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Markham Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays

June 1, 2016

Volume 7 Issue 6

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OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS 2015

OFFICERS

• PRESIDENT—Vacant

• VICE PRESIDENT—Vacant

• TREASURER—Steve Sagal

• SECRETARY— Joe Loitz

• RECORDING SECRETARY—Jerry Schwab

DIRECTORS:

• Rich Nilsen

Inside this issue:

Trap Program 20-21

Trap Results 23-24

Youth Program 25-26

November Issue 2015

Club News - Magazine Review 4-7

Calender of Events 8-9

Club Calender 10-11

NSCA Schedule 12-13

Sporting Clays Program and Results

14-15

Skeet Program and Results 16-17

FSA Skeet Calender 18-19

Contact info:

Markham Skeet, Trap, and

Sporting Clays

8299 Cassia Terrace

Tamarac, Fl. 33321

• www.markhamclaytargets.com

• www.markhamskeet.org

• www.markhamsportingclays.org

• E-mail: markhamshoot-

er@gmail.com

• Newsletter: jloit@bellsouth.net

On the Cover: Peter Mills, Federico Ramirez,

and Steve Norris shooting Doubles.

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Next General Meeting

July 7th Starting at 7:00 PM

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with a 47. Hector Marrero’s 48 led

20 ga. Shooting a new gun Luke Ford’s 46 won the 28 ga. Con-

grats on passing the Bar! Finally, Asif Sheerahamed had a career day leading the .410 with a 48,

won the doubles with a 44, and won the HOA with a 180. Way

to go!

On the trapline Alex Riera won

the singles with a lone 99 in this month’s Singles. Angel Estevez

won the Handicap with a nice score of 95 and Federico lead the

Doubles with an 88.

Steve Sagal is doing better and

getting around with a new wheel-chair. We hope to get him back out at the club soon. Mike Free-

man is stepping aside to let Fed-erico take over the duties of Trap

Chairman. I want to thank Mike for doing the job all these years.

Dust your gun off and get out there and do some shooting!

Look forward to seeing all of you at the club in June.

It was a busy month for several of our Youth shooters who partic-

ipate in the Young Guns at Quail Creek. They competed in the

state SCTP Skeet, Trap, and Sporting Clays championships at Silver Dollar and at Fishhawk.

As expected the performed well taking home all of the team

championships. Congrats every-one!

If you didn’t already know John Bedenbender lost his long battle

with cancer this month. There is a picture of him on page 25.

Hopefully, we will get together for a memorial service this

month. I will keep you posted.

The Sporting Clays shoot was well attended with Rodrigo Me-

hich leading the field of 66 shoot-ers by three targets with a lone

94. Lucio Gomez and Wayne South followed closely with 91

and 90 respectively.

The Skeet program is continuing

to receive good attendance by 10 shooters firing at 1850 targets,

Craig Campbell led the 12 ga.

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can start to formulate a pre-shot that pre-

vents falling into losing attitudes and em-

phasizes positive approaches. Also your

journal helps you figure out the hows of

your failures and can be used to explain

why you shot well when you do. Buy a

notebook and start using it!

Todd Bender gives some advice on how to combat fatigue when at a major shoot.

Come a day early and maybe just shoot one event is a nice way to start a long

week of shooting. As a good preparation for a shoot start an exercise program then

when you get to the shoot do a half hour of cardio to get your day started. Avoid

caffeine overload during the competition and stay hydrated especially here in Flori-

da. If there is lots of time between events either go back to the hotel and re-

lax in your nice air-conditioned room or

maybe event take a dip in the pool.

Shotgun Sports – June 2016

How’s and why’s can either make or

break you when it comes to your self-

esteem. Michael J. Keyes, M.D. delves

into the pitfalls of these two adverbs and

gives us some guidance on how to use

them to our advantage. When you have

a bad day and your scores are less than

you hoped avoid asking yourself: Why is

this happening to me? Instead concen-

trate on solving the mystery of how it

happened.

We have expectations for our score go-

ing into a round based on our past scor-

ing and practice. When we fail to meet

those expectations you need to look for

a concrete cause. Asking yourself how

come you shot poorly is constructive

where the abstract ‘woe is me’ thinking is

a self-esteem killing attitude and destruc-

tive. Ruminating on the failings of the

day and how it has ruined your life does

you no good. Study the details of what

went wrong with your day and try to fig-

ure out how to fix it or prevent it from

happening again.

This is why a shooting journal is a good

idea. Recording your high and/or low

feelings about your day of shooting can

help you get to your ‘happy place’ sooner

the next time you step to the line. You

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profess it does. There is nothing useful in

their article this month unless you have

drunk the Gil and Vicki Kool-Aid.

Ever been distracted on the line? At Mark-

ham we have an inordinate number of drag-

on flies and airliners skating across our

skies, disrupting our concentration. John

Shima gives us a nice three step process

this month on how to reboot after a distrac-

tion or a miss. First, acknowledge the dis-

traction. For me I look right at what is

bothering me so I lose all curiosity and in-

terest in it. See it, recognize what it is, and

move on. There’s no point assigning any

emotion to it, just recognize it as part of the

landscape and restart your pre-shot routine.

John suggests opening the gun, stepping

back, acknowledge the distraction, then as I

said restart your pre-shot routine.

The second step is an add-on to your pre-

shot routine. Take a cleansing breath, go

into your soft focus mode, and visualize

your shot from the target emerging from

the house until it falls to the ground in piec-

es. Finally, complete your pre-shot routine

after the visualization. Good advice, espe-

cially the second step.

CLAYTARGET NATION – May 2016

Paul Giambrone III says nothing new

when he advises us on how to nail low 6.

He does like to move his shooters to the far

left side of the station to expand their pe-

ripheral vision which is not necessarily ad-

vised in the standard skeet textbooks. He

also believes moving to the back of the sta-

tion helps. Hold point is one third of the

way to the center stake and the focal point

is half-way or three-quarters of the way

back to the window. Finally, start your

swing on the flash of the target. We should

know all this but sadly we forget to apply it

sometimes.

Never was there a more rabid, sustained-

lead pair of instructors than Gil and Vicki

Ash. There chauvinism for this swing

method is understandable if you are always

dealing with beginning students but this is

like teaching adding and subtracting as the

only way to do math. At some point the

student should be learning their multiplica-

tion tables and their ‘goes inta’s’. They also

mistakenly believe your eyes are inexorably

drawn to the fastest moving object in your

visual field. I discussed this with Dr. Joan

Vickers (Quiet Eye). Her research shows

that a trained athlete’s vision would not be

drawn to something like their gun if this is a

common occurrence in their sport. So, your

vision being drawn to your gun is a fallacy

they continue to perpetrate through their

writing. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen,

just means it doesn’t always occur like they

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ClayShootingUSA – June-July 2016

This is the Florida edition of

ClayShootingUSA. There are shoot

reports on the Gator Cup, the Carib-

bean Classic, and the Florida Chal-

lenge. Another installment from Lar-

ry Grenevicki on his ongoing series

on antique gun powder and ammuni-

tion makes this magazine more than

just a shoot report bulletin board.

Good writing as always!

Trap & Field—May 2016

Bob Palmer’s article has little meat

this month. It is a setup for next

month’s where he will reveal a trick for

getting into the Zone quickly. I guess

we can all tune in next month for

some of his Zone wisdom.

Notice the picture on your left.

This is Scott Robertson, a perennial

All-American Sporting Clays shooter.

Scott swears he is left-eye dominant

and shoots from the right. To me he

looks like he has central vision and

shoots with the gun effectively

mounted under his nose. I talked to

John Woolley about this and he ad-

mitted to me he had tested Scott and

he believed he had central vision.

If you really zoom in on the picture it

is obvious he does not mount the gun

directly under his right eye. I actually

have two pictures of him and both

look suspiciously like he shoots this

way. Difficult to learn I would think

but once mastered I don’t see it as be-

ing a problem.

Scott Robertson

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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. Yogi Berra

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& 8’s, 1200 fps, 12 gauge.

Dick’s: They are running specials eve-

ry other week. Watch the papers and

check out their website.

Gun Shows: June 25-26 Ft.

Lauderdale War Memorial Aud.

Skeet this month: Markham June 4th

Trail Glades June 11-12th

South Florida June 25-26th

Trap this month: Indian River June 5th

South Florida June11th

Markham June 26th

Sporting This month: Quail Creek June 26th

Markham June 25th

OK Corral June 11th

South Florida June 18th

Indian River June 19th

Current shell specials: Walmart: Currently selling Winches-

ter Universal and Federal 4 packs at

$21.74 (12 & 20 ga.).

Cabela’s has Herter’s shells on sale

for $529.90 for 10 flats. This includes

shipping. These are 11/8 oz., 7 1/2’s

Calender of events:

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Mark Twain

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Trap

Night

2 Sporting

Clays

3 4 Skeet

Tourney

5

6 Youth

Program

7 Skeet Night

8 Trap

Night

9 Sporting

Clays

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11

12

13 Youth

Program

14 Skeet Night

15 Trap

Night

16 Sporting

Clays

17 18

19

20 Youth

Program

21 Skeet Night

22 Trap

Night

23 Sporting

Clays

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25 Sporting Tourney

26 Trap

Tourney

27 Youth

Program

28 Skeet Night

29 Trap

Night

30 Sporting

Clays

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 Skeet

Tourney

3

4 Youth

Program Cancelled

5 Skeet Night

6 Trap

Night

7 Sporting

Clays

8 9

10

11 Youth

Program

12 Skeet Night

13 Trap

Night

14 Sporting

Clays

15 16 Sporting Tourney

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18 Youth

Program

19 Skeet Night

20 Trap

Night

21 Sporting

Clays

22 23

24 Trap Tourney

25 Youth

Program

26 Skeet Night

27 Trap

Night

28 Sporting

Clays

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Mark Twain

2015-2016 Schedule of NSCA

Sporting Clay Tournaments

Date Tournament

Saturday - Jan 16,

2016 Snow Bird Open

Sunday - Feb 7,

2016 Honest Abe's Birthday Bash

Sunday - Mar 20,

2016 St. Patrick's Day Open

Saturday - Apr 17,

2016 Spring Blast

Sunday - May 15,

2016 Memorial Day Open

Saturday - Jun 25,

2016

15th Annual Sunshine State Clas-

sic

Saturday - Jul 16,

2016 Super Sizzle Open

Saturday - Aug 13,

2016 Summers End Open

Sunday - Oct. 9,

2015 Pumpkin Blast

Sunday—Nov. 6,

2016 Richard Merritt Memorial

Saturday—Dec 31,

2016 Bud Wolfe Classic

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Markham Skeet, Trap & Sporting Clays Club

15TH ANNUAL SUNSHINE STATE CLASSIC

100 Targets Shot over 14 Stations

SATURDAY JUNE 25TH

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 Sub-Junior, 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

Markham Park , 16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise , FL 33326 (954) 357-5143

SPORTING CLAYS PROGRAM

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CONCURRENTS

SPORTING CLAYS RESULTS MEMORIAL DAY OPEN

66 ENTRIES

CH RODRIGO MEHICH 94

RU LUCIO GOMEZ 91

M1 WAYNE SOUTH 90

M2 MARIO O'FARRILL 89

M3 DAVID STEWART 88

AA1 RICHARD SLEEM 86

AA2 GERRY STUMM 84

AA3 TED F. GRAY 82

A1 EDWARD J. LEE 88

A2 DAVID A. SCHLACHTA 81

A3 DAVID M. KORDIZIKOWSKI 79

B1 ALEXANDER STEWART 89

B2 JOE FORDHAM 88

B3 WESLEY B. PARADISE 79

C1 MAX REPIK 83

C2 DONOVAN H. AMRITT 81

C3 CALVERT CULLEN 81

D1 NATHAN BUSSCHER 77

D2 CHARLIE DE ANGELIS 77

D3 JOSE E. LIBOS 74

E1 WAYNE AMRITT 72

E2 JOHN PILCH 71

E3 CHRIS WHITE 71

LADY CH CHARLIE DE ANGELIS 77

LADY RU JACLYN RAILSBACK 56

SUB-JR CH ALEXANDER STEWART 89

SUB-JR RU ALEX BAUER 58

JR CH MICHAEL PILCH 70

VET CH WAYNE SOUTH 90

VET RU EDWARD J. LEE 88

SUPER VET CH ROCKY LONG 84

SUPER VET RU W. T. MUIR 84

SR. SUPER VET JOE FORDHAM 88

HUNTER CH ANDRES ARAMI 81

HUNTER RU BARRY CORWIN 70

HUNTER 3RD CHRIS WEINGARTNER 68

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Daily Fees $5/100 Targets

.410 gauge 50 Targets $19.50

28 gauge 50 Targets $19.50

20 gauge 50 Targets $19.50

12 gauge 50 Targets $19.50

Doubles 50 Targets $19.50

Shoots usually held the first Saturday of every month.

Gauges may be shot out of sequence with the per-

mission of management. More than one 50 target

program may be shot in the same gauge as a prelimi-

nary event.

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Skeet Shoot Results

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”–Aristotle

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TrapProgramATA SHOOT

SCHEDULE 2015 –2016

January 24th

February 28th

March 27th

April 24th

May 22nd

June 26th

July 24th

August 28th

A creative man is moti-vated by the desire to achieve, not by the de-sire to beat others.

Ayn Rand .

The current program

is 100 singles, 100

handicap, and 100

doubles on the fourth

Sunday of the month.

We are always in need

of pullers for these

shoots. If you are in-

terested in helping let

us know.

P r o g r a m S t a r t s

promptly at 9:00.

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I never knew anyone who became so instantly infatuated with a new gun and so quickly lost that infatuation as Johnny B. A greater friend to our club you would never find. I cannot tell you how many times he did work on the Youth guns and for the shooters in the program at little or no charge. I always admired his positive attitude throughout his illness. I have not received a date for his funeral. He has already been cremated and I believe the plan is to have his ashes interred at the Veterans Cemetery. When I get word on a definite date I will let everyone know. He will be missed.

The death of

someone we know always reminds us that we are

still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we

ought to re-examine.

Mignon

McLaughlin

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Singles

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Handicap

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Joey Pinchin, Nick and Ashley Blenker have been dominating the SCTP shooting this spring. Joey and Ashley won the state Sporting Clays championships in May. Joey won the HOA and Ashley won the Ladies title. Nick was a member of sev-eral winning teams in Trap and Sporting Clays. Joey also broke 100 straight in a recent charity shoot, winning $10,000! He received $1,000 and donated $9,000 to the Young Guns Program. Michael Pilch and Andrew Loitz also won team tro-phies. Congrats go out to all of them!

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