Book on Pigeon Racing

Thinking of buying this book ( Long-Distance Pigeon Racing by John Clements ) can anyone recommend it.

Thanks Barry

sorry barry, ive not heard of it, im not one for long distance racing but maybe some of the other members can advise.........did someone recomend this book to you ?

Not had it recommended i was looking on Amazon & Ebay for pigeon book to read i'm interested in all distances just trying to find my way having just had hip done i'm getting bored sitting about i like to be active, pigeon racing seems a bit bewildering at the moment with darkness lightness roundabout widowhood natural not to mention all the supplements so thought a book would be good place to start

Barry

yes i agree barry, theres that much to take in from different sources maybe a simple book could be the answer..........you could be right.

the only books i have are month by month by frank hall, feed to win and advanced techniques by jan aerts, all older books but very interesting.........

Barry before you get into distance raceing stay with the short races to get the hang of it once you have that you can venture a bit farther a field distance raceing is good to get them home but you must get the bassics first

Ginger wrote:

Barry before you get into distance raceing stay with the short races to get the hang of it once you have that you can venture a bit farther a field distance raceing is good to get them home but you must get the bassics first

I will second that Ginger

Barry the one thing i will say is just take one step at a time mate and get the basics right and everything will follow mate

Barry T wrote:

Thinking of buying this book ( Long-Distance Pigeon Racing by John Clements ) can anyone recommend it.

Thanks Barry

Hi Barry, Its a brilliant book,and will lift your horizons way past inferior sprint type efforts,go for it

GRIZZLECOCK wrote:

Barry T wrote:

Thinking of buying this book ( Long-Distance Pigeon Racing by John Clements ) can anyone recommend it.

Thanks Barry

Hi Barry, Its a brilliant book,and will lift your horizons way past inferior sprint type efforts,go for it

Everyone to there own Grizzle cock i myself like sprint racing up to 200 miles and there is nothing wrong with that

I too Don, sprint to middle.
Horses for courses as they say.

ive got that book mate its ok nothing special

Gaz b wrote:

I too Don, sprint to middle.
Horses for courses as they say.

Gary would like to follow in the shoes of Albert Babington as i have always wanted to be a top sprint flyer old and young birds from a very young age mate

have done the distance timed in on the day from 470 miles and won on the distance but sprint racing is it for me

And the help you have given me i am one step closer mate a big cheers Gary

I served an in depth apprenticeship as a young boy, by a great fancier who was a channel racer through and through, he never raced a youngbird in his life.
My love is youngbird racing, I don't know what it is, I just love everything about it.
I've won races from across the channel, but my best successes have been from Frome 169 miles approx onwards to our furthest racepoints on the south coast approx 230 miles.

Your welcome Don, I just hope I can put it all into practice mate

You will put it into practice mate

My main winning was also done with youngbirds it was when i was on my summer holiday from school and everything i did was all around pigeons

One of my best win was when i sent a young cock feeding a youngster to Dorcester he was
1st Club 600+ birds, 1st Ring Special,1st Nom, 1st Club Single nom, 13th Fed 6,000+ birds

Then the following week
1st Club Cherbourg 250+ birds, 1st Nom, 1st Fed Championship, 1st Fed YB Knockout, 4th Fed 3,000+ birds, 1st Club single nom

In 2 races that young cock won just under £600

But that was when i was flying with my Dad (Tosser) so i am egger to race on my own and win big time with just mine and my son's name on the cards or trophies

I raced in four strong clubs, two mid week clubs and two weekend.
Most of successes were from 160 miles mark onwards, I had many club wins, but never topped the fed, had loads of top places 2nd to 10, but that 1st Fed always eluded me.

Gary only ever had 2x2nd Feds and loads of other prizes mate never won the fed but the Fed Championship

don i have that book if you want to borrow it

HI STEVE DO YOU KNOW A MATE OV MINE IN SOUTHEND DONT KNOW IF HE STILL RACES M8 HE,S A BUILDER TERRY SPEERPOINT ?

You will do it again Don, and maybe you can set the record straight mate.

yes mate a great fella, he has just given me a Van Der Merwe cock and is doing me 2 more birds ,i have just become seretary of his club this year, hes a good flyer

HAD SOME TOP PIGEONS OF HIM IN EARLY 90,S GD SHE BRED ME SOME CRACKERS EVERY NEST WAS A WINNER IN IT LOL AFTER THAT HE USED TO FETCH ME PIGEONS UPTO BLACKPOOL SUPER GUY LOST HIS TEL NO WEN PACK UP IN 2002

pm me your number mate i will pass it on to him on friday at basketing, he is still near the top week after week he has to be the 1 i got to aim for, him and trish his other half shes a good flyer to, shes great with hens.

WILL DO STEVE NOW M8 YE THE FIRST PIGEON I EVER GT OF HIS WAS A JANSSEN HEN SHE ENDED UP BEIN THE FOUNDATION OF THE LOFT BRED ME A FED TOPPER 1ST NEST LOL LEFT ME SOME GR8 PIGEONS WILD EYES WAS 1 AND ANOTHER WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS THE SLAG LOL ALOT OV PEOPLE STIL GT PIGEONS OUT OF THE SLAG VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN BUT HE DEFO A GENUINE GUY AND TOP FLYER CHEERS STEVE

I loved that Ste, she was one in a million. I still talk about her.

YE GTTA SAY GAZ THE SLAG AND WILD EYES WERE AMAZING PIGEONS BUT THE SLAG AS GTTA BE MY ALTIME FAV WAT A GEM SHE WAS CUD DO OUT WITH HER SHE WAS AS DAFT AS A BRUSH LOL

She bred them two sisters I had with that red cock if you remember 2077 and 2078, they won first and second from Hereford at Preston 2 Bird Club in really bad weather, they were over 13 minutes clear.
She was a cracker, she always showed to us when we went in the the loft. She was a cocky sort of hen though.