Sporting Clays Instruction for Beginner to Intermediate Level Clients
Improve your Sporting Clays Shooting with a National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) Level 1 Certified Instructor
Meet the Instructor
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Ray Thompson - Certified Sporting Clays Instructor
Raymond M. "Ray" Thompson is a National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) Level 1 Certified Instructor. A recently retired bank executive officer, Ray is an avid outdoorsman, waterfowl hunter, and shooting sports enthusiast with over 50 years of clay target shooting experience. A native of the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, Ray began trap shooting at age 13 and became active in sporting clays at age 27. During his clay target shooting career, Ray has participated in both Amateur Trap Shooting Association (ATA) and National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) registered competitions. While Ray enjoys instructing clients of all abilities, he draws on his positive communication style and past experience as a youth baseball coach to help beginner to intermediate shooters confidently advance their clay target shooting skills. Ray is a Life Member of the ATA and NSCA, holds current NSCA instructor and referee certifications, is a member and director of the Synepuxent Rod and Gun Club in Berlin, MD, and a member of the Bluefield Shooting Club, in Jacksonboro, SC.