clay disk shooting

NINJA_SUPREME · 04-22-2008, 09:16 PM

I went out with my friend to gun club and used a 20 gauge shotgun for clay pidgeon shooting, i got 28/50, that was the first time i had ever even fired a gun and im only 15. I had a great time and was just wondering if that is a decent amount of shots for the first time?

lefty o · 04-22-2008, 09:20 PM

for a first time, your score doesnt even matter. its an addicting sport, go back and try it again.

Bravo · 04-22-2008, 09:30 PM

What lefty said. Your score will improve, and as long as you had fun, that's all that matters.

Shooting clays is really addicting.

wirehunt · 04-23-2008, 02:24 AM

Clay birds are great fun and there's nothing wrong with that score for your first crack at it, in fact I'd be pretty happy with that for a novice

Widux · 04-23-2008, 05:41 AM

Your score was great for 1st timer--I'd like my wife to shoot that well in our trap league although she is getting better--you keep it up- score is not as important as having fun.

jimkim · 04-23-2008, 06:05 AM

Even if your score doesn't improve don't quit. You've found something that you really enjoy. Take some safety classes if they are available and keep shooting.

Asphalt Cowboy · 04-23-2008, 08:02 PM

Better'n fifty percent is good for a first timer. But as others have said, score don't matter. Veiw every shot as though it were the only shot.

Next time out, every time you have a miss ask yourself "What felt different". Don't look at a miss as a miss, but as a chance to determine what was out of place.

LakerDad · 04-23-2008, 08:32 PM

Welcome Ninja S.
What a great way to get started!
To shoot a shotgun is one thing but to fire 50 rounds with 28 hits is Cool.
A lot of people would love to do as well as you did.
Keep at it and have fun. It's very nice to see the youth of our country enjoying shooting today!

GLS

Windwalker · 04-23-2008, 08:49 PM

congratulations, you did great shooting a .20 ga. on your first time out with 28 hits. Keep shooting, it's a great sport.

tippmann7 · 04-23-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NINJA_SUPREME

I went out with my friend to gun club and used a 20 gauge shotgun for clay pidgeon shooting, i got 28/50, that was the first time i had ever even fired a gun and im only 15. I had a great time and was just wondering if that is a decent amount of shots for the first time?

i was 15 the first time i shot clay birds..well attempted to shoot clay birds, i hit like 3 out of 30.....i also used a 20 gauge

FISHPOND · 04-23-2008, 10:22 PM

Keep up the good work. That is one of my favorite past times...

EHCRain10 · 04-23-2008, 10:39 PM

Keep at it, welcome to the forum
as long as your having fun its a great score, plus its much better than i did the first few dozen times i shot

04-22-2008, 09:16 PM	#1
NINJA_SUPREME Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5	clay disk shooting I went out with my friend to gun club and used a 20 gauge shotgun for clay pidgeon shooting, i got 28/50, that was the first time i had ever even fired a gun and im only 15. I had a great time and was just wondering if that is a decent amount of shots for the first time?

04-23-2008, 02:24 AM	#4
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 656	Clay birds are great fun and there's nothing wrong with that score for your first crack at it, in fact I'd be pretty happy with that for a novice __________________ Happy Hunting

04-23-2008, 06:05 AM	#6
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near the Little Ocmulgee river in GA Posts: 2,051 Blog Entries: 11	Even if your score doesn't improve don't quit. You've found something that you really enjoy. Take some safety classes if they are available and keep shooting. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

04-23-2008, 08:49 PM	#9
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,589	congratulations, you did great shooting a .20 ga. on your first time out with 28 hits. Keep shooting, it's a great sport. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

04-23-2008, 10:39 PM	#12
EHCRain10 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dinwiddie, VA Posts: 117	Keep at it, welcome to the forum as long as your having fun its a great score, plus its much better than i did the first few dozen times i shot __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum.

04-22-2008, 09:20 PM	#2
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,806	for a first time, your score doesnt even matter. its an addicting sport, go back and try it again.

04-22-2008, 09:30 PM	#3
Bravo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,897	What lefty said. Your score will improve, and as long as you had fun, that's all that matters. Shooting clays is really addicting.

04-23-2008, 05:41 AM	#5
Widux Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melvina, Wi. Posts: 24	Your score was great for 1st timer--I'd like my wife to shoot that well in our trap league although she is getting better--you keep it up- score is not as important as having fun.

04-23-2008, 08:02 PM	#7
Asphalt Cowboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: A one horse town in E.Kansas. Posts: 305	Better'n fifty percent is good for a first timer. But as others have said, score don't matter. Veiw every shot as though it were the only shot. Next time out, every time you have a miss ask yourself "What felt different". Don't look at a miss as a miss, but as a chance to determine what was out of place.

04-23-2008, 08:32 PM	#8
LakerDad Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 209	Welcome Ninja S. What a great way to get started! To shoot a shotgun is one thing but to fire 50 rounds with 28 hits is Cool. A lot of people would love to do as well as you did. Keep at it and have fun. It's very nice to see the youth of our country enjoying shooting today! GLS

04-23-2008, 10:22 PM	#11
FISHPOND Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 96	Keep up the good work. That is one of my favorite past times...