schmokinn
Well-known member
Southdown Grand Masters so for such a highly publicised and vaunted shoot you would expect a lot and would be rightly peed off if you felt that they hadn't made enough effort.
Started 10.30 on the Valley first 4 stand ok then it started no birds on every stand in quantity at least 4 or 5 on every stand between the squad of 6 so virtually every stand you were getting at least one.
On a couple of stands we had 20 odd between the squad which is ridiculous on one stand the trapper was stopping you every 2 pairs to clear 2 targets from the trap as he knew they would be broken and then you carried on.
To add to this 5 of the stands had button problems 3 of which when we walked into the stand told us they had been having problems all morning before we started so we had the scenario where you really don't know if the target is coming or not and targets being released after you had lowered the gun...i have never heard PAIR AGAIN so many times!
You can see looking at the scores that many people were posting 10-15 targets less than you would expect them to be scoring.
Realistically the targets were well set and nice to shoot when you actually got a pair,nothing that hard but you're score ruined by the lack of rhythm and constant no targets.
The first half was pretty much ruined by this which is a great shame as it could have been one of the highlights of the year.
The second,The lane where registered shoots are usually held was the opposite a couple of no birds on the round what the first half should have been.
The only thing on the second round was the rabbit on stand 4 i think which was pretty quick but 50% of the targets where coming out as a looper about 8ft up in the air which was actually a nicer target
So very much a game of 2 halves first half very poor and frustrating,you have paid good money for your shoot and should get a fair experience not have your day ruined by poor setting up.
The second half as it should be very few problems and running smoothly...
Again lack of preperation causes piss poor performance!
Started 10.30 on the Valley first 4 stand ok then it started no birds on every stand in quantity at least 4 or 5 on every stand between the squad of 6 so virtually every stand you were getting at least one.
On a couple of stands we had 20 odd between the squad which is ridiculous on one stand the trapper was stopping you every 2 pairs to clear 2 targets from the trap as he knew they would be broken and then you carried on.
To add to this 5 of the stands had button problems 3 of which when we walked into the stand told us they had been having problems all morning before we started so we had the scenario where you really don't know if the target is coming or not and targets being released after you had lowered the gun...i have never heard PAIR AGAIN so many times!
You can see looking at the scores that many people were posting 10-15 targets less than you would expect them to be scoring.
Realistically the targets were well set and nice to shoot when you actually got a pair,nothing that hard but you're score ruined by the lack of rhythm and constant no targets.
The first half was pretty much ruined by this which is a great shame as it could have been one of the highlights of the year.
The second,The lane where registered shoots are usually held was the opposite a couple of no birds on the round what the first half should have been.
The only thing on the second round was the rabbit on stand 4 i think which was pretty quick but 50% of the targets where coming out as a looper about 8ft up in the air which was actually a nicer target
So very much a game of 2 halves first half very poor and frustrating,you have paid good money for your shoot and should get a fair experience not have your day ruined by poor setting up.
The second half as it should be very few problems and running smoothly...
Again lack of preperation causes piss poor performance!