May 22, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

16 Entries in Match

 

     2 Ladies - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 29

          2nd Place Lady - Laura Stevens with a score of 23

 

     2 Juniors - Class won by Brian Tinner with a score of 25

          2nd Place Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 11

 

     5 Open Entries - Class won by Chuck Treat with a score of 43

           2nd Place Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 36

           3rd Place Open - Thor Palm with a score of 33

 

     11 Limited Class Entries - Class won by Hal Hansen with a score of 45

           2nd Place Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 44

           3rd Place Limited - Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 41

 

          Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to a beautiful Spring Day at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  The world apparently didn't come to an end, we're all still here, so as usual we had a Clays Match.  It was a beautiful day too, with the temperature at 61 degrees, a light overcast, it was dry, and warm, and no heaters were necessary today.  As previously mentioned, the world as we know it didn't end yesterday, so let's see what our club's survivors accomplished as we return to another set of clays matches.

     First things first.  Many thanks to our Match Staff for another great match.  For all I know, maybe we should thank them for the great weather.  Nahhhh.......   Thanks though to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, for directing the match, Thanks to our

Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug McLean for running the line, keeping score, and helping to ensure the Safety of the match.  Thanks finally to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat & Darren Foreman, for presenting Page 1 of a brand new series.  Let's see what the shooters faced today.

 

Round 1

     Pretty straightforward, 4 orange micros on the top row, 4 Green Standards on the bottom row.  If entered in the Open Class,

the orange micros are your targets.  If entered in the Limited Class, it's the Green Standards.  In either case, if successful in breaking all of your primary targets, go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     This is a repeat of Round 1.  The repitition serves two purposes, If successful in Round 1, it gives the shooters a false sense of security, leading to complacency which will result in misses.  If Round 1 presented problems, it affords the shooter the opportunity to bear down and try it again. 

 

Round 3

     The stack of clays nearest the middle now invert, putting the Green Standard on top, and the orange micro on the bottom.  Now vertical movement as well as horizontal is necessary, but if successful in the bottoming and topping, the black micro in the middle awaits.

 

Round 4

     Once again, this is a repeat of the previous round, affording the shooters the opportunity to correct prior lapses, as well as lullng the successful shooters into a false sense of security.  It works too.

 

Round 5

     Now the two center stacks invert, putting the 2 center orange micros on top, and the 2 center Green Standards on the bottom.

As always, if successful, the black micro in the middle awaits your attentions.  So who was hot, and who was not?

 

     In the Ladies Class, Giti Anable won it again with a score of 29.  2nd Lady was Laura Stevens with a score of 23. 

 

     In the Junior Class, Brian Tinner took the honors with a score of 25.  Our 2nd Place Junior today was Kirk Foreman, shooting a score of 11.

 

     In the Open Class, Chuck Treat won it with a score of 43.  2nd Place Open went to Darren Foreman, shooting a score of 36.

Thor Palm took 3rd Open today with a score of 33.  Close.

 

     In the Limited Class, this reporter, Hal Hansen, took the honors with the high score for the match of 45.  2nd Limited went to

Steve Tinner, only one target behind at 44.  One consolation Steve, this score of 44 was your personal best.  Keep improving one target at a time and you'll win a lot of matches.  Jay Schoonmaker took 3rd Limited today with a score of 41. 

 

     OK Folks, that's it for today's match.  We'll see you back here at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club next Sunday at 4:00PM, at which time we'll play this game again.  Until then, practice a lot, practice properly, and keep improving a target or two at a time.  While in the process of improving, remember your priorities:  

 

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

 

Hal