gth, those scores are pretty spectacular! Try to learn as much as you can from your dad's friend if trap is your thing! My club has a few shooters in that class, guys that shot at the Olympics or were runner-up at the Grand American type of thing. I tend to listen when they offer tips or provide coaching. But like any sport, this one takes many practice rounds and registered days to build to your potential, and even then some guys are great at the club but crumble under the pressure of a State/Prov shoot. That's why I love this game so much, nothing like golf or school or anything has taught me as much about myself than battling the mental demons that turn a 25/25 into a 23 or 22!
What is your average score for trap?
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I have had a layoff of about 30 years and am just getting started again.
Shot 200 registered ATA the other day 88/100 and 87/100 did not feel real bad as had only fired about 9 rounds of 25 before and had even ran a 25 during the practice.
However dead straight away were very safe birds for some reason (don't look up).
More practice and feel I can improve, then slid back, then improve, then slide back. But we will wait and see.
I can see a practice session coming at #3 with the trap locked on straight until I can burn the darn sight pattern into my thick skull.
Also can see some time pattering the gun at 33 yards.
Working on a stock I dug out of storage after about 35 years and hopefully the fit looks better I will know on Tuesday night.
Thanks
Don
Shot 200 registered ATA the other day 88/100 and 87/100 did not feel real bad as had only fired about 9 rounds of 25 before and had even ran a 25 during the practice.
However dead straight away were very safe birds for some reason (don't look up).
More practice and feel I can improve, then slid back, then improve, then slide back. But we will wait and see.
I can see a practice session coming at #3 with the trap locked on straight until I can burn the darn sight pattern into my thick skull.
Also can see some time pattering the gun at 33 yards.
Working on a stock I dug out of storage after about 35 years and hopefully the fit looks better I will know on Tuesday night.
Thanks
Don
I ran a 95 in singles last weekend for my all time highest score (shooting 3 years). Shot a 93 in handicap Saturday, and a 94 on Sunday. 89 in doubles. Best scores I shot all year.
I find with trap, for myself anyway, that its good days / bad days
I just wish my good days would outnumber the bad days...instead of the other way around..
I still love the game though regardless. It's darn addicting!
I find with trap, for myself anyway, that its good days / bad days
I just wish my good days would outnumber the bad days...instead of the other way around..
I still love the game though regardless. It's darn addicting!
gth,
There are many guys at my club that shoot PITA in that volume ( they are rich too as it gets expensive) As well there are about 5 or 6 that have 100000registared PITA targets under their belt but 200000 is unreal. That is one fella that could teach you a lot.
Jacky
There are many guys at my club that shoot PITA in that volume ( they are rich too as it gets expensive) As well there are about 5 or 6 that have 100000registared PITA targets under their belt but 200000 is unreal. That is one fella that could teach you a lot.
Jacky
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My club average for shooting trap is a few points lower than my ATA average at registered shoots. It seems that I shoot better while staying concentrated during a 100 target event.
16 yard average (club) 96%
16 Yard average (ATA) 97.6%
My best round ever was 199/200 at a registered shoot.
My best round of handicap targets was 99/100 from 26.5 yards.
I shoot a Browning BT99 (older model) fixed choke with 34" barrel. I only shoot 3 dram loads for 16 yds (7.5 shot) and love the Federal Paper Handicap loads for the long yardage events.
One piece of encouragement for all those new at the game. You all have the necessary skills to run 25 or even 100 straight. The real training is the "mental" game. You must be able to concentrate on each and every target as it leaves the trap house. It takes a lot of practice (especially in competition) to develop the ability to maintain that level of concentration from the first...to the 100th target!
Good luck, and have fun!
GC
16 yard average (club) 96%
16 Yard average (ATA) 97.6%
My best round ever was 199/200 at a registered shoot.
My best round of handicap targets was 99/100 from 26.5 yards.
I shoot a Browning BT99 (older model) fixed choke with 34" barrel. I only shoot 3 dram loads for 16 yds (7.5 shot) and love the Federal Paper Handicap loads for the long yardage events.
One piece of encouragement for all those new at the game. You all have the necessary skills to run 25 or even 100 straight. The real training is the "mental" game. You must be able to concentrate on each and every target as it leaves the trap house. It takes a lot of practice (especially in competition) to develop the ability to maintain that level of concentration from the first...to the 100th target!
Good luck, and have fun!
GC
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- Ft. Mac. Alberta
I found a pin that belonge to my father a few years back.
It is for 100X100 handicap at the Grand, but to put things in perspective, I don't think he ever WON at Vandalia!!
Competiton and score in the upper levels is simply amazing!!
Cat
It is for 100X100 handicap at the Grand, but to put things in perspective, I don't think he ever WON at Vandalia!!
Competiton and score in the upper levels is simply amazing!!
Cat
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- North West of Superior
16 yd singles, Average 89, best 74/75......was at least 20 feet behind it! Shot a 97 out of 100, a long time ago.
vetteman said:
Shot PITA and VISL '92-'96 used to shoot alot at port alberni but my home club was pacific rim fish and game, rick turner and mel cooper used to take pity on my young ass and drag me with them for the PITA shoots.
Used to use a Marine Magnum 870 with a 30" trap barrel installed, and usually a full choke and standard size magazine cap. looked sweet.
Isn't Pacific Rim Fish and Game the club based out of Ucluelet and Tofino?If I remember right the Trap range was out past the dump and when they first got going they used a battery powered trap for a while.
I shot a lot in the eighties and early nineties at Port Alberni.Great club with a good background.I shot my first 50 in singles there and qualified to shoot in the Summer Games back when they still shot Trap.I think that that was back in '92.
The name Mel Cooper rings a bell but I can't put a face to the name.He didn't work at Westwood Marine in Ucluelet did he?
Dave
I shot a lot in the eighties and early nineties at Port Alberni.Great club with a good background.I shot my first 50 in singles there and qualified to shoot in the Summer Games back when they still shot Trap.I think that that was back in '92.
The name Mel Cooper rings a bell but I can't put a face to the name.He didn't work at Westwood Marine in Ucluelet did he?
Dave
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vetteman said:
yes he does work at westwood... I lived in ucluelet for close to 10 years, not sure if he is still around, heard he had some health problems thru the grapevine. ( I moved north in '97)
yeah I helped build both the traphouse we had at the gravel pit at the junction and also the new trap range we had out past the dump.... I can say I was one of the first to shoot there when we got it up and running, and we ran the trap off of a generator.
I used to organize the .22 silouette shoots we used to have too... man I wish we had a regular silouette club up here.
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I tried trap for the first time last week with a friend and did as poorly as I expected. I found myself counting the hits rather than the misses. Total under 5 out of 25. Realisiticly I got 3, possibly 4. The level of dissapointment, and apparant inablility caught the eye of one of the old boys and he stood behind me and my borrowed model 12 and coached me to a solid 12 hits by the second round. Now, a week later; I went 19 out of 20 and choked at the last station and dropped 3 birds for a (respectable to me), 21 count. The point is this. Find someone who knows what they are doing and pick their brains. Practicing is helpful, but reinforcing negative or poor form, will only amplify your dissapointment. Last night I shot at the 28 yard handicap and ate a huge piece of humble pie. Another dose of keep your head on the stock, and be consistent perked up my score.
By the way, doubles are a gas. I'll get close to 50% and break the first bird almost every time or get the second. This learning curve is expensive, but ordering shells through the club is around $4.50 per box versus $5.75 per box at Canadian tire or Walmart.
PS. my cheek hurt the first week too. But my recently aquired double barrel stock is configured so that recoil doesn't smash it into my cheekbone. Perhaps try some different guns when you're out next time. Clheers,
STK
I tried trap for the first time last week with a friend and did as poorly as I expected. I found myself counting the hits rather than the misses. Total under 5 out of 25. Realisiticly I got 3, possibly 4. The level of dissapointment, and apparant inablility caught the eye of one of the old boys and he stood behind me and my borrowed model 12 and coached me to a solid 12 hits by the second round. Now, a week later; I went 19 out of 20 and choked at the last station and dropped 3 birds for a (respectable to me), 21 count. The point is this. Find someone who knows what they are doing and pick their brains. Practicing is helpful, but reinforcing negative or poor form, will only amplify your dissapointment. Last night I shot at the 28 yard handicap and ate a huge piece of humble pie. Another dose of keep your head on the stock, and be consistent perked up my score.
By the way, doubles are a gas. I'll get close to 50% and break the first bird almost every time or get the second. This learning curve is expensive, but ordering shells through the club is around $4.50 per box versus $5.75 per box at Canadian tire or Walmart.
PS. my cheek hurt the first week too. But my recently aquired double barrel stock is configured so that recoil doesn't smash it into my cheekbone. Perhaps try some different guns when you're out next time. Clheers,
STK
22 - 23 out of 25 seems to be my average. I have hit 25/25 and received that lovely Winchester patch. Onward to the 50, 75, and 100. In the PITA shoot a few weeks back I wasn't shooting my best but still managed to get the trophy for unclassified (my firts actaul PITA shoot). The score for the trophy was 82/100, not hard to beat but there weren't many unclassified shooters so I lucked out.
