Test Nine is a water triple with two flyers, two retired and an honor. The mat sits on the right side of a dirt field road facing south. This little road goes straight and then angles to the left as it goes through the test. The terrain is all parched grass and clumps of brush that are all the same color. There is a small pond in front and to the left of the line with an even smaller pond beyond it that is not visible from the line.
Bird One (Middle) is a drake duck flyer. The gunners stand on the road where it starts to bend to the left. They are beside the only green bush in the field. This is a long flyer and is shot to the left landing approximately 197 yards from the line on the open field as it rises away from the pond.
Bird Two (Left Retired) is a dead hen duck. These gunners stand on the far right side of the pond and throw to the left and the bird lands 115 yards from the line. The line to this bird takes the dog across the field and across the right end of the pond to stop for the bird before crossing the next piece of hidden water. The gunners retired into a brush pile at the right corner of the pond.
Bird Three (Right Flyer) is a hen mallard flyer. The guns are positioned to the right of the mat half way up the sloping field. This flyer is shot to the right landing approximately 160 yards from the mat.
This water triple is fairly short and tight. The stand out guns on the right are almost retired when they sit down in the ground cover. This test is taking approximately five minutes per dog/handler team.
There is an honor to the left of the mat.
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| Series 9 – Water Triple with Two Flyers, Two Retired and an Honor |
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| Bird # 1 – Retired Drake Flyer – 197 yards |
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| Bird # 2 – Retired Hen Duck – 115 yards |
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| Bird # 3 – Flyer Hen Duck – 160 yards |
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| Test 9 sketch by Missy Bell |
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| Test Nine diagram by Rich Pingatore |
