Anthony I. Matarese Jr. – Chief Instructor/Founder of A.I.M. Shooting School

Anthony I. Matarese Jr. of Pennsville, NJ was born in 1984 and started shooting at six years old. At age 10 he started shooting competitive sporting clays and began studying the art of shooting under the guidance of Olympic Medalist Dan Carlisle.

Anthony’s list of accomplishments is long, impressive and still growing. Anthony is recognized as one of the top competitors in the world and in 2014 Anthony became the youngest shooter in history to be inducted into the National Sporting Clays Hall of Fame.  In 2016 Anthony became the first American to win the World Sporting Clays Championship.  In 2020 Anthony became the first person win all 4 major titles during his shooting career: The US Open, National Championship, World Sporting Clays Championship, and the World FITASC Championship.  While Anthony’s shooting career is still in full swing he is considered the most successful American Sporting Clays shooter of all time based on his National and International performances.

Anthony began his teaching career at the young age of 14 and many of his students have gone on to have great success at the national and international level. Anthony is recognized as one of the very best shooting instructors in the world. Anthony’s dedication to the game and his passion to pass on what he has learned to other shooters is evident in this teaching. He has become one of the leaders in the shooting world and his experience will make you a better shooter. Anthony is a Graduate of Franklin and Marshall College where he earned degrees in both Business Finance and Economics. Anthony teaches shooters of all experience levels from first time shooters to world-class shooters.  Book a lesson with Anthony to learn from the best shooting instructor / coach in the world. 

Diane Sorantino – Associate Instructor

Diane Sorantino is arguably the most accomplished female sporting clays competitor of all time. Diane was introduced to hunting and clay target shooting by her father at the early age of 9 years old. Diane has over 40 years experience both as competitive shooter and hunter. Diane’s father was a competitive trap shooter and was instrumental in starting her off with a great foundation in shooting. In later years Diane, like Anthony, took her sporting clays game to the next level by taking lessons from and training under the guidance of Dan Carlisle. As a result, the foundation that Anthony and Diane share allows them to work together cohesively to provide a shooting method that is shared by A.I.M. Shooting School. Anthony and Diane work and shoot together to ensure that their shooting methodology always compliments each other. Diane teaches shooters of all experience levels from new shooters to Master Class shooters.

Dan Krumm – Associate Instructor

Dan Krumm is an experienced recreational sporting clays shooter and an avid waterfowl hunter. Dan’s attention to detail is second to none; to describe him as a perfectionist would be an understatement. After retiring from 37 years of service at DuPont, Dan has made teaching shooting his passion. Dan is a lifetime resident of Pennsville, NJ making him readily available at M&M Sporting Clays. Dan specializes in teaching beginners and recreational shooters. Dan’s experience as a hunter also makes him the perfect instructor for wing shooting. Dan has spent countless hours mentoring with Anthony I. Matarese Jr. to learn the correct teaching methodology and fundamentals. As a result, the fundamentals that Anthony, Diane, and Dan share allow them to work together cohesively to provide a shooting method that is shared by A.I.M. Shooting School. A lesson or series of lessons with Dan is a great way to establish a solid foundation in your shooting with a big emphasis on the correct fundamentals. After your shooting has reached a certain level of proficiency Dan will suggest that you follow up with Anthony or Diane to continue your education to the next level. Dan teaches novice and recreational shooters averaging less than 70%.