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Rob Leatham the greatest of all time Ipsc/Uspsa shooter once said "make it as hard as you want, if you can't do it maybe I can". That could apply to the wind in shot gunning as well.
Shooting non-registered skeet in the wind
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When I was a contender I won a lot in rain and bad conditions. Now I don't want to make the burdensome drive to the skeet fields for 8-stand targets.
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Conditions aren’t your issue, lack of desire is. And that’s very understandable, and happens to everyone at some point.
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That's twice you quite recently used that phrase in this thread....I link more towards Brando and thank skeet for accepting my simple enjoyment in the doing.
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I'm waiting till it get up to 40 degrees this after noon, then I'd like to pattern a couple shotguns @ 30 Yards. I don't mind shooting in 27 degree weather, but if I wait a bit it will be 40 later. First patterns on 1 oz loads for a Mossberg 350A and a Ugartechea Falcon 12. It would be nice to figure the trigger/barrel situation on that old Spanish SBS before the club season opens up.
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Wind? SURE! Cold? Down to the low 40s or so, sure. Rain? Not so much... I've done three shoots at a local club in rain and last time was a skeet/trap/5 stand event, a cell came through right as my squad started to shoot trap and we literally got soaked, as did our guns. Hoped for thunder, but no such luck! Decided that was the last time that would happen to me. Third strike and for rain, sounds like gun-cleaning weather!
It seems like it is almost always blowing at the one club I shoot at. We have fun and lots of laughs. A person needs to recognize and understand what the wind is doing to the targets and adapt accordingly. Shooting a little quicker before the speed bleeds of and starts throwing the target around a bit more is sometimes helpful, not putting that big lead on a target that is about stationary is sometimes hard to do as well.
Shooting good scores on a windy day is always satisfying.
Shooting good scores on a windy day is always satisfying.
I love shooting in the wind! I shoot clay targets because it’s challenging and the wind makes it more so. My favorite game is wobble skeet which is a hoot in the wind. When I used to compete I liked shooting in bad weather - those who were whining had negative thoughts in their head and did not shoot well. I embraced the wind and rain and always did well in those conditions.
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"I patterned the Ugartechea Falcon and the Mossberg 500a about noon. I forgot how much lighter they were compared to the Browning. They rocked me into remembrance. I think if I shot a round with the Falcon, I would need to rest a little bit before the next round. Getting older I am thinking the semi autos may be my future." : )
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Until they put in a "Pick Up Your Empties" rule where you shoot.
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You're projecting J. Fred. Just because you can't or don't want to pick up empties doesn't mean everyone else is like you. .
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I guess I wouldn't mind picking up after myself, or get one of those retention clips, if they work.
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I’ve shot in wild winds here in New Mexico. Low house birds stalling and backing up. One field was built on a raised up area, and I hit a low 7 near the boundary stake 3’ below my feet. Just a change of pace.
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I'm kind of a fair-weather shooter. Although I do shoot our Thursday night league year round, rain, snow, etc, .....but for real practice, my friends all know my position is, I really only want to shoot if I can wear a T-shirt.
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OP:
The best shooters become the best because they shoot no matter the weather conditions - windy, snow, melting heat, in the rain, they shoot no matter what, thousands of rounds (excluding conditions that would jeopardize personal safety). As suggested by a couple others, weather conditions can "level" the playing field between the okay vs. good vs. great vs. the best shooters. I've shot in almost every weather condition and I'm glad I have for I know the experience has made me an overall better shooter. If weather conditions are a determining factor whether you shoot or not, to quote you, "shoot so little skeet", sell your gun(s) and go fishing.
The best shooters become the best because they shoot no matter the weather conditions - windy, snow, melting heat, in the rain, they shoot no matter what, thousands of rounds (excluding conditions that would jeopardize personal safety). As suggested by a couple others, weather conditions can "level" the playing field between the okay vs. good vs. great vs. the best shooters. I've shot in almost every weather condition and I'm glad I have for I know the experience has made me an overall better shooter. If weather conditions are a determining factor whether you shoot or not, to quote you, "shoot so little skeet", sell your gun(s) and go fishing.
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Yes, but I'm no longer interested in becoming "the best". At one time I was. Now I'm interested in enjoying myself. I no longer enjoy shooting in those conditions.
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Yep, CCGC can have some brutal winds
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I can respect your perspective. I guess it boils down to whether or not if target success equals enjoyment. For ME, success is smashing targets. I'm always striving to do the best I can. That's what I strive for...
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Here in the SW desert we don't get a lot of bad weather but we have been getting a lot of wind as of late. A lot of people sitting in the club house, but we aren't shooting registered targets, I tell them it's wobble skeet and wobble trap. I find it a hoot!
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