September 9th dawned a beautiful, sunshiny, cool day; an ideal day for a Ladyseed!
Three lady shooters showed up on the line at the Berwyn Rod & Gun Club (BRGC), in Bowie, MD for a ladies-only Appleseed rifle marksmanship clinic.
After kicking off with introductions and the safety brief, we completed our first Redcoat. All three ladies were first-time Appleseed participants, and two were first-time shooters. We then moved on to putting sighters on the Squares target... we were still seeing some loose groups, until we did the "Hold-the-Trigger-Back" drill, and BAM! Progress! They were excited to see their own progress, too, and were eager to learn more. After some history at lunch, we got back to marksmanship training - as the day progressed, it was apparent that the groups had improved significantly. All the shooters maintained a fabulous attitude, and huge improvements were made.
When Sunday morning came, it was equally lovely - what a perfect weekend to be at the range! All three returned eager to go, and after some more history and coaching, including mag-change drills and carding the sights, we got down to some AQTs. Even though there were no Rifleman patches handed out, HUGE progress was made and everybody had fun, too! One of the ladies, Martha verbalized that she really appreciated the slower pace and extra drills. One of our instructors, Aninha (My wife, Ana) said she thought the ladies appreciated that we took breaks and took the time to pay attention to what they needed (special drills) rather than only following the set plan...
We hope we see Adela, Maria, and Martha back on the line at some point... A RIFLEMAN PERSISTS!
Huzzah!
Thank you very much to our host range, BRGC in Bowie, MD.
Check out their website here - http://www.berwyn.org/ (http://www.berwyn.org/)
And last but not least, many thanks to my fellow instructors MikeCee, Aninha, and PB4Y1, whose positive attitudes and professional demeanor made this a safe and successful shoot.
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Looks like everyone had a great time! I like those spiffy looking shirts, too.
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