Winter breaks from shooting?

[Doctor Lecter]

bowie  top man ,  

 

[Rosso]

After a major accident in 2012, i need to wear gloves when i shoot no matter what the weather,

Ironically im in more pain in the winter, but its slightly better than being effected by summer breezes .

:santa:

You shouldn't go down chimney pots head first.

Burns your hands.

 

[Rosso]

If you go into any detail about this winter crap you'll need to address  POI, POA, choke selection, shot size, and prolly barrel length.

You need to chill Wonko. Pardon the pun.

 

[Rosso]

When a Brit says winter Wonko think chilly gray overcast wet more gray more wet, brief ***** of sunshine on a Wednesday to get your hopes up, more gray, SAD disorder followed by complete apathy and depression, to be closely followed by the notions of emigrating to warmer climates, then the realisation that your British and the upper lip stiffens and out you venture across muddy fields to complain about the weather with other shooters?. It's no wonder David Bowie and his generation liked a bit of colour. .

Wonko does that explain it in enough detail for you.

 

[Iggy]

I tend to go with the weather mire than having any specific structured lay off.

I really don't enjoy shooting in the rain (snow isn't too bad) and as this is my hobby, and meant to be enjoyable, I do tend to shoot less over winter. Having said that the last couple of years we seem to have enjoyed reasonable autumns, so I've shot weekly registered's well into November/December.

Having said that I really wouldn't mind sitting down and giving some thought to a structured break from registered's and using the time to practice, something I never do during the 'season' but know that I really should.

 

[maddmatt]

Yes you should take a break over winter, just ask GD why

 

[Will Hewland]

Yes you should take a break over winter, just ask GD why

But if your break is full with game shooting, it isn't a break is it?

 

[Will Hewland]

I tend to go with the weather mire than having any specific structured lay off.

I really don't enjoy shooting in the rain (snow isn't too bad) and as this is my hobby, and meant to be enjoyable, I do tend to shoot less over winter. Having said that the last couple of years we seem to have enjoyed reasonable autumns, so I've shot weekly registered's well into November/December.

Having said that I really wouldn't mind sitting down and giving some thought to a structured break from registered's and using the time to practice, something I never do during the 'season' but know that I really should.

I favour keeping hoping, but sometimes having a week or two off (or day or two off) for purposeful practice on problem targets.

 

[chippy]

A break does me no good at all I had six weeks off one winter and it killed my shooting I lost all the natural leads. Targets that previously I had shot with no thought suddenly became a mystery to me.

 

[dyosk]

As a slight aside how have people found shooting in or over snow ? I shot OT over snow last year thinking it would enhance the visibility of the clays ! Didn't work at all found it really hard. Although I've seen a few video as of snow covered grounds shooting regularly ?

 

[maddmatt]

But if your break is full with game shooting, it isn't a break is it?

It is for GD, he shoots game for the enjoyment and it doesn't need the same level of concentration as shooting competition clays

 

[unplugged]

You kids don't really GET WINTER! (I've lived over there, I know!! :haha: )

Last Winter (here) in just Feb. we had 101 inches of snow, and record low temps. I managed to shoot at least twice a week in "WINTER."

 

[Simonix]

Looking forward to shooting this winter! Pheasants!

And I will be carrying on with the clays too!

No such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.... ;-)

 

[Iggy]

You kids don't really GET WINTER! (I've lived over there, I know!! :haha: )

Last Winter (here) in just Feb. we had 101 inches of snow, and record low temps. I managed to shoot at least twice a week in "WINTER."

Well if you've lived here you should know that just 1" of snow brings the road network to a standstill so its impossible to get to a shooting ground anyway..

I'll stay in and watch the telly...

 

[Will Hewland]

It is for GD, he shoots game for the enjoyment and it doesn't need the same level of concentration as shooting competition clays

.. Score not important? Who was it who said that game shooting was an ideal hiding place for the talentless? Oh.. It was me.. )

 

[FloodDefence]

Shoot the same in winter as summer, at every opportunity, unless it's sheeting it down with rain and sometimes even then. Just love being out with the gun in good like minded company.

 

[Bryn12]

on a steep learning curve at the moment so no planned break this winter, my shooting is interrupted enough by work and other commitments. If you're competing all over the world, at top level, week after week, you would definitely need to plan breaks or you'd burn out.

 

[Rosso]

If you go into any detail about this winter crap you'll need to address  POI, POA, choke selection, shot size, and prolly barrel length.

Why did you have to mention that.

I've had therapy for that and now its all come back.

My therapist said don't mention free to try shooting tips or I could get a condition called Wonkoitis.

 

[Rosso]

on a steep learning curve at the moment so no planned break this winter, my shooting is interrupted enough by work and other commitments. If you're competing all over the world, at top level, week after week, you would definitely need to plan breaks or you'd burn out.

I would rather prefer getting burned out shooting than managing 700+ teenage herberts in a college.

It's a different level to us.

 

[Bryn12]

I would rather prefer getting burned out shooting than managing 700+ teenage herberts in a college.

It's a different level to us.

Agreed but it's a 'surfeit of honey' thing, if it ever gets to the point where its loses it's enjoyment and you have to drag yourself to the range then you need break, ideally before that. Depends on the individual and how much shooting they do, at the moment I can see improvements almost every time I go out which keeps me highly motivated but I know that I'm going to reach the point where improvements are small and sporadic so I'll need to build in the odd mini-break.