16 Guns Entered
8 in Open Class Class won by Jay Schoonmaker Score 49
3 way tie for 2nd Open, all with scores of 46
Darren Foreman
Chuck Treat
Mathew Reid
2 way tie for 3rd Open - both with scores of 43
David Lee
Hal Hansen
8 in Limited Class, Class won by Loren DeShon with a score of 45
2nd Limited - Mike (sorry didn't get your last name) - 30
3rd Limited - Grant - (sorry didn't get your last name) - 28
Many thanks to our Clays Match Staff:
Chuck Nicodemus, our Match Director
Doug McLean, our announcer, scorekeeper, & DJ
Chuck Treat, our Arrays Impressario, for bringing us Target Array Series "J" today, a target array series "with a Twist".
Welcome back Clays Match Competitors, to a bright sunny Sunday afternoon. We're looking at target array series "J" today, and our Array Impressario, Chuck Treat, has promised to throw in a "twist" today, to liven up the action, and ramp up the challenge. So let's see what tricks Chuck has up his sleeve today. At first glance, we seem to be looking at a series of parrellograms in all the rounds. We have a combination of Green & Black Standards, Orange Midis, & orange micros in target array series "J",
Round 1
We see 2 Green Standards on the top row, and 2 orange micros on the second row, offset to from 2 parrellograms bracketing the omnipresent black micro in the middle.
Round 2
We see on the top row, first a Green standard, and a black standard, and on the second row, offset and forming the geometric design, 2 orange micros. Hit all those, then proceed to engage the black micro in the middle.
Round 3
On the top row we see an orange micro, and a black standard. On the second row we see 2 orange midis. Engage and hit those and then engage and break the black micro in the middle. It was in Round 3 where we see the "twist" One of the orange minis was replaced by a black mini, with a red center. It was still light enough outside that the entire black mini could be seen, but the red center became the functonal visible target, said target being about an inch wide. When one is in a hurry, a one inch wide target, red or not, isn't very big. To hit a target that size requires knowing your sight picture, excellent trigger control, a good solid grip on the handgun, and being able to have the confidence to throw caution to the wind, have faith in your abilities, and just "go for it". Funny, those are the fundamentals of technique taught to shooters by the pros. Chuck, well done. This lets shooters know just how good they are. Well done. Now, having outdone yourself, we'll all be waiting for another "twist". And I already know, it's coming next week. Stay tuned.
Round 4
Say goodbye to the standard sized clays. No Mo.. for this match. Now it's an orange
micro and an orange midi on the top row, and an orange micro and midi on the second row. Break all those and then it's on to the black micro in the middle. Don't forget, one of the orange minis, is now a black mini with a bright red center. All the better to mock you, diligent clays shooter.
Round 5
It's all orange micros in this round. 2 orange micro parrellograms bracketing the
black micro in the middle. And hanging on the outside top corner is the black micro with the red center. Kinda stands out, doesn't it?
Match Results : Jay Schoonmaker continues his dominance of the Open Class with another win. One of the features of a good quality handgun competition is seeing exactly what "Good" really looks like. Jay has exhibited a mastery of all of the fundamentals necessary to truly excell at our Clays matches. One inadvertant downside to his display of excellence is that now he is the DeFacto target of everyone who enters the match. This is good, as striving to equal or exceed his abilities will make each and every shooter in the match better. We're Coming Jay. Don't let up.
Loren DeShon contined his Dominance of the Limited Class again today, this time with a score of 45. Loren, you can't hit a perfect 50 every time, especially when going head to head with shooters of the quality we have on Sunday afternoons at Gig Harbor Sportsman's Club. You shot real well today, and between you & Jay, the goals of all the other shooters is very clear indeed. Well done, both of you.
Final Match Notes
Out of 16 guns entered in todays Clays Match, 7 shooters got scores of 40 or more. It appears our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, has come to the conclusion that there are entirely too many high scores on the board after each match lately. Further, targets that are challenging for center fire Limited guns, are not challenging enough for .22LR Open Class guns. Therefore, next week Chuck will introduce a match this reporter has named:
"THE GREAT EQUALIZER"
Next week on each screen there will be two rows of clays. On the top row we will see a straight line of orange minis, 4 in number, and on the bottom row we will see a straight row of Green & Black Standards. In the middle will be the usual black micro in the middle.
And here is the catch. For the orange minis, if a shooter is shooting an Open gun, those are your targets. If you are shooting a Limited gun, the row of green and/or black standards awaits.
And Shooters, be further advised, sizes of targets will probably stay the same, subject to updates from our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat. However, colors, formations of clays, and other "twists" are to be expected. This reporter would expect to see a whole new arrays catalog published before long. Shooters, I wouldn't expect to see the arrays we have been used to seeing for so long, remain around for long. Chuck has turned a new, more equal, and more challenging page in the Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Matches.
Now, it's up to each and every clays shooter to come along and meet the challenges that will be new to all of us. The one guarantee I will make is that, by virtue of the new challenges,
our shooting will take a step up as well. So practice hard folks. Make sure your fundamentals are sound. Then, next Sunday at 4PM come out and see how much progress you have made. In the meantime, always remember:
"SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL"
Hal
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