Volume 16, Number 9 • Nov./Dec. 2008 The Official Publication of Olympic

TableofContents Volume 16, Number 9 • November/December 2008 Editor’s Corner: USA Shooting Receives Unprecedented LIVE Coverage of 2008 Shotgun Fall Selection Match on ESPN360.com ...... 5 USA Shooting Director’s Column: More Than Medals . .6 Operations: The Heart of the Matter: Receives Unprece- A Lesson We Can’t Forget ...... 8 dented LIVE Coverage On Target: “Inside Usa Shooting” Series Finale of 2008 Shotgun Fall In November ...... 9 Selection Match on Competitions Corner: 5 USA Shooting recognizes ESPN360.com Volunteer Mary Takanabe for 24 Years of Service ...... 10 What to know about making the JO’s .10 USA Shooting Spotlight Club: Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club ...... 12 Soldiers Staying Youth Programs/Coach Development Great Events! ...... 13 Busy in the Fall Coaches’ Corner: Change ...... 14 AMU Corner: Soldiers Staying Busy 15 in the Fall ...... 15 Inside the Blue: Unity of Effort . . . . 16 On The Firing Line: “How it works we do not know; Though we sure do love to make it go!” ...... 18 2009 World Shotgun Feature Article: 2009 World Shotgun Championship Team Championship Team Determined at Fall Selection Match ...... 20 Determined at Fall Feature Article: Haley Dunn, Vincent Selection Match Hancock Capture Silver Medals in 20 Skeet at Shotgun World Cup Final . . . .24 Around the Range: Criteria for Accuracy Testing in Airguns ...... 26 Haley Dunn, Vincent 28 Shooters Participate in Southwest Regional Championships ...... 28 Hancock Capture Recent News & Events ...... 29 Silver Medals in Schedule of Events ...... 33 Skeet at Shotgun

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4 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News Editor’sColumn By Mary Beth Vorwerk, Media and Public Relations Manager

USA Shooting Receives Unprecedented LIVE Coverage of 2008 Shotgun Fall Selection Match on ESPN360.com

For the first time, ESPN360.com, the online home for live sports, web- casted a USA Shooting competition. ESPN360.com telecasted LIVE the and Skeet World Shotgun Championship Team Selection match finals from Ft. Carson’s International Shooting Park in Colorado Springs on September 15 and 16. This was the first time a USA Shooting national event was broadcast on live television. “ESPN was very excited about doing this,” said Executive Producer and former National Team member Shari LeGate. “It was a test event for broad- casting shooting competitions LIVE. We wanted to see how it would go and the shooting sports and ESPN360. additional charge to fans who receive it turned out to be very well received com,” added LeGate. “Yes, there were their high-speed Internet connection and well viewed and as a result, we things we didn’t anticipate based on from an affiliated service provider, and are looking at doing more events in the coverage of other sports, but we found is currently available in over 25 million future in both shotgun and rifle.” that we could adapt how we cover homes nationwide via more than 25 those sports to the shooting sports Internet service providers nationwide LeGate, who is an independent pack- and that was a big step. Without a including AT&T, Verizon, RCN, Frontier, ager for ESPN and produces shooting doubt, we will be able to continue cov- Cavalier, Charter, Mediacom, Conway, shows for ESPN2 and ESPNU said ering competitions LIVE with the goal Grande Communications and more. ESPN is even thinking about expand- of elevating the shooting sports to the It has more than doubled its distribu- ing their coverage of Olympic style same level of mainstream sports.” tion since November 2006. In addition, shotgun and rifle shooting to interna- ESPN360.com is available to all Col- tional events in 2009 and beyond on About ESPN360.com lege/University campuses and Military additional ESPN networks. ESPN360.com is ESPN’s signature Bases in the United States, equaling “It was a new step for ESPN getting into broadband sports network. It is the an estimated additional 18 million US the competition shooting sports and online home for live sports, giving fans customers. a 24/7 online destination delivering one that was greatly anticipated,” said Consumers wanting more information LeGate. “They have wanted to broad- thousands of live, global sports events annually. The service is available at no about ESPN360.com, which Internet cast these types of shooting events services currently provide it, and for a long time and were really look- how they can get it should go to www. ing forward to doing it. We definitely espn360.com. had challenges, but nothing we can’t change and make better in the future.” LeGate says that ESPN has very high quality production standards and what they do for the web is the same as tele- vision, so the Fall Selection Match was very good preparation for expanding their coverage of shooting for live TV in the future. “Clearly, this was a huge success for

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 5 Director’sColumn By Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer

pic shooting program, they screen mil- Affiliations with the NRA, ATA, NSSA lions of school age youth for shooting. and SCTP have been allied groups that The German shooting federation has feed shooters into our athlete pipeline approximately two million members. and have proven to be most important. All considered, our training programs In recent years, three-position air rifle are amazingly efficient and effective and the progressive position pistol pro- when our numbers are measured grams have been grassroots efforts against that of other countries. But, that are benefiting our pipeline. If we think for a moment how successful we are to experience continued success could be if we increased our develop- in the Olympic environment, we need ment program and doubled our pool of to do much more in exposing youth athlete talent! and adults to the Olympic path. During the next quadrennial we will be focus- Our Junior Olympic program is the ing efforts on further developing our MORE centerpiece of our development efforts. THAN Supporting Your Team! Gifts of Stock MEDALS Now may be an excellent time to consider a gift of stock. In the last issue I concluded that we Giving long-term appreciated stock to USA Shooting offers you a two-fold were working diligently on developing tax saving. First, you avoid paying any capital gains tax on the increase in a plan for the 2009-2012 quadrennial. value of your stock. You also receive a tax deduction for the full fair market Most certainly that plan emphasizes value of the stock on the date of the gift. For income tax purposes, the wining Olympic medals. However, our value of such gifts may be deducted up to 30% of adjusted gross income, mission at USA Shooting also charges with an additional five-year carry forward. us with the responsibility to “promote Gifts of Life Insurance the shooting sports.” This portion of If you own a life insurance policy that is no longer needed, consider donat- our mission is extremely important as ing it to USA Shooting! it has been long recognized that we cannot exist on elite programs alone. If To receive a charitable deduction, name USA Shooting as both the owner and beneficiary of the policy. If the policy has a cash value, you can take a we are to be successful in the quest charitable deduction approximately equal to the cash value at the time of for Olympic medals, a strong develop- the gift. ment program is imperative. Our board of directors has identified a number of In addition, if the annual premiums are still to be made and you continue to issues being most critical to the future pay them, those premiums will become tax deductible each year. of USAS. One of those topics is the Contact your life insurance agent for details on the simple process to com- development of our athlete pool. In plete a gift of a life insurance policy. comparison to most other sports in Bequests the Olympic family, our athlete pipeline is very small. While we have a huge A charitable bequest in your will can provide significant estate tax savings while ensuring the long-term success of USA Shooting. Please contact us shooting family of hunters, sport shoot- if you’d like help developing proper language to include USA Shooting in ers and competitors, backed by a very your estate plans. large industry which few other sports share, the shooting sport is fragmented Gifts of Real Estate into more options than any other. The If you have owned your home, a vacation home, acreage or a farm for several martial arts have many sport variations years, a charitable gift of that real estate can be especially tax advanta- and disciplines but none equal the var- geous. ied opportunities that shooting offers. The property may have so appreciated in value over the years that its sale As a result, Olympic-style shooting is would results in a sizeable capital gains tax. If given to USA Shooting in- very small in the United States. Our stead, you avoid the tax and also realize a charitable deduction for the full membership of coaches, officials, fair market value of the real estate. supporters and shooters is less than You may also consider a gift of your personal residence or farm, reserving 5,000. The athlete pool of competing the right to continue to live in the house or farm property for life (and, if countries is 10 to more than 100 times applicable, for a lifetime of your surviving spouse). Through such an ar- that of ours. While has “only” rangement, you will be entitled to a current income tax deduction for a 80,000 active members of their Olym- portion of the fair market value of the property.

6 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News relationships with allied shooting orga- youth programs. We’re blessed to endeavor and win the Olympic gold nizations, building more club programs have the best volunteers in amateur medal, as the parents and coaches of and training more coaches. Where sports. Coaches and officials not Glenn Eller and will facilities and shooting programs exist, only give unselfishly of their time, verify. We look forward to working with there is no shortage of people desiring but also perform in those roles most you and others in growing our sport to participate. professionally. The best evidence of and developing future champions in our volunteers’ professionalism is the both sport and life! Program development and expand- high-quality shooters who flow into our ing our athlete pool depend largely pipeline, for which we are grateful. upon two limiting factors: funding and volunteers. More shooters require Increased emphasis will be placed on more ranges, all of which are expen- growing our athlete base, but the USAS sive. While ranges are more staff cannot do it alone. We need the affordable, the construction of rifle and help of our membership, clubs and al- shotgun ranges require land, equip- lied shooting organizations if we are to ment, and usually lots of money. Just be successful in exposing more people as local funding can be prohibitive, to the Olympic sport of shooting. financial resources for USA Shooting Millions of people are involved in a wide aren’t unlimited. We must judiciously range of youth programs throughout balance our resources and invest- the U.S. Those who remain involved ments between our elite programs and for any length of time experience sat- our developmental efforts. isfaction and a sense of accomplish- The second limiting factor is just as ment in seeing young people develop crucial to development: volunteers. It knowledge and skills. However, there takes committed volunteers to man- is no greater gratification than seeing age clubs, run competitions and coach someone climb to the pinnacle of their

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USA Shooting News November / December 2008 7 Operations: The Heart of the Matter By Bill Roy, Director of Operations

A Lesson We Can’t Forget

It was a lesson I’ll never forget . . . . we sat in the dining hall for more than as you take part in this great endeavor, two hours and just talked about shoot- you’ve got a teammate cheering for The event was the 1987 U.S. Olympic ing . . . about shooting tips, competition, you every stirring step of the way. Festival at Raleigh, N.C., and I was techniques, hold points, sight pictures the least experienced team member Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem, “The and teamwork. Terry’s parting state- swinging a shotgun at that match. I Law of the Jungle” closes with this ment to me that night : “Good luck, Bill. was in the company of the great Matt sweet couplet: We’re pulling for you.” Dryke (he of Olympic Gold medal The strength of the pack is fame), the ubiquitous Al Mullins, Todd That sense of teamwork, of being on the wolf; Graves and Brett Erickson (now with a team, of contributing to a team is eight Olympic berths between them) indispensible in sports. And even The strength of the wolf is and Bonnie McLauren, among others. though ours is largely an individual the pack. activity, the synergistic effect of pulling Crowds, cameramen, competition and together for a common purpose or a consternation—a splendid intro to the Years ago, I was the commanding of- higher cause can erase self-doubt and Big Leagues. ficer of an Air Force Academy cadet trigger inspired performances. We squadron nicknamed the “Wolfpack.” I I crafted a pretty little 100 straight the all saw one of the clearest examples often quoted Kipling’s lines to empha- first day, one of the sweetest strings of this concept with our own Olympic size the importance of teamwork, and of black puffs you’ll ever see, and Shooting Team in this summer. the magic of collaboration. As I reflect then backed it up with a solid 95 on Seared into my memory forever is the on the bright, young (and not-as-young) the second day. That 195 was good image of all the team members lining members of our Shooting Team, I think enough to get me tangled up with Bon- the rail at the trap range in a driving of this: nie in a shoot off for the bronze medal. rain as Corey Cogdell fought her way The loser would miss a high-five-single to a bronze medal. The cheers, the The strength of the Team is the to cough up the contest . . . and that hugs and the hollers did not come from shooters; was me. Bonnie was—as ever—tough rifle or pistol or shotgun shooters, they as nails, and I learned a good lesson came from teammates. The strength of the shooters is about grit and guts from her that day. the Team. So what’s your team? At the very But that wasn’t THE lesson. My 195 least, I hope it’s you and your family. That shooting station or firing point can score in that match was about seven It certainly should be you and your be a lonely place. The steel of the barrel points above my head, and I reflected shooting team or club, if you’re fortu- and the flight of the bullet often provide long and hard on how it came to be, nate enough to be thus affiliated. If not, little comfort in a sport as precise and how I might string together another don’t forget the team formed by you unforgiving as ours. But look around good run like that. THE lesson came and your coach, your shooting partner you after pulling the trigger sometime. to me via my teammates, Terry Bankey or your friends. As you move up the We are there for you my friend. And and Eva Funes, and it was simply this: ranks in this sport, we’ll try to stamp just as comforting, you’re there for us. Teamwork is good. the big USA on your back, and then it And that’s a lesson I hope we never will be easy and important to embrace forget . . . Two decades later, that lesson still that sense of team. If you don’t quite guides me. Teamwork is good; in fact, reach that level, you’re still a member it’s critical. On the night before that of the team of USA Shooting, and I can match in 1987—a match that seemed assure you, I’m pulling for you. Your like the very to me— success is our success, and as long

8 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News MarketingCorner By Buddy DuVall, Director of Marketing

“INSIDE USA SHOOTING” SERIES FINALE IN NOVEMBER

The 18th episode of “Inside USA Shoot- age, but explained the ing” airing on the Outdoor Channel nuances of each shoot- in November will mark the end of the ing discipline, provided series. This post-Olympic finale will technical information feature Olympic team members and on equipment, followed medalists as they discuss their expe- athletes in their daily riences in Beijing and plans for the routines, given shoot- future. We hope viewers have enjoyed ing tips and conducted this unique series and that it has pro- in-depth interviews vided insight into the Olympic shooting with athletes, family disciplines, as well as profiles on U.S. members and coaches. Shooting Team athletes. Visual Thinking has done an excellent job of Mike Smith, Buddy DuVall and Kevin Raichl For the past three years the produc- providing an entertain- tion company of Visual Thinking has ing and informative show, which allows dia. Development is in the works and followed the shooting team to Ft. Ben- fans to follow the sport and develop con- more information on this initiative will ning, Ga., Colorado Springs, Colo., siderable new interest in international follow as it becomes available from the Kerrville, Texas and , style shooting. USOC. Future collaborations between covering national championships, USA Shooting and Visual Thinking may team selection competitions, world USA Shooting and a number of other emerge on the new Olympic channel cups and the 2007 Shotgun World Olympic sports have reached an agree- and webcasts as we continue to work Cup Final. Show host Mike Smith and ment with the U.S. Olympic Committee on projects to promote our sport. producer Kevin Raichl have treated to provide content for a proposed viewers to not only competition cover- Olympic channel and web based me- I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our athletes for their par- ticipation in the “Inside USA Shooting” series and making it such a huge suc- cess. I would also like to thank Kevin Raichl and Mike Smith and all of our friends at Visual Thinking for their dedication to the project and excellent work promoting our organization, ath- letes and sport through the series.

Please watch for exact dates and times for the final episode of “Inside USA Shooting” on our website at www.usashooting.org.

Wishing you all an enjoyable and safe holiday season and all the best in 2009!

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 9 CompetitionsCorner

By Lindsay Brooke, Competitions Manager

was on the 50 meter range, keeping the unofficial scoreboards up-to-date. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT This position was important, but Mary MAKING THE JO’S had the itch for something a little more By Cynthia Jackson, Competitions invigorating. “I wanted to be where the Assistant action was, on the 25 meter range,” she said. So she trained to become Earning an invitation to the Junior Olympic a range officer and soon became the National Championships is a coveted ac- heart of the 25 meter pistol range in complishment for young shooters. They Chino, Calif. Mary enjoyed the fun and get to make new friends and compete with excitement that came with the 25 me- the best young shooters our country has to offer. ter range; it kept her active and busy. When the 1984 Games concluded, To earn an invitation, you must begin by USA Shooting recog- Mary was hardly ready to give up. So participating in a State Junior Olympic nizes Volunteer she kept with the sport, helping to keep qualifying match. This will prepare you for the range in Chino running straight the real deal. You must then do your best to Mary Takanabe for through until the 1996 Games. meet a state or automatic qualifying score. 24 Years of Service Her volunteer tenure with shooting took What are the state and automatic qualify- Mary to two Olympic Games, multiple ing scores and what do they mean? A state As the end of another exceptional year qualifying score is a minimum score that at USA Shooting approaches, it is World Cups and almost every USAS National Championships. must be met by the highest scoring shooter time to reflect and give thanks to our according to their individual discipline and volunteers. USA Shooting is incredibly Mary Takanabe is a familiar face that their age category in order to receive fortunate to have such passionate and we have all become accustomed to an invitation. An automatic score is the dedicated volunteers. Whether it’s at on the 25 meter range. Her outgoing, minimum everyone else and out-of-state the grassroots level, hosting monthly bubbly personality has made every shooters must meet in order to receive an PTOs, being a range officer, referee shooter feel welcome and kept a smile invitation. Here are the minimum scores: or helping out at our national level on all our faces. She has been there AIR RIFLE events, the success of USA Shoot- since the beginning and we will miss State Qualifier Score ing depends on the dedication of her, as she has officially announced 40 shot score / 60 shot score our volunteers. she will be retiring after 2008. J1 380 / 575 J2 370 / 565 The friendships that developed amongst J3 360 / 545 the volunteers of USA Shooting are immeasurable. With every event, new Automatic Invite Score memories are made and the old ones 40 shot score / 60 shot score are revisited. Even though Mary has J1 390 / 580 J2 385 / 575 decided to retire from shooting, her J3 370 / 560 name will live on through the stories and in the hearts of the volunteers, SMALLBORE RIFLE staff and shooters. State Qualifier Score 3x20 course of fire score A sincere thank you goes out to Mary Women / Men Takanabe for giving so much of her J1 560 / 570 time and energy to our sport over the J2 550 / 550 past two and a half decades. To all of J3 540 / 540 This year, at the USA Shooting Na- our volunteers- hats off to you! Your tional Championships in Ft. Benning support is so very important, espe- Automatic Invite Score Ga., Mary Takanabe was recognized 3x20 course of fire score cially during this year leading up to the Women / Men for her outstanding service over the Olympics, we could not have made it past 24 years. Mary, like many of our J1 575 / 575 through with out you! J2 565 / 570 golden volunteers, began her journey J3 545 / 550 with shooting when a venue was con- structed for the 1984 Olympic Games AIR PISTOL in Los Angeles. With no prior experi- State Qualifier Score ence in shooting, she responded to 40 shot score / 60 shot score an article in her local paper seeking J1 330 / 510 volunteers to assist with the Olympic J2 330 / 500 shooting venue. Mary’s first assignment J3 330 / 490

10 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News Automatic Invite Score 40 shot score / 60 shot score J1 360 / 550 J2 350 / 530 J3 340 / 520 SPORT PISTOL State Qualifier Score J1 460 J2 460 J3 460 Automatic Invite Score J1 530 J2 510 J3 500 FREE PISTOL State Qualifier Score J1 480 J2 480 J3 480 Automatic Invite Score J1 530 J2 510 highest shooter to meet the minimum and transportation available for some J3 500 qualifying score for their age group. shooters for a cost of $40 per day at the Olympic Training Center. Not everyone will Q: So what happens to the rest of us? be able to receive housing at the OTC due Frequently Asked Questions A: Once a state qualifying shooter has to space limitations. Q: If I am a J2 and meet the state score, been determined, you will be grouped into will I get an invite? We want to make this a positive and the Automatic Invite Score category. USA memorable experience for everybody. As A: Only if you are the highest scorer for Shooting will then begin the process of always, if a slot opens up, we will invite that discipline in the state. inviting more of the best shooters in each another shooter in their place to allow for age category based on the national aver- as many shooters as we can possibly hold. If I score the highest in my state but do Q: age score per discipline and age category. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! not make the state qualifying score for my age category, do I get an invitation? Q: Will I be invited if I am not a U.S. citi- To locate a State Junior Olympic qualifying zen? match in your area, visit our website at www. A: No, you must meet the minimum score. A: Yes, you will be invited if you meet the usashooting.org for up-to-date information. Q: If I score the highest in my state and I qualifying score, but you will not be eligible If you have any questions regarding the am a J1, but do not meet the state qualifying to make a final or receive awards. JO’s, contact Cynthia Jackson at cynthia. score for my age group, and a J2 shooter [email protected]. shot a score 1 point below me, who gets Q: I got invited, now what? the invitation? A: USAS will send you a packet of informa- A: The invitation would then be extended tion to be filled out by you and your parents. to the J2 shooter because they were the USAS will have accommodations, meals

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 11 USA Shooting

Spotlight Club By Cynthia Jackson, Competitions Assistant

USA Shooting Spotlight Club: Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club

On the cusp of a new shooting sea- son, and the beginning of our planning Lack of exposure to international shoot- phase for the 2009 Rifle/Pistol National ing creates a hurdle when trying to grow Junior Olympics, I wanted to highlight a member base. Randy believes the a club that deserves a big pat on the best way to get more juniors involved back: Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club. is by word of mouth. He hopes that his aspiration of starting a shooting Located in Blackfoot, Idaho, CHJGC is program at a local high school will “cre- run by Coach Randy Shikashio. Randy ate synergy and take off with the help of started the club 10 years ago with parents.” Randy would also welcome the help of a few other folks. “I saw the opportunity to introduce a shotgun the need to improve our juniors and I program to the club since he was once got tired of watching other countries a shotgun shooter himself. He feels win,” Randy said of why he decided that even though some may be hesitant to form the club. He made the deci- to try an air gun or shotgun for the first sion to grow the sport from where he time, that once they do give it their thought it would make most sense; first shot, they will love it as much as America’s youth. he does. Although CHJGC is not a large club Well Randy, USA Shooting agrees. and is now practically a one-man operation, you would never know it To learn more about our Spotlight Club of based on the large number of matches the month, contact Randy Shikashio at Randy holds each year. CHJGC hosts (208) 785-4860 or at randy@bigskytel. monthly PTO’s and annually hosts the com. If you have a club you feel should Idaho State Junior Olympic Champi- be spotlighted, write us at USA Shooting, onships and the Northwest Regional Club Corner, 1 Olympic Plz., Colo. Springs, with participants who come in from all CO 80909, or e-mail Cynthia.Jackson@ over the northwest region. He credits usashooting.org. his volunteers, Cedar Hill (Adult) Gun Club and A to Z Guns Shop for allowing the club to use their space and time to conduct matches. This year, Cedar Hill Jr. Club member Nick Mowrer claimed victory at the 2008 National Junior Olympic Rifle/ Pistol Championships by finishing in first place in both the Men’s Air Pistol and Men’s Free Pistol events. He is now attending the University of Ohio on scholarship. The ultimate goal of CHJGC is to see more juniors like Nick move on to become successful in their discipline and continue with the sport. Most importantly, Randy wants juniors to be excited about the sport. Like any club, CHJGC faces challenges.

12 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News YouthPrograms/

CoachDevelopment By: Bob Foth, Youth Programs & Coach Development

Great Events!

eptember finished on a high Zach Snow and Jack Robertson from USA Shooting imported 75 youth air note with the National Youth the NSSF also provided tremendous pistols from Air Arms and sold all of Leadership Conference hosted support for this program. For FUN, the them in less than seven weeks. Early by CMP at Camp Perry, Ohio. participants even enjoyed a chance to reviews are very favorable, particu- RalfS Horneber from was learn air pistol Saturday evening with larly when considering the affordable great as the keynote speaker and Bud Kucera from the NTCSC Junior price. You may remember that this attendees heard many other interest- Club and National Team member pistol is powered by compressed air ing presentations, including two from Nicholas Budnella. and comes with an ambidextrous grip. National Rifle Coach Dave Johnson. It weighs in at about two pounds and Starting in December we will have Quite a few people came in early to is approximately the size and shape a JODC for the top athletes from attend the NRA/USAS/CMP Coach of current top-of-the-line models. An the National Junior Olympic 3PAR Schools offered there too. One ad- accessory weight on the rail helps and Progressive Position Air Pistol ditional highlight was a chance for the airgun to “grow with the athlete.” Championships and their coaches. everyone to shoot a fun sporter air Prices on future orders are subject to They will have the chance to stay on rifle match at the fantastic new CMP the changes in the foreign currency and shoot the big 3xAir match at the airgun hall with 80 electronic targets. exchange rate. More information and OTC Dec. 5-7. photos are available on our website. I October 5-12 USA Shooting hosted We are pleased to announce that the hope to have the next shipment of pis- the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Junior Olympic 3PAR and tols about the beginning of December. (SCTP) Junior Olympic Development Progressive Position Air Pistol (PPP) Back orders are already being taken. Camp (JODC) and Coach Education Championships are planned for July We will once again offer an option Program. The staff of amazing volun- 4-12, 2008 in Camp Perry, Ohio at the for clubs to spread out payments teers, once again led by B. J. McDan- new airgun hall there. If the schedule over two years for orders of three or iel, recognized this camp as the best goes according to plan, Precision more pistols. ever with strong coach candidates and 3PAR will immediately follow the athletes eager to learn more about Finally, USAS continues to offer sub- NRA’s 3PAR Championships at Camp the ISSF style shotgun sports. The sidized coach schools for groups of Perry. Sporter 3PAR comes next and first three days were set aside for an pistol coaches interested in Progres- PPP ends on July 12, which is the reg- NRA/USAS/CMP Coach School with sive Position Air Pistol youth programs. istration day for the Small Arms Firing 18 top SCTP athletes joining us for the We may also be able to connect School and the Pistol Camp which last four days, culminating in a camp you with a member of our National are also held at Camp Perry. Many “match” Sunday morning. With coach- Coach Development Staff to help with 3PAR shooters may not be familiar ing from the new Level 1 coaches camps/clinics. Please contact me with the prominent role Camp Perry and supervised by B. J. and several at [email protected] or has played in the traditional American members of our National Coach De- (719) 866-4881 for more information shooting sports as the home of the velopment Staff (NCDS), the athletes on any of these programs. National Matches each summer. Note showed remarkable progress. Re- that the new National 3PAR Council cently retired National Shotgun Coach rule book is now available on-line at Great Shooting! Lloyd Woodhouse, new USAS Director www.odcmp.com and the revised PPP of Operations Bill Roy, OTC trainer Bo rule book should be ready this fall. Sandoval and I all enjoyed the oppor- tunity to work with this group as well.

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 13 Coaches’Corner

By Mark Weeks, National Shotgun Coach Change Beijing Games as an assistant coach, that after that his performance Bret’s and the Games truly were the high- disappointment could affect other light of my shooting career. I know people on the team, and I expected that sounds a little crazy since I didn’t him to head back to the Olympic Vil- get to compete as an athlete in the lage to be alone while the women’s Games, but I still had the opportunity trap shooters had official training. to be part of an amazing team that Instead, Bret put his gun away and won more medals than USA Shooting got back on the field to help Corey has ever won before. In addition to Cogdell. Prior to Beijing, Bret had We have all been hearing a lot about bringing home a record medal count, been working a lot with Corey to help “change” over the last few months I got to witness something that ex- prepare her for her first Olympics. leading up to this month’s Presidential cited me even more—a strong sense Bret put his own feelings aside and election, and as most of you already of teamwork. Our athletes went the put his teammate’s needs first. And know, we have had a big change extra mile to support their teammates we all know the result—Corey won here at USA Shooting. I am honored and present a unified U.S. team. For a bronze medal in her match, and and excited to be the new coach of the first time in my shooting career I she set the tone for USA Shoot- the shotgun team. For those of you saw everyone in each discipline, from ing’s success for the remainder of who don’t know me, I have been head coaches all the way down to the the Games. competing in skeet events with USA family members sitting in the stands, Shooting since 1992. I have spent the work together and support each other Before the Olympics, there was a part last eight years serving in the United to make the Beijing Games success- of me that thought that I was going States Army Marksmanship Unit at ful. We truly were a TEAM. to have a hard time putting the gun Fort Benning, . I would not down to become a coach. But, after trade anything for my Army experi- The one memory that stands out for witnessing the Beijing Games, there ences. The lessons that I learned at me was on day three of the Games is nothing I want more than to be the the USAMU will continue to help me during the men’s trap competition. leader of the USA Shooting shotgun throughout the future, and I would Four-time Olympian Bret Erickson program. As most of you heard me like to take this opportunity to thank had just finished his last round, and say at the Fall Selection Match, it is all of my teammates and staff at the we were both in the athlete prep area. a great time to be part of USA Shoot- USAMU for eight wonderful years. Bret was feeling really down. Although ing, and especially to be a part of our he expected to do very well in Beijing, shotgun team. I look forward to meet- As excited as I am to be a part of he just didn’t have a good match. As ing more of our shooters, parents the changes at USA Shooting, I am we sat there talking about it, I tried and supporters and creating a team equally excited about continuing the to offer some comfort even though I that will work together for success winning traditions established by knew as a shooter that no words help in 2012. Have a safe holiday season Coach Woodhouse and executed by much at that moment. I really thought and I will see you next year. our athletes. I was able to attend the

14 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News AMUCorner

By SFC Michael Moore, NCOIC, AMU International Rifle Team Soldiers Staying Busy in the Fall

order for career progression. Many soldiers this fall will be attending three different classes. The first profes- Greetings from Fort Benning! WOW, sional development class the the year has passed us by quickly! It soldiers will attend is War- has been a great year for all our teams riors Leaders Course. The at the AMU. Congratulations especially course prepares a younger to SPC Eller and PFC Hancock on win- soldier to take on additional ning Olympic gold in Beijing. Our Ser- responsibilities of a sergeant, vice Rifle and Pistol Teams did very well, the first true leadership posi- both with dominating seasons. Many tion. The second class is the National Champions were crowned Basic Non-Commissioned and we also just concluded our 52nd Officer Course. This course Unit reunion sponsored by the Military prepares a sergeant for Marksmanship Association. additional responsibility The pace at the AMU is now slowing on and a position that requires 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Major Michael Anti the competitions front, but the tempo a better working knowl- helps conduct a basic rifle marksmanship class of the soldier/athletes shifts gears and edge of his or her military we stay very busy. What happens now skill occupation. Public relations is another area that during a slower competitive period are keeps us busy during the fall. Many The last class the some of the AMU clinic requests are fulfilled during this a lot of things. The following are some soldiers will attend is the Advanced of the events that take place during the time of year. This includes assisting Non-Commissioned Officers Course. and recruiting at major junior competi- fall. Teams have planned major main- This class prepares a senior soldier tenance and upgrades to their ranges, tions, conducting marksmanship clin- with additional skill and knowledge ics (all teams), attending major trade soldiers are attending a variety of mili- to take a leadership position plac- tary schools, marksmanship instruc- conventions manning the AMU display ing him or her in charge of up to 30+ and hosting the reunion this year. tion to the support the war fighter and soldiers. The above courses range in public relations events are scheduled length from four weeks to six months. As you can see the AMU is very busy which include, rifle and pistol clinics, With the length of the courses, the even during the fall. By scheduling displays at conventions, high school downtime of the competition season non-shooting events during the fall pe- visits and many other public venues. in the fall provides the soldier/athlete riod allows our soldier/athletes the op- One of the range maintenance items the opportune time to complete the portunity to fulfill their military school- that is scheduled for this fall is the course with minimum disruption to the ing and career development courses, addition of another trap bunker to be competitions schedule. conduct clinics and attend many public relation events. added to the shotgun range. This will The Service Rifle and Pistol Teams eventually give the AMU the ability to also conduct many war fighter training I encourage you to take a look at our host higher level competitions at Hook classes. The Service Rifle Team con- webpage, USAMU.com. You will find Range. A second major improvement ducts the Squad Designated Marks- a lot of information about the unit, will be the International Rifle Team up- manship class. This class is one week upcoming events, pro tips, as well as grading and performing maintenance in length and teaches the soldier ad- the ability to contact the teams if you on all of the 300 meter targets. This vanced marksmanship skills and prac- have any questions pertaining to the is preparation for the upcoming Fall tical exercises engaging targets out to shooting sports. Selection Match to be held next Sep- 500 meters. The Service Pistol Team “Keep them in the middle and Stay tember. The match will include 300 conducts a Close Quarters Marksman- Army Strong” meter competitions. ship class. The class teaches a soldier All soldiers are required to attend the skill necessary to engage targets professional development schools in in room clearing type scenarios.

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 15 InsidetheBlue By: Master Sgt. Jeffrey J. Julig, Air Force Shooting Team Inside the Blue: Unity of Effort concurrently is more likely to reach his work ethic and strong mental skills may or her peak performance. In other words, fail to perform under pressure because the sweet smell of success usually has he or she did not acquire the fundamen- the scent of sweat about it. tal skills gained during thousands of hours of practice. This athlete is unable Half Mental Unity of effort is a fundamental military to perform under pressure or adapt to doctrine that is equally applicable to When Hall of Fame baseball player and changing conditions as he or she only shooting sports. In a military context, amateur philosopher Yogi Berra said, “90 has limited experience to draw upon. By unity of effort requires a commander percent of this game is half mental,” he contrast, an athlete with a strong work to employ his or her forces together to could have easily described competitive ethic and poor mental skills may fail leverage the capabilities of each Service shooting. Few would argue that competi- to perform because he or she will be to dominate the enemy’s air, surface, tive shooting is a physically demanding unable to acquire and apply the skills space and cyberspace forces. By con- sport. In addition, it should come as no learned during training due to a mental trast, a successful athlete combines surprise to coaches and athletes that a block or loss of focus. physical and mental elements to achieve successful marksman requires some his or her peak performance. In both mastery of the mental aspects of the Thrust and Vector sport. However, will exclusive focus on cases, unity of effort requires the actor When evaluating the performance of the mental aspects of the game yield to use available tools to accomplish a an Airman, a supervisor may refer to success? Perhaps in the short term, mission. For a marksman, a partner- him or her as “all thrust and no vector” but as the pressure increases and the ship between hard work and mental (ATNV for you text message addicts). conditions change, an athlete is required toughness improves performance. For While this may appear as a negative to use his or her subconscious mind to a military commander, the combined evaluation, an Airman with a strong skill reach back to the fundamentals he or capabilities of a joint team create a lethal, set and little direction presents the su- she practiced thousands of times. battle-ready force. In this article, Airmen pervisor a leadership opportunity. Work will explore the value of combining two I submit that it is more accurate to say that ethic – when properly channeled – is a elements of performance: hard work and 90 percent of mistakes are mental, but powerful asset. Left unchecked however, mental toughness. mental acuity and a strong work ethic is it can have a deleterious effect on the Does it Matter? needed to sustain a marksman’s perfor- mission. A motivated, hardworking mance at a high level. As previously not- Airman is usually responsive to train- A strong work ethic and mental tough- ed, success is based on the sum of both ing. The supervisor is able to train the ness are two timeless traits found in parts: a strong work ethic during training Airman, evaluate his or her performance, nearly all successful athletes regardless and mental toughness during competi- and provide feedback and make course of sport or generation. Choose your fa- tion. Both legs of the performance are corrections along the way to continuous vorite athlete, past or present, and apply equally influential to the outcome – half improvement. A marksman may use a the test: Did this individual have a strong preparation and half execution. The ratio similar methodology to unify his or her work ethic? Did he or she excel under may vary among athletes with different performance elements. pressure? Did he or she have both traits levels of experience, but each element at the pinnacle of his or her career? If The cause and effect relationship be- will nevertheless depend on the other. At not, what if he or she did? If so, what if tween preparation and performance re- the end of a multi-day competition, many he or she did not? How did the presence quires the athlete to keep each element of the same athletes continue to rise to or absence of one of these traits influ- in mind as he or she trains and competes. the top because they are mentally tough ence his or her performance? During preparation, the athlete must and use their skills gained through hours work very hard to learn the skills needed Countless examples support the premise of training. during the competition. On competition that success is based on the sum of both A unity of effort is required to reach peak day, the athlete must have confidence elements: a strong work ethic during performance as its presence or absence that his or her hard work during training training, and mental toughness during separates the medalists from the rest of built a solid foundation for him or her to competition. A small minority of athletes the field. Training allows an athlete to draw upon. The cycle begins again after may overcome either trait to succeed on improve his or her skills needed during the competition. The athlete must work occasion, but the overwhelming major- a competition and mental toughness hard to improve and apply the lessons ity of the elite athletes leveraged both enables the athlete to use the skills to learned from the previous competition elements to remain at the top. Therefore, avoid, mitigate or overcome mistakes. (e.g., what went well, what are areas an athlete that possesses both traits For example, an athlete with a weak for improvement, equipment changes).

16 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News During the next competition, the athlete the grass grow” reckless opti- a sport where winners and losers are must use the new skills gained during mism. Evaluate the lessons you determined by small margins, athletes training (e.g., breath control, imagery, learned after each competition may find an edge by unifying his or her affirmations) and continue the endless and adjust your training to fill any efforts. A partnership between hard cycle of improvement. gaps. Use competitions to build work and mental toughness is critical to success. The accomplishments of our Improving Your Performance your confidence and feed your sport’s top athletes testify to this fact 1. Unify your efforts. It is important training program. as will a brief conversation or interview to understand all of the factors 3. Work harder than the competi- with the best athletes of any sport. Seek that influence your performance. tion. As part-time competitors them out as you undoubtedly discover Identify positive and negative and full-time Airman, Air Force a consistent pattern of hard work and mental toughness. elements to determine where marksmen must work within time you need to place your focus. and resource constraints. Even Until the next competition, the Air Force Although work ethic and mental though training time is limited, I Shooting Team challenges each of you toughness were highlighted in this have personally never left the line to unify your efforts to improve your per- article, many other performance without knowing I worked as hard formance and pursue excellence in all elements are equally important. as I could within those boundar- you do. If you have any questions about the Air Force in general, please visit Athletes should channel their ef- ies. A strong work ethic will allow www.airforce.com for more information. forts to create a singular focus on you to lower your firearm after the enhancing their performance. last shot with confidence knowing ------2. Focus on continuous improve- you worked harder than everyone “Inside the Blue” is a running series that ment. Establish a cyclic process else did even though you may not looks at international shooting sports from for improvement and execute it have posted the highest score. an Airman’s perspective. Master Sgt. Julig with machine-like efficiency. Re- Although another athlete may win, is a member of the Air Force International main optimistic about your ability you should never feel defeated if Trap Team and he is presently deployed in to improve your skills and look you made full use of your prepa- support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM in to your previous competitions to ration time and performed well the International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq. The judge your progress – not just during the competition. views expressed in this article, unless oth- erwise indicated, are that of the individual other competitor’s scores. Set One Final Shot author. They do not purport to express the realistic goals and a manage- A strong work ethic and mental tough- views of the Department of the Air Force or able pace for improvement and ness are critical elements needed to any other department or agency of the U.S. avoid a warrior’s “blood makes maximize an athlete’s performance. In Government.

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 17 OnTheFiringLine(Forty-first in a series)

©2007 JP O’Connor

“How it works we do not know; Though we sure do love to make it go!” of how they work (e.g. conscious, the white, or in the backstop, the vast subconscious, unconscious and any majority end up in the black – dead number of other concepts), we can center. How is this possible? After study the actual results of what they do all, the Interfering Self was not “in in differing situations. Applied sports control” of the shot, so how could it psychology places emphasis on the possibly end up in the center? (That The human brain and mind are quite “what” rather than the internal “how” of is the Ego talking!) In thinking about amazing and wonderful. The brain the operation of the brain and mind as the Two Selves (the Performing Self (physical) and mind (psychological) the athlete trains or competes. Thus, and the Interfering Self) and the Three are so complex that even after gen- while the quote at the beginning of this Levels of Performance, one realizes erations of study we are constantly article could apply to the automatic that those shots are generally at Level learning more about how they operate. transmission, it also applies to the Three – Full Automation. For some rea- While we refer here to a simplistic human mind. Ask any athlete who has son, for that shot, the Interfering Self boundary between the physical and experienced flow or other performance was distracted or not paying attention the psychological, even that classifica- far beyond their expectations! to “taking control,” and the Performing tion is subject to discussion. Self was – finally – free to perform as It turns out that the biggest challenge only it can. The result is astounding. Despite the lack of a complete and in unleashing and utilizing the power of And repeatable. universally accepted model for how the mind for performance, and learn- our brain and mind work, significant ing to perform, is not our understand- Many coaches and athletes say that knowledge is available that aids us in ing of the mind. Instead, the obstacle these shots are mistakes and must be the areas of clinical psychology, de- is staring back at us from the mirror! avoided at all costs. After all, one must veloping expertise and performance The Interfering Self insists in ruling all be “in control” they say. This mires psychology, among others. As athletes activity and, as discussed two articles the athlete in the Level Two – Partial and coaches, we are especially inter- ago, it is incapable of performing as Automation performance mode. While ested in the latter two areas. we wish and it prevents us from utiliz- many athletes are quite successful in It is often not required to understand ing the resources available to us in our this mode, their results are variable exactly how the mind works in order learning and training. and rarely sustainable, even with high levels of work and training. to understand what it does in various Frequently we hear: “That athlete/ situations. An analogy is helpful in coach can’t possibly help me reach (a Other coaches and athletes intrigued understanding this assertion. Most given level of performance) since he/ by these “by itself” shots do not ignore modern automobiles in this country she has never competed at that level.” them. Understanding the Three Levels have an automatic transmission. While Nothing could be further from the truth. of Performance, and the Two Selves, most of us may have little or no under- This is the Interfering Self, specifically they explore deeper. Even then, when standing of how an automatic trans- the Ego, taking charge. After all, the the number of unexplainable “flyers” mission works, we clearly understand Ego, that is “I,” knows all, so another increases, coupled with the Ego’s what it does and are able to use it with person cannot possibly help because sense of lack of “control,” many step little effort. they are deemed inferior. back from their exploration and revert. By now, alert readers have discerned Open-minded athletes are able to learn A brave few realize that any change in the meaning of this article’s title! Re- from others without feeling inferior. technique, even if “only” mental, often gardless of the make or model of an Indeed, the most helpful teacher often results in temporary decrease in results automobile, setting the transmission’s turns out to be someone with a very while the new process is assimilated control lever to P, R, N, D or other set- different set of experiences. These and solidified. Parts of their training tings is clearly understood in terms of athletes, while working to enhance may even revert to Level One – Active what the transmission will do, even if their performance, also work to reduce Learning & Control. Having confidence, we are ignorant of how it does what we their internal interference. and ignoring the criticism of unknowing have asked. naysayers, they soon discover that the Have you ever had a shot that seemed “flyers” start to decrease in frequency It is no different in the use of the brain to go off “by itself,” often before you and severity before disappearing and mind in sport or other performance. felt you were ready? Have you noticed altogether. This is not theory, having While we may disagree on, or have no where those shots end up most of been observed in actual training and knowledge of, the internal mechanisms the time? While a few do end up in

18 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News competition over a period of time. that the Ego would not be tempted to aspects of shooting or performance. take “control” and completely revert to The article also told a bit of the story In fairness, one must look at alternate Level Two. Regardless of the actual of two very successful shooters. It is points of view. One athlete provides psychological mechanisms (how), this highly unlikely that Matt Emmons will a very interesting perspective on this model worked for him (what) so that he say that his two most famous shots are topic. Abhinav Bindra set a junior was more adaptable to varying situa- due to physical or technical aspects of men’s air rifle world record as a teen- tions in his career. The specific details his game, or that those aspects are ager when he won a World Cup with a of his shot process, especially at the the only critical components of all his score of 597. Among other things, he critical moments, are such that he world class shots and performances. described having been in the “zone has almost everything automated and In Jason Turner’s story, one of the of forgetfulness,” which is a way of lets the process control itself for the major events in his journey of growth describing being “mindless,” “just most part, even when “manufacturing” took place at the 2007 Pan Am Games. shooting” or letting the Performing the shot. Again, the insight he gained there Self take over and experiencing Level was not physical or technical. True, Three performance. Of course, one of the dangers is that, both athletes have solid physical and upon reading the previous paragraph, Abhinav had learned how to get the technical games. Those aspects are one’s Ego says, “See, if it’s good Interfering Self to step back and allow obviously necessary. Not so obviously, enough for Abhinav, it’s good enough the Performing Self to take over. At the those aspects are not sufficient on for me so I don’t need to worry about time, he was training a great deal, so their own without the incorporation of that stupid Level Three stuff!” without his confidence was high and he had the mental and emotional aspects. truly understanding. Of course, lack of trained to the point that it was difficult understanding is not a problem either, The Interfering Self hurts our perfor- not to follow his shot process. Later, since the Ego already “knows every- mance, and it even stands in the way his ability to manage the Two Selves thing” any way! of our learning and training. The best showed when he competed in the coach in the world is helplessly inef- smallbore rifle 3x40 event for the very We get wrapped up in the technical fective in the face of an intransigent first time in his life. We watched him aspects of our shooting, positions, athlete. Similarly, the best athlete in post a very good score in that match… balance, natural point of aim, trigger the world is helplessly debilitated by a World Cup no less. adjustments, gun adjustments, where an oblivious coach. It takes clear, well and how to aim, what makes a good Despite these successes, Abhinav informed communication between shot process and on and on. We noticed that at times one could not coach and athlete, and a “rage to ignore what is going on in our head achieve the same levels of confidence master,” that is a constant journey of and our heart. Hopefully, the concepts and automation when forced to dra- learning, on the part of both. presented two articles ago provide in- matically reduce the quantity of training sight into what is happening and what Careful and methodical study of the or when facing tougher pressures. He is needed in training. previous two articles will provide many then worked on how one could reliably opportunities for enhancing one’s “manufacture a shot” when full automa- The previous article provided insight journey of learning and achieving. This tion could not be achieved. While this into one of the critical elements of article, by design, is much less detailed creeps a tiny bit back toward Level an athlete’s journey of growth to be and intended to stimulate renewed Two, the issue was one of striking an able to meet any challenge. Not one thought in these areas. appropriate and delicate balance so word was about physical or technical Self-awareness and open minded- ness are powerful tools that open many doors. ______Giving kids a sense of teamwork, competition, confidence. Based in the Atlanta, Ga., area, JP O’Connor ([email protected] and http:// www.america.net/~jpoc/) is involved in And the thrill of blowing little clay targets to smithereens. shooting as a competitor, is a former As- sistant National Coach – U.S. Paralympics Shooting Team, serves on the National Coach Development Staff in both rifle & pistol, coaches the rifle and pistol teams The Scholastic Clay Target Program is the fastest-growing youth shooting program. at North Georgia College & State Univer- For kids, it means the chance to be part of a team while enjoying trap, skeet and sporting clays competitions at the local, state and national levels. A great confidence builder and a fun way to make new friends. sity, and coaches a junior club. He enjoys For parents, it means peace of mind knowing that kids are learning important firearm safety lessons working with a number of pistol and rifle under adult supervision– while getting the chance to excel at a “grown-up” activity. athletes from around the country, ranging For coaches and potential coaches, it means giving back – sharing knowledge and enthusiasm in a from beginners to the highly advanced, in constructive Little League way. Spending time with eager kids who appreciate your time and energy. As just one of the many programs that prove we’re “always shooting for more”, the Scholastic Clay clinics and one-on-one private coaching. Target Program is an important part of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and its efforts to promote Previous installments of this series may be the sports we're all passionate about. found at www.pilkguns.com. If you enjoy shooting, or have always wanted to learn, join us – new teams are forming every day. 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USA Shooting News November / December 2008 19 FeatureArticle By Mary Beth Vorwerk 2009 World Shotgun Championship Team Determined at Fall Selection Match The 2009 World Shotgun Champion- spot on the 2009 World Championship targets in the qualification, 45 in the ship Team was decided during the Team with a match score of 287, a final final and ending the match with a total 2008 USA Shooting Shotgun Fall of 49 and a total score of 336 targets. of 317 targets. Selection Match, which was held Sept. USAMU member and 2008 Olympian 13-20 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) took Leading the way in the men’s skeet top three finishers in each category the third spot with a match score of 286 open category, USAMU member and (open and junior) for a total team of 30 targets, a final of 48 for a total score of 2004 Olympian Shawn Dulohery (Lee’s shooters will represent the U.S. at the 334 targets. Summit, Mo.) finished in first place 2009 World Shotgun Championships with a match score of 244 out of 250 August 7-16 in Maribor, . For the junior double trap men, targets, a final of 23 for a total score 15-year-old Billy Crawford (Johnstown, of 267 out of 275 targets. Dulohery’s Leading the U.S. team in men’s double Ohio) finished in first place, securing USAMU teammate Vincent Hancock trap will be 2008 Olympic gold medal- his spot on the 2009 World Shotgun (Eatonton, Ga.), the 2008 Olympic ist and U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Championship junior team in double gold medalist in skeet, finished in sec- (USAMU) member Glenn Eller (Katy, trap, finishing with a match score of 284 ond place with an overall score of 265 Texas), who won the match with a targets, a final of 48 and a total of 332. targets. Hancock, a world champion qualification score of 293 out of 300 Crawford also finished in fourth place and world record holder, started out targets, hit 45 in the final and ended in the men’s open category. Bryce with 92 out of 100 targets on the first with an overall score of 338 out of 350 Gearhart (Freeburg, Pa.) grabbed the day of the match, then missed only two targets. Eller’s USAMU teammate Josh second spot with a match score of 277, targets the rest of the competition. He Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.), the 2007 a final of 46 and an overall score of 323 hit a perfect 100 on the second day, Pan American Games gold medalist, targets. Derek Haldeman (Sunbury, followed by 49 out of 50 on the final day finished in second place to secure his Ohio) finished in third place, hitting 272 of the match, then 24 out of 25 in the 2009 World Shotgun Championship Team

TRAP DOUBLE TRAP

Open Men Dominic Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) Junior Men Open Matthew Wallace (Stanton, Tenn.) Collin Wietfeldt (Hemlock, Mich.) Josh Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.) Lance Bade (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Not Pictured Jacob Turner (Richland, Wash.) Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) Seth Politi (Lexington, Mass.) Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.)

Open Women Junior Women Junior Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) Molly Bender (Montoursville, Pa.) Bryce Gearhart (Freeburg, Pa.) Susan Sledge (El Cajon, Calif.) Kayle Browning (Wooster, Ark.) Billy Crawford (Johnstown, Ohio) Theresa DeWitt (Cincinnati, Ohio) Brandi Hobbs (Edinboro, Pa.) Derek Haldeman (Sunbury, Ohio)

20 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News final. Earning a spot on his first world final and ended with 258 overall in the 265 targets. Wallace entered the final championship team in the men’s open junior category to claim first place. Am- with a qualification score of 242 and hit category is Frank Thompson (Alliance, ber English (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 23 targets in the final. Neb.) who finished in third place with a took second with a match score of 230, qualification score of 238, a final of 24 a final of 24 and a total of 254. English For the junior men, Olympic Training and a total of 262 targets. also finished in fourth place in the Center Resident Athlete Jacob Turner open category after shooting a final of (Richland, Wash.) took the top spot BJ Blanchard (Vidor, Texas) claimed 24 targets. Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, with a match score of 237, a final of 23 the top spot for the junior men finishing La.) captured third place after a shoot- and a total of 260 targets. Collin Wi- with a match score of 236, a final of 24 off with Ali Chiang (Redwood Shores, etfeldt (Hemlock, Mich.) landed a spot for a total of 260 targets. Right behind Calif.). Connor had a match score of on his first world championship team, Blanchard was 2008 National Cham- 225, a perfect final score of 25 targets finishing in second place with 254 total pion Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, and an overall score of 250. targets. Seth Politi (Lexington, Mass.) Okla.), who also shot 236 targets in finished one target behind Wietfeldt in the qualification, but shot 23 targets to Since Grinnell already claimed a spot third place with 253 targets. Blanchard’s 24 in the final. McGrath on the 2009 World Championship team hit 24 targets in the open final, claim- in the open category, Chiang’s fourth Sledge took first place in the women’s ing fourth place. Chris Haver (Clinton, place finish qualifies her for a spot on open category with a match score Mich.) captured third place in the the 2009 Junior World Team. of 237, a final of 22 and ending with men’s junior category with a match a total of 259 targets. Finishing in score of 227, a final of 24 and a total of In trap, three-time Olympian and 1996 second place was 2008 Olympic 251 targets. bronze medalist Lance Bade (Colorado Bronze Medalist Corey Cogdell (Eagle Springs, Colo.) lead the way for the River, Alaska), who hit 233 targets in Haley Dunn (Eddyville, Iowa), who men, while Susan Sledge (El Cajon, the qualification, 22 in the final, for a was coming off a bronze medal win Calif.) finished on top for the women. total of 255 targets. USAMU member at the 2008 Beijing World Cup and a and 1996 Olympian Theresa DeWitt Bade went in to the final with a match gold from World Cup USA took the top (Cincinnati, Ohio) took third place with score of 246 out of 250 targets after spot in women’s skeet with a match 252 targets. score of 239, a final of 24 and a total of hitting 98 on the first day of competi- 263 targets. Four-time Olympian and tion, followed by a perfect 100 on the In a close match for the junior trap 2008 Olympic silver medalist in skeet, second day. On the last day of the women, Kayle Browning (Wooster, Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.), finished event, Bade hit 48 out of 50 targets in Ark.) grabbed the title, finishing with a second with a qualification of 238 tar- the last match, then 23 out of 25 tar- match score of 225, a final of 22 and gets, a final of 23 and a total of 261. gets in the final to finish with 269 out of an overall of 247 targets. Molly Bender Seventeen-year-old Jaiden Grinnell 275 targets to take first place. Dominic (Montoursville, Pa.) finished right be- (Port Angeles, Wash.) made her first Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas), a 2008 hind Browning in second place with world championship team in the open U.S. Olympic team member, finished 246 and Brandi Hobbs (Edinboro, Pa.) category by taking third place. Grinnell in second place with a match score of took third with 245 targets. 243, a final of 23 and an overall score hit 234 targets in the match, 24 in the For complete Shotgun Fall Selection final and ended with 258 targets. of 266 targets. USAMU member Mat- thew Wallace (Stanton, Tenn.) finished results, please visit www.usashooting. Grinnell also hit 24 targets in the junior right behind Grazioli in third place with org.

2009 World Shotgun Championship Team (Continued) SKEET

Junior Men Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.) BJ Blanchard (Vidor, Texas) Chris Haver (Clinton, Mich.)

Open Men Open Women Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) Shawn Dulohery (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) Haley Dunn (Eddyville, Iowa) Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.) Jaiden Grinnell (Port Angeles, Wash.)

Junior Women Amber English (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, La.) Ali Chiang (Redwood Shores, Calif.) Not Pictured USA Shooting News November / December 2008 21

FeatureArticle By Mary Beth Vorwerk Photos courtesy of Wolfgang Schreiber, ISSF TV Haley Dunn, Vincent Hancock Capture Silver Medals in Skeet at Shotgun World Cup Final Dunn, the 2008 World Cup USA gold medal- ist and World Cup Bei- jing bronze medalist, went into the women’s skeet final in second place behind Andri Eleftheriou of Cyrpus with a qualification score of 71 out of 75 targets, while Elefthe- riou had 73 targets. In the final, Dunn and Eleftheriou both hit Competition for the 2008 ISSF World 22 targets, which left Cup Final in Shotgun was held Sep- Eleftheriou in first place taking home tember 27-30 in Minsk, Belarus with the gold, while Dunn claimed the silver Haley Dunn (Eddyville, Iowa) and with an overall score of 93 targets. 2008 Olympic gold medalist Vincent ’s Katiuscia Spada took the bronze entered the men’s skeet final with a Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) taking with 92 targets and four-time Olympian qualification score of 123 out of 125 and 2008 silver medalist Kim Rhode targets, after hitting 23 targets in his (El Monte, Calif.) finished in fourth first match, followed by four straight place at 91 targets after a shoot-off perfect 25s in his next four matches. with Nathalie Larsson of . Hancock went into the final tied for Two-time Olympian and 2008 World first place with Tore Brovold of , Cup USA bronze medalist, Connie who was the silver medalist in Beijing, Smotek (Bryan, Texas), finished the after losing a shoot-off for the gold women’s skeet event in eighth place to Hancock. with 66 targets. In the final, Brovold shot a perfect 25 home silver medals for the U.S. in the targets to Hancock’s 24 targets to claim skeet event. the gold with a final of 148, giving Han- cock the silver with 147. Jan Sychra of Fifty-eight shooters from 18 countries the Czech Republic earned the bronze qualified for the 2008 ISSF World Cup with 144 targets after a shoot-off with Final. Among the shooters competing Abdullah Alrashidi of . were the 15 2008 Beijing Olympic Medalists, the title defenders from Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.) the 2007 World Cup Final in Belgrade finished in 11th place with a quali- and the best shooters from the 2008 On the final day of competition at the fication score of 115 targets. This ISSF World Cup circuit who qualified 2008 ISSF Shotgun World Cup Final, was Thompson’s first World Cup by points from four World Cup Stages Hancock, the 2008 World Cup Final appearance. held in Kerrville, Texas; Beijing, China; gold medalist and member of the U.S. Men’s double trap was the first event Suhl, Germany and Belgrade, Serbia. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), Continued to 32

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AroundtheRange By Scott Pilkington

Coach recommends when a competi- Criteria for Accuracy Testing in Airguns tor gets to the 80% level. Basically this means that they have an “8 ring hold” or are capable of shooting an 8 or higher The last article about pellets in the method. We need to be sure that the with every shot. Score wise this is a May/June 2008 issue of USA Shoot- pellets we are using are capable of 320 plus for the ladies or 480 plus for ing News dealt with specifics related shooting 9.5 mm groups or less. To do men. When a shooter has reached this to manufacturing and packaging, and that, the simple solution is to buy good point, then getting a rifle tested for bet- what did NOT determine the best pellet quality match pellets from respected ter pellets can possibly pick up another for your competition airgun, such as a makers such as RWS, H & N or Vogel. 10 points or so if the group size drops factory test target head size or what These companies have been around from an 8 mm group to 6 mm group. someone’s similar gun liked. It did not many years, and their pellets have all The group testing is a validation to the cover the aspects of choosing a pellet been used to shoot “possibles” or per- shooter that the rifle can do its part and that shoots best in your individual gun. fect scores like 400/400 or 600/600. In increases their confidence in their gun. The criteria for an air rifle is completely my 20 years of involvement with airgun different than for an air pistol, so we will shooting, both with the military teams In my previous article, I discussed cover these topics separately. We will and now as a civilian, I have tested many that lot number is a more important be using metric measurements, since different match air rifles with all sorts of discriminator than pellet size or brand. the pellet size is 4.5 millimeter and the pellets from these makers and I would So what kind of group improvement can target specifications are all metric. say on average, any match pellet from be achieved by testing pellets selecting any one of these three makers fired in a specific lot number for your specific For an air rifle, first we need to look at any precision 10m air rifle, will average barrel size? On average, you should be the target and determine what a critical a 8 mm or less size group, assuming a able to get down into a 5.5 mm group group size needs to be. Let’s look at the ten shot group. An extreme case would with ten shots and 5 mm is not unheard 10 ring, since that is what we are most get you outside of a 10 mm group, which of. A 5 mm group is normally about as interested in trying to hit. The ISSF is now in the 9 ring territory, but we are big as you can get width wise and still standard for air rifle is a 0.5mm diam- talking averages here and those are hold the “proverbial” skirt of the pellet in eter white dot that is the 10 ring. That’s well within the size of the 10 ring. For the target. pretty small. Do you have to shoot a the average shooter, especially begin- group smaller than half a millimeter to ners, it is a waste of time to test pellets. score a 10? That’s pretty impossible to The reality is that a proper functioning do since the pellet is 4.5 millimeter in 10 m rifle with a good match pellet is diameter itself. You would be surprised going to shoot within the 10 ring 99% of how often we get questioned about this the time without testing. Higher scores issue. If you shoot 10 shots and every are going to come faster with training pellet went through exactly the same than with specially tested pellets. hole, this hole can’t be any smaller than 4.5mm or thereabouts. So if the smallest pellet size hole is 4.5 mm and we know Often considered the holy grail of pelletdom, the that a shot that just barely touches the skirt is holding the pellet in the group hole. white 10 ring is a 10, so a 4.5 mm hole on the right and a 4.5 mm hole on the left, and a 0.5mm dot in the middle, is in effect a 9.5 mm wide circle that the pellets can shoot in and still score 10 points. Now we know that 9.5 mm is as big of a group that we can have and still shoot 10s all day long. This 9.5 mm group is measured from outside edge to outside edge. Most groups shot with firearms All but one of these eight groups of ten shots each are measured center to center of each are 10 ring groups hole, but since we normally only have a So when should a rifle shooter have single, solid hole with airguns we have Same pellet and target from the top. This group is his or her rifle tested for pellets? Dave actually a 5.72 mm group, yet still holding the skirt. to use the outside edge to outside edge Johnson, the U.S. National Rifle Team

26 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News How does a 4.5 mm pellet hold in a creases fractionally at a given speed whopping 11.5 mm in diameter. Add 5 mm or larger hole? This occurs for change. Tuning the speed of the gun the potential of the pellet diameter on two reasons. The first explanation is for example from 530 fps to 590 fps either side of that 11.5, and you have a the head of the pellet is slightly smaller and firing various lot numbers at every group capable of shooting nothing but than skirt after the skirt is blown out by 15 fps of change, you will find various 10s that is 20.5 mm in diameter. Okay, the impact of air from firing. The sec- speeds that will open or close up the I hear you ask, if the bullseye is a lot ond is that the flat head of the pellet, group size of a given lot number. Three bigger, isn’t the accuracy a lot worse called a wadcutter in gun circles, push- or four groups of each lot number at for that shorter barrel necessitating a es the paper outward slightly before each velocity should be fired to deter- bigger bullseye? Actually, no. In most cutting it, and when the paper snaps mine the best averages. As you can cases an air pistol is capable of the back into the straight position it has a imagine, this takes a lot of shooting same 8 mm average group size as a slightly smaller hole than the original and comparisons and sometimes you rifle. The discriminating factor requir- pellet head. find that lot number XXX will shoot ing that bigger target is the shooter’s very good at 560 fps while pellets from arm and hold, not the pellet group size. Since not all barrels are made equal, lot number YYY shoot equally well at The group size can be almost 3 times it is possible to get smaller groups, 590 fps. It takes a lot of time to do this larger and still hold the 10 ring. In my even down to just barely over 4.5 mm. type of testing and is only worthwhile opinion, the only air pistol competitors Getting groups this size is going to for elite level athletes. that need to have their pistols pellet take much testing to really determine tested, are those members on the U.S. the actual potential of a given lot, and For air pistol, the simple answer is Team traveling to world cups, and then normally will require tweaking of the that pellet testing is a waste of time. it is mostly for the comfort of mind that regulator and the gun velocity. Given Modern air pistols and pellets are so you have the best, not that it will make specific pellets with a given gun fired good, and the 10 ring is so big, that a significant impact on scores. over a chronograph at various speeds, pellet testing even for the world’s best you will find accuracy “sweet spots” shooters is really unnecessary. The Next time, we will talk about gun rests of velocity, where the accuracy in- ISSF dimensions for the 10 ring is a and holding issues for pellet testing.

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 27 AroundtheRange Article and photos submitted by Dmitriy Shteyman 28 Shooters Participate in Southwest Regional Championships

The 2008 USA Shooting Southwest Regional Championships in Rosen- berg, Texas August 29-31 was a huge success! Twenty-eight shooters com- peted in 12 rifle and pistol events with the total of 58 event entries. In the Men’s 50ft. Prone Rifle event, Samuel Muegge, a member of 4-H Outdoor Sports Club from Rosenberg, Texas, shot an awesome score of 590 with a final of 100.0 to win the gold medal with a total score of 690.0. His sister Hannah Muegge, also a member of the 4-H Outdoor Sports Club in silver and bronze medals provided by Rosenberg, claimed the gold medal in USA Shooting in an awards ceremony the Women’s 50ft. Prone Rifle event, following the competition. Each cham- shooting her personal best score pion also received a special perfume of 593. gift from Ft. Bend County 4-H Shooting Sports Club. In Men’s 50ft. Rapid Fire Pistol, 16 year old junior shooter Christopher Nona, During the three days of competition also a member of the 4-H Shooting in Rosenberg, there was a special Sports Club, shot his personal best display table set up featuring photos, score and set a new National Record souvenirs, Olympic pins, Chinese in the J2 category with a 450 in the newspapers and other memorabilia qualification and a total of 568.9 (in- from Dmitriy’s Shteyman’s recent trip cluding a finals score of 118.9). to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. J2 junior shooter Alexandria Strudwick “I am very proud that the Southwest from Coppell, Texas (NASSA, Dallas Regional Championships is getting Pistol Club) earned the gold medal in more popular every year and participa- the Women’s 10 meter Air Pistol event tion in this tournament is increasing with a qualification score of 354, a every time,” said Shteyman, who was finals score of 92.0 for a total of 446.0. the director of the match. Two rifle and pistol shooters from Anchorage, Alaska In the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event, Jack even traveled all the way to Texas to du Toit from Plano, Texas, a junior participate in the the Championships. member of the NASSA, Dallas Pistol “The Shooters from Anchorage were Club, shot an awesome score of 566, a very happy they were able to partici- finals score of 98.2 for a total of 664.2 pate in such a great competition at one to capture the gold medal. He shot of the best 50ft. indoor shooting ranges his personal best score and was only in the country,” said Shteyman. “They three points away from the National said that it was their best vacation trip Record in the J1 category. Jack was ever and they will be back next year!” also the Champion at the 2008 Zone 8 Championships in the same event. Earning second place in men’s air pistol was Stephen Swartz from Den- ton, Texas with a qualification score of 563, a finals score of 96.7 for a total of 659.7. Third place went to Brooks Brinson of McKinney, Texas with 560 in the qualification, a finals score of 99.4 and total of 659.4. The top three shooters in each cham- pionship event were presented gold,

28 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News RecentNews&Events

Photos by Wolfgang Schreiber, ISSF TV

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USA Shooting News November / December 2008 29 2008 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic commander in chief. His father, the Teams Visit President Bush, 41st president, also made history by First Lady at White House on occupying the chair of chef de mission October 7 of the U.S. Olympic Team, marking By Tim Hipps, U.S. Army the first time the U.S. Olympic Com- mittee has had an honorary chief of Photos Courtesy of Tim Hipps, the mission. Lauren Pasquale and Jeffrey Holguin “Attending the Beijing Olympics was one of the greatest experiences of our lifetime,” Bush said. “Laura and I had a fantastic experience. We will never forget the first night at the Bird’s Nest for the spectacular Opening Ceremony. When the Team USA was announced, there was a notable increase in the cheers. “And then came the greatest sight of all when more than 500 of America’s finest athletes (were) marching behind The 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralym- our flag. It was an incredible sight. I pic Teams gathered together October know it was a moment that all of our 7 in Washington, D.C. to visit President athletes looked forward to, George W. Bush and and it’s a moment that we First Lady Laura Bush. are so honored to share Members of the 2008 U.S. with you.” Olympic Team for Shoot- ing were among the Team USA won 110 med- athletes at the traditional als, more than any nation White House visit. during the Beijing Games, the largest in Olympic his- More than 500 Olympi- tory. More than 100,000 ans and Paralympians athletes from around “I’m not easily excited,” said Staff Sgt. thanked the president the world competed in Keith Sanderson, who posted an Olym- and first lady for their more than 300 events pic record qualification score of 583 support of the Olympic in which 87 countries before finishing fifth in the 25-meter movement throughout won medals. rapid-fire pistol event in Beijing. “But it the Beijing Games. The president, in was cool to see the president talk. It’s turn, thanked the athletes for their Along the way, 43 world records were kind of surreal. ‘Hey, that’s the guy on inspirational performances. broken as an estimated 4.7 billion tele- TV, but he’s right here in front of me.’” vision viewers watched from around the globe. National Rifle Coach Maj. David Johnson, a U.S. Army World Class “I know the entire Olympic teams Athlete Program (WCAP) Soldier, has worked hard to get to this moment,” participated in three Olympic White Bush said. “Whether you won a medal House visits – once as an athlete and or not really doesn’t matter in the long twice as a coach. run. What really matters is the honor you brought to your sports, and to your “This is a very important part of the families, and to your country. whole Olympic process,” Johnson said. “Representing the USA and then Bush said the Olympians made an in- bringing it all the way home to the “This is a special day for the White delible mark on both him and his wife. White House and being honored with House,” Bush said. “Laura and I are “Long after we leave the White House, the president here and his wife, it’s proud to welcome the greatest Olympic Laura and I will remember the ex- incredible. It really brings the Olympic and Paralympic team ever assembled. traordinary spirit and kindness of the movement full circle. And I bring greetings from the honorary athletes that we have met here at the “I think it’s great because it’s a day captain of the Olympic teams, [former] White House and in Beijing,” he said. President George H.W. Bush. We where you truly see politics disappear. call him 41.” The Olympians and Paralympians Everybody is red, white and blue, and thanked President and Mrs. Bush by you can see everybody is excited. It’s The Bushes were among more than making them honorary members of a rare opportunity to come here to the 80 world dignitaries who attended the Team USA and presenting them with White House. Opening Ceremony in Beijing. George official team jackets, a framed photo- “To me, it’s very much an honor and a W. Bush was the first U.S. president graph of the Opening Ceremony and to attend Olympic Games outside of pleasure. It’s team USA, all the way an American flag that flew in China from the top down to the bottom up. I the United States while serving as throughout both Games.

30 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News definitely want to keep coming back. I WOODHOUSE WILLAWALLA ery, Evelyn Gregory, David Leyva, Lisa get charged up to come here, even as WINGDING Erickson, Charlie Omen and Chris Lib- a coach, to watch. It’s a lot of pride and Article and photos submitted by bert dominated with four 8’s. Dwayne a lot of fun to watch the athletes after Anita Weger Weger, Mark Weeks, Chase Dennis so many hard years of work. It’s just and Frank Thompson captured icing on the cake.” second in the golf tournament after a three team putt-off. The In addition to the traditional Olympic championship went to George Team White House visit, Secretary Gregory, Tom Weger, Bill Keever of Defense Robert Gates and the and Dan Vitchoff. Department of Defense invited military Olympians and Paralympians to the Friday night’s Wingding Fling in- Pentagon in conjunction with the White cluded a Mexican fiesta, followed House visit to honor them for their by Rock’n Robs’ Roadshow, com- service. Nine Army shooters from the plete with singing, dancing and a 2008 U.S. Olympic team were among few high kicks. those military Olympians invited to spread the word about Soldiers’ in- Members of the Army Marksman- volvement in the Beijing Games and to ship Unit took the opportunity to thank senior military leaders for their honor Charlie Oman, a disabled support. WCAP Maj. Michael Anti, a Vietnam Veteran. Charlie, who four-time Olympian who won a silver was shot in the head during medal in three-position rifle shooting at the Vietnam War and lost 50% the Games in 2004, was joined of his brain and the use of his by fellow WCAP Olympian shooters left side, trains American trap Staff Sgt. Sanderson and Maj. John- at Willawalla Creek and shoots son. Spcs. Walton Glenn Eller III and one handed. Shawn Dulohery Vincent Hancock, who won gold med- shot a one armed trap round als in double trap and skeet shotgun with Charlie. shooting respectively in Beijing, repre- Saturday was a day of competition. sented the Army Marksmanship Unit, The party goers roped, shot, fished, along with Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker, tossed corn hole, hunted squir- Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski and Spc. rel and pitched horseshoes. The Jeffrey Holguin. Army Reserve Staff horseshoe tournament, organized Sgt. Elizabeth “Libby” Callahan, 56, by former Texas State Horshoe the oldest female competitor in U.S. Champion, Jerry Steadham, was a Olympic history, completed the group. hotly contested battle. Bill Keever Spc. Hancock was asked to address and Dwayne Weger outlasted Lisa Secretary Gates and thanked him for Erickson and Frank Thompson his support. “It is an honor to represent when Dwayne Weger threw a my country as a serviceman and as an double ringer. elite athlete. I would also like to thank After a Texas steak dinner, the game the non-commissioned officers of the was on. Shooters shot a combination Army. If it wasn’t for a few good NCOs, of Universal Trench and Five-Stand. I wouldn’t be able to be standing When the smoke cleared, Jake Turner here with a gold medal hung around was champ followed by Shawn Duloh- my neck.” ery, Chase Dennis and Tyler Heilman. Gold medalists Eller and Hancock On Sunday, the drug store cowboys received the troops’ preferential treat- and cowgirls took their turn riding ment, which included a personal visit horseback while die-hards shot and with Vice President Richard Cheney in fished. The AMU members closed the the west wing of the White House. festivities by presenting Lloyd with the AMU Bullet plaque. “This is still more than I can believe, to Willawalla Creek Shooting Center in tell you the truth,” Hancock said. “It re- Saint Jo, Texas hosted a weekend long The invitation said to come early and ally is a dream come true. I’ve said that celebration October 10-12 for Lloyd stay late. The honorees and several since the moment I got the gold medal and Bobbie Woodhouse in apprecia- guests accepted. In the week that fol- around my neck. Every day is surpris- tion of the 23 years they dedicated to lowed, activities included hunting, a ing what new comes about. I couldn’t the shotgun sports. little shooting, barbeques, shopping ask for anything better.” and a catch-your-own-fish fish fry. The event kicked off Friday with the Wingding Open Golf Tournament. The The festivities wrapped up with Lloyd game within the game, Golf Hold’em playing his third lifetime round of golf Poker, proved there’s power in num- in the Weger Family and Friends bers when the team of Shawn Duloh- annual event.

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 31 Continued from 24 held at the Shotgun World Cup Final with 2008 Olympian and USAMU mem- ber Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.), along with last year’s World Cup Final Champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist, Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas), also a member of the USAMU, finish- ing in seventh and 10th places respec- tively. Holguin ended the qualification with 136 out of 150 targets, while Eller had 135 targets, which did not qualify either for the final. Sweden’s Hakan Dahlby took the gold with 191 out of 200 targets. Hu Binyuan of China claimed the silver with 188 targets in a shoot-off with Vasily Mosin of the Russian Federation, who took home the bronze. while Liu Yingzi of China claimed the silver with 92 targets and Italy’s Giulia In women’s trap, 1996 Olympian Iannotti took home the bronze with and U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit 90 targets. (USAMU) member Theresa DeWitt (Cincinnati, Ohio) took fifth place, which In men’s trap, 2008 Olympian Dominic was the highest finish for the U.S. trap Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) missed women. DeWitt, the 2008 World Cup a spot in the final by one target, finish- USA gold medalist, entered the final ing the qualification round in seventh in sixth place with 66 out of 75 targets place with 117 targets. Four-time and shot 20 out of 25 targets in the Olympian Bret Erickson (Muenster, final to finish with a total of 86 targets. Texas) was unable to finish the match DeWitt’s USAMU teammate Joetta due to a shoulder injury. Italy’s Gio- Dement (Renton, Wash.), finished in vanni Pellielo, the silver medalist from seventh place with 66 targets, while Beijing, shot a perfect 25 in the final 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Corey and took home the gold in men’s trap Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) finished with an overall score of 145 targets. in 10th place, also with 66 targets. De- Michael Diamond of earned ment and Cogdell were tied with DeWitt the silver with 144 targets and 2008 and two other shooters at 66 targets at Olympic bronze medalist Alexey Alipov the end of the qualification and DeWitt of captured the bronze with won the shoot-off to earn the sixth 142 targets. spot in the final. Irina Laricheva of the Russian Federation took the gold in For complete World Cup Final results, women’s trap with a total of 94 targets, please visit www.issf.tv.

32 November / December 2008 USA Shooting News ScheduleofEvents SHOTGUN Discipline Start Match # Match Name Club Name Match Level Name City State Date End Date How to Register Club Rep: Deb Barney 3775 3rd Annual Molon Labe Hill Country Shooting Sports Center, Preliminary Tryout Shotgun KERRVILLE TX 11/7/08 11/9/08 Phone: (830) 995-5118 Inc. Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Rob Larson 3761 2008 Arizona State Skeet Tucson Trap and Skeet Other Event Shotgun Tucson AZ 11/21/08 11/23/08 Phone: (520) 883-6246 Championships Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Rob Larson 3754 2008 Zone 11 Championships Tucson Trap and Skeet Zone Championship Shotgun Tucson AZ 11/21/08 11/23/08 Phone: (520) 883-6246 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Tom Baber 3778 2008 Florida State Championships Gator Skeet & Trap Club Preliminary Tryout Shotgun Gainesville FL 12/5/08 12/7/08 Phone: (352) 372-1044 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Tom Baber 3779 Florida Cup Gator Skeet & Trap Club Preliminary Tryout Shotgun Gainesville FL 1/23/09 1/26/09 Phone: (352) 372-1044 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Tom Baber 3780 Southeast Regional Gator Skeet & Trap Club Region Championship Shotgun Gainesville FL 2/27/09 3/2/09 Phone: (352) 372-1044 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Dean Clark 3766 2009 Ft. Benning Spring PTO Selection Ft. Benning Jr. Rifle Club Preliminary Tryout Shotgun Ft. Benning GA 3/18/09 3/25/09 Phone: (706) 545-1152 Email: [email protected] RIFLE, PISTOL Discipline Start Match # Match Name Club Name Match Level Name City State Date End Date How to Register Club Rep: John Crossman 3814 08 Washington State Indoor Capitol City Jr. Rifle Club - WA Preliminary Tryout Rifle Steilacoom WA 11/1/08 11/2/08 Phone: (253) 588-6516 International Rifle Championship Email: [email protected] 2009 AL State Junior Olympic Shelby County Shooting Sports Phone: (205) 424-8040 3820 Shooting Championship Association State Junior Olympics Pistol, Rifle Birmingham AL 11/1/08 1/17/09 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Greg Knutzen 3386 Black Mountain Monthly PTO Match Black Mountain Shooting Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Chino CA 11/2/08 11/2/08 Phone: (909) 815-2153 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Stan Pace 3805 Lafayette Gun Club monthly match Lafayette Gun Club of Virginia Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Grafton VA 11/2/08 11/2/08 Phone: (757) 224-2705 and PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Chuck Meyer 3747 NOVEMBER 08 RPI AIR GUN PTO Schenectady County JRC Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle TROY NY 11/8/08 11/9/08 Phone: (518) 265-3555 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Jim Shaver 3751 NTC Shooting Club PTO National Training Center Shooting Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Colorado Springs CO 11/8/08 11/8/08 Phone: (719) 597-7909 Club Juniors Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Tim Dahlke 3804 USA 3p smallbore and air rifle PTO Mt. Jefferson High Desert Eagles Preliminary Tryout Rifle Madras OR 11/8/08 11/9/08 Phone: (503) 989-0993 Jr. Rifle Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Fred Mannis 3693 Delaware State Pistol Club Nov Free Delaware State Pistol Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol New Castle DE 11/9/08 11/9/08 Phone: (302) 478-7205 Pistol PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Fred Mannis 3699 Delaware State Pistol Club Nov Air Delaware State Pistol Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol New Castle DE 11/9/08 11/9/08 Phone: (302) 478-7205 Pistol PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Dick Dyer 3673 November International Air Pistol PTO Woburn Sportsman's Assoc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Bedford MA 11/9/08 11/9/08 Phone: (781) 275-9485 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Dmitriy Shteyman 3355 2008 USA Shooting & 4HSS Quarterly Fort Bend County 4-H Shooting Sports Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Rosenberg TX 11/14/08 11/16/08 Phone: (832) 549-4695 PTO Email:[email protected] Club Rep: Mickey Brondum 3722 Nov. Open International Air Pistol Southwest Gun Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol McComb MS 11/14/08 11/16/08 Phone: (504) 343-7597 Match Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Mickey Brondum 3734 Open Air Rifle International Match Southwest Gun Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Rifle Bogue Chitto MS 11/14/08 11/16/08 Phone: (504) 343-7597 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Donald Plante 3406 Phoenix RGC November PTO Phoenix Rod & Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Gilbert AZ 11/15/08 11/16/08 Phone: (480) 556-1960 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Ray Del Rio 3502 INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY Los Angeles Rifle & Revolver Club Preliminary Tryout Rifle South El Monte CA 11/15/08 11/15/08 Phone: (714) 777-4585 TRYOUT Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Gary Ross 3756 Sandy Ford's USAS Indoor Sandy Ford Junior Shooters Preliminary Tryout Pistol Streator IL 11/15/08 11/15/08 Phone: (815) 939-4854 International Pistol Tournament Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Chuck Meyer 3749 NOVEMBER 08 INDOOR PRONE PTO Schenectady County JRC Preliminary Tryout Rifle ROTTERDAM NY 11/15/08 11/15/08 Phone: (518) 265-3555 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Thomas Monto 3708 2008 Air Rifle / Pistol PTO Riverside Shooting Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Bay City MI 11/16/08 11/16/08 Phone: (989) 631-3079 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Peter R. Jones 3725 The Sharon Winternational Pistol PTO Sharon Fish & Game Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Sharon MA 11/16/08 11/16/08 Phone: (617) 333-0936 Email: [email protected] Oklahoma City Gun Club Bullseye Club Rep: Charles P. Meloy 3818 INTERNATIONAL PISTOL PTO Pistol Division Preliminary Tryout Pistol ARCADIA OK 11/16/08 11/16/08 Phone: (405) 834-3020 Email: [email protected]

USA Shooting News November / December 2008 33 Club Rep: Dennis Schrieber 3799 Western New York Air Gun PTO Rochester Rifle Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Rochester NY 11/16/08 11/16/08 Phone: (585) 293-3052 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Charles P. Meloy 3816 MONTHLY AP/AR PTO 600/400 H & H Precision Shooters, Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol OKLAHOMA OK 11/18/08 11/18/08 Phone: (405) 834-3020 CITY Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Randy Shikashio 3479 USA Shooting Air Rifle and Pistol Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Blackfoot ID 11/22/08 11/23/08 Phone: (208) 785-4860 PTO Match Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Pete Slack 3416 Desoto GC Monthly Nov. PTO Desoto Gun Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Arcadia FL 11/22/08 11/22/08 Phone: (863) 494-5853 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Jim Holtman 3762 Illinois State Indoor Rifle Championship Quincy Senior High School Preliminary Tryout Rifle Quincy IL 11/22/08 11/23/08 Phone: (217) 430-6803 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Lindsay Brooke 3777 2008 USA Shooting 3XAIR USA Shooting Other Event Pistol, Rifle Colorado Springs CO 12/4/08 12/7/08 Phone: (719) 866-4885 COMPETITION Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Matt DeLong 3791 Utah December Rifle and Pistol PTO Utah Precision Marksmanship Society Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Salt Lake City UT 12/5/08 12/6/08 Phone: (801) 581-7462 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: E.C. "Coach" Wong 3533 Shooting Stars (Winter) PTO NASSA Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Carrollton TX 12/6/08 12/6/08 Phone: (972) 234-8780 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Greg Knutzen 3387 Black Mountain Monthly PTO Match Black Mountain Shooting Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Chino CA 12/7/08 12/7/08 Phone: (909) 815-2153 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Greg Knutzen 3388 2009 California State Junior Olympic Black Mountain Shooting Club State Junior Olympics Pistol Chino CA 12/7/08 12/7/08 Phone: (909) 815-2153 Pistol Championship Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Randy Shikashio 3480 USA Shooting Air Rifle and Pistol Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Blackfoot ID 12/13/08 12/14/08 Phone: (208) 785-4860 PTO Match Email: [email protected] Club Rep: J. Michael O'Connor 3736 Great Lakes Invitational Jackson County Sportsmans Club Preliminary Tryout Rifle Jackson MS 12/13/08 12/14/08 Phone: (517) 206-0587 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Jim Shaver 3753 NTCSC Monthly PTO National Training Center Shooting Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Colorado Springs CO 12/13/08 12/13/08 Phone: (719) 597-7909 Club Juniors Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Gary Ross 3757 Sandy Ford's USAS Indoor Sandy Ford Junior Shooters Preliminary Tryout Pistol Streator IL 12/13/08 12/13/08 Phone: (815) 939-4854 International Pistol Tournament Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Fred Burr 3813 Washington State Air Pistol PTO West Seattle Sportsmans' Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Seattle WA 12/13/08 12/14/08 Phone: (206) 935-4883 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Gill Lane 3738 2008 California State Free Pistol Palo Alto Rod & Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Redwood City CA 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (650) 856-0154 Championship Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Dick Dyer 3674 December International Air Pistol PTO Woburn Sportsman's Assoc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Bedford MA 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (781) 275-9485 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Fred Mannis 3700 Delaware State Pistol Club Dec Air Delaware State Pistol Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol New Castle DE 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (302) 478-7205 Pistol PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Fred Mannis 3694 Delaware State Pistol Club Dec Free Delaware State Pistol Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol New Castle DE 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (302) 478-7205 Pistol PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Gill Lane 3738 2008 California State Free Pistol Palo Alto Rod & Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Redwood City CA 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (650) 856-0154 Championship Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Dick Dyer 3674 December International Air Pistol PTO Woburn Sportsman's Assoc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Bedford MA 12/14/08 12/14/08 Phone: (781) 275-9485 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Charles P. Meloy 3817 MONTHLY AP/AR PTO 400/600 H & H Precision Shooters, Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol OKLAHOMA OK 12/16/08 12/16/08 Phone: (405) 834-3020 CITY Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Mickey Brondum 3735 Open Air Rifle International Match Southwest Gun Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Rifle Bogue Chitto MS 12/19/08 12/21/08 Phone: (504) 343-7597 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Mickey Brondum 3723 Dec. Open International Air Pistol Southwest Gun Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol McComb MS 12/19/08 12/21/08 Phone: (504) 343-7597 Match Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Donald Plante 3407 Phoenix RGC December PTO Phoenix Rod & Gun Club Preliminary Tryout Pistol Gilbert AZ 12/20/08 12/20/08 Phone: (480) 556-1960 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Thomas Monto 3706 2009 Michigan USAShooting Junior Riverside Shooting Club State Junior Olympics Pistol, Rifle Bay City MI 12/21/08 12/21/08 Phone: (989) 631-3079 Olympic Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Charles P. Meloy 3819 INTERNATIONAL PISTOL PTO Oklahoma City Gun Club Bullseye Preliminary Tryout Pistol ARCADIA OK 12/21/08 12/21/08 Phone: (405) 834-3020 Pistol Division Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Kathy Callahan 3769 Twelfth Precinct Air Pistol & Free Twelfth Precinct Pistol Club Inc. Preliminary Tryout Pistol Annapolis MD 12/21/08 12/21/08 Phone: (410) 293-2736 Pistol PTO Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Randy Shikashio 3830 2009 Idaho State USAS JO Cedar Hill Jr. Gun Club State Junior Olympics Pistol, Rifle Blackfoot ID 1/9/09 1/12/09 Phone: (208) 785-4860 Championship Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Mickey Brondum 3646 International Air PTO Venture Crew 935 Preliminary Tryout Pistol, Rifle Bogue Chitto MS 1/10/09 1/12/09 Phone: (504) 343-7597 Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Margret Langfield 3829 2009 Florida State USAS JO Rifle Central Florida Rifle & Pistol Club State Junior Olympics Rifle Titusville FL 1/10/09 1/11/09 Phone: (407) 671-2955 Championships Email: [email protected] Club Rep: Kelly Owsley 3839 2009 Kansas State USAS JO X-Ring Junior Shooters State Junior Olympics Pistol, Rifle Tonganoxie KS 1/10/09 2/11/09 Phone: (913) 915-6047 Championship Email: [email protected]

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