person who has the greatest technical knowledge, or the one who gives the most to the sport? I think its community involvement that wins. Barry Gibb of Sandwich Shooting School on the Kent channel coast is the man in Kent who gives his time to youngsters - running the SE schools initiative, he dedicates his time to instilling good practices in kids, and bringing up the young blood that we need to keep our sport alive 1 vote for BG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I vote for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefulham Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Fletch at Sporting Targets near Bedford is a great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Is the best coach the person who has the greatest technical knowledge, or the one who gives the most to the sport? I think its community involvement that wins. Barry Gibb of Sandwich Shooting School on the Kent channel coast is the man in Kent who gives his time to youngsters - running the SE schools initiative, he dedicates his time to instilling good practices in kids, and bringing up the young blood that we need to keep our sport alive 1 vote for BG I think most people want to get the best coaching available regardless of anything else,very good to see coaches putting a bit back into the sport but that dose'nt mean their a top coach when it comes to you personally. For me personally they should have won a major or have been at the very top, i remember shooting behind a coach at southdown,covered in all his coaching badges he was worse than me,couldn,t hit a bloody thing,shooting simo pairs the wrong way round and coming off with a 2 etc,etc,looked at his card and he was a B class,and was at the time taking someone round and giving them advice,wouldn't give me much confidence. someone like carl bloxam or steve nutbeam would fill me with a bit more confidence. I'm not saying there arn't good coaches out there who ain't won anything big as i'm sure there are but they normally charge the same as the two i mentioned. Just out of interest as you started this topic COACH what have you won?? and i don,t mean this in a derogatory manor,far from it,just interested Just out of i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think most people want to get the best coaching available regardless of anything else,very good to see coaches putting a bit back into the sport but that doesn't mean their a top coach when it comes to you personally. For me personally they should have won a major or have been at the very top, i remember shooting behind a coach at southdown,covered in all his coaching badges he was worse than me,couldn,t hit a bloody thing,shooting simo pairs the wrong way round and coming off with a 2 etc,etc,looked at his card and he was a B class,and was at the time taking someone round and giving them advice,wouldn't give me much confidence. someone like carl bloxam or steve nutbeam would fill me with a bit more confidence. I'm not saying there arn't good coaches out there who ain't won anything big as i'm sure there are but they normally charge the same as the two i mentioned. Just out of interest as you started this topic COACH what have you won?? and i don,t mean this in a derogatory manor,far from it,just interested Just out of i Agree with the first part of your post regarding what makes a good coach and "putting something back" whilst very laudable isn't what it is about. Coaching should be distinguished from instruction in as much that instruction is for beginners and coaching is for improvers, anything from someone who wants to get from C class to B or even A class up to Olympic contenders. Also I think there are some differences between disciplines, I suspect that someone who has decided to get to the top in trap or skeet is much more likely to seek coaching than a sporting shooter. Nationality also plays a big part, I bet 95% of the coaching books, DVDs etc are from the USA where they seem to accept the need for coaching more readily than us Brits. Where I do disagree with you DD is that need to be a winner in order to be a good coach. I'm not saying it doesn't help but I'm convinced it's not a pre-requisite. Seems strange, the concept of being able to tell someone to do something that you can't do yourself but coaching is a complex subject and is not about just killing a target more about killing ALL of the targets ALL of the time. A coach who was/is a competent shot but who understands all the aspects of technique, psychology and all the other 1001 things that are required to get it right will be a far better coach than the ex World/European/British/ champion who doesn't have that coaching/ teaching gene. That being said, I can't disagree with the two names you've put forward but I'll add another, our very own beretta (Brian Clegg)ex England Sporting Champion http://www.clayshootingcoach.com/ and (from those I know who have had tuition) has the ability to improve peoples shooting. Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yes mr potter,you are quite right in what you say about a competent coach,it is what i was trying to put across but i,m not that good at expressing myself sometimes,i also know some very good AAA ,AA shots but they couldn,t coach others,they can do it them selves but ain,t good at putting it over to others, but when you see a B class coach who can,t shoot himself,coaching others it does make you wonder,when i got home i looked up his scores :no: :no: he won,t be coaching me,but as you said need to be compedent and he wasn't. And yes i,ve heard very good things of Brian clegg,pity he,s so far from me. Do you think also it pays to stick with one coach or try a couple to see if you pick a few pointers up of each one :hmm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I'm with all of the above really. To progress to a higher level I think the coach needs both elements; primarily the skill to coach, but also the "been there done that" bit. There are simply some skills you only will learn from having been to/near the top and experienced them yourself, which you can then pass on to others. You won't get this from some 2 day course or stumbling round in c/b class. You don't have to have won a major but I would think atleast making it to something like AAA to prove you have reasonable fundamentals yourself would give confidence. I wouldn't expect to be taught golf by tiger woods but if I saw my coach slicing half his shots at the driving range why should I listen to him? Also it depends what level you want to be coached to. Anyone who has a bit of knowledge can get someone though c b and a class but to go further there is a lot more to it than is written in books and articles.... If I were to choose a coach to recommend all the 3 above would be on my list. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hchris Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I vote for Stuart Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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