Thanks to all of the shooters who attended. Some of the 5-Stand presentations were technical and testy and you all rose to the occasion nicely. We had some new sporting clays shooters who braved the tournament level presentations and said they will be back for more. We really did serve swamp cabbage, as a side dish with lunch. It was made for us by Mari Grosse according to a traditional Myakka City recipe. It was really quite good. Thanks Mari. And there was also decadent chocolate cake made and served by my wife, Elizabeth Wilson. Wow, that  was really good too. Thanks Elizabeth.

 

Our next registered shoots are only two weeks away on Sunday July 12th. This will be a 50 Bird FITASC shoot (mandatory low gun) with certified referees and a 50 Bird Sporting Clays tournament over 6 stations. You can shoot one event or both. (Both is better :)) The cost of each tournament is $30 plus tax for one, or $60 plus tax for both. Juniors and Sub-Juniors are $22.50 plus tax for one or $45.00 plus tax for both.  You can call the club to get pre-squadded for the FITASC event and to reserve a cart. 941-488-3223.

 

If you have never shot FITASC before and would like to try it before jumping into a tournament, we will have a Parcours set up for practice beginning this Wednesday evening, with a knowledgeable FITASC referee available for any questions on Wednesday evening. We are also planning a couple of "Introduction to FITASC" sessions so that newcomers can try it. Contact Mark Wilson or Chris Head to get started.  Also the Wednesday evening Combination Fun Shoot is going to incorporate 25 FITASC targets into their format. It had previously been 25 skeet, 25 wobble trap and 25 5-Stand. These Wednesday evening shoots get going about 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. weather permitting and are coordinated by Norm Beckman.

 

Once again thanks to all the shooters.

 

Look forward to seeing you at the July shoots.

 

Mark Wilson