DTL question

[Bebo]

Had a bash at DTL last Sunday, first time I've shot anywhere that it was available.  I was pretty dire, but managed to improve a bit towards the end.  Worked out I was shooting high on most of the targets, but it took me until about half way through the round to realise it. 

Anyway, my question is, are standard DTL targets supposed to start dropping quite quickly?  It was a pretty rough and ready set up where I shot and I was wondering if this was normal or if it was just poorly set up.

 

[Les53]

Had a bash at DTL last Sunday, first time I've shot anywhere that it was available.  I was pretty dire, but managed to improve a bit towards the end.  Worked out I was shooting high on most of the targets, but it took me until about half way through the round to realise it. 

Anyway, my question is, are standard DTL targets supposed to start dropping quite quickly?  It was a pretty rough and ready set up where I shot and I was wondering if this was normal or if it was just poorly set up.

Well they are only set to travel about 55 yards as far as I can remember, so they are very slow and they will be starting to drop if you ride them out for too long, so best to take them as early as possible.

 

[Bebo]

Hmm, don't think they had anywhere near 55yards before they hit the surrounding shrubbery.  Have just watched a couple of youtube videos and it looks like they were a fair bit flatter than they should have been.  Doesn't really matter, it wasn't registered or anything, just a have a go thing.

 

[Andy S]

From CPSA Booklet Number 7 Technical Rules:

TARGET HEIGHT
1.42 At a distance of 9.14m (10yd) from the trap, a regular target shall attain a height of 2.44m (2.66yd) to 3.05m (3.33yd). To ensure the correct elevation, a 2.44m (2.66yd) pole with a hoop 61cm (24in) diameter attached to the top must be used. Place the pole upright at 9.14m (10yd) in front of the trap. The trap should then be set to throw the target through the hoop centre.
1.43 Care must be taken at all times to ensure that the correct measuring height is attained 9.14m (10yd) from the trap.
 

TARGET DISTANCE
1.44 With the trap set to throw a target straight away when viewed from firing mark No.3 a
regular target shall travel a distance of 45.7m (49.97yd) to 50.3m (55yd). A suitable post shall be set at
this distance.

ANGLES
1.45 The trap should be set to throw the target between horizontal angles of 22° to the left and right of the imaginary centre line of the trap house as measured from the front edge of the trap house.
 

WIDELY DIFFERENT ANGLE
1.46 To allow for unfavourable wind conditions an additional tolerance of 10° may be added onto, but not deducted from, either of the 22° angles to create what shall be considered as the boundary defining a WIDELY DIFFERENT ANGLE and two posts set at these further angles may be placed at 30m (32.8yd) from the trap. Targets thrown within this area shall be considered to be within bounds and therefore a regular target. If however, a target travels outside the prescribed extreme limits it shall be considered as being an irregular target.
 

 

[Santa2512]

WIDELY DIFFERENT ANGLE

1.46 To allow for unfavourable wind conditions an additional tolerance of 10° may be added onto, but not deducted from, either of the 22° angles to create what shall be considered as the boundary defining a WIDELY DIFFERENT ANGLE and two posts set at these further angles may be placed at 30m (32.8yd) from the trap. Targets thrown within this area shall be considered to be within bounds and therefore a regular target. If however, a target travels outside the prescribed extreme limits it shall be considered as being an irregular target.

How do you judge this ?  or would this be a call for the stand ref at the time ?

Mart

 

[Andy S]

This would be a call by the ref. When you shoot or ref a lot you get a knowledge of what is a legal target. Although a shooter can question the decision of whether it was a no bird or not by raising their gun or hand if they had shoot at it. The ref would then revue the situation.