Problems: Sorting files when downloading

I am having difficulty sorting my images into different folders when downloading with Lightroom.
Previously I used the Fuji finepix system when the downloaded thumbnails appeared I was able to direct selected images to different folders ie Shoot 1, Shoot 2, Shoot 3 etc. OR  Scenes, Animals, Flowers etc , As yet I have not been able to figure out how to achieve this when using Lightroom3.
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I can end up with hundreds of shots on a card and the sort by date is no use to me as I can have multiple  shoots on the same day and usually resort to the old trick of shooting  a "clapper board" at the start of each shoot and import each shoot seperately. This system is quite time consuming and gets even more complicated when I'm shooting socially and the images in each category are scattered randomly throughout the card.To complicate matters I shoot soetimes in Raw, sometimes in jpg
Ideally I would like to view large previews and then drag & drop selected ones to the relevant folders. Right click and Send To/Copy To seems a bit slow though,
Can anyone suggest a work system to suit my requirements?

I would forget about the physical storage (i.e. let LR use its default folders), and concentrate on using keywords to organise your photos instead.

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