I'm with Iwoa Guy on this one, if shells are free everyone could/would shoot more providing they had the time and most everyone shoots better the...
We all have one, everyone likes to be perfect -- so
When Sparta was in the pre-construction days it was quoted by the Illinois Governor of the day that it would be a money maker for the State, create...
I believe the CC could handle the Grand if they wanted to, but, I doubt at this time they would/are even considering doing so. The large shoots they...
Time will tell - hopefully cooler heads will prevail and an agreement can be reached
If they were close enough 1200 fps of 71/2's with a direct hit would be enough to bring them down, a feat any competent trapshooter should be able to...
In prior years some targets ( Lawry and Champion which I am familar with) were very hard and difficult to break while others had a reputation of...
The shooter did not have to call a "Failure to Fire" to get a repeat, the shooter could have called a slow or fast pull and repeated the shot without...
A closure of Sparta by the State of Illinois would become a great inconvenience for the ATA while not disasterous as noted above the revenue from the...
We have since conception allowed all yardage shooters to compete for the Grand American "CHAMPIONSHIP". If the rules are followed and all shooters...
Most shooters have the tension set 8 to 10 turns which is about right depending on personal likes. I tried one of mine with very little tension, when...
Hap, This is almost how I feel most of the time, although sometimes I manage to post a good score, everything seems to work for a short while but at...
N1H1, The truth of the matter is that many of the delegates DID NOT FULLY REALIZE (no matter what you think) as they did not understand what they...
Unfortunately while all this was going on the ordinary shooter while most had read what was going on did not really understand what this was all...
Congratulations on a fabulous six months, if the past six months is any indicator this site will be around for a long time.
I agree with Roger, way too many classes for trophies just an added cost for many clubs for sometimes only one or two shooters almost a trophy for...
Another associate is W.E. Gona Getchew
You don't have to be banned, just delete all your posts and leave.
I would have to say with today's guns and ammunition the well known shooters presently on the 27yd line would not have a problem from the 30yd line....
As I type this I can taste the apple fritters, will miss this event this year due to surgery that I had this morning, no shooting for 6 weeks is what...
Years ago we used to recruit trap help from the schools this is where we picked up a lot of new young shooters, these kids grew to like the sport and...
Nobody is judging anyone just following the facts, 1. someone reported that something was not right to the ATA 2. the ATA asked the clubs for their...
If you want concrete you could use patio stones 24"x18" 6 stones per station x 5 stations which would require 30 patio stones, level the ground lay...
It is hard to determine who is in need and who is not, in order not to discriminate against any youth the rebate (USUALLY THE COST OF TARGETS) is...
Cpalmer, By your text it appears that you believe that no wrongs were committed, the only thing that could be proven is that the clubs did not retain...
I would agree that the HOA and the HAA should offer the most prestige to the competitor but not all can compete at this level for all 3 events,...
Welcome Bgunluvr and reload8s You will meet many interesting and knowledgeable people on this site, who nare willing to help with any problem(s)...
I firmly believe that the handicap system that is currently in place requires some adjustments, but any adjustments will have to be carried out by...
Unfortunately that happens when a lot of the shooters donot know the people who are running for or their background, or donot know the problems that...
I'll wager that there is very little difference in their average on the 18yd line from their 16yd average. If we want to improve handicap start...
We're straying off course again, but Graceland is great
People change, times change, the world has changed too many other things for people to do and some cost less money to participate the days of large...
Next milestone is ...... 6 months....... good site keep it going, good discussions
And that reason is ???
If that happened Sue and the club she was shooting at would have a problem, with lawyers and the way the courts are today no one could be sure how a...
I agree that shoot management should if conditions allow them to shoot at their shoot. I also agree that all targets that become illegal during the...
Brad's friend, Are you sure that the ATA has thought ahead enough to have a plan "B"
Best wishes Gary, get well soon and back on the line
As previously stated the government does not always do the intelligent thing, someone with no previous experience in the shooting sports will have a...
Flyersarebest: That about describes it, as long as we enjoy what we are doing nothing else matters at the time
J02, The computer with ATA shooter target history would/should have been available to the classifier along with the shooters current card. The...
If and I say 'IF' the State of Illinois decided to close the Sparta complex would the ATA have any problems removing the equipment (traps, voice...
Three hole snow flakes are harder to find because they fly farther and faster than 2 hole flakes. Two hole flakes are easier to see as they stick...
If the INDR wants more money from the Sparta complex and if the ATA were to agree then it would become more expensive for the shooter which in my...
The problem is that the GMV's are so reliable that most clubs that have them don't do anything but load targets onto the machine. As we all know a...
While it is true some things need cleaning up and some changes should be made by those in charge but will it ever happen. It does appear that those...
More speculation by the speculatives and on and on we go, makes a person wonder will the good warm weather help.
How quickly we get off course
The decline of ATA trapshooting is due in my opinion to three basic problems and not necessarily in this order 1. the introduction of ATA points for...
In my opinion it will be a few years longer before anything materializes about thes traps (if ever) as people will keep a thing like this quiet for a...
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