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These questions are really targetted at those who compete in registered shoots or have aspirations to do so, but all responses are welcome. My competition market in Scotland is a little different to many south of the border, in respect to the volume of availability, but I expect that the same thoughts and frustrations may exist. If you are a regular competition shooter, or aspire to be, what are the things that frustrate you most, the things that perhaps inhibit more participation by you in events, what would you like to see done differently, what would excite and motivate you to get engaged or more engaged? In Scotland a lot of what we do is a bit samey, i.e. It's the same ground layouts, same groups or squads of shooters the same banter, the same group of prize winners, etc. Part of that of course is that it is a smaller pool of shooters, so perhaps more familiarity, but it doesn't really feel as though anybody is offering something different. Nobody is really standing out (as yet) as wanting to disrupt the norm. What could shooting grounds do differently? What should the major shooting brands do differently to support the growth and development of the sport be it at ground or shooter level? What disruptive effect or outcome would you most like to see in our sport? My questions are targetted towards the sporting type disciplines rather than skeet or trap. The last 2 questions are what would most motivate you to seek the involvement of a coach and what qualities would be most attractive in that coach? The qualities may be their success as a shooter, the success rate of their students, the commercial rate, industry reputation, perhaps their stature in shooting may put you off trying to engage or whatever else you deem appropriate. Thanks in advance for your efforts in responding.

Hello. I am going on a trip to England late January 2017. I am going to stay in the area around Liverpool and was thinking of maybe attending a Sporting competition (ES, Sportrap, Fitasc etc). Any suggestions for competitions last weekend of January? I will have a rental car and I am prepared for a couple of hours drive.