MIXED CALIBERS - Florida Sport Shooting Association

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The safest gun in one that is pointed in a safe direction
MIXED CALIBERS
Official Publication of The
FLORIDA SPORT SHOOTING ASSOCIATION
Dedicated to defending the “Right to keep and bear arms” and the promotion of the shooting sports
VOLUME 15
Letter from the Editor .........
Finally we have an issue of the Mixed Calibers and
my first being the new editor of the newspaper. It’s been
a long time since the membership has seen an edition
this must feel like getting and early Christmas present
Our paper has a new look and format along with a
new editor. Lots of changes and with changes there is
growing pains. The world is changing and we must
keep up with all the new technology. Mixed Calibers is
moving into the new Century.
Everything is now moving to the web. We pay our
bills over the internet, and some may even receive their
bills via e-mail. So what better time to take advantage of
the web and have Mixed Calibers web base only. We
can reach so many more people this way then the mass
mailings. Making the paper available as down loadable
file or read it on the line as so many advantages. You
can send the newspaper thru the e-mail to future
members or print out a copy and mail it to future
members along with a membership application.
Now that newspaper is web only you will notice that
it now in a smaller format - 8 ½ by 11 inch pages. The
reason is the paper now must be compatible for all type
of computer systems and be able to printout on a
standard computer printer. There are not too many of
us who have a wide carriage printer.
This being the first time being the editor and
redesigning the format I’m sure it’s not perfect and I’m
always willing to listen to comments or ideas for the
paper and I love to received articles from the
membership on matches around the state or other
interesting shooting items to print in the Mixed
Calibers.
You can reach me by e-mail with your suggestions or
articles at [email protected]
I wish everyone Happy Holidays and may all your
wishes come true in the new year.
The Editor
TB
ISSUE 1
DECEMBER 2001
FSSA ANNUAL
MEETING
January 26, 2002
at the Kissimmee Elk’s Lodge
The Annual Members meeting of the Florida
Sport Shooting Association will be held at the
Kissimmee Elk’s Lodge on Kings Hwy in Kissimmee
on Saturday the 26th of January. Bring items for the
swap meet, plan on a nice lunch (tickets on sale in
advance and at the door), and stay to watch your
state association operate. Better yet, as a member
exercise your right to speak up!
There will be an election of the Directors of the
Association after lunch and the new directors will
take their respective offices that afternoon
immediately after the close of the General Meeting.
During the Board meeting your new Officers will be
elected. Many issues which may affect the outcome
of shooting sports in Florida will be discussed and
action will be taken which might affect YOU. Please
plan to come and bring all the guests you want.
Bring trade and sale items. We will badly need
DOOR PRIZES, too. Anything of value will do.
Pass the word about the meeting to everyone. In
light of the recent events of terror it is imperative that
our group stick together.
Mixed Calibers
December 2001
PRESIDENT’S CORRESPONDENCE
Mark Evans - FSSA President
This has been an interesting year at the FSSA, as I write this it is almost one year ago the search began for a
new editor for the Mixed Calibers. Since no new volunteers came forward to take over the paper we tried to hire
it out, still no takers.
Since we could not go backward we will be taking a leap into the future. Tangee Brusherd has come
VOLUNTEERED to take us into the 21st Century and put us on line. We are working on how to get a printed
copy out to those who have not yet gotten a computer. As with any change it is going to take some time to get
use to and get the kinks out. Watch for your FSSA news in a new format in almost real time at
www.FLSSA.ORG.
I am also writing a this a little short because I want to include this request I received from Mr. Jake Shevlin. I
cannot ask our Secretary to provide any information from our data bases without someones permission, I can
provide the space to get it published. If you find out you are on the list please contact Mr. Jim Perkins. I think this
is an important and somewhat time sensitive request so if you can contact any of these people, please do, and
ask them to provide the information what a great way to document shooting/shooter history.
Mark ~~
We have a two part request....
Jim Perkins, author, historian, and shooter, is in the process of updating
for re-publication his "Florida Distinguished Shooters" book. [Pub. 1995].
There is a great deal of data missing, and a great many shooter's pictures
missing and/or unsuitable for the reprinting.
This is a very important work in that it is a virtual history of conventional
competitive shooting in the State of Florida. No other history has been
recorded so far as we know.
We are trying to help Jim..... It would be appreciated if you could prevail
upon your FSSA Sect'y-Database Manager to provide us with contact numbers
[address, telephone/Fax numbers, e-mail address] for some of the
Distinguished Shooters that have missing data. Having these contact numbers
will help enable Jim to finish the work. These shooters are listed below.
Your request to the FSSA Sect'y-Database Manager should include the wording
"Please search ALL FSSA databases, i.e., Current, Past, and Archival."
The second part of our request to you, is to prevail upon the editor of
"Mixed Calibers" to allow the placement of a notice to Florida's
Distinguished Shooters that Jim needs their data and pictures, and how to
contact him forthwith.
Please have the Sect'y-Database Manager send the search results to Jim
Perkins at: 1. [email protected]
Jim's snail mail address is: 8975 Wildwood Lane No., Seminole, FL 33776-2628
Please put our address [[email protected]] as CC: for coordination of record
data.
Thanks.... Jake Shevlin ~~ <mail to :BLK [email protected]">Black Diamond
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December 2001
PRESIDENT’S CORRESPONDENCE
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Florida Distinguished Shooters
Alexa nder, R obert - Ja ckson ville
Ande rson, E dwa rd - Sa rasota
Anta nav ich, Pa ul - Ja ckson ville
Archer, Floyd - Homestead
Arenson, D r. Na than - Gu lf Breeze
Bealem, H enri - Palm B each Gardens
Belle, Michael - Ta mpa
Benner, Huelet "Joe" - Tampa
Ber na, D ona ld - Pensa cola
Ber na, P au l - Jack sonville
Bierbower, Stewart - St. Petersburg
Bra sseur, Jeffery D. - Palm B each
Brotherton, L ewis - Cocoa B each
Bu ddi, Jr., John - Lynn H aven
Ca rape llotti, Gu igno - Ja ckson ville
Cervone, Tony - Miami
Cha mbliss, Lucille - Winter H aven
Ch ristie, W alla ce - Lak e City
Cohen, H erbert - North Pa lm B each
Cook , Jack - N aples
Cox, Jim - Orange Pa rk
Craven, Henry - Orlando
Croft, Johnnie S. - O lustee
Da niels, Paul - Kissimmee
Da nn, Arthur - Marianna
Da vid, Frederick - Su n City C enter
Da vis, Bryon - Pinellas Park
Da vis, Clifford - Tampa
Da vis, Deborah - T ampa
DeC osta, Joseph - Tarpon Springs
De nison, D ave - Ft. L au derda le
Diel, Roy - MIramar
Do dd, R oss - Jack sonville
Do rsey, E. T hom as - Pensa cola
Dra ke, Pa ul - Gu lf Breeze
Ebersole, Chris - Ok eechobee
Elkins, Joa n - Nap les
Engle, Fara Lau benheimer - Rockledge
Ethridge, Don - Apopka
Fara go, Cha rles "Chuck " - Naples
Ferreira, Stanley - Ma cClenny
Firley, John - Cora l Ga bles
F itch , P hillip - A pa la ch in , N Y
FitzGerald, Michael - Largo
Fitz-Randolph, Jr., Rod - Tam pa
Fitz-R andolp h, Ku rt - C olu mb us, G A
Foley, Michael - Orlando
Fox, M ark Lee - Cocoa Bea ch
F ra zier , C a rl - L ex in gto n, O K
Ga rdner, Richard - Winter Park
Gla dwell, Joan - B ig Pine Key
Glisson, Dehaviland - Orange Park
Go uld, N orm an - Sa rasota
Gr eene, Jr., H arla nd B . - Lutz
Greenlee, Paul - Orlando
Gr imes, Sa m - Ja ckson ville
Ha as, G eorge - G ainesville
Ha nson, Richard - PuntaGorda
Ha rmon, Don - Copeland
Harris, Wayne - Miami
Hawes, P. W. - Daleville, AL
He nderson , Ra ndel - La ude rhill
Hic ks, B illy G . - Sprlng H ill
H ink le, Sp ur geon - Mu rchiso n, T X
Ho lmes, R ogers - Ja ckson ville
Hu erta, Henry - Valrico
Hu ggins, Ju dson - T itusvIlle
Huston, Cliff - Willlamsburg, VA
Hu tchinson, K enneth - B rook sville
Hu x, W ill - Jack sonville
Jarvis, Richard - Hialeah
Johnson, J. Kenneth - Oriando
Jordan, John - Fern Park
Kagey, Leonard - Pinellas Park
Katz, Lawrence - Coconut Grove
Kau nfer, Leonard - Bo ynton B each
Keener, Paul - Miami
Keiste r, C harles - B art lett, T N
Keller, Barbara Hampson - Homestead
Kelso, B ill - Port St. L ucie
Kerbs, Ray - Green Cove Springs
Kiger, Michael - Miami
King, Steven - T allaha ssee
Klimkowsk i, Robert - Oviedo
Knight, Jr., C. R eed - Vero Bea ch
Kramer, Alwin - Princeton
Lally, Theodore - Miami
Lam bert, Paul - Ft. Myers
Langham , Michael - Fort Myers
Larson, P au l - Indian Rock s Beach
Lee, Craig - Tam pa
Leigh tsey. Ern est - Jack sonville
Livin gston, Jim - Eu stis
Lock e, Geo rge - Ja ckson ville
Long, Joh n - Pembrok e Pines
Lu ke, D avid - Port R ichey
Ma hlum, Richard - Ta mpa
Ma nis, Hug h - Valpara izo
M ann , Jr., M . P. - Port S t. Lu cie
M arino ff, Mar k - G ainesville
M arlette, L ew - Zep hyrhills
M ay, R ussell - N oko mis
M cCa ndless, G reg - Ja ckson ville
McKnight, Terry - Coral Springs
McL emore, Glen - Winter Springs
Meiroff, Ha rley - Pompa no Bea ch
Miller, Susan - Loxahatchae
Mills, Sidney - St. Augustine
M oore, O . R. - Ja ckson ville
Mo rgan, Ed - Clearwa ter
My ers, Joyce Lau benheimer - Co coa B each
Nichola s, Mary Lou - West Palm Bea ch
O'Brien, Gardner - North Miami
Olsen, Ken - W est Palm B each
Parla man , Robert - Clear water
Pende rgra ss, Kenneth - Ja ckson ville
Perk ins, Jim - S emino le
Pettigrew, Park er - Pornpano B each
Pitts, S. E. "G ene" - M yak ka City
Platt, Micha el - Clearwa ter
Proffitt, Elaine - Colorado Springs, CO
Ra dford, Jim - NIcev Ille
Ra dford, Kim - Nicev ille
Ra gsdale, Jack - Wesley Ch apel
Reed, Mitchell - W illiston
Reese, S tanley - Jack sonville
Rhodes, Clarence - Miami
Richard, T. J. - Miami
Riquelme, George - Merritt Island
Ro gers, R ichard - Jack sonville
Ro se, Jim - Ja ckson ville
Salazar, German - Miami
Sam per, An thony - F t. La ude rdale
Schwartz, L. Randy - Miami
Schweitzer, W illiam - W est Palm B each
Scielzo, F rederick - Palm City
Settle, Robert - Biscayne Park
Sherma n, W alter - Ta llahassee
Shevlin, J. J. "Jak e" - Riviera B each
Sk inner, H arve y - Arca dia
Spink s, Ma rvin - O cala
Story, Deborah - Pinellas Park
Strain, Roger - Tampa
Suggs, Ma thew - Tampa
Sunstrom, Jr., J. Eric - Baton Rouge, LA
Sutton, Robert - MacClenny
Thom as, Jr., Bernard - Orlando
Tierney, Bill - St. Petersburg
To lson IV, Geor ge - Cocoa B each
Torbu sh, John - Ma ro Island
Tridico, Jim - Nobleton
Vogel, Rob ert - Deerfield Beach
W aldren, Richa rd - Fort Pierce
W ard-B arbo za, L ana - Semin ole
Washington, Marty - Miami
W enzloff, Gregory - Ta mpa
W hite, Frank - Alford
W olney, Leo - Pom pano B each
What is a Distinguished Shooter
The Civilian Marksmanship Program tracks the points earned by the top 10 percent of the nondistinguished competitors in
Excellence in Competition (EIC) Leg Matches. These matches are only attached to State Championships, Regional Tournaments
and the national Trophy Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. EIC Leg points are awarded, along with appropriate medal, for those
competitors who finish in the top 10%. Of the first third of the top 10% Gold medals are presented with a point value of 10 points.
The middle third of the top 10% received silver medals and 8 award points. The lowest third of the top 10% receives bronze
medals and 6 points.
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December 2001
Goals of The Florida Sport Shooting Association
Vote in the FSSA
Election
January 26, 2002

Publish a bi-monthly newsletter to include
timely updates of upcoming competitive
shooting events in all disciplines and
information regarding legislative alerts

Select and coordinated the Official State
Association teams that compete in Regional and
National Championships
Ballots for FSSA Board of Directors will soon
be mailed out.

Provide support to our affiliated clubs by
assisting in the coordination and promotion of
their shootings events
BOARD NOTES

FSSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
SEPTEMBER 29, 2001
Sponsor education in firearms safety, personal
protection, hunter safety, and marksmanship by
conducting instructor and member workshops
around the state.

Promote the wholesome lawful participation in
the sport shooting programs by maintaining a
liaison with the Boy Scouts of American and 4H
Clubs of America.

Provide State Association awards for the
recognition of excellence in competive and
hunting programs
Actively promote and sponsor training camps
and shooting events which
encourage Junior participation.
According to Shooting Sports USA, Florida
was the Gold Medal team in the 2000 State
Team Postal Matches in both Smallbore Rifle
Prone and Smallbore Rifle Position Matches.
Each team member receives a gold pin for their
accomplishment. The Prone Team members
were Randy Schwartz, Bruce Buell, Rich
Muller, Tom Logan, James Hall, David Cloran,
Al Dart, Rebekah Vaughan, Joseph Hall, and
Fred Scielzo. The Position Team members were
John Dunning, Rich Muller, Bruce Buell, James
Hall, Joseph Hall, Andreas Baucom, Samantha
Leach, Joe Hall, Catie Leach and Rebekah
Vaughan.

Board is in the process of reconciling the
equipment. A new up to date inventory
will be submitted in writing to the Board
at the annual meeting.
A due’s increase was unanimously
rejected
The new editor was appointed by
President Mark Evans
Mixed Calibers will be put on the web
Tom and Mary Palider are resigning from
Fraternal Items effective January 2002
Herb Nigg will not run for secretary in
2002
A committee was appointed to look for a
new page host
It was put before the board that all annual
membership be terminated on Dec 31
each year. Unanimous rejected
Disclaimer Statement
The FS SA is not responsible for the content of articles submitted and
published in the MIXE D C ALIB ERS even though all newsletter,
articles, and advertisements are approved by the Editor
only for relevance.
T echn ical and/or hand lo ading d ata are for info rm atio nal pu rpose
only. No r esponsibility is accepted by the FS SA for results obtained
by persons using such data and all liability for any
consequential injuries or damages is disclaimed. Information regarding
match schedules or specific dates and locations for events should be
verified prior to monetary or travel commitments. Reference to any
specific comm ercial m anu factur er or oth erwise do es not necessa rily
constitute or imply endorsement recommendation or favoring by FSSA
Board of Directors, its members, nor publisher. The articles, or
opinions and letters published do not necessarily, reflect the views of
the editor, publisher or the FSSA . Unless otherwise indicated articles
in “ Mixed Ca libers” ma y be reprinted, provided credit is given.
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December 2001
Message from the
Vice President
by Will Hux
This has been a really good year for the FSSA with a few improvements and some new endeavors. The
National 3-Position Council was formed for junior air rifle competition. In all of the years past there have been
separate groups of junior competitors out there, each with their own rules, each in their own distinct domain. The
formation of the Council has brought all of these groups together under one banner and under one set of rules. The
organization is composed of the Boy Scouts of America (Girl scouts too), 4-H Shooting sports, the Civilian
Marksmanship Program, the JROTC, Jaycees, National Guard, American Legion, and USA Shooting.
The NRA has introduced a new 3-Position Air Rifle Team Championship. Teams compete in Sectional
style and submit team scores to the NRA Competitions section. Scores are compiled as qualifiers and the top teams
are invited to National 3-Position Team Championships.
Air Rifle has provided a whole new horizon for the shooting sports. Where armory and High School indoor
ranges were closing all over the country, Air Gun ranges have been opened. There is no airborne lead issue with
pellets. The same lead issues and cautions apply for handling the lead pellets, but since the air guns are not
firearms there is no combustion or ignition. Air rifles and air pistols are now in almost every high school in
America and the sport begins to bloom again. Why not, spring’s just around the corner. Air gun shooting is an
Olympic Sport. The first medal awarded in every Olympics is to a female athlete, air rifle shooter.
Groups of competitors traveled to Camp Perry again this year. Competitors from Pistol, Smallbore, and
Highpower represented the FSSA.
Juniors were present in larger numbers this year. Mick Langfield hosted the smallbore juniors and the team of Jim
and Kim Radford produced the largest group of Junior highpower competitors than has been seen in years. The
Radford gang of juniors were featured on the cover of last year’s CMP Report. George Riquelme gets the photo
credits and the Radfords get the pat on the back for the terrific kids. They are supported by the Air force
community over in the panhandle. The Air Force takes excellent care of these kids providing coaches for the
Whistler Boy matches, etc.
Our newspaper “Mixed Calibers” becomes a web page this year. This is a measure of modernization
which will provide access to an unlimited number of people. It will also provide the ability to archive our issues
and recall them at any time and they will be as crisp and colorful as the day they were copyrighted. With our
electronic “Mixed Calibers” comes the ability to link with others and to be discovered via simple searches online.
Our match directors and discipline directors, officers, and special interest groups can submit articles and picture
simpler than ever.
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December 2001
NRA / USA Shooting
announces
COACH SCHOOLS in 2002
There will be a Coach School hosted at
Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida during the
weekend of 16-17 March, 2002. Col Nardo and Sr
Chief John Davis are the local contacts for
directions, etc.(407)320-4062
There will be a second school hosted by
Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club during the weekend of
April 13-14, 2002. Both schools are for Air Rifle
Coaches. The local contacts for the Gateway course
will be the staff at 904-771-2937 (range staff) for
directions, etc. The school is being presented by the
National Coach Development Staff and will be
taught by Will Hux. All technical questions should
be directed to him. The cost of either course is
$110.00 (make checks payable to: Coach Program)
and registration can be completed by calling Will at
his office 904-355-1777 or Fax 904-353-3261, or email to [email protected].
Snowbird and Orange Blossom
Regional Matches
The Biggest Highpower Event in Florida is
Coming!
Imagine 9 fabulous days of highpower competition
and the Snowbird Championship and Orange
Blossom Regionals come to mind. Saturday the 23rd
of February kicks of the event with the Snowbird
Championship 800 point aggregate matches.
Sunday is the Snowbird Leg match and Monday and
Tuesday are US Army Marksmanship Unit Clinic
days!. Wednesday the 27th is the Orange Blossom
Leg Match the Orange Blossom Regional begins on
Thursday the 28th. It is fired over three days(28 Feb
thru March 2. On Sunday the 3rd of March there
will be the Orange Blossom Regional’s Any sight/
Any Rifle Match at 600 yards.
NRA Junior & Open Sectionals for 2002
A Junior Sectional is actually a National
Match which is fired at nearby locations. In
Florida the Sectionals will be at Gateway Rifle &
Pistol Club in Jacksonville on February 23rd.
There will be Junior events for 3-Position
Smallbore, 3-Position Air Rifle (sporter and
precision categories), and International Air Rifle.
For adults or Juniors alike, there is the Open
International Air Rifle Sectional. The cost of
each event is $12.00 and checks would be
payable to the hosting club, Gateway R&P Club,
which is responsible for compiling scores,
administration, and fees for submission to the
NRA.
Every competitor at the local sectional
will be competing for local awards, such as
Gold, Silver, and Bronze medallions,
Blackington Medals, etc. National awards are
also available. The NRA collects and processes
all of the sectional scores from across the
country and then ranks shooters numerically
according to respective score. This is a chance
to make a short trip to Jacksonville, shoot at a
nice facility, and receive a personally addressed
report booklet ranking your junior competitors
Nationally. The Open sectionals are also
included in the ranking. This is a really good
way to get college coaches to notice your
juniors!
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December 2001
Goal Setting
(Training for that big event)
By GySgt Mario A. Lozoya
The shooting season is upon us. Shooters from all over the country who are planning to compete in a major local event, state
event, or even at Camp Perry this year are starting to, or ve already started, to train for the big event. Most of us have either just thought
about it (started to train mentally, or have actually developed a plan and began to implement it in some form or fashion. Goals have been
set, refined, established, or just pondered. Goal setting is a difficult process and seldom implemented correctly in the training process.
We have all heard the different goals set by either ourselves or our friends:
“I want to break 2600 this year.”
“I am going to get a gold medal in the Leg Match at Camp Perry this year.”
“I am going to win my category/class this year.”
“I am going to shoot a better score this year than I did last year.”
“I am going to make the President’s 100 list.”
“I am going to shoot my personal high score.”
Etc., etc., yadda, yadda . . .
Here is a key thought to remember and stick with: If your goal is a number, or it can be affected by another person, then it is not a good
goal.
Back in 1991, GySgt Andy Moody, the Center Fire National Match Course record holder with a 300-19x, told me a story. He told
me that all year, he had been working on his goal for Camp Perry that year. He told me that he was going to shoot a 290 or better during the
National Trophy Individual (NTI) match. You see, normally, a 290 would almost guarantee you a win during the NTI. At least that was the
case for the last few years. His hidden agenda in all of this was that if he accomplished his goal, then he would be the NTI match winner.
He trained all year with intermediate goals within the strings of fire every time he got up to the line to shoot. He had MINIMUM scores to
shoot at every yard line. 95 or better during the slow fire stage, 98 or better during the timed fire stage, and 97 or better during the rapid
fire stage. In his mind, he had it licked!
Guess what he shot at Camp Perry that year? Correct! He shot a 290. He met his goal. He did not, however, accomplish what he
really wanted to do. He was not the match winner. Someone shot a 291. I often wonder what goals the other shooter had. In this case, we
had a National record holder actually limiting himself to a particular score. Someone with his abilities should have just relied on his
capabilities and focused on the immediate task at hand: to shoot each shot or stage of fire to the best of his mental and physical ability. That
would be “almost flawless.” At that time, he was one of the best shooters on the line at any given event! Why did he limit himself and
allow his self-image not to exceed those numbers?
His lesson to me was: “Do not make a certain score or number as your goal if you want to be the match winner. Why? Because
that might not be the score required to win that day. The best performance that day wins”.
Performance: that was my lesson learned. How do I alter my goals and training in a manner that will allow my best performance,
at whatever time I want to produce it? A good or flawless performance is obviously one with the least amount of errors or none at all. To do
this, I needed to reinforce an almost flawless routine. What is a flawless routine? Can I identify that? Can I assess that? Can I implement
that? Here is where Goal Setting begins!
Every time a shooter comes to the line to shoot, he or she should have some sort of goal. If it is at training or practice, what are
the goals for that particular session? These would be your daily goals. Perhaps to refine your mental plan, to fix a common error, to simply
shoot ten good shots, or even to keep all the shots in the repair center. No matter what, never shoot without a purpose. I have heard people
say that to get better, one has to “bury themselves knee-deep in brass”. You can shoot all day without a purpose, and all you accomplished
was to send lead down range. A medium or intermediate goal can be to master to 25-yard line, to establish a good routine, or perhaps to
shoot well enough to make your local or state team. All of this would assist you in acquiring your ultimate or long-term goal: to get that
High Master card from the NRA (just an example).
Always assess every training or practice session at its conclusion. What did I learn today? What did I do wrong? What am I going
to do with what I learned? What am I going to do to fix what I did wrong today? Why am I doing this wrong?
If there were good points about your training sessions, write them down and decide how you are going to incorporate them
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into your routine. Ask yourself how you will continue to do those good things.
Examples of good goals are:
1. I will eliminate anticipating any shots today.
2. I am going to pay close attention to trigger control today. Pressing the trigger to the rear while maintaining the best sight
alignment possible. (Eliminate jerking the trigger.)
3. I am going to stick to my routine (mental plan/program) for the entire day.
4. I will put on the best performance I ever have.
5. I will identify, assess, and correct my errors.
6. I will successfully implement a solid routine in my shot process.
7. I will learn to be aware enough during a shot and only shoot shots that I am prepared to shoot.
8. While in the shot process, I will stop if I veer from my routine and start again.
Try to set goals that are positive in nature. Make a serious attempt to eliminate any negatives in your goals such as, ”I will
NOT shoot any late shots.” This will only improve your chances of doing just that. Also, set goals that can not be affected by
anyone else, and see if they are realistic or not. I know I could not set a goal to win the next Olympics, or set National
Records, if I just started shooting yesterday. Through practice, I will learn to assess and re-adjust my goals.
Does practice make perfect? What if I don’t know if I am doing something right? What if I can’t really identify,
assess, and correct my errors? If I continue to train in this “lost” state, is my flawed practice making me or my routine
“perfect”? The answer is obvious: NO. Perfect practice makes perfect. That is a series of goals in itself. Identifying errors,
assessing errors, correcting errors, and finally implementing and refining a new routine. That is crucial! This applies to both
the mental and physical aspects of your shot process. One has to work on making his or her sessions “perfect”. What you do
to accomplish this should be your short-term goals. Intermediate goals are designed when you have identified an error and
you work to fix it. An Ultimate goal should be one that truly measures your overall performance. Perhaps an
errorless performance would be a good Ultimate goal for you. To achieve that certain performance at the time
that you need it most is a goal not easily achieved.
If I don’t have a clear understanding and mastery of the fundamentals, I have no business setting goals other than
those types of goals that will allow my self-image to believe that I have mastered the fundamentals. Then we can proceed
with a higher level. Many shooters go straight into studying Mental Management and some even the art of Zen. To me, this
is crazy since they have not harnessed the application of the fundamentals in their shot process. It is like expecting a driver
that just got his or her driver’s license to outperform a NASCAR Professional at the Daytona 500. These are two complete
ends of the spectrum. A systematic approach to success has to be developed. Success is relative. To me, to have an almost
errorless day at the range is success. Can you imagine your score at the end of the match if you completed the match without
errors? By that, I mean that you did not jerk the trigger once, you didn’t hang up on any first shot during rapid fire, you
didn’t shoot a shot that you didn’t want to shoot, or you never veered off of your mental plan or mental program (your
routine). Establishing goals such as these and meeting them, will equate to a good performance and eventually achieving
levels that perhaps even you didn’t think you could achieve.
In my opinion, Lanny Bassham has written the best material to understand this process. In a book he wrote, titled
With Winning in Mind, he describes the “Triad State” as the state in which your sub-conscious mind, conscious mind, and
self-image are balanced. He goes on to describe how one can acquire this balance through perfect practice and mental
program (routine) development.
Recently, I talked to some competitors at the Marine Corps Western Division matches about this very subject. This
particular event is a three-week event. Classes are given during the first few days, then practice at the pistol and rifle ranges,
and 4 days in match conditions. I noticed that a number of shooters kept making notes of the scores they shot every day.
When I asked some of them as to why they were doing it, I got different answers back:
“ I want to see my progress from day to day.”
“ I want to find what my average score is.”
“ I want to see in what stage of fire I’m weakest in.”
“ I want to see if I’m shooting the scores required to get a medal here.”
I respond to each of these with:
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“Progress is not measured with scores but through performance.”
“Have you identified the errors that you make each day and averaged that out in an effort to correct them and
ultimately improve your average score that way?”
“Are errors more prominent in a specific stage of fire? Do your errors differ from one stage to the next?”
“How do you know what is going to take to get a medal? What if there will be adverse weather conditions that day? What if the
weather was really bad the years prior and recorded bad scores? What you need to identify is what sort of performance is going to get you in
the medal bracket.”
The discussion continued in form of explanations to my answers. What if the wind was blowing really hard,
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and some rain added to the variables around me? What if I had an Olympic level performance as far as my mental state, state of awareness,
effort, etc? If the conditions were different, would my score be the same? I don’t think that would be likely. I can put on the same type of
effort from one day to the next, but that does not mean that the scores are going to be equal. There are so many variables and conditions to
take into account to worry about a score. The key, again, is consistency in performance. Make a serious attempt to eliminate the errors.
Stick to your task at hand. That should be to meet your immediate goals. Stick to your routine! A performance such as that will take care of
the score for you. Good luck, and keep them in the middle.
A little about the Author
Mario Alberto Lozoya
Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps
GySgt Lozoya first started his competitive shooting in the Marine Corps Western Division Matches in 1989, where he did not place with
either the rifle or pistol. The following year (1990), at the same event, he was the Western Division Pistol Champion and earned his way to
the Marine Corps Championships in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He earned a bronze medal at that event and was selected to augment
the Marine Corps Pistol Team as a member of the Summer Team for that year.
GySgt Lozoya has since won a National Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio, a Marine Corps Championship, and he has been the match
winner at multiple states’ championships. He became a permanent member of the Marine Corps Pistol Team in 1991, and was the only
Marine on the 1995 US team that participated in the First Military World Games in Rome. During Desert Storm/Desert Shield, he was a
combat weapons instructor in Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Currently, GySgt Lozoya, is stationed in Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, California and assigned as a Legal Officer. He is distinguished with both the rifle and the pistol.
Air Rifle Team Competition!
NRA 3-Position Team Championships
The NRA will expand its competitive shooting
sports arena to include the 3-Position Air Rifle
Championships. The Florida matches will be
held this year at Gateway in Jacksonville colocated with the National 3-Position Air Rifle
qualifier matches. The match will be on Sunday
the 14th of April.
The Match Director is Will Hux 904-355-1777 or
e-mail to [email protected] Local club
contact for directions is (904)771-2937.
Hopefully they can give you directions from
wherever you’re at....if not, you can go to their
house and follow them in to work!
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December 2001
From the FSSA Membership Director’s Note Pad
Tom Eichling
This is the first real opportunity I’ve had to communicate with everyone since
becoming membership director. There are a couple of things that I hope to accomplish in
the next year or so. As these changes and upgrades approach completion I will let you
know. For now, I would like to just make a few comments:
Remember to take your membership card with you to match events. If the match director
cannot verify your membership status you may be asked to renew your FSSA membership at match registration. If
your membership is current, it will be extended for an additional year when funds are received from the match
director or club treasurer. Early renewal saves FSSA funds by reducing the number of renewal notices that have to be
mailed.
Notices for memberships due for renewal through January 2002 have been sent. Currently, there are 643 members on
file with dues in arrears. Check the date on your membership card to see if you are due for renewal.
If you have a change of address, please also send your new phone number along with the new address. As I receive
changes, I try to update them as quickly as possible. Many area codes have changed, too. If yours has changed please
let me know the next time you renew your membership. For junior members, the birth date is another important
information item.
The holidays are upon us. FSSA memberships make a great gift. Gift memberships count toward a free one year
annual renewal. Please ensure that the information on the applications is legible so that accurate information can be
placed in the membership rolls. Also, be sure to list your name and membership number on the ‘sponsor’ line. Send
the applications to FSSA Membership Director, P.O. Box 9531, Coral Springs, FL 33075. Applications are available
online at the FSSA website, www.flssa.org. If you have any questions regarding membership, you may email me at
[email protected].
I look forward to seeing you at the annual meeting on January 26th. My Best Regards to everyone for a safe and
wonderful holiday season!
Tom Eichling, RBP
FSSA Membership Director
SPACEPORT GUN CLUB
MERRITT ISLAND, FL
Monthly Competitive Schedule
1st Saturdays, 0830, .22 Rifle Metallic Silhouette Fun Shoot
2nd Saturdays, 0830, NRA Approved 80 Round Service Rifle Match
4th Saturdays, 0900, NRA Approved Hunter's Pistol Metallic Silhouette Match
Last Sundays, 1300, Combination Any-Rifle/Any-Sight and John C. Garand CMP 50 Round (simultaneous)
Matches
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MATCHES HELD THIS PAST YEAR
Silhouette shooting is a safe and fun sport. . . . Has it been a while
Inter-service Rifle Matches held in Okeechobee
since you've done any laid-back competitive shooting? Consider
by Anthony Columna
shooting silhouette . . . rifle or pistol! There are a number of
The Eighth Annual W inter Inter-service Rif le Matches were held at the Billy C.
Atkins range i n Okeechobee, FL, December 8-10. Conditions during the three day
event were absolu tely great. Tem peratur es in the mid-70s and a slight wind from
the south-southea st. M any military teams were unable to make the ma tch but the
A M U from Ft. Benning and the MT U from Qu antico showed u p. Their show of
shooting ability is simply amazing. SSgt Norm Anderson showed his metal
matches in Florida (and nationwide) and it's just fun; to get
together, trade old shooting stories, and just enjoy the smell of gunpowder! Even a whiff of gun-cleaner might get you hooked again!
Call Dave Otero, at 407-632-8879, or Mary Watkins, at 407-4549356, or Alda Pierce, at 941-262-4708. If you want to observe a
match, or just try one, we'll help you get started!
throughou t the weekend. Tak ing the overall championship with a 148 0-60x score
and breaking the rang e record w ith a 9 89 -37 x. H e also sho t an inc redible 4 9-2 x in
the Any-Any standing 600 -yard offhand match. Try doing that some day with five
2001 State Junior Olympics
By Al Dart
shots.
H ere a re the scores:
It w a s a da rk a nd storm y night… .oops, wr ong story ! It wa s a cold
Overall Match Winner: SSgt Norm Anderson, 1480-60x
and blustery morning! That is the only way to describe the conditions on
Individu al M atch W inner s:
Saturda y, Janua ry 20 in O rlando. Approximately 40 Ju nior shooters from
First: SSgt Norm Anderson, 989-37x
around the state ga thered a t the Cen tral F lorida Rifle and Pistol Club (CFRPC)
Second: Sgt Bensen, 983-34x
for the January FS SA Ju nior Leagu e m atch and the S tate Jun ior Olym pics
Third: Sgt Heikell, 982-36x
Shooting Ch am pionship (JO SC ) m atch . T he S tate JO SC is held for the pu rpose
M aster Class:
of determining the Florida ent ra nts in the National JO SC in M arch. The high
First: Sgt Corely, 965-38x
ma le and high fem ale in the state (Sta te Q ua lifiers) with qu alifying sco res in
Second: Sgt Arcularius, 964-17x
Three-Position Sma llbore Rifle, International Air R ifle, Spor t Pistol and Air
Third: Sgt Waller, 959-26x
Pistol receive autom atic invitatio ns to th e N atio nal JO SC . In a dditio n, tho se
Team Ma tch:
shooters who fire a Mi ni m u m Qualifying Score (MQS) for their age group may
First: USAMU-Tippie, 1952-72x
also receive a n invita tion to the N ational J OSC . In 200 0, Joseph Hall fired a
Second: USAMU-Silver, 1949-71x
M Q S in J3 (14 and under) to receive such an invitation. He then pro ceeded to
Third: USAMU-Bartoli, 1940-72x
win the J3 Go ld M edal in Sm allbor e Rifle a nd the J 3 S ilver M edal in
Long-range Prone Match:
Inter nationa l Air Rifle at th e 200 0 N atio nal JO SC .
Match Rifle winner: Sgt Young, 200-13x
Service Rifle winner: Sgt Carlos Hathcock Jr., 197-7x
T his year, the JOSC was shot in two lo cation s. Th e Sm allbor e Rifle
and Sport Pistol was fired at CFRPC on Saturday. T hose shooting Air Rifle and
Air Pistol had a choice of shooting at CFRPC on Saturday or a t Ga tewa y R ifle
Rem ember the St. Lucie Shooting Clu b, in O keech obee, ha s its monthly a cross-the-
and Pistol Club (G RPC ) in Jacksonville on Su nd ay . T his arrangement was
course highpo wer m atch o n the second Su nda y of each mon th. Ca ll M ike
driven by the need to have better conditions for the air guns. USA Shooting, the
O ’C onn er a t (8 63 ) 7 63 -01 22 or D r. Ste fan R ose a t 1-8 00 -33 0-0 08 1 for deta ils.
sanctioning organization for the JOSC , raised the M QS level this year and it was
felt by the FSSA directors that firing th e a ir guns outdoors puts the Florida
SILHOUETTE SCORECARD
B Y A LD A PI ER C E
shoo ters a t a d efinite d isad vanta ge w hen it com es to qu alifying.
Although not a ll of the sh ooter s wer e com petin g in th e JO SC , 3 0 of
them lined the firing line for the 3 position Smallbore Rifle match. This year, the
O n D ecem ber l0 , while the up per U.S . was b eing bla nke ted with sn ow, S ilhou ette
Pistol and R ifle shoo ters ga ther ed a t C hu lu ota Sportsmen's C lu b for a b alm y 8 0`degree day of shooting! Ta king part in the sm allbore pistol competition, 11
shooters hammered out very competitive scores. Daryl W agoner, Range M aster,
started the match promptly at 9:00 A.M. Veteran shooter Rod B erkheim er returned
to shooting after a lo ng absence and shot an overall winning score of 3l. Dave
Otero then won first AAA with a 28 . Jack Rowe followed in Class AA for a
winning score of 28, and Ma ry W atkins wo n the Class A co m petition, with Jerry
Johnson taking second. Don Lightner took first B and Coates W a tkins won High
Junior! Dick G iles won first Unclassified.
high male a nd high female in S mallbore R ifle are Joseph Ha ll and Catherine
(Catie) Lea ch. Joseph and Catie are both from Orlando and are members of the
CFRPC Ju nior C lub. T he high m ale a nd fema le in Intern ationa l Air Rifle are
Jam es Hall of Or la ndo and M aggie Stewart of Jacksonville. Again, both are
members of the CFR PC Ju nior Club. The Sport Pistol winners are John
Du nning, III, of Orlando and Da nielle Rebma n of Floral City. Air Pistol winners
were Clay G onzales of Jacksonville and Barbara Ra dford of Niceville.
Qualify ing scores were also fired in I nterna tional A ir Rifle by Jona than H all
(J3) of Orlando and in Sport Pistol by Claire Nicholas (J2) of Clark e L a k e.
After all of the State Qu alifiers and the Autom atic Qu alifiers are talli ed at the
national level, at-large invitations are extended. In this regard at-large invitations
Four shooters shot the Big Bore competition with Daryl Wagoner
winning with a 3l and Rod Berkheimer winning first AA, shooting a
24. Dave Otero won second AA. Daryl Wagoner was the only Open
Sights competitor, and he shot a great score of 20!
were received b y M egan Fitzgera ld, O rland o, in Sm allbor e Rifle; by M arta
Mulawa, Palm H arbor, in Smallbore Rifle and International Air Rifle; and by
Claire Nic holas in W omen ’s Air P istol. Con gratu lations to our State Junior
O lym pic sho oters.
Nine shooters shot Silhouette Rifle in the afternoon. Jack Rowe and
Mary Watkins tied for first with a score of 26 each and Alda Pierce
was second with a 25.
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SUNSHINE
December 2001
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUNSHINE STATE SPRING GAMES
FSSA Silhouette Program
STATE SPRING GAMES
Alda Pierce
BY AL DART
The Shooting Events for the 2001 Sunshine State Spring Games
were held over the period of April 22-May 27 at four locations
around Central Florida. The Spring Games is a state-wide Olympic
style sports festival presented by the Florida Sports Foundation. The
sports represented in the 2001 Spring games were Cycling,
Equestrian, Fencing, Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Judo, Mountain
Bike Racing, Shooting, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwando
and Volleyball. Host clubs for this year’s Shooting Events were the
Polk County Trap and Skeet Club, Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol
Club, Chuluota Sportsmen’s Club and Central Florida Rifle and
Pistol Club. Over 500 man entries were recorded for the 2001
Games. This far exceeded the estimate of 400 man entries. The
great variety of Shooting Events that were offered this year made
Shooting one of the largest in terms of participation and the only one
that is allowed to have a stretched out schedule and its own program
brochure.
A match cannot be held without a match director. The match
directors for this year’s games are as follows: Bev Smith, Smallbore
Rifle Silhouette; Al Dart, Conventional and International Pistol,
Smallbore Prone, Smallbore Three Position, International Air Rifle
and Sporter Air Rifle; Lew Marlette, 300 Meter High Power Prone;
Ray Gibson, IDPA; Mike Belle, Conventional High Power Rifle;
Scott Riley, Shotgun; Robert Leath, Cowboy; Rod Berkheimer,
Hunter Pistol Silhouette; Pat Galbraith, Air Pistol Silhouette; Julian
Dominy, IPSC; Richard Grafius, Muzzle Loading; and Jeff Bennett,
Garand Match and Sporter High Power.
The Sunshine Games were held April 22, at Port Malabar R & P
Club. The Smallbore match was dominated by Master shooter Alex
M. Smith, winning the Gold with a score of 33! Right behind Alex,
was AAA shooter Mary Watkins with a 32, winning First AA/AAA
and the gold medal. Roger Clapp won silver and Don Leitner won
Class A and Bronze! Coates Watkins won First A Gold with a l6.
Debra Clapp won the Class A Silver. Rafael Martinez won First
Master Unclassified!
Hunting Rifle was won by Mary Watkins, with Alex Smith taking
First Master Gold. Roger Clapp won First AA Gold and First A by
Alex E. Smith. Don Leitner won silver and Coats Watkins won the
bronze!
Five new shooters shot UNC - Chuck Brown, Nicholas Verola, Victor
Verola, Martin Byrnes and Rafael Martinez.
Thanks again to Bev Smith for her top-knotch scoring!
SOME WINNERS FROM THE SUNSHINE
Sunshine Game Prone Winners
FSSA Silhouette Program
Alda Pierce
The Sunshine Games were held April 22, at Port Malabar R
& P Club. The Smallbore match was dominated by Master
shooter Alex M. Smith, winning the Gold with a score of 33!
Right behind Alex, was AAA shooter Mary Watkins with a
32, winning First AA/AAA and the gold medal. Roger Clapp
won silver and Don Leitner won Class A and Bronze! Coates
Watkins won First A Gold with a l6. Debra Clapp won the
Class A Silver. Rafael Martinez won First Master
Unclassified!
Hunting Rifle was won by Mary Watkins, with Alex Smith
taking First Master Gold. Roger Clapp won First AA Gold
and First A by Alex E. Smith. Don Leitner won silver and
Coats Watkins won the bronze!
Five new shooters shot UNC - Chuck Brown, Nicholas
Verola, Victor Verola, Martin Byrnes and Rafael Martinez.
Thanks again to Bev Smith for her top-knotch scoring!
Sunshine International Pistol
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Shooting Coaches meet at the
Olympic Training Center
Shooting coaches from Florida met with
coaches from all over the US during the first week
in November. The National Team Coaches and
some of the resident athletes met with them to
discuss firsthand, the sport related aspects,
problems, solutions, and the future of our Olympic
athletes. The
conference was sponsored by USA Shooting, the
NRA, and the CMP. USA Shooting’s executive
director and former National Rifle Coach, Bob
Mitchell gave the opening and closing remarks. He
welcomed all of the old, not-so-old, and the new
faces. The program was administrated and
facilitated by Martin Edmondson of USA Shooting.
Martin did a superb job of keeping the program on
track, on time, and moving nicely. He engineered
an evening for us at the Flying W Ranch where we
all enjoyed juicy steaks, salads, and the works. The
December 2001
evening’s entertainment was a Western band with
great music, comedy, and a special tribute to
shooting coaches. When they sang “I’m Proud to
be an American” the whole audience joined in and
there was nary a dry eye in the house.
The curricula of this year’s conference was
varied and informative. It gave us supportive
balance to our programs back home, a look at the
current financial and physical situation of our
teams, and hints for the future. The CMP took on
a larger role this year, stepping up as a major
sponsor. Gary Anderson and his very capable staff
provided a great deal of information and there was
an entire afternoon dedicated to the CMP
Junior directors. The NRA’s ever-steady Howard
Moody, National Coach Trainer, made
presentations and introduced Marcus Raab as his
action-guy assistant. Marcus joins the NRA staff
with years of competitive shooting experience and
lots of coaching under his belt. It was a magic trip
as it always is and enjoyed by all.
REMEMBER
FSSA ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
January 26, 2002
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