League Shoot 14th May

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On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank everyone who attended the Kingswood leg of the League. It was very well attended and great fun – tricky traps again Brian!!!

Special thanks go to those who gave up some of their Saturday to help set up the traps and stands, also those who helped fill the traps before the shoot and those who stayed behind afterwards to help clear everything away. Many hands make light work.

As agreed on Sunday, there will be a practice shoot at Doddershall this Sunday – I know that it is the League final and I hope that many members will attend. 

Practice Shoot at Doddershall and Welsh Shoot – 7th May

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Club Shoot

I hope that everyone had a good day in Wales, we certainly had a great and successful practice at Doddershall.

Many thanks to Brian, Dawn, Todd and Celia for setting up – it was all done when I arrived and I wasn’t late!!!! Also many thanks to Dawn and Brian for supplying the refreshments.

We welcomed Kim, Nick, Phil Goff and Jack Fisher as guests and hope that they enjoyed the morning.

Scores as follows:-

Callum 48
Phil 46
Todd 45
Pete 40
Nick 35
Brian 35
Shirley 34
Dawn 33
John 29
Chris 29
Jack 24
Kim 19
Celia 17

Welsh Shoot

There was a large contingent travelling to Wales with nearly 20 from Kingswood participating. We were met with a cloudy sky.  This soon broke and we had a lovely warm shoot in the quarry.  Tony H mentioned that in the 25 years plus he had been travelling to the Welsh shoot, it had only rained once, and that was a light drizzle. 

The shoot staged by St Brides was quite demanding, with many who score 75% at our normal shoots struggling to score 50%.  The Welsh only managed to do a little better.  From the 10 highest scores from each team, we were only 20 points behind on the first leg.  All to play for in the return match.  

Missing from the shoot this year was the high crossing pair from the top of the quarry.  Something of a relief!!

As was usual we ate lunch at the Fox and Hounds in St Brides Major.

Practice shoot at Doddershall – 2th April 2017

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A very pleasant Sunday morning club shoot was held at Doddershall.  Weather was warm, and no strong winds. New born spring lambs were in the fields. We had five stands set up, and a training stand for a group of novices.  The five practice stands were a mixture of demanding and not so demanding.  We had twenty club members shooting and a couple guests.  There was also the training stand where Mark was teaching a group of beginners.  If you want to learn to shoot clays, please contact the secretary or chairman and we will make sure there is a training stand for you.

For those of you who want to go to Wales on the 7th May I need to know  numbers by Wednesday. 

For those of you who want to go to Wales on the 7th May we need to know  numbers by Wednesday, so please contact Jennifer.
 
Pete B 42
Wally 42
Todd 39
James 37
Mark Cox 36
Adrian 36
Jim 34
Warna 32
Geoff 31
Jennifer  29
Steve B 28
Brian 26
Dawn 26
Celia 26
Bill 26
Shirley 23
John 22
Richard 20
Ishra 16
Phil 16
 
 
 
Guests
Paul 38
Eli  31

League Shoot at Marston – 12th March 2017

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Marston always puts on a good league shoot and we greatly enjoyed the shoot.  The scores were generally high and Kingswood managed a very respectable score with Adrian and Barry breaking 44 clays each to come third equal behind Chris Cherry (Crown) and  Chris Davis (Akeley). Not a bad result.

Pete B 39
Steve B 31
Barry C 44
Mark C 38
Shirley E 20
Wally E 38
Andy E 40
Jennifer G 41
Mark H 43
Ian M 34
Islara P 14
Warner P 27
Adrian T 44

Practice shoot at Doddershall – 5th March 2017

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Despite a rather inauspicious start to the day, rain (I had been constantly looking for the email announcing the cancellation of the shoot), a reasonable number of members attended the shoot.   The ground was saturated from the rain during the last few days. The rain stopped by 10, and the sun came out.  The wind did rise, resulting in some unpredictable flight patterns taken by the targets.  Brian set up a couple of stands with a demanding target.  Thankfully the other target on the stand was easier.  We must thank Ann for the Lemon Drizzle cake and cookies. 

Brian 39
James 39
Wally 37
Jennifer 36
Mark Cox 36
Steve B 35
Dawn 33
Jim 31
Shirley 31
Warna 28
Bill 28
Sandra 22
Amanda 22
Nick 17

Guests
Ely 28

Practice shoot at Quainton – 19th February

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Wow, what a difference a week makes with the weather.  It was almost short sleeve weather today at Quainton. No rain, light wind, and the sun threatening to shine. A good mix of targets had been setup by Brain and Dawn from DB Guns of Thame.  There were 21 shooters in the practice shoot, plus some beginners. We had a beginner stand with Mark Hill providing tuition.  Beginners are welcome to come and try shooting.   Please let us know before coming, we can then ensure we have a coach and stand available for beginners.

Jennifer breaking a clay.

The scores on the doors

Pete 44
Mark Hill 41
Dawn 40
James 38
Todd 37
Brian 37
Jennifer  36
Wally 33
Callan 33
Mark Cox 32
Adrian 29
Nick 29
Jim 28
Malcolm  28
Geoff 27
Sandra 25
Tony H 21
Bill 20
Amanda 19
Steve B 15
John 14
 
Our next shoot is a club shoot at Doddershall on the 5th March. 
 
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League shoot at Akeley, 12th February 2017

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Miserable cold day for a shoot, with sleet and rain.  Parking was restricted to the road because of the wet field.  The shoot was the usual layout we have come to expect from Akeley.  Some contention about the scoring with another 52 bird shoot. 

Despite the rubbish weather we managed to field the required number of shooters.  Results will be posted when I receive them. 

Practice shoot at Doddershall, 4th February 2017

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We had a great turnout today at the Doddershall ground with 26 shooting.  The day was cloudy, dry and cool.  No wind, to disturb the clays, and no sun in our eyes.  The mini trap was out again, practicing for the Welsh shoot. We shot round in four squads to reduce the waiting time.  There though was an unavoidable delay at 11 when a group of joggers passed through the shooting ground.  This was known about before hand, so tea and coffee were served as we gave encouragement to the runners.  I think we all enjoyed the shoot. Some new faces as well.  We must congratulate Mark H on his practice with the rabbit target.  Fifty cartridges and two targets hit!

Next week there is the League shoot at Akeley.  Everybody is encouraged to attend, fifty bird shoot for £10 and all ready set up for us.   The following week the club meeting is at Quainton.

Member scores

Pete B 44
Brian 43
James 43
Steve B 42
Mark Cox 40
Jim 39
Jennifer 37
Graham 36
Wally 35
Mark Hill 35
Bill 34
Sandra 34
Dawn 34
Tony 33
Chris 31
Geoff 30
Todd 30
Anthony 23
John 22
Shirley 19
Joe 15

Guest scores

George 43
James Holton 39
Nick D 29
Matt 27
Amanda D 22