Jammer1911 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My second Gator come and gone. Had a blast. Staff and competitors were awesome. I want to thank all the sponsers who supported this match. You all are phenominal. I enjoyed my squad mates as well as my Stage mates. The commeraderie is like no other place. Barb &Gary Thank you for making me feel like family. You guys are terrific. Miss Annette a big thank you for the clean shirt. ;-). Kevin, Steff, Elliott and Troy - Great job. I'll certainly be back again next year. Thank you!!! Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I want to see Jeff Blackmon throwing the mag at the window video...What's funny is the gator classic has the "Blake rule" where you can not throw a mag at an activator. Now they are going to have to make a "Blackmon rule" lol Here you go Sean LOL, I didn't know he practiced it....Now I am not that impressed...lol, nah. I know they were telling Blake not to do it, I am sure Jeff's buddies were telling him the same. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Well, whom is it that traveled the farthest? 20hrs to shoot a match and visit family I'm sure. That is a ways to drive. I'm sure the match was great it sells out fast but 20hrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen7942 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Great match! Had an awesome time hanging out with friends and meeting new ones. Looking forward to next years match already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbeauxdawg Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I want to see Jeff Blackmon throwing the mag at the window video...What's funny is the gator classic has the "Blake rule" where you can not throw a mag at an activator. Now they are going to have to make a "Blackmon rule" lol Here you go Sean LOL, I didn't know he practiced it....Now I am not that impressed...lol, nah. I know they were telling Blake not to do it, I am sure Jeff's buddies were telling him the same. Wow! Actually we encouraged him. I still owe him $5 for doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Edited. It was L10 Edited October 29, 2013 by a matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactiger Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Just an FYI regarding Jeff's throw--perfectly legal, as long as he can do it safely, and there is no "Blake Rule" in effect there, simply because that would be a local rule and those are not allowed per the rule book. It was an outstanding match: thanks to all the competitors, sponsors, and staff who made it possible. Looking forward to next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer1911 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 WHo traveled 20 hours? I traveled 16 hours from New Mexico! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Death Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) WHo traveled 20 hours? I traveled 16 hours from New Mexico!That would have been Ron Vandergrift from Ill.I traveled 13 hours and will do it again Edited October 30, 2013 by Sudden Death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) WHo traveled 20 hours? I traveled 16 hours from New Mexico! Sparky on page 5 here. Wow his 20 or your 16. Both are a bit far for me. I can get to Slidell in like 13 and I haven't made it, YET that is. Edited October 30, 2013 by a matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyH Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It was a great match look forward to doing it again next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR ENV Shooter Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It was a great match and after all of the death threats about my stage #10, people came up and said it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrr72 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Had a great year and an outstanding gator classic, once again. My shooting was sub par but I had an excellent time CROing stage 1 and I hope everyone who made it by my stage had a good time and enjoyed themselves. I'm always open to constructive criticism so if anyone saw anything I could do to improve, please let me know. I want to thank all of the shooters who were very safety conscious on my stage. With all of the 180 opportunities to be had, I think everyone did quite well. Since you asked... I heard several people comment on the way you would end a run, saying "IF,,, you are finished..." in a way that made pretty much all of them think they had missed something and needed to go back and check! Granted, at least one person in our group forgot the two small poppers on the right. But seriously, great job on stage #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Had a great year and an outstanding gator classic, once again. My shooting was sub par but I had an excellent time CROing stage 1 and I hope everyone who made it by my stage had a good time and enjoyed themselves. I'm always open to constructive criticism so if anyone saw anything I could do to improve, please let me know. I want to thank all of the shooters who were very safety conscious on my stage. With all of the 180 opportunities to be had, I think everyone did quite well. Since you asked... I heard several people comment on the way you would end a run, saying "IF,,, you are finished..." in a way that made pretty much all of them think they had missed something and needed to go back and check! Granted, at least one person in our group forgot the two small poppers on the right. But seriously, great job on stage #1. Hahah. Totally unintentional. I'm a bit of a range command nazi so I try to be as articulate as possible. Ironically, you'd be surprised how many FTEs we had on that right port on USP that would be considered "wide open" by most standards. Edited October 31, 2013 by spanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latech15 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Spanky, I thought you did good ro'ing but you really should consider the feelings of the shooter when you use such harsh and ineffectual tones in your commands. I feel like we have grown apart. It's not me, it's you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Spanky, I thought you did good ro'ing but you really should consider the feelings of the shooter when you use such harsh and ineffectual tones in your commands. I feel like we have grown apart. It's not me, it's you. In the future, I will attempt to alter the inflection in my commands to more appropriately convey my adoration for you. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Just an FYI regarding Jeff's throw--perfectly legal, as long as he can do it safely, and there is no "Blake Rule" in effect there, simply because that would be a local rule and those are not allowed per the rule book. It was an outstanding match: thanks to all the competitors, sponsors, and staff who made it possible. Looking forward to next year! Every Gator match that I have been to after blake threw his mag at the stomp box, they have always specified in the stage description that the activator(stomp box) must be activated by your foot. And they specify it with emphasis when you are squaded with him. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbutler Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 It was a great match and after all of the death threats about my stage #10, people came up and said it was awesom I also was a victim of stage 10. The hug from Michele helped take the pain away somewhat. It was a great stage and I hope I get to try it again someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well, whom is it that traveled the farthest? 20hrs to shoot a match and visit family I'm sure. That is a ways to drive. I'm sure the match was great it sells out fast but 20hrs? Matt, That would be me and I will do it again next year. This is my last year as a Senior, will be Super Senior next year. My wife also came with me. We visited our youngest daughter and her family in South Alabama and then drove to the match (5 hours) and then back to her place for another week. Can't get enough of those grandkids. Looked at a few houses and maybe next year it will only be 5 hours!!! Was a great match with great people running it. Ron Vandergrift, aka/Sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well Sparky, sounds like you had some very good reasons to drive 20 hrs. Glad all went well for you and yours. Good luck with the house hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactiger Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just an FYI regarding Jeff's throw--perfectly legal, as long as he can do it safely, and there is no "Blake Rule" in effect there, simply because that would be a local rule and those are not allowed per the rule book. It was an outstanding match: thanks to all the competitors, sponsors, and staff who made it possible. Looking forward to next year! Every Gator match that I have been to after blake threw his mag at the stomp box, they have always specified in the stage description that the activator(stomp box) must be activated by your foot. And they specify it with emphasis when you are squaded with him. lol It was not specified this year, at all. It's not legal to specify that, and if I'm RM, it won't be. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdubya Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I almost missed the Gator last year because I am one of those silly people who just looks at websites instead of reading all the forums. That being said we had a ball and want to make sure we get signed up for our fifth Gator this year. Do we have any additional information about when signup will start and how notice will be posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowsSon683 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yeah what that guy said.... ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I emailed Stephanie about 3 weeks ago and she said the match is usually posted in May. But, I'm checking here and the USPSA website every day. Would like to shoot the weekend with my buddy Jason from Alabama this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Yup! This is always a great match, and I'd like to go back and do it again! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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