18 Guns Entered
1 Ladies - Carrie Morton with a score of 23. C'mon Ladies, it's no fun to play all by yourself.
7 Open Guns Class Won by Hal Hansen Score 45 + 4
2nd Open Jay Schoonmaker Score 45 + 2
3rd Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 41
11 Limited Guns Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 42
2nd Limited Dan Moore with a score of 40
3rd Limited David Lee with a score of 39
Before I go any further, I wish to make an addition to last week's Clays Match. In addition to the new format, which seemed to garner all the attention, this Reporter failed to mention a new class added to our Sunday Clays Matches. Starting last week, we added a class designated for the Ladies, complete with an accompanying award for the winner of the Ladies Class. This reporter got so involved in the descriptions and accounts of the new format initiated last week, that I completely overlooked the concurrent initiation of the Ladies Class.
This is something of a unique accomplishment, because this reporter has made a virtual religion of NOT overlooking the ladies during his lifetime. This apology to the Ladies Clays Shooters should, I hope, put me back on track.
Effective last week, February 28, 2010, Our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus initiated the Ladies Class, and the invitation to all Ladies that shoot handguns to come on out and enter our match. Assuming there are 2 or more Ladies that enter the match, there will be an award for the winner of the class, and if this reporter can manage it, attention brought to the number and scores of the top 3 Finishers.
Last week's entrants were 2, Carrie Morton, GHSCs 1st Ladies Class Winner, with a score of 25, and Giti Anable, with a score of 22. Well done Ladies. Bring other Lady Shooters out and let's make this a large class.
This week, our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, brought us the 2nd installment of
"THE GREAT EQUALIZER" Series. As was the case last week, the Open Class Guns
shoot at orange micros, while the Limited Guns shoot at Green Standards. Of course,
as soon as the shooter breaks all their appropriate clays, She/He then goes to the center of the array and engages the black micro in the middle.
This week Round 1 will emulate last week's 1st round, with a straight row of orange micros on top, and a straight row of Green Standards on the bottom. Depending on the class in which you are entered, break all of your clays and then engage the black micro in the middle.
ROUND 2
Vertical as well as horizontal movement is required, as the Open Class targets start with an orange micro on the top row, then the next orange micro jumps to the bottom row, in the 2nd position, after which the final 2 orange micros return to the top row. The Green Standards alternate appropriately and reflect an equal but opposite mirror image. Nevertheless, the shooter engges and breaks all the clays respective to his/her class, and then moves to the black micro in the middle. And on to round 3
ROUND 3
Again vertical as well as horizontal movement is required, starting with an orange micro
on the top row, followed by 2 Green Standards, and then another orange micro. On the second row, we find 1st a Green Standard, then 2 orange micros, and another Green Standard. Break them all, and then move in and engage the black micro in the middle.
ROUND 4
Now both rows alternate between orange micros, and Green Standards. The top row starts with an orange micro, jumps to a Green Standard, then repeats. The bottom row is the opposite in colors and sizes. The one standard for the array however, is none other than the black micro in the middle.
Round 5
This array can only be named: X Marks The Spot. On either side of the black micro in the middle, a diagonal line of clays, one ranging from Top Left to Bottom Right,
and another line ranging from Top Right to Bottom Left, cross to form an X. Both Xs bracket the black micro in the middle.
Match Results
In the ladies Class, Carrie Morton was the only entrant. She shot a score of 23 today.
In the limited Class, Steve Tinner, with a score of 42, took the class victory. In 2nd place, Dan Moore shot a score of 40. David Lee, with a score of 39, took 3rd Limited.
In the Open Class, at the end of regulaton play, we had a tie score of 45 between this reporter, Hal Hansen and Jay Schoonmaker. Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat took 3rd Open with a score of 41. Hal & Jay each shot a score of 45, so we are going to have a Shootoff!! One target screen back to 44FT, with a straight row of Orange Micros on either side of the black micro in the middle. One string of fire for all the marbles, and our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug McLean, with the call. Shooters to the Line, Load 5 Rounds!! Shooters Ready?? Fire!! Hal & Jay engage their Orange micros, starting from the outside and working in, and Hal breaks all 4 of the orange clays, on to miss the black micro in the middle. Jay however manages to hit only 2 orange micros, so this string, and the Open Class Victory goes to Hal Hansen with a final score of 45+4 to Jay Schoonmakers 45+2.
Final Match Notes
Many thanks to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus for hosting our match today.
Many thanks as well to Doug McLean for cooking the books and announcing today's Clays Match. And as always we thank our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat for bringing us the 2nd installment of "The Great Equalizer" series of target arrays. Next week we will see Page 3 of The Great Equalizer Series.
OK Folks, our work is clearly cut out for us. Let's practice a lot this week and improve steadily each and every week from now on. There is no mystery to success, just the admonition from on high:
"ITS ALL ABOUT SIGHT ALIGNMENT AND TRIGGER SQUEEZE. THE REST IS JUST THERE TO CONFUSE YOU."
Hal
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