ETS over Clocking system

How many lads use the ETS over the traditional clock , i will be racing next year , but need a new job come November when i will be made redundant , i`m thinking that ETS might be the way to go  besides the obvious reasons , i may not be able to be there all the time when the birds are due back because of a new job ect , so would the ETS fill my needs , or would you not send because you still need to be there when the birds come home. I think the best part of pigeon racing will be watching the birds come home but this might not be possible every week for me.  

andy.

ets is the way forward andy if you want to compete at highest level m8 . ive been racin on traditional clock ie t3 in 1 club and ets in other lost a lot ov gd top fed positions and even toppin the fed aswell cause usin t3 so for me I know for fact if ide of been usin ets ide ov topped fed about 4 times atleast and that's not gd knowin others in fed usin ets lol but that's not my choice usin t3 it was a club rulin no ets but then they sayin we shud top fed more lol I rset my case problem is a lot ov the old folk don't like change but it wud make it so eazy for them if they had it lol  

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

stewhit wrote:

ets is the way forward andy if you want to compete at highest level m8 . ive been racin on traditional clock ie t3 in 1 club and ets in other lost a lot ov gd top fed positions and even toppin the fed aswell cause usin t3 so for me I know for fact if ide of been usin ets ide ov topped fed about 4 times atleast and that's not gd knowin others in fed usin ets lol but that's not my choice usin t3 it was a club rulin no ets but then they sayin we shud top fed more lol I rset my case problem is a lot ov the old folk don't like change but it wud make it so eazy for them if they had it lol  

Cheers stew , yer thats what i was thinking , but to be honest i haven`t joined the club yet so not sure if they allow ETS ..........didn`t think of that   , will have to get myself down there friday and see , but like you say it`s the way forward so if i can may as well get it now rather than later  

andy.

While your down there ask the secretary for their race program for the last 2 years it will help you prepare for when your racing.

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

Do they ever, I could say  ,  the greatest thing since sliced bread etc for the sport in my time "Not that I had one"    The purists   may say the old type clocks should be the way to go for ever & ever type of thing, but not this little duck    here. As long as one is happy with the cost issue re updates rings & the initial setup costs it's the only way to fly in my view, especially for anyone who just happens to work at the weekends. One point/issue which does not get a mention all that often is the benefit when used for the toss birds etc if you happen to train them yourself & your not there when they come home. I can still remember the uproar when they first come on the scene over there years ago  "Weird/strange" I always thought to myself with some of the thinking at the time. I just wonder what those that had an objection back then, would be thinking now.  
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seanl wrote:

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

Wonderful !!!!!! "Bollocks"     I agree on the good quality stock etc Sean. But !!!!!!!!! if it comes down to a trapping match your dead in the water with a manual clock, if your up against a good flyer with a  EC. Multiple clocking is the true test & unfortunately the hands/finger's will always come up short in my view, with a manual clock.  
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Knackered wrote:

seanl wrote:

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

Wonderful !!!!!! "Bollocks"     I agree on the good quality stock etc Sean. But !!!!!!!!! if it comes down to a trapping match your dead in the water with a manual clock, if your up against a good flyer with a  EC. Multiple clocking is the true test & unfortunately the hands/finger's will always come up short in my view, with a manual clock.  
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u aint seen my old ins trap 9-times out of 10 they hit that window like batts oot of hell with one blast of the whistle  stall traps can be great in thimbless clocks      u got to get them in  sean

seanl wrote:

Knackered wrote:

seanl wrote:

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

Wonderful !!!!!! "Bollocks"     I agree on the good quality stock etc Sean. But !!!!!!!!! if it comes down to a trapping match your dead in the water with a manual clock, if your up against a good flyer with a  EC. Multiple clocking is the true test & unfortunately the hands/finger's will always come up short in my view, with a manual clock.  
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u aint seen my old ins trap 9-times out of 10 they hit that window like batts oot of hell with one blast of the whistle  stall traps can be great in thimbless clocks      u got to get them in  sean

Maybe so !!!!!!! "Batts oot of hell"    Yankee traps we call them here Sean   History tells us thou      when you see some of the results published etc, on average who the big winners are.
That's it !!!!, it's past my bed time here    now & I need my beauty sleep.  
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seanl wrote:

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

Spot on Boss

The only thing with ETS system is best for keeping an eye on how the pigeons are performing during training also if you miss your birds on race day they can still be clocked in even if your not there

The main thing is you have to get the birds to trap on there own to get them recorded

Also as Sean has said you dont have to handle your birds this means they don't get shy when time to be clocked in on Saturdays

How many times have we all had birds to come in good time and will not enter the loft after being clocked in a few times

Another thing witch I do t like with ETS is how the top fanciers like to clock loads in and make it look as if they have had a good team performance

Even when they send loads ask this would they do it if they had to do clocking in manually

ets is a good system you cannot say its not if you get 5 birds to hit the trap all together no way would you clock all 5 before the ets system even if you had 2 arrive and hit the trap you wont if they go in trap them faster than ets

as for wanting to see how they come in training now that is crap most dont train far enough to warrent a gap in timmings

now if you cant be there on race day its a good thing or if you need someone else there

its also good for disabled people

on the down side yes its abused ie clocking anything and everything that goes in
when you only need five at most for club or 10 for fed

i for one miss picking the birds up when they hit the box perch etc it takes that feeling away but thats todays world

all in all you got to get them home first the clock wont make um any faster

birdy2011 wrote:

ets is a good system you cannot say its not if you get 5 birds to hit the trap all together no way would you clock all 5 before the ets system even if you had 2 arrive and hit the trap you wont if they go in trap them faster than ets

as for wanting to see how they come in training now that is crap most dont train far enough to warrent a gap in timmings

now if you cant be there on race day its a good thing or if you need someone else there

its also good for disabled people

on the down side yes its abused ie clocking anything and everything that goes in
when you only need five at most for club or 10 for fed

i for one miss picking the birds up when they hit the box perch etc it takes that feeling away but thats todays world

all in all you got to get them home first the clock wont make um any faster

very true only 1 can  win  so let the greedy bassa  please them selves but once we hit 250 mls i,ll stick it right up them  as i have proven  and i dont  need to empty lofts and play numbers games   quality is the name of the game  sean

ive never used an old style clock i:e t3 as most memers on here know its my first season and ets has been great for me cause i work 3 saturdays out of every 4 a month so if ur going to be working its ets i would think.u can get a family member to open the trap 15 mins b4 there duew ,job done.o yes my dog is always in the garden when im not there keep them cats away lol

seanl wrote:

EssexSteve wrote:

ETS beats any other clocking method hands down

what a lot of bollocks i have both T3  AND ETS  my club very seldom comes to trapping matches  so it makes no difference what i use  the good thing about the ets you dont have to catch  yer birds when home  and if your a greedy tw-t   u fill the clock up     but you lose that feel by holding the bird when home if its lost body weight condition ect   on the other hand rings going up to £1-60 a pop  too dear  i prefer the clock  my choice p s  if yer dont have the birds there  wont make no odds what yer using   get your self some good quality stock  thats more important to new starter than ETS  sean

Fair point Sean but i`m a new starter and i`ll have some decent stock eventually but it`s going to take time ect.
But even with the best stock in the world if i`m not there to clock it in then whats the point.
If ETS can let me compete .........and thats all i want to do at the moment , even when i`m not there then thats great.
At the moment i work three weekends in four but i`m being made redundant in November , so my next job i don`t know what i`ll be working but if it`s the same then ETS would allow me to at least send birds on the weekends i was working.
How often does Pigeon racing come down to trapping matches , i thought that was the point of ETS to gain vital seconds , if it hardly does come down to seconds apart then i agree i can`t see the point of spending hundreds of pounds on ETS if you are there to clock the birds in........fair point. 

andy.

mufc rick wrote:

ive never used an old style clock i:e t3 as most memers on here know its my first season and ets has been great for me cause i work 3 saturdays out of every 4 a month so if ur going to be working its ets i would think.u can get a family member to open the trap 15 mins b4 there duew ,job done.o yes my dog is always in the garden when im not there keep them cats away lol

Cheers rick , that`s what i work at the moment but next year i don`t know, but glad it`s working for you mate.

andy.

ETS every time for us it has more +points than -points if you cant be there on race day just set it up and it will do the rest and if you have a few come together it will time them all in. We have a 4,bird pad so when we have had 7 birds come it does them and it will do some on the same time x2,3 all on the same timing and you can set it up for training so you no which birds are coming for you.

Northern, I run a boys under 9s football team so I may not be at home when the birds are due, an ETS would be perfect.
Especially if your only a small team flyer and you clock the same bird every week they get well sick of it. their so hyped up and skittish when they first get home.
ETS has a massive advantage to a flyer that races 8-10 cocks.

i have had an E.T.S. System since they became in use in the uk, my birds trust me better, no chasing them about for the rubber, i can see every bird arive home,i can also leave my clock running for any returns if it happens to be a bad one at the distance,while i get my hopfully early birds read off, i can also keep a track on my birds training, ( in short better than sliced bread ) if you can afford 1 get 1 you wont compeat properley against 1. 

i love the ets system now ,its the cost of the rings that get me,we are certainly getting uni-KONNED...we we do,nt do anything about it will continue and these prices certainly don,t help the working man

i saw that coming ray, got rid of my unikon, bought bricon,  rings cheaper, also bought 200 rings they should last me along time ?.

You only have to look at who is running unikon say no more

the rest will follow in time when you think you can get a cheap mobile phone for a tenner makes you wonder who is taking the piss out of who