David B 45 John A 40 Pete B 40 Dawn 40 Dennis 39 Lewis 39 Mark H 39 Melvin 38 Helena 36 Jennifer 36 Wally 36 Keith 36 John W 35 Clive 34 John F 34 Mark C 33 Tod 33 Joe 33 Daniel 33 Ben E 33 Geoff E 31 Jim 30 Jake B 30 Adrian 30 Graham C 30 Bill 29 Shirley 26 Glenn 26 Anne 24 Dick 23 Celia 23 Joe T 22 Roger 20 Kelsey 14 William 12
Practice Shoot at Quainton 16th April 2023
We returned to our Quainton shooting ground for the first time since June of the previous year. The journey to the ground was not affected by the HS2 roadworks. Many commented on the excellent quality of the road surfaces where HS2 vehicles have to travel. The shooting on the site is now limited, we can only shoot from the old railway embankment, towards the East over the fields. The field conditions determine whether we can shoot from the bank or the field. Today the fields were very wet, so only a limited number of traps were placed on the field, each requiring manual relocation up the embankment at the conclusion of the shoot. With improved field conditions we can provide more variety with incoming targets and low flying crossers. Nevertheless, it was an interesting and different shoot with a distinct set of targets. The scores were higher than usual for everyone.
David B 47 Mark H 44 Lewis 44 Dawn 43 John F 43 Pete 42 Jennifer 41 Mark C 41 Bret (Guest) 40 Callum 39 Glenn 39 Keith 39 Luke 39 Shirley 37 Geoff E 36 Tod 36 Jake 35 Wally 35 Steve 35 Simon 34 Bill 34 Mike H 33 John A 33 Tye 30 Jim 29 Richard T 29 Annie 28 Graham N 28 Adam 27 Kelsey 26 Dick 26 Ben E 22 Celia 22 Mike C 19 William 17 Jo (Guest 11)
Good Friday Shoot
We decided to ditch the Easter eggs and go for some clay pigeons instead. The Sunday 2nd shoot was too soggy, so we moved it to Good Friday when the fields were less like a swamp. We had a blast with a 50-bird sporting layout of five stands. And guess what? Three of the stands were super sporting. That means more clay machines, more targets, and more chances to show off your skills (or lack thereof). Super sporting is not for the faint of heart. It will test your limits, your patience, and your sense of humor. But it’s also a ton of fun.
We were so hungry after shooting all those clays that we drove like mad to Ludgershall and barged into the village hall. There we stuffed our faces with fish and chips from the van, and some wickedly delicious puddings. We also got some easter eggs as prizes, but we ate them too. We owe a big thanks to Brian, Tractor John, Wally and maybe some others for setting up a cracking shoot. And also to Dawn, Shirley and Celia for putting up with us and feeding us the great food.
The scores.
David 49 Mark H 48 Group 1 winner Melvin 45 Helena 44 Simon P 44 Chris 43 Wally 42 Tod 42 Dick 41 Paul B 40 Jennifer 40 John F 40 Group 2 winner Lewis H 39 Pete B 39 Graham H 38 Dawn 38 Tye 38 Luke B 36 Graham C 36 Adrian 36 Dennis 35 Daniel 35 Group 3 winner Geoff 34 Rosie 34 George 33 Callum H 32 John A 32 Clive 31 Polly 31 Shirley 31 Barry 30 Steve B 30 Group 4 winner Jim G 28 Glen 27 Celia 26 Adam 23 Graham N 22 Kelsey 21 Mike K 19 William 9 Jasmin 4
Practice Shoot at Ludgershall 19th March 2023
Nick C 42
Pete 41
John F 40
David 39
Graham H 37
Mark H 36
Melvin 36
Helena 36
Dawn 36
Lewis 35
Luke 35
Wally 34
Anthea 34
Jennifer 32
Geoff E 32
Tod 33
Graham C 32
Callum 32
Dibber 30
Glenn 29
Jake 28
Jim 28
Steve B 28
Shirley 28
Celia 26
Ben E 25
Robin Cook (guest) 24
John A 23
Mike C 23
Annie (guest) 23
Kelsey 21
Adam 19
Polly (guest) 17
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 5th March 2023
Enjoyable shoot at the Doddershall shooting ground. Not warm, but amazing how for a brief few seconds we were warmed by the sun.
Pete B 46 Mark H 44 David B 43 John W 40 Tod 38 Dawn 37 Melvin 37 Wally 36 Graham H 35 Joe 35 Tye 34 Glenn 33 John F 33 Graham C 33 Dibber 33 Mark C 32 Luke B 31 Dick 31 Celia 31 Steve B 30 Lewis 30 Mike C 29 Bill 29 Callum 28 Johnny 27 Geoff E 25 Clive V 24 Anthea 23 Shirley 21 Kelsey 17
Practice Shoot at Ludgershall 19th February 2023
A lovely dry sunny day with a light wind saw us back at Ludgershall for a shoot. Good turn out and a new possible member. Alas he arrived late because the location instructions on the website were pointing to the old Ludgershall shooting ground. These have been corrected.
The scores on an an easier shoot that our previous shoot saw many scores in the forties with Mark H making a 46.
Mark H 46 David 44 Graham H 42 Melvin 42 Pete 41 John W 40 Logan 40 Dawn 39 Anthea 39 Helena 38 Graham C 38 Callum 38 Adrian 37 Wally 37 Jennifer 36 Tye 36 Lewis 36 John F 36 John A 35 Luke 35 Glenn 33 Steve 33 Dennis 32 Ben 31 Dibby 30 Jim 28 Adam 27 Bill 26 Jake 26 Geoff 24 Dick 23 Shirley 23 Mike C 14
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 5th February 2023
The recent dry weather has allowed the land to lose some of its water. The shoot was on, though the traps had been moved onto and off the field by hand. Today was dry, the sky was blue and there was a light breeze. It was cold, though some shooters thought otherwise. A good turn out with 36 cards handed in at the end of the day.
A demanding shoot with nobody managing 40.
Luke B 37 Mark H 37 John F 37 Helena 34 David W 33 Graham H 33 Dennis 33 Melvin 32 Graham C 32 Joe 32 Pete 30 Tod 30 Nick 30 Tye 29 Geoff E 29 Wally 28 Jennifer 28 John W 27 Lewis 27 Mike H 26 Dawn 26 Anthea 24 John A 24 Bill 24 Adrian 24 Jake B 22 Callum 22 Dick 22 Steve 21 Mike C 20 Adam 17 Kelsey 16 Roger 15 Celia 14 Graham N 14 Ben 13
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 1st January 2023
Our first shoot of the year was held on the 1st of January. Despite the recent rain, the weather was relatively benign with the sun making an appearance.
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Pete B 43 Mark H 42 Graham H 40 Paul 39 Callum 38 Wally 38 Mark C 36 Graham C 35 Lewis 35 Jennifer 34 Dennis 34 Geoff E 32 Tye 32 Anthea 32 Dawn 29 Ben 29 Jake 29 Roger 28 Adrian 26 Dick 26 Tony 26 Jim 23 John A 22 Graham N 20 Daniel 16
Fred Dymock Shoot 18th December 2022
Fred Dymock Shoot 18th December 2022
Maybe we had missed the intense cold from the previous days, it was still a chilly shooting day, the ground hard from the previous frosts, and a strengthening wind. It was scheduled to rain, but thankfully that held off.
The shoot was in memory of Fred Dymock. He always held a boxing day shoot on a piece of land on the crossroads this side of Quainton railway heritage site. The land became a car park for the heritage site, and now it is owned by HS2. We would shoot and stand next to a blaze in a large oil drum keeping warm, while we consumed whisky. Fred would construct some special clays which would distribute confetti when they were hit.
Today we shot 50 clays for the Fred Dymock Trophy. This is a handicapped shoot, based on previous scores through the year. The shoot was over 6 stands. During the tea break we also held a flurry with teams of three people.
After the shoot we went back to Ludgershall village hall for lunch and the prize giving. A lovely lunch was supplied by the club and prepared for us by the ladies.
Flurry winners
High Colt
High Lady
High Man
Fred Dymock Trophy
Scores
Mark H 41 Adrian 39 Pete B 39 Mark C 38 John W 38 Paul B 37 Wally 37 Tony 36 John A 36 Dawn 36 John E 36 Tod 36 Luke 34 Shirley 33 Dick 33 robin 33 Lewis H 33 Anthea 32 Charlotte 31 Callum H 31 Helena 31 Steve B 28 Jennifer 28 Graham N 27 Dennis 27 Simon 27 Jake 26 Mike H 26 Kelsey 25 Daniel 25 Ian A 25 Geoff E 25 Richard T 24 John F 24 Ceila 22 Ben 22 Geoff W 14
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 4th December 2022
Hi All, Sunday 18th December is the Christmas shoot and Fred Dymock Trophy shoot – as in other years we will be serving food at Ludgershall village hall after, members can invite a guest to join them for the food free of charge – please let me know who’s coming for ordering the food, Thank you.
Well attended shoot, on a chilly day. At least one member was put off from joining because of the inclement weather, or was it the previous night’s village Christmas meal.
David B 47
Luke B 39
Helena 39
Pete B 38
Graham C 37
Mark H 37
Tye 37
John F 36
Geoff E 36
Dennis 35
Tod 34
Jennifer 34
Paul B 33
Graham H 32
Callum 30
Wally 30
Mark C 29
Dawn 29
Dick 28
Shirley 28
Lewis 26
Jake 24
Joanna 24
Daniel 23
Jim 23
Ben 23
John A 20
Graham N 20
Celia 18
Graham KC 17
Mike C 15
Kelsey 14