Wow what a weekend of shooting!
Friday afternoon Adrian and I headed to bisley to shoot the British skeet . I started a bit slowly missing 3 on my layout . I was well aware that C class was being won on 96 and had in my head I would like to get near to that .
The second layout I picked up my performance and really focused shooting a 24 . I was then in the zone and was feeling very confident. I then went onto shoot the next 25 straight. The first time I had shot a 25 in an English skeet which was registered . I was now in reach of a good score if I could hold my nerve and I did just that. I shot another 25 meaning I had shot my first 50 straight and finishing on 96.
I was really pleased and very emotional , I also was even more pleased that Adrian also shot his first 50 on exactly the same clays . It was great to shoot with Adrian and Neil . Neil kept me on my toes to start and finished on 85 and Adrian on 93.
The day was topped off with being offered a part sponsorship by tom starkey of Starkey Headsets for some Pilla lenses . He kindly allowed me to wear some during the shoot.
On Saturday we travelled to Cambridge for the DSG monthly shoot and to contest for the high lodge challenge shields. We started on the skeet and I let myself down a bit only shooting a 22 however the slight delay on the traps was a hinderence. I woke up when we got to the dtl and managed a 24.
We finished on a tricky sporting and a took a while to get going . Stand 1 and 2 I dropped 2 clays on each . Stands 3 and 4 I straighted then I completed on stand 5 just dropping one clay . It was enough to secure the standing title in 71/80 . Darrel win the sitting in an identical score.
I got back Saturday evening to look at the skeet scores and saw that 98 was winning class . It was a relief to be honest as I was unlikely to make it Sunday. Sunday came and there was a further 98 . It meant I was equal third in class . I won the disabled standing which I was delighted to retain the title . Adrian won the sitting for the first time also.
Thank you to everyone for their support including joe Garnham of gbs contracts , all the team at Gamebore and to new sponsor tom starkey of starkey headsets for their support .
Lots of practice now for the British open sporting and sportrap .
