After each of us are gone, it is our contributions that endure.
Tim Bruggeman's eulogy
A Few Words About Neil
Neil was a verifiable genius, and his relentless pursuit of the science of trapshooting is unsurpassed. It was his passion. And he wanted to share his knowledge with anyone who would listen, for the betterment of the sport.
In one of my phone calls with him, he asked that I let the community know, that he continued this pursuit of knowledge, literally, until the end. Over the past several months, we spoke often, and he would share bits of knowledge with me. Details about testing this or that. Pass/fail criteria.
The last time I spoke with him was a little over a week ago, and even at that time, he was "schooling" me on patterning and how to best utilize Shotgun Insight, even to the level of detail of what settings to use on his camera to get the best photographic image for the program to "find" the pellet strikes.
And on that note, I will also share with you that Neil was an incredibly generous man. Once he knew his demise was imminent, many of the scientific "items" in his collection found their way to the people whom he thought would make best use of them. I am one of those fortunate recipients. I now have his notebook with his handwritten notes in it.
The trapshooting community has lost a great resource.
Condolences and comments from the Forum
Neil Winston finished his last event.
Neil Winston Trapshooters.com 10-2014
"The fact that many things have not been explained (does not) mean that no things have been explained, nor does it mean that if I don't understand everything, I can't understand anything."
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer
"Eyes that look are common, eyes that see are rare."
Neil had those eyes.
Neil's website link became inactive in 2021
www.claytargettesting.com
The site has been archived here
Clay Target Testing Home Page (archive.org)
"Have Today's Increased Bore Sizes Improved Trap Gun Performance"
Wayback Machine (archive.org)
Fast vs. slow powder pattern study
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/a-test-of-fast-vs-slower-powders-winston.68141/
Red Dot vs. Green Dot
???? question for Neil Winston
Small vs. large shot patterns; fast vs. slow fps patterns
Neil Winston
Neil Winston--Small Shot v. Large Shot
Speed vs Pattern
Recoil
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/recoil-test-of-powders-part-2-winston.79801/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/recoil-aaaah-our-favorite-subject.834949/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/powder-burn-rate-vs-recoil.651777/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/perceived-recoil.493105/
Open choke tube comparison
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/brain-beretta-muller-and-other-open-chokes-tested-winston.480601/
Full tube comparison
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/use-of-xtra-full-choke.828343/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/new-test-for-trapshooters-this-time-brain-briley-muller-tight-chokes-tested-winston.486281/#post-4800089
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/parallel-section-length-effect-on-choke-performance.806809/#post-7568875
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/herb-orre-and-the-super-choke.580033/#post-5826065
Reading the Breaks
Reading the breaks Ch 1. Center Hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 2 Left hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 3 Right hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 4 Low hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 5 High hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 6, shot from side (W&B)
Reading Breaks
POI Testing
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/testing-point-of-impact-at-13-yards-winston.49553/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/point-of-impact.609041/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/point-of-impact.611241/page-2
Pattern patchiness
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/pattern-board.824401/page-3
Target Spin Rates
www.trapshooters.com
Tim Bruggeman's eulogy
A Few Words About Neil
Neil was a verifiable genius, and his relentless pursuit of the science of trapshooting is unsurpassed. It was his passion. And he wanted to share his knowledge with anyone who would listen, for the betterment of the sport.
In one of my phone calls with him, he asked that I let the community know, that he continued this pursuit of knowledge, literally, until the end. Over the past several months, we spoke often, and he would share bits of knowledge with me. Details about testing this or that. Pass/fail criteria.
The last time I spoke with him was a little over a week ago, and even at that time, he was "schooling" me on patterning and how to best utilize Shotgun Insight, even to the level of detail of what settings to use on his camera to get the best photographic image for the program to "find" the pellet strikes.
And on that note, I will also share with you that Neil was an incredibly generous man. Once he knew his demise was imminent, many of the scientific "items" in his collection found their way to the people whom he thought would make best use of them. I am one of those fortunate recipients. I now have his notebook with his handwritten notes in it.
The trapshooting community has lost a great resource.
Condolences and comments from the Forum
Neil Winston finished his last event.
Neil Winston Trapshooters.com 10-2014
"The fact that many things have not been explained (does not) mean that no things have been explained, nor does it mean that if I don't understand everything, I can't understand anything."
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer
"Eyes that look are common, eyes that see are rare."
Neil had those eyes.
Neil's website link became inactive in 2021
www.claytargettesting.com
The site has been archived here
Clay Target Testing Home Page (archive.org)
"Have Today's Increased Bore Sizes Improved Trap Gun Performance"
Wayback Machine (archive.org)
Fast vs. slow powder pattern study
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/a-test-of-fast-vs-slower-powders-winston.68141/
Red Dot vs. Green Dot
???? question for Neil Winston
Small vs. large shot patterns; fast vs. slow fps patterns
Neil Winston
Neil Winston--Small Shot v. Large Shot
Speed vs Pattern
Recoil
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/recoil-test-of-powders-part-2-winston.79801/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/recoil-aaaah-our-favorite-subject.834949/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/powder-burn-rate-vs-recoil.651777/
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/perceived-recoil.493105/
Open choke tube comparison
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/brain-beretta-muller-and-other-open-chokes-tested-winston.480601/
Full tube comparison
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/use-of-xtra-full-choke.828343/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/new-test-for-trapshooters-this-time-brain-briley-muller-tight-chokes-tested-winston.486281/#post-4800089
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/parallel-section-length-effect-on-choke-performance.806809/#post-7568875
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/herb-orre-and-the-super-choke.580033/#post-5826065
Reading the Breaks
Reading the breaks Ch 1. Center Hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 2 Left hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 3 Right hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 4 Low hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 5 High hits (W&B)
Reading the Breaks, Ch. 6, shot from side (W&B)
Reading Breaks
POI Testing
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/testing-point-of-impact-at-13-yards-winston.49553/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/point-of-impact.609041/
http://www.trapshooters.com/threads/point-of-impact.611241/page-2
Pattern patchiness
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/pattern-board.824401/page-3
Target Spin Rates
Does anyone know the RPM's of clay targets?
Does anyone know the RPM PAT-TRAP told me they have never measured it when I asked them. After seeing all the video clips, of target breaks, it seems that the RPM of a spinning target is very important. Next question would be, can trap machines be adjusted to spin targets faster or slower? I...
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