Instructors
NSRA-qualified coaches and club instructors at Pinhoe Target Shooting Club. Book through the Training Officer — do not turn up unannounced.
Pinhoe TSC is an NSRA Performance Club. Coaching and instructor cover at the range is provided by named, qualified members — not by a generic “training team” picture. The people below are the coaches and club instructors with public profiles on this site.
Between them they cover prone rifle, benchrest, air pistol, lightweight sporting rifle, and standing / ISSF rifle. Club Instructor and Club Coach awards are NSRA qualifications; County Coach and ISSF licences are listed only where the instructor’s own page already records them.
How to book
Coaching and course places are arranged through the Training Officer, Andrew Vardon — not by dropping in on a club night and hoping a coach is free. To register interest in an NSRA course or a coaching session:
- Use the training interest form on the training page, or
- Email training.officer@pinhoe-tsc.org.uk.
Most NSRA qualification courses need advance registration because places are limited. Individual instructor pages will carry a booking flow when that is ready; until then the Training Officer is the route in.
The team
Andrew Vardon
- NSRA Club Coach
- Club Instructor — prone, benchrest, air pistol, LSR
David Pay
- NSRA County Coach
- NSRA Club Coach
- Club Instructor — prone, benchrest, air pistol, LSR
Dan Truscott
- ISSF Rifle C Licensed Coach
- NSRA County Coach
- ParaCoach
Mark Lang
- NSRA Club Instructor — Prone Rifle (2022)
- NSRA Club Instructor — Benchrest Rifle (2022)
Tibor Csapo
- NSRA Club Instructor — Lightweight Sport Rifle
Who coaches what
Andrew Vardon is Club Coach and Training Officer. His recorded qualifications are NSRA Club Coach and Club Instructor for prone rifle, benchrest, air pistol, and LSR. He writes several of the club’s training-library articles. A longer personal bio is still to be supplied — see his profile.
David Pay is an NSRA County Coach and Club Coach, and a Club Instructor for prone rifle, benchrest, air pistol, and LSR. His profile lists air pistol as his specialist discipline. A longer personal bio is still to be supplied — see his profile.
Dan Truscott is LSR Captain and a standing-rifle specialist. He holds an ISSF Rifle C Licensed Coach award, NSRA County Coach (air rifle, pistol, prone, LWSR, benchrest), British Shooting Foundation programme coach, ParaCoach (Liverpool John Moores University), and a Training and Education qualification from University Centre South Devon College. He coaches from first safe shots through to structured performance work. Full profile.
Mark Lang is an NSRA Club Instructor for prone rifle and benchrest rifle (both 2022) and has been a Pinhoe member for over five years. He builds online learning resources and tools for target shooters. Full profile.
Tibor Csapo is an NSRA Club Instructor for Lightweight Sport Rifle. A longer personal bio is still to be supplied — see his profile.
The club also has further NSRA Club Instructors across disciplines who do not yet have a public profile page. If you need a discipline that is not listed here, ask the Training Officer rather than assuming cover.