The Golf Course idea came from trying to make use of all the sand that the Pro-18 shooters left. The sand from shooting Trap .... would be great for...
The "ATA" can not manage their own shoot format .... like their handicap and class systems. It has been less than a year that their GAH was proof of...
The "Grand American Handicap" ..... "Handicap" as in ALL handicap ..... not a 27-yard Championship. If you change the game, change the name. The...
It is a far stretch from "our power to own guns", to giving "kids a break" that shoot 5-figure shotguns and drive 5-figure golf cars. Some "youth"...
The CTC has turned into more than shooting ability ... I was in Sparta the year there was no winner. The best shooter of the day is one thing ......
It would be one that didn't self-destruct from people bleeding it for personal gain.
"The term "hooked" isn't the proper wording to use describing a developing love of the game for youngsters." ?????? really ????? .... "To hook...
Why would you assume all "youth" is in need of some type of help ????? There are 'youth-shooters' out there shooting high-end combo guns, riding...
"By your rational, the only shooters who should win handicap events are the "true" 27 yarders" .... yes .... If you look at one person's 'average'...
The problem is the ATA's inability to govern it's handicap and class systems. The GAH winner is an example of this, not a reason for a change....
I don't know Jo2 .... you tell me .... If a person shoots before any scores have been posted they may not give up .... but others who may see a 100...
Well Jo2 .... maybe the 'ATA' needs more 'categories' to make everyone a "winner". Because .... I think the "losers" have had a belly-full of being...
There is a small screw that holds the 'button' in that you 'get to' through a small hole in front of where the barrel lug fits. Once you loosen the...
There are many who shoot a few rounds of Trap, and good for them ..... but the number of Trap-Shooters grows smaller every day.
Anyone that you can PROVE knew there was negligence and allowed someone to get hurt. In layman's terms .... no one.
Making the targets harder is not to change winners into losers ... it is to stop people from giving-up after the first lost target. If 'harder...
I have invested time, money, and miles into my attitude ... and not just sit in cyber-land with rose-colored glasses looking at charts, graphs, and...
The 100th Grand was a cluster .... the next year they scared people off by making the 'requirements' much higher. After the first couple of days of a...
What is going to happen to Sparta when they ban the use of a K-80 ??? The 'other site' has determined that shooting on a squad with a K-80 is...
Congrats ... and kudos to the trophy team ... nice looking awards.
"Should there be a classification for?" ... yes, for those who post on this site ... The Great-White-Hope has a "classification" of untouchable....
"The most interesting thing was the pride displayed by the shooters who were fortunate enough to win prizes or score about the 90-mark. They...
American Trapshooter Dot Com ... Free Adult Day Care ... Congrats, not an easy job :cool: Could be a shirt idea(s) ... American Trapshooter Dot Com...
This is a very mental game ... If you watch the leader-board before you shoot ... and there are 2-100s, 4-99s, and so on in a handicap event ... and...
Doc .... do yourself a BIG favor .... Only post when you are getting help from those who are feeding you things to post. When you try it alone .......
You insult everyone by not giving them credit to evaluate what others say. If you declare yourself the winner .... try not to be a 'sore-winner' ....
Yea ... but Superman has a severe flinch on green targets ... something about looking like Kryptonite :D
"I am sure" ... really ???? what makes you an expert on how I feel ???? "But I am sure none that was present would qualify to your degree of...
"His site is very interesting and always posts lots of cool pictures." Then why the need to degrade himself to try to hide the fact of directing...
Sorry Gary ..... And please tell your wife I agree with her :D
Why is not a surprise people 'vote' for easy ???????? Why is not a surprise people want mass yardage reductions ??????? Heck ... offer a vote on a...
"I don't think you would need to worry about anyone winning that." ........ You must shoot in a different part of the country than I do. There are...
Funny where a good idea may come from ... A ... "4-hole Geezer Pleezer event at Cardinal" ... would be fun. Not to give the money to someone, but...
"The wording was ( WE RECEIVED AN OFFER WE CAN NOT REFUSE)" .... Like Sparta ????? How can these 'no-brainer' decisions ... keep turning into...
Gee Doc .... It is hard for others to participate when you are the only one that can answer your questions to your satisfaction. You may want to...
Nice shotgun .... and you are so slick no one will figure-out you are trying to steer traffic to your site.
Well Neil, in your example you are saying the only thing that changed is perception. In Trapshooting the perception is always needing a perfect...
"The ATA is doing just fine in Sparta." Have you been there ???? I have. I don't care where they have the Grand ... but if you are not in Sparta to...
If .... "Doc has thrown down the gloves" .... I think the offer to accept was within reason.
How does the race to the fence make anyone better ???? If I am not an A-class or higher singles shooter ... shooting at the fence will do what for...
To me ... this ... "help those struggling shooters get to the fence" ... makes no sense ... Why does a "struggling shooter" ... need help ......
"Yes, there are lots of 27yd. shooters that shouldn't be there, but just the same for all yards.." .... really ??? How many "22-23-24-25" yard...
"what changed in those years" In 1971 you shot from the 27 because you had to ... it said you were good enough to be handicapped at that level, and...
This is an 'if all things are equal' type of thing .... A winner is always a winner .... the place in time or the sport of choice doesn't make as...
"TROLL ALERT!!!" .... is an insult to Trolls .... A low-level-Imp on a good day.
"Is that fair or is drawing banks at the beginning of the shoot day much fairer?" Do you remember my 'story' I told on TS dot com about the Kentucky...
"With all the advancements in gun adjust-ability and instructional clinics etc." The crap about the 'guns-of-today' being 'better-equipment' because...
I don't think any of those on the 'Grand Slam list' look down on anyone else on the list. All the living people on the list know what it takes to get...
Calm-down Doc ..... if I want to insult you I will make it clear. Unlike someone playing you for a fool .....
The "dong sock" would require balls to put in it .... That requirement seems to be missing from someone who chases "Dr.Longshot" around to like...
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