After all the discussion today on WW - I thought it might be good to have a quick run through of my first trip to Hornet SG for their 120reg yesterday.Turned up at about 9.15 - nice and easy to find, to arrive at about the same time as Fuz, Bob and Wendy - myself & JonSkeet + Tobi made six for the squad. Cup of coffee in the small, but warm and welcoming clubhouse and we were off.Format was 120 birds over 13 stands - set across a bit of woodland, and then out into a couple of large fields on the farm.Opening stand was I *think* number 11 - pair of simo r/l crossers, nice warm up stand - then we did 12 and 13 which was a high looper sim incoming bird (which I straighted), followed by a rabbit o/r edgy going away bird which needed a bit of quick hands to get out in front of.We then wandered through the woods and tackled a couple of tricky crossers up by the car park, and then onto the platform which was pretty high and had a couple of interesting birds below our feet and at eye level to get you thinking.Then out into the field - again, some interesting presentations - the battue o/r crosser from the target needed some respect and caught a few people out, as did the far end stand with an incoming low flat bird o/r overhead from left to right. We tackled the two long rang incomers last in the field - from the side they looked scary, but they actually gave you lots of time to set and find - quite enjoyed them.Back into the woods for the incoming bird followed by teal/crow which caught a few people out.We finished up on stands 1 & 2 - up by the car park, facing up hill - the sim pair of midi and standard left to rights which were fun - and the incoming driven followed by right to left crosser.All-in-all, not a bad shoot - bit chilly with a brisk wind up on the hill. Let down a little bit a few no birds, a delay for a trap breakdown - but I don't think anyone went home too depressed.All of our squad had some fun - some good banter - and some respectable scores. I'll let everyone chime in with their numbers - but your admin took an 83ex120, which I was quite pleased with.
Hornet SG – 4th December 2011
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) Look forward to going again, hopefully when it's warmer 
Will Hewland
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I would say that it was a good shoot. Good variety with some testing stuff but nothing stupid. I fell flat on my face in a few places, including a 1 on the two long curling incomers. I think I must have been in front of them, which was a problem I seemed to have a lot all day. (Due to being stiff with cold?). A grim day for me (not Hornets' fault). 88 ex 120. Would have been worse but I finished a bit better than I had been going initially. Straighted the tower. Just got to look forward to next weekend! CSC3
TobyM
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Unless your lovely car has morphed into a DeLorean, Matt, I think you need to inspect the title of this thread /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-smile.gif
Bob_P
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My first time too at this ground. Nice shoot, plenty of variety but a bit chilly on the exposed stands. I thought it was good value, some testing targets but all hittable. I look forward to shooting there again, but maybe I'll wait for warmer weather in the spring. Managed an 86 which I was fairly pleased with.
TobyM
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What Bob said! Except I hit an 82 /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-cry.gif
Shot a 74 ex 120 so 61% a little under my average at the moment, probably could/should have shot better but with Weston in mind afterwards we were trying to be quite brisk. Not one of Kevins finest imho. Saying that this was the first 120 I have shot at hornet and I feel another 2 or 3 stands were required, shooting 100 around that course would have been a decent layout but the extra 20 felt like a bit of a slog. Adding a pair or 2 to each stand just to add percieved value isnt the way forward in my book. Its not like he hasnt got the room for a couple of extra stands, but then you have to pay extra scorers. To sum up save the money from the extra clays, add it to the prize fund, maybe down the classes and put on a top quality 100 bird shoot for £35. That would make it a tougher choice for me and that is why I like Wylye too. 40 odd miles extra over Hornet in my diesel munching truck but a real close call. Fuzrat
TobyM
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One thing not mentioned so far, is that they hadn't updated the CPSA software for the new classifications. I was still listed as B when I have dropped down to C. I think that's a pretty fundamental error IMO.
Will Hewland
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I think that will come out correctly at CPSA HQ. CSC3
Results from Hornet now published: http://www.hornetsg.co.uk/pdfr.....ts0312.pdf Well pleased that I made third place in c-class... good to see Bob ended up second place there as well...
TobyM
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Well done Matt and Bob!
Bob_P
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Wow - that's a surprise, might have to go back again /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-laugh.gif
Maxum
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Very well done Matt & Bob, nice little earner /wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif/wp-content/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif
Will Hewland
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If you are shown on their results page, then there will be money. CSC3
GavB
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well shot chaps
