Shoot Results

The Minnesota State Sporting Clays Shoot went really well for me. It was probably the best shoot overall that I've ever shot. I ended up winning two of the three events I entered in. I have never won HOA in such a large event before. I won the Preliminary Event with a score of 93/100 (162 people shot this event). And I also had a come-from-behind victory in the FITASC event, shooting a 92/100 (93 people shot this event). Also, in the Main Event, I hit 176/200 which was good enough for non-resident runner-up. There were 217 entrants total in the Main Event and I got 7th overall after you add in the Minnesota residents' scores.

I'm especially proud of my FITASC win because after the first 50 targets we shot on Saturday, I had only hit 43 of them. I had looked at the scoreboard before we shot the remaining 50 targets on Sunday and knew that a 91/100 was the high score so far in that event. In order to win or tie for first, I needed to hit at least 48/50 on Sunday. I managed to hit 24/25 on my first parcour on Sunday and finished up by hitting all 25 targets on our final parcour of the event. This gave me a 49/50 on the day and putting me in first place by one bird with a 92/100 total score.

I had a lot of fun at the shoot as well. Shooting is always a great way to spend time with my Dad and younger brother. We also saw a bunch of our friends at the shoot over the weekend. This is almost certainly the final shoot of the year, so I'll put the clay shooting gun away for the season and start hunting. My friend Kevin and I plan on going Mourning Dove hunting tomorrow, as the season opens on the first of September.

Here are some pics from the shoot:

Dad walking out to shoot

Chad waiting to shoot

The Preliminary Course

Me shooting


Chad taking aim at a target


Tower


Gun Smoke


Dad shooting at a target