I just wanted to ensure that all pin shooters are aware that there will not be a match on Saturday July 5. It’s too close to the holiday, and none of your favorite pin match directors are available. I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th of July! Art
Gentle Shooters, As predicted, it never rains on the range. We had a warm, dry day with excellent shooting conditions. If you are a lizard sunning itself. For mammals, it was hot. I’d like to congratulate Taylor Strickland for his clean run today. He left no pins. During each shooters brief, we discuss the possibility of a string that is exactly 15.00 seconds. Like Baseball, the tie goes to the runner. Mr Strickland scored a 15.00 in minor on his way to a clean shoot. A fun thing to see. During the carbine competition, Paul Lynch and Cort Tompkins were tied for fastest string. On the last string, Cort edged Paul out be 13/100 of a second. Good Shooting guys. Just a reminder that we will be taking July off this year. Our next match is August 2nd. The scores for the match are posted below. See you in August. Steven ASC Bowling Pin Match Results June 2025 Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Cort Tompkins 2.52 2.57 2.56 2.39 10.04 2.39 2 Kenny Hardee 3.53 4.12 4.77 3.55 15.97 3 Taylor Strickland 4.72 3.76 7.35 9.61 25.44 4 Steven Gordon …
Gentle Shooters, The weatherman is having trouble making up his mind, but your match directors are not. The hourly forecast seems to indicate that we will get the match in. But we also know that our shooters aren’t terribly interested in driving to the range only to not shoot. So your match directors have decided that we are shooting rain or shine. We will be bringing steel to the range and expect to set it up in the 50 foot berm if we cannot shoot pins. There will be a variety of targets, and timers for practice and entertainment. Assuming the weather is OK, we will shoot our regular match. Set up is 8:30 am and shooters meeting at 9. See you at the range Saturday, June 7th. Steven
Gentle Shooters, We are scheduled to shoot the match this Saturday, June 7 at the hopefully dry and beautiful ASC range. There is a slight chance of weather, but much like a golf course, it never rains at the range. In the unlikely event that we do expect unfavorable weather, we will post a cancellation here by 8PM Friday. While we are on the subject of cancellation, there will be no July match this year. All of your match directors are unavailable. Because of the highly unusual nature of this cancellation, we will allow practice in July. But remember, we shoot matches because there is no time to practice. Hat tip to Tom Tyrell, one of my old match mentors for that gem! Hope for Dry and see everyone Saturday. Steven
Gentle Shooters, It felt a bit like the High Plains on the range today with winds gusting to over 30 MPH. We had to reset a few tables, but ultimately all our shooters got their stings in today. There were were some fine performances listed below for your enjoyment. Next match date is June 7th. Steven ASC Bowling Pin Match Results May 2025 Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Art Schoner 3.00 3.92 3.06 2.61 12.59 2 Paul Lynch 2.23 4.94 5.97 2.74 15.88 2.23 3 Cort Tompkins 5.66 3.08 2.91 4.94 16.59 4 Dennis Bondi 3.66 4.45 9.81 8.15 26.07 5 Steven Gordon 8.73 5.98 9.40 4.72 28.83 6 Taylor Strickland 4.61 2.52 55.00 2.55 64.68 Major 1 Paul Lynch 4.39 5.57 8.17 5.55 23.68 4.39 2 Taylor Strickland 9.96 4.81 5.75 7.46 27.98 3 Steven Gordon 5.78 14.71 8.27 8.70 37.46 4 Cort Tompkins 25.00 13.85 7.54 7.66 54.05 5 David Magoon 45.00 10.59 10.60 25.00 91.19 6 Art Schoner 35.00 45.00 9.34 55.00 144.34 Minor 1 Taylor Strickland 8.42 9.62 6.29 8.80 33.13 2 Cort Tompkins 11.45 12.81 6.63 6.08 36.97 3 Paul Lynch 11.74 5.50 10.42 9.38 …
The ASC hosts its monthly Bowling Pin Match this Saturday morning at our newly renovated range in Wakefield, VA. The match, renowned among a few local shooters, sets up at 8:30 at the range. Rules for the match and directions to the range can be found at www.airfieldshootingclub.org. Specific inquiries about the match can be addressed to our resident pinhead as [email protected]. See you Saturday Steven
Gentle Shooters, If the pollen is thick in the air and I cannot breathe, can Bowling Pins be far behind. Of course not! The fun and exciting action of reactive wooden targets, along with the camaraderie and verbal jousting that can only come from an ASC Bowling Pin Match kicks off for 2025 this Saturday, April 5th. As always, our match is shot at the rustic but soon to be improved (OK, the roof won’t fall on our heads on the 50) Airfield Shooting Club range is pastoral Wakefield. Set up is 8:30 and the mandatory shooters meeting is at 9AM. Although we are proudly beginning our 20th year shooting pins at the club, there could still be some question left unanswered. If that is the case, please feel free to ask any pinhead you know. If you do not have a pinhead, the club supplies one at no charge by emailing [email protected]. Range directions and match rules are available at our web site www.airfieldshootingclub.org See you Saturday Steven
Gentle Shooters, One of my very favorite match directors, Tom Tyrell used to say “We shoot matches because there is no time to practice.” For me back in the day, that was often true with the varied demands of a young family, career, and of course shooting. We really can’t shoot Bowling Pins in the coldest months of the year because the plastic coating shatters and the pins disintegrate rapidly. Since there are no pin matches until April, I hereby open the 2025 Bowling Pin Practice season today through April 5th. Practice is prohibited during bowling pin season in deference to Tom. The match Saturday saw several notable performances.Cory Allen turned in a blistering 2.03 second carbine string. He then ruined it by proclaiming that he didn’t think he could do it any faster. Man, have you never fished? There is always a bigger fish. Cort Tompkins and Taylor Strickland both shot the match clean, not leaving a single pin behind. Congratulations. For the rest of us, print out these results, tape them on your mirror, look at them every morning, and vow to do better. Next Match is Saturday April 6th and don’t forget the defensive matches on the …
Gentle Shooters, We have arrived at that sad time of year again. This Saturday, December 7th, will be the last match of the 2024 season. And no one has achieved our ultimate goal of a sub two second string on carbine. Schoner’s eyes are all tuned up and Strickland has several absolutely sick carbines to run. You can never count out Tompkins either. It is expected to be quite a match and it would be a crime to miss it. As always, we will compete at the bucolic Airfield Shooting Club in idyllic Wakefield, VA. We start at 9:30, but if you have questions, you can consult our resident chief adjunct pinhead at [email protected] or refer to our web page.at any time. See you Saturday, Steven
Gentle Shooters, As always, there is big news from the shooting grounds. In this month’s installment of results, our own Taylor Strickland comes within a scant .04 seconds of unseating our all time carbine champ Cory. Oh, and Cort came in third on something. And the weather was nice. Next match is November 2nd. Your results are below Steven ASC Bowling Pin Match Results October 2024 Finish Competitor String 1 String 2 String 3 String 4 Total Fastest String Carbine 1 Taylor Strickland 2.08 4.25 2.41 3.39 12.13 2.08 2 Paul Lynch 2.90 4.36 4.35 3.03 14.64 3 Cort Tompkins 3.82 3.18 3.00 5.96 15.96 4 Kenny Hardee 3.47 3.43 4.52 4.84 16.26 5 Brian Wells 11.08 3.49 3.56 3.05 21.18 6 Courtney Bolze 6.03 11.09 5.91 6.21 29.24 7 Habib Bararat 14.15 13.02 11.81 7.83 46.81 Major 1 Cort Tompkins 4.88 5.08 4.82 4.94 19.72 4.82 2 Habib Bararat 6.30 7.81 7.03 9.56 30.70 3 Phillip Van Cleave 8.97 6.75 5.41 11.72 32.85 4 Kenny Hardee 9.68 10.05 11.87 6.53 38.13 NFS Phillip Van Cleave 8.03 12.06 9.84 10.09 40.02 5 Taylor Strickland 6.12 25.00 10.18 5.93 47.23 6 Dan Kniseley 35.00 8.75 6.21 9.45 59.41 7 Paul Lynch …
