Instructors Include:
Paula Moore, host and Chief Shooting Instructor at Orvis Sandanona, has more than 25 years’ experience instructing and coaching clays shooters and competing on a national stage. Paula’s accolades speak for themselves: 9-time NSCA All American, 5-time NSCA Team USA, and 3-time World Side-by-Side Champion. Paula teaches full-time in Millbrook at Orvis and instructs all levels from novice to Master Class shooters.
Chris Batha is one of the most qualified and experienced shooting instructors and gun fitters in the world today. With more than thirty years of experience in game and competitive clay shooting, Chris has shot game birds on three continents and in 14 countries. You won’t find anyone who does more instruction each year than Chris.
Diane Sorantino has over 40 years’ experience as a competitive shooter and hunter. She is arguably the most accomplished female sporting clays shooter of all time. Diane trained with Dan Carlisle and continues to use his methodology to coach all levels from novice to advanced students.
Will Fennell was raised in a hunting and shooting family. He had a rifle or shotgun in his hands since age 5! Will has shot over 100,000 registered NSCA targets here in the U.S. and many more in Europe. In 2004 Will left his corporate job and started teaching sporting clays full time. He and his wife Elizabeth both teach in Sharon, S.C. at the Fennell Shooting School.
Grace Callahan received her first gun on her 10th birthday, and it has been “game-on” ever since. After hunting and exploring a little in Olympic Bunker trap through high school, Grace soon learned that sporting clays would become her priority. She was on her varsity high school team and won Lady Championship of her division all four years!
Steve Liberta has experience teaching all levels of shooters from beginners to competitive shooters. Steve uses the Carlisle method of coaching and is a Master instructor from the Carlisle Academy. Steve has a long line of students at his home base in San Antonio, TX.
Travis Mears is the president of the Fort Worth Defender Outdoors Clays Sports Ranch in Texas. He has been a competitive shooter since he was 9 years old and has won numerous youth, collegiate, and then professional circuit awards. Now he shares his knowledge and passion through his range, exhibition shooting and sporting clays.