Well i really did not enjoy that one . the course was good , with a tricky wind . but the position of the gates was not good . . they are supposed to be level . they were anything but level . hurt my back on the third lane and lost interest . scores on the doors were Allen 29 , Me 28 , Melv 27 . Richard 24 . Andy 13 ( not well ) . HOLLY
PS Wendover next up . HOLLY
Here , Here ??? HOLLY
The trouble these days is courses aren't that well thought out. I daresay that during the winter course layers only have a finite time to position the targets.
However, a course can be planned well in advance. Targets do not have to be in the next county, they can be positioned up a tree where the wind is greater requiring more windage or, perhaps behind a bush that has been tunnelled out confusing the wind experts.
One shoot I went to, some years ago, had a number of scaffold poles with targets on top of these, basically, if you missed you were shooting the sky. Course laying is an art which a lot of clubs do not always possess.
Years ago the BFTA competition secretary was a chap named Barry Longbottom, he (in my mind) was a brilliant course setter and, he was a member of Newbury!