One thing I have learned over the years in competing in, and shooting for fun, sporting clays. The quality of the target setting has nothing to do with the cost of shooting them. When you go and shoot at a nationally known and highly touted venue, and pay the big bucks to do so, you are paying for the ambience, not necessarily the quality of the target presentations.
I'd rather shoot a course set by a great target setter than shoot the fanciest, most scenic venue with so-so targets. Inexperienced target setters think that speed and a short/narrow shooting window makes good targets. Good target setters know that is wrong, and are much more technical in their presentations.
