Choose Wisely……

November 2008 Shooting Tip

As you would expect, I field a lot of questions about shooting methods. Which is best, where and why. 30 years of sporting and watching literally millions of targets from behind the trigger has taught me this.

No one shooting method is best for all targets. The wide diversity of target presentations in sporting clays strongly suggests we have more than one shooting method in our skill inventory.

For instance, what method would you use on a fast, left to right, 40 yard crossing target off a tower? Well for starters, what breakpoint have you chosen on this bird? An early breakpoint will likely mean the speed of the bird is up, requiring a suitable lead. Midway through the flight the bird speed has slowed, changing the lead. Eventually running out of speed the bird is still a crosser, but the lead has again changed. Finally, the bird begins its descent creating another new lead picture altogether. And that picture might change 2 or 3 more times depending upon how far the bird has to fall. 1 target, 6 possible breakpoints. The odds are high the shooting method you used on the first two breakpoints won’t be the same method you would use on the last two breakpoints.

At Paragon, we primarily teach the pull away shooting method. Pull away creates excellent muzzle control and handles lead issues nicely for the majority of the presentations we face. It is a superb foundation method. But pull away is definitely not for all targets. When a particular target presentation calls for it, we also teach Churchill, swing-through and maintained lead because these methods have their advantages as well. And then there are methods for chandelles, those targets that curl, roll, slide and dive.

The key is having these shooting methods in your repertoire and knowing precisely what to use and where. Because the advantages go to those who are prepared.

“Choose Wisely” is Part 1 of an ongoing series of tips on shooting methods. Over the next few months, the monthly shooting tips will focus on one method – why and where you might want to use it – and the strengths and weaknesses of each method

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Using the fishing bait to catch a fish from the river is different from

fishing for dates online. The fisherman or fisherwoman use different fishing

baits to hook up different types of fishes. When you fish for dates online, you

need to use different methods to each dating member. Members are different from

their lifestyles. Applying the good approach help you succeed towards online

dating. It is simple in that one has to bait up a hook and create an effective

profile on these online dating sites. You have more advantage than fishing from

the river is that you will get biting if you have an attractive profile.

All of us need love and to be loved. Looking for love online is common

because there are many dating services on the Internet these days. Choosing a

good fishing location increases the chance in meeting the long term

relationship, and may lead to marriage. If the lake does not have much fish,

then it is too hard to bait the fish since the chance is limited. You need to

find a popular dating services to join since they have many members locally and

globally. The more focused dating sites are the better. For example, you want to

find a dating fish in California, you should join American dating services

because they focus for American singles who find love in American or local US

states. Do not try UK dating or Canadian dating services when you need to fish a

date in Texas. There are many articles which tell about dating tips and advice

about what sites you should join.

After you join the best dating fishing service, you should wait for a bite.

You may also bite first by searching for any member you like and contact them.

If you have a good fishing bait by posting a nice profile with photo, then other

online fishes will bite you first. When you have fishing singles bite your

profile, then you will want to set your hook by replying to their messages.

After exchanging the messages back and forth with that specific fish you like,

then you can decide to meet face to face and go from there. You should pay

precaution by asking as many questions as you like before meeting in person with

that fish. Some fishing singles post their young photos to attract other online

fishes so you make sure they look real as in their pictures.

Precaution is the best rule that singles should pay attention to when fishing

for dates online. There are online dating scams who try to scam money from other

singles. When a member ask you for back account, credit card information, or

other personal information such as date of birth, or others, then you should

stop from there. They are scams. You need to contact to the site webmasters

about this scam so they can investigate further. Please do not fall for common

scams like this but fight them for your own good and for others.

So, are you ready to meet that special dating fish? Do not wait. Take action now. Join these free dating services and meet that

other half of your dream.

Final plans are in place for two milebuilding trips from Tenerife to Madeira and Madeira to Huelva (near Cadiz).

Two of our Club class yachts, Stan (a Prima 38) and Agi (a Hanse 400e), are sailing together up to southern Spain.   The first leg leaves Tenerife on Friday 26th June for Madeira.  After a short sail to get your sea legs, we will make the 300+ mile passage in one go—aiming to arrive in Madeira on the Wednesday.

Madeira is a located in the mid Atlantic ocean.  It is one of the remote islands of Portugal with maderia island and Poto Santo Island being the only inhabited islands.

We will have a day to explore other harbours and anchorages on Madeira, before you leave us on the Friday (why not stay the weekend?) or take your berth for the next leg.

The second leg from Madeira to Huelva is planned to leave on Friday 3rd July and cover the 500+ miles to Huelva in about 5-6 days

Huelva is a maritime town between the rivers Anas and Baetis, it was seated on the estuary of the river Luxia, and on the road from the mouth of the Anas to Augusta Emerita.

Christopher Columbus started his voyages to the new world from Huelva – and we will be racing in late August here to La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, in celebration of these voyages.

Our final destination will be a marina adjacent to the Doñana National Park located in the Spanish province of Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville, and covers 543 km², of which 135 km² are a protected area. The park is an area of marsh, shallow streams, and sand dunes and a river delta flowing into the Atlantic ocean. The original area was established in 1963 by the World Wildlife Fund  and the Spanish government.

With a day to explore the area by sea we will ask you to  be ready to leave the yacht on Saturday 11th July.

Both legs include breakfast, lunch and dinner on board the yacht and cost €800 per week.  If you book both legs the cost is €1400.

Contact us at info@clubsail.com for more details