Attending the NSSA Mini World and World Championships Jack Taylor and Gunnar Casey, two of the young people I've had a hand in training, asked me to join them for the Mini World Championships. These two have become contenders in all of their recent shoots and were anxious to make their presence known at the Mini World, too. These are two very talented young shooters. They wanted to stay for the World Championships, but their school schedules have already been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and they didn't want to miss more of their classes. This was Jack's first trip to the Mini … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #77: Another Safety Item
Another Safety Item Some time ago I wrote a hint about safety and the dangers of accidentally placing a 20-gauge shotshell in the chamber of a 12-gauge. It's a safety issue and the reason most, if not all, 20-gauge shells are now yellow. Several people have told me that they still have red 20-gauge shells. I recently received an email from a member who stated that he had read that hint and thought about sporting clays now having sub-gauge events and how the same issue might arise between the 20-gauge and 28-gauge shotshells. I went to my shop and got out one of my 20-gauge … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #58: Young Skeet Shooters
Young Skeet Shooters I help train young skeet shooters along with my friend and head SCTP coach, Joel Blankenship. One of the things we encourage in these young shooters, after they have attained a level of confidence in their shooting, is to have them enter registered shoots. Several of the youth we have trained have shown skill levels that make them competitive. Some have shot on squads where they haven't known anyone on the squad, but after the first time shooting with these squads, they are welcomed back like they were long-time friends and many times are asked to shoot with some … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hint #56: Volunteering
Volunteering Last August, the Oklahoma Gun Club was one of the host clubs for the Zone 6 shoot. Zone 6 has gone to an electronic shoot, and each state has at least one club hosting the shoot. Each of the three days, there were several volunteers that came and helped the shoot run smoothly. We had loaders, water bearers, lunch makers and others that were sweeping the stations between squads. At every shoot I have attended at the Shotgun Division of the Oklahoma City Gun Club, there have been several volunteers that were guided by the chairperson of the division. Each volunteer is … [Read more...]
Hartmann’s Hints: Skeet Instructors
Skeet Instructors During the last several years I've had the honor and privilege of being one of the NSSA Zone Instructors. I was able to work with and learn many of the finer nuances of coaching shooters from the NSSA Chief Instructor, Ralph Aaron, as well as from the many other instructors of all levels that I met and worked with in San Antonio and in the classes I taught here in the NSSA Zone 6. I've lost count of how many Level 1 instructors I helped certify, but the total number is close to 75. I recently resigned from being the Zone 6 Chief Instructor, due primarily to my age and … [Read more...]
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