About 6 folks built stages, and then did a little practicing.

And about 8 people took the kickoff training for becoming New Competitor Instructors.  And 2 lucky new competitors were there to be guinea pigs.  And Elly the dog was there too.  She is Dan and Melody’s new pup – very cute.

I’m feeling really good about the potential for us to schedule one of these classes weekly in a predictable manner. Thanks!

Going forward I’ll do them and sign up assistant instructors for the next couple months, and then when the instructors feel they are ready to go solo, we can start scheduling them on a predictable schedule.

My goal is to have a New Competitor Class and Practice once a week, and a Pistol Fundamentals class twice a month.   We need to build up our infrastructure for handling new shooters because in March (or so) a new marketing program funded by a grant from the local tourism board will kick off.  That should drive a lot of people out to the range.   With more trained instructors we can meet the demand.

Also, if you are a junior shooter, or have a junior shooter in your house, then e-mail me about a junior training program we will be commencing in March.  This will be bi-weekly (usually) training sessions with the goal being “Make A Class”.

Thanks,

Ken N.

If you have an Android tablet, or Android phone, please install it from www.practiscore.com

Bring your device to the match tomorrow to help us test it.

Thanks,

Ken N.

- match tomorrow – 0900 registration, 0930 first shots

- a group of us will be at the range from 130’ish on today building the stages. Come out and help if you can.

- I will run a new competitors class at 3:30.  Brian will run a practice after the match is built.
  If you are interested in helping with future new competitor classes, I’ll start prepping for it/going over curriculum at 2:45

Thanks!

Ken N.

Sorry for the late notice on this.  I’m running ragged keeping up with Area 1 squadding/final registrations.

We will have  6 stage match – 5 normal stages and 1 gully run (testing for Area 1).

Register: 0900
First shots: 0930

Stage 1 – Fixed 10

This is a 92 round match with fixed time and swingers and about half of it is 6 round neutral.

Stage 1:  Fixed Time, 10 rounds

Stage 2:  Quick Exit, 20 rounds

Stage 3:  Dirty Dozen, 12 rounds

Stage 4:  Heavy Baggage, 19 rounds

Stage 5:  Just Plain Bad, 31 rounds

Stage 6: Good Gully Gone Bad, 24 rounds   (no stage description, will build au natural)

Our normal setup crew is tied up at work and Scout obligations.

I’ll handle the gully run Friday, but we need help with the other 5 stages.

RSVP if you can help.  I have a New Competitor class Friday, so if you can handle it building the match Fri afternoon, please let me know.

We will host a New Competitor Class this Friday at 3:30.

If you expressed an interest in becoming a new Competitor Instructor (thanks!) it would be helpful to be there a bit early and we can discuss a training plan  / curriculum.

Brian will also lead an advanced practice in another bay. Not sure what it will be covering.

RSVP for New Competitor class to kn@kennelson.com

Thank you to the folks that came out to help move the overhead structure from in front of the berm.  It was a pretty easy task with the bunch that came.  We were done with that in less than an hour.  They helped to move a bunch of wood barricade junk, too.

Again, all the help was appreciated.  Bring on the Bulldozers!!  Jon C

I extend my thanks as well.  With such a good turnout, I was able to shoot the match over at the Cowboy Match, although with 4 misses on the first stage, I was thinking maybe I’d been better off helping move stuff…

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Also, as we start building up the outside bays we may close the range so that dozers can go through our gate to a dirt source. I’ll update on that as it happens.

Jon C. will be at the range at 10AM on Saturday to lead cleanup of the overhead cover currently stored in front of our range. It needs to move so the dozers can dig in there.

If you can be there for, say 1/2 an hour, that should do it. The plan is to use a truck, chains, and a bit of manpower to move it over to the parking area where some wire reels are stored now.  We can move it, likely put it up, inside the range later when work is complete.

If you can help, we’d appreciate it.  I have plans to shoot a Cowboy match, as a tune-up for the Cowboy Nationals in Feb. So I’d prefer to do that.   But if nobody can show, then I’ll ditch that to get this done.

RSVP to me by text or cell (435) 703 2897

Thanks!

So I’m seeking volunteers interested in helping with that.   It’s fun – I love doing it and will keep doing it when I’m in town.  But it’s important and I don’t want it to falter as I act as Brian’s Practical Shooting Chauffer.

Requirements:

• number one is that you like meeting people and have a pleasant demeanor.
• number two… be good with people!
• some level of skill with practical shooting. But not really that important. I can train you on that.

I’d like to find 4 or 5 people and then setup two or three training sessions where I can train you on the curriculum, diagnosing shooter problems, and the big 3 or 4 corrective things that can get shooters on track quickly.

E-mail (kn@kennelson.com)  or call me (435) 703  2897.   Once we have 4 or 5 folks, we can work on scheduling training, which will probably be before new competitor classes so that you can train with me for a bit.

If you can help, just text or call me (435) 703 2897 to coordinate.  I’m thinking sometime tomorrow or Friday.

Thanks!

Ken N.