February 13, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Calays Match Report

17 Guns Entered

 

     4 Ladies in Class:  Class won by Giti Anable with a score of 37

           2nd Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 30

           3rd Lady - Betty Blondin with a score of 22

 

     6 Open Guns in Class:  Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 45

            2nd Open - Hal Hansen with a score of 41

            3rd Open - Chuck Nicodemus with a score of 36

 

     12 Limited Guns in Class:  Class won by David Lee with a score of 45

             2nd Limited - Score tied between Jay Schoonmaker and Tim Kopp with scores of 40

             3rd Limited - Tim Anable with a score of 39

 

     Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to another clays match on an overcast,chilly and rain-threatened afternoon at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  17 Guns entered the match tonight, and between the intensity of the competition and the heaters, everyone stayed warm, dry and intensely challenged. 

     Thanks go as always to our Match Staff.  Thanks to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, for bringing us the match, and overseeing it.  Chuck, it's a great match and we all thank you.  Thanks to our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug McLean, for keeping the scores straight, for cooking the books, and for running the line during the match itself.  Doug, the field is steadily getting larger, and we appreciate your efforts to keep the match moving and books straight.  And thanks to our Arrays Impressarios, Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman.  Chuck and Darren brought us Page 5 of the Great Equalizer Series today, and gents, we competitors appreciate your efforts.  Let's take a look at Page 5, from the shooter's perspective.

 

Round 1

     Not too complicated; a row of White Standards all across the top and a row of orange micros all across the bottom.  If you are entered in the Limited Class, well, today you shot at the White Standards.  I guess there must have been a surplus of white standards today, as usually the standards are Green.  Whatever the colors of the micro or Standard sized clays, if you are successful in breaking all 4 of your primaries, go to the center of the screen and engage the Black Micro in the Middle.

 

Round 2

     The change is on the outside rows on the screens, with the outside orange micro going from the bottom to the top row, and the

White Standard from the top row dropping to the bottom.  The black micro in the middle remains as always, in the middle.

 

Round 3

     Now the two outside clays have changed places in each row.  Now the top two outside clays are orange micros, followed by two White Standards.  On the bottom, on the outside, 2 White Standards lead the way to the two orange micros.  Ensconced securely in the center of the screen is The black micro in the middle.

 

Round 4

     Round 4 starts the screens with the top rows being 3 orange micros, followed by a White Standard.  The bottom rows start with

3 White STandards folllowed by an orange micro.  The constant of this contest is The Black Micro in the Middle.

 

Round 5

     The transition is complete.  Now the top row is comprised of 4 orange micros and the bottom row features 4 White Standards.

The Black Micro in the Middle lies centermost, just awaiting the attentions of the shooter who is thusfar successful in breaking all of the primaries.  So, let's see who was, indeed, successful.

 

     In the Ladies Class, Gitti Anable took the win with a score of 37.  2nd Lady was Carrie Morton with a score of 30.  Betty Blondin rejoined our contest today, and took 3rd Ladies with a score of 22.  Well Done, Ladies.

 

     In the Open Class, we had 6 Entries.  Our Arrays Impressario, Chuck Treat won the class with a score of 45.  This reporter, 

Hal Hansen, took 2nd Open with a score of 41.  In 3rd Place in the Open Class was our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus with a score of 36.  Well done, Gents.

 

     In the Limited Class, David Lee returned to the winner's circle with a score of 45.  We had a tie for 2nd Limited between 

Jay Schoonmaker and Tim Kopp, each with scores of 40.  Tim Anable took 3rd Limited with a score of 36.  Tim, in case you forgot, your wife, Giti, won her class.  Giti, make Tim take you out for a Valentine's Victory Dinner.  

 

     OK folks, that's it for today.  next week we'll meet right back here to address Page 6 of The Great Equalizer Series.  In the meantime, you all know what you must do to give the leaderboard shooters a challenge.  Practice a lot, practice properly, and practice Safely.  We'll see you back here next Sunday, February 20, 2011, so until then, always remember:

 

SHOOT FAST!  SHOOT ACCURATELY!!  BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHOOT SAFELY!!!"

 

Hal