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Joined: 01 Jan 2014 Posts: 74 Location: SW Ohio

My favorite game is blasting an unexpecting feathered creature out of the sky, or a furry creature out of a tree or briar patch. After that I will powder some orange and black featherless birds if I get bored.

Member Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 325

My friends and I tried "Crazy" last night. "Easier than Skeet" one said. None of us broke 20, and none of us hit both targets sitting in the ref's chair. FUN!

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He he he
You can see how crazy (shooting skeet from the trap stations +) will prime you for fast action.
Very few folks can shoot 25 straight.
Mike

walk up trap with a small bore can be great bird practice also . I just put a speaker 1/2 way to the house and call for birds anytime . Backwards , forwards , wrong foot forward etc .Close , back - you get it .

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

I'd like to try walk up trap, that sounds like quite a challenge. Reno

I organize a local Ruffed Grouse Society shoot every year here in PA. It's called the Grouse Challenge 15 sporting clays stations in the woods but you call (walking) to the trapper and begin walking. Then he sends you his choice of targets at any point he wants in the walkway. 75 total targets very tough and I set up most of the shots like you would find in the grouse woods lots of obstacles and short window's. Everybody has a blast last year we had 118 shooters high score was 59 and he wins quite a few tournaments on the east coast. I think the fact that it is so different from other clay games is the big attraction of course some guys that shoot a lot get upset because the there score is a whole lot worse than when they shoot regular sporting clays. March 29th Elstoneville sportsman club.

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

That sounds even better! What a great tune-up for rocket birds. Reno

Member Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 2350 Location: West MI

Joined: 13 Jun 2009 Posts: 696 Location: WA/AK

A club where I use to shoot enlarged the windows in the houses of one of their skeet fields and installed two international wooble traps. Now that is a game!! True pairs can be impossible, but shooting report pairs where your first bird comes from the trap in the house you can't see into from a given station can be great fun. Breaking a screaming grass burner from the low house going straight out at about 65 yards can be quite satisfying from station one or two!!

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

Wobble Skeet, now that sounds like a lightweight sub-gauge game. So far, this is my favorite because you combine changes in windage and elevation for each target origin. Does it forfeit stations 1,7, and 8?

Reno

Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Posts: 41 Location: Middle Tennessee

Well this topic, or rather the responses, have motivated me to join the forum. I been lurking for quite a while and liked what I saw.
So , I am hooked on international skeet. I shoot it for fun but get the biggist kick from eaching young people to shoot the game.
I also love vintage skeet and sporting clays. We shoot some wobble trap as well.
I did't know what to call the game we invented (I thought) of skeet doubles from the trap stations. now I know it's Crazy! We just called it trap doubles Smile

Five stand is too repetitive for me , so shoot it rarely. We used to shoot Scrap with the wooble trap opened to 45 degrees and max speed... now thats a trip.
The walkup sounds fun , we used to have a VFW fundraiser like that inthe 70s ,was a ball .
When I go to a trap field it is to shoot 1 bird from each station twice (10 shots is all my ADD nature can take). Helps me to slow down ,calm down when I get "jerky" with my mount. Bunker is FUN , we just got one up and running in Nashville. Thats he extent of my trap shooting.
I really like the idea of international speed wobble skeet !!! We love to shoot in the wind , and that would make it windy ALL the time.
All of the above ,except Bunker ,with a pump gun and low gun. The 16ga model 12 gets to play at everything. 410s and 28s get lottsa time too. I love to play ,but going to a 300 bird competition has become just a chore.
Gonna be at Gator for the festivities next month. That should be a blast.
I have a friend with a preserve so been shooting some quail recently. Like most everyone else to post on this thread , I like for my games to make me a better game shot.
Any thanks for leting me visit!

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Rking22
WELCOME to the site on your FIRST posting
I also enjoy the clay target games.

One of my old back of the vest patches Smile

From when I was TALLER Shocked

Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Posts: 41 Location: Middle Tennessee

Thanks, I'm glad to be here. Texas has some excelent international shooters.I feel that the inernational games are the most difficult to master . Thats the fascination of it. I hardly ever get thru a round without dropping a target I know I should have broken. THe speed is beyond anything with feathers but it sure teaches you to make a good initial move to the bird !
Sporting clays is probably better game practice but presently here are no Olympic Medals for sporting or Fitask. Hopefully that may change in the near future.
The kids I coach most all started with SCTP trap and moved to NSSA skeet then sporting . Some stayed with sporting , others continue to seek more challenges. I just love it when they can beat me every round! Truth be told ,I look at so many targets over their shoulders I don't need to shoot many of my own.
We have had some success amoung Tenessee shooters ,several making USA teams and one now at the USAMU. Hope to continue for many more years.
Hope to see you at Gator.

Member Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1863 Location: Wisconsin

Rking22

Welcome and thanks for joining the society. I have yet to shoot international skeet, but hope to this spring when the weather warms a bit. Still shooting five stand in the snow from a heated tractor-less trailor. The course manager changes the targets weekly, targets 1-6, so it's okay and fun for small gauge. Took my 28 gauge SxS and had two nineteens, I'm always happy with better than 70%.

Thanks again and enjoy your membership.

Reno

Member Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 401 Location: Tennessee

Rking22,
Welcome to our group. Lots of good info here as well as great people.
If you or any of your fellow int'l shooters are interested, my home club is hosting the NSSA International 'World' shoot again this year. Vinnie Hancock will be here, in fact he is giving a clinic on (I think) Wed and Thu prior to the shoot. the program is here : http://ccfsashotgun.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/nssa-world-intl-14.pdf
Bill