Michele Cicognani

Professional clay target shooting coach with nearly 18 years of competitive experience at the highest level in South Africa and internationally. A former South African Compak Champion, Junior SA Compak and FITASC Champion, Pan African Compak and FITASC Champion, and a multiple Junior World Cup podium finisher, Michele has represented South Africa on numerous occasions at international competitions. Coaching covers safe gun handling and shotgun fundamentals, stance, balance and footwork, gun mount and movement, target reading and visual hold points, lead techniques and timing, mental preparation and competition mindset, gun fit assessment and personal performance analysis — all built into structured development plans and match strategy for first-time shooters through to provincial and national competitors.