First attempt at ABT

[Nimbusgb]

Northall has an ABT and Compac layout that is off to one side of the sporting layout and to be honest is sort of considered to be a little of a black arts sub culture by a lot of the sporting shooters. I decided to go and have a look see if not have a go and ended up shooting a round of both Compac and ABT. After 4 months of shooting I'm getting around 50% at FITASC, and a little better at Sporting. The results on this layout were less than spectacular!

I got in with a squad of 4 on an ABT round and managed to hit about 5 clays. Rather disappointing but an invitation to try again and do better! Before I have shot other disciplines I have read up on the rules and etiquette and have been reasonably prepared as to how to do things but jumping in to ABT I was completely out of my depth and unprepared! Keeping loaded shells in a broken gun ready to close, hold and call was a complete change. I found the pace of shooting fast compared to sporting.

Not sure that a 32" sporting gun is the right tool but I'm keen to have another go as soon as I can! ( 5! Huh I'm sure I can do a lot better! )

 

[ips]

Welcome to fast trap. Very demanding is it not ?

Keep at it and improvement will come but be prepared as fast trap takes no prisoners.

Ps

well done for having a go

 

[Les53]

Welcome to the murky world of fast trap! I have seen some who hit nothing at all at their first attempt at abt. Don't worry because it gets better, but not easier. Its like a drug, it becomes addictive !

 

[Tim]

The first time I shot it I hit 6. My best is 15 earlier in the year and the last time was a 12.  The most depressing thing about it is I put 50 carts in my bag and at the end had 6 left and I'd only hit 12 targets with 44 shots.  I used RC2 24g 71/2's thru half and full choke.

 

[HDAV]

I shot my first ABTesque round last weekend, the ABT trap had broken so it was on a DTL layout with a DTL trap wound up didn't quite have the full speed/angle of ABT known locally as DTB I managed about the same as I would on DTL but found the rotations easier to deal with apart from a slight malfunction of my brain.....

My DTL scores have been increasing steadily since I bought a 3800 trap and I think it's time I tried a few reg shoots...

 

[BoB1]

Good stuff for giving abt a go, its good fun!

For you first reg dtl event, start whenever you are comfortable with the whole process and can do a round safely!

P.S. does DTB stand for "Double The Ball-ache"?

 

[HDAV]

P.S. does DTB stand for "Double The Ball-ache"?

"DTB", Down the Ball...............