18 Guns Entered
4 Ladies - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 32 + 4
2nd Lady - Marla Crouch with a score of 32 + 2
3rd Lady - Devon Crouch with a score of 14
4th Lady - Becky Smith with a score of 8
9 Open Guns Entered - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 49
2nd Open - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 45
3rd Open - Tim Kopp with a score of 44
9 Limited Guns Entered - Class won by Mark Wuesthoff with a score of 44
2nd Limited - Tim Anable with a score of 36
We have a tie for 3rd Limited between Mark (OJ) Kimura and Allen Caron with scores of 35
Good afternoon everyone, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and our weekly Sunday afternoon Clays Match. We had a great turnout of 18 guns entered today, and the best news is that 4 of the 18 were Ladies. 3 of our Ladies were veteran clays match competitors, but we had a new lady shooting today, Becky Smith, and we all welcome you to our Sport.
Becky is a new shooter, and a new clays competitor, and we welcome you to our ranks. If you will persevere and continue to shoot and compete, you will see your shooting skill and your scores skyrocket in an unbelievably short period of time.
It is great to see such a large turnout on this Memorial Day Weekend, when we remember our Veterans, past & present, and when we are reminded that "Freedom is not Free". America is Free Today because of our Veterans, and we remember them and salute them, one and all.
We wish to thank our Match Staff also. Thanks to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus for hosting our match. Chuck Nicodemus did double duty today in our regular DJ & Scorekeeper, Doug Mclean's absence. Doug was out today with medical malfunctions, and we wish you a speedy recovery and return to the scoretable Doug. Get Well and Hurry Back!
"Doug!! Get Back On My Range!!"
Thanks go also to our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat, for bringing us the start of another Great Equalizer Series, Page 1.
This time around Chuck added an additional challenge. Instead of only 4 primaries to engage before heading for the black micro in the middle, Chuck added another primary, so the task now is to pick 4 of the 5, engage and break them, then head to the micro in the middle. So, we start again, let's take a shooter's eye view of the arrays.
Round 1
It's 5 orange micros and 1 Green Standard on top row. On the bottom row, it's 5 Green Standards & 1 orange micro.
If you are entered in the Open Class, pick 4 Orange micros. If you are entered in the Limited Class, pick 4 Green Standards,
break them, and then head in to the black micro in the middle.
Round 2
Round 2 is a reprise of Round 1. This gives the clays shooter a false sense of security which leads to lapses of attention, and then of course, MISSES!! So, targets are targets. The only ones in the world are the ones in front of you Now!! The entire match could be comprised of Round 2. But now we are going to Round 3.
Round 3
Round 3 has the top row comprised of 5 orange micros, and 1 Green Standard. The bottom row is comprised of 5 Green Standards and 1 orange micro. Pick 4 of your color and size, break them, then if successful, engage the black micro in the middle.
Round 4
Round 4 is again a reprise of Round 3. It is the intention of the Arrays Impressario to lull the shooter into a state of complacency and overconfidence. Half asleep in this round, the shooter is invited to MISS! Targets and be rudely awakened.
Round 5
On this round we see 3 Green Standards and 2 Orange Micros on the top row. On the bottom row we see 3 orange micros and 2 Green Standards. You know the drill. Pick out your designated 4 Primaries, engage and break them, then head in and engage the black micro in the middle. So let's see the results of this encounter.
In the Ladies Class, we had a tie between Marla Crouch & Giti Anable, both with scores of 32. Now, this is a first. We are going to have a Shootoff between 2 Ladies. The target stands are staying at the normal 10 yards, and Marla will be shooting at 4 orange micros with her .22. Shooting her Limited Class gun, Gitti will be engaging 4 Green Standards. When the ladies finish breaking their primary clays, they will head in and engage the black micro in the middle. Our Match Director and today's announcer, Chuck Nicodemus will call the action.
Shooters to the Line, Load 5 rounds. Shooters Ready? Fire!!. At the command to fire, Marla & Giti engage their respective clays; the Thunder Rolls, the clays that get hit disintegrate, silence returns to the range, the dust settles, and a cheer breaks out from the gallery. Giti Anable has broken 4 of her Green Standards, while Marla Crouch has broken but 2 of her orange micros. Brigetta Anable (well, ok, fine! Giti Anable wins the Ladies Class today with a score of 32 + 4. Congratulations Giti Anable. Marla, practice hard and try it again next week. Darn nice try today!!
In the Open Class, this reporter, Hal Hansen, has made it 6 Open Class victories in a row with a score today of 49. It should be noted that the 1 clay I dropped was to Tim Kopp and his Open Class .22. In the first string Hal shut Tim out at 3. Tim came back on the 2nd string and through the first 4 primary clays it was pretty even. But then when this reporter engaged the black micro in the middle, it wasn't there. There are no funny stories, no excuses, in this string, on this day, this reporter just simply got BEAT!! One learns a valuable lesson from this duel. It is not a good idea to cause Tim Kopp too concentrate to hard on a given task. Tim has proven he has the ability to Focus!
2nd Open went to Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 45. Third Open goes to the aforementioned Tim Kopp with a score of 44.
In the Limited Class, Mark Wuesthoff took the honors with a score of 44. Mark hasn't made a clays match in a long while, so we hope he starts making a habit of coming out on Sunday afternoons with his Limited Class Revolver. 2nd Limited today went to Tim Anable with a score of 36. Uh, Tim. Your wife Giti won her class today. I didn't want you to forget.
3rd Limited came down to a tie between Mark (OJ) Kimura & Allen Caron, both with scores of 35.
So that's it for another Sunday Clays Match. We'll be right here again next Sunday, June 6, 2010. So far, April Showers have brought May Showers. I guess we'll have to see what weather June brings. So far, Spring is off to a slow start. Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat will bring us Page 2 of the Great Equalizer Series next week, so we all know what we must do to achieve success. Practice properly, practice diligently, and practice safely. And always remember:
"Speed is Fine, but Accuracy is Final"
Hal
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