ELEY shooter, Jason Thornhill came away victorious at the recent PSL Chickenfoot Winter Shootout. Scoring a huge 12025 points with 85 X’s, Jason beat 60 other shooters to claim the top title. Jim Morehead finished in second place with an impressive score of 11700. This was closely followed by James Garrett in third place.
As is the case with any sport, the question we face is how will we continue to grow and improve shooting disciplines for a new generation. A worldwide survey conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the 2016 Olympic Games showed interest is high among younger generations. They asked youngster in 20 countries
The second instalment of our coaching for accuracy series sees Martyn Buttery, test range manager and GB Talent Squad coach, discuss the importance of dry firing. First things first, what is dry firing? Simply put, it’s shooting without ammunition. The process is the same. Get into position, control your breathing, lower your firearm onto
The ELEY team have put on yet another spectacular performance at the ISSF World Cup Final this week. Rifle and Pistol shooting’s elite athletes were pitted against each other in the last event of the season. Hosted in Putian, China, the ISSF welcomed the topped ranking athletes from 34 countries competing in eight individual
With only 252 days to go until the start of the 2020 Olympic Games, athletes all over the world are preparing to battle it out for a sought-after ticket to Tokyo. And it’s no different for the USA Shooting team who are all vying to secure their spot at the Games. We caught up
In the first instalment of ELEY’s coaching for accuracy series, Martyn Buttery, test range manager and GB Talent Squad coach, gives his advice on perfecting your trigger technique. What causes poor trigger technique? As Martyn Buttery simply states “it’s the shooter”. The only external influence affecting the trigger is the user. Perfecting your trigger
ELEY is thrilled to be returning to the Target Shooting Show (previously the Practical Shooting Show), for its second year. A celebration of all target shooting disciplines, the event will take place 16th – 17th November at NAEC, Stoneleigh. On stand 18, ELEY will be showcasing and selling its range of world-leading .22LR target
GB’s Matt Skelhon stole the limelight at the World Championships, claiming two championship titles and breaking a world record. In the last major event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the pressure was on. All ELEY shooters took aim to secure not only world titles but also a quota place for the next games.
Or more of a ding... But yes, it’s a wrap for ELEY’s Speed Steel events for 2019. Last week (10th – 12th October), the final competition took place at Stourport Rifle & Pistol club and what an event it was. Contending with wind, rain and the occasional dry spell, our shooters took to the
A batch of ELEY tenex has set a new proof range record at ELEY HQ this week. This makes it officially the most accurate ammunition we’ve ever manufactured. Testing uses four different barrels, each shooting five 10 shot groups. The result? A mean radial shot diameter calculated at a fantastic 2.64mm. To calculate the
