Masterclass

Bad Trapper · May 28, 2006

I was talking to one of my work mates the other day who happens to be into fishing in a big way. He was saying that he was off on a weekend away to be taught the pro's and con's of match fishing by one of the countrys top anglers, as he said there is only so much the videos can teach you. This had me thinking, why don't some of the pigeon boys have ago at this. There are always some who mid to bottom of the sheet every week who would love to be put right by the pro's, as help on their back doorstep is not easy to come by.

I know of some fanciers who have spent thousands on birds, and to quote one of the older flyer in my club ' could not fly a kite in a high wind ' Worth thinking about?

May 28, 2006

WE ARE NOT POR'S IN ANYWAY BUT WE DID HELP ONE OF THE MEMBERES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET AND WHAT DID HE DO THROW IT BACK IN OR FACE WITH SOME OF HIS SNIDE COMMENTS AS BETTING YOU WITH YOUR ON BIRDS (AR£" H(&^L) AS IF I WAS WORED ABOUT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN HIM THE BIRDS HE ALSO WHENT BEHIEND OR BACKS AND HELPED TO START A NEW CLUB WITH US NOT ALLOWED TO GET IN I STILL GIVE BIRDS TO ANY ONE THAT I CAN HELP BUT WE WILL NOT HELP BY TRANNING THEM AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO FEED THER BIRDS

frank-123 · May 28, 2006

you can give the man the birds

but you cannot give the man

as told told to me bye a top class fancier after he had given me some birds that i managed to lose :X

May 29, 2006

WE ARE NOT POR'S IN ANYWAY BUT WE DID HELP ONE OF THE MEMBERES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET AND WHAT DID HE DO THROW IT BACK IN OR FACE WITH SOME OF HIS SNIDE COMMENTS AS BETTING YOU WITH YOUR ON BIRDS (AR£" H(&^L) AS IF I WAS WORED ABOUT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN HIM THE BIRDS HE ALSO WHENT BEHIEND OR BACKS AND HELPED TO START A NEW CLUB WITH US NOT ALLOWED TO GET IN I STILL GIVE BIRDS TO ANY ONE THAT I CAN HELP BUT WE WILL NOT HELP BY TRANNING THEM AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO FEED THER BIRDS

ARE YOU DYSLEXIC WINGS ?????????????????

Bad Trapper · May 29, 2006

Tammy_1, I think you know where I'm coming from, the message I was trying to get accross is that there are people who are willing to pay to get tuition in pigeon racing. Nearly every sport/hobby has some sort of coaching scheme on the go, most of us come into pigeons via the family and knowledge is passed down etc.

For example there is a flyer in my area who retired early and started racing pigeons, he has a good loft and has paid a lot of money and bought birds from some well known names, but he is down the sheet every week. Do you think anybody in his club goes out of the way to help him? As stated in my previous post ther is only so much video's and books can teach you, nothing like practical advice is there.

ray · May 29, 2006

i think you will find that not every top flier out there. are genuine. they may give you there birds but they won't tell you how to beat them. come into the real world bad trapper some good fliers will tell you whats wrong if your birds are ailing and tell you how to put them right. but no way are they going to tell you what they do and how much they use. i mean there are some who will but very very few and far between.

carl · May 29, 2006

Go visit fanciers that you dont fly against,then they will give you all the help you need.I have came across some very helpfull fanciers and i have came across some not so helpfull fanciers..The not so helpfull are the ones in my club...

AlanWilkins · May 29, 2006

The pub best place to learn. go to where some good flyers drink sit down shut up n listen you will learn loads.

Bad Trapper · May 30, 2006

I have been flying for 20 years,and I was trying to make a paradox with other sports/hobbies I think some of you have missed the point, while some of you might race in the perfect club some novices etc need that little help, (see Alan Wilkins website) In the real world there are pros,unhelpful fanciers and some down right miserble characters in the game, there also are some good ones but they seem in the minority sadly. Carl is right by saying the not so helpful ones are in your own club. I think the mistake I made was feeling sorry for the novices!!!