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11th March 2008, 09:04 PM
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measuring distancesHi,i'm new to training pigeons,for racing.Question,how do you measure your miles ,for training.Like one mile ,two miles,five miles,on out to twenty,and so on.Thanks for any help,you can give.
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13th March 2008, 01:36 PM
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Hi White Birdman.........guess your question got overlooked. Not sure exactly what you are asking, but some folks use a map and draw a line from their loft to the first race station. That will give you a general direction in which your birds may fly on race day. Then you just figure out where a mile on that line is from your house, then 2 miles, 5 miles, etc. Doesn't have to be exact of course as you need to find a suitable release place, so if it works out to be 1 1/2 miles or 3/4 of a mile, that's ok.
OR, if you have a gps unit you can use that. We've got one but I don't know how to use it. I can get the coordinates of where I release the birds, but that's about it. A GPS unit can do lots of other things I think. I just don't know what. 
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 Renee www.lovebirdsloft.com People have the right to be stupid, but some abuse that privilege. For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.------ Frieda Norris
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14th March 2008, 08:49 AM
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measuring distancesThanks for the reply Lovebirds,i was thinking GPS ,but i'm like you don't know how to use one.I wish i could find one that was simple to use.All i want it to do is tell me ,how far i am from home,so i can tell ,my distances.
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14th March 2008, 09:10 AM
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Have you ever seen the program "Streets and Trips" by Microsoft? It's an excellent program to figure out where you need to go with your birds and is easy to use.
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Renee www.lovebirdsloft.com People have the right to be stupid, but some abuse that privilege. For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.------ Frieda Norris
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14th March 2008, 08:39 PM
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measuring distanceThanks,LOVEBIRDS, i'll look into it.
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