HAPPY VALENTINES DAY glad to see everyone took their pet pistol, Fluffy, out for a walk.
10 Guns Entered
3 Open Guns, Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 49.
2nd Open, Chuck Treat with a score of 44
3rd Open, Robert Pollack with a score of 11
7 Limited Guns, Class won by Loren DeShon with a perfect score of 50.
Somebody go and wake up Hotshot!!
2nd Limited, Steve Tinner with a score of 33
3rd Limited, Darren Foreman with a score of 23
Weather & Temperature - Light overcast, not raining, and not even particularly cold.
At gametime the temperature in the Range Bldg was 52, plummeting to 51 by the end of the match.
Thanks to Match Staff
Match Director - Chuck Nicodemus
Scorekeeper & DJ - Doug Mclean
Arrays Impressario - Chuck Treat, bringing us Target Array Series "I"
Welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsman's Club on this very pleasant Sunday afternoon, and it was warm enough today that we didn't even fire up the heaters. The quality of the shooting kept us all warm today, and wow!! did we have some scores.
In the Open Class, with a score of 49, Jay Schoonmaker made it 5 in a row today.
Just one target away from a perfect 50, Jay. Don't worry though, Hotshot got his exercise today, by virtue of
Loren DeShon's perfect score of 50, with a Limited pistol. Loren had his Ruger Mk II .22cal pistol at the top of it's game today, and accomplished his goal of attaining a higher score than Jay Schoonmaker, shooting his Open Class pistol, albeit by only 1 target. is that close, or what??
So, loren DeShon go a victory lap on GHSCs mascot Unicorn, Hotshot immediately after the match. The victory lap was a thing of beauty to rival Loren's shooting. Loren gently mounted Hotshot just adjacent to the range building, then walked him out to the shotgun field, settling into the saddle and adjusting the stirrups to a perfect length. As he turned in the direction of the clubhouse, he walked Hotshot a few feet until, with a toss of his head, Hotshot said he was ready to rock. At that point Loren eased Hotshot into a trot, got in time with Hotshot's rythm, and then, with a touch of his heel, eased Hotshot into a posting trot, on the left diagonal in keeping with his counterclockwise path around the trap fields. Hotshot actually took a couple of canter steps as he descended the drops from one field to another, and then once in front of the clubhouse eased into a canter, again on the left lead. Once the turn had been made in front of the woods, loren eased Hotshot into a hand gallop, and as they sped along the edge of the woods, it was hard to tell who was having the most fun, Loren or Hotshot. As they approached the uphills Loren leaned forward slightly, tightened his knees against the saddle, and Hotshot took the rises in one stride apiece.
Because the ground was wet and therefore slick, Loren reined Hotshot into a lope, made the turns at the end of the top trap field, then resumed a posting trot back to the range building. As they got straightened out in the last few yards, Loren settled Hotshot back into a walk.Then they marched back to the range building with all the pomp and ceremony as though they were in a parade. Nice ride Loren. And nice ride Hotshot.
Once back at the range building, Loren dismounted, gave Hotshot an appreciative pat on the neck, then handed him off to the groom to take him back to the stable for a well-deserved evening meal. "Be sure to give Hotshot an extra handful or two of oats, Groom".
That's the action for this week, folks. We'll see you right here next Sunday @ 4PM for another Clays Match. Loren has attained his goal of beating Jay's Open gun with his limited Gun, both pistols being in .22LR caliber. I would not expect Loren's shooting to ease off much, nor Jay's, but I believe it is time for the rest of us to take the competition to both Jay and Loren. Using Gig Harbor Sportsman's Club's Clays Matches as practice for our Carry guns may have to go on the back burner for awhile. This reporter believes it may be time to once again match the equipment to the task and bring our "real" clays guns out of mothballs. 5 wins in a row for Jay, and a string of at least several wins for Loren
may well indicate that maybe the competition at the top is having it's own way a bit too easily. This reporter will bring his Open gun next week, and attempt to make the Open Class leaders work a bit harder for their victories. What say folks, this is getting out of hand. See you next week.
Round 1 -
We see 4 black Standards in a diamond intermixed with 4 orange minis in a square configuration. Pick 4 to engage and break, then head for the black micro in the middle,
replete with a shining white dot in the middle.
Round 2 -
Now it's 2 Green standards and 1 Black standard, mixed with 5 orange micros, all forming a rough circle. Pick 4, engage and break them, then go to the black micro in the middle.
Round 3 -
We're down to 1 black standard, and 1 Green standard, stacked with 3 orange micros on either side forming half a diamond. The innermost orange micro is pointing at the ultimate objective, the black micro in the middle.
Round 4 - Say good bye to the Standards, now it's all orange micros. The good news is, there are lots of orange micros, six to be exact, and they are laid out in a circle. Pick 4, break them, then head in to the black micro in the middle. And now it's on to Round 5
Round 5
4 orange micros for a square. So few clay targets, but so small. Break them, engage and break the black micro in the middle, and let's see how this match is turning out.
Final Notes: Well, that's what target array series "I" brought us today. Next week is target array series "J", and then the following week we start over with "A" again. By now I'm sure everyone has practiced and attained perfection. No more excuse for missed targets during the next cycle. And if you believe that, Let Me Tell You Another. See you next week for target array series "J". We'll see you all then, and until then remember:
"SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL"
Hal
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