After all the rain from the previous days, the Doddershall shooting ground was under water, making in impossible to access without damaging the ground. The shoot was cancelled.
Practice Shoot Ludgershall 20th September
A very good turnout for our Sunday shoot. It was a warm dry September morning shoot with seven operational stands, and one waiting stand to cope with the large turnout. One very tricky stand with a following pair of clays from a tower caused problems with many shooters. Many blanking this stand.
Mark h 43 John w 39 John p 36 Paul b 36 Mark c 35 John e 34 Charlotte 33 Tod 33 Tye 33 Helena 32 Logan 31 Steve 30 Adrian 30 Michael 29 Jennifer 28 Jim 28 Wally 28 Anthea 28 Simon 28 Tim 27 Dawn 26 Thomas 25 Dean 25 Anthony p 24 Bill 24 John a 24 Finn 22 Joe 22 Callum 22 Geoff e 21 Tony 20 Celia 20 Chris 20 Lewis 19 Mike c 16 Richard 16 Steph 16 Shirley 15 Jenny m 15 Graham c 11 Anthony b 10 Kelsey 8
BBQ at Ludgershall
Scores from today’s shoot. Thank you again to all for organising such a fantastic shoot and bbq. A huge thank you to Brian and Dawn also for holding the BBQ at their house.
Logan 45 Mark H 45 Wally 44 Jonny P 43 John E 42 Paul B 41 Tod 38 Joe 37 Mark C 37 Bill 36 Shirley 36 Robin 36 Charlotte 35 Dawn 35 Lana H 34 Daniel 33 John W 34 Chris 32 Fin 31 Geoff E 31 Tim 30 John A 30 Josh 29 Anthea 29 Tye 29 Stuart 28 Mike 27 Anthony 26 Jim 26 Callum H 25 Richard T 25 Jenny H 24 Celia 24 Lewis H 23 Geoff W 23 Anthony B 22 John 22 Graham K 20 Mike C 14 Kelsey 9 Guests Helena 41 Kerry 5
For those who were unable to attend the prize giving, below are the list of winners in each category:
Handicap Trophy winner: Bill T
High Lady: Shirley
High Colt: Logan
High Man: Mark
Adult Airguns: Mark C and Daniel H
Junior Airguns Lana H and Kelsey
Flurry winners: Geoff E, Jonny P and John A
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 30th August
An extra shoot was organised for the 5th Sunday of the month. This was a welcome shoot to offset the shoots we missed earlier in the season. There were some difficult targets in today’s shoot. The two slow incoming clays looked deceptively easy, how come so many missed the right-hand clay. Who set up stand 5 with the two left to right crossing targets. The first of the pair was hittable as it came to a stop in front of you. The second target, landing not far away was apparently impossible. I never saw one broken. Collecting the clays at the end of the day reinforced this observation. The high score of 37 was confirmation of the difficult targets. We only get better by testing ourselves.
Tod 37 Graham h 36 Paul b 35 Mark h 34 Adrian 32 Callum 31 Steve 29 Jennifer 29 John w 29 Joe 29 Mark c 27 Geoff e 27 Wally 26 Michael 25 Tim 25 Simon 25 John a 24 Anthea 21 Jim 20 Dawn 20 Shirley 19 Finn 15 Bill 14 Mike c 11 Kelsey 6
Practice Shoot Ludgershall 16th August
Our first summer shoot at Ludgershall was held in warm muggy conditions. Many shooters regretting bringing their wet weather gear. The new normal 6 stands were set up, with a couple of rather demanding stands. Don’t let Brian attend FITASC shoots before setting up our shoot. The weather stayed dry, there were a couple of shooters in the forties.
Our next shoot is the BBQ shoot, held at Ludgershall, details out later. If you are coming, then make sure you have booked. Brian has a treat in store for us all.
Mark h 42 Graham h 41 Tod 36 Paul b 35 Wally 32 Mark c 33 John w 33 Lewis 31 Dawn 31 Steve 30 Logan 30 Jennifer 28 Bryan 28 George 27 Tye 27 Geoff e 26 Eli 26 Geoff w 26 Chris m 25 John a 25 Annie 24 Daniel 24 Bill 22 Michael 22 Shirley 22 Celia 19 Joanna 18 Mike 15 Graham 14 Chelsey 12 Kelsey 7 Guests Paul 31
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 2nd August
A pleasant day shooting, with a good mixture of targets. The day was dry, and a wind that varied. On the whole quite testing, well Graham didn’t make 40, so must have been hard.
Graham h 39 Logan 39 Mark h 38 Tye 36 Tod 35 Paul b 34 Adrian 33 John e 33 Jim 33 Warna 32 Charlotte 31 Steve 30 John w 30 Mark c 29 Geoff 28 Jennifer 28 Tim 28 Dawn 26 Wally 26 Shirley 26 Geoff w 26 Bryan 25 Bill 24 John a 24 Annie 23 Joanna 22 Joe 22 Finn 21 Lewis 20 Richard 19 Celia 17 Graham c 17 Callum 16 Mike c 9
Practice Shoot at Quainton 19th July
Our Quainton shoot had a large turn out. All the shooting was from on top of the old railway embankment. HS2 are back, and access to the field we sometimes shoot from is now closed. This might have been the last time we shoot at Quainton. HS2 are taking over more land then was originally envisaged.
The weather was kind, and became quite balmy by the end of the shoot, with many members stripping of excess clothing to remain cool. Today’s shoot was a mixture. A couple of card filler stands to build confidence and some very demanding stands to destroy what remaining confidence you still had. How can a slow incomer be so difficult to shoot? The going away teal had to be shot quickly, otherwise, it was at the boundary of the field. Still, there were still some high scores above 40.
This shoot was also the first one since shooting resumed after lock-down where we were requested to help clear up. Not an onerous task for us, a quick pickup of the clays which we deposited next to the traps, and then the team did the rest.
Mark h 42 Graham h 41 Tod 39 Adrian 38 Wally 37 Paul 36 Jennifer 35 Logan 35 Steve 34 Simon 34 Dan 33 Mark c 32 Jim 32 Shirley 32 Dawn 31 John w 31 Tye 30 Joe 30 Eli 28 Geoff e 28 Tim 27 Michael h 26 Finn 25 Chelsey 25 Bill 25 Jade 25 Geoff w 24 John a 23 Annie 23 Celia 21 Richard 19 Lana 19 Mike c 18 Callum 16
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 5th July
Another post lockdown shoot set up by Brian’s team. A dry sunny day, with a strong gusty wind, provided some skittish targets which moved around. The strong wind was reflected in the lower scores. Well, at least that is my excuse. Short of cartridges, then remember DB Guns is open late on a Friday.
Simon 38 Keith 37 Mark h 36 Graham h 36 Wally 35 John w 35 Dan 34 Anthea 34 Tod 34 Paul 34 Jennifer 33 Adrian 33 Mark c 33 Logan 33 Dawn 33 Eli 32 Shirley 32 Tye 32 Bill 31 Warna 30 Geoff w 29 Steve 29 Geoff e 28 Jim 26 John a 26 Joe 26 Callum 25 Tim 25 Finn 23 Annie 22 Celia 18 Mike c 14 Michael h 12
Practice Shoot at Quainton 21st June
Following the success of the previous shoot and the dedication of Brian’s team, our second post lockdown shoot was held at Quainton. This was held in a similar format as before. Again we were treated to some fine weather and a good set up. I heard several comments from shooters who thought the layout was good. A mixture of some easy birds, (yes the author did straight one stand), and far more demanding stands. Something for everyone. It was lovely to get out and see everyone enjoying themselves. A big thank you again to Buckinghamahsire gun shop DB guns for setting up the excellent shoot.
Graham H 43 John F 43 Adrian 42 Tod 42 Keith 41 Mark h 40 Wally 40 Logan 39 Simon 39 Eli 37 Mark c 37 Jennifer 36 Dawn 35 George 35 Steve 35 John E 35 Joe 34 Bill 34 Charlotte 33 John w 33 Paul b 33 Tye 32 Tim 32 Bryan 31 Shirley 31 Jim 30 Geoff e 29 Geoff w 28 Finn 27 Celia 26 Michael h 26 Richard 25 Annie 24 Steph 24 Graham c 23 John a 23 Lana 22 Joanna 22 Chelsey 17 Lewis 14 Mike c 9
Practice Shoot at Doddershall 7th June
Our first shoot since the start of Lockdown was held at Doddershall. The shoot was held in a different format than usual. Members-only and pre-booking were required to shoot. We were grouped into squads of six before arrival. On arrival, a short introductory briefing on how we were to proceed around the shoot, how to button and score the cards. Hand sanitiser was available on all the stands. There were 39 shooters, so six squads of six and three more to shoot after the six squads had competed.
After we had shot we immediately left, leaving behind Brian, Eli and Dawn to clear up. A really great thank you to DB Guns for running this shoot for us. The weather was good, it was nice to be out shooting in the pleasant countryside in shorts and tee shirt again. We must not forget the landowners who let us shoot on their fields. Without them, we could not pursue our sport.
The Scores
Tod 32 Celia 7 Annie 23 Chelsey 21 Bill 33 Joe 28 Wally 36 Shirley 37 Logan 36 Tye 33 Warna 40 John w 35 Adrian 41 Paul 32 Joanna 23 Bryan 28 George 30 Mark h 42 Lana 24 Callum 16 Richard 24 Tim 27 Finn 11 Michael h 27 Geoff w 23 Charlotte 38 John e 35 John f 35 Anthea 32 Geoff e 35 John a 28 Mark c 32 Steve 29 Simon 38 Jennifer 28 Dawn 36 Jim 30 Eli 29