jimdfish Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Watching the opening ceremony and Seeing countries I have never heard of. 2 weeks of marathon and synchronised swimming to go. I for one cannot smile wide enough(sic) jimDfish They have clay shooting at the commonwealth but not the olympics. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Again we must endure the seemingly never-ending yawn-a-thon on TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretmanabu Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 I thought they do have clay shooting. Didnt a british shooter win a gold in the last olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quercus Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Jim, There are many disciplines of shotgun, rifle and pistol shooting in the Olympics, they just don't get a lot of coverage. More details here Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted August 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Cheers Q Hope Eurosport will cover the clays. The reason I thought they did not show it was the schedule is just marked down as shooting jimDfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Heard the commentator talking a couple of times about the double trap. Hope we get some coverage at the Sydney Olympics we won some great medals in shooting, but all we get to watch on the BoringBroadcastingCrap all we get to see is swimmers (i don't think a single brit swimmer won a medal either?). Last time I wrote an email to the BBC, I hope their coverage of shooting increases, of course target shooting is not the most exciting to watch but the clays most definitely is especially if it goes to a shoot off. Great way of advertising the sport as well. Come on BBC use my license fee to good effect please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 If, like me, you no longer are interested in the Olympics/DrugFest Games, then exercise your right to turn it off, or watch something else. The Gamebore Championships were televised for a couple of years, I think on Sky Sports. I thoroughly enjoy sporting clay shooting, but I got bored watching it after a while. Whether you like it, or not, clay shooting is very repetitive, with very little variation. If they do show any shooting on the BBC, it will probably be at 3 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted August 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 did anyone see the lighting of the olympic flame. It looked like a camberwell carrot. And I thought they were taking dope out this year!! jimDfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 (edited) It's called the camberwell carrot , cos it was carrot shaped and made in camberwell .. lol classic ! Don't know if any of you folks know but ... Them skin tight suits the lady's run in , in the 100 meters dash are called "mumbel's"...... all the best yis yp sorry YP, I know it's your first day back and all that wouldn't want people getting the wrong idea about the site though Edited August 14, 2004 by Teal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 So good to have the scoundrel posying again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 it would seem that the not to politicaly correct sport of shooting anybloodything is out of the question for veiwing, cant let little jimmy and janey see the bad man with the "gun" what will they say at the guild oh m,y oh my :*) oh well anyone for tiddlywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 (edited) Great news - I logged on to the BBC website and they have a shooting section: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2...ing/default.stm It's not as big as some of the others but it's a start 4 years ago we had nothing (I am pretty sure of that). I'm going to send them an email and ask how much coverage we'll get on TV as well, I'd hope some of you would also send a congratulatory email but also put the pressure on for more especially on TV. It's a great chance to advertise and hopefully get new members for the sport (clay pigeon shooting) ATB Teal. just seen this link as well: http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/h...000/3711171.stm it's good stuff, hope the lads can bring home some bacon to capitalise on it all. Edited August 14, 2004 by Teal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squintshot Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 There is going to be shooting coverage this year checked the TV guide and there are a couple of days that have shooting on. Did Richard Faulds not win gold at the last olympics?? Squint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Did Richard Faulds not win gold at the last olympics?? He did indeed and there was very little footage of him doing so until he actually received his medal. This is probably the reason that more coverage is going to be given this time as i think there were many letters of complaint sent in by the shooting fraternity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 yeh he did there is some CPSing at the olympics, from what ive seen from adverts. i saw some of last years 10metre range today.. it looked so easy, a chineese man missed the centre of the target with a pistol and he got gold Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL Posted August 15, 2004 Report Share Posted August 15, 2004 Bolo*ks did you watch the ladies sand volleyball today that really rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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