2017 September Newsletter

Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays September 2017 Volume 8 Issue 9

Ruthie Flayderman and Dax Demena bring home Grand trophies!

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September 2017

OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2016 OFFICERS

Club News - Magazine Review 4-9 Calender of Events Club Calender

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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:

Palm Beach Trap/Skeet Pro Shop—Sporting Calender

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Sporting Clays Program and Results

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Skeet Program and Results

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Inside this Calender issue: FSA Skeet

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Trap Program

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Trap Results

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Youth Program

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Rich Nilsen

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 Thursday September 7th Starting at 7:00 PM

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Club News First off, congratulations to Ruthie Flayderman and Dax Demena for bringing home trophies from the Grand American! Winning a trophy at a big competition like the Grand is a great honor. We are all proud of you!

Another well run Sporting Clays tournament this month.

Gerry Stumm not only ran the shoot he had the high score, a lone 93. Ramon Pitter and Maximo Olivieri were close behind with 91 and 90 respectively. With a turnout of 53 shooters, we continue to receive great support for our tournaments.

Nice job Gerry!

A typical turnout of 8 skeet shooters for our August shoot. Robert Vazquez and Neil Woolfolk dominated the shoot with Robert taking the 12, 28, and HOA. Neil won the 20, .410, and the Doubles. Great shooting guys!

The August Trapshoot was nicely attended by 23 participants. Ken Carlson led all Singles competitors with a lone 96. Huner Serfoss led the Handicap with a lone 92 and Angel Estevez won the Doubles with a lone 84.

There is no Sporting Clays Tournament this month. The next Sporting Tournament is the October 8th Pumpkin Blast.

Not much else to say. Hopefully the county has enough targets to get through the month of September. Evidently White Flyer is on backorder for its targets. The Youth program is still going strong with a full field of shooters on the Intermediate/Advanced field every Monday night.

As FTA President I made the decision last week to send over 200 leftover T-shirts from the Florida State Trapshoot to help out our brothers and sisters in Houston.

Thanks goes out to Mary Norris for coming up with the idea and for making that possible.

I have to say, I am amazed at the turnouts at the last two sporting clays shoots at Quail Creek and South Florida Shooting Club, 179 and 133 respectively! The Treasure Coast is truly becoming a sporting clays hotbed!

See you at the Club!

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Magazine Reviews Field & Stream – August 2017 Time to start getting ready for Dove Season! Phil Bourjaily passes on five tips to keep you in front of your quarry. 1. Don’t let yourself look at the bead. He boldly states most misses are because of this. I would say some people just can’t shoot but I am sure it is a highly probable cause for many weekend warriors. Focus on the target.

For doves, focus on the head and shoot. 2. Swinging too fast is a major fail for many shooters. You can only swing the gun as fast as you can keep both the target and barrel in sync.

Lose the feeling for either and the dove lives! Slow down, match speed with the dove or swing just barely faster than those grey demons. 3. Keep your barrel below the target line.

Don’t spoil the line by occluding your target with the barrel. 4. Let the long shots go if you don’t have any success hitting them. Keep your shots within 30 yards. Set out distance markers to help with calling shots. 5. Shoot IC or modified choke. Bring a backup gun if you find you aren’t hitting anything.

Featherlight guns are hard to control so have a backup gun if your shooting goes South.

Dax Demena Preliminary Handicap Seventh Place

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Magazine Review TRAP & FIELD -August 2017 I just finished the NSCA Level I Instructor course and picked up on some new ideas about coaching, some I agree with and others I will follow with conditions. Bob Palmer talks about casual coaching this month. Casual coaching is when you give advice to a friend or are asked for advice. Bob’s advice is to get or talk to a real coach. Don’t give advice even when asked.

who can help you find the way to a smoked 16 yard target. Then you can work on how to blister a Handicap target.

There are three good reasons why you shouldn’t give advice. First, you shouldn’t be watching other people shoot. Subconsciously you could be picking up bad habits if you watch the wrong shooters. I suppose this is possible but most shooters are so involved with their own problems adding new ones seems quite unlikely. He does have a point however. Second, the advice may do nothing more than focus your friend on their problem rather than fixing it. Finally, if the advice doesn’t work or makes the situation worse, you could be blamed for making things worse. Again, true.

Best advice, get a coach and work on fixing your problems.

How can you help your Handicap shooting? Ron Sutton is spot on when he says your shot size doesn’t matter, don’t overthink Handicap targets, and don’t do too much different from your Singles shooting. Giving targets more lead is a relative idea for middle to long yardage shooters. Barrel speed usually takes care of lead. I don’t see lead in trap, so I can’t relate to his suggestion to give more lead. If you swing slower than I do then of course you do need to add lead to the target. This is no great revelation.

His best advice is learning how to turn 16 yard targets to dust. If you can’t smoke a 16 yard target how do you expect to do the same to a Handicap target? Here is where coaching goes a long way.

If you can’t figure out how to annihilate a Singles target it might be good advice to talk to someone

Ruthie Flayderman— Tr a p s h o o t i n g U S A H d c p .

Lady II Champion

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CLAYTARGET NATION – 2017 August “Progress is not possible without change.”

George Bernard Shaw. Wanting to improve and your willingness to change are inextricably intertwined and John D. Shima reminds us this month to open ourselves to a growth mindset to move our shooting forward. A growth mindset means we are open to learning new techniques and exercises to improve our game. Don’t expect miracles to happen, make them happen, change!

Clayton M. Rue is steadfast in his opinions.

This month he espouses how seeing the whole iris above the rib is essential to good shooting. He expects you to see a “good bit of rib” when you mount the gun. He says he has to raise the comb on half his male students before he can get through the first lesson. Female shooters approach 100%. This is an opinion piece, so that’s all I want to say.

We don’t see “eye to eye” on this one.

In a second article Clayton lays out some rules for successful low-gun shooting. Clayton likes his rules. First, a good starting position is imperative, good posture and good stance with barrels parallel with the flight line throughout the shot. Second, the forend hand controls the mount. Third, initial movement of the muzzle needs to be in the same direction as the target. This assures there is no need for adjustment up or down from the insertion point. Establishing rhythm with the target is assured if you follow this rule.

Fourth, start moving the gun as soon as the target is seen clearly and only bring the comb to your face when the target reaches the insertion point. Rule five, once the barrels are synced with the target, fire as soon as the comb touches your face. This prevents you from checking your lead. I guess Carlton is a Move, Mount, and Shoot kind of guy or maybe a Churchill/Orvis adherent. Sixth, your shoulder goes to the gun in the same way the comb comes to your face.

Shrug your shoulder up and forward as you mount and the shoulder will meet the gun correctly. Carlton suggests practicing this on a skeet field on low 2 and high 6’s. Shoot a flat of shells to make the move stick.

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Magazine Review ing up hold points, slowing your initial response to the target or speeding it up, changing focal points, all feed this mental flexibility and will make you a better shooter in the long run.

I have been playing with hold and look points in my skeet game for the last three months.

Why would I need to if my game was pretty good already? To make it even better. I subsequently discovered that my focal points were more important to my shooting success than my hold points. Todd Bender agrees. This month he provides some sage advice on this exact subject.

Shotgun Sports – September 2017 How can mental flexibility help you be a better shooter and help you with match stress?

Michael J. Keyes, M.D. suggests we vary what we normally do to aid us in dealing with the unknown when we shoot. For example, International Skeet shooters practice shooting to the left, right, behind, and in front of their stations rather than just on them. This develops flexibility in their shooting and in their ability to handle different visual effects they may experience at different clubs.

Changing up your routine feeds your mental flexibility and may help you discover improvements you can make to your shooting. Chang-

When it comes to visual look points in skeet, the only time Todd looks in the window is on Station 8. All the other stations he is set up 5 to 10 feet way from the house to get the best peripheral visual pickup on the target. He picks up the flash and is on the target in the first 15 feet. Not all of us can do this but we all should be able to do it by 20 feet out of the house. Fractions of a second slower than Todd yet still in plenty of time to get the target.

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How you look for the target is just as important as where you look for it. Ron Sutton says he never uses soft focus to see the target from the 27 yard line in trap and Todd doesn’t disagree with Ron’s strategy.

Soft focus for some is hard focus for another. What is important is the consistency of the look point and reaching hard focus on the target once it appears. Some people can pick out details of the target, rings and spin. I can’t but that doesn’t mean you can’t. See if you can.

works for him. Work on finding your optimal visual pickup point, hold point, and don’t move that gun until you see the target.

Another visual error is leaving your hold point before you see the target. If either your gun or your eyes leave early your consistency will suffer as will your scores.

Todd let’s his eyes settle for two seconds before he calls. This is somewhat long for me but there is no guessing whether this

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You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

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Calender of events: Gun Shows: August 12-13 Ft. Lauderdale War Memorial Aud.

every other week. Watch the papers and check out their website.

Skeet this month: Markham

Sept. 2nd

Trail Glades

Sept. 23rd

South Florida Sept. 24th

Trap this month: South Florida

Sept. 9th

Markham

Sept. 24th

Sporting This month: Quail Creek

Sept. 9th

Okeechobee

Sept. 3rd

Indian River

Sept. 16th

South Florida

Sept. 17th

OK Corral

Sept. 23th

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.

I'm never tired of winning, and I'm never tired of skiing.

Lindsey Vonn

Dick’s: They are running specials 11

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2015-2016 Schedule of NSCA Sporting Clay Tournaments

Date

Tournament

Saturday - Jan 21, 2017

Snow Bird Open

Sunday - Feb 5, 2017

Honest Abe's Birthday Bash

Sunday - Mar 26, 2017

St. Patrick's Day Open

Saturday - Apr 16, 2017

Spring Blast

Sunday - May 21, 2017

Memorial Day Open

Saturday - Jun 24, 2017

15th Annual Sunshine State Classic

Saturday - Jul 15, 2017

Super Sizzle Open

Saturday - Aug 12, 2017

Summers End Open

Sunday - Oct. 8, 2017

Pumpkin Blast

Sunday—Nov. 5, 2017

Richard Merritt Memorial

Saturday—Dec 30, 2017

Bud Wolfe Classic

Winning is fun... Sure.

But winning is not the point.

Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point.

Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.

Pat Summitt

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SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM

Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club

PUMPKIN BLAST 100 Targets Shot over 14 Stations

SUNDAY OCTOBER 8TH 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 SubJunior, 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

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SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS

CONCURRENTS LADY CH REANNA FRAUENS LADY RU CHARLIE DE ANGELIS SUB-JR REANNA FRAUENS SUB-JR RU JOSEPH PINCHIN JUNIOR CH FEDERICPO RAMIREZ JUNIOR RU ANDREW LOITZ VET CH MAXIMO OLIVIERI VET RU ALEX RIERA SUPER VET CH GERRY STUMM SUPER VET RU SILVIO PLANT SR SPR VET CH JOE FORDHAM SR SPR VET RU ARTHUR WHITTAKER HUNTER CH PEDRO ABRANTES HUNTER RU SAUL KIMMEL HUNTER 3RD SAM SHUSTER

81 78 81 81 85 78 90 89 93 87 74 71 58 50 48

MAIN EVENT HOA 53 ENTRANTS CH GERRY STUMM RU RAMON PITTER M1 MAXIMO OLIVIERI M2 ALEX RIERA M3 GARY GRAY AA1 ROBERT ROSADO AA2 ROCKY LONG A1 STEVEN DEUTSCH A2 GARY LANGSTON A3 MICHAEL PRICE B1 FEDERICO RAMIREZ B2 CALVERT CULLEN B3 DONOVAN AMRITT C1 GLENN CRAWFORD C2 ASIF SHEERAHAMED C3 CARY KEESHEN D1 SILVIO PLANT D2 REANNA FRAUENS D3 CARLOS GARVIA E1 AUSTIN P'POOL E2 ARTHUR WHITTAKER E3 FREDERICK P'POOL

93 91 90 89 89 90 83 85 84 83 85 82 80 79 78 64 87 81 81 73 71 70

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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

$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 18

Skeet Results

It is never easy to win but it is a lot easier to win when you play well. The key is winning golf tournaments when you are not playing so well. Managing your game is something that I feel that I am still learning to do.

Rory McIlroy

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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 2017-2018

September 24th October 22nd November 25th December 31st January 14th February 25th March 10th

Subsequent 100 target events. $32.00 See Joe Loitz for details: 954-857-5278

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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.

Come out and join the fun!

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TRAP RESULTS SINGLES

16 Yards CLASS

SCORE

KEN CARLSON

B

96

ANGEL ESTEVEZ

A

95

DAX DEMENA

C

95

HUNER SERFOSS

A

95

TED GALATIS, JR.

A

93

REANNA FRAUENS

C

92

MARCOS VIDAL

B

90

WILSON MCMILLAN

C

90

ORACIO RICO

D

88

FRANCISCO AMADOR

B

86

WILLIAM SCHAEFER

A

86

MICHAEL PILCH

B

85

TED VANDLING

D

83

KEN BOYCE

D

81

ED GREENE

C

80

ALEX CARRASCO

B

76

WARREN LEDFORD

D

75

SEBASTIAN COPPOLA

B

72

CARLOS CARRASCO

D

71

MASON JACKSON

B

70

PEDRO RABELO

B

65

ED FRUSTACI

D

63

JOHN DIAZ

D

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Handicap HANDICAP

YARDAGE

SCORE

22.5

92

TED GALATIS, JR.

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90

DAX DEMENA

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86

WILSON MCMILLAN

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80

MARCOS VIDAL

22.5

67

PEDRO RABELO

20

53

HUNER SERFOSS

Doubles DOUBLES

CLASS

SCORE

ANGEL ESTEVEZ

C

84

HUNER SERFOSS

D

80

DAX DEMENA

D

79

MICHAEL PILCH

D

78

REANNA FRAUENS

D

74

WILSON MCMILLAN

D

68

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Youth Program

Coach Tony Moreno has been working with our Youth Program for over a year now. His daughter Zoe shot in the program for two months. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate his help and how much the kids enjoy his coaching. Thanks Tony for all you give to the program!

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ADVERTISERS Professional and Industry Vendors

We are going to update this section of the newsletter on a continuing basis as requests come in.

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