Mid-March 06 Newsletter
-From the Match Director-
Greetings!
Our
March match was a success, but a COLD and WET one! We had 23 hardy souls on
the range, from 8:00am until 6:00pm to shoot the four stages of the TSA
Classifier course. Due to the inclement weather and the fact that everyone
was already chilled to the BONE, we elected to postpone the night match
until our April Match which is on Saturday, April 15th. (See
match announcement at the end of this letter.)
A big
thanks to our match staff who soldiered on through the weather until
everyone had fired through the course. It would be impossible for EVPL to
hold matches without each of you!
| Ron Riley | Phil Cooper | Koleen Hansen | Gerard Hansen | Dave Miller |
| Neil Smith | Mark Scribner | Kent Radcliff | James Gutierrez | Troy Moore |
| Kirk Hammond | Grady Rickman | Charlie Kelly |
A
special thanks to Paula Radcliff for driving to another state to pick up the
Head Country BarBQue. To be able to walk out of the cold into a warm place
with a great meal is simply beyond words!
Some
notes about the TSA Classifier:
This
was our first *mass* exposure to the TSA classifier. This is an exceptional
test of skill and shooting ability. I encourage everyone to give it a try!
The course of fire was developed with the assistance of Dave
Sevigny, who is a Grand Master Class shooter (he shoots for Team Glock).
I find
the course to be very challenging and I personally obtain a great deal of
enjoyment out of shooting it. It will push the envelope of any shooter,
regardless of skill or prior experience. I believe that shooters who desire
to improve their abilities can make some serious improvements by shooting
this course!
Words
to the wise pertaining to shooting TSA matches:
As
scoring took place from the March match, a couple of things became apparent
rather quickly. TSA has made an attempt to award accuracy and speed equally.
I think they have done so in
their scoring system. Several things of great importance for each of us, as
we shoot each stage, are as follows:
 | A
dropped shot (miss) will add five seconds to your score, for each
shot missed. These can REALLY add up! |
| As
of this date, the penalty for hitting a no shoot is ten (10) seconds,
per hit, added to your score. |
The
lessons to be learned here is this.
| Shoot
only as quickly as you can make accurate hits! |
| Be
certain that a target IS a threat before firing. |
| A
slow or quick hit is always better than a FAST miss. |
| One
can never shoot fast enough to make up for missing, at least not in TSA! |
Upcoming
events:
April
1st New Shooter’s Clinic.
The
clinic starts at 9:00am and concludes at 1:00pm, at the EVPL range.
Cost:
$10.00
per shooter, with a class size limited to 20.
Person
interested in attending this clinic must notify the Match Director no later
than Wednesday, March 29th, 2006. The class is filling up, so
reserve your space!
April
15th Monthly match:
Due to
the postponement of the night portion of the March match, we will be having
a day and night match on April 15th.
In
addition, as Daylight savings time starts on April 2nd, our match
start time for the April match will be 2:00PM, instead of the normal
starting time.
Specifics
for the April match are as follows:
|
8:00am:
Match Staff arrive to set up stages. |
|
10:45am:
Range open for those wishing to shoot the TSA Classifier (96 rounds
required) |
|
1:30pm:
Range open for registration for Day/Night match. Cost: $10.00 match plus
$7.00 for evening meal, if desired. |
|
1:55pm:
Pre-match safety briefing |
|
2:00pm
Match starts, new shooters to safety orientation |
|
2:30pm:
All registration closes. No shooters may register to shoot after this
time. |
|
6:00pm:
Evening meal |
|
8:20:pm:
Night match safety briefing |
|
8:40pm:
Night match starts. |
Cost
of match:
$10.00
match, plus $7.00 per person for evening meal, if desired.
Rounds
count:
|
Approximately
150 rounds for match stages |
|
Approximately
50 rounds for side matches |
|
Approximately
100 rounds for night match |
That’s
all I have at this time. If you have any questions or wish to register for
the new shooter’s clinic, please feel free to contact me via email: dbltaptm@sktc.net
See
you at the range!
Terry
L. McClure