Hunting

    Plain hunt should be rung first on 6 bells (maybe 5 with a cover) and then on higher numbers. The learner should first ring the Treble so that his bell is easily picked out and then move to other bells.

    Usually at the first attempt the learner will not slow down enough to reach the higher places but will not speed up enough when hunting down and so will end up back in 1st place at the right time. In particular the backstrokes will be too quick when hunting up and too slow when hunting down. Some learners get the idea that the backstroke doesn't really count, it being simply the means of getting back to handstroke. If all this is true of a learner then the simulator's striking window should convince them that they need to work on these things.

    Once ordinary hunting has been mastered the learner should attempt hunting between positions other than 1st and last. For example, in St. Clements Minor, bells hunt between 3rds and 6ths. A method with the notation x36x36x36x36 could be used to practice this. Learners have difficulty with the idea of turning round in places other than 1st place so this is very useful practice.

Back to the Using A Ringing Simulator index.