So I am looking at buying a new clay thrower as the cheep one I have right now (Do-All Clay Hawk Thrower - Full Cock) is exhausting to cock and hard to get to trigger. I got to use an old Outers thrower (looks like the Trius Original Trap or Champion High Fly) last year that was really easy to cock, trigger easily, and threw the clays well. So I am looking for a thrower that is fairly easy to cock, triggers easily/smoothly, and a foot pedal would be nice also. Won't use it that much, but when I do, will throw 200+ clays at a time.
The options that I am considering are with what I see as pros/cons:
Do All Backyard Clayhawk 3/4
Pros: $95, is a 3/4 cock (seems fairly easy)
Cons: No foot trigger, no roller barring like the Pro Clayhawk & doesn't throw as far.
Do All Pro Clayhawk 3/4
Pros: Better build quality than the Backyard hawk. 10 year warranty
Cons $150, no foot trigger.
Is it really worth $50 more for a better build quality if I am only going to be using it a few times a year?
Trius One Step:
Pros: $100, Super easy to cock, Foot pedal.
Cons: Bigger foot movement to trigger than SkyBird. Not sure of Build quality vs The Clayhawks or SkyBird. No Left/Right adjust like all the others.
Champion SkyBird 3/4
Pro: $105, Foot Pedal, 3/4 cock
Cons: Harder to cock than Trius One Step.
The one issue I have with this one is I can't find any videos online that show someone cocking it. I've seen the Backyard/Pro Clayhawk's being cocked as 3/4 cock throwers, but is this one as easy as those? I know the Trius One Step is much easier because you aren't cocking it by hand really, it's all with your foot.
If any of you own one of these, or have use one and and comment more about ease of cocking, build quality, etc I would really appreciate it!
The options that I am considering are with what I see as pros/cons:
Do All Backyard Clayhawk 3/4
Pros: $95, is a 3/4 cock (seems fairly easy)
Cons: No foot trigger, no roller barring like the Pro Clayhawk & doesn't throw as far.
Do All Pro Clayhawk 3/4
Pros: Better build quality than the Backyard hawk. 10 year warranty
Cons $150, no foot trigger.
Is it really worth $50 more for a better build quality if I am only going to be using it a few times a year?
Trius One Step:
Pros: $100, Super easy to cock, Foot pedal.
Cons: Bigger foot movement to trigger than SkyBird. Not sure of Build quality vs The Clayhawks or SkyBird. No Left/Right adjust like all the others.
Champion SkyBird 3/4
Pro: $105, Foot Pedal, 3/4 cock
Cons: Harder to cock than Trius One Step.
The one issue I have with this one is I can't find any videos online that show someone cocking it. I've seen the Backyard/Pro Clayhawk's being cocked as 3/4 cock throwers, but is this one as easy as those? I know the Trius One Step is much easier because you aren't cocking it by hand really, it's all with your foot.
If any of you own one of these, or have use one and and comment more about ease of cocking, build quality, etc I would really appreciate it!