i have done 5 official shoots now in 5 years, and in between I had 1 day each time of some practice. My score went 8/25, 10/25, 14/25, 16/25 and this year just as i thought I was getting beter i went back to 12/25.
I did however notice on the last practice shoot that though I was missing a lot , most of the whole clays had 1 or 2 pellet chips on them, I got the feeling I was consistently getting near misses below where in the past I usssualy had no idea where I was missing them, so i believe the practice was starting to pay off.

I could not modify or adjust the gun I was using as it was borrowed, so hopefully when the CFR get their stuff sorted I will soon have my own and get the gun fitting correctly and get a lot more practice.