Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays October 1, 2016 Volume 7 Issue 10
100 straights in Trap for Ken Carlson and Pete Mills
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October Issue 2016
OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2015 OFFICERS
Club News - Magazine Review 4-9 Port Malabar Skeet Flyer
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BIG Children Foundation Flyer 12-13
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PRESIDENT—Vacant
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VICE PRESIDENT—Vacant
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TREASURER—Vacant
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SECRETARY— Joe Loitz
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RECORDING SECRETARY—Jerry Schwab
DIRECTORS:
Calender of Events
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Club Calender
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Rich Nilsen
Bermont Flyer /NSCA Schedule 18-19 Pro
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Shop Sporting Clays Program and
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Skeet Program and Results
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FSA Skeet Calender
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Inside this Trap/Skeet issue: Palm Beach
Trap Program
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Trap Results
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Youth Program
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Ken Carlson and
Contact info: Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays 11873 NW 30th Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 •
www.markhamclaytargets.com
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www.markhamskeet.org
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www.markhamsportingclays.org
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E-mail: jloit@bellsouth.net
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Newsletter: jloit@bellsouth.net
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Next General Meeting October 6th Starting at 7:00 PM
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Club News September turned out to a busier month than I expected. You will see on Pages 12 and 13 the Flyer for the BIG Children’s Foundation Charity Shoot. This is a continuation of the charity work we did back in 2014. At that shoot we generated $10,000 in donations! Let’s see if we can beat that this year. On page 21 you will see some great gun deals from Joe Fordham. Port Malabar is holding a skeet shoot at the end of the month. Their program is on pages 10-11. On the front page of the newsletter you see Mary Norris bracketed by Ken Carlson and Pete Mills. Both of them ran the Singles at the last trapshoot. Congrats guys! Handicap and Doubles shooting was scrubbed due to the onset of a rather large thunderstorm. The Skeet shoot saw weather trouble also but Hector Marrero shot well enough to lead both the 12 ga and 28 ga. Michael Raley lead the 20 ga. There was no Sport-
ing Clays tournament this month. Alan Harris showed up at the club and is looking good and is responding well to therapy after surgery. Keep it up Alan, Keep getting well! I do have some distressing news. Joe Fordham’s wife BJ had a stroke. She is in rehab at this time. Keep both Alan and BJ in your thoughts and prayers. Young Guns at Quail Creek is starting up again next month and looks to be another stellar year. If you have a child who may want to get into the program get on the waiting list now! It is always great seeing all of you at the club. With the weather headed to the cooler climes soon I hope you will all get out and take advantage of the wonderful shooting. See you at the club!
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Magazine Reviews TRAP & FIELD – September 2016 Reflecting on the past year, Bob Palmer prepares us for the next one by suggesting an early spring cleaning. Get rid of all the old baggage: fear of making embarrassing mistakes, frustrations from losses, not preparing or being ready to compete, poor posture, body tension, etc. Drop all that and work on actually competing at the full extent of your capabilities. Do some homework for next year like watching videos of AllAmericans, research some YouTube videos, or read some shooting books. Good advice anytime, not just for spring cleaning. Fight, flight, or freeze, these are your menu choices for reactions to pressure and confrontation. Ron Sutton’s ad-
vice is to break away from the make-up of your DNA and your natural response. Ron believes we should just lighten up and accept our shooting whether it turns out good or bad. Stop worrying about score and what others may think of you if you don’t perform up to par. Just tough it out! Expectations are actually the cause of most of the pressure we face when we go out to shoot. An eight-year-old child doesn’t go out to play with expectations. They just go out to have fun and experience the joy of doing, whatever it is. This is how you should approach your shooting, without expectations. Go out and shoot the targets one at a time. Enjoy each one instead of thinking it’s only fun if you break 25. Enjoy breaking the one in front of you and before you know it you may break 100. 5
Magazine Review CLAY TARGET NATION – September 2016 Slumps are part and parcel of a skill sport and arrive precisely when we don’t want them. Ralph Aaron, the Chief Instructor for the NSSA, has three suggestions for beating one: hire a good instructor, have a friend observe you, or get video of your shooting. Ask yourself, when did the slump start and how long have you been in it? Did you do something that changed how you approach the game? If you did, a fundamental change to your shooting process may be the problem. This is where filming yourself or having a coach or friend observe you shoot can pay off. The flaw may be obvious to an outside observer but not obvious to you. This includes moving the gun before the target appears. Again, this is easily noted from the outside.
Pay attention to the game and the score will take care of itself. You can’t be shooting to not miss, you have to shoot to obliterate the target and know you are doing it on purpose. Set up a good shot plan and Pre-shot routine then follow it. Physical problems can be changes in the way you mount the gun or in adjustments made to it. Slight changes can affect POI dramatically. Perhaps patterning your gun on a regular basis would be a good idea. Visual problems can be anything from need for a new prescription, to using the wrong color lenses, to visual focal points. Changes in where we look for a target can be subtle but can have dramatic effect on when and how we react to a target. All in all, most slumps are a break down in one of the fundamental areas of shooting. Pay attention to the process and breaking the targets will take care of itself.
Other than a technical or fundamental issue Ralph says there are three main causes of a slump: mental, physical, or visual. The mental aspects of the game are hard to diagnose from outside. Are you so focused on score that you forget to pay attention to the process? Remember the eight-year-old? 6
does have an idea of what we should do. For most of us our misses come not because we don’t know how to shoot but because we don’t follow our mental routine to its fullest. He claims half his misses are failures in mental execution. He follows a very disciplined mental program and Preshot routine. If he misses he resets his routine and rededicates himself to following it to the letter.
I think Gil and Vicki Ash must spend an inordinate amount of time with beginners and early intermediates with no shooting experience. I cannot otherwise explain their incessant preoccupation with barrel awareness. Their whole mantra this month is again, apply more focus to the target and less on the barrels. It is their belief that misses are predominantly caused by muzzle awareness except at the higher levels. How they know the higher level shooters don’t have this problem but the lower level shooters do is beyond me.
If you need to reset your attitude, step out of the box and start over. Don’t be doing it 20 times a round, just do it when you need to clear your head. Remember shotgunning is a process sport. The object is the target. Stop thinking about missing and start concentrating on the target. If you must, review the miss in your head, then move on. After a miss Bob Palmer has Paul visualize a hit three times in his head to help him get over it. Not a bad idea.
What should you do after you miss? Paul Giambrone III doesn’t get a great deal of practice at this but he 7
Magazine Review Shotgun Sports – October 2016 Mental toughness is something you develop over time from the additive effects of your experiences. Michael J. Keyes, M.D. sums up some of the components and tools that go into it: physical fitness, visualization, relaxation techniques, self-talk, confidence, persistence, a good training plan, and good analytical skills. Full command and continual practice of these tools doesn’t guarantee results but it does increase your chances to develop stronger mental skills. Michael presents a miserable circumstance where in the Olympics the pressure gets higher and higher as an athlete makes it through the qualification rounds into the finals. Truth is the targets are the same the whole time. The pressure is imposed by the athlete on his or herself. Why does this have to be? I think he overemphasizes the stress and pressure part. The idea is to go beyond this and dive into the process to relieve all the imposed pressure and stress. All of the competitors are under the same conditions. Stay in the process, stay with your pre-shot routine and try to break each target perfectly. This will carry
you through rather than all the gobbledygoop the pundits espouse. The good ones like Bob Rotella and Bob Palmer will tell you to enjoy the moment, shoot the target then get ready for the next. Who needs all the pressure. I tell people there is no pressure at the Grand. You know you have to be perfect so you have to let it happen or it won’t. You can’t force or make it happen. Almost all of my best shooting has been at the Grand. This stems from letting go and just shooting. It’s a lot easier there than at any other shoot.
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start it don’t just write your scores in it. Write down how you felt during the event and anything else you can think of. Positive experiences are especially important to note. Eventually after recording enough events you can winnow out patterns in your thinking and in your shooting. Find a pattern that allows you to start each event in the best possible mental light.
Effective training occurs on four levels according to Todd Bender. We train for Feel and Competition first eventually we train to Win and to Dominate. Training for feel means training in quantity to achieve a physical mastery of the game’s techniques. We move on improve the quality of our shooting as we train to compete. Todd makes a point of reminding us four quality practice rounds are better than 15 rounds shot without intent or purpose.
Reviewing your journal shows you where to go in your practice sessions. Record significant breakthroughs and moments of insight so you don’t have to repeat history and learn them again.
Training to win and dominate starts with developing a consistent, repetitive routine to your shooting and following it on every shot. Start a shooting journal if you haven’t already. Once you 9
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Some of you may recall the 4KIDS shoot we held two years ago. We will be hosting this shoot again. The event consists of 50 targets, either skeet or trap. Awards will be given to the winners of three Lewis classes. There will be raffles, a Silent Auction, and we are plan-
ning a Shooting Flea Market to be held in the club house atrium. The Flea Market will be for all of the shooting accessories you have been accumulating all these years. No Firearms or Shells may be sold at the event. The big prizes are a 12
12 ga. Shotgun, a 9 mm pistol, and a 120 qt cooler. Last time Ruthie took home the big prize, maybe this time it could be you! Most of all, this is for a good cause: BIG Children’s Foundation.
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“The best motivation always comes from within.� - Michael Johnson (Gold Medal Sprinter) 14
Calender of events: Gun Shows: Nov. 19-20th Ft.
Dick’s: They are running specials every other week. Watch the papers and check out their website.
Lauderdale War Memorial Aud.
Skeet this month: Markham
Oct. 1st
South Florida Oct. 29-30th
Trap this month: Indian River
Oct. 2nd
South Florida Oct. 8th Markham
Oct. 22th
Sporting This month: Quail Creek
Oct. 2nd + 30th
Indian River
Oct. 8th
Markham
Oct. 9th
South Florida
Oct. 15th
OK Corral
Oct. 29th
Current shell specials: Walmart: Currently selling Winchester Universal and Federal 4 packs at $21.74 (12 & 20 ga.). Cabela’s has Herter’s shells on sale for $579.90 for 10 flats. This includes shipping. These are 11/8 oz., 7 1/2’s & 8’s, 1200 fps, 12 gauge.
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward." - Vernon Law (Former Pirates pitcher) 15
October 2016 Sun
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5 Skeet Night
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25 Skeet Night
6 Trap Night
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Trap Youth Tourney Program
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We Are Expanding! Bermont Shooting Club is excited to announce the expansion of our sporting clays course! Course one will soon have an additional 3 stations. That's a total of 17 stations to put your shooting skills to the test! The work on the 2nd sporting clay course which will include 14 more stations on the south side of the property, is slated to begin in August. We are working hard to complete our cart barn and add the wraparound porch in August as well. Thank you for your continued support as we grow and expand!
We are excited to be working with the NSCA and the Florida Sporting Clays Association. This is going to allow Bermont Shooting Club the ability to host registered tournaments soon. We are working closely with the association on dates for these future events. We will be sure to let you know all about our tournaments soon!
Don't forget Bermont Shooting Club is open Wednesday - Sunday 8am - 4pm. Memberships are available for $200. Which gives you discounted sporting clays and access to fishing in our beautiful ponds. Club Manager LJ Duke is available to work with anyone wanting to learn the sport or perfect a particularly hard target!
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2015-2016 Schedule of NSCA Sporting Clay Tournaments
Date
Tournament
Saturday - Jan 16, 2016
Snow Bird Open
Sunday - Feb 7, 2016
Honest Abe's Birthday Bash
Sunday - Mar 20, 2016
St. Patrick's Day Open
Saturday - Apr 17, 2016
Spring Blast
Sunday - May 15, 2016
Memorial Day Open
Saturday - Jun 25, 2016
15th Annual Sunshine State Classic
Saturday - Jul 16, 2016
Super Sizzle Open
Saturday - Aug 13, 2016
Summers End Open
Sunday - Oct. 9, 2015
Pumpkin Blast
Sunday—Nov. 6, 2016
Richard Merritt Memorial
Saturday—Dec 31, 2016
Bud Wolfe Classic
"I was told over and over again that I would never be successful, that I was not going to be competitive and the technique was simply not going to work. All I could do was shrug and say “We’ll just have to see.” -Dick Fosbury (Olympic Gold Medalist and inventor of the current high jump technique)
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PALM BEACH TRAP/SKEET PRO SHOP FIREARMS ALL NEW FIREARMS WHOLESALE PLUS 10% TRADES INS ACCEPTED
AMMUNITION AMMUNITION WHOLESALE COST PLUS $2.00 PER CASE WITH 10 CASE ORDER $4.00 LESS THAN 10 DELIVERIES TO Ft Lauderdale/Miami CONFIRMED WITH ORDERS
CALL FOR CURRENT PRICES ON FIREARMS/AMMUNITION
561-793-8787 THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR BUSINESS JOE FORDHAM 20
Rottweil 30" Trap Gun, with an extra set of 26" 12 gauge barrels, with a full set of Briley tubes in 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and 410, with screw in chokes in all barrels and tubes for sporting clays and skeet, and a quality fitted Americase. Has a 14½ inch LOP of 14 ½ inches and a drop trigger.$1850 for the package. Call Palm Beach Trap & Skeet at 561-793-8787 for an appointment. Ljutic Mono Gun single barrel Trap gun that comes in a Silver Seitz case. Has 34" barrel with a .735" bore and a .035" restriction (full). This shotgun went back to Ljutic in 2013 for their $1K rebuild of internals and all metal factory refinish (receipt available on request), and it is in excellent low use condition. $2400 or $2300 without the case. Call Palm Beach Trap & Skeet at 561-793-8787 for an appointment.
Perazzi MX-8 12 gauge, 30 3/4" barrels, live bird setup with tuned fast reset trigger, with "G squared " air recoil management system, and original Perazzi case. LOP 15 1/8", LAC - 1 3/4" and LAH - 2 3/8", ll mm rib, and all serial numbers match. Recently used as a sporting clays gun with Briley #2 skeet screw-in choke tubes. $3600 Call Palm Beach Trap & Skeet at 561-793-8787 for an appointment. Left Hand Browning Combo Trap set with 34" single barrel and 30" double barrel. The set is in as new condition with only minor use marks on the wood, and has a neutral cast, left hand palm swell, with the adjustable comb mounted for a left hander. $3600 Call Palm Beach Trap & Skeet at 561-793-8787 for an appointment. 21
SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club
PUMPKIN BLAST 100 Targets Shot over 14 Stations
SUNDAY OCTOBER 9TH Registration: Opens 8:30 a.m. and will close at 10:00 a.m. All scorecards must be turned in by 1:00 p.m. in order to be posted.
Entry Fee: $50 N.S.C.A., $50 Hunter, $35.00 Sub-Junior, Junior No Scorers or Trappers will be provided. Shooters will be asked to squad themselves into groups of at least 4 and designate a field judge to verify scores for the squad.
This is a Targets Only format with No Lunch served. COURSE RULES: All shooters and spectators are required to wear ear and eye protection on the course. MAXIMUM LOADS PERMITTED: 12GA, 3 DR EQ, 1 1/8 oz. Shot 7 1/2.
For additional information contact: Steve Haynie (954) 980-4240 email: sdhaynie@comcast.net For Tournament Schedules and Shoot Results Please Visit Our Website: www.markhamsportingclays.org
Markham Park , 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise , FL 33326 (954) 357-5143
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SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS
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MONTHLY SKEET PROGRAM Daily Fees .410 gauge 28 gauge 20 gauge 12 gauge Doubles
$5/100 Targets
50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets
$19.50 $19.50 $19.50 $19.50 $19.50
Shoots usually held the first Saturday of every month. Gauges may be shot out of sequence with the permission of management. More than one 50 target program may be shot in the same gauge as a preliminary event. AWARDS Break a 50, 75, or 100 Straight and get one of these guaranteed awards! 50 Straight Kennedy Half Dollar 75 Straight Eisenhower Dollar 100 Straight Morgan Silver Dollar 50 Straight Doubles Liberty Silver Half 24
Skeet Shoot Results
"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball." - Bobby Knight (Winningest Div. I Basketball Coach)
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Trap Program SPECIAL NOTICE
Trap Program:
*** PROGRAM CHANGE ***
We are changing our Trap Tournaments back to Sundays for the 2016-2017 season.
100 target 16 Yd, Hdcp and Doubles events. First 100 targets. $37.00 (Includes ATA and FTA daily fees)
ATA SHOOT SCHEDULE 2016-2017
September 25th October 23nd November 27th December 18th January 15th February 26th March 26th
Subsequent 100 target events. $32.00 See Federico Ramirez for details: 954-394-5134
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IS STILL POPULAR WITH THE SHOOTERS. SIGN UP WITH STEVE NORRIS AND THE REST OF THE REGULARS AND TRY YOUR SKILL AND LUCK AT ALL THE GAMES.
PICTURED ABOVE ARE NOAH AND JOEY PUTTING IT TO THE ADULTS AGAIN.
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Trapshooting Results
Singles SHOOTER
CLASS
SCORE
PETE MILLS KENNETH CARLSON STEVE NORRIS ALEX RIERA JACK MOORE BRANDON WONG JOSE PUERTA FRANCISCO AMADOR TED VANDLING WARREN LEDFORD MARCOS VIDAL FRANCISCO ROJAS HENRY OVARES ED GREENE NOAH LEVY AARON KLETZKIN ALFREDO ROJAS PHIL DEMENA RICHARD CONWAY ED FRUSTACI DANIEL CARBONELL WILFREDO BERNABE GLENN HANF FEDERICO RAMIREZ
A C A A C D D D D A B B B D D D C D B D C D D A
100 100 96 92 91 90 89 87 85 85 83 82 82 80 79 77 76 76 73 68 63 56 50X75 48X50 30
Handicap SHOOTER
YARDAGE
SCORE
TED VANDLING
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12x25
PETER MILLS
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21X25
JOSE PUERTA
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22X25
PAULA KEIM
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6X25
MARY NORRIS
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13X25
Doubles RAINNED OUT CUSTOM EAR PLUGS Advanced Quality Hearing Sample Rd. & FL. Turnpike @ Festival Flea Market Mall By appointment only 954-975-5756
Coupon $10. Off In-office only Cash and carry Includes pouch 31
Youth Program
I would like to welcome Richard Weissman to our Monday night staff. He is a welcome addition. We have over a dozen intermediate students honing their skills lately. Nice to see so many students sticking with the program. A testament to Steve Norris’ influence. 32
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