Stu S Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well after 9 months of trying, I finally managed to get that illusive 25 straight on a skeet range on Wednesday night! It's really peculiar that it's taken this long, but it just goes to show that the battle is all in the mind, and not with the gun/clays. For a while now (about the last two months) my scores have been rising from the low 20's, and have been fairly consistent with 24's over the last month (and I never missed the same target twice), so it must be purely in the mind! Anyways, 25 straight - done. Next challenge? - Sporting scores need lifting (in a fairly major way!) Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well done mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpo_the_bad Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Congratulations! 9 months a long time to get a full house?! You're having a laugh right? Many people take much longer and never do as well! Don't think you can take it easy now though. As you said, those sporting clays aren't going to shoot themselves... oh... and have you managed a full house with a .410 yet? I've seen it done and it's impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Nice one Stu shot a couple of rounds myself last night but the traps had been filled with normal black clays as opposed to the orange blazes, struth that came as a bit of a shock, surprised how different/harder it was is it normal to use standard black clays for skeet? seem to remember shooting the skeet at Dartford with a few of the PWers on black clays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 well done i can`t beat 24/25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well shot stu Now you've done it once, you'll do it loads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well done practice makes perfect..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 You can shoot well enough as your scores show. It's about mental discipline. All you have to do is concentrate. A lot easier said than done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Well done. :blink: :blink: I'm stuck on 23 at the moment, but haven't had the opportunity to try again for a few months. Soon, hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Same here, stuck on 23. Well done on your 25. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpo_the_bad Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I was a bit embarassed to add this before... I kind of expected all of you guys to be on 25!... I'm stuck on 23 too! I've almost exclusively been shooting real pigeons for the last couple of years though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I was a bit embarassed to add this before... I kind of expected all of you guys to be on 25!... I'm stuck on 23 too! I've almost exclusively been shooting real pigeons for the last couple of years though. What a total tool!!!!! Im lucky if i can get between 15 and 20 lmao, although i have only been shotgun shooting around 2 months, :mad: Good excuse to go more often to practice lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissy_1984 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Congrats buddy! Ive been clay shooting since Feb this year. Couple weeks ago i shot a round of skeet at my local ground. Everything felt perfect, my stance, swing, timing etc and i was on course for my first straight. I was amazed i never missed a target, my highest score before that was 18 with an average of about 12. Anyway station 7 came and i still hadnt missed, i smoked the single birds then got ready for the pair... "Pull!" ...i busted the low bird on instinct but the High house threw a no bird Re-load... "Pull!" ...EXACTLY the same thing happened . Needless to say i was a bag of nerves so i psyched myself up while he cleared the trap and readied myself... "Pull!" ...One pair of Birds Oblitorated, this is it i kept tellin myself. All i could think of was gettin my first patch to put on my new skeet vest . I could feel my legs starting to tremble and i shouted for the option bird ( i chose a low bird as i blatt it every time!) *BANG* straight over the F#£*$#*£ top!!! I couldn't believe i missed a sitter like that. Absolutley gutted, but ho hum i'll get it one day! .oO( i wonder if the C.P.S.A do an English Skeet 26 Straight badge?) Technically thats what i got Now i'm stuck on 23 lol, take care, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caragh Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Been there done that missed low 7 on the single for my first 24 the next time I got chance to call for the option bird several weeks later I decided to go for the high job done. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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