




Benton Sporting Clays
Telephone 423-338-6034/ 423-715-0473
5244 Upper River Road, Charleston, TN 37310




Beginner to Advanced Shooter Instruction
Our instructors can help improve the beginning to advanced shooter. If you have never shot a shotgun or sporting clays before, we encourage you to spend some time with one of our instructors to review gun safety and the fundamentals of how to shoot Sporting Clays. It will make your experience much more enjoyable. For the intermediate to advanced shooter, an instructor can likely improve your scores through close examination of your stance, move, mount, hold point, etc. Instructors should be scheduled in advance and contacted directly via the information below.

Todd Hitch
Todd Hitch is a Sporting Clays Instructor. In addition to being an instructor, Todd is an accomplished shooter with an impressive track record. These include The 2020 American Grand Prix, The 2020 East Coast Champion, 6th overall at the 2019 World English, The 2019 Northeast Regional Champion , The 2019 Kentucky State Champion, The 2019 Tennessee State Champion. Todd enjoys helping shooters progress with all aspects of their game. Call/Text Todd Hitch at 865-307-2769 or email him at hitchfamily4@gmail.com.

Daniel Tate
Daniel is an avid wing shooter and competitive sporting clays shooter. He is a NSCA certified instructor. He's been bird hunting for over 40 years. He's shot competitive sporting clays for the past 12 years. He has shot over 75,000 registered targets and has made numerous NSCA All State teams. He instructs all skill levels, beginner to advance. Whether you're a new shooter, a hunter or sporting clays shooter he can help you get better. Call/ Text Daniel at 1-423-618-2736 or email him at jdtate70@yahoo.com