More Portsmouth Round

[Cakemeister]

At the club last night- shooting in semi-darkness I tried my first Portsmouth round of the new winter season and shot a PB 530 including an end of five 10s and a 9. Feeling really pleased with myself so I had to share

Key factors- new grip (taken off the wooden one & replaced it with racket tape & padding), better release & not being able to see the target properly

Bring on the indoor season!!!

Pete

[TJ Mason]

No, don't bring on the indoor season! I'm just starting to get the kind of scores I'm wanting, and now the Summer's nearly over. Same thing happened to me last year -- didn't start shooting well till the end of Summer, then we went indoors and I lost it all.

When I went to the club on Sunday, the rugby pitch we shoot on looked lovely -- lush grass and all the lines freshly marked out. But it was a depressing sight for me because I knew the fresh line markings meant the rugger b*ggers would soon have their cloven hooves all over it, turning it into a quagmire. Despite that, I intend to stay outdoors as much as poss this Winter.

Congratulations on the PB though, Pete.

[Cakemeister]

If I remember Illingworth you'll be having to cope with being blown sideways by this time of year as well....?

[TJ Mason]

Yes, it's great kite-flying country! The wind on our ground is a bit odd because of the stand running along about half the touchline. It's a straight side-wind where the archers stand and where the targets are, but a weird swirly wind in-between. Good for excuses, though.

[Cakemeister]

I remember Illingworth more because I had a vacation job at a biscuit factory over that way!