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How to Choose Eye Pro for Shooting

Syren pro-staffer and shotgun instructor Kate Ahnstrom walks you through how to choose the best shooting eye pro you can afford, and why.

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How to Crush It for a Cause: Hosting a Charity Shoot

Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom is no novice when it comes to planning and hosting fundraisers using shotgun sports. Find out tips and tactics for creating the perfect fundraiser in your community.

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Heating Up Your Game on Cold Days

Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom gives helpful tips on how to keep you and your shotgun warm enough to accomplish winter training.

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Strengthening Your Shotgun Game

Shotgun instructor and Syren pro-staff member Kate Ahnstrom lays out why we need to build up our upper bodies in order to shoot shotguns, and how we can accomplish this task.

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Dove Hunting Tips:  Getting after the Grey Ghosts

Syren pro Kate Ahnstrom gives us helpful tips for the upcoming dove, aka “grey ghost” season. Start now with tips for mounting success.

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Can You Do It All with One Shotgun?

Shotgun instructor and Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom explains how you can master several shotgun disciplines with one shotgun.

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Develop a Solid Plan in Your Mental Game While Clay Shooting

Shotgun instructor and Syren pro-staff member Kate Ahnstrom lines out how to be successful in your mental game on the clays range.

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Shoot, Shop and Savor at the 2nd Annual Feathers & Tweed

Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom is gearing up for the 2nd Annual Feathers & Tweed event at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in June. Find out more about this opportunity that features Syren shotguns and more.

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Bad Shooting Habits: How to Break the Cycle

Kate Ahnstrom gives you 5 techniques to try this year when practicing with a shotgun. Learn how to break the cycle of old bad shooting habits.

Vera Koo The Most Unlikely Champion is the story of a petite Chinese-American woman, wife, mother and grandmother and her run to the top as a world title holder in the sport of Action Pistol Shooting.
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Syren XLR5 Waterfowler Perfect for All Birds

Syren pro-shooter and shotgun instructor Kate Ahnstrom gives you the break-down of how to prepare for upcoming dove, duck and upland seasons and why a Syren Waterfowler is the perfect choice.

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Take a Trip with Your Shotgun

Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom gives great travel advice regarding traveling with your shotgun.

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Shotgun Maintenance 101

Syren pro-staffer Kate Ahnstrom runs through how to maintain a shotgun and keep it performing on the range and in the field.

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How to Host a Syren Demo Day

Kate Ahnstrom walks you through how to host a Syren Demo Day, including the most important part— procuring the date!

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Syren Shotgun Shopping 101

Shotgun instructor Kate Ahnstrom gives helpful advice on what to consider when shopping for a Syren shotgun for yourself or someone else.

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Holding It All Together – Hold Point Selection for Success

Shotgun instructor Kate Ahnstrom describes a hold point and why you need to select one for success.

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Rules of Engagement: Get Ready for Upland Hunting

Kate Ahnstrom details the rules of engagement in regard to getting ready for upland hunting.

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Dress for Success and Find the Perfect Bird Vest

Shotgun instructor Kate Ahnstrom tells you exactly how to dress for success while shotgunning, whether it be in the field or at the range.

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Chokes and Ammo: Know Before You Go

In this installment of Syren Savvy, Kate Ahnstrom takes a look at what is a choke and what it means to “choke” your gun.

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What Shotshell Load Should You Use to Crush the Center of a Clay?

Kate Ahnstrom writes, “This sport is way too much fun to be painful, so select shells that suit your target and will keep your shoulder safe from unnecessary recoil.” She then walks you through why you should always choose the lightest loads, and what that entails.

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Syren Savvy
Do You Need More than One Shotgun?

Kate Ahnstrom lays out why you might need more than one shotgun, or at least find one shotgun that does more than one thing well.

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Syren Savvy
Practice ‘Leaditation’: Balancing Life, Play & Clay

Kate Ahnstrom stresses the importance of “leaditation” in this post. Learn why it’s important to schedule training time and recreational time for shooting in this month’s “Syren Savvy.”

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Shooting vs Training: Are You Building Skills or Pulling the Trigger?

Kate Ahnstrom debuts in this instructive post for Syren Savvy that breaks down the difference between shooting and training. Get the most bang for your buck for so many reasons with this advice.

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