This is for TOTM for May!.........I hope

[R.D.]

For those of use who's name is not Denny Brauer or Greg Hackney who seem to be flawless in there flipping/pitching presentations.........I have tryed a way to practice & keep my technique in decent shape.

I was thinking of ways to practice & have used cups, duck tape rolls & other things but thought of this.......................why not use something that is highly visable yet makes a noise to let you know if you "Plopped" the bait too hard on the target. Some of us practicing in the the driveway have no way of knowing if entry was soft enough not to spook a fish.

I used Blue Rock!!!!! Yes Shooting clays/pigeons. I will get 3-5-10 of them out & set them in various places as targets to flip/pitch too.

1) Face up they are Highly visable...either Orange or yellow.
2) They make a nice "tink" noise when you get bait on it & louder if hits too hard.
3) You can go to local shooting area to see if you can find any 'unbroken' ones.....or just ask for some from freind. You can buy a box for $5 too



I have used this & seems to help me improve by technique with practice & allows me to be more suttle with entry.

Hope this helps someone out

[Legend Chris]

Thats a GOOD one!!!

[Flipping57]

I like that!!!! I happen to have a box in the closet, I will have to give it a try.

[cajun1977]

water in the cup will also let you know how softly your f and p skills are

[Neilslure]

Make it even better by setting it in some bushes or around some old tree branches.

[R.D.]

that was why I stated you could put them anywhere.....I've already done the bush & tree thing.......you like to find something similar to dock to practice with too.......I was pitching/skipping under deack but is still too high for REAL LIFE dock

[Skarfer]

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Al would end up catching the dock...........

[mcorr]

And if you keep missing you can just get the ole' shotgun out and blast'em

[borderbasser]

good idea

[R.D.]

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I thought of doing that but don;t think neibors would like it much

[tr20darryl]

I stand on my cooler, it's more realistic than standing on the ground. Gives you the right height/angle. My son and I have a game we play where we set the discs around the yard, some fairly close, some further, and do the same rules as the "around the world" basketball game.