Pre Trial Drill.
Written by Michelle Linnane
This was a drill we
did at the Andy Attar Workshop held by Field Trial Catalogs,
in July 2003 in
Carlisie NY. Andy called it a pre trial drill. The field we ran this
in
was long and narrow so we did not do a triple but Andy said he often
does this
as
a
triple. Blind
2
Blind
1
330
yards
250
yards
bird
Flyer Station
Pheasant
bird
Short
retired
Line
Most advanced
setup
We started this test with my dog Bud. He is 7 1/2 year
old CAFC running open and amateur.
We did this the most difficult way with
Bud. First the Pheasant flyer was shot from left to right.
The bird landed
tight to the line to blind 2. After being given a number I ran blind 2. There
was
a great deal of suction to the flyer. After I ran blind 2, the short
retired gun was shot and I was
given a number. At that point I ran blind 1.
After doing the second blind, I ran the double, picking
up the short
retired gun first. After getting the short gun I sent for the flyer.
I
thought this drill was a great way to train on a short retired gun. Also I loved
the idea of using the
flyer as posion bird, but still use it as a lead out
bird for a short retired gun.
Next level in the
setup
The next dog I ran
was my qualifing dog Foxy. We shot the flyer and I picked up the flyer with
her
then I ran blind 1. Then the retired gun bird was thrown next and a
bumper or bird was thrown off
the line to give the gun a chance to retire.
Now the flyer station is still visible. I picked up the retired
gun bird and
then ran blind 2. I still got to work on short retired gun, also I got the
concept of doing
blinds behind the flyer station and also going by the
flyer area.
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