Sporting shoots 2023. How was it?

[Bebo]

I shot AGL last Friday as well. I started poorly, dropping 2s and 3s on all the stands on the first half. Picked up from then on, dropped one battue on the sim pair with the rabbit, the last teal on the next stand, then straight on the next three. Last stand I dropped 3 easy first birds, being overly careful shot under them. Retrieved a 79, but should really have been closer to mid-80s with the targets that were there.

 

[Will Hewland]

EJC reg this morning. Just a very good shoot. A fair few longer targets and a selection of fiddly ones also. Happy enough with a 91, especially as I managed to just chip away to a 9/10 on stand 11. 

 

[Bebo]

EJC for me too. I was terrible, measuring lead and hanging on to targets left, right and centre. Don't mention Stand 11. I was hitting the teals, but didn't find the first bird until the 3rd pair. 72, not good.

 

[Will Hewland]

EJC for me too. I was terrible, measuring lead and hanging on to targets left, right and centre. Don't mention Stand 11. I was hitting the teals, but didn't find the first bird until the 3rd pair. 72, not good.

Well at least the teals went well! The first bird was just a very small lead. I shot that late, with a foot bottom right.

The teal scared me. Missed the first one then split the rest in half thankfully..

 

[Daz W]

EJC for me as well. Considerably drier than my last few shoots, which was a nice change.

Invisible little devil on my shoulder kept whispering "You need these 2 for a straight".  One dropped every time. He's a little b***tard!

Quite happy with my teals today and 1/4ing aways. Mucked up the 1/4ings properly at AGL last week. Better hold point and a slower gun today seems to equal balls of dust.

Had a interesting interruption on St6. First 3 pairs hit, then had a Red Kite doing aerial acrobatics in the way. Stood there for what seemed like ages, until it left. Managed to hold it together for the last pair.

Walked away with an 80. Could have been better, but also could have been worse.

 

[Charliedog]

Do EJC have another sporting there next Thursday as well?

 

[Daz W]

Do EJC have another sporting there next Thursday as well?

Yes

 

[Charliedog]

Yes

Thankyou, may give it a look

 

[Martinj]

I did EJC this afternoon too and really enjoyed it . . . except for stand 2, the tower with three driven pairs, I missed the lot, thank god it wasn't five pairs, maybe over-leading them? I was pretty demoralised as it wasn't a difficult stand, I Just misread it. I knuckled down and made a reasonable recovery, dropping 2 on stand 5 the second bird both times (can't remember what it was) and one here and one there to end on 87.  Yes the teal blasting out of the abyss was pretty scary but I fluked all but one, I agree that It was an enjoyable layout.

 

[Daz W]

I did EJC this afternoon too and really enjoyed it . . . except for stand 2, the tower with three driven pairs, I missed the lot, thank god it wasn't five pairs, maybe over-leading them? I was pretty demoralised as it wasn't a difficult stand, I Just misread it. I knuckled down and made a reasonable recovery, dropping 2 on stand 5 the second bird both times (can't remember what it was) and one here and one there to end on 87.  Yes the teal blasting out of the abyss was pretty scary but I fluked all but one, I agree that It was an enjoyable layout.

I dropped  2 of the first driven target on stand 2. It was coming out at quite an angle. With hindsight, I would have probably now stood differently and attempted it as a crosser. 

Not sure what's happening with the scores from today, there only seems to be just over 60 entries posted.

 

[Will Hewland]

I dropped  2 of the first driven target on stand 2. It was coming out at quite an angle. With hindsight, I would have probably now stood differently and attempted it as a crosser. 

Not sure what's happening with the scores from today, there only seems to be just over 60 entries posted.

Yes I leaned over awkwardly to make first driven straight with my barrels. 
 

Scores **** up. Half the shooters not added yet. 

 

[Bebo]

I dropped  2 of the first driven target on stand 2. It was coming out at quite an angle. With hindsight, I would have probably now stood differently and attempted it as a crosser. 

I tried the first pair as crossers, missed both and turned to take the rest as driven. Line was definitely awkward on the first one.

Barrow for me today. Scored 1 less than yesterday, but a bit happier about it as I think it was a much tougher shoot. Nothing yesterday that needed anywhere near the lead of at least 4 of todays targets. Only niggle was the 2nd bird on Stand 1. High looper going straight through the sun, silly when they had plenty of space to avoid it on that stand.

 

[donna]

Well, we got nowhere fast today!  Left home at just before 9.30 to go to Westfields, got stuck on M25 J10 but we’d allowed for that.  As soon as we got onto the M4 it was crawling along, we sat there and didn’t move and it was a car park for as far as you could see.  Put Waze on and it stated 20 mins to get through that section so we hung on.  Half hour later we’d done probably half a mile!  Checked on RAC traffic website and it was stating 45 mins to get through, could’ve probably just about made it before 2 pm but nothing moved and we weren’t even at the Reading services!  Waze then stated we wouldn’t be there until 2.30 at least so we got to the services, got a coffee and headed home.  Got in just before 3 pm . So, all in all a lovely sunny day of 5.5 hours on the bloody motorway to nowhere and about £50 of fuel wasted.  At least it wasn’t raining I suppose.  
Happy Easter everyone. 

 

[Jonny English]

East of England for me today, first registered since the british last year and it showed. Been shooting practise clays but only at 2 local grounds. Took a bit of getting used to working out what was required and was definitely competition rusty. Enjoyed the shoot, nice stiff round and shot a very steady 73, was definitely 10 lightof a half decent score. Pleased to be out competing again though and learnt plenty. Very good course by John Lee again.

 

[wynno]

Well, we got nowhere fast today!  Left home at just before 9.30 to go to Westfields, got stuck on M25 J10 but we’d allowed for that.  As soon as we got onto the M4 it was crawling along, we sat there and didn’t move and it was a car park for as far as you could see.  Put Waze on and it stated 20 mins to get through that section so we hung on.  Half hour later we’d done probably half a mile!  Checked on RAC traffic website and it was stating 45 mins to get through, could’ve probably just about made it before 2 pm but nothing moved and we weren’t even at the Reading services!  Waze then stated we wouldn’t be there until 2.30 at least so we got to the services, got a coffee and headed home.  Got in just before 3 pm . So, all in all a lovely sunny day of 5.5 hours on the bloody motorway to nowhere and about £50 of fuel wasted.  At least it wasn’t raining I suppose.  
Happy Easter everyone. 

And just to make your day Donna, it was a very good shoot

 

[donna]

And just to make your day Donna, it was a very good shoot

That’s peed me off even more

 

[Charliedog]

East of England for me today, first registered since the british last year and it showed. Been shooting practise clays but only at 2 local grounds. Took a bit of getting used to working out what was required and was definitely competition rusty. Enjoyed the shoot, nice stiff round and shot a very steady 73, was definitely 10 lightof a half decent score. Pleased to be out competing again though and learnt plenty. Very good course by John Lee again.

I shot east of england for the first time today, great round, well worth the effort

 

[chesterse]

I shot east of england for the first time today, great round, well worth the effort

Me too, always a great challenging round there. They seem to put a lot of effort in to make each shoot different and interesting. 71 for me but not shooting consistently at the moment. Very enjoyable though.

 

[Will Hewland]

No scores for any recents CPSA shoots showing that I can see.  I suspect a big tech issue at CPSA on Thursday afternoon. Great timing just before a 4 day office holiday. 
 

Update: CPSA admit as much now. 

 

[Freddypip]

Thanks for the update Will. I thought Kegworth had decided not to post my score yesterday to avoid my embarrassment.