by Clark Hartness "A man's got to know his limitations" – Harry Callahan That’s a great movie line that some of us will remember about over-estimating your capabilities. On the flipside of this, we need to know our limitations so we can test them, yet not be overwhelmed. Gun club management and shoot management are excellent examples where we have to be aware of our limitations. Today, let's focus on some of the physical limitations of our club and planning an event. How many fields do you have? At our member-owned club, we have four overlay skeet and trap fields. One of those … [Read more...]
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Hartmann’s Hint #45: Talking Behind the Field
Talking Behind the Field As skeet shooters, we don't talk while someone else on our squad is shooting. We try to be polite to our squad mates. I just attended a shoot at one of my favorite gun clubs, The Oklahoma City Gun Club in Arcadia, Oklahoma. One of the things they've done is placed bright yellow signs by each of their five fields that tell spectators and other shooters to be quiet while shooting is in progress. We all have friends that we only see at shoots, and we always have something to talk about, but we should have these discussions somewhere other than at or near the … [Read more...]
Final Shots: Barry Hartmann
It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Barry Hartmann, 85, on February 10. A long-time member of Tulsa (OK) Gun Club and an NSSA Master Level Instructor, Barry helped teach countless youth and adults how to shoot skeet and, as Zone Instructor, trained 75+ NSSA Level 1 Instructors. Target Talk and Clay Target Nation staff appreciated his contributions to both publications. He provided shooting tips for Target Talk through "Hartmann's Hints" and wrote "Training Tips" and other articles for CTN. We remember him as knowledgeable, gracious, devoted to NSSA and the sport of skeet, … [Read more...]
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