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*** What our students are saying about us...
Brad: I just wanted to tell you that I've been using the tips and techniques you worked on with me at Sporting Clays (seeing improvement with each round I shoot!) and Trap over at the Monmouth Fish and Game. With Trap, I used to shoot 13-15; tonight I shot an 18, 19 and a 22! Each week I've bee seeing steady improvement...thank-you, thank-you!! Heck I even shot a round of Skeet for the first time at your last Clays shoot, and I shot a 19! I think it's time for another lesson, maybe sometime next week.
Eric R. 8/21/08
*** Hi Brad and Alyss, I just wanted to thank you for all your help yesterday. I feel like I learned so much and think I'm finally on the right track. You both made Dick and I feel so comfortable. It was a great learning situation for me and we both hope to be back for a lesson soon. I'm going to practice and hope to be back perhaps late Sept./early Oct. Thanks again for all your help!
Frances M. 8/16/08
*** Good Morning Brad: I don't think I can even write down in words how much I enjoyed my first lesson at your facility Monday evening. I feel so much more confident after that lesson and now better understand some of the basics that I had never been taught. I am looking forward to several more lessons and will be in contact with you soon to schedule some. Thanks so much for a great lesson and for helping me better understand the basics of clay shooting.
Herb H. Waldo 8/08/08
*** Brad and Alyss, Thanks so much for giving me the time to come and shoot on your range. I learned a lot in two short hours, not the least of which is the dot over my left eye! Last Thursday I shot three rounds of trap over at the Monmouth Fish & Game. My first two rounds were higher than I usually shoot (a 15 and a 19!); by the time the third round was started the sun had moved around so much that it was glaring in my left eye. It made me squint and shift my head to the point that I was back to my old shooting habits, the last trap was only a 13 (but everyone elses scores fell as well). The major difference after my lesson is that when I break a bird it is usually dusted (90% of the time) and I feel like I can tell myself what I did wrong to miss the birds. Also the breaks just seem to happen without much thought, the sight picture looks right the gun comes up and the clay breaks - lots of fun! I hope to get back over for additional lesson work as the summer progresses, as well as shooting some Sporting Clays and Skeet.
Eric R. Monmouth 6/18/08 PS= tell Rocky I said "hi" - he's a great dog!
*** Hello, Thank you for showing us such a gret time. We had a great time as a family and spending time with all of you. I definitely learned a few tricks and will be back again with the family to try our luck in the woods again.
Thanks again and see you soon
Mike N. 6/11/08
*** Brad & Alyss, Just a note to let oyu know, My wife and I had a very nice time on Sunday, we were really impressed with the friendly atmosphere at Varney's Clay Sports, we felt right at home. The Sporting Clay Course is very nice, and I will be back to shoot again in the future. My wife may even take a shooting lesson.
Thanks again, best regards,
Mike & Darcie S. Connecticut 06/09/2008
*** Brad,
I had given up hope that I would ever be able to be a decent wing shooter. I had put off going to lessons for years, afraid that I would just be embarrassed and humiliated when my instructor saw how bad I was. Your lesson was absolutely amazing you and Alyss put me at ease from the moment I arrived, and the evaluation of my eye dominance problem before we even started shooting was nothing short of genius, as far as Im concerned. In just one lesson, you brought me along in small steps to the point where I was able to blast those clays to bits, one after the other, and I could hardly believe my own eyes that was me shooting! I was actually hitting them! There are people who are skilled shooters, and people who are skilled teachers, and you have the rare gift of being both. Youve given me new hope, that I CAN actually shoot, and I cant wait for my next lesson to keep building on what youve taught me so far I expect that youll be seeing me on the range for years to come.
Thanks again!
Darcie C. Brunswick
*** Brad,
I just wanted to drop a line to let you know how pleased I am with the results of my lesson with you this week. I shot twice this Sunday morning. The first was a nineteen, which equaled my previous best. The second time I shot a twenty one! Bear in mind that the last time I shot before seeing you, I shot a big juicy six. I realize that part of the problem was with the original gun but, your lesson made the biggest difference in my shooting. After seeing me shoot this morning, both my shooting buddies are ready to sign up for lessons. I'll be calling you for another lesson soon. Thanks again.
Best Regards,
Mark
*** Hi Brad, Alyss and Rocky:
Thanks for sending me the results of the shoot. I really had a great time! The course was exceptional and the grounds were groomed to perfection. Thanks for providing us with a great day of shooting.
With Regards,
Bob
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Brad and Alyss,
Thank you for your help. I appreciated your enthusiasm, patience, demonstrated ability and intense focus on my shooting form during my session with you. As per our conversation yesterday, I worked on your suggestions during the shooting session with Tom and Lynn. Some of your suggestions are beginning to 'click'!
As soon as I can lock in my business schedule, I will be calling to schedule my next session with you.
Looking forward to it !
Best regards,
Rick
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BRAD,
DOUG
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Greetings to you!
Brad Varney, youre the man, as the youngsters would say! You are NUMBER ONE for sure!! Before my grandson and I took shooting lessons with you, I was apprehensive of even picking my shotgun up due to such poor performance last fall, which I felt was connected to a vision problem. The concept of using the sticky dot on the left lens of my shooting glasses has made a giant difference for me.
We did some trap shooting this weekend and I surprised myself and husband, too. I had been practicing finger-shooting seagulls over the lake to review your method of tail, body, head - bird is dead. I also employed look, move, shoot in my mock shooting. It all came together when we did the real thing and we were both impressed. A year ago I was lucky if I hit 1 or 2 clays per box of shells. This Saturday I averaged 3 out of 5, and even shot 5 out of 5 one time.
Bob benefited as he watched you instruct my grandson and me. He showed me how to do it (using my shotgun), hitting 15 out of 15 straight. Again, we were both impressed at how well your simple, straight-forward method works.
My blackened chin once again reminds me of the need to address the stock issue. Could we bother you for the name of a stock specialist with whom we could consult? It would be much appreciated.
Again, thank you for the help.
Take care,
Helen, Jackman ME *** Dear Brad, On November 27 you changed my shooting life forever. No more swinging past a blur and slapping the trigger on some guesstimate of lead. With your magic white patch on my shooting glasses, I can now see each target, whether clay or bird, clearly. It is amazing how easy shooting becomes when you can keep both eyes open and not have to worry about a master eye taking over. I find my peripheral vision is not hampered at all and I am retraining to keep both eyes open. It is interesting that in over three years of shooting with Barney Hartman in the mid-60s when he was C.I.L.s shooting pro, I never heard a word about this method of curing cross eye problems. Lots of footwork and aim position but nary a suggestion of any cure, much less your simple one. Barney knew of my problem because we worked with full eye patches that did not work. That was how I came to close my left eye when swinging on the target. Our plans are to come through your area the end of January on our way South. I will leave time for an hours instruction and a round or two of modern skeet. Keep up the great instructing. Regards, J.B. (Buck) Parsons PGTCA Certified Golf Instructor South Ohio, N.S. Canada
*** Hi Brad, I have had a great time shooting at your establishment and taken great pride in bringing friends out to experience the fun in shooting sporting clays and skeet. A few of my friends have asked me about your background, and how you got into shooting, and how you became an instructor of this great sport. Also, they want to know how you decided on the location of Varneys Clay Sports. I would like to see some of that information on your website, and of course, maybe others would, too. Thanks so much for the great times. Jeff Turner
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