Mark 41 George 37 Tod 36 Luke 36 Ben 36 Chris 34 John 34 Dawn 33 Anthea 33 Tye 32 Dennis 31 Dick 31 Pete 31 Wally 30 Steve 30 Glenn 28 Jennifer 28 Helena 28 Simon 28 Lewis 28 Joe T 28 Geoff W 28 Shirley 25 Geoff E 26 Joanna 25 Callum 23 Tony 22 Jake 22 Mike 22 Kelsey 19 Adam 19 William 13
Practice Shoot at Quainton 18th June2023
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
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
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
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