Peter De La Mare Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Well, that was an eye opener AA class is 96.6% and above. So in a 100 bird registered competition you can loose 3 birds, so I planned 24,24,24,25 which I've done in practice spread out over the last few months, though only 1 round at a time. Round 1 I was straight upto stand 6, where somehow I missed the high bird on the pair. Ok I thought, I'd have liked to get the straight out of the way first, but a 24 is within the plan. Stand 7 smoked the low house, and again somehow missed the high house which in the past has been unmissable!! Ended on 23. Incandescent with rage and straight into round 2. Stand 1 straight. Stand 2 totally ballsed it up....utterly.... ended on 21. Round 3, exactly the same thing, stand 2 completely tits, 21. Round 4, calmed down a little and thought things through a bit more and ended on 24, dropped the stand 4 low bird single. 89/100 and class C. C standing for Cabbage. Not as easy as it looks, this Skeet malarky! Bigweed had a similar story. Has shot it straight twice recently in practice. In the registered though, made similar mistakes to me, ended on 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 patience pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Or take your brother, now he is a man who can shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 patience pete. I've no time for patience! Time is money, etc..... I know what you mean though Or take your brother, now he is a man who can shoot. Ya, he's busy this weekend, it's my turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigweed Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) Very frustrating indeed - went there with a 94 in mind --- uh uh Practice round with PDLM i hit a 23 so looked possible. In the registered, I went 22, 23, 22, and then a 21 to finish - pathetic, dropped the high house on the pair on stand 1 (1st time i'd done that which played on me for the next 2 stands), the low single on stand 2 and missed both on 3 but managed to pull it back a bit with nothing more dropped from 4 to 7 - if only I'd done that from the start. Till next time Edited June 20, 2009 by Bigweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I've no time for patience! Time is money, etc..... I told you, it's all that shuffling and twitching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) nowt wrong with a twitch pete. apparently Edited June 20, 2009 by beretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Worry not, skeet is for vegetables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagsy Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Time to relax and try another approach Pete......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulos Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 It's not easy reaching these dizzy heights of AA class, but you will get there one day Peter You should shoot the British Open at Bisley in August, you learn a lot from watching the top dawgs doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Well, I've lost count of the number of times I've said it on this forum, but if you want to be a good Sporting shot, shoot plenty of Skeet as practice, that way you'll mop up all of the "easy" ones and will only have to worry about the "hard" ones..!! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I thought you guys had only been shooting 6 months or a year or so, and you want to be world beaters. Enjoy your shooting might be a better idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigweed Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I thought you guys had only been shooting 6 months or a year or so, and you want to be world beaters. Enjoy your shooting might be a better idea yup, started just over 7 months ago and was soon hitting 20s in skeet - just looking to do better all the time but regardless of scores, i still enjoy it every time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 I thought you guys had only been shooting 6 months or a year or so, and you want to be world beaters. Enjoy your shooting might be a better idea I think you may be taking my post too seriously! It's all social, entertainment, and a fresh outlet for my **** jokes for me, with a slight competitive streak, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Are you still claiming the "Daddy" title Pete? You do still deserve it and, as such, I wish you a happy father's day. Of course, you should be out there practicing right now and not get this till later, otherwise you are just not showing commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throdgrain Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 My first score at Skeet was 19 with my Mossberg Dave. Strangely enough I still hit that sometimes now! Didnt mean my post to be critical, in fact I'm suprised it's legible to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 My first score at Skeet was 19 with my Mossberg Dave. Is that a new model?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky T Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Where were you shooting the Registered Skeet Pete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Where were you shooting the Registered Skeet Pete? Kingsferry, which is Isle of Shippey. I must stop calling it Isle of ****tey as it actually seems like a pleasant place. The club is very friendly indeed 40p for a cup of tea that actually comes to you as a fully finished cup of tea and not a DIY cup of hot water and tea bag. You can rock up on alternate Saturday/Sundays and shoot registered or practice, just ask for registered and a ref will do the official bit for you. The 4 Skeet layouts are really good, the birds are 'proper' skeet targets and everything worked really reliably as well. There's a lead ban there, which means it's steel only, been like that 10 years apparently. Edited June 22, 2009 by Peter De La Mare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Kingsferry, which is Isle of Shippey. I must stop calling it Isle of ****tey as it actually seems like a pleasant place. The club is very friendly indeed 40p for a cup of tea that actually comes to you as a fully finished cup of tea and not a DIY cup of hot water and tea bag. You can rock up on alternate Saturday/Sundays and shoot registered or practice, just ask for registered and a ref will do the official bit for you. The 4 Skeet layouts are really good, the birds are 'proper' skeet targets and everything worked really reliably as well. There's a lead ban there, which means it's steel only, been like that 10 years apparently. The Isle of Sheppey even Heathens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter De La Mare Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Oh ya.... I knew that...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 You come from Guernsey and you call Sheppy "****ty"? Pot and kettle I think... That said, I keep writing Cambridgeshire and "Cambridge****e", so I know what you're going through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 PDLM or Bigweed, Send us a PM next time you're at Kingsferry - I have a pikeyvan on the Island and KGC is only a 5 minute drive away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigweed Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Hope to try again on 4th July - all back to your pad for a party afterwards is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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