Hello all, I thought we had an outstanding practice at Glen Rock. Things went smooth and there were a bunch of excellent scores. Congratulations go out to both Donovan Barry and Dan Gibbs for posting their first 25 Straight.

Reminders:

Practice
Next week’s trap practice (May 2, 2012) will be at Izaak Walton. We also have a Sporting Clays practice at Hopewell on May 3, 2012. Two boxes of ammo will be provided at each of the remaining practices, until our supply runs out.

Competition Signup
Signup sheets for each of our competitions will be available at our practices, see Mrs. Marcia. If you plan to attend please add you name to the list. If you know for sure that you are not attending, just put an X next to your name. I need to have our state squads into the SCTP by May 18, 2012 so May 11, 2012 will be the last day to sign up. Just to reiterate, ONLY our State Competitions will have fees paid and ammo provided by our NRA Grant.

Competition Fees and Ammo provided by our Friends of NRA Grant for the following shoots:

• PA SCTP Olympic Trap Championship (KSP) – May 4-5, 2012
• PA AIM Trap Championship (PSSA) – June 9,2012 (ATA & AIM Membership Required)
• PA SCTP Trap Championship (PSSA) – June 10, 2012 (ATA Membership Required)
• PA SCTP Sporting Clays Championship (CPSC) – June 16, 2012 (NSCA or NSSA Membership Required)
• PA SCTP Skeet Championship (WSA) – June 23, 2012 (NSCA or NSSA Membership Required)

Competition Fees and Ammo must be provided by the participant for the following shoots:

• SCTP Trap Fun Shoot (IWLAMA) – April 28, 2012 ($10 Targets Fees, 100 Shells Required)
• ATA Shoot / AIM Zone Shoot (GRSC) – May 12, 2012 ($19 Targets Fees, 100 Shells Required, AIM & ATA Membership Required)
• Sporting Clays Scrimmage (BRSC) – June 3, 2012 ($12 Targets Fees, 100 Shells Required)

Hotel for State Trap Shoot
The travel portion of our NRA grant was not approved this year so I don’t have any money to help with travel expenses, however, I have booked ten rooms at the Hampton Inn Danville at a discounted rate. The rooms will cost $139 plus tax per night (June 9-10) and are being held until May 15, 2012. After that the rate goes up to $179. To make reservations call 570-271-2500 and tell them you are with the “Mason-Dixon Clay Busters”.

Hotel for Nationals
I have gone ahead and booked ten rooms at the Holiday Inn Fairview Heights at a discounted rate. The rooms will cost $92 plus tax per night (July 16-22) and are being held until July 2, 2012. After that the rate goes up to $139. To make reservations call 618-212-1300 and tell them you are with the “Scholastic Clay Target Program”.

This is you last chance to signup for our first competitive event of the year. We have been invited, by the Mt. Airy Sharpshooters (a Maryland SCTP team), to participate in their 100 Target Trap Shoot. The shoot will take place on Saturday April 28th at the Mt Airy Maryland Chapter Izaak Walton League of America, the Sharpshooters’ home range.

The following shooters have already signed up for the shoot. If you would like to participate and you are not on the list get back to me ASAP.

Barry, Donovan
Beardsley, Mark
Beardsley, Stephanie
Cook, Dan
Everett, Trey
Hayes, Ryan
Reeves, Walter
Riale, Daniel
Rooney, Sam
Snyder, Caleb
Snyder, Jake
Stewart, Julian
Toomey, Sam

Yes, scores will be tallied and awards will be presented to the top squads but this is going be a very low key, low pressure event, suitable for everyone – even our first year team members.

Our returning team members should already know how these events work, but for all of our first year participants the day will go something like this.

Based on the number of participants Mason-Dixon has attending, I will group shooters with similar abilities into squads of 5. Participants will be shooting in these squad for the entire day.

The morning of the shoot we will meet at the range at 8:30AM. DON’T BE LATE! We begin shooting at 9AM  Make sure you have eaten a good healthy breakfast. The first thing you’ll need to do when you arrive is find Mrs. Marcia and sign-in! I need to know who is at the range and the best way for me to do that is for me to check the sign-in sheet. If you forget to sign-in you may miss your opportunity to participate.

When you’re done signing-in you will need to get your gear together. Below is a list of what you’ll need and what you are responsible for bringing with you to the shoot.

• Gun (if you’re using a club gun you’ll need to let me know so I can bring it)
• Range Bag
  • Ear protection
  • Eye protection
  • Shooting vest or pouch
  • 5 boxes of ammunition (125 shells)
  • Chokes and Choke tool (if gun is equipped with changeable chokes)
  • Towel
  • Ball cap
  • Sun screen
  • Water bottle
  • Extra parts
  • Gun oil or lube
  • Multi-use tool
  • Rag
• Folding Chair
• Healthy Snacks (lunch will be available to purchase)

Each squad will be assigned a number. This number will determine your approximate start time in addition to your starting trap house. Depending on the shoot, you will either shoot 25 or 50 targets at each trap house. When you have finished with a trap house you will need to move to the next, until you have completed the round (100 targets).

When you have finished your round you should wipe down you gun and put away all your equipment. After taking care of your gear you should try to find any teammate who are still shooting and support them. When everyone is done shooting we will gather as a group for the awards.

It is very important that you support your teammates and stay for the awards. When the awards are complete make sure to congratulate the winners but don’t forget to let everyone know what a good job they did.

Lastly, I just want to make it very clear…. This will be a low key and low pressure event. Coaches will be there with you if you need help. Yes, this is a competition, and yes there will be awards, however, this is a learning experience and an opportunity for you to see what our competitions are like and what you can expect as our season moves forward.

I’ve tried to spell things out as best I could but if you still have questions just let me know.

Just to summarize:

• 100 – 16 yard trap targets
• Saturday April 28, 2012
• Mt Airy Maryland Chapter Izaak Walton League of America
• First squads go out at 9:00 AM
• Cost will be $10 per shooter , BYOA (Bring Your Own Ammo)
• Kitchen will be open and selling breakfast and lunch items
• 1st place awards for the following squads
  • Rookie Division
  • Int Entry Division
  • Int Adv Division
  • JV Division
  • Varsity Division
• email me now if you would like to be added to the list

4.19.12 Sporting Clays Practice Results: TOP GUN OVERALL (Beardsley, Luke 92%); Varsity (Beardsley, Stephanie 88%); Junior Varsity (Gibbs, Daniel 82%); Intermediate Advanced (Shenk, Kyle 40%); Intermediate Entry (Reeves, Walter 70%) and College (Beardsley, Luke 92%)

4.11.12 Olympic Trap Practice Results: TOP GUN OVERALL (Beardsley, Luke 67%); Varsity (Beardsley, Mark 66%); Junior Varsity (Dalton, James 65%); Intermediate Entry (Toomey, Sam 18%) and College (Beardsley, Luke 67%)

4.5.12 Sporting Clays Practice Results: TOP GUN OVERALL (Bailey, Ryan 76%); Varsity (Bailey, Ryan 76%); Junior Varsity (Shenk, Jake 32%); Intermediate Advanced (Shenk, Kyle 40%); Intermediate Entry (Reeves, Walter 40%) and College (Chronister, Jack 60%)