George Digweed the best shooter in the world

[Will Hewland]

Over enough shoots, almost all the big names will have an off day. If I trawl the scores I can find me ahead of many big names, just once or twice, where my good day has coincided with their off day. However I have no expectation that my good day will ever get ahead of GD's bad day. It is his consistency that makes the difference as he operates in a narrower window of variation than almost anybody else. Or everybody else?

 

[ips]

Mr D and i are similar then.

He hardly ever has an off day whereas I hardly ever have an on day.

 

[Ashley]

I'm just a lowly registered shooter B class, when I won the b class at the British open in 2011, George was one of the first people to congratulate me, I was nervous enough as it was, but when he spoke to me I nearly passed out.

It's given me the confidence to say hello when I see him at some of the bigger shoots

At the classic this year I got him to pose with me and a mate for a photo ( he'd finished shooting ) that really made it special for a couple of club shooters like us.

My point is he's not just the best shot we are ever likely to see, he's also a very nice bloke who cares about the sport with a passion and is always having a laugh with people, but when it's his turn to shoot, it's game on and bugger everyone else

 

[Sian]

Ashley, I was in the same squad and he was lovely. He's completely focused when shooting but still has a laugh going round.

Here's my photo

 

[** Pending Removal **]

We could not work out how to do one of these selfie thingimijigs.....

Then got better when I bumped into another top bloke......

And then......bugger me......I got photo bombed by a young whippersnapper ....

 

[Ashley]

Ashley, I was in the same squad and he was lovely. He's completely focused when shooting but still has a laugh going round.

Here's my photo

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Sian, great photo,got mine in pride of place on the mantle. How often can you be photographed with a living legend

 

[Ashley]

Sian, great photo,got mine in pride of place on the mantle. How often can you be photographed with a living legend

Tinker is a well travelled girl obviously friends with the top people in our sport, and a legend herself me thinks

 

[shootinguru]

:fie:  What about Wally Sykes? In the 70's he won just about everything, I'll bet he is next to George on number of titles? :crazy:

 

[Bryn12]

Winning loads of world championships and medals is all very well  but in this era of recycling disposable (and instantly forgettable) z-list celebs your nuffink if you haven't appeared on bog bother or wrinklies go mincing 

 

[Wonko the Sane]

There is absolutely no denying his talent and accomplishments.  Difficult to imagine anyone being put out by his #1 ranking now or whenever.  And it's cool to know that he's a good person too.

But seriously, big as he is, I hope he has a couple good mates that are heart specialists.

 

[evoracer]

Yes but could you beat George Digweed when he has a bad day and you have a good day ? The answer is the same as me NO

Deershooter

do you really believe that? I can tell you from first hand I've seen George on a bad day I was just about to go in the cage, fair play he was polite excuse me and all that, Threw his card in the bin in the cage I shot, one of the lads in our group got Georges screwed up card out 4 out of 12 stands shot and very much beatable!! off he went and got a fresh card!!

George on a good day thats a different matter!!!

 

[ips]

Hang on a minute am i too understand sporting comp is like a pool shoot as in you can start again, have another go and ditch a bad score ?

 

[Hamster]

You can for re-entry shoots, never registered of course. 

 

[evoracer]

Hang on a minute am i too understand sporting comp is like a pool shoot as in you can start again, have another go and ditch a bad score ?

I don't agree with it but as said most sunday non registered shoots will let you re enter