January 17, 2010 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

16 Guns Entered

 

   11 Entered in Open Class - Class won by  Jay  Schoonmaker-Score 47

        2nd Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 44

        Tie for 3rd Open between Hal Hansen & Chuck Nicodemus with scores of 43

    

  5 Entered in Limited Class - Class won by Loren DeShon with a score of 44

     2nd Limited - Jim Skedd with a score of 34

     3rd Limited - Mark (OJ) Kimura with a score of 21

 

Target Array Series E

 

Weather & Temp 48degrees w/light but steady cold rain at gametime.  By the end of the match the temperature in the range building, with all 3 heaters roaring was 53degrees.

 

Notes on Match**

        Thanks to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, for directing and hosting our clays match today

        Thanks our scorekeeper & DJ, Doug McLean, for cooking the books and calling the action.

         Thanks to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, for bringing us target array series "D" today.  It's good to see that you can hitt'em as well as designing them, Chuck.

       

         Thanks to everyone who stepped in where needed, changing targets and being ready when called.  Let's take a look at what the shooters in our match saw today.

 

Round 1 - We see 4 Green Standards all in a row.  It seems simple enough, break 4 GIGANTIC GREEN targets, then head in and break the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2 - Now it's 2 Standard Orange  targets bracketing 2 orange micros. The screens looked like a SUNRISE!! Don't go too fast and overshoot the micros.  Break those four in a row and then engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 3 - Now this is more interesting, and difficult.  A Triangle of orange micros, pointing outward, guarding an Orange standard clay.  It's still 4 targets, so break them and then punch out the black micro in the middle.  All that Orange on the screens look like a July 

morning. 

 

Round 4 - Well, say goodbye to the standard targets.  From here on in it's all orange micros.  This array has the 4 orange micros in the shape of a diamond.  Yes, all orange micros now, except of course the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 5 - Straight Lines.   small, but challenging.  4 orange micros all in a row.  Engage and break those, then you can go to the black micro in the middle, replete with it's white center dot, just challenging clays shooters to hit it.  Go ahead, make it's day!!  

 

     Postgame Notes: 

           At the end of regulation play we have some winners.  In the OPEN Class with a score of 47 is Jay Schoonmaker.  In second place in the Open Class is Chuck Treat with a score of 44.  We have a tie for 3rd Open between Hal Hansen & Chuck Nicodemus, both with scores of 43.  

     In the Limited Class, loren DeShon has shown the way, with a score of 44.  In 2nd place in the Limited Class is Jim Skedd, with a score of 34.  In 3rd place in the Limited Class was Mark (OJ) Kimura with a score of 21.

     Ok folks, that's it for today.  See you all next week and remember during the week to shoot a lot.  Having said that, always remember:

 

SHOOT FAST!!  SHOOT ACCURATELY!!  BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!!

 

Hal