2020 April Markham Newsletter

Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays

Markham Park Gun Club Closed Until Further Notice

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Club News - Magazine Review

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For Sake

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PRO SPORTING GOODS

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Club Calender

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Palm Beach Trap/Skeet Pro Shop—Sporting Calender

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Sporting Clays Program and Re- 20-21 sults 22-23 Skeet Program and Results FSA Skeet Calender

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Trap Program

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Trap Results

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Youth Program

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

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Next General Meeting Thursday May 7th Starting at 7:00 PM

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Club News

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Magazine Review Trap & Field – March 2020

Jim Blevins continues with his treatise on adjusting your shotgun’s Point Of Impact (POI). While adjusting the POI may be common knowledge for experienced shooters, his advice is good for someone who wants to learn. Raising the comb is the only way to raise the POI for fixed rib guns. This means you’ll be seeing more rib. The other solution is an add-on rib. Not that expensive, still best done by a professional. Otto at PRO SPORTING GOODS can help with this. Jim also cautions raising the rib may cause alignment problems. Go the patterning after an adjustment to assure yourself what you’ve done hasn’t been counterproductive! It’s just good to check is all I’m saying.

Kolars and Krieghoffs have a muzzle positioned adjustable rib. He suggests setting the POI on the top barrel by adjusting the comb to where you want it. Then set the bottom barrel by changing the barrel hanger. For those who don’t know, a barrel hanger is a sleeve or clamp that holds the two barrels together. Different size clamps adjust the bottom barrel’s POI. When that’s set, keep your comb fixed and adjust your single barrel to shoot like you want it.

My problem with this is the top barrel. It’s usually used to shoot the second target in doubles. This means you may want to pattern it at a different distance that you would the single barrel and the bottom barrel. Be aware of that so you don’t get a top barrel that’s constantly shooting over the second target in doubles.

Guns with ribs that adjust at both the muzzle and chamber end of the barrels are approached differently. Seitz, Beretta, and Perazzi have them. Adjusting these ribs changes your sighting plane so you need to adjust the comb whenever you adjust the rib. To raise the POI you lower the rib at the muzzle and raise it up at the chamber. Raising the POI means you need to also raise the comb.

Jim makes the mistake of calling the sighting plane the sight picture. I can forgive him the mistake because the other information is good.

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Magazine Review Trap & Field – March 2020 cont’d Bob Palmer lays out seven key components for becoming a successful shooter.

First, leave your ego at the door. Don’t place your self-worth on breaking a target. Second, build a vision of success and visualize it each day. Not a fan of this one. Too close to getting the ego in the way and having expectations. Go back to Shima and skip this one. Third, make the commitment to becoming better through deliberate practice. Fourth, find role models. This is fine in the real world, but he suggests viewing YouTube videos. Again, I take exception to his advice. The person he is shadowing in his

article is a new shooter. Michael J. Keyes, M.D. did this when he recently started to learn trap. He said it was disastrous to the learning process. Videos are best left for the intermediate shooter not the tyro.

Fifth, get a good coach. Sixth, you are an audience of one. You’re only out there to perform for yourself, no one else. Finally, forget your mistakes. Fix them on the practice field but forget them during a competition. Go to Plan B after a miss like Michael J. Keyes. M.D. suggests in his article

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Shotgun Sports – April 2020 Mark H. Taylor presents a tutorial this month on chandelle crossing targets. Not much to see here. He tells us to shoot them as you would a crossing target in skeet.

However you shoot skeet targets on Station 4, shoot your chandelles the same way.

What’s the difference between an error and a mistake? Michael J. Keyes, M.D. tells us a mistake is based on a decision the shooter made due to either poor judgement, lack of concentration, or distraction. Errors are due to lack of ability or deficient training. I can buy that. What happens when a shooter does make a mistake or error? Some fold, but others go to Plan B. Plan B is how you deal with your shooting after that unplanned mistake or error. Do you let a miss upset your shooting rhythm or do you have a Plan B? Developing a plan to deal with the stress of unexpected misses divides the great shooters from the ones still developing their shooting style or the ones who panic and fall apart. Mistakes for the developed shooter can be dealt with immediately. A slight adjustment to technique is the normal remedy. Correct the mistake and it usually won’t happen again. Fix the problem and move on.

Errors are miscues coming from mental lapses, physical, and training deficiencies. Much more problematic to fix on the spot. Now you go to Plan B. Problem is, there needs to be an actual plan. Once errors start to appear in your shooting performance you need a fall back plan for your shooting.

One solution is to concentrate on one aspect of your shooting. One you think is critical for success. Getting a good visual lock on the target is a good fall back plan. Stop worrying about everything else and just concentrate on seeing the target all the way through each shot.

For others it may be making a full body swing to the target. Everyone has their own personal kryptonite and anyone who doesn’t know how to neutralize its affects should learn how.

Teach yourself how to judge whether a miss is a mistake or error. You need to know this for future practice guidance. If you don’t know, ask for help.

Knowing what went wrong is the only way to progress. Not knowing leaves with the same situation next time you go out to shoot. Misses should be a learning experience not something that’s just part of the game. For the beginning shooter and even the experienced ones getting guidance from a good coach will save you time, effort, and money in the long run. Find out what makes you tick and what stops you from shooting at your best. Then develop 7 a Plan B.

Magazine Review Shotgun Sports – April 2020 cont’d L.P. Brezny is in Louisiana this month field testing Briley Helix choke tubes. His main interest was the Full choke tube at 0.030. In his opinion this was an ideal choke for ducks at 40 yards. It’s a little too tight inside that range, but is deadly over 30 yards. He patterned it with Bismuth and lead loads finding he got over 80% patterns at 40 yards. If your passion or situation is pass-shooting ducks, Mr. Brezny recommends Briley’s Helix choke.

—————————————— I am unfamiliar with Dominic Gross, but I will give him credit for a well written interview with Joe Fanizzi. A nice article on a great young shooter.

CLAYTARGET NATION – March 2020

Clayton M. Rue reminds us this month the Marty Fischer starts every article by telling mind is like any other muscle group. Peak perus how he’ s been an instructor for 30 years. formance can only be sustained for so long before muscles start to quake from lactic acid His 30 years’ experience is on hand this buildup and the mind is no different. It has a month to give us some unwritten rules for limited peak attention span and we need work shooting. First, it’s supposed to be fun.

Leave you ego in the car and have no expec- inside that limit. That brief span is just before the sight picture is created. You have about ½ tations except to execute the shot. Be safe second to work with. Don’t focus too strongly and be kind. Keep the chatter to a minion the target until you are ready to make the kill mum when someone is in the Station. Be move. Only during this short span is your peak considerate when parking your cart. He performance possible. “Watch” the target come doesn’t like skipping Stations, I guess he means during a tournament. Don’t give ad- into your breakpoint then give it your full concentration. vice unless asked and NO WHINING! The conditions are the same for everyone.

You’re just seeking justification for tanking 8 on a bad day.

How do you prepare yourself before you go to the line? Paul Giambrone III provides some tips for you next tournament.

Get to the club early enough to allow yourself some time to prepare. Watch some targets, arrange you gear, and relax. Don’t watch the scoreboard. Worry about executing your shooting routine not how everyone else has done. If it’s a big shoot, get there a day early to register and practice or shoot a preliminary event. Stay focused on the process.

Once you’ve established the ability to transition between targets, it doesn’t need to be your primary focus during practice. I agree with Gil and Vicki Ash on this one. Practice single targets. Not only that, I’ll go one step further, shoot the pieces. Do some deliberate practice. Shooting pairs is practicing for score. Shooting singles to perfect your swing and sight picture is the real game. This is deliberate practice. Some people never develop a true knowledge of how their personal sight picture develops.

Single targets allow you to really examine your game one target at a time.

Focus on the process not the outcome is the subject of Paul Giambrone III’s second article. In this regard he presents suggestions for preparing yourself before you step into the box. While waiting to shoot Paul positions himself to get the best view of that Station’s targets. This permits him to determine where his focal and hold points will be set to best advantage. He also checks the target’s elevation and where he needs to set his eyes for the best possible target pickup. Paul wants his focal point set

so the target goes through the center of his vision. After he has the singles situation under control, he practices his eye shift on the doubles. Practice your eye shift based on your breakpoint not the shooter’s in front of you.

Stepping into the box he performs his preshot routine. Feet set, load the gun, relax your knees, visualize the breakpoint, mount, adjust to the hold point, go to the focal point, set your soft focus, and call. If the process is disrupted for any reason, break open the gun and start over. Don’t be lax about this. It matters. If after the first target you find you need to speed up or slow down, adjust your setup. This could me shifting your stance or adjusting your focal, hold, and breakpoint. Finally, after the target appears, get hard focus and let your body react to the shot. “Watch the target break”.

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Magazine Review I like how John Shima starts this month’s article. The “drive to get better usually gets in the way of better shooting”. This month he presents us with the permission to believe “okayness is okay”. What’s okayness? “It is an emotionally secure space that indicates you are in the present and ready to react and respond to the target”. You are emotionally ready to “watch the target break”.

Find that feeling of okayness and live in that moment. The okayness moment comes during the pre-shot routine. In the okayness moment you are in the present and ready to respond to the target. To be more specific the okayness moment should occur as you settle into soft focus. Here is where your body is prepared and you are mentally only anticipating the target entering your peripheral vision.

How do you know you’re okay in that moment? All your pre-shot routine components

have been completed without compromise.

No poor gun mounts, so-so stances, body is relaxed not stiff, no attention lost to distractions no matter how minor.

This is where trust and confidence come into play. You must have total belief your pre -shot routine truly sets you up for the best possible reaction and move. Unconditional belief in the quiet eye routine at the focal point and in your pre-planned move gets you to the state of okayness. This state quiets the ego. Give the ego something to concentrate on and its voice falls silent. You have enough to deal with when moving to a target. Listening to the ego bark in your ear won’t help you shoot.

Shooting is a single target event not the score at round’s end. Stop worrying about score, worry about developing a flawless move. Don’t let expectations or doubts distract from the okayness feeling. Revel in the joy of shooting and “watch the target break.

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During competitions strive to find an emotional balance between the joy of achievement and the discontent from unmet expectations.

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The difference between men is in energy, in the strong will, in the settled purpose and in the invincible determination.

Vince Lombardi

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

Jesse Owens

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4 Youth Night

5 Skeet Night

6 Trap Night

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Skeet Tourney

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Skeet Tourney

Sporting Tourney

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2020 Schedule of NSCA Sporting Clay Tournaments

Saturday - Jan 18

Snow Bird Open

Sunday - Feb 2

Honest Abe's Birthday Bash

Sunday - Mar 15

St. Patrick's Day Open

Saturday - Apr 25

CANCELLED

Sunday - May 17

Memorial Day Open

Saturday - Jun 20

20th Annual Sunshine State Classic

Saturday - Jul 11

Super Sizzle Open

Saturday - Aug 8

Summers End Open

Saturday - Sept. 12 Markham Fall Fest Shoot Sunday—Oct. 11

Pumpkin Blast

Sunday - Nov. 1

Richard Merritt Memorial

Saturday—Dec. 26 Bud Wolfe Classic 19

SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM

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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

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SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS

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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 22

Skeet Results

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal a commitment to excellence that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Mario Andretti

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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 2019-2020

Additional 100 target events.

October 27th

$32.00

November 24th December 22rd January 12th February 23rd

See Joe Loitz for details: 954-857-5278

March 29th April 26th May 24th June 28th July 26th

August 23rd

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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

16 Yards

Trapshooting Tournaments are suspended until further notice.

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Handicap

Doubles

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Youth Program

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SPONSORS Professional and Industry Vendors

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