2021 June Markham Newsletter

Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays Volume 12 Issue 6 June 2021

Markham Park has returned to normal Operations

Markham Park Gun Club Youth Program Mondays 6-9 NSSA Skeet Saturday, June 12th ATA Trap Sunday, June 27th NSCA Sporting Clays Sunday, June 13th 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4 CLUB NEWS 5 STEVE NORRIS SHOOTING INSTR. 6-13 MAGAZINE REVIEWS 6-7 Shotgun Sports 8-9 TRAP & FIELD 10 Delta Waterfowl 11-13 CLAYTARGET NATION 14-19 Shoot Flyers and Programs 21 EVENTS CALENDAR 22-23 CLUB CALENDAR 24 Palm Beach Trap and Skeet Pro Shop 25 SPORTING CLAYS CALENDAR 26-27 SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM AND RESULTS 28-29 SKEET PROGRAM AND RESULTS 30 FSA SKEET CALENDAR 32 TRAP PROGRAM 34-35 TRAP RESULTS 36 YOUTH PROGRAM

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2020 OFFICERS 

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—Vacant

DIRECTORS: Greg Ritch Sporting Chair

Contact info: Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays 11873 NW 30th Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 954-857-5278 

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 ON REQUEST FROM SECRETARY

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Club News Greg Ritch is doing a great job running the Sporting Clays program!

The May shoot saw 63 shooters attending. Joe Pinchin again led all shooters, this time with a lone 94. Gary Gray followed with a lone 89. Lucio Gomez and Ted Gray came in next with 87’s.

The trapshoot was attended by 15 shooters who shot 2,200 targets. Alex Riera led the Singles with a lone 98 followed by Henry Ovares and Tom Jett with 94’s. Diana Romero led the Handicap with a lone 81 and Alex Riera led the Doubles with a lone 94.

Our Skeet shoot saw 6 shooters shooting 550 targets. Joe Loitz led the 12 gauge event with a lone 98 and Robert Malone led the 20 gauge with a lone 47 and also led the Doubles with a lone 36.

We held the first Trapshoot at Trail Glades Gun Club in over 8 years on May 29th.

The shoot was well attended by 18 shooters who shot 3,000 targets.

Our next event is June 20th.

Hope to see you there.

As you can see on page 14 there is a charity sporting clays event planned for the Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Park on June 19th. Let’s just call it the PBC from now on. I may try to get to this club on the 19th to see what will be open after that date. I will keep you informed.

Markham is back to normal operations. Range is open Tues., Wed., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. Youth program is open on Monday. I have included programs for the trap and skeet shoots at Markham, Trail, and South Florida.

We will be returning to Saturday Skeet shoots. Trap will continue as normally on Sundays.

Joe Loitz jloit@bellsouth.net 4 954-857-5278

STEVE NORRIS SHOTGUN SHOOTING LESSONS

With over 30 years of experience Steve Norris has established his reputation as one of the premier shotgun instructors in South Florida.

Whether he is guiding a beginning shooter through their first shots or perfecting an advanced shooter’s game, Steve is the go to coach at Markham Park.

He has worked with over 1,000 Youth

shooters in Markham’s Youth Program and has helped guide six of them to national championships. Steve is available for lessons in Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays. At $200 for three hours of instruction, targets included, Steve is by far the best shotgun instruction your money can buy!

Call him at: 754-264-9584.

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Magazine Review Shotgun Sports – May 2021 This issue features an article on John Woolley by Maggie Kelch. John is a twotime world sporting clays champion and has numerous other accolades. He teaches out of Saltwaters Shooting Club near St. Augustine. His style of shooting is a derivative of the Churchill Method and is known as the “Move, Mount, and Shoot” school of shooting. Nice article about a great shooting legend.

L.P. Brezny has lots to say about TSS tungsten shot and its ability to make kills.

With the correct choke tubes this Tungsten based shot is deadly. According to his studies and others I have reviewed, a #9

Tungsten pellet has the same killing power as a lead #5 or #6 pellet. Quite a statement. If you are only going to hunt on a limited basis you should consider buying and using TSS tungsten shot. It’s killing power makes it the obvious choice over steel or other non-toxic shot. The extra money is well worth it!

Michael J. Keyes, M.D. asks can you learn by reading? This is dependent on how you learn. Are you a seeing, doing, reading, or hearing learner? Some can learn by all these methods and obviously, most instruction is done on the field so it should be noted most instruction for shooting is not of the reading kind. One nice thing about shooting instruction, the positive feedback is immediate when a target breaks.

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Magazine Review Doesn’t mean anything was learned, but the immediate feedback makes the student happy and wanting more.

We all learn by doing in the beginning and making mistakes and getting feedback is probably the greatest learning tool at that stage. Eventually, we go looking for more information and reading a good instructional article can give insight into shooting problems we weren’t even aware of! The unknown unknowns according to Rumsfeld. Once aware of them you can fix them.

Reading about shooting allows you to enter an altered state where you visualize the process and from there you can manipulate your reaction to the target. The best time to read is just before bed. Your mind will process the new information more efficiently and thoroughly at this time. I’ve talked about this subject in the past. Reading about shooting and viewing shooting videos doesn’t work well in a void. You need a context before you start doing either. Once you establish good fundamentals as a shooter, reading and viewing videos become truly helpful.

Before that, you run the risk of taking an idea to heart and drilling in something that may take the rest of your life to fix.

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Magazine Review TRAP & FIELD – May 2021 This is the Florida Issue with the Southern Grand, Florida State, and Bill Jacobson Memorial shoot highlighted in the shoot results.

Ian Darroch has some basics on the Mental Approach to shooting this month. He divides people into Active and Passive thinkers. Active thinkers are aware of everything as they shoot and actively run through their pre-shot routine before every shot. They are aware of their score and everyone else’s also. This is way too much thinking. Too much thinking can play havoc for most people, distracting them from the job at hand, shooting a target.

Passive thinkers empty their minds of thoughts of score or the people around them.

All attention is given to the process of shooting and little else. Passive shooters are still aware of the physical conditions around them, light, wind, and target height or speed, but this

awareness is only there as it relates to shooting a target.

Ian throws some odds and ends ideas at the end of the article. Key among those ideas is keeping a positive attitude. This should include posture and the avoidance of negative thoughts. Walk like a champion (fake it ‘til you make it). Next, shoot at your own pace is always a good idea. Rushing to keep pace with your squad is a recipe for disaster if you are a more careful shooter. Shoot at your own pace.

Finally, find a key phrase to keep your attention focused on the game. “Keep your head down”, “look at the target”, or anything that gets you ready to see the target. Personally, I would also include controlling your breathing to fit in with your pre-shot routine. I don’t use a catch phrase, but I do remind myself to go to my specific look point for whatever post or station I am standing on.

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When you decide to be better than your peers you are effectively taking a leadership role in your life. You are peeling away from your old role as casual friend and are now leading yourself into new territory which may conflict with your past “friendship” role. Bob Palmer has something to say this month about taking on that new leadership role. Ask yourself, what are your end goals? If they are not the same as your friends, you may have to accept you will be training on your own without your friends support.

videos, and read their books. Question whether your equipment is holding you back and whether a change in shotgun, ammunition, et cetera will get you closer to your shooting goals. Use the best equipment you can afford. Finally, keep a log of your journey, re-read it, evaluate it, and make changes based on your accumulated knowledge and information.

Next, model yourself after the top shooters. Take lessons from them, watch their

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Magazine Review Delta Waterfowl – Spring 2021 Brad Fitzpatrick has some good suggestions for duck hunters in this quarter’s magazine. First, pattern your shotgun. How does it shoot? Is it shooting 60/40 or 50/50 or something else? Most semiautos these days have adjustable stocks. Adjust the stock, then take it out to a skeet, trap, or sporting clays field and try it out. Brad suggests shooting sporting clays as good practice for hunting, but if you step back off the normal stations in skeet you can get the distance shooting you need to simulate shooting in the field.

Get choke tubes designed for the steel or the non-toxic shot you are going to be using.

Those tubes will give you a better pattern than the tubes that came with the gun.

Avail yourself of the best non-toxic shotshells you can afford.

As noted by L.P.

Brezny, TSS (tungsten) shot is exceedingly better than even lead. Go to the patterning board with that new choke tube, run some good non-toxic shotshells through the gun, and get out and shoot some clay targets before next season.

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CLAYTARGET NATION – May 2021 I can’t tell you how many times I have reminded my squadmates to slow down on windy days, but it’s been quite a few times, especially here in Florida. Tim Short gives similar advice this month when confronted with windy conditions. One should never tense up when

shooting, relax and go through your pre-shot routine and mount. Set your eyes in soft focus at your look point. Wait for the target to get to the center of your eye hold before moving. This has been addressed in the TRAINING TIP/SKEET column before. See the target clearly before moving. Also, don’t ride a target, pull the trigger as soon as you see the target clearly in your sight picture.

Tim suggests raising the comb for those shooters who have a tendency to raise their heads off the stock as they swing. Try it if

you’re afflicted with this problem. For targets dropping considerably due to a tail wind, lower your hold point. Raise your hold point in targets hitting a steady headwind. Of course, adjust your look points accordingly. Lowering hold points is easily accommodated, raising them is usually

risky. If you get a normal target, you will be visually out of sync. Be cautious about raising a hold point in any clay target game.

Some basic travel ideas from Gil and Vicki Ash this month. Take your favorite pillow with you. Get eight hours of sleep if possible. Eat at regular mealtimes. Don’t over celebrate the night before a competition. Get to the shoot a day early if you can.

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Magazine Review Tim Le Cras gives advice this month on physical and mental endurance. Don’t drink alcohol the night before a competition and stay away from caffeinated drinks on the day of the competition are his first pieces of advice. Uh, don’t know about you but all I drink are caffeinated drinks. Not sure how changing the fluid chemistry of my body will help me see better. Maybe he doesn’t indulge. Still, if you get thirsty, drink a sports drink or some water. If you are sweating profusely, as we sometimes do here in Florida, grab that sports drink to add back your electrolytes. Don’t want to be cramping on the line.

Even my dog knows to seek out the shaded areas and Tim suggests the same. Wear sunscreen and long sleeves if you can. A hat is also a good idea. If you are going to shoot in the heat of the day, train in the heat. Condition yourself to endure the same conditions you will compete in.

As to mental endurance, train to break 10 targets in a row before moving on to the next station. Tim is talking about skeet, but sporting or trap can be treated the same way. If you are having troubles breaking 10 in a row you have bigger issues and should talk to a coach. For an established shooter 10 in a row isn’t a bad idea but I would walk it back to 6 at first. You may never get off a station otherwise. Six in a row should be plenty before moving on. Tim also suggests breaking 10 doubles targets in a row. This is too many. I don’t know who this guy is, but he is setting a very high bar before moving on. I think three doubles in a row would be good before

moving on. Later, work up to five or six pairs in a row before moving.

Teach yourself resilience when missing a target. Reset and prepare for the next target, fixing whatever caused the last miss.

Don’t dwell on it, move on. Enter as many tournaments so you can to eliminate the nervousness they generate and to learn exactly where you are in your game. Nothing teaches you more about your game than shooting 100 targets in a competitive environment. Finally, don’t let bad pulls or distractions affect your shooting. Recognize things are going to happen and move on.

I looked up Tim Le Cras. This guy hasn’t shot any registered skeet or sporting clays targets. I don’t know what his credentials are. Just curious where he gets his ideas about improving another shooter’s game.

He is a PhD in Cincinnati and shoots with his sons, otherwise I have no idea where he gets his training ideas.

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Marty Fischer gives us some insight on the pre- and post-shot routine this month. Don’t let disruptions in your pre-shot routine affect your shooting. Break the gun open and start over. Resetting your pre-shot routine usually eliminates the distraction or whatever interrupted you in the first place. The post-shot routine is nothing more than a quick evaluation of the shot just taken. Most times this is an evaluation of a missed shot. Analyze it and fix it. If you can’t come up with an obvi-

ous fix, review the shot in your mind and visualize what you intend to do on the next attempt.

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Trail Trap & Skeet ATA Trapshoot Sunday June 20th Signup starts 8:00 Shooting Starts at 9:00 100 16 Yard targets 100 Handicap targets 100 Doubles targets $40 first 100 targets $34 for each additional 100

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Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays

NSSA Skeet Tournament Saturday June 12th Signup starts 8:00 Shooting Starts at 9:00 50 targets 12 gauge 50 targets 20 gauge 50 targets 28 gauge 50 targets .410 gauge 50 targets Doubles $21 each 50 targets 17

Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays

ATA Trapshoot Sunday June 27th Signup starts 8:00 Shooting Starts at 9:00 100 16 Yard targets 100 Handicap targets 100 Doubles targets $40 first 100 targets $34 for each additional 100 Same Program for South Florida Shooting Club on June 12th 18

South Florida Shooting Club

NSSA Skeet Tournament Saturday June 26th Signup starts 8:00 Shooting Starts at 9:00 Lunch is available in the clubhouse

50 targets 12 gauge 50 targets 20 gauge 50 targets 28 gauge 50 targets .410 gauge 50 targets Doubles $21 each 50 targets 19

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It's not some place you go every week.

The zone is sacred ground.

Joe Greene

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Registered Shooting and Events in South Florida Gun Shows Natl. Guard Armory Miramar June. 26-27th

Skeet Markham So. Florida

June 12th June 26th

Trap So. Florida Trail Glades Markham

June 12th June 20th June 27th

Sporting Clays South Florida Markham Quail Creek OK Corral Markham Vero Beach

June 12th June 13th June 20th June 26th June 13th July 3rd

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, selfdiscipline, and effort.

Jesse Owens

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2021 Schedule of NSCA Sporting Clay Tournaments Date Sunday - Jan 17 Saturday - Feb 27

Tournament Snow Bird Open

Cancelled

Sunday - Mar 21

St. Patrick's Day Open

Sunday - Apr 18

Gerry Stumm Memorial

Sunday - May 16

Memorial Day Open

Sunday - Jun 13

21st Annual Sunshine State Classic

Saturday - Jul 10

Super Sizzle Open

Saturday - Aug 14

Summers End Open

Saturday - Sept. 11

Markham Fall Fest Shoot

Sunday—Oct. 10

Pumpkin Blast

Sunday - Nov. 7

Richard Merritt Memorial

Sunday—Dec. 26

Bud Wolfe Classic 25

SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM

Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club 21ST ANNUAL SUNSHINE STATE CLASSIC

100 Targets Shot over 14 Stations

SUNDAY JUNE 13TH Registration: Opens 8:00 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: $60 N.S.C.A., $60 Hunter, $40.00 SubJunior, Junior No Scorers or Trappers will be provided.

Shooters will be asked to squad themselves into groups of at least 3 and designate a field judge to verify scores for the squad.

Lunch will not be 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: Greg Ritch (561) 271-5319 email: gregsritch@gmail.com

Please Preregister using: scorechaser.com

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SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS

CONCURRENTS JR CH JOSEPH PINCHIN JR RU MEGAN THOMPSON LADY CH MEGAN THOMPSON LADY RU TRACY PINCHIN VET CH ANGEL RAMOS VET RU TED GRAY VET 3RD ALEJANDRO RIERA S VET CH MARK BAUER S VET RU DALE MELTON SR SUPER CH VET W. T. MUIR HUNTER CH DAVID RUBIO HUNTER RU BARRY CORWIN HUNTER 3RD CHAD WONG

94 68 68 67 88 87 85 87 84 85 83 76 75

MEMORIAL DAY OPEN HOA 63 ENTRANTS CH JOSEPH PINCHIN RU GARY GRAY M1 LUCIO GOMEZ M2 TED GRAY M3 MICHAEL STURDIVANT AA1 ANGEL RAMOS AA2 ALEJANDRO RAMOS AA3 DONOVAN AMRITT A1 MARK BAUER A2 DALTON MELTON A3 WAYNE AMRITT B1 RICHARD HEW B2 ISAAC MAIR B3 RICHARD THOMPSON C1 COLIN BOWE C2 JUAN CUETO C3 DAVID BRENNAN D1 LENIN THOMPSON D2 GLENN HUBER D3 ERIC HERZIG E1 MICHAEL FITZGERALD E2 KATHY TREBBI

94 89 87 87 86 88 85 85 87 84 81 84 79 78 84 84 75 79 75 74 61 57

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MONTHLY SKEET PROGRAM Price per 50 targets includes $5/100 NSSA/FSA Fee

.410 gauge 28 gauge 20 gauge 12 gauge Doubles

50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets 50 Targets

$20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00

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 28

Skeet Results Markham and South Florida Shooting Club

South Florida Shooting Club

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end. ~ Tom Seaver

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Trap Program Trap Program: SPECIAL NOTICE

Trap Tournaments are usually the fourth Sunday of the month.

100 target 16 Yd, Hdcp and Doubles events.

First 100 targets. $40.00 (Includes ATA and FTA daily fees)

ATA SHOOT SCHEDULE 2020-2021

Additional 100 target events.

October 25th

$32.00

November 22th December 27th January 17th

See Joe Loitz for details: 954-857-5278

February 28th March 14th April 25th May 23th June 27th July 25th August 22nd

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IS ON HOLD UNTIL SHOOTING RESUMES DURING THE WEEK. WHEN IT RESUMES SIGN UP WITH STEVE NORRIS AND THE REST OF THE REGULARS AND TRY YOUR SKILL AND LUCK AT ALL THE GAMES.

Come out and join the fun!

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TRAP RESULTS

16 Yards SINGLES ALEX RIERA HENRY OVARES THOMAS JETT ISIDORO LOPEZ STEVE CIANCIULLI PIERRE GRACIA PEPE LOPEZ JOE BILECKI DIANA ROMERO ANGEL ESTEVEZ ISAIAS VARGAS ALEXANDER MEDEROS NICOLA FONTANA PABLO GONZALEZ

CLASS SCORE A C A D C D D A D C D D C D

98 94 94 93 92 91 91 90 89 88 86 84 81 75

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Handicap HANDICAP

YDG SCORE

DIANA ROMERO ISAIAS VARGAS NICOLA FONTANA PABLO GONZALEZ

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81 74 67 59

Doubles DOUBLES ALEX RIERA STEVE CIANCIULLI THOMAS JETT ROCKY LONG

CLASS SCORE A D D D

94 82 75 68

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Youth Program

The Youth Program has returned!

Instruction Every Monday 6-9 PM. 36

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