July 17, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

22 Entries in Today's Match

 

2 Entries in the Ladies Class - Class won by Carrie Morton with a score of 32

     2nd Place Lady - Melissa Iverson with a score of 27

 

6 Entries in the Junior Class - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 31

     2nd Place Junior - Kirk Foreman with a score of 28

     3rd Place Junior - Jacob Iverson with a score of 22

 

12 Entries in the Open Class - Class won by Tim Kopp with a score of 46+5

     2nd Place Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 46 + 4

     3rd Place Open - George Stevens with a score of 39

 

10 Entries in the Limited Class - Class won by Steve Tinner with a score of 42+3

     2nd Place Limited - John Iverson with a score of 42+2

     3rd Place Limited - Todd Anderson with a score of 39

 

     Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club for our Sunday afternoon Clays Match.  Today didn't represent Summer, or even Spring, as temperatures were in the very low 60s and the day saw a light steady rain all through the match. 

     Before I go any further, I wish to welcome Jacob Iverson back to our clays matches.  Jacob very recently suffered a serious eye injury, and as of this report the use of his injured eye is still in doubt.  Jacob has adapted to adversity well enough that today he won a hard-fought 3rd place finish in the Junior Class.  Congratulations Jacob, our prayers and good wishes are with you for the return of the full use of your injured eye. 

     Many thanks to our Match Staff for today's match.  Thanks specifically to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, to our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman. Gentlemen, each week we all enjoy a fun, efficient and SAFE match, and to you folks we offer our sincere thanks.  Chuck & Darren brought us Page 2 of The Great Equalizer Series today.  Let's take a look at the arrays from the firing line.

 

Round 1

     Simply two straight lines of clays, with the orange micros on the top row, and the Green Standards on the bottom row.  If entered in the Open Class, your targets are the orange micros.  If entered in the Limited Class, your targets are the Green Standards.  If the shooter is successful in breaking all their primary targets, then go to the center of the screen and engage the black micro in the middle.

 

Round 2

     Now the clays on both the top row and the bottom row, in the 2nd position from the outside of the screens, switch places.  Now the rows start, on the top row, with an orange micro, followed by a Green Standard, followed by 2 orange micros.  The bottom row

begins with a Green Standard, followed by an orange micro, followed by 2 Green Standards.  Of course, if you are successful in breaking all of your primary targets, the black micro in the middle awaits.

 

Round 3

     Now the top row begins with an orange micro, followed by 2 Green Standards, and followed by another orange micro.  The bottom row is now comprised of a Green Standard, 2 orange micros, followed by another Green Standard.  Now comes the change, and the challenge.  If successful in breaking all of your primary targets, instead of the black micro in the middle, now you have the red, but mostly black bottle cap.  At just over 1" wide, red with a black shoot N see dot on the face, this is a very challenging target, and worthy of one's respect and concentration.  Look at the bright side, shooters.  First you have to break all of your primary targets, then for the successful shooters, it's the same for everyone;  Really challenging.

 

Round 4

     Now both the top row and the bottom row alternate colors and sizes of clays.  The top rows start with an orange micro while the bottom row starts with a Green Standard.  All the clays on both rows all alternate in a collage of color.  Of course, speaking of color;

the red, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle awaits your attentions. 

 

Round 5

     This array can only be labeled X Marks The Spot.  From the top left of each X to the bottom right, we see 4 Green Standards

in a diagonal, with a row of orange micros bisecting the array from the top right to the bottom left.  If successful in eliminating your half of the X, the red but mostly black bottlecap in the center of the screen awaits.  Let's look at the results of today's match.

 

     In the ladies Class, Carrie Morton led Mellissa Iverson to the wire by only 5 targets, 32 to 27.  In the Junior Class,

Mary Stevens won it again with a score of 31.  2nd Place Junior went to Kirk Foreman, shooting a score of 28.  Jacob Iverson 

finished 3rd Junior with a score of 22.

 

     In the Open Class, Tim Kopp & Darren Foreman each turned in scores of 46.  George Stevens shot an Open Class score of

39 for a solid 3rd Place Finish.  In the meantime, Tim & Darren are going to shoot off for the class victory.  Darren and Tim will both be using Ruger .22s with, in Tim's case a scope sight, and in Darren's case a Red Dot Optic.  The screens will stay at 10 yds. but will have a diagonal line of black micros on each side of the screen, and the red but mostly black bottlecap in the center.

Our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug Mclean will make the call.  "Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds."  "Shooters ready?"  "Fire!!"

Tim & Darren engage the black micros, .22s clatter, the black micros all break, and Tim Kopp engages and breaks the red, but

mostly black bottle cap in the center.  Tim Kopp takes the Open Class Victory Today with a score of 46+5.

 

     In the limited Class we have another tie score between John Iverson & Steve Tinner, both shooting scores of 42.  Todd Anderson clinched 3rd Limited with a score of 39.  John Iverson will enter the shootoff with his Ruger Model 345 1911 in .45ACP, while Steve Tinner will shoot his Ruger Redhawk .44 Magnum Revolver.  Interestingly,  all 4 handguns in our shootoffs today are made by Ruger.  Good, dependable firearms, Rugers.

     Once again our screens will stay at 10yds, and once again the arrays will be diagonal black micros with a red, but mostly black bottlecap in the middle of the screen.  And, once again, our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean makes the call:  Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Shooters ready?  Fire!!  Now this time, with these heavy caliber handguns, The Thunder Rolls.  In this string of fire no one gets to engage the red, but mostly black bottlecap.  John Iverson's 1911 .45ACP hits two of his primary clays, while Steve Tinner and his Ruger .44 Magnum has hit 3.  Today's Limited Class has been won by Steve Tinner with a score of 42+3.

     OK Folks, that's it for today's clays match at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club.  We hope you enjoyed it and will return next Sunday at 4:00pm, and we'll do it again.  In the meantime practice hard, and practice propertly. Always remember the mantra:

 

 

     "SHOOT FAST!  SHOOT ACCURATELY!! BUT MOST OF ALL, SHOOT SAFELY!!!"

 

Hal