May 29, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

20 Guns Entered In Match

 

     5 Ladies - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 35

            2nd Lady - Gitti Anable with a score of 34

            3rd Lady - Kathy Robert with a score of 24

 

     2 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a score of 35

             2nd Junior - Brian Tinner with a score of 26

 

     8 Open Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 46

              2nd Open - Thor Palm with a score of 36

              3rd Open - Mary Stevens with a score of 35

 

    12 Limited Guns - Class won by Jim Skedd with a score of 46

      2nd Limited - Todd Anderson with a score of 39

      3rd Limited - Hal Hansen with a score of 38 

 

     Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome to the last Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match of May 2011.  It was a great Spring day for a Clays match with a warm 62degrees, a light overcast, it was dry, and certainly no heaters were needed today,  

 

     First, before we even get started, our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus, has an announcement.  The Clays matches have become so popular that our entries are approaching the max number of 24.  Today, for example, we had 20 guns entered, with several new shooters, and that is Great!  But this increased attendance has made it necessary to observe a strict cutoff time for entries of 4PM.  If you are signed up by 4:00PM, Great!!  Our Scorekeeper & DJ, Doug McLean, will have time to set his lineup without having to start over repeatedly and the match can begin on time and conclude in a timely manner.  So, in the future, if you are signed up for the Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match by 4PM, then Welcome!!  If anyone arrives after 4PM, they can still watch, but not enter the match.  

 

     Thanks to our Match Staff for another great match.  We had 20 Guns enter the match today, and it went off very smoothly.  

Thanks for this success to our Match Director, Chuck Nicodemus; our Scorekeeper and DJ, Doug McLean; and to our Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman, for another fine match.  It should be noted that Darren handled the arrays duties by himself today, as Chuck Treat is in Hawaii.  Match Staff, one and all, Thanks for a great match.

 

     As mentioned earlier, we had several new shooters today, and welcome to you all.  Mary Stevens made her debut today, and for her opening act took the Ladies & the Junior Class, and finished 3rd in Open.  Kathy Robert made her entrance with a 3rd Place Finish in the Ladies Class, and Todd Anderson made his entrance with a 2nd Place finish in the Limited Class.  Welcome to you all and we hope you had a great time and will make the Sunday Clays Matches a regular feature of your calendar.

 

     Our Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman, bought us Page 2 of The Great Equalizer Series today.  Let's see what Page 2

looks like.

 

Round One

     Round 1 has 4 orange micros on the top row, 4 White Standards on the bottom row, and the black micro in the middle, in the middle. 

 

Round Two

     On the top row we see one orange micro, followed by one White Standard, followed by 2 orange micros.  On the bottom row we see a White Standard, then an orange micro, followed by 2 more White Standards.  The Black Micro In The Middle is right there, in the middle.

 

Round Three

     On the top row we see an orange micro, followed by two white Standards, followed by another orange micro.  On the bottom row, a White Standard leads 2 orange micros, followed by another White Standard.  In the middle of the screen lies the Black Micro In The Middle.

 

Round Four

     The clays now alternate, beginning on the top row with an orange micro, and on the bottom row with a White Standard.

Though the clays all alternate, as usual in the middle is The Black Micro. 

 

Round Five

      Euphemistically dubbed X Marks The Spot!!  From the outside top of the screens to the bottom inside lie the White Standards.

From the outside bottom to the inside top lie the four orange micros.  In the middle of the screens, as always, lies the black micro in the middle.  So let's see who did what today.

 

     In the Ladies Class, Mary Stevens, our new Junior Lady took the honors with a score of 35.  Gitti Anable placed 2nd in the

Ladies Class, with a score of 34.  Another new Clays Match Competitor, Kathy Robert, placed 3rd with a score of 24.

 

     In the Junior Class, our new Junior Lady shooter, Mary Stevens took the honors, with the same score of 35.  2nd Place Junior, Brian Tinner, shot a score of 26. 

 

     In the Open Class, Jay Schoonmaker won it with a score of 46.  2nd Open was claimed by Thor Palm who shot a score of 36.

Mary Stevens again appears on the leader board with, again, a score of 35, giving her a solid third place in the Open Class.

 

     In the Limited Class, Jim Skedd made a triumphal return to the matches with a score of 46.  Todd Anderson, another new Clays Match competitor, took 2nd Limited with a score of 39.  This reporter, Hal Hansen, took 3rd Limited with a score of 38.

 

     And that's the good news for today folks.  We'll see you right back here at 4:00PM next Sunday afternoon for another Clays Match.  Welcome once again to the new shooters, we hope you enjoyed the match and will return often in the future.  Until next Sunday then, always remember:

 

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

 

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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"

 

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May 16, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Plate Match Report

15 Guns Entered In The Match             Match won by Ron Berbaum

      2nd Place - Tim Ridenour

      3rd Place - Matt Seagraves

      4th - Rolf Lunde

      5th - Stephanie Stevens - 1st Place Lady

    

     Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and another Falling Plate Match Report.  Apologies for the short report tonight, but this reporter wasn't able to make the match and the "scrolls" didn't make it from the match to me via the reporter pro-tem.  sigh.......    

    

     Thanks aplenty to the match staff, in particular our Match Director, Mike Blondin and our stage manager Mathew Seagraves for their efforts tonight.  A special congratulations to our match winner tonight, Ron Berbaum  who, with his Glock 17, outran Tim Ridenour and his revolver for the win.  That's not a bad show, Ron.  Matt Seagraves finished 3rd, Rolf Lunde finished 4th, and our Ladies Class

was won by Stephanie Stevens, who finished 5th Overall.  Well done, Stephanie.  And well done to all the competitors tonight for a competitive, and especially, a SAFE match. 

 

     We'll see you all right back here next month, on the 6th of June, 2011 at 6:00PM.  In the meantime, always remember your priorities: 

 

                "SPEED IS FINE, BUT ACCURACY IS FINAL!! "

 

Hal

 

May 15, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

18 Guns Entered

 

     3 Ladies In Class:  Class won by Gitti Anable with a score of 36

         2nd Lady:  Stephanie Stevens with a score of 30

         3rd Lady & the youngest junior in the match:  Aubrie Guenther with a score of 20

    

     4 Juniors:  Class won by:  Brian Tinner with a score of 37

          2nd Junior:  Jacob Iverson with a score of 33

          3rd Junior:  Kirk Foreman with a score of 32

                4th Junior:  Aubrie Guenther with a score of 20

 

      9 Open Guns:  Class won by Darren Foreman with a score of 47

           2nd Open:  Tim Kopp with a score of 45

           Tie for 3rd Open between John Iverson & Hal Hansen with scores of 43

 

      9 Limited Guns:  Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with a score of 40

          tie for 2nd Limited between Gitti Anable & David Lee with scores of 36

          tie for 3rd Limited between Jacob Iverson & Tim Anable with scores of 33

 

     Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and another "Spring" Day Clays Match.  Before, briefly during, and following the match it sprinkled rain, it was heavily overcast all day, and the temperature hovered at about 50 degrees.  Enough said about the weather.  The first order of business today is to thank our Match Staff, in the persons of our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus,   our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug Mclean, and our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman.  Gentlemen, this was a fun match and a good re-introduction to the matches after a holiday.  Thank you very much indeed for your efforts.  So let's look at what all this talent brought us.

     Today our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat & Darren Foreman presented the Helter Skelter match that we missed last week when we stayed home and helped Mom celebrate her day.  It returned today with a vengence, and was sufficiently intense that this reporter has named it:  THE RED MENACE.  Most of the clays were bright RED, ranging in size from Standards, slightly smaller Midis, a red micro, a black micro with a tiny red center, and instead of the black micro in the middle, there was instead substituted a white 1" wide plastic bottle cap. 

      The first array presented was an inverted V in the center of the screen with each leg comprised of 4

clays, with the bottom clay a red Standard, decreasing as the leg ascended to the top clay being a black micro with a tiny red center.  Then in the middle of the expanse between the legs was the white bottle cap, referred to by one and all as the "aspirin tablet". This array satisfied Round 1, and then Helter Skelter began with Round 2 and the following arrays were left to the imagination of the good people hanging the clays between strings of fire.

     The rules for this match differed from the norm a bit in the following ways:  1) No shutouts, you get the score you could hit, and it was up to you to beat your oponent to the aspirin tablet, I mean the bottle cap.

     2)  All guns, Open & Limited, shoot at the same targets and the same arrays.  

     3)  Chuck & Darren set the first array, and after that it's up to the imagination of the good folks hanging the clay targets as to the clays position on the screen.  

      The initial impression of the field today was that the array presented in Round 1 emanated from the tortured minds of our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman.  Though that opinion will persist into the future, there are good reasons and lessons to be learned from Round 1,  indeed from all 5 rounds.  Success in this game requires a variety of disciplines and skills,  primary among them is Trigger Control.  It may appear that a 4" Red Standard Clay, compared to the other, smaller clays on the screen, is unmissable.  So the shooter gets in a hurry, jerks the trigger and misses every clay target on the screen.  ooops!!

     2)  The formations of the clays varied by the string, some resembling sort of straight lines, while some required going from a higher row to a lower one.  Just shooting them as you see them requires moving the firearm laterally as well as vertically, and it's really easy to overshoot your point of aim, again resulting in misses.  The shooter needs to determine the route requiring the least motion possible, and have the discipline to adhere to that route.  For sure there will be enough movement necessary that speed must be apportioned anyway, and there is no point in making it worse than it already is.  Keep it simple, or at least as simple as possible. 

     In sum:  Trigger control, discipline of speed and picking the route with the least motion are the elements of success in this game. It's mighty fine training.

 

     We had 3 Ladies shooting with us today, Gitti Anable, our Ladies Class Clays Veteran, won the class today. Stephanie Stevens, back with us after too long of an absence, took 2nd place in the ladies class.  A young lady that shot in both our Ladies Class and our Junior Class,  Aubrie Guenther. joined us for the first time today, and did herself proud shooting a score of 20 in this very difficult match.  Young Lady, be advised:  If you will stick with this competition, study your fundamentals of proper shooting, and develop proper techniques,  with your young eyes and reflexes you will be very very successful, very soon, and have a great time shooting the matches as well.  Welcome to our sport, and we hope to see you often.  M'Lady, you did well today.  You may be young, but you have talent just waiting to be developed.  The older folks had better not look back, as you're going to be gaining ground in leaps and bounds.  Once again, welcome to our sport.  Ladies, Well Done!!

     4 Juniors joined us today, and the class was won by clays match veteran, Brian Tinner.  In second place was another clays match veteran and successful shooter, Jacob Iverson.  3rd Junior was claimed by Kirk Foreman, another veteran, and of course our 4th place Junior was our new Lady, Aubrie Guenther.   Well done, Juniors.

     In the Open Class today, we had some close scores, and a tie.  The Class was won by Arrays Impressario, Darren Foreman.  Tim Kopp took 2nd Open and a tie score claimed 3rd place between John Iverson and Hal Hansen.

     In the Limited Class, Jay Schoonmaker took the win with a score of 40.  We had a tie between Gitti Anable & David Lee, both shooting scores of 36, while another tie resulted for 3rd Limited between Jacob Iverson and Tim Anable, both guns shooting scores of 33.  Uh, Tim, just in case you forgot, your wife, Gitti, won her Ladies class, and also she beat your score.  Gitti shot a score of 36.  Just in case you forgot.

 

     OK folks, next week our Arrays Impressarios Chuck & Darren will bring us Page 1 of The Great Equalizer Series, starting another rotation of the series.  While this may seem like we are once again entering familiar territory, there is always the possibility that Chuck & Darren may occasionally throw us a curve ball, requiring extra attention and flexibility.  Be Ready!!

    

     Until next week then, we'll see you at the range where we'll practice diligently so we'll be ready for whatever the fates, and our Arrays Impressarios, may throw at us.  Remember your proper techniques

and don't skip over the fundamentals.  We'll see you next Sunday at 4:00PM and we'll see what is in store for us then.  Remember the most important points of shooting:

 

"SHOOT FAST!  SHOOT ACCURATELY!!  BUT MOST OF ALL -

                                  

                              SHOOT SAFELY"

Hal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

    

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

    

                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Falling Plate Match Report

22 Guns Entered      Match won by Loren DeShon

 

     2nd Place - Lee Lewis

 

     3rd Place - George Flaherty

 

     4th Place - Randa Aho

 

     Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and the first of Two Falling Plate Matches in the month of May 2011.  It was a pleasnt, if windy evening, with the temperature at 45degrees and a brisk 10-15mph wind.

No matter, the fervor of the competitors and the fever of the competition kept everyone warm.  And I Have Some Good News For You Folks.  I Have An Announcement!!!!

 

     Our Head Stage Manager, Mathew Seagraves and our 4th Place Finisher tonight, Randa Aho Are Engaged!!  Randa showed up for the match tonight tooled up for match competition, replete with a bright shiny diamond ring!!!   Randa and Mathew, Congratulations from all of us.  We all wish you a long, productive, loving life together.

Well done folks!!

     After that bit of news, the results of the falling plate match will seem anticlimatic. Well, let's give it a try.

22 entered the match tonight.  At the end of the preliminarys there were but 4 still in contention; Loren DeShon, George Flaherty, Lee Lewis, and Randa Aho.  Lee Lewis put Randa Aho on the trailer, where she was observed staring at her new diamond ring.  Not bad Randa, a new diamond ring and a fourth place finish.  Congratulations.

     Loren DeShon and George Flaherty dueled next, with the win going to Loren, exit George with a 3rd Place Finish.  Well done, George.  So it came down to Loren & Lee, each with a bunch of numbers on the board.  They dueled back and forth about 5 times, and finally Loren had 2 numbers on the board to Lee's one number.  At this point lee missed a plate, and Loren didn't.  Duel and match to Loren DeShon, 2nd place to Lee Lewis, and that was the match for tonight.  We'll see you in two weeks, May 16, 2011 at 6:00pm.  Until then, practice hard, often and with the proper techniques.  One can't get sloppy in this game, even if you're shooting a NightHawk.  Always remember your priorities:  1) SAFETY  2) Accuracy  3) Speed.   Take it from successful shooters:

 

           "TRY AS YOU MIGHT, YOU CANNOT MISS FAST ENOUGH TO WIN."

Hal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

May 2, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Falling Plate Match Report

22 Guns Entered - Match won by Loren DeShon

 

     2nd Place - Lee Lewis

 

     3rd Place - George Flaherty

 

     4th Place - Randa Aho

 

     Good evening Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, and the first of two Falling Plate Matches in May, 2011.  It was a pleasant evening but windy.  10-15mph winds cooled the 45degree temperatures, making sure no one got overheated in all the excitement.  

 

 

May 1, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

16 Total Entries In Match

 

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

     2nd Lady - Crystal Wasson with a score of 28

     3rd Lady - Chris Holts with a score of 22

 

1 Junior, Thomas Craft.  Welcome to our sport, Thomas

 

9 Open - Class won by jay Schoonmaker with a score of 48

     2nd Open - Hal Hansen with a score of 45

     3rd Open - Tim Kopp with a score of 42

 

7 Limited - Class won by John Iverson with a score of 39

     2nd Limited - Chuck Treat with a score of 36

     3rd Limited - Jeff Morton with a score of 35

 

First, An Announcement:  No Match Next Week, in honor of Mother's Day.  Matches will resume May 15, 2011 at 4:00PM, as usual.

 

     Good afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club and the first Clays Match of May, 2011 - MAY DAY!!  No parades of military hardware in RED SQUARE, no wood nymphs dancing & spreading flowers in the fields, just a lot of sunshine, puffy clouds, and competitive enthusiasm at the local gun club. 

 

     Our weekly thanks go out to our Match Staff.  Thanks to our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat and Darren Foreman.  Chuck & Darren brought us Page 6 of The Great Equalizer Series today, which announces the end of another pass through another series of matches, and is the prelude to another

Helter Skelter Match May 15, 2011.  For this week, let's take a look at what the shooters saw as they traversed Page 6.

 

Round 1

     The top row sports first 2 Green Standards followed by 2 orange micros.  The bottom row starts with 2 orange micros followed by 2 Green Standards.  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 primarys, head to the center of the screen and engage The Black Micro In The Middle.

 

Round 2

     The top row remains the same, but the clays on the bottom row change position so that they alternate, starting with the orange micro.  If successful in breaking all of your primarys, the Black Micro In The Middle awaits.

 

Round 3

     Now both the top and bottom row have all the clays alternating.  On the top row the Green Standard leads off, and on the bottom row it's the orange micro.   The Black Micro In The Middle though, is still in the middle.

 

Round 4

     Now it's the top row that stays the same, and the bottom row puts the pairs together, starting with the 2 orange micros, followed by the 2 Green Standards.  The omnipresent Black Micro In The Middle however, awaits as always.

 

Round 5

     Now both the top and bottom rows start with 2 orange micros, followed by 2 Green Standards.  This gives the impression of 2 boxes, the first comprised of orange micros, and the second by Green Standards.  The Black Micro In The Middle awaits as always, and is as curious as I about the outcome of the match.  So let's look.

 

     In the Ladies Class, Brigette Anable took the win with a score of 29.  In 2nd Place, Crystal Wasson trailed by 1 single point.  Don't look back Giti,

the ladies are gaining on you.  3rd Place in the Ladies Class went to a new clays shooter, Chris Holts, who turned in a score of 22.  Chris, welcome to

our sport.  Hope we see you every Sunday.

 

     In the Junior Class, we had only one entry, Thomas Craft, another new Clays Shooter.  Welcome Thomas, the match is here at GHSC every Sunday, except next Sunday and when Sundays fall on Holidays, all year around.  Hope to see you often as well.

 

       In the Open Class,  Jay Schoonmaker won it with a dominating score of 48.  Following in 2nd Place was this reporter, Hal Hansen with a score of 45.  This reporter would like to announce that he would have gotten a perfect 50, except he missed 5 clays.  Rats!!

  

     In the Limited Class, John Iverson won it with a score of 39.  Chuck Treat took 2nd Limited with a score of 36 and Jeff Morton followed in 3rd Place

with a score of 35.  Close Races!!

 

    OK Folks, that's it for the first of May, 2011.  We'll see you right back here in two weeks for another clays match.  In the meantime,

don't forget the plate match right here at 6:00 PM tomorrow, Monday May 2, 2011.  There will be a lot of great competition there too.

Come one and come all.  Practice a lot, and shoot safely.  Always remember the axiom:

 

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

 

Hal