2012 Shoots Reports
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12/15/12 Sporting Clays and Skeet Shoot
Three officers, three guests (including one first time guest), and one son (seven total participants) had a good time at the 12/15/12 Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. We shot the Hunter course. Scott Timpany and Randy Rowley shot true pairs. Bruce Crocket shot what the tournament signs said and some true pairs. Richard Corbin and Ryan Hoffman also shot some right pairs. Scott came in first place with 44/50. Randy came in second place with 40/50, falling apart again on station #3. Bruce Crockett came in third place with 35/50. He was followed by Richard Corbin with 30/50, Ryan Hoffman with 29/50 (his high score), and first time guest Baldo Granados with 24/50. Baldo Jr. threw the targets for us. Bruce also shot a round of skeet. It was a warm day for December, overcast, and virtually no wind.
12/2/12 ‘Givem the Bird’ Sporting Clays Tournament
One officer, one member, and one guest had a good time at the 12/2/12 ‘Givem the Bird’ Sporting Clays Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Brian Suter came in 4th place in B Class with 71/100. Scott Timpany came in 3rd place in C Class with 75/50. Bruce Crockett came in 3rd place in D Class with 68/100.
11/24/12 Sporting Clays Shoot
Two officers, one member, and 12 guests (15 participants) had a great time at the 11/24/12 Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capital Trap & Skeet Club. We shot the Hunter/Corporate Course. It was a beautiful day with light winds and comfortable temperature. Bruce Crockett came in first place with 41/50. Richard Corbin came in second place with 30/50. Brent Felder came in third place with 29/50. He was followed by Carson Felder, Drew Felder, Burl Fulenwider and Ryan Hoffman wiht 25/50, Michael Gibelyou with 24/50, Mark Hoffman with 22/50, Jessica Acuna with 17/50, and Shelly Felder with 13/50. Other participants were Shelly Corbin, Zach Corbin, Allison Hoffman, and Christa Hoffman. Brent, Carson, Drew, Michael, Mark, Jessica, Shelly Felder, Allison, and Christa were first time guests.
10/27/12 National Sporting Clays Tournament
One officer, one member, and one guest (three total participants) had a great time at the 10/27/12 National Sporting Clays Tournament at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.
Ron Palmer – Class B:
K-KUP – 72/100
Brian Suter – Class B:
K-KUP – 71/100
5-stand Course A-E – 83/100
National Championship – 55/75, 51/75, 54/75, 55/75 = 215/300
Bruce Crockett – Class D:
K-KUP – 67/100
5-stand Course A-E – 60/100 (this was his first time to shoot 5-stand)
10/20/12 ‘Bob White Open’ Sporting Clays Tournament
One member and one guest (two total participants) had a good time at the 10/20/12 ‘Bob White Open’ Sporting Clays Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Brian Suter came in second place in B class with 72/100. Ron Palmer came in fourth place in C class with 71/100.
10/20/12 Sporting Clays Shoot
Two officers, two members, three guests, one son, and one youth guest (nine total participants) had a good time at the 10/20/12 Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. It started out overcast and cool but the clouds quickly left. We shot true pairs on the Hunter Course. Ron Palmer came in first place with 42/50. Paul Ellis came in second place with 40/50. Randy Rowley came in third place with 39/50. He was followed by Kyle Kirdwood with 38/50, Kerry Kirkwood with 37/50, Miles Wilson with 34/50, Daniel Kroeker with 33/50, Richard Corbin with 30/50, and Tricia Palmer with 29/50. Randy led us in a devotional called Telling Stories.
9/30/12 ‘Bill Hughes Open’ Sporting Clays Tournament
One officer and one member (two total participates) had a good time at the 9/30/12 ‘Bill Hughes Open’ Sporting Clays Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Brian Suter came in third place in B class with 62/100. Bruce Crockett came in sixth place in D class with 39/100. Bruce reported that the targets were the hardest that they’ve been all year. It had rained hard Saturday morning, but the course was not very muddy on Sunday.
8/23/12 – 8/24/12 Student Instructor/Student Sporting Clays Shoot
One officer, three members, four guests, and one son (nine total participants) had a great time at the 8/23/12 – 8/24/12 Student Instructor/Student Sporting Clays Shoot at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.
Report from Stephen Marlow
We had a great time Thursday at NSSC.
We had college-age new instructors with quite a bit of variation between them. We were split up and rotated instructors throughout the day.
Vance, the master instructor, had fun with me and my “rifle shooting” tendencies. It was a very good lesson for the kids as they will probably see a lot of their students who started out with rifles.
Actually learned a lot with them correcting my stance all day. Did really well with the clays and found two presentations that will need more practice.
Report from Darryl Swann
It went really well. We were split up of course but we ate lunch together. Caleb and I each shot between 350 and 400 rounds. We were sore for three days. Even my trigger finger was sore. I think we learned some stuff. It might translate into more dove.
8/18/12 Sporting Clays Shoot
Two officers and one guest (three total participants) had a good time at the 8/18/12 Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. It was an overcast morning and cool for August. We shot a 10-station Corporate Course that they had set up the day before. We shot whatever the signs said (true pairs, on-report outgoing bird first, etc.). The course offered a good selection of birds and two rabbits! We only had trouble with one top-of-a-telephone pole launched target where we went collectively 1 for 9. Randy Rowley came in first place with 39/50. Bruce Crockett came in second place with 36/50. Scott Timpany came in third place with 35/50. Each shooter won a box of donated shotgun shells. Bruce led us in prayer.
8/11/12 Clay Target Shoot
Two officers and two members (four total participants) had a great time at the Legacy Outfitters Clay Target Shoot at a ranch near Georgetown. Tim Price came in second place in the Knock Out (Annie Oakley) competition and won four rounds. Randy Rowley won two rounds. We would like to thank Legacy Outfitters for inviting us to join them.
8/4/12 Shooting Range Shoot
One officer, two members, one guest, and one son (five total participants) had a good time at the 8/4/12 Shooting Range Shoot at the Eagle Peak Shooting Range near Jonestown. The range was packed. When Randy Rowley got there at 10:10 AM the line to get in was all the way out into the parking lot. Despite the crowd, participants were able to shoot rifles, a shotgun, and pistols – it just took longer than normal.
7/21/12 Youth 5-stand and Skeet Shoot followed by an FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
Six officers, two members, six guests (including four first time guests), two youth sons, and 10 youth from Kids Outdoor Zone (KOZ; 24 total participants) had a great time at the 7/21/12 Youth 5-stand and Skeet Shoot followed by an FCS Sporting Clays Shoot. Five youth shot 5-stand and five youth shot skeet. There were four KOZ adult helpers. It was hot, partly cloudy, and there wasn’t much of a breeze. FCS paid for these youth’s shells and their shoot fees from the ministry budget. We also gave away a T-shirt to the 5-stand winner and a T-shirt to the skeet winner.
For sporting clays we shot “on-report” on the Hunter Course. Ron Denison and Randy Rowley tied for first place with 39/50. Mark Dillow came in second place with 37/50. Bruce Crockett and Jake Denison tied for third place with 35/50 (Jake’s high score). They were followed by Edward Terry with 34/50, Harold Terry with 33/50, Richard Corbin with 30/50, Ken Miller with 29/50, Justin Dillow with 28/50, Alex Denison with 24/50, and Becky Terry with 21/50.
Randy led a youth version of his Bible study called Practice.
Thanks to Alex, Bruce, Jake, Justin, Ken, Mark, Richard, Randy and Ron for coaching the KOZ youth.
7/8/12 ‘Dickie Loy Memorial’ Sporting Clays Tournament
Two officers and two members (four total participants) had a good time at the 7/8/12 ‘Dickie Loy Memorial’ Sporting Clays Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Ron Palmer came in 11th place in C class with 70/100. Paul Ellis came in 12th place in C classs with 69/100. Bruce Crockett came in 5th place in D class with 66/100. Jim McGee tied for 9th place in D class with 53/100. It was not as hot as the previous tournament and there was a good selection of targets.
6/24/12 ‘June Buggin’ Sporting Clays and 5-stand Tournament
One officer and two members (three total participants) had a good time at the 6/24/12 ‘June Buggin’ Sporting Clays and 5-stand Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Bruce Crockett came in second place in D class with 71/100. Paul Ellis came in ninth place in C class with a 63/100. For 5-stand, Brian Suter came in first place in C class with 36/50.
6/16/12 – ‘Welcome Summer’ Sporting Clays Shoot
Three officers, two members, one guest, and one youth (7 total participants) had a great time at the 6/16/12 ‘Welcome Summer’ Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club on a partly cloudy and hot day. We shot ‘on-report’ on the Hunter Course, “A” bird was shot first. Brian Suter came in first place with 43/50. Randy Rowley came in second place with 42/50. Bruce Crockett came in third place with 39/50. He was followed by Becky Terry wiht 34/50 (her high score), Harold Terry and Ken Miller with 33/50, and David Sanchez with 21/50. Randy led us in a devotional called Opening Day.
5/19/12 FCS Open (Two Rounds of Sporting Clays)
Four officers, four members, and nine guests (17 total participants) had a great time at the 5/19/12 FCS Open.
For the first round we shot three stations on the Hunter Course and three stations on the Masters Course. Paul Ellis came in first place with 41/50. Randy Rowley and Scott Timpany came in second place with 39/50. Tim Price came in third place with 38/50. He was followed by Ron Palmer with 37/50, first time guest and new member Jose Primera with 36/50, Bruce Crockett with 35/50, Ken Miller and Burl Fulenwider with 30/50, first time guest Will Peterson with 28/50, first time guest Gary Beckford with 27/50, first time guest Ryan Hoffman with 26/50, and first time guest Rob Peterson with 22/50.
For the second round we shot six stations on the Hunter Course. Paul came in first place with 42/50. Scott came in second place with 41/50. Bruce and Ron came in third place with 39/50. They were followed by Jose with 37/50, Randy with 35/50, Burl with 29/50, Ryan with 25/50, and Ken with 24/50.
Mark Dillow, Justin Dillow, and Marissa Dillow shot a round of sporting clays but did not keep score. Kelsie Price attended but did not shoot. Randy led us in a devotional on Playing Favorites. We then ate at the 290 Cafe in Manor. The service was slow but the food was good.
4/14/12 ‘April Showers of Broken Clay Targets’ Sporting Clays Shoot
Three officers, seven members, two guests (including one first time guest), and one youth (13 total participants) had a great time at the 4/14/12 ‘April Showers of Broken Clay Targets’ Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club on a very windy and overcast day. Edward Terry came in first place with 41/50 (his high score and first win). Paul Ellis came in second place with 39/50. Ken Miller came in third place with 37/50 (his second high score). He was followed by Randy Rowley with 35/50, Tim Price with 34/50, Bruce Crockett with 33/50, David Sanchez with 29/50 (his high score), first time guest Van Prock with 28/50, Harold Terry with 27/50, Richard Garrett and Becky Terry with 25/50 (Becky’s third high score), Jeff Cates with 19/50, and Chris Rowley with 16/50. Randy led us in a devotional on Sharing His Harvest.
4/7/12 Rifle and Handgun Shoot
Three members and seven guests (10 total participants) had a great time at the 4/7/12 Rifle and Handgun Shoot at Bill Lee’s Ranch near Bertram. The ranch features a field that is 900 yards long by 200 yards wide. The group fired a lot of ammo, poked a lot of holes in targets, and even managed to hit the gongs at 900 yards about a dozen times! The fish were biting and we had about a dozen fish caught with very limited effort. Paul Irwin fished for about 5 minutes and caught three, Scott Morris fished for about five minutes and caught one with a topwater, and Burl Fulenwider caught the rest in about an hour of fishing. Thanks to Paul for leading and organizing this event!
4/7/12 Rabbit Classic Sporting Clays Tournament
One officer and two guests (three total participants) had a good time at the 4/7/12 Rabbit Classic Sporting Clays Tournament at the Gunsmoke Shooting Range near Snook, outside of College Station. In Class C, Scott Timpany came in first place with a score of 74/100. In D Class, Ron Palmer came in first place with a score of 72/100, and Bruce Crockett shot a 47/100. The weather was perfect, and the tournament organizers had Easter eggs hidden along the course. Each egg had a number written inside which could be redeemed for a prize at the end of the tournament. Prizes were either a box of Rio Shotgun shells, gift certificate, or cash. A local catering company served the shooters a delicious meal of home cooked fried chicken, kernal corn, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, and home made rolls.
3/25/12 South X Southwest Sporting Clays Tournament
One member and one guest (two total participants) had a good time at the 3/25/12 South X Southwest Sporting Clays Tournament at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club. Scott Timpany came in first place among FCS shooters with 79/100. Brian Suter came in second place among FCS shooters with 71/100. Both men shot in C class. The tournament high score was 93/100. Scott came in second in C class and Brian came in second in 5- stand C class. The course had a good mix of presentations and the weather was about perfect!
2/11/12 ‘Spread the Love (Broken Clay Targets) Around’ Sporting Clays Shoot
Five officers, one member, four guests, two sons, and one youth guest (13 total participants) had a good time at the 2/11/12 ‘Spread the Love (Broken Clay Targets) Around’ Sporting Clays Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club on a cold and very windy day. We shot the Hunter course. It had been reset and was harder than it had been. The wind greatly affected the targets and kept the scores down. Ron Denison and I, Randy Rowley, tied for first place with 31/50. I went 2/8 on our last station, which put Ron in a position to tie if he broke all of his final eight targets – he did! Harold Terry and Jake Denison tied for second place with 29/50 (it was Jake’s high score) . Bruce Crockett came in third place with 28/50. He was followed by Justin Dillow and Scott Timpany with 27/50 (Justin’s high score), Ken Miller with 24/50, Alex Denison with 23/50 (his second best score), Mark Dillow with 22/50, first time guest Carson Chandler with 17/50, and Becky Terry with 15/50. Tori Denison pulled targets for one group. I led us in a devotional titled Stand Fast. Ron, Jake, Alex, Carson, and I shot on report pairs and some in Bruce’s group shot a few true pairs.
