Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!

They don't make 'em like that anymore.

I'll stick with my STB, as said, it is a really good clock Will see how I get on with it next season

Why change a good habit, nothing wrong with them, if i am still right my dad still races with the red case STB no ets in his club

they wont even think about ETS in our club don, i think its about 50 / 50 T3s and STBs......i think the very latest/newest STB was a blue case.

As we have said before ETS can spoil thing when the top fanciers putting loads of pigeons on the clock thats the only thing i don't like about ETS

But it does have it's good points if you are not at the loft at least you will not miss a pigeon as it is timed in automaticly, that's the only good thing about it

one thing i cant understand is when a fancier times using the ETS he can have two birds on the same time (so ive read) but if i time two pigeons in the same thimble/chamber its not allowed.......?

is this correct....???

Don Webb wrote:

But it does have it's good points if you are not at the loft at least you will not miss a pigeon as it is timed in automaticly, that's the only good thing about it

well to be honest don, even tho my club wont use it, if they did i would definately buy one and use it..........after all its better for the birds for a start, no chasing them around the loft on return scaring them, also better for the fancier too.

Think because there are time pigeons then it is down to 10th of the second that splits the pigeons

we would often time two rubbers into the thimble using the STB don, wonder why its not allowed now...?

if the birds are there at same time why not put two rubbers in

ian wrote:

if the birds are there at same time why not put two rubbers in

thats what im wondering ian, since ive come back to pigeons it seems the rulses have changed from before...................no longer allowed to put two in one thimble for some reason.

It is stupid not allowing it but you know what the council is like no new blood on there, just people set in there times

well i think its about time to move on

Your right there Ian and i am not taking the mick

ian wrote:

if the birds are there at same time why not put two rubbers in

have got me confused now ian, the quote you made above and saying ts time to move on seem conflicting..........what do you actually think of the "no two rubbers in one thimble" rule ?

DAVID wrote:

ian wrote:

if the birds are there at same time why not put two rubbers in

have got me confused now ian, the quote you made above and saying ts time to move on seem conflicting..........what do you actually think of the "no two rubbers in one thimble" rule ?

Think he means it's time to move on in terms of the times. Thats why the hobby is declining. It's too full of people set in their ways.

ian, as you know i raced many years ago and two rubbers in one thimble was allowed....do you remember how the rule dissalowing this came about ? was it a club ruling or was it ordered upon fanciers by the RPRA ? to be honest i cant see why it is not allowed .............

I will back you David at the end of the day it takes longer to put 2 rubbers in a thimble than it does individualy, it should be left to the fancier at the end of the day

You can look at it this way, may be one of the council members may have been knocked of the prize list due to someone putting 2 rubbers in one thimble and that may have been the reason

Don Webb wrote:

I will back you David at the end of the day it takes longer to put 2 rubbers in a thimble than it does individualy, it should be left to the fancier at the end of the day

thats right don, to clock two in one thimble takes more time.......its quicker to clock one bird so i cant see the problem

Don Webb wrote:

You can look at it this way, may be one of the council members may have been knocked of the prize list due to someone putting 2 rubbers in one thimble and that may have been the reason

ill bet your not too far wrong there don................

Have seen it done mate racing from Nantes yes it happened to me, last clock was 2nd then they opened the thimble had 2 rubbers in it finished 4th