Sunday February 7, 2010 GHSC Clays Match Report

Super Bowl Sunday & Many of our Clays Shooters were at home in front of the tube.

 

6 Guns Entered

 

   2 Guns in Open Class - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 47 

             2nd Open Rob Pollack with a Score of 31

                       

         4 Guns in Limited Class - Class won by Steve Tinner with a Score of 42

              2nd Limited, Chuck Treat with a Score of 28

              3rd Limited, Hal Hansen with a Score of 19, & lucky to get that

 

Weather was overcast and warmer, but dry.  The temperature at gametime was 50degrees.  No heaters, and shirtsleeves.  It feels like early spring.

 

Thanks to Doug McLean for playing Match Director in Chuck's absence.  Chuck Nicodemus is celebrating another in a long series of Birthdays today with his wife Caroline.  I'm sure the fact of the Super Bowl had nothing to do with his decision to stay home.   Happy Birthday Chuck.

     in addition to playing Match Director, Doug ran the scoresheet, the mic and the firing line.  What did you do in your spare time, Doug?

     Thanks to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, for bringing us target array series "H" today.  Let's follow along as the competitors engage this series of targets.

 

Round 1

     Round 1 sees a green standard holding up the arm of an "N"  comprised of 1 orange midi,  4 orange micros.  Pick 4, successfully break them and then engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     Round 2 sees the green standard clay being the base of the "N", anchoring the 1 orange midi, & 3 orange micros.  Again, pick 4, successfully break them and then engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 3

     Say goodbye to any standard or midi clays in this match.  Now it's all orange micros, still in the same "N" design, both Ns bracketing the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 4

     4 orange micros, either describing an "N" or 2 offset stacked orange micros.  In either case, engage and break the 4 orange micros and then engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 5

     4 orange micros, all in a row.  Engage them successfully, and then engage and break the black micro in the middle, and you're done, maybe.

 

     In the Open Class, making it 4 in a row, was Jay Schoonmaker with a score in the very high 40s.  This reporter (?) forgot to write down your score Jay, but it was in the very high 40s.  

     In the Limited Class, Steve Tinner took the honors with a score of 42.  It should be noted that 4 of the 6 guns entered today shot Carry guns, not ideally suited for Clays Match competition, and the scores certainly reflected it.  The Clays Match today provided extremely beneficial training, but it sure was hard on the shooters Egos.  I suspect this week will be at least partially dedicated to becoming more familiar with the guns shot today, and in some cases the shooters will be experimenting with different guns to be carried and used in next weeks match.  If it was easy, anyone could do it.  We are all just very fortunate to have a venue such as GHSCs Clays Matches to use for our research and development of our handgun skill. 

 

Final Match Notes.................

     As you clays match competitors saw today, target array series "H" is an accuracy match.  There were only 2 Standard & 2 Midi sized clays on each side displayed for the entire match.  Precision, Patience, and Concentration were necessary, and for those whose skills weren't up to speed today, now you know where you need improvement.  Shoot, Dry Fire, and then do them some more.  Marksmanship is a skill in which the need for improvement never ends.  It will always be a work in progress.  We'll see you next week, and in the meantime always remember:

 

     It's all about sight alignment and trigger control.  All the rest is just there to confuse you.

 

Hal