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ESA Clay pigeon shoot

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Is it just karate that members of the ESA are good at?  

 

Definitely not!  

 

Here is the evidence as members of the ESA took part in a fun day out clay pigeon shooting organised by Vince Reynolds of Cleckheaton Karate Club. Many of those enjoying the day’s experience had never shot before, but under the expert coaching by members of the Hawksworth Gun Club and former GB team member Vince, they quickly got the hang of it.  

 

The mornings practice session went reasonably well as barracking and taking the Michael was compulsory and of course shouting words of encouragement like “You couldn’t hit a barn door”.  

 

The afternoon session included a 20 clay shoot-off competition with the participants being divided in to teams of four.   Although this was described as; “Just a bit of Fun, with no pressure”, you could imaging the fierce competitive spirit demonstrated by karateka. Competing for prestigious trophies we all did really well and some slightly better than others.  Norman Gomersall, recovering from a poor start in the morning to hit 17 from 20 clays and just when it counted.  We always knew he was a dark horse!  

 

Thanks to Vince and the members of the Hawksworth Gun Club and also to those who took part as it turned into a really fun day and good experience.  

 

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Mike Cowburn

 

    

Anita Cowburn collecting the best team trophy for her inspired captaincy
 
Clay Pigeon - Adam
 

Anita Cowburn collecting the Best Team trophy for her inspired captaincy

Adam Reynolds collecting the trophy for Most Improved on the Day. Having shot a DC10 and an Airbus 2000 as they came to land at nearby Leeds/Bradford, Adam finally adjusted his aim to start hitting the clays and then didn't want to stop!

Clay Pigeon - Norman
 
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Norman Gomersall collecting Best Shot on the Day hitting 17 from 20 clays.

Steffan Groach collecting the trophy for Dark Horse of the Day. Having never shot before Steffan was a close runner up to Norman.

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Clay Pigeon - Mike C

 Mike Fedyk – collecting the trophy for demonstrating the best zanchin as the few clays that Mike missed with the lead shot, he shattered them with his intense focus.

Mike Cowburn presenting organiser Vince Reynolds of Cleckheaton Karate Club with a bottle of his favourite tipple as a thank you for arranging such a fantastic and fun day.

 Clay Pigeon - Group

 The ESA Clay Pigeon team shooters