That must have been pretty decent shooting till then, shame.I demonstrated how to ruin a decent card on the last 2 stands, dropping 9 between them.....still finished on 100, so not too unhappy...
That must have been pretty decent shooting till then, shame.I demonstrated how to ruin a decent card on the last 2 stands, dropping 9 between them.....still finished on 100, so not too unhappy...
Well done Sue, Ian well shot, that was a fantastic score. I could only manage a 81 sat on my ass. Atb Joe.Shot yesterday afternoon and what a lovely friendly round of targets, nothing to fear (except fear itself!) messed up big time on stand 14 a simo pair of going aways and dropped 7 all down to operator error and bad gun hold for these type of targets, then back to stand 13 ( ref got lost) and missed my last pair for a 6 (no excuse, sloppy) then over to 15, where a pair of welding goggles would have been useful , so another 5 gone there, so finished on 91 and on reflection stand 14 is the one that will haunt me the most as the tower seemed to trouble a lot of people and I agree it is a disadvantage shooting it in the middle of the afternoon with the blazing sun in your eyes !
The silver lining was watching my other half manage to make the round look smooth and easy as he was only three away by the time we reached stand 15, three more slipped away there, so a cloudy day may have given him one or two more, he finished on 114, not bad for an old boy!!!!!
Good luck to all who have yet to shot it, a great day out, back to work today, wish I was going shooting again, roll on the weekend!!
3 or our squad of 5 got a total of 14 clays with 7 shots on stand 14! Just as they crossed about 20 metres out. 2 for the price of 1! Jammy bu$$ers!Shot yesterday afternoon and what a lovely friendly round of targets, nothing to fear (except fear itself!) messed up big time on stand 14 a simo pair of going aways and dropped 7 all down to operator error and bad gun hold for these type of targets, then back to stand 13 ( ref got lost) and missed my last pair for a 6 (no excuse, sloppy) then over to 15, where a pair of welding goggles would have been useful , so another 5 gone there, so finished on 91 and on reflection stand 14 is the one that will haunt me the most as the tower seemed to trouble a lot of people and I agree it is a disadvantage shooting it in the middle of the afternoon with the blazing sun in your eyes !
The silver lining was watching my other half manage to make the round look smooth and easy as he was only three away by the time we reached stand 15, three more slipped away there, so a cloudy day may have given him one or two more, he finished on 114, not bad for an old boy!!!!!
Good luck to all who have yet to shot it, a great day out, back to work today, wish I was going shooting again, roll on the weekend!!
I did manage to straight this; twice hitting 2 for 1. But it all happened a bit bloody quick, so I shot the bits just in case!3 or our squad of 5 got a total of 14 clays with 7 shots on stand 14! Just as they crossed about 20 metres out. 2 for the price of 1! Jammy bu$$ers!
Thanks for that Joe, delighted to hear you are still giving it a go, long time no see. Did you shoot with Mike?Well done Sue, Ian well shot, that was a fantastic score. I could only manage a 81 sat on my ass. Atb Joe.
Yes Sue, he was coaching me. Ha Ha. :lol:Thanks for that Joe, delighted to hear you are still giving it a go, long time no see. Did you shoot with Mike?
Shooting on a Thursday didn't do him any harm did it?Shot yesterday afternoon and what a lovely friendly round of targets, nothing to fear (except fear itself!) messed up big time on stand 14 a simo pair of going aways and dropped 7 all down to operator error and bad gun hold for these type of targets, then back to stand 13 ( ref got lost) and missed my last pair to finish with a 6 (no excuse, sloppy) then over to 15, where a pair of welding goggles would have been useful , so another 5 gone there, so finished on 91 and on reflection stand 14 is the one that will haunt me the most as the tower seemed to trouble a lot of people and I agree it is a disadvantage shooting it in the middle of the afternoon with the blazing sun in your eyes !
The silver lining was watching my other half manage to make the round look smooth and easy as he was only three away by the time we reached stand 15, three more slipped away there, so a cloudy day may have given him one or two more, he finished on 114, not bad for an old boy!!!!!
Good luck to all who have yet to shoot it, a great day out, back to work today, wish I was going shooting again, roll on the weekend!!
My goodness there is no way I could have lifted a gun with fractured ribs, never mind the recoil and the pain when breathing, I cracked mine when I fell at Barrow Heath a few years ago and was in agony for weeks, all I can say is that is true dedication to the sport. Imagine what sort of score you might have had if you had been without injury, well done.Shot it this morning , really enjoyed it and everyone was very friendly.
I didn't do that great wit a score of 64 but apparently I should be happy with that as I have only been shooting since March, fractured some ribs on Thursday and also I apparently need to raise the comb on my gun too haha
Looking forward to the next one
Bloody hell! I thought I was addicted!Shot it this morning , really enjoyed it and everyone was very friendly.
I didn't do that great wit a score of 64 but apparently I should be happy with that as I have only been shooting since March, fractured some ribs on Thursday and also I apparently need to raise the comb on my gun too haha
Looking forward to the next one
George missed one high right to left crosser at Southdown yesterday morning, ( much to the surprise of the few of us waiting to shoot ) I got all of them on that stand. So I beat GD on 1/2 the birds on one stand! He absolutely trashed me on the other 95 birds on the round. funny old game this!Just looked at the scores. I beat digweed on stand 14 but unfortunately he beat me on the other 14.
My goodness there is no way I could have lifted a gun with fractured ribs, never mind the recoil and the pain when breathing, I cracked mine when I fell at Barrow Heath a few years ago and was in agony for weeks, all I can say is that is true dedication to the sport. Imagine what sort of score you might have had if you had been without injury, well done.
Its a very addictive sportBloody hell! I thought I was addicted!
well done!
I tested the strength of a car steering wheel once. Before the days of airbags. Drove the car into the side of a train and argued with the steering wheel with my chest. Broke or fractured 5 ribs. The worst was people deliberately making me laugh for the couple of weeks afterwards. Hurt like hell!
Yes the breathing and the moving and as you said the recoil was not fun. I felt ok ish until i finished and got home, then the pain kicked in haha
Its a very addictive sport
Yes my lovely friends and family are finding it hilarious trying to make me laugh and quickly react to catching something :wacko:I tested the strength of a car steering wheel once. Before the days of airbags. Drove the car into the side of a train and argued with the steering wheel with my chest. Broke or fractured 5 ribs. The worst was people deliberately making me laugh for the couple of weeks afterwards. Hurt like hell!
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