Mar 25, 2012 @ Bradford Sportsmen's Farm

A good time at the Bradford Sportsmen's Farm, Graham, Florida.

Just dropping in for a visit. Two sporting clays courses. I shot both courses, the wife only shot in the AM.

A sunny day. A little windy in the PM. We shot 28 stations and I can't remember one machine problem.

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A bit of fun at the end of the video, final station!

Feb 29, 2012 @ Palatka Skeet Club

Hot, 85 degrees.

A good workout with the 28 gauge. If you want to see your mistakes, a round or two of skeet will highlight them. I picked up on a balance issue, as the gun was coming off my shoulder and not getting my face into the stock. Both easily fixed on a skeet field. Picked up a few bad habits in the last month and the first chance I got to work on them!

$4 a round is the member rate.

Lawry targets thrown at the club. I shoot them at more than half the clubs I visit in the northeast. I seem to get better hits off a Lawry then White Flyer Bios, but maybe it's just me. Just read a posting on Trapshooters.com, full load Lawry, $8.80 case delivered to NJ.

As I said a warn day. A stop at Dairy Queen was a must on the ride home...

Southeastern Olympic Bunker Trap Championships

2012 Southeastern Regional Olympic Bunker Trap Championships

Gator Skeet & Trap Club, Gainesville, Florida

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A cool start...

Flags flapping in the wind. Eventually the sun popped out.

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Markham 2012 ATA Chain Trap Shoot Photos/Video

We visited the Markham Skeet, Trap, Sporting Clays Club, Sunrise, Florida at the Markham Park and took part in Saturdays 200 target ATA chain trap singles event.

The clay target ranges are only a small part of the county property. Model airplane flying, boating, RV camping, rifle, handgun, archery, and bike paths to name a few.

The county park is free to enter during the week, but $1.50 per person to enter on weekends. Had to pay the money to attend the shoot.

From the entrance gate it took several minutes to drive to the clay target ranges located on the far side of the property.

Windy! Overcast in the AM. A short drizzle from time to time.

Registration went smoothly. No credit cards. Check or cash!

A mixture of trees of various shades of color make up the background. A tough background to shoot with overcast skies. Old eyes need blue skies and a bit of sun to see targets. Had a hard time keeping focus on some stations because of the white overcast sky. Lost my focus on more than a few targets when they flew high. The wind didn't help! In the PM I started to see a bit of sun and my scores rose.

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Several vendors on hand.

A buffet was offered for lunch.

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We departed right after we shot the 2nd 100.

The club has handicap markings out to the 30 yard line.

Depending on the time of day, add 15 minute drive time to whatever the GPS calculates. Big city driving to the club.

The temperature never went below 70 degrees the few days we were in the region, even at 2am in the morning.

When trying to find information on the club I found the county park website, a skeet website, and a sporting clays website. Of the two clay target websites, the sporting clays website was current.

If visiting. Sticker shock for some. Depends on what your use to paying for targets. The staff is paid county workers. The price to shoot is high, but as only two clay target clubs in the region (Miami the other) you either suck it up or go play golf!

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Trap shooting from converted shipping container

Quebec skeet shooter Bryce Verrall provided photos of the shipping container converted for use on a trap field at Club L'Acadie, located southeast of Montreal, Quebec.

ATA shooters may find issues, but the idea is to allow for everyone to shoot throughtout the winter in comfort.

The conatiner is removed during warm weather months.

The club also has a modified container on the 5-stand field.

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