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iTrapshooter.com: Welcome Gary. What’s all the talk about a “Grudge Match” at the Ohio State Shoot?
Gary: Games Shooter vs. All American. It’s on Fun Day at the Ohio State Shoot. I like the idea of the competition and am glad that Big Don has accepted the challenge. This is good publicity for the sport of trapshooting and I consider it a good challenge.
iTrapshooter.com: It’s a fundraiser?
Gary: Yes, I understand we’re shooting to raise money to help our veterans and to help fund breast cancer research.
We are going to shoot 3-hole hand pulled targets like we used to shoot in the early years of trapshooting with 3 dram 1200Fps shells, plus the proposed 30 yard targets with whatever shells Brad Dysinger decides over voice pulled targets.
iTrapshooter.com: Speaking of earlier years, you’ve been on some amazing squads?
Gary: Over the years before you picked your squad mates and you were squadded by yardage randomly, I shot with some of the best -- Britt Robinson, Dan Orlich, Ray Stafford, Buford Bailey, Larry Gravestock -- there were others but the names just don't come to mind.
iTrapshooter.com: When did you first start shooting competitively?
Gary: I have been registering targets since 1968. I am what I call a very good handicap shooter as I was on the 27 yard line for 20-30 years. I shot registered trap all over the country -- Wisconsin, West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, Las Vegas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee.
I shot thousands of 50 bird calcuttas all over Ohio and Kentucky. I took a lot of money out of Camp Troy on their 50 bird night shoots during the Ohio State Shoot and the Grand American. Slept many a night in the rear of my pick-up with camper cover, as money was tight.
iTrapshooter.com: How about today, are you shooting as much?
Gary: I only wish I had the funds to shoot more. Since I am only receiving Social Security it has really cut into the registering. I am one of the very few shooters who is routinely trying to get the ATA, Satellite Grands, to get the Lewis Classes back to paying 50/30/20 and not hi-gun payouts.
Gary: Games Shooter vs. All American. It’s on Fun Day at the Ohio State Shoot. I like the idea of the competition and am glad that Big Don has accepted the challenge. This is good publicity for the sport of trapshooting and I consider it a good challenge.
iTrapshooter.com: It’s a fundraiser?
Gary: Yes, I understand we’re shooting to raise money to help our veterans and to help fund breast cancer research.
We are going to shoot 3-
iTrapshooter.com: Speaking of earlier years, you’ve been on some amazing squads?
Gary: Over the years before you picked your squad mates and you were squadded by yardage randomly, I shot with some of the best -
iTrapshooter.com: When did you first start shooting competitively?
Gary: I have been registering targets since 1968. I am what I call a very good handicap shooter as I was on the 27 yard line for 20-
I shot thousands of 50 bird calcuttas all over Ohio and Kentucky. I took a lot of money out of Camp Troy on their 50 bird night shoots during the Ohio State Shoot and the Grand American. Slept many a night in the rear of my pick-
iTrapshooter.com: How about today, are you shooting as much?
Gary: I only wish I had the funds to shoot more. Since I am only receiving Social Security it has really cut into the registering. I am one of the very few shooters who is routinely trying to get the ATA, Satellite Grands, to get the Lewis Classes back to paying 50/30/20 and not hi-
A new shooter likes to be able to say “I hit the Lewis Class” and get some money back. When I started shooting in 1968 and mainly through the 1980’s, I actually paid for the days shooting by making enough to pay for entries and options with very little out of pocket expenses. Gasoline was cheaper then and that alone these days hurts the average shooter that has a family.
The ATA and 2 hole targets has tried to give shooters a higher target breaking ability which I feel is hurting the sport, there are so many high scores now being shot at "soft targets" at unreasonably reduced easy angles. And this has caused so many grand slams, which is 200 singles, 100 in doubles and 100 from the 27 yard line. These grand slams do not compare with the grand slams in the early years of trapshooting. Back then, in the early 1950’s to 1980’s there were lots of 200’s in singles and 100’s in doubles, but the big hurdle was 100 from the 27 yard line on 3 hole targets.
The ATA and 2 hole targets has tried to give shooters a higher target breaking ability which I feel is hurting the sport, there are so many high scores now being shot at "soft targets" at unreasonably reduced easy angles. And this has caused so many grand slams, which is 200 singles, 100 in doubles and 100 from the 27 yard line. These grand slams do not compare with the grand slams in the early years of trapshooting. Back then, in the early 1950’s to 1980’s there were lots of 200’s in singles and 100’s in doubles, but the big hurdle was 100 from the 27 yard line on 3 hole targets.
“This is going to be a terrific shoot out.”
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Dr. Longshot
Talks Trap
“This is good publicity for
the sport of trapshooting and
I consider it a good challenge.”
“This is going to be a terrific
shoot out, this challenge is for a
good cause and
I want to make as
much money as possible for
this fantastic charity.”
