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