Nine Instructors, nine students where else than Appleseed could that ratio exist? Much improvement of the first timers was seen. Some long lost Appleseeders return and moaned about Marksmanship being a perishable skill, yet by day two they acquitted themselves well.
Kim and Chuck deserve special thanks for making the arrangements on base. :bow:
Thank goodness SUMMER arrived early in May, to create some adversity, to build character. Not that there's a shortage of characters in Appleseed. ;D
Another great safe shoot at Hurlburt. The shooting line was slim but appeared large with all the instructors, everyone had all the one on one they could handle. Although we didn't produce any new rifleman we did see many scores double from Saturday to Sunday with a few coming oh so close. I know they will all be back more determined than ever to get that patch.
I would like to say thanks to Engineer Shooting, Lucky Lori, Adobe Walls, (my wife Just Kim), Stan_The_Man and Chaos07 and it was great to see Tim and Mike back in action. Lets do it again soon!
Another fantastic weekend of shooting!! All shooters showed up with teachable attitudes and it showed in the increasing scores. Caroline was high score the first day - shoot like a girl if you can!! Her dad Shawn made amazing progress on day two! Rick and Aminta made tons of progress on day one and unfortunately didn't make it back day two, but look forward to seeing them again. Jeff also made huge progress. I'm sure we will see all of these shooters again - all walked away with enthusiasm and determination to come back and earn that patch!! Thanks as always to Ken, Lori and Richard for making the trip over and running such an amazing event. Thanks to Chuck - he always come to the rescue with quick repairs. Duane, Tim and Stan all did awesome jobs with their IIT duties. Mike - we look forward to seeing you back with your orange hat - you have proven your self and abilities once again even after being a little rusty!