We had a terrific event this last weekend in Martin, GA. A group of 6 boys and 3 dads spent the weekend hearing history and beginning/continuing their journeys towards riflemen - plus an extra dad that hung out for moral support. Along the way, we gained a red hat and a new rifleman!!! All our shooters were new Appleseeders; all brought teachable attitudes, all were great to work with. The weather was mostly great - a little rain on Saturday morning followed by the 1000% humidity and sun (slight exaggeration) typical for a May weekend in GA. Water was pushed and the occasional water fights broke up the heat a bit.
Many thanks to Chris (range owner) for the use of the range and the Gatorade at the end of the weekend - that got me home. Thanks to other Chris for hanging around and helping keep an eye on us. Next time I hope we can convince you to shoot too. Gator's Strikes are worth the price of admission. Thanks for always adding a little something to keep even us veteran Appleseeders rapt. Congratulations, Zinthous on the nice new red hat - well earned!!! And last, but not least - thanks ak47sharpshooter for bringing your sharp shooting son and jumping right back in as a volunteer.
Now that you all have the basics down, try out that perfect practice and come back and see us soon.
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Zinthous and ak47 help fit the slings to the boys in the morning.
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Father and son - what a great way to spend the weekend together
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Brett concentrates on his steady hold factors.
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Looking good!
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Saturday was over before we knew it. All the boys were awarded the William Diamond patch.
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Greg cleared his Hits Count target 3 out of 4 times! His son showed a lot of improvement from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon - this is his Saturday PM target.
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The boys were fantastic instructors Sunday morning as we reviewed what we learned on Saturday.
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ak47sharpshooter shared a DOM story he remembered from a decade ago - Samuel Whittemore. Thanks!
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Ball and Dummy drill
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Greg and Brett were great coaching their boys and each other
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More ball and dummy - thanks for letting me shoot your rifle!
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Greg scored a very respectable 229 on his first AQT! Congratulations!
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Everyone helped retire Zinthous' orange hat
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Looks like a great event! Sorry I missed this one.
Congratulations to our new Rifleman and to Zinthous!