Sporting Targets 100 Bird Registered Competition August

I was certain that I could pull out a personal best and, inspired by the olympics shoot a 70+ for the first time. How wrong can you be?? The Sporting targets clay pigeon shoot was harder than anything I have shot recently. Having said that, I excelled myself on a couple of stands that I was not expecting to do well on, and I did feel I had improved a lot over where I was a few months ago.

I ended up with a 52.... my worst score for ages, and almost my lowest ever! I only really had one nightmare stand, which was a simo pair driven off the tower. The stand was set behind a tree so you only had limited time to aquire both targets...... not enough time as it transpires! I hit 1/8 which at least negated blanking the stand. I seemed to just drop one or two more than I should on each stand which was frustrating.

I will get my 70 on the next one.

Sporting Targets 100 Bird Registered Competition August

I was certain that I could pull out a personal best and, inspired by the olympics shoot a 70+ for the first time.

How wrong can you be?? The Sporting targets clay pigeon shoot was harder than anything I have shot recently. Having said that, I excelled myself on a couple of stands that I was not expecting to do well on, and I did feel I had improved a lot over where I was a few months ago.

I ended up with a 52.... my worst score for ages, and almost my lowest ever! I only really had one nightmare stand, which was a simo pair driven off the tower. The stand was set behind a tree so you only had limited time to aquire both targets...... not enough time as it transpires! I hit 1/8 which at least negated blanking the stand. I seemed to just drop one or two more than I should on each stand which was frustrating.

I will get my 70 on the next one.

Good Weather for Ducks!

It's the middle of August and the weather is shocking. If like me you prefer to shoot without having rain running down your back or covering your glasses blurring your vision, then you will be as depressed as I am with the summer so far. It used to be that you could guarantee the weather in August, but it seems that that is the case no more.

Lets keep our fingers crossed for an Indian Summer,..... or maybe just a summer of some description!

Sporting Targets Members Fitasc Competition

I thought I would have a go at a Fitasc competition as I usually shoot gun up to guarantee my gun mount is good. In Fitasc you have to shoot gun down and can only mount the gun when you see the clay, not when you hear the trap release.

I was expecting to do badly, but ended up with 28/50 which for a first attempt is not too bad. I thought some of the targets were a long way away and several were tricky to say the least.

I am planning to have a few more goes at the competition in order to score my goal of 35/50.

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Kibworth 100 bird competition 3rd August 2008

A fine day saw a good attendance at Kibworth for a challenging shoot. I was quite pleased with my 65 considering that several great shots were overheard saying what a tricky shoot it was.

I had been hoping for a 70 as I think it is about time I got one, but it was not to be. Two stands let me down and they were both 8's rather than 6's so the punishment to my score was worse.

I am going to shoot the members fitasc at Sporting targets during the week and then The Grange 100 registered on Sunday.

The High Tower Challenge is over

So, for another year the High Tower Challenge is over. As it turns out, my repeated 23/50 wasn't quite enough to trouble the scorers! Clay Pigeon Shooting results are here for the competition.

I will aim for a 30 in next years competition.