06/09/2026
🎯 BEBSIDE SPORTING CLAYS – TODAY’S SHOOT 🎯
Well… 38 shooters turned up today, which isn’t exactly what you’d call a stampede! 😂
We’re hoping the slightly disappointing turnout had something to do with the biblical rain between 10am and 12pm. 🌧️☔ Honestly, Noah would have been looking for the boat.
If you decided to stay at home, you missed out because today’s targets were fantastic, entertaining and a proper variety. There was something to frustrate absolutely everyone — which, as you know, is how we like it! 😜
A quick explanation for those who noticed Bob was a little late getting the entries taken. We were struggling to get the shoot running on time this morning. We had just THREE volunteers turn up to help with the setup, and when you throw in a couple of blown fuses, remotes deciding they’d rather not participate and the usual little gremlins, it creates a knock-on effect.
I ask for volunteers every week, but unfortunately it’s always the same few faces doing the graft. So, a massive thank you to those who did turn up and get stuck in. 👍
For everyone else… you know where we are. 😏
The targets don’t set themselves, you know!
🔥 SPORTRAP 🔥
The Sportrap was another belter, with targets that certainly gave the better shooters something to think about.
The simo pair of the battue and looper on Peg 3 was an absolute standout — a cracking pair and easily one of the highlights of the day.
And now, as promised, a special mention for Ray WRay Wintripy was understandably a little disheartened after shooting 2/8 on Stand 4 — yes Ray, THAT stand… the allegedly easy one! 😂
But what happened next deserves some serious credit.
Ray absolutely smashed it on the Sportrap, hitting every single simo pair. He only dropped two teals and a battue to finish on 22/25.
That was the highest score of the day, equalled by StuarStuart Dawson
Stu’s 22, however, perhaps wasn’t quite as aesthetically pleasing as Ray’s… Stu appeared to adopt the “spray enough pellets in the general direction and eventually some of them will hit” technique. 😂
Still, a 22 is a 22 — we’re not checking pellet trajectories! 😉
Unfortunately, there was no 25/25, so the prize pot rolls over and we’ll add another £5 to it.
💰 NEXT SHOOT: £260 TO SHOOT FOR! 💰
So get yourselves down to Bebside, bring your cartridges, bring your waterproofs, and preferably bring your shooting ability as well.
And if you’ve got a spare morning, come and volunteer. We genuinely need the help, and it would be nice to see some new faces doing the graft rather than the same poor sods every week! 😂
Thanks again to everyone who came along, especially those who helped set up.
See you at the next one! 🎯
Bebside Sporting Clays
Where the targets are varied, the weather is questionable, and somebody always blames Stand 4. 😂