Milestones

[Bill Murphy]

Congratulations, John. Tell us more about your trap field, brand of trap, controls, etc.

[William Woods]

Congratulations Mr. Davis.

[Jim DiSpagno]

Outstanding John. You humble us mere mortals. Keep up the good shooting.

[Randy Roberts]

Neil Chadwick and or one of his associates from Long Range will make you up a voice controller for a few hundred bucks that you would like. Transmitter would clip on your belt while the microphone can be clipped to your vest or t-shirt. They work, and it would be a lot easier than dragging a foot controller around.

[J. Scott Hanes]

Brilliant set up on your range, John!! I have traveled around the country to all sorts of clubs but have NEVER seen a trap range setup like yours. When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense; easier to load and work on the machine. I have seen a few "private" clubs that set up their field just like the "standard", recommended setup; a lot of time and $$ to do it.

I am blown away by the ingenuity! Well done.

[Stan Hillis]

John, while I've never competed in trap at all I did spend a considerable part of my life actively competing in NSCA events, and working hard to improve through "home practice". I was loaned an old Comet brand automatic trap and wireless remote. The machine could be set for a time delayed release. I would clip the remote on my shirt, position myself at the predetermined location, to get the presentation I wanted to work on, then press the button. I had sufficient time to mount my gun with my usual pre-shot routine before the machine threw the bird. I would dearly love to get that machine back from him and make it my own by purchase. It's the only one I've ever seen.

I practice I would set it up in the field somewhere on my place, then begin walking in a big circle, as if "running the bases" on a ballfield, only with many more locations than 1st, 2nd and 3rd. This way I would see all the normal presentations (except vertical and rabbit) ....... L to R crosser, quartering at all angles, incoming, R to L crosser, and going away. I'd shoot four shots at each location. If I ran all four I'd move to the next station. If I missed I'd stay and keep shooting until I ran four straight.

The confidence I'd carry away with me to a big tournament was well worth the trouble, and I punched into Master class at the 2010 U.S. Open by using this practice technique. I no longer pursue the big shoots because of the time away from home, and the desire to spend more time at home with family (read grandkids ). But I can appreciate the effort and time you put into being a winner. Well done!

[ArtS]

I just finished reading "The Road to Yesterday". One of the historical shoot discussed by Baldwing was a shoot that had mixed fields in which some had a normal setup and some had a field set up such as this, with tall traphouses and elevated shooting platforms. Apparently not popular with the shppters, but in the old picture the stands seemed to resemble tall foot stools.

[Hammer Gun]

John, You must buy your ammo by the container, How many rounds do you shoot in a year for practice, Gary

[John Davis]

Originally Posted by Gary Carmichael Sr

John, You must buy your ammo by the container, How many rounds do you shoot in a year for practice, Gary

Gary, I shoot about 7,000 registered targets a year and another 15,000 or so practice targets. Those are spread around 3 or 4 guns and a couple of different credit cards

[Brian H]

Very nice John!