Rick Kennerknecht and the Rise of Competitive Sporting Clays in America
Sporting Clays began in England in the early 1900s as a training method for driven-game hunts. Initially, live pigeons were used, but clay targets soon replaced them, making the sport more humane and widely accessible. In 1925, the first British Open Sporting Clays Championship was held, solidifying the sport’s growing popularity. Unlike trap and skeet, … Read more