subwoofer Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Dear All I have been looking for a local club to join instead of just using the commercial ground near me. After a few visits, I do have a preferred choice, but for me it has one major flaw. After every shoot, the club members have to pick up the broken clays, or at least all bits larger than 1.5cm. Before I make a decision I had a couple of questions: Does anyone else know of or belong to a club where the members must pick up the broken clays? If so I was trying to think of a way to speed up the process, has anyone tried using a leaf blower in vacuum mode to collect the bits of broken clay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 It's their own fault for missing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambu13 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I worked at a clay ground for a bit and my job was to collect UNbroken clays, we didnt touch the smashed ones, they wouldn't dream about asking the paying customer to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantidgwell Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 the club i go to dont ask you to pick up the clays . they sometimes ask for a hand to put the clay machines away in the lock up as there quite heavy and there is about 15 of them what aint alot to ask really they always give prises for people who hit the most etc so not a bad deal if they asked to pick up the clays i would run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If the club is on farm land, I think there might be issues with pollution, if the land is to be used for growing food. I think clays have bitumen or something in them, and apparently you're not supposed to grow food on land where there is a lot of it I think that's the case anyway, though I might be talking out of my harris. I think I might have read that on here actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Picking up carts is one thing, i wouldnt mind picking up plastic wads and am fine with picking up complete clays but i wouldnt even consider shooting at a ground where the broken clays are required to be picked bup by shooters them selfs. Its very close to april 1st so hope someone isnt early with this ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i have run a few shoots at country fairs over the years and a few estates have stipulated that all bits over an inch should be taken away. best way is to drive up and down a bit and crush them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I think they must be pulling your chain. Are you the only one going out to pick up while everyone else is in the clubhouse having a good guffaw at your expense? Someone tried having a laugh at my expense once. For some strange reason it never happened again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 I've never heard of picking up broken clays. Daft idea, someones having you on mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJN Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Are you expected to wait until after the shooting has finished before picking them up, or whilst the shooting is going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salisburykeeper Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 The clays are biodegradable and they are designed so you dont have to pick them up if the club is serious about you picking them up I would choose another club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle eyes Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 IMO you should find somewhere else to shoot, they are taking the pi**. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 my local club does a clearup as a courtsy to the farmer who let's us shoot. It only takes a few mins if we all muck in so I don't mind the work. I do the same when I shoot clays on my permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Clays take a season or to to biodegrade, it takes lots of sunlight and frost cycles before they dust and you can find old clays 2-3 years old still whole in sheltered places. Piles of broken shards are pretty unsightly, and where the land needs to retain its green look I can understand a need for members to pick-up to comply with a land owners terms of use of the land. This is simply a condition of shooting at that venue - you want to shoot here, we clear up, dont want to help, then shoot elsewhere. Choice is with the punter, and if the targets are good and the price right, it may be worth a few minutes communal tidying up at the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 the farm land i shoot clays on, i just go up and step on them. sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thats like being asked to clean the spilt food off a table in a restaurant. Sorry, I dont mind binning my carts and any others I come across when at a stand or walking through the ground but there's not a chance I'd be picking up broken clays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirokujames Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 at a small shoot where i shoot,we all chip in and at lunch time pick up unbroken clays and tbh its a good laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 tractor and topper will dust em or ride on lawnmower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Greenfields in canterbury use them for filling in the paths and roads but they just shovel them up from the areas where buildup is common, other clay grounds i goto just tend to roll over them and crush them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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