Clay Shooter of the Year, Sponsored by Swatcom

This award recognises the Clay Shooter of the Year for their achievement at the highest level, or consistent high performance throughout the season. Regardless of age or discipline, we are looking for someone who has excelled within their chosen discipline and who has shown all round sportsmanship. 

 

James Attwood

   

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who nominated me for this award, and without you I wouldn’t be in this position! This has been my best year to date, and my most consistent year from start to finish.

I started the year with a great win at Orston Shooting Ground for the English Open Compak having shot 99/100. I have also shot two 100 straights at English Sporting, 100 straight at English Skeet and a 100 straight at the English Open Skeet doubles. I was runner up at the English Open Sporting with a score of 113/120.  I won the Clays Shooting Challenge Compak with a score of 195/200 and placed at the 2 other events hosted by Clays Shooting in France.

Top 10 for the World English Sporting. Top 10 for the World Fitasc in Hungary.

I finished with the highest score at the British open Sporting with a score of 116/120.

Placing No.1 in the CPSA English Sporting rankings.

Winning the World Compak on a score of 199/200 in Greece was the highlight of my year. I put every effort into all the competitions I compete in at home and abroad. Winning this has been everything I have worked for. 

I have been to some amazing places over the years and got to meet some amazing people on the way and it’s been an incredible journey. To be nominated for this award is such an honour and it would be such a privilege to win this award!

 

Peter Chester

   

Honoured to be shortlisted for clay shooter of the year again for the CPSA awards!
36yo old English/NSSA skeet shooter from Wiltshire been shooting since 1997 aged 9 gave it up when I was 16yo came back to skeet 4years ago and been on the up ever since having a very good year winning some good titles and retaining titles including!

Made the 2023 England Skeet Team
2023 English Open Skeet Doubles Champion 100/100+4
2023 English open English skeet runner up 100/100+25+3
2023 British open English skeet runner up 100/100+25+14
Scottish Open Skeet Champion 100/100       2023 Jersey Open Skeet Champion 100/100+8
2023 ESC Browning Masters skeet Champion 197/200
2023 One hundred straight club champion 99/100
2023 England senior high gun home international 147x 150+25+4
2023 international High Gun at the home international 147x 150+25+4
2023 Overall High Gun at the home international 147x 150+25+4
2023 Senior winning team at the home international
2023 world Skeet Masters Champion 199/200 + 50+42

Big thanks to my sponsors
Dartford clay shooting club
Lyalvale express
Ian Gordon
 

Sam Green

   

"Sam Green, of Norfolk grew up as a gamekeeper’s son, and has always enjoyed country sports and country life. Sam first shot competitively at the age of 12, and with the support of his family has continued to shoot competitively ever since.

2023 has been a fantastic year, with winning the World Sporting Championship at E J Churchills, and shortly after that the British Sporting Championships at Westfields. A big thank you goes to Browning and Winchester Cartridges as my main sponsor."

 

 

Nathan Hales

   

This year has been a great year for me winning a World Cup in Lonato Italy, shooting the highest qualifying score of 123 then in the final shooting a world record score of 49/50 winning the gold medal.

Another high was winning a bronze medal at the World Cup Final, only the top 15 shooters in the world get invited to this event. 

I'd like to thank the CPSA and everyone for nominating me for this award. 

 

 

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