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.

Sporting Targets Newsletter 2-August-2008

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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.

Another attempt at the High Tower Challenge

I was convinced last time I shot the high tower challenge at Sporting Targets that I could do better than I had. The interesting thing about clay pigeon shooting is that it can it can deceive you and have you believe that anything is possible.
I had one last go at improving my score from 23 up into the high 20's. I was certain that I should be able to hit all of the close fast birds which would easily add 6 to my score.

Try as I might though it didn't happen like that. The first round I shot another 23 which I was pleased with, but then backed it up with a shocking 20 on my secnd round. It turns out that hitting those six targets isn't as easy as I had thought it would be...... oh well, there is always next year!

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