{"id":2828,"date":"2019-10-11T12:14:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2019-10-11T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T11:14:38","slug":"clay-pigeon-shooting-for-a-first-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/clay-pigeon-shooting-for-a-first-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay Pigeon Shooting for a First Date"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Be honest going to a restaurant or the cinema is a safe but very predictable first date. Do you want to really make your first date go with a \u2018bang\u2019? Why not book a session doing one of the most popular activities in the UK and Ireland – clay pigeon shooting<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nNo\nFeathered Friends Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing you may have to make clear to your date is that no live birds are involved in clay pigeon shooting. Pigeons can rest easy as they are not the intended targets, unless they are made of clay that is. Many places shoot clay rabbits too and again those little bunnies can hop along their merry way as they are not going to meet a horrible end as a result of your activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nWhy\nis Clay Pigeon Shooting Good For A Date?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWe\nthink that toting a gun and smashing clays out of the sky is rather\nsexy. Men often feel very macho and women get all ‘Annie Oakley’,\n‘Bonnie Parker ‘or ‘Lara Croft’ once a double-barrelled\nshotgun is placed in their hands. Then there is the fact that anyone\ncan do it as venues have different guns for different builds of\nshooters. Then there is the opportunity to congratulate each other\nas targets are smashed to dust and then there’s chat between stands\nabout technique, near misses and the scores. You don’t have to\ndress-up to the nines either, just classic country wear and sturdy\nboots. Challenge each other to look like country folk with the green\nwellies and all \u2013 what fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nIs\nEvery Clay Shooting Experience the Same?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDefinitely\nnot. You can book many different packages depending how long you want\nto shoot for and how challenging you want it to be. But, in regards\nto types then the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, classify them\nunder three main areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nTrap\nShooting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where the clay targets vary in speed and direction and shooters are around 15m away from where the targets are launched; the launcher being called a trap. Trap shooting is great for beginners and is therefore the most popular clay pigeon experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSkeet\nShooting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSkeet\nshooting involves two trap positions, which are approximately 40m\napart. Shooters stand in one of seven shooting positions in a semi\ncircle and attempt to bag the clays as they fly up in the sky. Maybe\nnot ideal for a first date, unless there are a group of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEnglish\nSporting Clays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThis\nis competitive shooting and is for the more experienced shooter as\ntargets vary in direction and angles of projection. But, if you are\nnot novices this is the one for you. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nWhat\nShould You Bring?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nClay\nPigeon Shooting <\/strong>packages\ninclude everything you need to take part. All you need is the right\nclothing for a day out in the country, sturdy shoes or boots and a\nsense of fun and adventure. The rest takes care of itself. You’ll\nfind that a lot of shooting ranges have a club house and have a\nselection of hot food and drinks available and most offer tea,\nbiscuits and coffee on arrival to welcome you. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWhere\nCan You Go Clay Pigeon Shooting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, that’s the easy part. Jump on the Geronigo\u00ae website<\/a>, or why not download the Geronigo\u00ae App<\/a>. Then you’ll always have every adventure right there in your pocket for all your future dates. There are 170 clay pigeon venues in the UK and Ireland and Geronigo\u00ae has them all listed, so what are you waiting for? Oh, maybe you have yet to find a date…can’t help with that I’m afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By CJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First date looming? Why not really surprise your date by booking one of the most popular activities in the UK and Ireland \u2013 clay pigeon shooting. Smashing clay targets to dust, be that ‘trap’, ‘skeet’, ‘down the line’ or ‘sporting clay targets, it all adds up to a first date that will go with a bang. We tell you all you need to know here.… Read More Clay Pigeon Shooting for a First Date<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,37],"tags":[31,720,129],"class_list":["post-2828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clay-pigeon-shooting","category-features","tag-clay-pigeon-shooting","tag-firstdate","tag-valentines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2828"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2844,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2828\/revisions\/2844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geronigo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}