Practice Shoot at Ludgershall 20th August 2023

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Tod and Simon set up the clay pigeon shooting this morning. They used the club’s equipment setting up fewer stands than we normally have. There were four stands, each with a dozen targets. The fourth stand had fourteen targets, which was a challenge for the shooters.

The usual dynamic duo, Dawn and Brian, could not attend as they were hosting a charity shoot. This meant that there were fewer people at the club event than usual. Some preferring the charity shoot and other also watching the women’s football world cup final.

The English ladies had a disappointing result in the final, losing to Spain. Despite this, everyone enjoyed their time at our clay pigeon shooting event and the charity shoot.

The Ludgershall site had been closed for a while, growing grass for fodder, but it was reopened for this event. The grass had been cut and the land had been prepared.

Overall, it was a successful event. The shooters enjoyed themselves and the charity shoot raised a lot of money.

The Scores

Tod 		45
Adrian	        41
Brett	        39
Ben		37
John F	        37
Nick		36
Joe T	        35
Steve B	        35
Dick		35
Simon	        33
Geoff E	        32
Tony H	        27
Glenn	        25
Jo		25

Practice Shoot at Quainton 16th July 2023

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A blustery day produced some interesting targets. No two targets were the same because the clay targets were being blown in all directions. Thankfully the rain held off and we had an enjoyable shoot. I have included an image of the ground we shoot at from a drone shot I found on YouTube. The producer of the video has several hours of drone footage of the HS2 construction. So, if you can keep your blood pressure under control take a look at his YouTube channel featuring HS2 at, The Boy

The Results

Mark         42

Chris W      41

Paul B       41

David        40

Keith        40

Melvin       39

Tod          39

Pete         37

John F       36

Adrian       34

Lewis        34

Glenn        34

Wally        32

Jennifer     31

Graham C     31

Geoff E      31

Callum       29

Dawn         29

Steve        29

Joe Tom      29

Tye          29

Jake         28

John A       27

Dennis       26

Shirly       26

Joe Tur      23

Bill         23

Kelsey       23

Anne         22

Celia        22

Tony         21

Gary (Guest) 12

Practice Shoot at Quainton 18th June2023

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The Sunday shoot at Quainton

Tod      41

Keith    41

Pete     41

Jennifer 40

John F   40

John W   39

Jake     39

Tye      39

Wally    39

Chris    38

Mike H   38

Luke     37

Mark C   37

Glenn    37

Graham C 37

Geoff E  36

Melvin   36

Shirley  35

Dawn     35

George   35

Simon    35

Helena   33

Rosie    32

Dick     32

Ben      32

Anthea   32

Jim      31

Joe T    30

Celia    30

Kelsey   29

Johnny   26

Dennis   24

William  19

Practice Shoot at Doddershall 4th June 2023

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The weather gods smiled upon us today. The sun shone brightly, and the easterly wind was not as biting as it had been in previous days. In fact, it was so mild that a few people were even dressed in t-shirts.

We gathered at the English sporting layout, which was in excellent condition. There were six stands, including a practice stand where we could try out our shots without scoring any points.

As an extra reward, we were treated to home-baked cake for our tea break. It was the perfect way to break up the shoot.

The scores

Mark       42

David      42

Keith      41

Luke       39

Jennifer   37

Dawn       36

Brett      36

Johnny     35

Graham C   35

Melvin     35

Pete B     35

Steve      35

Wally      35

Lewis      34

Mike H     34

Helena     33

Dick       33

Dennis     33

Anthea     33

Tod        32

Glenn      32

Ben        32

Geoff E    31

Tony       27

Tye        27

Callum     27

Joe Turner 25

Shirley    24

Anne       24

Celia      24

Clive      24

Jake       23

Kelsey     21

Jo Peat    19

Roger      19

William    18

Practice Shoot at Quainton 21st May 2023

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The results of the Sunday Quainto shoot on a lovely May day.

Keith      44

Melvin     43

Pete B     42

Tye        41

Jake       40

Brett      40

Dawn       39

Wally      39

Graham C   39

Anthea     37

John A     36

Jennifer   36

Bill       35

Luke       35

Tod        34

Adrian     31

Ben E      30

Annie      30

Dick       29

Celia      27

Joe T      27

Geoff E    27

Shirley    27

Roger      25

Jo         23

Kelsey     22

William     9

Practice Shoot at Doddershall 7th May 2023

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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

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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

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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