I've been following the ongoing thread re: 'the Best Sporting Clays Target?' with much interest in that I've been organizing a vintage shoot out our way each Spring for the past few years.
With our entrants' guns generally being the older pumps and SxS's, and many of these bearing the limitations of just Cyl. to IC chokes, we have tended to rely on the more realistic field-like presentations held within 35 yards when at all possible. This has meant using faster speeds at times, change-up speeds as well, somewhat tighter windows through trees, and the use of true pairs more than one would expect - especially to test our pumpgunners - in order to still offer a very challenging - and yet fun - course.
Conversely, we've steered away somewhat from the long distance, curling droppers and particularly the other varieties of heavily-falling shots that don't seem to represent much in the field of wingshooting.....yet which seem to have grown in popularity among NSCA competitive shooters. While we're on this, let me allow that while such shots are just as rountinely made with SxS's, they don't seem to gratify some of our shooters the same as do those presentations that require quicker gun movements.
I'm genuinely interested in hearing from you folks (bearing in mind the nature of our Shoot)...what type of presentations you'd prefer not to see. By that, I mean those that personally leave you feeling a little flat and uninspired...AND not necessarily those that deliver 'goose-eggs' on your score card.
I very much appreciate your input,
Rob Harris
