One of the fastest growing segments of the outdoor recreation industry is that of the clay target shooting sports. Clay target sports offer participation for people of all ages and abilities, and are as much a relaxing social activity as they are a highly skilled and competitive endeavor. Clay target shooting is divided into three separate disciplines of skeet, trap and sporting clays. Each discipline has governing bodies, the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA), the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), and the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA). There are also divisions for International and Olympic Clay Target. The National Governing Body (NGB) for International and Olympic shooting in the United States is “USA Shooting”, which is chartered by the US Olympic Committee, with headquarters at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Todd Bender has maintained a position on top of the National Skeet Shooting Association for three decades. Over the years he has compiled 21 NSSA World Championships and been named to a record 29 consecutive Men’s First All-American Teams. He is the first shooter to record three back-to-back 400x400s in 1987, and the only shooter to do it twice, 400×400, 400×400, and 550×550, in 1991. Todd is also the only shooter to record 3 consecutive back-to-back 550x550s at the World Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. He holds the highest average in skeet history, .9972 HOA Average on 5750 targets. In Overseas competition, Todd won the Canadian Open in 1998, the English Open (UK) 2003, and the Australian Nationals in 2008, and most recently the New Zealand Nationals in 2011.
Todd was named the first Master Instructor for the National Skeet Shooting Association, has been trained by the UK’s Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA) and is an Honorary Fellow in England’s Institute of Clay Shooting Instructors. His teaching methods have taken him around the world and created a number of like world champions. Todd is recognized as the leading authority in shooting instruction. For 15 years, his series of best selling DVDs have set the standard for instructional shooting videos within the industry. Todd was inducted into the National Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame in 1999, and in the same year was inducted into the first class of Trinity University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
US Navy SEAL Foundation Challenge
Since 9/11, the Navy SEAL Foundation has mourned the loss of many of our NSW warriors in the Global War on Terror. On any given day, throughout the world, members of the NSW community put their lives on the line to defend our freedom. The Navy SEAL Foundation is exclusively dedicated to supporting them and their families.
The Navy SEAL Foundation provides tragedy assistance for families who have lost a loved one in training or combat, and award scholarships and provide educational assistance to active duty personnel, their spouses, and children. Other examples of support include immediate assistance for families of NSW active-duty members that are wounded or killed in combat or training, memorial services, assistance related to active duty or dependent terminal illness, and assistance in times of natural disaster.
Starting with the 2012 shooting season, Todd Bender will begin his “Hundred for a Hundred” campaign, and donate $100 for every perfect 100 straight that he shoots in competition to the Navy SEAL Foundation, and Todd encourages all of his clients and friends in the shooting community to pledge a matching amount, or any amount based on the number of 100 straights that he shoots during 2012. You can contact Todd directly at bendershima@aol.com for more details on this fundraising drive and how to direct funds from Todd Bender to the Foundation. Please band together with Todd, to support those who give the ultimate sacrifice to support us.
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