tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post1241387480020164360..comments2023-05-20T02:25:27.240-07:00Comments on Gunslingers Cowboy Fast Draw: Elitist SurveyEverett Hitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-29035794109594783862016-09-13T05:40:12.934-07:002016-09-13T05:40:12.934-07:00And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed...And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed. What makes this sport great is the welcoming of all no matter speed or technique or ability. Sometimes at our club shoots the toughest fighter is the 7 year old tenderfoot and nobody cares that he slip cocks half the time.Everett Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-47539457734551490332016-09-13T05:39:59.901-07:002016-09-13T05:39:59.901-07:00And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed...And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed. What makes this sport great is the welcoming of all no matter speed or technique or ability. Sometimes at our club shoots the toughest fighter is the 7 year old tenderfoot and nobody cares that he slip cocks half the time.Everett Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-39639482480809404022016-09-13T05:39:12.342-07:002016-09-13T05:39:12.342-07:00And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed...And some would say that 1.526 should be disallowed. What makes this sport great is the welcoming of all no matter speed or technique or ability. Sometimes at our club shoots the toughest fighter is the 7 year old tenderfoot and nobody cares that he slip cocks half the time.Everett Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-87541681973571260682016-09-12T14:47:03.906-07:002016-09-12T14:47:03.906-07:00What I like most about this sport is the people. ...What I like most about this sport is the people. That's no secret. I'm a fan of the people who play this game.<br /><br />About a month after I started this game, we were invited to a small invitational match in southeast Texas, so we drove over. My grandson had been shooting less than a month, and his times were on the high side of a second.<br /><br />This was one of those old-style "shufle the cards" matches, and I was horrified to see that my 13-year-old grandson was matched against a very fast 3s shooter. So, I sat back to watch what happened. Grandson was hitting, and serious shooter was flailing, and when the smoke cleared, grandson had beaten the fast shooter with a 1.526. They shook hands and cleared the line.<br /><br />A few minutes later, the fast shooter approached my grandson. "Young man, did your grandad tell you that you beat the fastest man in Texas?<br /><br />Grandson replied, wide-eyed "No, sir."<br /><br />"Well, you did," the fast shooter replied. "You keep practicing, because one of these days I'm going to want a rematch."<br /><br />That's the Spirit of the Game. Taking the wins and losses with charity and humility. We left Harford KY early yesterday morning because we had bled out and it was time to get on the road. The hardest problem I had leaving was the men who wanted to shake my hand and the ladies who wanted to hug my neck.<br /><br />That's why I love this game. The shooting is fun, but the people are what make it worth doing.<br />Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-3731588960306034942016-09-12T06:31:03.946-07:002016-09-12T06:31:03.946-07:00Great blog Jim I hope that this sport does not bec...Great blog Jim I hope that this sport does not become ELITIST, I say more rules mean less fun and fun is what I do this for. Looking forward to seeing you this week en<br />d and having a GUNFIGHT!!Beaver Creek KidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-8856060139604844262016-09-12T05:31:06.544-07:002016-09-12T05:31:06.544-07:00The two shooters in the final match of Kentucky sh...The two shooters in the final match of Kentucky shot a combined 32%. Winner shot 38%, 2nd place shot 25%. It is an illusion that the match was decided on speed or accuracy. It was decided on chance.<br /><br />Second place at Nationals in final match shot 25% even though he was 40 to 50 mls quicker than the winner. The National Champion did not win on accuracy, but on mental toughness.Everett Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-40179976332979156562016-09-12T05:00:57.138-07:002016-09-12T05:00:57.138-07:00Great comment as always. You are who I am talking ...Great comment as always. You are who I am talking about. 7th round this year, mag 7 next if you keep shooting 75%. Loverboy has done a lot to bring new shooters to the sport and I commend him for it, but the wannabe elite are the most vocal and I fear rules on time, style, techniques that will infringe on our new shooters. I shoot CFDA because it is a gunfight where I am able to compete even though I am kind of slow. It is a contest of wills against an opponent, not just a speed contest. It is fun and I have a chance to be successful as do you or as do a new shooter. We have a new shooter in the top ten of the top gun contest this year (Whiplash). Where else can this happen?Everett Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861978251674825810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090765194606484470.post-20373129866682421872016-09-11T16:46:16.175-07:002016-09-11T16:46:16.175-07:00We're halfway back from Kentucky State, in a h...We're halfway back from Kentucky State, in a hotel in Memphis. A couple of thoughts.<br /><br />There were some very fast shooters there this weekend. Lots of mid 3s were hit. I, personally, "bled out" in the 7th round, the farthest I have ever gone in a sanctioned shoot. I brought home a trophy in the categories, which I'll use for bragging rights.<br /><br />I'm a 7s shooter right now. Occasionally, I'll break into the 6s, and I'm working on it. I did give Xs to two 4s shooters by the simple expedient of hitting the target. All my losses were on speed. They got there before I did, and I have no regrets. That's the game.<br /><br />My "Time Out" in the 7th round was 0.794, But, I was hitting about 75%. If a 4 shooter wants to come to the line hitting 30%, that's fine with me. We'll see who gets to three hits first.<br /><br />I agree with Romeo that we need to promote the sport, but I believe that we need to promote our clubs locally, and help new clubs get up and running. Local clubs are the future of the game, and I'd love to see a half-dozen clubs in the area around me (Louisiana, Mississippi, etc). <br /><br />Now, if promoting this sport for the elite means that we start seeing more general interest in the game, then I'm all for it. If it leads to clubs near every city of 50K or more, think how much more fun we'd have.Pawpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.com