Orvis

This is my 2^nd time at the Orvis Shotgun Classic. While it’s not cheap to attend it’s a great time.
You get unlimited shooting and great food. The employees are very helpful and you get to meet many interesting people from all over.

1.5 hr drive from Long island and easy to find. Great service! Upon getting there we were greeted with smiles, coffee, tea and delicious jelly donuts by the fireplace. We had never been clay shooting before and our instructor Bob was patient and informed us well. Lunch was included and we had a great 3-​course meal with great service from Anderson. Had a great time, and was a fun day trip. We’ll be back!

Had a great time here. It’s a bit on the expensive side but it does have great options for different traps at each station. The facility itself is great and the customer service there was attentive from the time we walked into the store. Very challenging stations. I do like unlike the other sporting clay location we go to, that you can make a reservation (similar to a tee time).
Mandatory for the course is a trapper so be sure to tip your trappers. The club house is nice with the fire place being attended to every 15 minutes; country feel and the onsite restaurant.

A beautiful early spring day. A «free ranging» ringneck pheasant walked across my path as I arrived at 8:45AM. Donna and Brie were knowledgable and cheerful in the clubhouse, and my trapper, Johnny K, threw targets where I was able to hit them and offered polite and useful advice to improve my technique. Warm sun and a cool breeze. Nothing like it! Five stars+

The Good:
Orvis Sandanona is a beautiful clays facility. It is nice having the well stocked store at your fingertips including the restaurant on the premises.
The atmosphere is hard to beat as you feel like you have stepped into another world when you are there.
The Bad:
James Ross the head instructor at Orvis has the worst attitude among anyone in any customer oriented business I have ever seen!!! This guy has got to go… Too bad that one bad egg is allowed to continue to tarnish the Orvis name.
I am a regular at Orvis but no longer bring clients or friends to the club because I do not want my guests to run into James and ruin their day.

This was my first time ever going clay shooting and we had a really great time. We also purchased the voucher on giltcity, which included an hour lesson for two and a «3 course lunch».
Our instructor Ben, was friendly, knowledgeable and prompt. He really took the time to answer our questions and did it in a way that felt like true coaching.
We arrived pretty close to our lesson time, we didn’t have any trouble finding the place, google maps pretty much directed us right to the front entrance. We went out for our orientation and then 5 minute walk up to where the shooting stand was. We saw three deer, just hanging out, which I thought was strange (gunshots everywhere, it’s about the last place I’d want to be if I was a deer) but Ben said they’re there all the time and are used to the sounds.
The lunch is served in a lodge like atmosphere and our waitress was funny and friendly. Three courses, yes, but I don’t know that I would want to have paid $ 35 pp for this lunch without a voucher. I had the turkey noodle soup which was fresh and tasty (the meat wasn’t truly from a turkey but it still tasted pretty good), beef stew which was very good and served with a parsley garnish and a brownie. This all came with unlimited coffee (which was needed because my hands were freezing after our hour outside) and soft drinks available in the other room.
The store in the lodge has a lot of really nice things in it. However, I did get a bit of sticker shock checking the price of one of the jackets ($ 699!oof).
It’s a really fun thing to try if you’ve never done it before, but I agree shooting pieces of pottery might be all I have the stomach for.

I took my boyfriend here after scoring a deal on gilt. Our deal included a meal and a lesson.
We arrived early, despite getting lost (this place is super hard to find) and were seated in the waiting area for our instructor. Donuts and tea/​coffee was out for the taking in the waiting area so that was cool.
The instructor took a really long time to come — if I remember correctly he was late for our lesson. On top of his tardiness, he wasn’t the friendliest guy, but I admit he appeared to be very skilled in his trade. He walked us over to where we’d be shooting (a 7 minute or so walk) in complete silence, not even barely attempting to make us feel welcome. Maybe he was having a bad day or maybe he’s just over his job — in which case he needs to find something else to do.
The lesson was thorough but was cut slightly short. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine when you pay for a specific amount of time and get shortchanged hence the low stars.
I was able to hit only a few. My boyfriend fared way better. We were able to get the instructor to take a picture of us pretending to shoot at the end of the lessons.
After that we went back and had our lunch that came with the deal. I go the salmon and I don’t remember what else. It was decent but you could definitely skip the food. It’s just a way to pad the value of the gilt voucher.
All in all, it was a different date experience and kind of cool but the bad service put me off to ever going back. Besides the normal prices are astronomical for what you appear to get — especially if you are not a huge fan of the sport.

The Bad
— Salmon: Overcooked and under seasoned
The Good
— House Salad: Great portion for its price– might have overdone it with the dressing though
— Love the club house: Fire place and unlimited beverages as well as doughnuts yum
— Cozy place that welcomes pets
— Instructor was very friendly
The Bottomline: I came here with the giltcity voucher for four. Totally worth it. Without the voucher, it may be a tad too expensive for some. I’ll be back for their other levels.. Not necessarily for their bird shooting.