About Max.
Max was introduced to shooting at age 12 by his father, Andrew Tarr, at Lady’s wood Shooting School where his father taught.
Fast forward to 2023 and Max has transformed his own shooting and coaching through hard work and determination, so much now that he is considered one of the top coaches in the country.
The beginning
Early on in Max’s shooting instructor journey, he and his father set up an events and hospitality company (Safe & Sound Shooting) coaching groups, both corporate and stag and hen parties, in clay shooting.
It was these early years that forged an intensive foundation towards his coaching career, coaching thousands of people as a young coach. This grounding has been key for Max, honing the required skills to help diagnose and solve problems for anyone looking to improve their shooting.
At the Age of 17, Max earned his CPSA Safety Officers qualification, then at 21 he earnt his first coaching qualification, the Association of Professional Instructors Level One Instructors course.
Max at the age of 24 then earned the CPSA Level 1 Instructors qualification, shortly followed by the ISSF Cat D qualification in Olympic Trap/Skeet with British shooting and a Lantra Loaders qualification.
As the client base began to expand further, Max created various social media channels such as Instagram in late 2018, with the intention of sharing knowledge and coaching tips with budding and fellow shots. Boosting his offering further, Max introduced tuition vouchers and clay shooting deals, then in 2019 Max decided to quit his carpentry job to pursue coaching full time.
Through this journey, Max’s shooting has rapidly progressed. This has been down to his commitment and dedication to practice and CPSA registered competitions. Currently Max is AAA Class and in 2024 will be looking to get into the England Team for English Sporting.
Max is lucky enough to have the support from amazing sponsors and corporate partners and cannot wait to continue the upward trajectory in 2024!
Max Tarr
CPSA Qualified Instructor
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Clay Shooting Tuition
The complete 1-2-1 service, available seven days a week and customisable to whatever your goals and admirations may be.
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Future Shots
Max sponsors 10 up and coming young shots, aged between 9 – 21, supporting them with regular tuition, cartridges and clothing.
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Game Shooting
Whether you need a loader, instructor or a chauffeur or any combination of those, Max is able to help!
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Sponsors.
Over the past 5 years I have been fortunate enough to align myself with some fantastic companies who are incredibly supportive of what I’m doing in the clay shooting world.
Lyalvale Express are the UK’s leading cartridge manufacturer. They support me with cartridges and therefore allow me to supply my clients with a top-quality product.
Yildiz & Raytrade generously supply guns for myself and my clients to use when shooting and coaching.
Avalon Guns are a gun shop based in Street, Somerset, and they also have a shop at Mendip Shooting Ground where I am fortunate to carry out a lot of my instruction. Avalon Guns kindly support my Future Shots Academy with cartridges.
APSI Level 1 Instructor
CPSA Level 1 Instructor
Lantra Loaders Qualification
ISSF Class D Qualification
Tailored Clay Shooting Tuition. Max offers a complete one to one service, available seven days a week.
Max has spent many years learning from the best and tailors his teaching approach to your individual learning style, explaining in a clear, simple way which will enable you to enjoy the tuition but also increase your skill levels.
Future Shots Academy.
Max sponsors 10 up and coming young shots around the country, aged between 10-21, supporting them with regular tuition, cartridges and clothing.
Bringing new people to the sport, and encouraging the next generation of shots is a cause close to Max’s heart. The Future Shots Academy is Max’s own personal initiative.
Max is currently not subsidised. The Future Shots Academy is purely about supporting the next generation of young shots where possible, as well as giving opportunities to youngsters who wouldn’t necessarily get that opportunity.