Volume 2, Issue 10 The Bullsheet Black Diamond Gun Club 2015 BDGC Officers Pat Manyon - President Jim Bradbury - VP Marilyn Manyon - Treasurer Andy Newell - Chairman Kevin Barrows - Secretary Kevin Barrows - Editor Trustees Andy Newell Mike Buet Mark Downing John Griffin Larry Gardner Bob Sadesk Marion Dukes Neal McLemore Merv Vincent CMP Shoot Dates 7 Interclub Club 6 Claybrakn 9 This Month’ s Calendar 11 Women’ s Pistol 12 Washington State 13 Inside this issue: October 2015 www.blackdiamondgunclub.org 2015 Hunter Sight In The 2015 edition of the BDGC hunter sight in days is in the books. I think it was very suc- cessful. We had about 100 shooters per week- end with a good turnout of youth shooters and a number of them had just recently been through hunter ed classes. We had a large number of shooters that had never been to BDGC or it had been a number of years since their last visit. A number of these number of these new visitors re- quested a membership applications so we hand- ed out several of them. All in all I think this year went very well.
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Volume 2, Issue 10
The Bullsheet
Black Diamond Gun Club
2015 BDGC Officers
Pat Manyon - President
Jim Bradbury - VP
Marilyn Manyon - Treasurer
Andy Newell - Chairman
Kevin Barrows - Secretary
Kevin Barrows - Editor
Trustees
Andy Newell
Mike Buet
Mark Downing
John Griffin
Larry Gardner
Bob Sadesk
Marion Dukes
Neal McLemore
Merv Vincent
CMP Shoot Dates 7
Interclub Club 6
Claybrakn 9
This Month’s Calendar 11
Women’s Pistol 12
Washington State 13
Inside this issue:
October 2015 www.blackdiamondgunclub.org
2015 Hunter Sight In
The 2015 edition of the BDGC hunter sight in days is in the books. I think it was very suc-cessful. We had about 100 shooters per week-end with a good turnout of youth shooters and a number of them had just recently been through hunter ed classes. We had a large number of shooters that had never been to BDGC or it had been a number of years since their last visit. A number of these number of these new visitors re-quested a membership applications so we hand-ed out several of them. All in all I think this year went very well.
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Do you have a favorite shirt, vest, or other item(s) that you would like the Black Diamond Gun Club Logo (or any other embroidery) stitched onto? Bring it into the Black Diamond Gun Club, attach your name with phone number and instruc-tions and Michelle Detwiler will contact you with a quote. Most logos range from $15 - $30. Embroidering a first name, or stitching a patch on - $5. Call Michelle at 253-332-1631 for questions or quotes.
Will it looks like fall is in the air and hunting season is just around the corner. We
have been busy down at the rifle range on the weekend with hunter sight in days.
For the month of October we grew by 8 new members. PITA season has come to
an end and the Continental league is just around the corner. We will be hosting a
Continental warmup shoot in December and a league shoot in January at BDGC on
a Sunday, dates have not been set yet but stay tuned and keep an eye on the cal-
endar. Hope to see you at the range, shoot well and have a safe hunting season.
Pat
President’s Corner For October
Don’t forget it is membership renewal time and this year you need to stop by and get your picture taken for your new membership card so you’ll have access. The old badges/cards no longer work so you’ll not have access to the club.
2015 BDGC Board Member Election
It’s that time of year again and that would be the election of next years board members. If you would like to run or know of some one you think would be good on the board contact one of the current board members or send an email to [email protected].
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Black Diamond Gun Club
General Membership Meeting Minutes
Sept 15, 2015
Meeting started at 7:05 with the pledge of allegiance.
Board members in attendance: Larry Gardner, John Griffin, Kevin Barrows, Neal McLemore, Bob Sadesk, Mark Downing, Michael B, Marilyn Manyon, Pat Manyon
Members: Scott Bray, Phil Erikson Secretary report, John motion to accept, Mark 2nd, pass with correction to Mark’s name Treasurers report, club is solvent and bills paid. Pat made motion to accept, past Kevin Barrows:
I’ve been busy mowing the blackberries and pulling firewood out from above the club house.
Pat Manyon: Called and talked to the county about the back taxes on the property and it will be $16K. Discussed possible excavating some of the bank around the component shed to provide a better place
to stack wood Steve R. replaced the photocell on the component shed. Oct 3rd is the Friends of the NRA foundation dinner is happening. Last year the club donated $100.
Mark made a motion to donate $100, Bob 2nd, passed.
Phil Erikson: nothing
Merv Vincent: Got an email from the grant folks that there may have been some money held back on the first payment
and we may be getting some more from the grant. Hunter Ed group has gotten together and have dates for next year and would like to get them on the
calendar and will let Marilyn know.
John Griffin: Nothing new on the plaque. Pat has been working on narrowing down when Cleat was president.
Mark: 10 pallets of birds coming in a week or 2.
Neil: nothing
Marilyn: Will be meeting with Andy and Robin to go over QuickBooks.
Michael: nothing
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Bob Sadesk: Just for discussion, to give more room for the storage of clay targets. Thought was to remove the wall for
the components and then add another structure for the components. It was discussed and deter-mined that it was not a problem so it was dropped.
Hunter sight in days are coming.
Larry Gardner: nothing
Mark made the motion to adjourn, Bob 2nd, adjourned @ 7:40.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Barrows
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BDGC Coal Car Project
Palmer Coking Coal has donated an authentic Black Diamond Coal cart to the club. The cart is all metal and looks exactly like the one at the Franklin park.
The board has agreed to accept the gift and so is organizing a group(s) to add this piece of history to the club grounds.
A list of the items that need to be done are listed and if you would like to be a part of any of this please contact the project focal: Tom Hunt via phone: (253)951-2425, email: [email protected] or at the club on Wednesday nights.
1. Committee to select an appropriate location for the cart at the club.
2. Prepare the site for the cart; rail track has also been donated
3. Transport cart to the club!
4. Cart Restoration
5. Additional Planning for the cart
6. Group pictures and dedication cer-emony!
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Wood Meister Bandit
Wanted
Alias: “The Wood Meister”
Last seen towing an 8hp wood splitter in the vicinity of Black Diamond Gun Club.
Crime Summary:
Need we say more? Took days to clean up and there were several repeat offenses. Both victims are currently in intensive care at Virginia Mason and have applied for a
go fund me page to help with medical expenses.
2015
11th Annual Inter-Club Clay Target Championship!
Here are the dates and format for the "Inter-club" this year! We’ll shoot events on Wednes-
day nights at Black Diamond and Saturday’s at Seattle Skeet & Trap.
Cost is $16.00 for 50 targets.
($12.00 for 2 rounds of targets, plus $4.00 toward trophies and prizes)
The format consists of adding the (best 5 scores) for each club on any particular event. You
can help your club by showing up just a few times, if that's all you can manage. Events are
shot at BDGC on Wednesday (6:00pm - 8:00pm) and at SST on Saturdays (11:00am -
1:00pm).
Come on out and shoot for your club!!!
Prizes (boxes of shells) are awarded at the end of this year’s shoot, plus the winning club gets
the Inter-club perpetual trophy to display in their clubhouse for the next year - currently it’s
on display at Black Diamond Gun Club!
DATE: LOCATION: EVENT:
(Wed) October 21 BDGC 16 Yard Trap
(Sat) October 24 SST 16 Yard Trap
(Wed) October 28 BDGC Handicap (23)
(Sat) October 31 SST Handicap (23)
(Wed) November 4 BDGC Trap Doubles
(Sat) November 7 SST Skeet
(Wed) November 11 BDGC Continental
(Sat) November 14 SST Continental
If you have any questions, or need further info, call:
Frank Neumayer (206) 854-7527 -or- John Abbott (425) 890-7208
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2015 CMP Rimfire and Garand High Power Shoot Dates
Rimfire (.22LR) shoots will be on Tuesdays
5:30PM to 7:30PM
The rimfire shoots are done for the year but look for them next year!
200yrd Garand high power shoots will be on the first Sunday of the month, double
check the calendar. Open to the following rifles:
30-40 Krag,
M1903 and variants
M1917
M1 Garand
M1 Carbine
M14/M1A
8:30AM registration
9:00AM shooting starts
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Anyone that participated in or shot in the 1st Black Diamond hosted John Ab-
bott Vintage shoot in 2013, please contact Tom Hunt. We are trying to ascer-tain and validate the winners of the shoot for the Pump, Doubles and HOA
categories. Tom can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone 253 951 2425 and most Wednesday nights in person at the club.
Biomechanics is the study of the action of internal and external forces on the living body, espe-cially on the skeletal system, which includes the analysis of motion. When we’re engaged in tourna-ment clay target shooting (Trap, Skeet, or Sporting Clays) it’s crucial that we apply the proper or cor-rect biomechanics with regard to our posture, form, and movement. This certainly helps us to endure the least amount of body stress and fatigue as we engage in lengthy tournament situations. As I work with students, from novice to advanced, one of the first things we review is their “most comforta-ble shooting position”. From that we’ll then make whatever adjustments or corrections are needed so as to incorporate the proper shooting form and posture.
I’m not planning to go deep into the biomechanics of the human body here, but when we shoot competitively for long periods of time, we need to make certain that we’re properly engaging our legs, back, neck, shoulders, and arms in the performance of every single shot. When we don’t use the proper form or posture when shooting, stress, fatigue, aches, and even pain, can set in and our accu-racy or performance will suffer. What I hope to do here is simply make you aware of the importance of proper set-up and positioning of your body for every shot, and to provide you with some basic ide-as and techniques that can help you analyze and improve your shooting comfort, accuracy, and en-durance.
Let’s start with your Arms, Neck, and Shoulders: Competitive shotguns will weigh on average about 8.5 pounds. Obviously, we need a certain amount of basic muscle strength to simply swing and control the shotgun comfortably and accurately. However, when we add additional stress to the muscles because of improper balance or by over-gripping or tensing-up on every shot, we induce un-necessary fatigue which robs our endurance. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you mount the shotgun. Your forend arm and hand are what guide and control the elements of your swing. Don’t over-extend your arm on the forend wood; keep your grip near the mid-position point as much as possible. Don’t flatten the strength triangle formed by your bent arm and the shotgun. Relax the tension in your wrist and hand but maintain a firm and comfortable grasp. Make certain to keep your elbow relaxed, yet in a supportive and weight-bearing position, slightly beneath the shotgun.
To reduce fatigue in your stock-gripping hand and arm, simply wrap your thumb over the stock and keep your wrist straight and in-line with your forearm as much as possible. Some shooters like to keep their elbow out at 90 degrees; this is an unnatural position and can induce additional stress in the arms and shoulders. I recommend you keep your shoulder relaxed and your elbow at around a 45 degree angle. This is a more natural position and will actually allow for better gun support, com-fort, and control. As you start your gun mount, keep it level with the ground and un-canted. Move it outward slightly as you raise it to the level position (never above eye-level), and then pull it back gen-tly into your shoulder pocket. When you raise your shotgun above the eye-level position, you’re un-necessarily interrupting your field of vision and momentarily breaking your mental focus, which should be out into the breaking zone. At soon as your gun touches your shoulder, start moving your face down toward the comb. Be sure to maintain slight backward pressure on the stock into your shoulder pocket, it should be firm but not tense or over-stressed.
Now, move your head slightly forward and down onto the stock to achieve the proper eye/rib/bead/barrel alignment. This is where proper gun-fit and gun set-up becomes critical. Use only mild pressure as you lay your cheek on the comb of the stock to achieve eye alignment, don’t force your
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face hard onto the comb. Applying to much pressure can result in unnecessary pain (bruising) and vi-sion distortion as you prepare for the shot. Don’t hunch your shoulders; focus on keeping them relaxed and your neck straight and comfortable. You should practice this whole gun mounting and muscle relax-ing routine so it becomes one fluid motion and exercise as you prepare for each and every shot. You can also keep your shoulders relaxed by slightly forcing your shoulder blades gently down and together in back. This enables all of your shoulder (rotator cuff) muscles and tendons to properly respond as needed throughout the shot process.
Now, let’s focus on your Hips, Waist, and Lower Back: As you lean forward putting slight pressure on your lead foot (which is about 60% of your body weight) keep your low-back and hips relaxed and in straight vertical alignment. In Skeet, I’ve noticed a number of shooters that go into a slight crouching po-sition just prior to calling for the target. Some believe this makes them more focused and aggressive, or that they see the target better? I believe this just puts a lot of unnecessary stress on the legs and low back, which invites more aches, pain, and fatigue. As you place weight forward on the lead foot, be cer-tain to maintain good balance and ground contact with both feet. Always set your foot position for the desired target break point. Then, rotate at the waist and face your upper body toward the desired gun hold point. Remember, to maintain your “Comfortable Shooting Position” toward the desired target break point. As you call for the target, slightly tighten your stomach muscles as you unwind for the shot, this helps with strength, stability, and control of movement.
Finally, let’s talk about your Legs, Knees, Ankles and Feet: Many shooters will use only their upper-body when taking the shot. They’ll use their legs (including knees, ankles, and feet) only for support and stability. That’s certainly important; but applying proper shooting technique involves the use of your legs to drive the upper body toward, and through the target. This is especially true for skeet and sporting clays shooters as they will track and swing through the many angled targets presented. Even though trap shooting has less body movement, you’re still using your legs to provide a slight push toward the target. By making minor adjustments in my ankle and foot positions, I’ve been able to reduce or elimi-nate hip, low-back, and knee aches and pains. As most shooters set-up for the shot, it only takes a few seconds to recognize and analyze the bio-feedback (or messages) coming from your body. The key is to pay attention and be open and receptive to what your body is telling you, then to make the slight ad-justments necessary to relieve any pressure, tension, or stress.
Hopefully, this brief essay will give you some awareness and insight as to the importance of proper and correct shooting form and posture. It may also provide you some simple methods to correct those bad habits you may have adopted over the years. Awareness leads to improvement! When you set-up for every shot, simply pay attention to what your body is feeling; your joints, muscles, nerves, and ten-dons. With sensitivity and awareness, you should be able to focus instantly on relaxing or relieving that tension or stress that can ruin your success. Understand that your body is a very complex and delicate biomechanical machine, and for peak performance it’s crucial that you learn to take care of it properly. Mental and muscle fatigue kills performance! Just before every shot on every post or station, if you simply take a moment and realizing what your body is telling you, you’ll be able to make those immediate and necessary cor-rections so you can stay relaxed and fo-cused to break every target every time.
The following dates are for range closures due to the rental of the range. No members should be out on the range during these scheduled times unless approved by the board of trustees.
The following dates have been scheduled:
Oct 8, 15, 18, 22, & 23 - 8am to 4pm each day
Nov 15, 18, 19, & 20 - 8am to 4pm each day
Dec 10 & 11 - 8am to 4pm each day
Jan
Range Closures
Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting Classes
This class is for ladies only. You will learn the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes nec-
essary for safely owning and using a pistol. Class size is limited to 10 students. Guns and
ammunition are included in the tuition, along with lunch. The class utilizes 22lr pistols,
.38 revolvers, and 9mm semi-automatic pistols. Basic training includes: stance, grip,
sighting, trigger pull, loading/unloading/dry fire and live fire. Tuition is $125.
Upcoming Classes For 2014
March 15, 2015 July 19, 2015 October 18, 2015
April 19, 2015 August No Class November 15, 2015
May 17, 2015 September 20, 2015
Thanks to the Black Diamond shooters and supporters that have stepped up to cook our
Wednesday night dinners. We are having some wonderful meals. Our schedule is:
1st Wednesday - Vicky Wagner
2nd Wednesday - Marilyn Pedersen
3rd Wednesday - Danielle Penner & Nelson
4th Wednesday - Al Hope
5th Wednesday -
There are opportunities to be a fill-in cook when one of our regular cooks can't make it. If you would like to
be on our Go To Cooks list you can either; leave your name and number with Sharon or put your name in
the Secretary's box hanging by the file cabinets to the side of the front counter and Marilyn will give you a
call.
Plan on coming out to shoot and have dinner!
We are searching for a 5th Wednesday cook for our Wednesday night dinners. We have 5 months with 5
Wednesdays, July, September, December March and June. Please let Marilyn know, cell # 425-442-8306 if
you would like more information or have questions or talk to Sharon at the range. The July 29th Weds. will
be here before we know it. Our current 5th Weds. cook has gotten extremely busy at work, he runs our Mul-
tiplex Weds. night shoot and will be shooting his heart out at the Grand. This is an excellent way to help out
