Kidvette we shoot informal American trap. We tried the doubles setting, but found that we will really need some practice! <img border="0" alt="[crying]" title="" src="graemlins/crying.gif" />
Right now I shoot a Remington 11-87SC with a trap barrel. I sometimes shoot my Tikka O/U sporting clays or the SKB 585 O/U in 28ga. While I enjoy shooting trap I have been bitten bad by the Sporting Clays bug!
If anyone has not tried it they should!
Big Norm the voice systems consists of 5 speaker pick-ups. One in front of each shooter. It will not throw when you close your gun or if someone else shoots (rifle shooters on the right). But if you say pull or grunt or even cuss after you miss a bird it will send another flying! I do not know how it works, but it does pretty well. I belong to a club with about 250 members. This thrower replaced a 40-year-old Olin Western manual load. So having one is the equivalent of going from a Yugo to a Porsche!
As for me shooting today..well lets just say not real good! Been in a slump lately, I think my best was a 23 out of 25 on singles.
Since you like trap I will tell you how to make exploding birds! Take a regular clay bird and get some flour. Put a teaspoon in the top and cover with 3" masking tape. When you hit them the make a 3-4' white puff! Very neat and so cheap to make. I have also used colored chalk line chalk; Orange leaves no doubt that you hit!