sporting clays 2010

[beeker]

hope your grandpa is ok.. the medical world has come along way in the treatment of the heart.   sounds like the 19th is still good for me

[Cody Gruchow]

all is well, but grandma is making him do all the things the doctors told him to quit even if he doesnt like it, less salt foods,quit smoking, daily pills etc, so we all came threw that alright.


on a side not, i have to stop and get some new choke tubes, i had to throw away my last modified and when i sold my other shotgun i forgot my last improved choke was in it, and with what you guys were describing i need more than my skeet choke, so im going to pick up some from cabelas.

[Go Big Red!]

Hope your grandfather feels better.  Nothing more important than family......

I can shoot the 19th and the earlier, the better.  I won't have to attend a wedding so 10ish would be perfect. 

[thunderpout]

Good to hear Grandpa is on the up.... The 19th should work for me also I believe as long as its at 10-ish.... I'll see whats up with Pat... havent heard how those guys did on Saturday yet...

[beeker]

got my gift card from wm today... 10$ for 1st in C... wonder what 3rd place got an empty envelope?

[Cody Gruchow]

not to bash WM but what exactly are you suppose to get for 10$? plus how much was the the shoot>?

[beeker]

I guess I espected enough for a round of clays or something... the shoot was 65$.. I mean 10 bucks is 10 bucks.. but this was a state shoot usually theres a bit more in the prize ring.

I'm out on the 19th the kid has a college thing that I'm gonna have to attend with her... maybe sunday I can get out

[Cody Gruchow]

well im still in for the 19th and we may have another guest with us as well

[thunderpout]

Cody... Im still in for Saturday, but havent talked to Pat yet.... The way that "$10" is set up... thats a return on the shooters class option.... anotherwords, you pay your $65 to shoot the tourney, Then there is lewis class option and class option... for class option, you put in $10, and if you win you get all, or a cut of all that classes $$ depending on how many there are in your class and how many put in for that option...so the more that put in for it, the more $$ you can win.... Lewis class is more of a random drawing, I believe they break down the drawing so every 5 or 10 shooters get a cut.... Tourneys will also sometimes just have cash prizes, but only the big tourneys do that unless a sponser donates those prizes.... Beeker, I take it that was class option correct?

[Cody Gruchow]

well scott aka outdoorsman388 would like to shoot with us, and i told him we would gladly have him along

[beeker]

that wasn't lewis or class option.. that was 1st place for c over all ... since the 1st place shooter was a JR.. he couldn't win the prize. it's better then nothing

[thunderpout]

sounds great.... the more the merrier.... We are not to be blamed if this starts him down that long road of sporting clays addiction ... he'll have to fill out the usual discliamer forms!

[thunderpout]

exactly right Beeker... much better than nuthin... and even better than a kick in the shin or a stick in the eye!   I always call those prizes... gas $$$!

[Go Big Red!]

I'm still in for Saturday.  No more raining.....

[thunderpout]

Pat's out of town till next week... Right now it looks like Im in for Saturday am... Were still planning on going early in the morning correct? (got my name down for some landscaping at my sis's in the afternoon and then to band practice as soon as I yank out some stumps... tight schedule that day... ) Who's all going?  Looks like it is gonna finally be typical summer weather! I may have my atv with to use as a pack animal since I'll have it with to use on dem stumps....

[Cody Gruchow]

im still up for it. mitch said he would like to come, but hasnt commited yet

[Go Big Red!]

I'm still going rain or shine....  I'm thinking 10 am to start.  Seems to be a good time for everyone from last shoot.

[Go Big Red!]

So who is in?  I'm thinking we meet at 10 to get the day started.

[thunderpout]

Ill be there....

[Go Big Red!]

That makes two. 

Cody and Mitch?  Beeker, still have a college visit planned?

[beeker]

Nope.. I'm still out. maybe sunday I'll try to go get my rounds in

[Cody Gruchow]

im in still..mitch is out...scott is 50/50 i guess so we will see i guess. so you gentlemen at 10am

[Go Big Red!]

Beeker-

I could have used your expertise today....  Red course is a scorcher.  Shot 35/50 on the odd stations and 21/50 on the even side.  I went 0/18 on three different even stations.  Lots of crossing shots and some have a bit of speed. 

A few stations had all three of us dumbfounded. 

[Cody Gruchow]

dont think i layed a goose egg on any of them, but some had me sratching my head i layed down some of my easy shots that i normally whack every time, like the rising going away shot i miss that one then i whack the blazing crossing shots like they were nothing  normally the other way around

[beeker]

one of those old shooters who's been around, told me to concentrate on breaking the easy ones before you worry about the hard ones.

I'm thinking this weekend or maybe friday (taking a day off to get some sanity back) I'll head out and see what I can offer to the team

[thunderpout]

Yeah Beeker.... thats good advise.... It happens all the time to shooters.  You get so wrapped up looking at targets, we focus so much on the tougher looking target of a pair or whatever, and you end up taking the easier ones for granted!   I would have had a pretty good outing there on Saturday, except for really two stations... one on each round where I shot a 1 of 6.... and none were anything I cant hit on a given day...   Would have been in the low 40's on both rounds if I got just half of the targets on those two stations... (well, that and a rare meltdown on a rabbit station where I screwed up a rabbit target so bad, I went into the fetal position and nearly forgot there was a follow-up flyer comming behind it!  Cody and Red can vouch for me on that one )  Pat is probably shooting this weekend, And I am thinking Im gonna re-shoot and see if I can muster up a little bit of concentration/focus a second time around... so let me know when you're going to go....

[Go Big Red!]

I'm thinking re-shoot as well.  Keep me posted as to when you all head back.

[beeker]

I'm up in the air for this weekend. thinkin takin friday off and headin to the land, and I may be back that night or saturday.. so maybe sunday?

[beeker]

I did get out today.. didn't realize there was a sctp tourney today.. but they let me shoot.. I did 41 on the even and 44 on the odd..
they really set it up nice for the lefty most of those targets were left to right with the follower coming right under the break point.  the fox and the dog was a new one for me.. kinda like a poison bird

[Go Big Red!]

I did get out today.. didn't realize there was a sctp tourney today.. but they let me shoot.. I did 41 on the even and 44 on the odd..
they really set it up nice for the lefty most of those targets were left to right with the follower coming right under the break point.  the fox and the dog was a new one for me.. kinda like a poison bird

And the ringer comes through for us!!!  Atta boy!!!!  I may need to join you for some lessons cause I stunk up the place.  Work for beer?