Markham Newslett 2024 March

Volume 14 Issue 03 March 2024

Markham Park Gun Club Youth Program Mondays 6-9 NSSA Skeet Saturday, March 16th ATA Trap Sunday, March 17th NSCA Sporting Clays March 30th

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OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2021 OFFICERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4 CLUB NEWS 6-9 MAGAZINE REVIEWS 6 Shotgun Sports 7-8 Trap & Field 14-19 FOR SALE 20-23 ROYAL SPORTING ARMS 24-25 Markham Hours and Rules 26-28 Trap and Skeet Programs 30-31 CLUB CALENDAR

 PRESIDENT—Vacant  VICE PRESIDENT—Vacant 

TREASURER—Vacant

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SECRETARY— Joe Loitz

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RECORDING SECRETARY—Vacant

DIRECTORS: Jon Roberts Sporting Chair Steve Norris Youth Chair Andrew Loitz Director

33 EVENTS CALENDAR 35 SPORTING CLAYS CALENDAR 36-37 SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM & RESULTS 38-39 SKEET PROGRAM AND RESULTS 40 FSA SKEET CALENDAR 42 TRAP PROGRAM 44-45 TRAP RESULTS 46 YOUTH PROGRAM

Contact info: Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays 11873 NW 30th Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 954-857-5278  www.markhamsportingclays.org  E-mail: jloit@bellsouth.net  Newsletter: jloit@bellsouth.net

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Next General Meeting ON REQUEST FROM SECRETARY

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Club News There was no Sporting Clays shoot this month. Given all the large shoots this month, it is hard to compete with the loss of our shooters to those events.

Trap was well attended by 20 shooters who shot 2,900 targets. The skeet shoot was still disappointing this month with only 4 shooters and 500 targets.

Clays, Skeet, or Trapshoot in the next couple of months somewhere in Florida.

If you know someone who would like the newsletter, forward them a copy and tell them to email me so I can add them to the list.

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

Attendance on Mondays continues to be excellent.

Most nights we have 15-16 shooters. We could use more coaches now and if attendance keeps up we could use more in the future. If you are interested in Youth coaching or just getting experience as a coach, come and see us on a Monday night and get the paperwork started.

This is still high season for registered shooting in Florida. Hope you get a chance to attend either a Sporting

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SHOTGUN INSTRUCTION BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED TRAP, SKEET, AND SPORTING CLAYS

JOE LOITZ 5-TIME ALL AMERICAN CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR NRA ATA NSCA NSSA 954-857-5278 JLOIT@BELLSOUTH.NET

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Magazine Review Shotgun Sports – February 2024

Everyone has a club they feel at home with and subsequently they perform better when they are competing there. I always shot well at the club my family ran in Illinois and there was another club 15 miles away that was just as comfortable to me. Shooting twice a year at the Ohio State Shoot and the Grand American made Vandalia seem like a home club also. I shot most of my best scores at those venues. Michael J. Keyes, M.D. talks about home field advantage this month and its effects on our mental state. I think the best takeaway from this is there is an aura of expectation where we believe a positive outcome is assured when we are shooting at our favorite and familiar venues.

How can I fail, I always shoot well here? This predictability allows us to relax and perform at our best. It helps relieve the anxiety that surrounds outcome unpredictability. We always do well here, so why would today be any different? This is the power of positive expectations.

How do we relieve the anxiety that a new shooting venue presents? First

Micheal warns us we need to be aware that new contextual and environmental changes will naturally cause stress levels to increase. Obviously, but what’s the fix? He suggests, as I would, concentrate on the target and the shooting process.

Same holds true of any distraction, whether it is a new venue of shooters talking while you are on your post or station. Concentrate on the process and visual concentration on the target. Play the game and enjoy it. Don’t let fear of missing the target override your desire to break the target. Finally, if you are going to be a competitive shooter you have to get out there and experience every club you can. I have shot targets at over 90 clubs around the world and the US. Some I liked, some I dread6 ed.

Trap & Field - January 2024 Why do we miss? Ian Darroch has some ideas this month. Moving too early, either before you see the target or as you call. Do not move until you see the target! Moving too early will either cause you to over-move in the right direction or you will move in the wrong direction. More important is the fact you are not looking at the target when you move. Visual lock on the target before you move is paramount.

taken like you would squeeze the club, racket, or bat as contact is made with the ball.

Ian loves foot position and hold points are one of Ian’s speaking points. Don’t overcompensate for the angle with your foot position and hold points. Hold points and foot positioning is very individual to each shooter, just don’t over-compensate to the hard angle. Finally, Ian thinks you hold the gun tight. Not a fan. His belief is that keeps your head from lifting off the gun.

If you know how to shoot, you won’t do that. Hold the gun in a relaxed manner like you would a golf club, tennis racket, or baseball bat. You squeeze as the shot is

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Magazine Review Trap & Field - February 2024 Like most coaches that give class type lessons, where several shooters are taking lessons all at once, Ian Darroch hands out lots of “strategy and tactics” suggestions.

There are never any practical suggestions about learning how to shoot. Ian talks about what’s required to reach the “Competitive Level” this month. First, make sure your gun fits and make sure the gun is a quality gun. Guess shooters like Mark Arie or Arnold Rieger would never have gotten competitive in Ian’s world. Gun fit is important and should be addressed. Few shooters ever shoot a fitted gun or a properly fitted gun.

ready have a well-established ability to break targets, those classes are pretty much a waste of time. Learn how to shoot first.

Good shooting glasses are important.

Get a variety of colors, yellow, vermillion or burnt orange, and brown. Next practice with a purpose to narrow down your faults. Maybe some suggestions as to what common faults are would be a good idea, so I’ll give you some. If you don’t see the target break, you are not shooting properly. You are shooting more by instinct than with actual purpose. Reaction shots are bad. You should be in control on every shot and know to shot because the sight picture was correct. If you are simply reacting and throwing the gun at the target, you are not shooting on purpose. Fix that!

Finally, shoot more than just one club.

Go to other clubs and get experience shooting new venues. Ian also suggests taking a class. Again, if you don’t al-

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FOR SALE

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MX8 O/U and MX8 two barrel set.

Both O/U barrels are 29 7/8” Single barrel is 33 7/8” Contact: Tom Lieberman 561-852-7409 telieberman@aol.com 15

FOR SALE

#4- .380 SIG P36 with ex-mag, 2 h sters, NIB never $575. #1- Ruger Ranch Mini 14 SS, 2-30rd & 2-10rd clips.$650

#2- Golden Eagle .338 Win Mag with scope. Made by Nikko Arms.

Weatherby look alike. $600

#3- .380 SIG P365xl with ex-mag, 2 holsters, NIB never fired. $575.

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65xl holr fired.

#5 Browning Hi-Power 9mm luger with ex clip.

Aso comes with older shoulder holster. $875

#6- .Beretta BL1 OverUnder Double trigger, 28"bbl F/M.$525.

#7- Browning B 2000 12 ga 2 bbls luggage case. 1-30" full choke bbl and 1-26" Skeet bbl with vent ribs. $600

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FOR SALE

#8- Remington 700 SS .50cal Synthetic Stock Black Powder $425

#9- Browning B 2000 12ga 26" skeet bbl vent rib. $475. #10- Browning B 2000 12ga 18.5" bbl $395.#11- Browning B 2000 20ga. 28"bbl Modified vent rib.$475.

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#12– AP-74—.22 Cal— No Clip - $200.

#13 - One Flat—10 boxes - $75

Contact: Don Bonner 954-243-1100 debeeser@aol.com 19

ROYAL SPORTING ARMS located in Davie, FL right on I-595 and 5 Minutes From Markham Park Trap Skeet and Sporting Clays Club. We are open year round to serve you at our FL Location.

Here at Royal Sporting Arms we are excited to help you with your next gun purchase.

We carry new and used Beretta, Perazzi, Rizzini, Krieghoff, Blaser, Syren, Fabarm, Caesar Guerini.

We are a full service shop, offering Fine guns, Ammo, stocks, over and under Barrels, gunsmithing, Gunstock work, recoil pads etc We'll Pay TOP DOLLAR for your used guns and also take firearms on trade / consignment!

We are excited to see and work with you! Please contact our team to make an appointment or to stop in!

FLORIDA /USA: (954)-676-0714 / (954)-394-5134 Federico Ramirez Royal Sporting Arms Phone: (954) 394-5134 Email: royalsportingarms@gmail.com Website: https://www.royalsportingarms.com

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FLORIDA / USA: (954)-676-0714 / (954)-394-5134 Federico Ramirez Royal Sporting Arms Phone: (954) 394-5134 Email: royalsportingarms@gmail.com Website: https://www.royalsportingarms.com

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Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays

ATA Trapshoot Saturday, March 17th Signup starts 8:00 Shooting Starts at 9:00 100 16 Yard targets 100 Handicap targets 100 Doubles targets $42 first 100 targets $36 for each additional 100 Additional Shoot Dates See Page 34 26

Trail Trap & Skeet

ATA Trapshoot No Shoot in March 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 2023 Trail Shoot Dates Saturday September 16th 27

Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays

NSSA Skeet Tournament Saturday, March 16th 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 $22 each 50 targets 28

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What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.

Arnold Palmer

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Registered Shooting and Events in South Florida Gun Shows Miramar National Guard Armory March 9-10th

Skeet Markham So. Florida Trail Glades

March 16th March 24th March 30th

Trap PBS Complex Gulf Coast Markham

March 9th March 10th March 17th

Sporting Clays Vero Beach

March 2nd

Quail Creek March 3rd OK Corral March 9th Gulf Coast Clays March 17th South Florida March 21-24th Markham March 30th

The secret of concentration is the secret of selfdiscovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

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Arnold Palmer

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2024 Schedule NSCA Sporting Clay Tournaments Date

Tournament

Saturday Jan. 27th

Snow Bird Open

February

No Shoot in February

Saturday Mar. 30th

St. Patrick’s Day Open

Sunday April 14th

Gerry Stumm Memorial

Sunday May 19th

Memorial Day Open

Saturday June 22nd 23rd Annual Sunshine State Classic Saturday July 13th

Super Sizzle Open

Saturday Aug. 10th

Summers End Open

Saturday Sept. 14th

Markham Fall Fest Open

Sunday Oct. 20th

Pumpkin Blast

Sunday Nov. 3rd

Richard Merritt Memorial

Sunday - Dec 22nd

Bud Wolfe Classic

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SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM

ST. PATRICK’S DAY OPEN 100 Targets Shot over 14 Stations

SATURDAY MARCH 30TH 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: $80 N.S.C.A., $80 Hunter, $60.00 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. Tiebreaker station rankings will be posted during registration.

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:

Jon Roberts (786)-210-9448 email: MarkhamSportingClaysClub@gmail.com

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SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS

No event was held.

CONCURRENTS

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

.410 gauge 50 Targets $22.00 28 gauge 50 Targets $22.00 20 gauge 50 Targets $22.00 12 gauge 50 Targets $22.00 Doubles 50 Targets $22.00 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 38

Skeet Results Markham Skeet, Trap, & Sporting Clays

As my father taught me, and he drove home that point, he said, 'Just remember something. You don't need to tell anybody how good you are. You show them how good you are.' And he drove that home with me. So I learned early not to brag about how good I was or what I could do but let my game take that away and show them that I could play well.

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Trap Program Trap Program: SPECIAL NOTICE

100 target 16 Yd, Hdcp and Trap Tournaments are Doubles events. usually the fourth First 100 targets.

Sunday of the month. $42.00 (Includes ATA and FTA daily fees)

ATA SHOOT SCHEDULE 2024

Additional 100 target events. $36.00

January 28th February 25th March 17th

See Joe Loitz for details: 954-857-5278

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOOTING IS STILL POPULAR WITH THE SHOOTERS. SIGN UP WITH 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 Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays

16 Yards FEBRUARY RESULTS SINGLES 99 DAX DEMENA 95 JAKE HOOPER 93 ADOLFO MILIANI 93 IVAN VILLALOBOS 92 AL PENACHO 91 ALEX RIERA 91 ORACIO RICCOBONO 90 ISAIAS VARGAS 90 ORLANDO PADRON 90 GRACIA PIERRE 89 ROGELIO FALCO 88 BRETT VANDLING 88 MICHAEL COLLINS 88 EROS COLLAZO JERRY FALBER 87 86 ED GREENE 83 NORMAN MURPHY 79 TED VANDLING 75 LEGNE ALLEGUE 63 JEFF GLASBERG

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Handicap FEBRUARY RESULTS HANDICAP JAKE HOOPER ALEX RIERA DAX DEMENA GRACIA PIERRE ORLANDO PADRON ADOLFO MILIANI

YDG 19 22 25 19 21 24

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Doubles FEBRUARY RESULTS DOUBLES ADOLFO MILIANI ORLANDO PADRON IVAN VILLALOBOS

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Youth Program

Markham Youth Program Ages 10-17 $20 includes targets & ammo Shotguns available free of charge Every Monday 6-9 PM. 46

SPONSORS Professional and Industry Vendors

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

If you would like to sponsor our newsletter: contact me at: jloit@bellsouth.net Joe Loitz at 954-857-5278

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