Published: June 14, 2006 05:58 pm      

Moose Lodge plans events for disabled marksmen

NITRO — On Thursday, July 6, West Virginia’s many sportsmen with physical disabilities will be given an opportunity to improve upon their hunting and shooting sport skills.

Beginning at 9 a.m. at the Nitro Moose Lodge (101 First Avenue), two of the nation’s top shooting sport coaches will be on hand to advise sportsmen on how to solve their disability-related challenges.

Dave Baskin, manager of NRA Disabled Shooting Services as well as a member of the Shooting Industry Hall of Fame, will be present along with Bob Robertson from Pocomoke City, Md. Robertson is a two-time United States Paralympic Shooting Team coach at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games.

The two men will conduct a clinic to better acquaint disabled sportsmen with the adaptive equipment and techniques necessary to become a successful hunter and shooter. In addition, participants will be able to actually practice their newly-learned skills on Olympic-grade air rifles and pistols provided by the two coaches.

At 9 a.m. the following day, the Nitro Moose Lodge will host the West Virginia Disabled Shooting Championships. The marksmanship events will determine who will be crowned the 2006 West Virginia Disabled Champion in the open, women and junior categories.

For more information about the clinic or the competition, call NRA Disabled Shooting Services at (703) 267-1495.