Stickmen Training Set-ups
                       
(Marking Concepts & Drills)

                         (depends on skill level of the dog, available help, equipment & distances)        
                         note: many of the winger set-ups can easily be done by one walking BB

                       
key:  S = solo, W = wingers, BB = real bird boy/gunner
                         note: solo means - dog is sitting at a remote line, handler/BB shoots, throws
                                   a mark & releases dog, dog marks, retrieves and delivers to the handler
                                   at the same station, handler casts dog back to the line and walks to the
                                   next station for each mark
                         note: ATV singles = BB riding to stickmen stations (not walking singles)
       
 Home                    (left click on thumbnails for full view)      

           
 
                  
               remote line singles
               (semi-check down)
                           (S)


                        
                    
                             Y-Drill
                                (S)
 
              
                    four singles
                  "check down"
                           (W)
                     
                five in-line singles
                   "check down"
                          (BB)
                    
                     inverted W - drill
                             (2 BB)
 
              
              4 singles - 2 blinds
                       (2 BB)
 
                  
            aerial view of previous
 
                    
                    Poison Bird Blind
                               (BB)
                  
                   four singles
                   (2BB & ATV)
                  
                four marks & blind
                 5 stickmen & (4W)
 
                                                              
                    
                   triple ("go bird" # 3)
                         (2W & 1BB)
 
                
           5 singles (left to right)
                          (S)
                  
               1st cheating single
                          (2W)
 
                    
                  2nd cheating single
                             (2W)
 

                
             3rd cheating single
                        (2W)
           (2nd winger to repeat
           concept, if necessary) 
 
                  
       
       4 "down the levee"
                         (4W) 
 
                           
 
                    4 "up the cover"
                       (check downs)
                              (4W)
 
                 
               
125 yard single 
        carried in (W) & stickman
                         
                  
                
 196 yard single
                           (W)
 
                    
                     
210 yard single
                                (W)
              
                 
identify pile
                  
                   
move back 
                    
                            
farther 
              
               
 beyond jump
                  
               
   full 164 yards
                      
                         mound/slot
                        concept drill
              
               
"proofing" drill
            
           Four Phase Drill
                 Phase A
                     (W)
 
                         
                               Phase B
                                   (BB)
 

   
              
                     Phase C
                         (W)


 
            
            W Marking Drill
                      (S)
 
                       
                         water ABC Drill      
                                  (S)
                 

 

                
                  aerial of ABC
 
           
       check down singles
                    (S)
 
    
                      
  
                     check down singles
                                   (S)

    
              
               "down the levee"
                         (W)
 
           
          "down the road"
                    (S) 
 
                          
                       "down the shore"
                                   (S)
 
                            
          (check down the shore)
                          (S)
           
             "up the slot"
              (cold blind)
                   
                           
                          "poison KRD" 
                                  (W)     

               
              
 
               4 singles & 2 blinds
                   (1BB & ATV)
         
         
           "check downs"
                    (W)
                       
                         "pup diversion"
                                  (W)
              
                  "No-No Drill"
                         (W)
         
               "W Drill"
                  (BB)
                       
                          "Mama-Papa"
                                  (W)
              
             "pup water singles"
                         (W)