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I've always really enjoyed shooting "rabbits," something to do with the unpredictable trajectory, a tiny bump on it's path and it can shoot almost vertically. Where I used to shoot it wasn't terribly common either so always fun to shoot something different.

Otherwise it's probably the high tower.

How do you like your clays? (Powdered obviously).
 
Love springing teal, even more when I hit both :)
Another station I had shot fired two midi target directly at you from behind a berm, and sailed over your head. If you timed them just right you could rain the pieces on your buddies who were watching, then turn around and say "eat my dust".
 
3 targets 2 orange 1 black. Like a true pair , you have to hit only orange clays. If you brake the black clay you automatically get 0 for the pair. We usually use a manual machine and launch all targets from 3 arms on same machine . Clays are very close to each other, usually out going or quartering.
 
I like targets that required some thought to set up. Playing with angles, and using the lay of the land to make targets tough. There is always one or two stations that surprise everyone, being much tougher to hit than it looks. It takes great course management to do this. Far too many clubs ,just make it tough by making it long. Just my .02 worth
 
Mr_Price said:
I've always really enjoyed shooting "rabbits," something to do with the unpredictable trajectory, a tiny bump on it's path and it can shoot almost vertically. Where I used to shoot it wasn't terribly common either so always fun to shoot something different.

Otherwise it's probably the high tower.

How do you like your clays? (Powdered obviously).
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If you like rabbits, you need to attend the Elmer Fudd fun shoot in Radium Hot Springs, BC, May 7 & 8. 260 targets over 2 days, about 240 are rabbit. It has been known to humble some top notch shooters.
 
Mr_Price said:
I'm English and have no idea what this is, Candles? So vertical?

Love springing teal too. I wonder if that's similar to Chandelles?
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Teal are straight up. A chandelle is a high arcing target moving horizontally. Also known as a "looper."
 
Sporting clays is awesome if you have a good chunk of land with lots of bush, creeks and ponds. Most fun I ever had in Sporting Clays has been at The Temiskaming Bullseye Club in New Liskeard,Ont. Shot the course at Kitscoty, AB last fall and I have to say I found it less than exciting. Everything was set up in wide open fields. Only two stations offered any kind of limited shooting in cover. That may sound strange coming from a died in the wool ATA trap shooter and occasional NSSA skeet shooter but when I shoot Sporting Clays to me it should be about as close to a hunting situation as I can possibly get, just my opinion and like.
 
2 of the most interesting presentations I shot were: a clay bouncing off a trampoline, the second one: a clay skipping on water at least 5-6 times before sinking followed by a springing teal. That was very cool. I like targets that are clever and deceiving, often they are close, look slow but make you scratch your head when you miss them and you have no clue why.
 
I liked a rabbit shot we did last year where we had nails of hay hiding a ramp and most of the run way so when pulled you see flashing of the rabbit then it go behind big bunch of hat and shoot straight in the air. Another shot I really enjoyed was a tower shot that threw a true pair but angled like /\ so they would go side by side until you was rest to shoot and both would peel off to each side
 
Lethbridge throws an incomer off the high banks of the coulee... it seems to take about 10 minutes to get to where you can shoot it... I love it and the way it plays with your patience.
 
the spank said:
Sporting clays is awesome if you have a good chunk of land with lots of bush, creeks and ponds. Most fun I ever had in Sporting Clays has been at The Temiskaming Bullseye Club in New Liskeard,Ont. Shot the course at Kitscoty, AB last fall and I have to say I found it less than exciting. Everything was set up in wide open fields. Only two stations offered any kind of limited shooting in cover. That may sound strange coming from a died in the wool ATA trap shooter and occasional NSSA skeet shooter but when I shoot Sporting Clays to me it should be about as close to a hunting situation as I can possibly get, just my opinion and like.
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I would have to agree. Hanley Saskatchewan has an excellent sporting clays field. One morning we had to stop and wait for a young bull moose to trot through in front of us before we could shoot. Lots of trees and hills. My favorite would have to be low and in front of trees, with trees just behind the clay, it seems to be ripping a lot faster than it is.
 
total disaster said:
I liked a rabbit shot we did last year where we had nails of hay hiding a ramp and most of the run way so when pulled you see flashing of the rabbit then it go behind big bunch of hat and shoot straight in the air.
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I'm guessing you were in Yarmouth for the Nova Shoot. That rabbit WAS fun, didn't stop a couple of us from missing it though lol.
I liked the one in Weymouth where the bird came from a hidden trap across an opening, passing over your left shoulder if you missed it. Had to be quick on that one, especially in the pouring rain!
 
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