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Clay Pigeon Shooting vs Golf

9:26 am September 20, 2009

We all need something to take our minds off the stress and hassle of day to day work. If we don’t have some kind of hobby or activity that we enjoy doing to take our minds off things, then wed end up having break downs or who knows what else. Golf and clay pigeon shooting are two of the most popular sports that people take up for this reason.

One big difference between shooting and golf is the physical effort and fitness level required to play golf to a reasonable standard. Golf requires you to be reasonably fit and flexible due to the process of hitting the ball. Shooting required less flexibility, but you still need to have a degree of general mobility as you need to be able to swing the gun with the movement of the clay. If you have any inherent injuries, it is more likely to hamper your golf than your shooting.

Another major difference between the two is in the amount of time required to take part. 18 holes of golf will take 3 hours or more to complete, whether it is a competition or practice, whereas with clay pigeon shooting you can shoot 100 clays in about 1 to 2 hours making shooting a more practical proposition as you don’t need to set aside half a day in order to take part, or to practice.

Another big difference is that if you wish to properly practice golf, you must become a member of a club and so your practicing environment consists of the same 18 holes every time, limiting the variety of the game. With shooting however, there is an unlimited number ways the targets can be set up even in the same grounds, and the layout of a shooting ground will usually be changed fairly frequently so nobody gets bored. Also, membership fees are usually far cheaper for a shooting ground than for a golf club.

Whichever sport you choose to unwind and relax with, just remember to always try and play for fun rather than competition, otherwise the stress free relaxation that you went there to find will be gone almost completely.

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Clay Pigeon Shooting vs Golf

12:50 pm September 10, 2009

We all need a good hobby to take our minds off the day to day stresses and hassles of work. We need downtime to relax and to allow ourselves to recharge our batteries. It is important to take this time out otherwise you risk burn out, a breakdown or worse. Two popular sports popular for this purpose are clay pigeon shooting and golf.

One difference between the two sports (aside from the obvious) is the level of physical fitness that’s required in order to play golf at a reasonable standard. The swing of the club and the hitting of the ball requires a reasonable amount of effort and it can become quite tiresome keeping it up round the whole course. Shooting does require some physical strength as you will have to hold the gun up and follow the clay with it until you pull the trigger, but there is generally less effort involved in shooting so if you have any inherent injuries they’re more likely to affect your golf than your shooting.

Another big different is the time it takes to complete a round of golf compared to going round a clay pigeon shoot. 18 holes of golf takes around 3 hours but to go round a clay pigeon shoot will only take between 1 and 2 even if you shoot up to 100 clays. So where clay pigeon shooting can be done in a couple of hours you generally have to set aside half of the day to take part of to practice.

Another key difference between the sports is that in order to practice golf, you must become a member of a club which can not only incur some fairly large fees, but it also means that your practising area is limited to the same 18 holes every time. With clay pigeon shooting however, the membership fees are a lot lower and the targets can be set up in as many different ways as you can imagine and the overall layout of the ground will usually be changed fairly frequently so that nobody gets bored.

For more information on events, visit sportingtargets.co.uk for a great shooting venue that’s also brilliant for stag party