14 Guns this week showed despite chillier and chillier temps. Our starting temp of 49 degrees soon warmed in the shooting lanes to a tropical mid 50's with the first firing of the propane heaters this season. On to the HOT scores:3 Ladies today: Gitti once again out in front with 40Carrie Morton taking 2nd with 21Stephanie Stevens returning and turning in a score of... 1! Must have been the ammo.3 Junior Class Entries - Class won by Kirk Foreman with a score of 40 + 32nd Junior - Brian Tinner with 40 + 2Mary Stevens in 3rd with 30 after also some firearms issues today3 Open Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a match winning score of 49!2nd Open - Richard Soulam with 423rd Open - Ge (sorry I didn't get your last name but since I also didn't get your email address, you're not reading this anyway) with a respectable 275 Limited Guns - Class won by Don Gardner with a score of 44. Don, you didn't even wait for your Medal, er, I mean plastic.2nd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 333rd Limited - Jeff Morton with a score of 27Wow, what a wide range of scores today. Thanks again to out announcer Tim Anable for another fantastic week of scorekeeping, etc.Officially reporting stuff: Our only shootout today was the Junior class. Kirk Foreman and Brian Tinner battling for the... plastic. Tied at 40, they face off with smaller targets and bigger audiences. After the dust settles, Brian bows to Kirk, as Kirk takes the win 3 clays to 2. Well done Gentlemen.And now, the lesser official stuff. A TEST. I'm conducting a test. For those of you who have actually read this far, please aid me in my endeavors. By simply clicking reply and send (no reply comments needed), I will know that SOMEONE actually reads this crap. I'm willing to be that I get less than 5 reply's. We will see. Over 90 emails are currently on the list to receive these weekly reports and I bet that of the 60% that ACTUALLY open it, only 30% of those read beyond the colored scores above.So prove me wrong or prove me right, read through my schtick and I'll be yours tonight.When the shooting is done and all have gone home, I write my report and sent it to roam.Read this or not, I may sound like a sap, but read this or not, I don't give a...Steve
Sunday, November 6, 2011
November 6, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
Sunday, October 30, 2011
GHSC Clay Pistol Results for Oct 30, 2011
Greetings and salutations,
10 guns entered into competition this week as we faced Week 2 of the Tai Chi Equalizer series. A brisk 54 degrees yet rain-free skies reminded us that Autumn is upon us and winter is not far behind. But as always, the shooting was hot with another week of impressive 40+ scores.
And the winners are:
The Ladies Division The Gold: Gitti Anable, score of 43
The Silver: Carrie Morton, score of 29
The Junior Division Gold to Mary Stevens, score of 42
Silver to Brian Tinner, score of 38
Open Division Gold goes to Richard Soulam with a tied personal best of 46
Silver goes to Richard Soulam with a tied personal best of 46
Bronze goes to Richard Soulam with a tied personal best of 46
The Limited Division The Gold: Your HUMBLE reporter, Steve Tinner, 44
The Silver: George Stevens, 41
The Bronze: John Iverson, 40
As you can see, only 2 ladies, 2 juniors, and Richard, in a class by himself. Yet Richard takes top honors today but still 4 clays short of that elusive 50! Alas, Hotshot, our trusty steed remains corralled for at least another week.
Again another superb job by Tim Anable emcee-ing in Dougs absence. Thank you Tim. No Chuck Treat this week so we have Darren as our Arrays Officianado. Thank you Darren for setting up our clays and our favorite bottle caps. Chuck Nickodemus continues on extended leave taking care of family matters. Chuck, we all hope Caroline's recovery continues in the direction of the wonderful reports we have had from you.
And there you have another week's clay shooting. With the scores rising to be consistantly in the mid 40's, I have no doubt that very soon Hotshot and his kin will be strutting their stuff. Congrats again to all our top guns this week: Gitti, Mary, Richard and myself. Well done everyone. Let us raise our glasses in victory as we defend our titles in just 7 days.
Until next week, dear readers...
Count your hits, count your misses, but be safe so that you never have to count your toes!
Steve
Monday, October 24, 2011
Re: October 23, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
Word I received was unanimous; all loved the change. Hope to see some variation of it on Sunday!
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From: Steve Tinner <cat.scan@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:17:39 -0700 (PDT)
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ReplyTo: Steve Tinner <cat.scan@yahoo.com>
Subject: October 23, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
12 Guns this week under mostly cloudy skies; a brisk, yet mild 56 degrees with 75% relative humidity. Winds out of the southwest gusting to 4 miles per hour. A small craft advisory has been posted just outside the bathroom due to an ill wind near the archery range.One entry in the Ladies class today so Gitti gets bumped to the Open Class2 Junior Class Entries - Class won by Kirk Foreman with a score of 422nd Junior - Mary Stevens with a very close 41 clays5 Open Guns - Class won by Darren Foreman with a score of 452nd Open - Gitti Anable with a score of 433rd Open - Richard Soulam with a score of 415 Limited Guns - Class won by George Stevens with a score of 442nd Limited - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 433rd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 42Wow, what a bunch of high scores today. Before that, a BIG thank you to Tim Anable. Tim stepped up to the plate, or should I say stool, and filled in for Doug "Off with my big gun" McLean. Tim, many mentioned how well you performed today (and called out our scorekeeping duties too!)So, as you can see by todays scores, none of which were under 40, we had a lot of clays to change. Chuck and Darren, brought us a new set of challenges with todays array that I'll call the TAI CHI EQUALIZER. Tai Chi, loosely translates into English as "The Supreme Ultimate". As far as equalizers go, todays array set was indeed The Supreme Ultimate in equalization.Everyone, and I mean everyone, started out with 4 large green 4" clays. Then the equalization begins. For Open shooters: a 2" clay with a black center. For the Limited class: a 3" orange.As the rounds progress, the primary 4" greens remain the same... tough enough for some. But then for rounds 4 and 5, out comes the next level of equalization for shot number 5: 2" orange for limited and the beloved bottle caps for optics/22's.And thus we have the Tai Chi Equalizer where all pistols face a target at the end that warrants that class.Great shooting today by all. Let us know what you thought of todays arrays, especially the dual center targets. Our thanks to Chuck Treat for a welcome variation, to Darren Foreman getting us on paper and getting us organized before our shoot out begins. Chuck Nicodemus; we hope to see you soon as we all continue to send our best thoughts to you and Caroline. Tim, one more big thank you for an outstanding job in Doug's absence. And lastly, to myself, for stepping up to the keyboard when Hal is absent.So alas my good friends, til next week, when the temperature may be another degree colder, the skies may hold another percent of humidity, but the shooting will be one notch hotter as we long to see what our next clay challenge will be.Insert shooting mantra here...Steve
Sunday, October 23, 2011
October 23, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
12 Guns this week under mostly cloudy skies; a brisk, yet mild 56 degrees with 75% relative humidity. Winds out of the southwest gusting to 4 miles per hour. A small craft advisory has been posted just outside the bathroom due to an ill wind near the archery range.One entry in the Ladies class today so Gitti gets bumped to the Open Class2 Junior Class Entries - Class won by Kirk Foreman with a score of 422nd Junior - Mary Stevens with a very close 41 clays5 Open Guns - Class won by Darren Foreman with a score of 452nd Open - Gitti Anable with a score of 433rd Open - Richard Soulam with a score of 415 Limited Guns - Class won by George Stevens with a score of 442nd Limited - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 433rd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 42Wow, what a bunch of high scores today. Before that, a BIG thank you to Tim Anable. Tim stepped up to the plate, or should I say stool, and filled in for Doug "Off with my big gun" McLean. Tim, many mentioned how well you performed today (and called out our scorekeeping duties too!)So, as you can see by todays scores, none of which were under 40, we had a lot of clays to change. Chuck and Darren, brought us a new set of challenges with todays array that I'll call the TAI CHI EQUALIZER. Tai Chi, loosely translates into English as "The Supreme Ultimate". As far as equalizers go, todays array set was indeed The Supreme Ultimate in equalization.Everyone, and I mean everyone, started out with 4 large green 4" clays. Then the equalization begins. For Open shooters: a 2" clay with a black center. For the Limited class: a 3" orange.As the rounds progress, the primary 4" greens remain the same... tough enough for some. But then for rounds 4 and 5, out comes the next level of equalization for shot number 5: 2" orange for limited and the beloved bottle caps for optics/22's.And thus we have the Tai Chi Equalizer where all pistols face a target at the end that warrants that class.Great shooting today by all. Let us know what you thought of todays arrays, especially the dual center targets. Our thanks to Chuck Treat for a welcome variation, to Darren Foreman getting us on paper and getting us organized before our shoot out begins. Chuck Nicodemus; we hope to see you soon as we all continue to send our best thoughts to you and Caroline. Tim, one more big thank you for an outstanding job in Doug's absence. And lastly, to myself, for stepping up to the keyboard when Hal is absent.So alas my good friends, til next week, when the temperature may be another degree colder, the skies may hold another percent of humidity, but the shooting will be one notch hotter as we long to see what our next clay challenge will be.Insert shooting mantra here...Steve
Sunday, October 16, 2011
October 16, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
18 Guns Entered
2 Ladies - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 23 + 4
2nd Place Lady - Carrie Anable with a score of 23 + 2
3 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 45
2nd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 44
3rd Junior - Brian Tinner with a score of 41
3 Open Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 46
2nd Open - Richard Soulam with a score of 42
3rd Open - Dave Anderson with a score of 35
10 Limited Guns - Class won by David Lee with a score of 42
2nd Limited - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 40
3rd Limited - George Stevens with a score of 34
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to this week's clays match at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club. Fall has fell, and the temperatures will soon dictate that the heaters be set out and lit. Today's temperature of the very low 50s, the overcast sky, and the constant threat of rain made the air feel cooler than it really was. The match staff hosted 18 Guns today, and the competition was even closer and more focused than the weather. Doug McLean had the Conn for this match, our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus being at home taking care of wife, Carolyn. Carolyn's condition is improving rapidly, and word has it that she was able to come home a couple of days ago. Now comes the recovery, with the attendant physical therapy. Carolyn, take it from one who has been there, albeit not from a stroke. Always remember Hal's axiom: One has to be alive to complain. Carolyn, You just won a round of life's lottery, so get your money's worth.
Doug was joined in his efforts today by Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. Chuck & Darren brought us an all orange array today, well almost all orange, anyway. The arrays were shaped like inverted Vs, with the bottom of the inverted V being 4" Orange Standards, the next clays up being 3" orange midis, then followed 2" orange micros which immediately preceded 2" black micros with orange centers, and then of course the 2" black micro in the middle.
First the Ladies, whose class was comprised of Carrie Morton and Gitti Anable. At the end of regular play, the ladies scores were tied at 23. Shootoff!! The screens displayed the fact of all the clays now being 2" orange micros. Doug McLean made the call, and when the smoke cleared, Carrie Morton had broken 4 of the orange micros, to Gitti's 2. Carrie Morton takes the Ladies Class. Well done Carrie. That Glock was working for you today.
Now comes the closest, hardest fought class of the day, the Juniors. 3 Juniors shot it out today, Mary Stevens taking the class win with a score of 45.
Kirk Foreman took 2nd Junior with just one fewer broken clays, at 44. Brian Tinner came 3rd Junior with a score of 41. On most Clays Match Sundays in the past, any one of those scores would have been good enough to win. Not today. Folks, it is my prediction that these Juniors are going to be leading the way to the winner's circle just any week now. None of their scores are giving away anything to anyone anymore, and they are just going to continue to improve, probably at a much faster rate than the "old fogies" in the match. Juniors, congratulations and keep on doing what you're doing to post such improved scores every week. Soon it'll be you Juniors that are looking furtively over your shoulders, instead of us Seniors. Way to go. Keep it up.
Only 3 Open Class Guns competed for the honors today, and the class was won by this reporter, Hal Hansen with a score of 46. You may note that that high score for today's match was only one target higher than Mary Stevens' Junior winning score. Yeah, that gives me a nice secure feeling. NOT!
2nd Open today was taken by Richard Soulam with a score of 42. 3rd Open was claimed by Dave Anderson with a score of 35.
In the Limited Class today, 10 guns contested the win, with David Lee claiming victory with a score of 42. In 2nd Limited, Jay Schoonmaker shot a score of 40. I guess it's going to take a little time before Jay dominates the Limited Class as he sometimes does in the Open Class. Just keep working at it Jay, it might happen. Taking 3rd Limited today was George Stevens with a score of 34. Uh, George, just in case you forgot, your young daughter
Mary WON the Junior Class today. Just wanted to remind you.
OK Folks, that's it for today. Next Sunday at 4:00PM we'll play this game again, and we'll see if the Junior Class Shooters continue to improve as much as they have recently. Until then, don't let up. Keep practicing, and keep improving. Remember, you get out of this sport exactly what you put into it. Remember the immortal words of the pros:
"SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL."
Hal
Monday, October 10, 2011
October 9, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
16 Guns Entered
2 Ladies - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 29
2nd Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 27
3 Junior Class Entries - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 35
2nd Junior - Brian Tinner with a score of 25
3rd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 20
3 Open Guns - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 43
2nd Open - Richard Soulan with a score of 41
3rd Open - Mary Stevens with a score of 35
13 Limited Guns - Class won by Steve Tinner with a personal best score of 46, high score for the match
2nd Limited - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 41
3rd Limited - George Stevens with a score of 35
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and a pretty typical early-fall Sunday afternoon. It wasn't raining for the match today, but it had been. The ground outside was wet, the sky, while blue in places, was in large part covered by large white Cumulus clouds, broken, but threatening. The temperature was only 56degrees in the range building at game time, and it's just about time to get the propane heaters revved up and checked out.
Many thanks to our match staff today for hosting 16 Guns, and putting on another smooth, fun-filled and especially a SAFE match. Many thanks to Doug McLean for Directing, Scoring and running the line today in Chuck Nicodemus' absence. Chuck is spending most of his time with his wife Carolyn, who is just beginning her recovery from a stroke suffered last week. Chuck & Carolyn, the very best wishes for your speedy recovery come to you from everyone at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club. GET WELL SOON!!!! Doug, thanks for stepping in at this time when Chuck needed a break. Thanks also go to our Arrays
Impressios, Chuck Treat & Darren Foreman for bringing us another challenging base array, with "touch-ups". The basic array was Page 5, Round 3 of The Great Equalizer Series. However, this series is more challenging, it being accentuated with various sizes and color of middle of the screen clays, today ranging in size from Black 4" Standard Sporting Clays to 2" black micros, to the ever popular 1" wide red, but mostly black bottle caps in Round number 5. Let's see how the shooters in today's match did against this challenging array.
In the Ladies Class, only two shooters were in attendance, and the class was won by Gitti Anable who shot a score of 29. 2nd Place Lady was Carrie Morton, who turned in a score of 27. Very close Carrie, you just have to let that Glock have it's head and follow it closely. It'll get you there.
In the Junior Class we had three shooters come out to play. The class was won by Mary Stevens, who shot a score of 35. 2nd Place Junior was Brian Tinner, who turned in a score of 25. 3rd Place Junior was Kirk Foreman who shot a score of 20.
In the Open Class, this reporter, Hal Hansen, one of only 3 entrants, took the honors with a score of 43. Second Place Open was claimed by Richard Soulam with a score of 41. Mary Stevens placed 3rd in the Open Class with her Junior Class winning score of 35.
The undisputed Primere Class of the day was the Limited Class, which sported 13 Guns. The winner of the class was Steve Tinner who turned in the high score for the match with his personal best score of 46. Congratulations Steve. This reporter owes Steve a debt of gratitude for steppng in and writing the match reports while I was out lame. Thank you Steve. I was very surprised today that no one asked "Hal who?" while I was gone.
2nd Limited went to Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 41. 3rd Limited resulted in a tie between George Stevens and David Lee, both with scores of 38.
OK Folks, that's it for this edition of the Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match. We'll meet right back here next week and we'll see whether we need the heaters or not. For very sure, it won't be long. In the meantime, you know the drill. Practice a lot, and practice safely. Remember the mantra:
SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!!!!
Hal
Sunday, October 2, 2011
GHSC Pistol Clay Shoot
Greetings everyone. Under mostly rainy skies, 20 shooters showed up for todays match.
Our clays today featured a consistent pattern (minus evolutionary changes from one round to another), of straight lines of clays at slight angles, guiding us to the infamous center nemesis. Only round 5 gave us the increasingly popular bottle caps. And yet the scores remain worthy of National Champions, well, would you believe the best shooters in all of Gig Harbor? I think so since 5 of our top 12 scored 40 and above today.
So, under the gray skies, the rain, the 60 degree day with 66% relative humidity at 4pm, we went a full 2 1/2 hours today to get our final scores.
In the ladies class, Carrie Morton does us proud taking top honors with 28 clays. Not far behind Gitti Anable kills 24 birds. Rounding out the Ladies top three, Stephanie Stevens and her semi-auto finish out with 21. Nicely done ladies. Betty, next week I'll be posting your name without the honorable mention of this week.
Juniors: Mary Stevens (no surprise here) takes top honors with 37 out of 50. In second place, Kirk Foreman records a 25 into the record books. Rounding out the Junior class Cody with 15. Sorry Cody, I didn't catch your last name.
The Open Class: Our own arrays aficionado Chuck Treat with an impressive, near perfect, 47. Tim Kopp right behind him with 45 and Richard Soulam also in the "Fourty Somethings" with a 40. Nicely done, gents.
Which brings us to THE LIMITEDS! (pause for effect)...
Ah the Limited Class, iron sights, iron guts, wheel guns, wheel shooters? (sorry, couldn't resist). Yes, I know I'm prejudiced to the limited class simply because that's where your humble back-up reporter likes to shoot. So... we have, taking top honors here, Tim "I Ain't Doin the Dishes Tonight" Anable, posting a very nice 41. Steve "Still Ain't Mike Blondin" Tinner breathing down Tim's neck with a 40. I'm sure Tim would say that tickles to have me breath down his neck but luckily I'm shorter. Gitti, take care of that please? But I digress. Right behind me, completing the Limited class, Todd Anderson with a very respectable 37 points.
Once again, our trusty stead, Hotshot, remains corralled until such time as a perfect score of 50 allows him to see the sunshine... or be it liquid sunshine... or at least daylight.
Until next week, dear friends...
Shoot accurately, shoot fast, but above all shoot safely.
TTFN,
Steve
Sunday, September 18, 2011
GHSC Sunday Clay Pistol Shoot
I'm pleased to report that after last weeks horse accident, Slapshot, is doing fine.
This week, under cooler, drizzly, 62 degree skies, the shooting was as hot as ever. 18 of Gig Harbors finest competitors braved a smattering of rain to raise their weapons once again.
Once again this week we faced our favorite 4" greens and 2" oranges with unwavering randomness. Rounds 4 and 5 however, brought us Chuck Treats favorite new nemesis': THE DREADED BOTTLE CAPS!
And so, In the Limited Class, the return of Loren DeShon is acknowledged in first place with a excellent score of 47. Nice shooting Loren. A 3 way tie for second place between Steve Tinner, Todd Anderson, and John Iverson, all with respectable scores of 41.
The Open Class was equally divided as Jay Schoonmaker also posts a 47. But here, only a two way tie for second place between Ken Bagley Sr and Uncle Bob from Tennessee, both coming in with scores of 40. Sorry Bob, I didn't catch your last name but we were glad to have you here on vacation with us. You're welcome to come shoot anytime.
Without Mary Stevens on the range this week, Brian and Kirk shot it out amongst themselves as the only two Junior shooters. Brian Tinner taking the win with a personal best of 33. Kirk in second place with 24. Keep shootin' boys, it won't be long til that 18th birthday rolls around and you get kicked up to the big leagues.
Bringing us to the Ladies Division. Gitti Anable taking top honors today with a very nice 40. Second place goes to Mellisa Iverson with 23 and Stephanie Stevens in her debut appearance with her new 9mm posting a 17.
And so our four winners, Loren, Jay, Brian, and Gitti, have the sunshine of victory smiling upon them once again. Thanks to all our wonderful peeps for making these events possible: Doug McCleen whose bounding voice keeps us in line and on track, Darren Foreman for his organizational skills and penmanship, Chuck Treat for keeping our clays coming (and the bottle caps too). Uncle Chuck Nickodemus, even though you weren't there today, we thank you for all you do and Mike Blondin, our benevolent R/P Range leader. Your usual reporter, Hal Hanson, will probably be back in two weeks.
Next week is PITA Competition so NO CLAYS NEXT WEEK! So see you all October 2nd.
Until then... shoot accurately, shoot safely, but just shoot.
Your reporter of the week,
Steve Tinner
Sunday, September 11, 2011
GHSC Sunday Clay Pistol Shoot
As the summer begins to wane, kids return to school, a moderate 79 degree day commemorates our fallen comrades of 9/11 and a modest turnout for our Sunday Clay Shoot.Only eight shooters today and only two classes as there was only one fair lady and one young lad. So four and four in Limited and Open Classes. And heeeeeeeeere they are:Limited Class George Stevens 45Steve Tinner 40Todd Anderson 39Chuck N. 34Open Class Richard Soulam 45Chuck Treat 43Brian Tinner 32Stephanie Stevens 21Round 1: We have alternating big green and small orange with black in the middle.Round 2: We have alternating big green and small orange with black in the middle.Round 3: We have alternating big green and small orange with black in the middle.Round 4: We have alternating big green and small orange with black in the middle.Round 5: We have alternating big green and small orange with black in the middle.Anyone besides me notice a pattern here? Yet, notice the omission of red or green 1" caps or bottle caps, or Cheetoes or 16p nails or any other micro target that might eventually show up on a Sunday.Congratulations to both Richard and George for fine displays of marksmanship today. Each scoring nicely with 45 points but alas that perfect 50 eludes them. Hence, Hotshot, our trusty Range Steed, remains coral-ed. No free carrot for him today nor a free range trot around the park. However, as a special event in honor of 9/11, Hotshots children stopped by for a special treat (not Chuck Treat) for todays hot shots.To begin the first victory lap, George and Richard mount up on Slapshot and Topshot. They take off at a modest rate heading towards the practical shotgun range. At a respectable distance, Flushot and TetnusShot bring Steve and Chuck Treat into view. As the leaders prance (well, their horses anyway) through the recently unleaded shotgun grounds, Slapshot found a gopher hole and tripped. As tradition dictates, Slapshot will have to be shot. He seems to be ok but now we have a horse with a broken leg and a gun shot wound. If he's not better by next Sunday, we'll shoot him again (thank you Larry the Cable Guy!).Even with todays warm temps and "horsing around", we were done and gone by 17:30.Don't forget next Saturday: our GHSC Swap Meet.So until next Sunday when "Randomness, Baby" comes our way again,Shoot accurately, shoot quickly, but above all, shoot safely.Steve T.
Monday, September 5, 2011
September 4, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
14 Guns Entered
2 Juniors - Class won by Kirk Foreman with a score of 30 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 3
2nd Junior - Mary Stevens with a score of 30 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 1
8 Open Guns - Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 43
2nd Open - Hal Hansen with a score of 42
3rd Open - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 39 (with the able assistance of a cast on his primary shooting hand)
6 Limited Guns - Class won by Todd Anderson with a score of 40 + 3
2nd Limited - Darren Foreman with a score of 40 + 1
3rd Limited - George Stevens tied with Richard Soulam, both with scores of 38
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to a hot, sunny September afternoon at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club. Welcome. You're just in time for a review of today's Clays Match. Indeed, the weather on this September afternoon was hot and sunny with the temperature just nudging 80 Degrees. The sky was blue and cloudless, truly a day to remember in a few months when we break out the heaters.
14 Guns came out to bask in the sunshine, and our Match Management put forth another great match. Many thanks for the great event go to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, to our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug Mclean and to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. For our target array today,
Chuck & Darren brought us Page 3 Round 1 of The Great Equalizer Series. In this array the top row starts with an orange micro followed by 2 Green Standards followed by another orange micro. That pattern is repeated on the bottom row and mirrored on the opposite side of the screen. Of course, the catch is the omnipresent black micro in the middle, occasionally switched out for an all white, but mostly black, bottle cap. Actually it's a white bottle cap festooned with a black Shoot N C Dot in the middle. Let's see how the competitors did today.
In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens & Kirk Foreman ended up with tie scores of 30 at the end of regulation play. The Juniors are going to shoot off for the class victory. The screens stay at 10 yds, and since both Mary & Kirk are shooting Open Class guns, the screen is hung with 8 black micros all in a line with
an all white, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle. Our Scorekeep and DJ Doug McLean makes the call. Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.
Shooters ready? Fire!! Mary & Kirk engage the array at 10 yds, and shoot a tie score of 4 & 4. Let's do this again. Again the line is set, Mary & Kirk are loaded and ready, and Doug shouts Fire!! over the microphone. When the .22LR thunder ebbs, both Mary & Kirk have each scored 3. Another tie. And string number 3 is set up. Again Doug gets the line set, and once again he commands Fire!! When silence returns to the range, both Mary & Kirk have once again tied at 4. This could go on forever. Apparently Chuck Nicodemus thinks so too, so he decides to make it just a smidge more challenging. He directs that the screens
be moved out to 44FT, just shy of 15 yds, and the line was prepped once again. Once again Mary & Kirk are loaded and ready, and once again Doug shouts the command to Fire!! Once again the black micros start to explode, and when silence returns to the range, we have a winner!! Kirk Foreman has broken 3 black micros while Mary Stevens has broken but 1. Kirk Foreman is today's Junior Class Winner. Now it's on to the Limited Class.
At the end of regulation play in the Limited Class, we have another tie score. This one is between Todd Anderson & Darren Foreman, both having shot scores of 40. Folks, it's time for another shootoff. Just to keep it interesting, the Limited Class shootoff will also sport 4 black micros on each side of the screen with an all white, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle. Darren & Todd are called to the line by Doug Mclean, they are told to load 5 rounds. They are then directed to Fire!!. Todd & Darren engage the clays, and when silence returns to the line, once again we have a winner!! Todd Anderson has broken 3 of the black micros, while Darren Foreman has only broken 1. The Limited Class Victory today goes to Todd Anderson. 2nd Limited goes to Darren Foreman, and 3rd Limited goes to George Stevens who shot a score of 38. Now it's on to the Open Class competition.
In the Open Class, 8 Guns vied for the class win. At the end of regulation play, we have a winner without a shootoff. Chuck Treat pulled out a win by 1 clay,
with a score of 43. This reporter, Hal Hansen, finished 2nd Open with a score of 42, while Jay Schoonmaker, replete with a cast on his strong left arm from Carpal Tunnel Surgery Friday, placed 3rd Open with a score of 39. Jay, this is a pistol match, and extra gear isn't allowed. Just your pistol, magazines and ammo. Casts on your arm just aren't fair. I want that cast removed in a couple of weeks, or at least as soon as possible. Next you'll be wanting to put Duct Tape on your pistol, Or On Your Arm!!!!
OK Folks, we have another week to enjoy the heat and blue skies of our Indian Summer, then we'll meet right here next Sunday, 9/11/11, for another match.
Enjoy it while you can, Fall is coming and soon weather like this will just visit us in our dreams. We'll see you next Sunday, and in the meantime always remember:
"SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!"
Hal
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Aug 28, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
A18 Guns Entered
2 Ladies - Class won by Shawn Anderson with a score of 33
2nd Lady - Stephanie Stevens with a score of 15
3 Juniors -- Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 38 + 4
2nd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 38 + 3
3rd Junior - Brian Tinner with a score of 27
8 Open Guns - Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 43
2nd Open - Richard Sovlam with a score of 38
3rd Open - Thor Palm with a score of 37
10 Limited Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 43
2nd Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 40
3rd Limited - George Stevens with a score of 39
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and the last Clays Match of August 2011. The sky was a bright
blue, the sun was really quite warm, and the competition was hot!! Many thanks to our match staff for bringing us today's match, in which 18 Guns participated.
Thanks specifically to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. Today's match was Page 2 Round 4 of The Great Equalizer Series. The catch of course was that after Round 3 of today's match, the black micro in the middle was replaced by a solid, bright white, but mostly black bottle cap. In the interests of time, the arrays were the same all day.
No matter, while the arrays stayed the same, the fundamentals, techniques, accuracy requirements stayed the same as well. The speed requirement changed a bit depending on one's opponent, but these days the standard is high, and it's getting higher. Let's see who took the medallions today.
In the ladies Class, a newcomer Shawn Anderson shot a score of 33 to take the win. This young lady may be new to our clays matches, but she isn't new to shooting. She is going to be a challenge to us all very shortly. 2nd Place Lady today is Stephanie Stevens who shot a score of 15.
In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens tied with Kirk Foreman during regulation play with a score of 38. Folks, we're going to have a Shootoff!!
The screen stayed at 10yds, and the screen was arrayed with 2 straight lines of black micros, with a bright white, but mostly black, bottlecap joining the line in the middle. Our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean calls the action. Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds. Having confirmed that Mary & Kirk are ready, the next command is FIRE!!! .22 caliber Thunder Rolls, then silence returns to the range. The gallery peers downrange and sees that Mary has broken all of her black micros, leaving only the all white, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle untouched. Kirk by contrast has broken only 3 black micros, so Mary Stevens is today's Junior Class Winner!! Kirk Foreman is 2nd and Brian Tinner is today's 3rd Place Junior.
In the Open Class, Chuck Treat took the win with a score of 43. Richard Sovlam took 2nd Open with a score of 38 and Thor Palm took 3rd Open with a score of 37.
In the limited Class, Jay Schoonmaker continued his winning ways with a score of 43. A Note to Jay from this reporter: "Bring your Open Gun next week. I got a brand new roll of duct tape, with you in mind!! 2nd Place Limited went to Steve Tinner, shooting a score of 40, while George Stevens trailed by 1 into 3rd Limited with a score of 39.
That's it for today, Folks. Next Sunday at 4PM we'll start September off with a bang!! Actually a loud series of Bangs!!! Come on out and join in the fun!!
Practice a lot, and while doing so remember your fundamentals, remember your technique, and above all, remember to Shoot Safely!! See you next Sunday,
and in the meantime always remember:
"SPEED MAY BE FUN FOR AWHILE, BUT ACCURACY IS FOREVER!!" "TO SHOOT WELL IS SUBLIME, TO DO IT SAFELY IS MAGNIFICENT!!!"
Hal
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Aug 21, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
8 Guns Entered
2 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 33
2nd Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 27
4 Open Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 46
2nd Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 42
3rd Open - Mary Stevens with a score of 33
4 Limited Guns - Class won by George Stevens with a score of 44
2nd Limited - Chuck Treat with a score of 41
3rd Limited - David Lee with a score of 40
Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club. It's just plain hot! outside today. The sky is a clear blue, not a cloud to contrast the color, and the temperature is in the low 80s. For citizens of Western Washington, that's hot!! The entry list reflected the summer weather today with only 8 entrants; 4 in Open and 4 in Limited, who grudgingly left their air conditioners to come out in the summer sunshine. It appeared that the shooter's fundamentals were taking a summer siesta today as well, as the scores were generally a bit lower than normal.
First, as always and with equal enthusiasm we wish to thank our Match Staff. Many thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impesarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. The arrays today were all Round 1, Page 1 of The Great Equalizer Series. The repetition was designed to give the shooters a false sense of security, therefore making the shooters relax and let their attention to detail go a bit lax.
Apparently the stategy worked, because the scores were down a bit today. Let's see who paid the best attention.
In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens took the victory with a score of 33. Kirk Foreman was the only other Junior, and he turned in a score of 27.
In the Open Class, Jay Schoonmaker took the victory with a score of 46. Darren Foreman followed with a score of 42. Mary Stevens took 3rd Open with her Junior Class winning score of 33.
In the Limited Class, George Stevens won it with a score of 44. Chuck Treat took 2nd Limited with a score of 41 and David Lee took the 3rd Limited Spot with a score of 40.
That's it for today folks. Next Sunday at 4:00PM we'll meet right back here again and if the regular shooters will pull themselves away from their ACs and their BBQs long enough to shoot clays, our field of entries will regain most of it's original size. Practice a lot, practice properly, and always remember:
"SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL,
SHOOT SAFELY!!!!"
Hal
Sunday, August 14, 2011
August 14, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report
12 Guns Entered
5 Open Class Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 48
2nd Open - Hal Hansen with a score of 47
3rd Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 45
7 limited Guns - Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 38
2nd Limited - David Lee with a score of 34
3rd Limited - Tim Anable with a score of 32
Good evening, Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and this week's edition of the Clays Match. As has become a trend lately, this match was a bit different. There are probably several monikers that could be used to identify this week's match; V is for victory.... but out of 12
competitors, only 2 did the winning. Another title for the match might be V is for Vibrant. All the clay targets in the match were a bright Red, with maybe a hint of bright orange. The clays were of every size; micros, midis, standards, micros with red center dots, shiny black micros in the middle through the first 3 rounds after which really bright red, but mostly black, bottle caps festooned the screens in the middle. All the arrays were in the shape of a large V, starting from the outside of the screens with bright red Standards, followed by bright red midis, followed by bright red micros, followed with shiny black micros with red centers, followed by black micros in the middle for the first three rounds, and concluding in the last two rounds with bright red, but mostly black bottle caps.
The colors were Vibrant to be sure, but I think I'll name this match: V is for Victim.
If a competitor starts out with the Red Standard on the outside and then, proceding inward, engages the red midi, in short order one finds him or herself sweeping the muzzle over "easy" targets, then suddenly having to jam on the brakes and carefully engage the micros, and immediately thereafter, the tiny bright red but mostly black bottle caps. One becomes the victim of one's overconfidence. Hence the name, V is for victim.
If there is one attribute for which credit should be showered on our match staff, it is creativity. For this trait we owe our match staff a real vote of Thanks!!
Thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, Thanks to our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug Mclean, and thanks to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and, although absent today, Darren Foreman. The Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Staff keep the matches varied, competitive, challenging, and most importantly, SAFE!! THANKS, Match Staff, one and all.
Only one Lady, Giti Anable, and one Junior, Brian Tinner, showed up for the match today, so no Ladys or Juniors Classes. In the Open Class, 5 guns competed, and Jay Schoonmaker won it with a score of 48. This reporter, Hal Hansen, took 2nd Open with a score of 47 and our Arrays Impressario Chuck Treat took 3rd Open with a score of 45. Imagine getting scores of 47 & 45, and losing. When shooting against Jay Schoonmaker, a Clays Match Competitor better not miss much, NOT MUCH AT ALL!!
In the Limited Class, Steve Tinner showed the way with a score of 38. 2nd Limited was claimed by David Lee with a score of 34. Tim Anable took 3rd Limited with a score of 32. Congratulations to all our shooters, in both our classes, for a fun, competitive and especially, a SAFE match. We'll meet right back here next Sunday a 4PM for the next edition of our clays match, so shoot a lot, shoot properly, and shoot safely!! Until next week, remember the mantra of the Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Matches:
" SHOOT FAST! SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!
Hal
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