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ON THE MARK THE NEWSLETTER FOR COACHES AND JUNIOR SHOOTERS SUMMER 2016 GINNY WINS GOLD CMP Summer Air Rifle Camp Alumna Makes History at 2016 Rio Olympic Games Plus! An exclusive interview with Ginny’s WVU coach, Jon Hammond AlsoInside... • New 3P Rulebook Changes • National Match Juniors SPECIAL EDITION • Intro to Mental Training Olympic Issue • CMP 3P Nationals Results 2 242 Sighting Shots ON THE MARK http://thecmp.org/communications/on-the-mark/ ON THE MARK Staff: 13th Western CMP Games, Ben Avery Gary Anderson DCM Emeritus Shooting Facility, Phoenix, AZ, 7-11 Oct., Steve Cooper North General Manager & 2016. The 13th Western CMP Games and Marketing Manager Creedmoor Cup Matches are co-sponsored Christine Elder Communications Manager Ashley Brugnone CMP Writer/Editor by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and Creedmoor Sports, Inc. and will be ON THE MARK is published quarterly by the Ci- held at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in vilian Marksmanship Program. It is dedicated to Phoenix, Arizona. All interested shooters, disseminating news and information about junior whether new or experienced, recreation- shooting activities to leaders and coaches of junior oriented shooters or national championship shooting clubs, teams and camps. Its primary pur- pose is to help youth shooting leaders teach fire- contenders are invited to participate in Talladega 600, Talladega arms safety and marksmanship more effectively. these unique, national-level competitions. Marksmanship Park, Talladega, AL, 6-11 Dec., 2016. The Talladega 600 will Subscriptions: One free ON THE MARK sub- Visit www.thecmp.org for more information. scription is provided to each junior club that is af- include popular CMP Games Matches filiated with the CMP, JROTC unit with a marks- and versions of prestigious National manship program and 4-H Shooting Sports Club. Trophy Matches. 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For more information on the Editorial Submissions: To submit articles, edito- event, including Registration and a rial material or photographs for possible inclusion complete match schedule, visit http:// in ON THE MARK, contact: Ashley Brugnone, ON thecmp.org/competitions/matches/ THE MARK Editor, P. O. Box 576, Port Clinton, Open Public Shooting Evenings and OH 43452; fax 419-635-2573 or email Monthly Matches at CMP Marksmanship talladega-600/. [email protected]. Centers. Shooters, including aspiring new Dixie Double, Anniston, AL, 18-20 Junior Program Resources: To request informa- shooters, who live in the Camp Perry, Port tion about CMP junior shooting programs, contact: Clinton, Ohio, or Anniston, Ala., areas are Nov., 2016. The Civilian Marksmanship CMP Programs, P. O. Box 576, Port Clinton, OH invited to take advantage of the opportunity Program (CMP) invites you to 43452; 419-635-2141 ext. 724 or email for practice at the Marksmanship Center participate in its fifth annual Anniston [email protected]. air gun ranges’ Open Public Evenings. Marksmanship Center Dixie Double. ON THE MARK Wants Your Input: We want your Both 80-point, 10-meter air gun ranges are This match offers 60-shot international correspondence and opinions. ON THE MARK fully equipped with electronic targets that air rifle standing and 60-shot air pistol will dedicate space to publish letters from read- events for open men and women and ers. Though we may not be able to publish them accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National all, we will make every effort to provide comments Match Air Rifle shooting. Upcoming junior men and women. USA Shooting that will be beneficial to the broadest audience. If Monthly Matches include: is sanctioning this match as a PSA/PSI there is a story you feel we should cover, notify us. • Sept. 17, 2016 match sanctions; it is also sanctioned Send your comments or questions to: Letters to • Oct. 8, 2016 as a PTO. Members of the National the Editor, CMP Headquarters, P.O. Box 576, Port Rifle and Pistol Teams will attend. The Clinton, OH 43452 or email your letters or com- For more information, please visit http:// ments to [email protected]. thecmp.org/air/cmp-competition-centers. match is a two-day event held 20-22 November 2015. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The CMP “Aces” Postal satellite match The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a non- profit organization chartered by the U. S. 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On the Cover: CMP Air Rifle Camp alum, Ginny Thrasher, 19, won gold at Information about the CMP may be viewed on the the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Ginny was the first competitor CMP web site, www.thecmp.org or on the CMP on- to win gold during the Games – the youngest in history to do so. line newsletter, The First Shot, at http://thecmp.org/communications/the-first-shot/. Photo Credit: WVU Athletic Communications/Brian Persinger Photo Summer 2016 24 Summer 2016 3 New Electronic Gun Range Open to Public at Camp Perry By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Powered with KTS Technology, including outdoor electronic scoring monitors CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship changing of the target faces and the use of reduced target Program (CMP) is pleased to introduce 10 innovative definitions allow shooters to practice for longer distances as electronic targets available for Open Public Shooting at well. Pistol targets are mounted in portable carriers that are Camp Perry. Rifle and pistol marksmen will now have the constructed to be set up at 25 or 50 yards. The rifle targets chance to fire towards the future of competitive shooting are wireless, while the pistol targets are hardwired. Target from the place that has been a pinnacle of marksmanship technology is provided by Kongsberg Target Systems for over 100 years. Whether experienced or just beginning, (KTS), with equipment marketed by CMP Targets. the ground-breaking targets are designed with the ability to For an even more comfortable experience, sound enhance skills and excite spectators of all ages. deadening material has been added to the interior ceiling From Aug. 29 to Nov. 7, 2016, Petrarca Range will be of the Petrarca firing line structure along with a dividing open to the public on Mondays, where only a small fee of wall to create a more controlled environment. New doors $10/hour ($25 for 3 hours) will be required to fire upon some and lighting have also been installed to the structure, and of the most advanced marksmanship technology available berm work has been constructed downrange. today. Visitors must provide his or her own firearms and KTS Electronic Targets work through the power of ammo as well as any other accompanying equipment. Eye acoustics – “hearing” the shot and accurately determining and ear protection is also strongly encouraged while firing its location. With extensive use by ranges in 30 nations or observing. for over 20 years by Kongsberg Target Systems and Similar to the targets used at CMP’s Talladega even more experience received in-house by the CMP, the Marksmanship Park in Alabama, the 10 state-of-the-art accuracy of these electronic targets is unlike anything else outdoor electronic targets on Petrarca Range (located on in the United States. the historic grounds of Camp Perry) are capable of adapting Come out with a friend, as a family or even by yourself! to rifle, pistol and smallbore shooting. During Open Public, All are welcome to Petrarca Range at Camp Perry. For more CMP staff members will be on hand to answer questions information on Open Public Shooting, visit the Petrarca and to ensure safety on the range. Range page on the CMP website at http://thecmp.org/ Rifle targets are located at the 100-yard line, but the competitions/cmp-targets-at-petrarca-range/. 4 244 Ginny Thrasher Finds Many First at 2016 Rio Olympic Games By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – During her first Olympic showing, American Ginny Thrasher, shooting member of Team USA currently in Rio for the Olympics, became the first gold medal winner for the United States and the first medal winner of the 2016 Games after firing an unbeatable score in the Women’s 10-meter Air Rifle event. Her unbelievable performance, which included a 10.9 in the qualifying round, also named her the youngest female to ever win the first gold medal and set a new Olympic record with a finals score of 208.0 – finishing an unprecedented full point above Du Li of China, gold medal winner back in 2004 and in 2008 for 50-meter Three Position Air Rifle.