John Greenwell is an experienced, successful National Sporting Clays Association
Level III Shooting Instructor (there are only 71 nationally), with over seven years and 2,500+ hours of one-on-one teaching experience. He is also an active NSCA "
Master Class" competitor
.
John
has been featured in nine shotgun-related articles published in
The Arizona Republic; the following are links to four of those articles:
Outdoors: Shotgunners Aim For Perfection; November 13, 2008 - The seven common mistakes
when shooting a shotgun and how to avoid them
Finding The Right Shotshell For The Job; September 18, 2008 - Shotgun shell dynamics, lead versus
steel shot, other options
Tips For Straight Shooting; March 20, 2008 - How to determine a miss...Vision, Movement and
Trust...the three basics of effective shotgun shooting
Shopping For Shotgun Ammo; December 29, 2005 - Advice on how to choose the right shell for your
shotgun
He teaches all levels of shotgun experience- new, beginning, intermediate and advanced shooters. His instruction:
- Improves a student's understanding of shotgun safety, guns, shells and shooting techniques
- Improves a student's clay target and wingshooting skills
- Builds confidence in the student's ability to understand the target's line or trajectory, make a correct move to the target, and apply the trust necessary to pull the trigger at the right time.
To read a recent student's critique of his first lesson, click the following link:
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=172&t=275787&p=2356315#p2356315.
John is also an upland bird hunter, which allows him to translate the skills learned shooting clay targets to wingshooting situations.
He teaches at the Arizona Game & Fish Department's Ben Avery Clay Target Center located approximately at Interstate 17 and the Carefree Highway just north of Phoenix. He can be reached at (480)-948-9053 to arrange lessons at that facility. He is also available for group seminars and speaking engagements. John is a retired corporate executive, and offers his services under his company's name - Confident Shotgunning