July 31, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

14 Guns Entered  

 

     3 Guns Entered In The Ladies Class - Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 38

           2nd Place Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 35

           3rd Place Lady - Mary Stevens with a score of 34

 

     No Junior Shooters entered in today's match

 

     6 Guns Entered in the Open Class - Class won by George Stevens with a score of 45

            2nd Place Open - Chuck Treat with a score of 42

            3rd Place Open - Rick Soulam with a score of 39

 

     8 Guns Entered in the Limited Class - Class won by Tim Anable with a score of 42 + 4

             2nd Place Limited - Steve Tinner with a score of 42 + 2

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

 

     Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club on this very last day of July 2011.  It was a beautiful summer day with a temperature of 70 degrees and a very light breeze blowing at the start of the match.  By the end of today's match, the breeze had stilled, and it started to feel somewhat hot.  It's the middle of the summer in Washington's Pacific Northwest. 

     14 Guns came out to enjoy the fine weather today, and our Match Staff presented another fine match, to match the fine day.  Many thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, thanks to our DJ & Scorekeeper Doug Mclean, and thanks to our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman for presenting the arrays for today's match.  And on the subject of the arrays, there is a change of format starting today.  Be advised, no longer will The Great Equalizer Series continue it's standard rotation.  From now on, Round 1 will always present as usual from the rotation of The Great Equalizer Series, but from then until the end of each match will be the variety of Helter Skelter.  It is felt that with the growing number of Clays match competitors, it was necessary and desirable to allow the match to move along a bit faster if a set array wasn't required. In addition to that happy fact, The Great Equalizer Series has been around for long enough, and the variety and spontaneity of Helter Skelter  keeps everyone on their toes. 

    

Of course, some things just never change.  At the whim of the Arrays Impressarios, the bright red, but mostly black bottle caps will find their way to the center of the screen, just to keep things challenging.  So, after 5 Rounds of Helter Skelter, let's see how everyone did.

 

     In the Ladies Class, Gitti Anable took the honors with a score of 38.  Close behind was Carrie Morton who turned in a score of 35.  Only 1 target behind, at 34, Mary Stevens took the 3rd Place finish.

 

     In the Open Class,  George Stevens won it with a score of 45.  2nd Open went to Chuck Treat with a score of 42.   A brand new Clays Match Competitor,

Rick Soulam made his presence known to all today with a 3rd Place score of 39.  A hearty welcome to new Clays Match Competitor Rick Soulam. 

 

     The Limited Class required a shootoff today between Tim Anable and Steve Tinner, both with scores of 42.  3rd Limited went to Jay Schoonmaker

who shot a score of 41.  For our shootoff, the screens stayed at 10 yds, but the arrays consisted of 4 black micros on each side of the screen and a bright red,

but mostly black bottle cap right in the middle.  Our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug Mclean makes the call.  "Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Shooters ready?  FIRE!!!  Tim and Steve engage the clays, Thunder Rolls, clay targets explode, and quiet returns to the range.  As the gallery looks out at the screens a cheer goes up for Tim Anable who has broken 4 black micros while Steve Tinner has broken but 2.  Today's Open Class Victory goes to Tim Anable with a score of 42 + 4.  2nd Place goes to Steve Tinner with a score of 42 + 2 and 3rd Limited goes to Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 41.

 

     That's it for today's match folks.  It was a beautiful day and we hope it will be beautiful again next Sunday when we play this game again.  Practice a lot and we'll see you on the firing line right here at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club at 4PM next Sunday, when it will be August 7th, 2011.  Until then, remember the mantra:

 

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

 

Hal