breaking off from main drag

[spen]

hi every 1,is it possible to train young bird's to break off from the main drag.i live between 2 feds and have been told by a member in the club i am about to join its hard to do well in the fed cos wer not on the main drag.this will be my 1st year racing,so if it can be done how do you go about it thank's.

[Guest bigda]

where are you from and wich fed  are you in  spen, start hear first  

[Guest]

the last club i was in and the location ,was told by all established fanciers youll never win a race up here lad. i proved them wrong and they are now winning there too. i chose a breaking point , kept it simple , trained well and it worked. (after advice given by an old hand outside the area) . good luck for the future.        andy

[spen]

i live in gainsborough , lincolnshire,n i know it as the doncaster fed not 100% if thats the correct name for it but been told thats where the main drag heads.

[spen]

the last club i was in and the location ,was told by all established fanciers youll never win a race up here lad. i proved them wrong and they are now winning there too. i chose a breaking point , kept it simple , trained well and it worked. (after advice given by an old hand outside the area) . good luck for the future.        andy

 

so you just train from the point you want them to break off at then.

[Guest bigda]

i live in gainsborough , lincolnshire,n i know it as the doncaster fed not 100% if thats the correct name for it but been told thats where the main drag heads.

 

dont worry about that,  try and get your  birds to  race home to you first,  start at 5 mile then 10 then 15mile   then stay at  20 mile tosses  and get them   home 20-25min all the time  keep your loft clean  and birds healthy feed good corn to your best ability  and handle winning birds  in your club  get the feel of them  and  ask only winning guys  no one else  a question  do as they say  then the next quetion  will fall into place

[stoker121]

NEW STARTER, BIG DA, IS RIGHT JUST TRAIN YOUR YOUNG BIBDS FROM THE AGE OF 14 WEEKS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN, MONDAY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,IN THE MORNING OR EVENING,RIGHT UP UNTIL THE FIRST RACE, FEED YOUR YOUNG BIRDS BY HAND WHEN THEY COME INTO THE LOFT, YOU WILL SEE WHEN THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH,

DO NOT OVER FEED,HOPE THIS HELPS IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS PLEASE PM

JOHN [ STOKER ]

[Guest bakes]

ive got two feds lines of flight over my house 1 warwick fed 2 coventry and district fed im not worried as all my birds have been trained well one thing i would say if you get the chance put them on the training transporter a few tosses with 100's of birds will learn them to break lib them all together all your own birds they wont need to brake put them with 100's of birds they will learn i would worry about nolidge your birds first get them coming back from 5 1o 15 25 miles get them beating you back home everytime then go from there go to the top flyers in your club and top flyer in your fed see what they do take note and try little things but one thing i would say when you got them coming good dont change anythink stick with it best of look raceing hope you do well

 

all the best

k.baker

[pearse1888]

very hard to do .. its like here really living in derry .. when racing in the nipa our birds are always dragged up the right hand side of loch neagh .. especially when its a nw wind nightmare try training from where you want them to break

[Guest bigda]

very hard to do .. its like here really living in derry .. when racing in the nipa our birds are always dragged up the right hand side of loch neagh .. especially when its a nw wind nightmare try training from where you want them to break

 

train them from lough derg then  ;D ;D

[ALF]

very hard to do .. its like here really living in derry .. when racing in the nipa our birds are always dragged up the right hand side of loch neagh .. especially when its a nw wind nightmare try training from where you want them to break

 

QUITE HARD IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND ASWELL PEARCE MATE ;)

 

CHEERS ALAN HAMILTON LANARKSHIRE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bigda]

 

QUITE HARD IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND ASWELL PEARCE MATE ;)

 

CHEERS ALAN HAMILTON LANARKSHIRE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

bit like coatbridge also,  off the beating track hard to get birds in to  with the big fed 8,000 birds  but we put up with it  

[ALF]

 

bit like coatbridge also,  off the beating track hard to get birds in to  with the big fed 8,000 birds  but we put up with it  

 

YEP....CHEERS ALAN HAMILTON LANARKSHIRE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bigda]

 

YEP....CHEERS ALAN HAMILTON LANARKSHIRE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

:D 8)

[BLACK W F]

yes as long as you start as y/bs and got plenty time

[Guest stb-]

very hard to do .. its like here really living in derry .. when racing in the nipa our birds are always dragged up the right hand side of loch neagh .. especially when its a nw wind nightmare try training from where you want them to break

 

just move to randalstown and you will be sorted dont matter what side they come up   ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest frank dooman]

i dont think its possible to train birds to break they will stick with the drag untill it starts to break up i tried for years but what i will say is when a bird is on top form it is more likely to head for home and if its good enough on that day it will be with the leaders which in turn makes it easier to break if your lucky it will be infront and it wont need to break it will be the others that will have to break from it, thats what you are aiming for but every thing needs to be at the top of its game

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

i dont think its possible to train birds to break they will stick with the drag untill it starts to break up i tried for years but what i will say is when a bird is on top form it is more likely to head for home and if its good enough on that day it will be with the leaders which in turn makes it easier to break if your lucky it will be infront and it wont need to break it will be the others that will have to break from it, thats what you are aiming for but every thing needs to be at the top of its game

 

Like Frank says it is hard but if the pigeon has the bloodlines the condition then most importantly at club level the motivation this will help ensure that your pigeon/s will not go with the drag unless the wind is also forcing them.

[yorkie]

the wind direction can be a big factor, one week your birds may have to fly into it, when it blows someone else's home, next week it may be vice-versa. Remember also if a good fancier has an ideal drop so that his birds can fly unhindered into his loft, he will take 2 minutes off someone who's birds have to fly between houses,trees and other obstacles in a small back yard set up, to win in sprints thats all they need. So yes a good position can be a big advantage but only on certain days when the wind is in your favour

[Guest]

 

so you just train from the point you want them to break off at then.

 

that was my starting point for change , and singled up . then read all the above answers , no bad advice given , understand and think what is relevant to you , write a plan and stick to it.  good luck.  andy.

[chichichi]

Drag beats wind everytime,, but you can beat drag,, we do it most weeks,,

 

we joined a club and were told we would never win as we live too far north ,, this club races south and the birds come from the south..

 

we have got the birds to come from the north and win,, It can be done but takes a lot of homework and hard work to do it..

 

we train our birds north east for racing south east,, Our birds have to break 40 miles from home,, and they do.. :)

 

train them only on this line,,

 

ant

[tom corrie]

I allways thought the winners boke at the Race point

[dwh]

I allways thought the winners boke at the Race point

 

they break at race point n batches then break again nearer home jmo

[adam owen]

just train to 12 or 15 miles and after a few tosses start letting them go in fours then threes then twos then single ups this is the breaking point and by single ups double ups they av to  think for them selfs and builds cofidance into them works for me

[Guest mick bowler]

Can be done, but does not solve everything! You heighten the chances of winning but wind still plays a major part along with wether the birds have it in them to win, being health, motivated or intelligence wise!

 

I don't think it applys as much with old birds, but certainly with young birds.