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My work, which is shooting mad at a senior level, has decided that now that game season is over, this year one of our our standard corporate hospitality regular fixtures will be clay shooting, with provision/instruction for beginners so we can help others get into the sport if they want to.
As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Some of the justification has been that golf (also a common hobby/entertainment in financial services) is not that inclusive, hard and time-consuming to learn to a point of having fun, and less useful for getting groups of us and groups of clients together for quality time en-masse. I tend to agree.
As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Some of the justification has been that golf (also a common hobby/entertainment in financial services) is not that inclusive, hard and time-consuming to learn to a point of having fun, and less useful for getting groups of us and groups of clients together for quality time en-masse. I tend to agree.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Friday 26th January 09:56
Interesting.
I did the maths on one of our game shoots, and showed that we could do multiples of clay shooting with multiples of people for far less than one big Devon shoot, and get more people at younger levels involved.
This worked. We seniors will still shoot game with senior clients next winter, so at this stage it's looking like a win for my personal shoot calendar...
Buggers don't like skiing though. My attempts to get them to fund that hobby of mine has so far failed. First world problems, I agree...
I did the maths on one of our game shoots, and showed that we could do multiples of clay shooting with multiples of people for far less than one big Devon shoot, and get more people at younger levels involved.
This worked. We seniors will still shoot game with senior clients next winter, so at this stage it's looking like a win for my personal shoot calendar...
Buggers don't like skiing though. My attempts to get them to fund that hobby of mine has so far failed. First world problems, I agree...
Harry Flashman said:
My work, which is shooting mad at a senior level, has decided that now that game season is over, this year one of our our standard corporate hospitality regular fixtures will be clay shooting, with provision/instruction for beginners so we can help others get into the sport if they want to.
As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Is your work hiring?As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Seriously though I think from what I’ve seen this year pricing has made a lot of folk cutback this year, so definitely need to encourage more folk in to the sport.
(I’m possibly reaping the benefits though with 3 days still on calendar to go to mop up plenty residual birds!!)
(I pay my days as an individual & it’s getting damn pricey but know quite a few who shoot with me expense through their Co’s, had the discussion that if they can get their VAT back then offset against tax their days are half the cost of mine!)
On the clays, a simulated day is a fantastic clay day experience. Would make a great idea for a corporate day. Quite a few I shoot with are planning more of this for summertime
Harry Flashman said:
My work, which is shooting mad at a senior level, has decided that now that game season is over, this year one of our our standard corporate hospitality regular fixtures will be clay shooting, with provision/instruction for beginners so we can help others get into the sport if they want to.
As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Some of the justification has been that golf (also a common hobby/entertainment in financial services) is not that inclusive, hard and time-consuming to learn to a point of having fun, and less useful for getting groups of us and groups of clients together for quality time en-masse. I tend to agree.
Nice to hear As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Some of the justification has been that golf (also a common hobby/entertainment in financial services) is not that inclusive, hard and time-consuming to learn to a point of having fun, and less useful for getting groups of us and groups of clients together for quality time en-masse. I tend to agree.
AndyAudi said:
Harry Flashman said:
My work, which is shooting mad at a senior level, has decided that now that game season is over, this year one of our our standard corporate hospitality regular fixtures will be clay shooting, with provision/instruction for beginners so we can help others get into the sport if they want to.
As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Is your work hiring?As you can imagine, I'm pretty happy about this! Shooting is getting pricey, and I have no shame - I will accept any and all free sessions.
I also like the attempt at inclusivity. A lot of juniors of all genders are jumping at the chance to learn, and will get to do so, which is very cool.
Seriously though I think from what I’ve seen this year pricing has made a lot of folk cutback this year, so definitely need to encourage more folk in to the sport.
(I’m possibly reaping the benefits though with 3 days still on calendar to go to mop up plenty residual birds!!)
(I pay my days as an individual & it’s getting damn pricey but know quite a few who shoot with me expense through their Co’s, had the discussion that if they can get their VAT back then offset against tax their days are half the cost of mine!)
On the clays, a simulated day is a fantastic clay day experience. Would make a great idea for a corporate day. Quite a few I shoot with are planning more of this for summertime
Harry Flashman said:
Buggers don't like skiing though. My attempts to get them to fund that hobby of mine has so far failed. First world problems, I agree...
Sadly, my skiing days are long over which still hacks me off from time to time, but I still feel your pain
Still one from two hobbies isn't a bad return. How do they feel about hideously un-ecofriendly old Detroit muscle cars?
Vixpy1 said:
Starting to get prices through for new season , and one of my synidcates have dropped their prices down from £66 a bird to £50 a bird, so i would expect prices to be cheaper for 2024
Is that a VAT inclusive price?& is that shooting same locations (i’m in a roving syndicate so look for different opportunities & return to places we like but did actually say no to a fantastic place (fantastic shooting last couple of years but @ £70+Vat this season we bowed out & went somewhere else)
I know for me & a few others when the price of a day crossed £1k it became harder to fill spare pegs. I’ve got one shoot that’s a bit dead man’s shoes to get in & is £40+VAT for a 150 day (mixed bird) & there’s never a shortage of takers for that day so I just nod my head & say yes when the keeper gets in touch!
aeropilot said:
Harry Flashman said:
Buggers don't like skiing though. My attempts to get them to fund that hobby of mine has so far failed. First world problems, I agree...
Sadly, my skiing days are long over which still hacks me off from time to time, but I still feel your pain
Still one from two hobbies isn't a bad return. How do they feel about hideously un-ecofriendly old Detroit muscle cars?
I look forward to expensing the fuel bill...
Harry Flashman said:
aeropilot said:
Harry Flashman said:
Buggers don't like skiing though. My attempts to get them to fund that hobby of mine has so far failed. First world problems, I agree...
Sadly, my skiing days are long over which still hacks me off from time to time, but I still feel your pain
Still one from two hobbies isn't a bad return. How do they feel about hideously un-ecofriendly old Detroit muscle cars?
I look forward to expensing the fuel bill...
AndyAudi said:
Vixpy1 said:
Starting to get prices through for new season , and one of my synidcates have dropped their prices down from £66 a bird to £50 a bird, so i would expect prices to be cheaper for 2024
Is that a VAT inclusive price?& is that shooting same locations (i’m in a roving syndicate so look for different opportunities & return to places we like but did actually say no to a fantastic place (fantastic shooting last couple of years but @ £70+Vat this season we bowed out & went somewhere else)
I know for me & a few others when the price of a day crossed £1k it became harder to fill spare pegs. I’ve got one shoot that’s a bit dead man’s shoes to get in & is £40+VAT for a 150 day (mixed bird) & there’s never a shortage of takers for that day so I just nod my head & say yes when the keeper gets in touch!
Yes vat inclusive, and its one syndicate over 2 shoots, they have given up one of those this year and taken on another as its gone bankrupt.
Okay, I'm hoping this works and makes it easier to choose a date
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
| Username | Sat 3rd | Sat 10th | Sat 17th | Sat 24th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn7 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Celtic Dragon | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Smithyithy | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| MB140 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Turkish91 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Chuffed Monkey | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
smithyithy said:
Okay, I'm hoping this works and makes it easier to choose a date
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
| Username | Sat 3rd | Sat 10th | Sat 17th | Sat 24th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn7 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Celtic Dragon | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Smithyithy | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| MB140 | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Turkish91 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Chuffed Monkey | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
smithyithy said:
Okay, I'm hoping this works and makes it easier to choose a date
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
| Username | Sat 3rd | Sat 10th | Sat 17th | Sat 24th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn7 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Celtic Dragon | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Smithyithy | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| MB140 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Turkish91 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Chuffed Monkey | Y | N | Y | Y |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
If you Quote this post, keep the table code as it is, so you just need to remove the Y or N in the boxes next to your name...
Anyone else that's interested, please feel free to add your username into a box (just remove the ~ and select Y/N for your suitable dates), just be sure to Quote the latest version of the table.. When we have preferable date(s) then we can pin something down
| Username | Sat 3rd | Sat 10th | Sat 17th | Sat 24th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn7 | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Celtic Dragon | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Smithyithy | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| MB140 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Turkish91 | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| Chuffed Monkey | Y | N | Y | Y |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
| ~ | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N | Y / N |
For everyone's info, this shoot with be at Kibworth Shooting Ground (Leicestershire, LE8 0RD), starting at around 10ish to allow for travel etc. Completely casual shoot, everyone's welcome and it's a good chance to meet other shooters and have a laugh
Edited by Turn7 on Saturday 27th January 22:37
Proposed PH meet and shoot grounds by the month.
Nothing set in stone, and trying to get round the country to include everyone.
If anyone thinks there is a ground or location you think we are missing, please shout....
Final arrangements will be made nearer the time.
Over to you now.....
Feb - Kibworth, details above.
Mar - Cambridge gun club
Apr - Coleys
May - Bisley
Jun - Doveridge
Jul - Barbury
Aug - Sporting Targets
Sept - EJ Churchils
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -
Nothing set in stone, and trying to get round the country to include everyone.
If anyone thinks there is a ground or location you think we are missing, please shout....
Final arrangements will be made nearer the time.
Over to you now.....
Feb - Kibworth, details above.
Mar - Cambridge gun club
Apr - Coleys
May - Bisley
Jun - Doveridge
Jul - Barbury
Aug - Sporting Targets
Sept - EJ Churchils
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -
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