For years I have been lobbying for a title match at Winter Range. We are doing all the work and we should have a championship, but I am changing my mind. The weather could not have been worst this year during the week including literally 3 feet of snow in the mountain passes. But Saturday broke clear and it was a perfect day for shooting. Even with about 20 folks not making it over the mountains, we had 102 shooters participate. It was a great shoot. The Arizona Bracket Shoot is so well liked and so much fun that it would be a shame to give it up. For 2020, I think we should plan on 3 ranges and 120 to 150 shooters. We have the facilities, the manpower, and the space. With 3 ranges we could have 9 brackets. If we get more than 25 shootists we could have two shootist brackets.
When you look at the money winners there is so much diversity, that you know the purpose of the Arizona Bracket Shoot is working. In Bracket A, Cowboy Up was clean and only needed three shots to win. I suspect he must have pirated my training blog, he is shooting so well, just joshing. He out shot Broken Spoke and Whiskey for the win. Bracket B really shows the merit of the shoot, with youth Bandana Kid out dueling Smoken Hank and multi-National Champion, the Draw. Bracket C was won by Grey Wanderer out shooting Dusty Jam and Desert Gator. Dusty Jam is using his prize money to buy a backup gun (CFDA Shady Mike tuned) that is being sold by the Loess Hills Paladins. Many thanks to him.
Bracket D was the most colorful bracket. Big Foot was third. He just could not compete with that dogboy shooting with a parasol, but dogboy met his 2x4 in the match with The Stud. It was a sight to behold. Bracket E was some of my students dueling but Eagle Eye shooting a Shady Mike holster (his holster having been snowed in) prevailed over Viper and Lone Rider.
Final bracket was the Shootist Bracket. I have had a long standing argument with the Counselor about what is possible in competition and the shootist bracket made my point. Dirty Dan was hitting better than 80% at high 4 low 5 speed but lost to BA, also hitting better than 80% at mid 4 speed. That set up the finals, with BA continuing to hit three in the mid fours to no avail, with Quigley putting three on the plate in almost identical .392 speed. This what cowboy fastdraw can be. Every shot decided by quickness. "80% is just average!"
Loess Hills Paladins: The second range was provided by the Loess Hills Paladins, Inc. We had some timer issues but those will get resolved with some adjustments to the backstop. The Association of Arizona Gunslingers had purchased a raffle gun from the Paladins and all 250 tickets were sold, the lucky winner being Silver Lady. She had purchased her ticket early at Rio. Many thanks to all who purchased tickets. All the proceeds will go to range improvements. Silver Lady's pardner, Minnesota Maverick, finished 5th in Bracket A so I guess the couple from Minnesota did quite well.
The Arizona Bracket Shoot is unique to the Valley of the Sun. If you would like to give it a try in a historic setting, head down to Tombstone on March 23. I said it before the promenade between the Crystal Palace and Big Nose Kate's is worth the trip. The Arizona Bracket shoot will be great also.
Thinking of next year, I think the Paladins will sponsor a little warm up match on Friday. Just a little jackpot to get you trained up. Arizona Five and we will show what a good sort can do for you.
Shady and I are playing the what if game. If you lose your focus you are shuffled out. Wait till next year! Or can't wait till next year!
Monday, February 25, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
The Arizona Bracket Shoot
I write this post to give credit to where credit is due. In February, the Rio Salado Vaqueros held one of their best Club events. I can not commend the Vaqueros enough for the outstanding job they do especially their officers, Mule Train and Southwest KC. They held their normal Arizona Bracket shoot but because of the cool weather it was extended to 7 rounds. The Arizona Bracket shoot was the idea of Calaboose Bill when Noah Chance owned the Association of Arizona Gunslingers. The thought was to give all shooters the opportunity of experiencing a magnificent shoot-off. The Arizona Bracket shoot combines a no x format with magnificent 1 x shoot-off. All shooters make the shoot-offs. Shooters are seeded in the shoot-off according the CFDA timeout report which is the standard for placings in CFDA events.
To illustrate how well it functions, I will relate the fate of five shooters at the February match. The luck of the draw was not kind to me. Four of the seven shooters I faced in the seeding rounds were on average 80 milliseconds quicker than me. What was worst, three of the four, when I shot them, were hitting better than 60%. Had the event been a 3x elimination event, I would have been shuffled out near the bottom of the standings. However, since it was no x event I was seeded 11th in the standings at the bottom of bracket A.
A Plug! Here is a plug for the Alleluia Competition and Training System. I would have won the event moving up through the shoot offs except I ran into another Alleluia shooter, Shady Mike. We were shooting average (80% is just average) and he is 10 milliseconds quicker than me. I finished in 5th place. Two of the four quicker shooters finished in 2nd and 4th, Shady finished 3rd, and the other two quicker shooters finished well down in the pack.
Format Matters! The Arizona Bracket shoot does a better job sorting the field than the elimination format because it mitigates the unfairness of the luck of the draw. A shooter has the opportunity to recover from a tough draw. In February, I was probably on that day, the 5th best shooter there and that is where I finished. The main match whether it is at a club shoot or a title event is nothing more than a seeding match. The event is sorting the shooters from top to bottom for shoot-off and placing purposes
Winter Range and Tombstone! Tomorrow the weather will break crisp but clear and we will beginning sorting the best of the west at the Winter Range Arizona Bracket Jackpot shoot. Payout is 80% with the shooters being divided into 6 brackets. It will be a blast. No one will be out of it until they get their x in a magnificent shoot-off. If you can not make it, there is another Arizona Jackpot Shoot in Tombstone on March 23. Can't make that one, come to Pioneer Village, Arizona Territory, on March 30th, just a club shoot but probably more than 60 will be there.
"I ain't missing, bring me another shooter!" Alleluia Ruah
To illustrate how well it functions, I will relate the fate of five shooters at the February match. The luck of the draw was not kind to me. Four of the seven shooters I faced in the seeding rounds were on average 80 milliseconds quicker than me. What was worst, three of the four, when I shot them, were hitting better than 60%. Had the event been a 3x elimination event, I would have been shuffled out near the bottom of the standings. However, since it was no x event I was seeded 11th in the standings at the bottom of bracket A.
A Plug! Here is a plug for the Alleluia Competition and Training System. I would have won the event moving up through the shoot offs except I ran into another Alleluia shooter, Shady Mike. We were shooting average (80% is just average) and he is 10 milliseconds quicker than me. I finished in 5th place. Two of the four quicker shooters finished in 2nd and 4th, Shady finished 3rd, and the other two quicker shooters finished well down in the pack.
Format Matters! The Arizona Bracket shoot does a better job sorting the field than the elimination format because it mitigates the unfairness of the luck of the draw. A shooter has the opportunity to recover from a tough draw. In February, I was probably on that day, the 5th best shooter there and that is where I finished. The main match whether it is at a club shoot or a title event is nothing more than a seeding match. The event is sorting the shooters from top to bottom for shoot-off and placing purposes
Winter Range and Tombstone! Tomorrow the weather will break crisp but clear and we will beginning sorting the best of the west at the Winter Range Arizona Bracket Jackpot shoot. Payout is 80% with the shooters being divided into 6 brackets. It will be a blast. No one will be out of it until they get their x in a magnificent shoot-off. If you can not make it, there is another Arizona Jackpot Shoot in Tombstone on March 23. Can't make that one, come to Pioneer Village, Arizona Territory, on March 30th, just a club shoot but probably more than 60 will be there.
"I ain't missing, bring me another shooter!" Alleluia Ruah
Friday, February 15, 2019
At a Crossroad!
2019 is a cross road year for Loess Hills Paladins, Inc. It will either become a viable charity or it will wither on the vine. It was set up as a 501 (c) (3) charity so that donations to it would be tax deductible. Its primary purpose is to make available to CFDA clubs a fully functional 6 lane range to be use for exempt purposes. Exempt purposes are educational (town alley), youth development (club shoots), and the training of national sports competitors, (club, state and territorial shoots).
Paladins were traveling knights of Charlemagne court, defenders or advocates of a noble cause. Our motto is "Have Range, Will Travel."
To survive the Paladins need two things. First, the range must be used. If no one wants to use the range, the range will just rust away. It has been used four times and will be the second range at Winter Range next week. It was designed to work at Winter Range, Pioneer Village, Tombstone, as well as in the Loess Hills of Nebraska/Iowa. It is available. New clubs in the Southwest, need a range for an event, give the Paladins a call. Only requirements are it must be an exempt purpose event and the club must have CFDA insurance.
The second thing that is needed is a source of revenue. Since the Paladins were set up as a charity the obvious source of revenue should be donations. To encourage donations we are offering to an annual nonvoting membership for $20. The only thing you will receive for donation is thank you card to document your donation. Without donations the charity will not survive.
If you would like to send in a donation you may do so by mailing it to P.O. Box 74726, Phoenix, AZ, 85087. I will also be accepting donation for the Paladins at Winter Range.
For an early post about the Paladins, see "Loess Hills Paladins, Inc." posted on this blog April 11, 2018.
Paladins were traveling knights of Charlemagne court, defenders or advocates of a noble cause. Our motto is "Have Range, Will Travel."
To survive the Paladins need two things. First, the range must be used. If no one wants to use the range, the range will just rust away. It has been used four times and will be the second range at Winter Range next week. It was designed to work at Winter Range, Pioneer Village, Tombstone, as well as in the Loess Hills of Nebraska/Iowa. It is available. New clubs in the Southwest, need a range for an event, give the Paladins a call. Only requirements are it must be an exempt purpose event and the club must have CFDA insurance.
The second thing that is needed is a source of revenue. Since the Paladins were set up as a charity the obvious source of revenue should be donations. To encourage donations we are offering to an annual nonvoting membership for $20. The only thing you will receive for donation is thank you card to document your donation. Without donations the charity will not survive.
If you would like to send in a donation you may do so by mailing it to P.O. Box 74726, Phoenix, AZ, 85087. I will also be accepting donation for the Paladins at Winter Range.
For an early post about the Paladins, see "Loess Hills Paladins, Inc." posted on this blog April 11, 2018.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Growth of a Club
This last fall I had the privilege to shoot in the last circuit shoot of the year in Texas at the DFW Gunslingers' range. The Quicks, Brad, Pixie and Papa, sure have done well setting up their club and their range. I have recently noted that the DFW Gunslingers have started using a no x format which appears similar to the Arizona Bracket shoot.
All of the clubs in Arizona at their club matches shoot the Arizona Bracket shoot. What the format is, is that you shoot no x as many rounds as the time will allow and then break the shooters into equal brackets based on x s and time out from a CFDA time out report. You then do a 1 x magnificent shoot off. There are many advantages to this format. All shooters remain in the contest to the end of the day. All shooters gain experience of a magnificent shoot off. All shoot together so the ladies get more competition by shooting with the men. Even our tenderfoots are included. Last year we had one event won by Javelina Hunter, a tenderfoot shooting off the table, defeating Rodeo for the event win. Powder Keg has always given credit to the Arizona Bracket Shoot for his National Championship. You need to learn to compete with those shooters hitting 80%.
New clubs, try this format you will like it. The River City Gunslingers of Omaha need to give it a try. We did one last spring when I helped with their first organized shoot. They have a timer setup that displays the shot count behind the targets so they are really set up for it. They need to get a little competition into their club practice shoots.
There will be two major jackpot shoots here in Arizona this spring shooting the Arizona Bracket Shoot, Winter Range, which is a big money shoot, and Tombstone. If you have never experienced Winter Range you should come. Nearly a 1,000 total shooters, shooting SASS, CFDA, and Mounted Shooting. Many vendors, February 18 to 23 with Jackpot shoot being 23rd, two ranges, 6 brackets. Tombstone is the weekend after Texas, March 23rd, and is held in one of the best venues there is. If nothing else it is worth seeing those AZ gals plying the streets of Tombstone between Big Nose Kate's and the Crystal Palace. They will be either drowning their sorrows or celebrating their dominance on the range with Fireball. Don't know what that is but I am sure one of them will teach me this year, the Fireball that is. Last year I was too embarrassed to stay, that California gal having sent me to Boothill in 3rd.
Getting back to the subject, the DFW Gunslingers ought to also give Arizona Five a try. It is the best five shot option. (See my March 7, 2018, post on Fastdraw.blogspot.com.) We shoot it exclusively on Shady Mtn but don't keep score. (I don't think the proprietor can take the stress of losing those marbles.) In Arizona Five you shoot five shots and the shooter with the most winning hits wins, If score is 0-0 both get a lose, if score is 1-1 both get a lose, if the score is 2-2 both get a win. Arizona Five sorts better than Nevada Five or Montana Five and takes 25% less time. Less time means more rounds. More rounds means a better sort. From what I see and hear the shooters at DFW need a format like Arizona Five. It puts pressure on you to hit and to hit right a way. The Quick (double meaning intended) need to learn that their quickness will not carry the day if they can't get on the target right away. Javelina Hunter does not give you any second chances.
Anyway, the DFW Gunslingers have a great range and a great club. They seem to be getting a little swagger professing to be the fastest club in Texas. Just remember a little swagger is okay until you trip on your spurs.
"Quick don't matter much, if you don't hit that which you are trying to be quick about." Virgil Cole
All of the clubs in Arizona at their club matches shoot the Arizona Bracket shoot. What the format is, is that you shoot no x as many rounds as the time will allow and then break the shooters into equal brackets based on x s and time out from a CFDA time out report. You then do a 1 x magnificent shoot off. There are many advantages to this format. All shooters remain in the contest to the end of the day. All shooters gain experience of a magnificent shoot off. All shoot together so the ladies get more competition by shooting with the men. Even our tenderfoots are included. Last year we had one event won by Javelina Hunter, a tenderfoot shooting off the table, defeating Rodeo for the event win. Powder Keg has always given credit to the Arizona Bracket Shoot for his National Championship. You need to learn to compete with those shooters hitting 80%.
New clubs, try this format you will like it. The River City Gunslingers of Omaha need to give it a try. We did one last spring when I helped with their first organized shoot. They have a timer setup that displays the shot count behind the targets so they are really set up for it. They need to get a little competition into their club practice shoots.
There will be two major jackpot shoots here in Arizona this spring shooting the Arizona Bracket Shoot, Winter Range, which is a big money shoot, and Tombstone. If you have never experienced Winter Range you should come. Nearly a 1,000 total shooters, shooting SASS, CFDA, and Mounted Shooting. Many vendors, February 18 to 23 with Jackpot shoot being 23rd, two ranges, 6 brackets. Tombstone is the weekend after Texas, March 23rd, and is held in one of the best venues there is. If nothing else it is worth seeing those AZ gals plying the streets of Tombstone between Big Nose Kate's and the Crystal Palace. They will be either drowning their sorrows or celebrating their dominance on the range with Fireball. Don't know what that is but I am sure one of them will teach me this year, the Fireball that is. Last year I was too embarrassed to stay, that California gal having sent me to Boothill in 3rd.
Getting back to the subject, the DFW Gunslingers ought to also give Arizona Five a try. It is the best five shot option. (See my March 7, 2018, post on Fastdraw.blogspot.com.) We shoot it exclusively on Shady Mtn but don't keep score. (I don't think the proprietor can take the stress of losing those marbles.) In Arizona Five you shoot five shots and the shooter with the most winning hits wins, If score is 0-0 both get a lose, if score is 1-1 both get a lose, if the score is 2-2 both get a win. Arizona Five sorts better than Nevada Five or Montana Five and takes 25% less time. Less time means more rounds. More rounds means a better sort. From what I see and hear the shooters at DFW need a format like Arizona Five. It puts pressure on you to hit and to hit right a way. The Quick (double meaning intended) need to learn that their quickness will not carry the day if they can't get on the target right away. Javelina Hunter does not give you any second chances.
Anyway, the DFW Gunslingers have a great range and a great club. They seem to be getting a little swagger professing to be the fastest club in Texas. Just remember a little swagger is okay until you trip on your spurs.
"Quick don't matter much, if you don't hit that which you are trying to be quick about." Virgil Cole
Monday, January 7, 2019
Gunfight at Pioneer Vilalge, Arizona Territory
Well there was quite a fray at Pioneer Village. The weather broke clear and cold and 51 gunfighters fought it out on two ranges. Putting up the second range was a lot of work but we had a good crew helping.
The 2018 club points were decided on the line. In the men's division, Shady Mike got the maximum 40 points, QC Carver got 35 points which moved them into 2nd and 3rd. Final Top Gun standings are Everett Hitch 1st, Shady Mike 2nd, and QC Carver 3rd.
In the men's Most Improved the standing were decided on the line. Stagecoach got 29 points which kept him in first place for Most Improved. There was a fierce battle for 2nd or 3rd, but Rodeo Romeo failed to appear which kept his 2nd place standing intact. I would suggest he was afeared, but I know he was training new shooters at the Camp. He earned his copper having the highest average placing of the men throughout the year. Great shooting Romeo! But even though Rodeo did not shoot, there still was quite a battle for the second spot. Rodeo had improvement of 6.777778 and Coyote Kid had improvement of 6.666667. Coyote Kid got 27 points, had he got 28 points he would have caught Rodeo for 2nd.
In the shoot-offs Coyote Kid drew The Stud. There was much bantering going on and I almost called the Stud for being unsportsmanlike, but Coyote Kid, was giving as good as he was receiving, and you know the Stud, what can you do. Any way The Stud eliminated Coyote Kid so the next time you see The Stud be sure to tell him "Way to go, you kept Rodeo in second!"
In the Ladies division the Top Gun standings are Holli Day 1st, Southwest KC 2nd and Hot Flash 3rd. For Most Improved Shooter the standings are Sky Queen 1st, Troublemaker 2nd, and Prickly Pear 3rd.
Awards will be given out on January 26th and will be copper from the copper state. Top Gun award winners are not considered for Most Improved Shooter awards. In the men's division none of the Top Guns were in the running for Most Improved. In the Ladies the two top winners were excluded.
Next year we are changing the rules a bit. This year you had to have an average from 2017 to compete for Most Improved. That effectively eliminated new shooters. For new shooters in 2019 they will start with their placing in their first event if they did not shoot in 2018. Also for 2019, for Most Improved to be considered you must shoot in at least 4 events.
Happy New Year and remember "80% is just average!"
The 2018 club points were decided on the line. In the men's division, Shady Mike got the maximum 40 points, QC Carver got 35 points which moved them into 2nd and 3rd. Final Top Gun standings are Everett Hitch 1st, Shady Mike 2nd, and QC Carver 3rd.
In the men's Most Improved the standing were decided on the line. Stagecoach got 29 points which kept him in first place for Most Improved. There was a fierce battle for 2nd or 3rd, but Rodeo Romeo failed to appear which kept his 2nd place standing intact. I would suggest he was afeared, but I know he was training new shooters at the Camp. He earned his copper having the highest average placing of the men throughout the year. Great shooting Romeo! But even though Rodeo did not shoot, there still was quite a battle for the second spot. Rodeo had improvement of 6.777778 and Coyote Kid had improvement of 6.666667. Coyote Kid got 27 points, had he got 28 points he would have caught Rodeo for 2nd.
In the shoot-offs Coyote Kid drew The Stud. There was much bantering going on and I almost called the Stud for being unsportsmanlike, but Coyote Kid, was giving as good as he was receiving, and you know the Stud, what can you do. Any way The Stud eliminated Coyote Kid so the next time you see The Stud be sure to tell him "Way to go, you kept Rodeo in second!"
In the Ladies division the Top Gun standings are Holli Day 1st, Southwest KC 2nd and Hot Flash 3rd. For Most Improved Shooter the standings are Sky Queen 1st, Troublemaker 2nd, and Prickly Pear 3rd.
Awards will be given out on January 26th and will be copper from the copper state. Top Gun award winners are not considered for Most Improved Shooter awards. In the men's division none of the Top Guns were in the running for Most Improved. In the Ladies the two top winners were excluded.
Next year we are changing the rules a bit. This year you had to have an average from 2017 to compete for Most Improved. That effectively eliminated new shooters. For new shooters in 2019 they will start with their placing in their first event if they did not shoot in 2018. Also for 2019, for Most Improved to be considered you must shoot in at least 4 events.
Happy New Year and remember "80% is just average!"
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Memories- 2018
Recently a couple of my good friends got into a "discussion" on the comments to one of my posts. It is humorous how a thread can morph, you never know if you are going get a moth or a butterfly. Anyway it got me thinking about 2018 season.
The most memorable match of 2018 for me was a match at the last Texas circuit shoot against Lucky 45. We were evenly matched in quickness and temperament. After 4 shots the match was tied each having won two on quickness. The match was decided on the fifth shot. It did not matter who won, it was great fun.
The second most memorable was a series of three consecutive matches at the Springs against Okie Ed. Again we were evenly matched, with the matches all being decided in less that five shots. Unfortunately, we eliminated each other from the main match but again it was great fun.
The third most memorable was four matches against Oregon Ranger in the Marshall Cup. It is memorable for me because I was shooting at a 1.41 (.61+.80) clip which normally will win an event easily but Ranger was at 1.60 plus. Again great fun. Memorable for me because I hit my fastest competitive time of the year while hitting better than 80%.
I like "sayings," generally acquiring a new one about one a year. My new saying for 2018 is "80% is just average." And that is, if you are following my others. "Never ever slow down!" "Your quickest shot is your most accurate." "We don't practice missing!"
Just think what our sport would be like is everyone shot 80% or better. All matches would be decided by quickness, and you would rise in the standings to the level of your quickness and mental toughness. It would eliminate the lottery matches where the outcome is just a matter of chance.
"80% is just average!" Alleluia Ruah.
The most memorable match of 2018 for me was a match at the last Texas circuit shoot against Lucky 45. We were evenly matched in quickness and temperament. After 4 shots the match was tied each having won two on quickness. The match was decided on the fifth shot. It did not matter who won, it was great fun.
The second most memorable was a series of three consecutive matches at the Springs against Okie Ed. Again we were evenly matched, with the matches all being decided in less that five shots. Unfortunately, we eliminated each other from the main match but again it was great fun.
The third most memorable was four matches against Oregon Ranger in the Marshall Cup. It is memorable for me because I was shooting at a 1.41 (.61+.80) clip which normally will win an event easily but Ranger was at 1.60 plus. Again great fun. Memorable for me because I hit my fastest competitive time of the year while hitting better than 80%.
I like "sayings," generally acquiring a new one about one a year. My new saying for 2018 is "80% is just average." And that is, if you are following my others. "Never ever slow down!" "Your quickest shot is your most accurate." "We don't practice missing!"
Just think what our sport would be like is everyone shot 80% or better. All matches would be decided by quickness, and you would rise in the standings to the level of your quickness and mental toughness. It would eliminate the lottery matches where the outcome is just a matter of chance.
"80% is just average!" Alleluia Ruah.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Handicapping the Gunfight at Pioneer
The final gunfight of the year for The Association of Arizona Gunfighters will be held on December 29. We are expecting a big turnout and will have two 6 lane ranges in operation. It will be sort of a practice run for Winter Range and we will be shooting our normal Arizona Bracket shoot but with a 6 bracket shoot off. We can handle up to 100 shooters easily but the turnout probably will be about 60.
The club Top Gun points are in play with some tight races to be determined. The top two spots for the ladies have been decided but there is still a battle to be fought for third. Hot Flash is currently in third but Troublemaker is in range because she has 40 points in play. Most Improved awards for the ladies is pretty much set.
In the men's division the top spot has been settled for a few months, but there are five shooters competing for 2nd and 3rd. QC Carver, Waco Kid, and Shady Mike stand at 257, 255, and 254 for those spots. But as Old West learned at FGA you have to be wary of those in striking distance. Rodeo Romero and Hi Strung both have 40 points in play and are capable of reaching 2nd or 3rd.
For the men the Most Improved is really hard to handicap because Top Gun award winners are not considered for Most Improved. The crowd favorite has to be Coyote Kid who currently sit in fourth and is capable of catching third place Rodeo Romeo. If Rodeo shoots poorly Coyote Kid may catch him, if Rodeo shoots well Rodeo probably will get a Top Gun award and will not be considered in Most Improved.
For 2019 we are changing the rules a bit. Presently you have to have an average from the previous year to be considered for Most Improved which effective eliminated new shooters. For 2019 new shooters will start with their first placing in an event. Also, to be considered for Most Improved, you must have shot in a minimum of 4 events starting in 2019.
Being the Copper State. awards will be copper.
I hope to see you at Pioneer. It will be fun. Come looking for a gunfight, but remember the Cowboy Way. It is all about work, play, and being neighborly. Enjoy the task at hand, that bonc or maverick will be there again tomorrow.
The club Top Gun points are in play with some tight races to be determined. The top two spots for the ladies have been decided but there is still a battle to be fought for third. Hot Flash is currently in third but Troublemaker is in range because she has 40 points in play. Most Improved awards for the ladies is pretty much set.
In the men's division the top spot has been settled for a few months, but there are five shooters competing for 2nd and 3rd. QC Carver, Waco Kid, and Shady Mike stand at 257, 255, and 254 for those spots. But as Old West learned at FGA you have to be wary of those in striking distance. Rodeo Romero and Hi Strung both have 40 points in play and are capable of reaching 2nd or 3rd.
For the men the Most Improved is really hard to handicap because Top Gun award winners are not considered for Most Improved. The crowd favorite has to be Coyote Kid who currently sit in fourth and is capable of catching third place Rodeo Romeo. If Rodeo shoots poorly Coyote Kid may catch him, if Rodeo shoots well Rodeo probably will get a Top Gun award and will not be considered in Most Improved.
For 2019 we are changing the rules a bit. Presently you have to have an average from the previous year to be considered for Most Improved which effective eliminated new shooters. For 2019 new shooters will start with their first placing in an event. Also, to be considered for Most Improved, you must have shot in a minimum of 4 events starting in 2019.
Being the Copper State. awards will be copper.
I hope to see you at Pioneer. It will be fun. Come looking for a gunfight, but remember the Cowboy Way. It is all about work, play, and being neighborly. Enjoy the task at hand, that bonc or maverick will be there again tomorrow.
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