I never realized what a difference the background can make while shooting skeet. I just shout four rounds out in the desert in a barren valley with these big dark gray mountains looming in the background. I'm used to shooting around green stuff with a few trees but mostly sky behind the targets. I think it got to me mentally, felt like the field was bigger and the shots longer. I shot like s*** because my head wasn't where it should have been. I can see for someone competing on any kind of circuit that shooting at as many different fields as possible could be a big help when competing someplace new. It really wasn't a bad day, I had a lot of fun and enjoyed shooting with my brother who I never get to shoot with. Wouldn't have traded it for anything.