Santa2512
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Thought I'd give a review on all three, as i managed to combine them all today
I popped down to the Sussex game fair today at Parham house.
Initially it was to have a coaching session with a BASC coach, and then to look at participating with an entry to the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Championship
After some trepidation about rocking up with my OU and a bag of shells, a quick look at the FAQ on the show's website, clarified this was perfectly OK
(As it was I wasn't alone, as there were loads of people wandering round all day with gun slips over there shoulders)
Next up was a session with a BASC coach, it was either a 10 shot have a go, or a coaching session with birds of your choice + gun fit & eye dominance checks .
The eye dominance was no problem as we thought, and the coach commented that the comb had been set well to give me the correct rib eye relationship.
One thing he spotted, was an inconsistency with my mount which caused rib./ eye position to move slightly in the height plane . He then showed me a very quick way to mount the gun, which brought my head into the comb every time, and reduced the height difference.
Onto the shooting... I wanted help with my crossers & going away birds, so a suitable stand was selected, and we went to work.
We worked out a way I can select the correct lead, and consistently hit the bird,
we then finished on a Sim pair of an incomer and a going away.
I was asked how I would take the pair, and after some mental analysis I described my initial thoughts, and reasons I rejected it. moving on to my second choice of taking the pair.
The coach agreed that my approach for the second choice was how he would have taken them
So after talking through the shot took it.
Broke them both
Then we had another discussion on areas for me to practice on at home.
All in all I was very pleased, and it gave me a big boost
Not bad for £20 would have been £15 if i was a BASC member
Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship
Moving on from the coaching session, i wandered over to the shooting are proper, and entered the 50 bird sporting qualifier for the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship I didn't do it by halves .
Signed on and wandered out to survey the stands .. I hadn't got more than 15 feet away from the registration stand, and i was approached by the paparazzi.. Bugger the disguise had been rumbled .
They asked if I was happy to do a quick interview for the game fair and the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Championship
Now as you know I'm a rather handsome and debonair chap so I was more than happy to present my best side to the ladies , sorry I mean camera
Interview over it was onto shoot ..
Nothing like baptism of fire, not only was stand number one a BIG stand, it was right on the edge of the main event, so there were lots of spectators,,,
A world apart from your local straw bailer, with only other shooters to watch you ...
Standing waiting to shoot the enormity of what I had taken on sunk in ...
Watching shooters in front of me miss the birds presented, wasn't a good feeling, although a small part of me, figured each shot they missed, pushed them down the leader board,
Not that a certain anyone in the U/C class was going to walk away with the prize money . . but we have to aspire to something.
Eventually my name was called and I stepped into the cage
Stand 1
L/R looper OR L/R Crosser
(Read Ferris wheel and scud missile)
That was one big looper, and the crosser was quick too
You had to get under the looper, shoot, then bounce up and right at 45 degrees with a mighty rapid swing to get onto the disappearing crosser ...
First pair called ...
Lets just say the Ferris wheel completed its rotation, and the scud missile was last seen heading into low earth orbit ... dam it was quick
And the crowd didn't see m that impressed either, well that's what it felt like to me
2nd pair
Missed the looper again, but the technique I picked up from the coaching session worked, and the scud missile was shot down over enemy territory happy Santa
3rd pair
Stopped the Ferris wheel at 3 0cklock, but couldn't catch the crosser and it escaped .
So I knew I could hit them, it was just a matter of timing
4th pair
Yay, nailed them both, Happy or what, not much else to say here
Last pair
Disappointing, I missed the looper, but nailed the crosser, although it felt good that i got the crosser again though ..
Didn't win the crowd over with my shooting prowess, but hey you cant win them all
5ex10
OK I was on the leader board, at the bottom, but i wasn't going out with a duck.
Stand 2
Rabbits!!!
R/L or L/R going away
Not just normal rabbits, but wild angry rabbits, boy did these bugsy's jump..
Now I like rabbits, and the R/L ones were almost at waist height when they jumped , so keeping the gun level paid off, and I took 4 out of the 5 presented
The L/R going away rabbits are going to require work, no matter what I did they didn't break, either that, or they have developed lead immunity as I'm sure I got them
4ex10
Stand 3
Going away or R/L crosser
One of those stands where you realise the gulf between a shooter and a good shooter
Everything is big, very big!
The chap in front of me had minimal gun movement, and every clay broke with virtually no travel into the stand.. how the hell was I going to hit them
Missed the going away but I managed to get the crosser,
(crossers are my new best friend)
Something must have clicked, because i got the next two pairs ( Omg.... Santa taking pairs )Then a wobble and the going away's started to escape, but i managed to bring it back, and finished the stand on a killed pair
7 ex 10
Wow that was a buzz my best yet
Stand 4
L-R Looper & incoming std Sim
Another big looper, and a rapid incoming bird
Initial thoughts were mixed, I really didn't have a plan with this stand, other than see the looper and try to get back for the incomer.
How to do that wasn't in the game plan by this stage it was just see and shoot
Started off badly, missed the looper but got the incoming ...
Then took the next 3 pairs clean ... hang on, I must have made a mistake ...
the run didn't last though, and i missed the last incoming bird
8 ex 10 yup 8!!
The huge grin on my face was evident to see as i walk away from the stand..
8 ex 10 8 ex 10 ok you get the Picture i was happy
Stand 5
Going away Std + LR std Sim
Stand 5
Buoyed by my recent outing at stand 4, I watched the others shooting stand 5.
The going away didn't look to bad, but the crosser finished up in the bows of a very large oak tree, so you didn't get a huge amount of time to shoot it .
Most people were taking the going away first and then the crosser, so i elected to follow suit
Missed the first going away but nailed the crosser ...
Then it was a dream, took the next 3 pairs, and only dropped the last crosser
8 ex 10 AGAIN!!!!
Final score on the card ... 32 ex 50
And to cap it all I was 5th on the leader board for UC entrants
(although this did drop to 14th after the afternoon session)
So all in all a very good day ,
really pleased about having a coaching session , and absobloodylutly ecstatic with my score for the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship
Cant wait for my next straw bailer
:santa:
I popped down to the Sussex game fair today at Parham house.
Initially it was to have a coaching session with a BASC coach, and then to look at participating with an entry to the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Championship
After some trepidation about rocking up with my OU and a bag of shells, a quick look at the FAQ on the show's website, clarified this was perfectly OK
(As it was I wasn't alone, as there were loads of people wandering round all day with gun slips over there shoulders)
Next up was a session with a BASC coach, it was either a 10 shot have a go, or a coaching session with birds of your choice + gun fit & eye dominance checks .
The eye dominance was no problem as we thought, and the coach commented that the comb had been set well to give me the correct rib eye relationship.
One thing he spotted, was an inconsistency with my mount which caused rib./ eye position to move slightly in the height plane . He then showed me a very quick way to mount the gun, which brought my head into the comb every time, and reduced the height difference.
Onto the shooting... I wanted help with my crossers & going away birds, so a suitable stand was selected, and we went to work.
We worked out a way I can select the correct lead, and consistently hit the bird,
we then finished on a Sim pair of an incomer and a going away.
I was asked how I would take the pair, and after some mental analysis I described my initial thoughts, and reasons I rejected it. moving on to my second choice of taking the pair.
The coach agreed that my approach for the second choice was how he would have taken them
So after talking through the shot took it.
Broke them both
Then we had another discussion on areas for me to practice on at home.
All in all I was very pleased, and it gave me a big boost
Not bad for £20 would have been £15 if i was a BASC member
Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship
Moving on from the coaching session, i wandered over to the shooting are proper, and entered the 50 bird sporting qualifier for the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship I didn't do it by halves .
Signed on and wandered out to survey the stands .. I hadn't got more than 15 feet away from the registration stand, and i was approached by the paparazzi.. Bugger the disguise had been rumbled .
They asked if I was happy to do a quick interview for the game fair and the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Championship
Now as you know I'm a rather handsome and debonair chap so I was more than happy to present my best side to the ladies , sorry I mean camera
Interview over it was onto shoot ..
Nothing like baptism of fire, not only was stand number one a BIG stand, it was right on the edge of the main event, so there were lots of spectators,,,
A world apart from your local straw bailer, with only other shooters to watch you ...
Standing waiting to shoot the enormity of what I had taken on sunk in ...
Watching shooters in front of me miss the birds presented, wasn't a good feeling, although a small part of me, figured each shot they missed, pushed them down the leader board,
Not that a certain anyone in the U/C class was going to walk away with the prize money . . but we have to aspire to something.
Eventually my name was called and I stepped into the cage
Stand 1
L/R looper OR L/R Crosser
(Read Ferris wheel and scud missile)
That was one big looper, and the crosser was quick too
You had to get under the looper, shoot, then bounce up and right at 45 degrees with a mighty rapid swing to get onto the disappearing crosser ...
First pair called ...
Lets just say the Ferris wheel completed its rotation, and the scud missile was last seen heading into low earth orbit ... dam it was quick
And the crowd didn't see m that impressed either, well that's what it felt like to me
2nd pair
Missed the looper again, but the technique I picked up from the coaching session worked, and the scud missile was shot down over enemy territory
happy Santa3rd pair
Stopped the Ferris wheel at 3 0cklock, but couldn't catch the crosser and it escaped .
So I knew I could hit them, it was just a matter of timing
4th pair
Yay, nailed them both, Happy or what, not much else to say here
Last pair
Disappointing, I missed the looper, but nailed the crosser, although it felt good that i got the crosser again though ..
Didn't win the crowd over with my shooting prowess, but hey you cant win them all
5ex10
OK I was on the leader board, at the bottom, but i wasn't going out with a duck.
Stand 2
Rabbits!!!
R/L or L/R going away
Not just normal rabbits, but wild angry rabbits, boy did these bugsy's jump..
Now I like rabbits, and the R/L ones were almost at waist height when they jumped , so keeping the gun level paid off, and I took 4 out of the 5 presented
The L/R going away rabbits are going to require work, no matter what I did they didn't break, either that, or they have developed lead immunity as I'm sure I got them
4ex10
Stand 3
Going away or R/L crosser
One of those stands where you realise the gulf between a shooter and a good shooter
Everything is big, very big!
The chap in front of me had minimal gun movement, and every clay broke with virtually no travel into the stand.. how the hell was I going to hit them
Missed the going away but I managed to get the crosser,
(crossers are my new best friend
) Something must have clicked, because i got the next two pairs ( Omg.... Santa taking pairs )Then a wobble and the going away's started to escape, but i managed to bring it back, and finished the stand on a killed pair
7 ex 10
Wow that was a buzz my best yet
Stand 4
L-R Looper & incoming std Sim
Another big looper, and a rapid incoming bird
Initial thoughts were mixed, I really didn't have a plan with this stand, other than see the looper and try to get back for the incomer.
How to do that wasn't in the game plan by this stage it was just see and shoot
Started off badly, missed the looper but got the incoming ...
Then took the next 3 pairs clean ... hang on, I must have made a mistake ...
the run didn't last though, and i missed the last incoming bird
8 ex 10 yup 8!!
The huge grin on my face was evident to see as i walk away from the stand..
8 ex 10 8 ex 10
ok you get the Picture i was happyStand 5
Going away Std + LR std Sim
Stand 5
Buoyed by my recent outing at stand 4, I watched the others shooting stand 5.
The going away didn't look to bad, but the crosser finished up in the bows of a very large oak tree, so you didn't get a huge amount of time to shoot it .
Most people were taking the going away first and then the crosser, so i elected to follow suit
Missed the first going away but nailed the crosser ...
Then it was a dream, took the next 3 pairs, and only dropped the last crosser
8 ex 10 AGAIN!!!!
Final score on the card ... 32 ex 50
And to cap it all I was 5th on the leader board for UC entrants
(although this did drop to 14th after the afternoon session)
So all in all a very good day ,
really pleased about having a coaching session , and absobloodylutly ecstatic with my score for the Great Wall Motor World Series Clay Shooting Campionship
Cant wait for my next straw bailer
:santa:
