GEORGE HAILS 2011 AS BEST EVER YEAR

George has hailed 2011 as his best year ever in an interview with the shooting website ShootClay.

Taking time out to discuss a variety of topics with interviewer Matt Rutherford, George explained that the unusually busy nature of the year has made him even prouder of what he's won so far in 2011.

"It has been, in terms of achievement, my best year ever," George explains. "I feel like I have shot the best I’ve ever shot, and the most consistent.

"We started shooting every Sunday in January which is quite unusual for me, in between the pheasants, and then I put the hard yards in for New Zealand which really paid off.

"We went to South Africa, where I shot well, a 196 and a 192. I came back and shot 100 straight in the World Cup event in France, and then went to the Triple Classic in the US where I won the World Sporting in San Antonio.

" I couldn’t have asked for anything more there. That was followed by Russia where I won by a large margin. It has been a great year!"

Of the equipment he uses, George added: "Well – I use a Perazzi MX2000 Sporter, Gamebore White Gold cartridges and I use Pilla Hi-Def Glasses.

"My gun is 100% standard, full & full chokes, because I firmly believe if you can’t hit it with full chokes and a White Gold 7.5, then it can’t be killed!

"Last year, I asked Perazzi to make me a spare set of barrels because some FITASC targets were being set that were about 15-25ft away.

"Every target needs respect, but I felt that after shooting in Austria where I missed 3 or 4 of those and lost a shoot by 2 targets, that I was handicapping myself by having full choke. "So Perazzi made me an exactly matched set of barrels, same weight etc. but with 3/8” & 5/8” chokes."

To read the rest of the interview, including George's thoughts on his future ambitions and encouraging the next generation to enter into shooting, please visit the ShootClay website.