West Edinburgh Shooting School

Dec 17th, 2022

I took an introductory lesson in clay target shooting in March this year with Mark. The day was fun, interestingeasy targets being accessible for a beginner, more difficult ones being challenging enough to catch your interest and make you want to go back for more. So I did go back for a weekly series of lessons at the range near West Calder. Mark has been shooting and teaching for many years and it shows in his lessonshe always made the day fun and interesting, by having a good variety of angles, trajectories and backgrounds to shoot, and by knowing when to move on to a different target when I consistently shot (or failed to shoot) a particular one. He is a friendly, chatty guy and his instructional style reflects thisoften giving an analogy with another sport or activity you may have done to get a learning point across. The venue itself was a nice place to bea windfarm in open countryside, with forested areas nearby. The farm whose land its on has friendly ownersand they sell lovely free range duck and hen eggs. I enjoyed the experience enough to take up the sport and apply for a shotgun certificate and that is partly down to how enjoyable and interesting the lessons were. Marks knowledge of the sport and ability to impart that knowledge in an accessible way are excellent. He was patient and polite in his teaching and generally a very positive guy to be around. First class!
Oct 24th, 2022

I had a great time. Mark (instructor) was very good, very informative. Put you at ease to make sure you have a good time. I will definitely be looking to book more lessons. Thanks for a great time
Oct 4th, 2022

Absolutely brilliant. Disabled friendly. Amazing guy and amazing time.
Sep 29th, 2022

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