Sarge Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I always try to plan for dinner out or something every match day when I get done. We always go for wings after shooting Circleville. Just have her meet you there! Win Win!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS761 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 When your kids get older, then you have other issues if they are shooters, (or fancy themselves as shooters). There is a match next year I want to attend. $175 for me and $100 for juniors. Either I can go or I can take the boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshxdm9 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I always try to plan for dinner out or something every match day when I get done.We always go for wings after shooting Circleville. Just have her meet you there! Win Win!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshxdm9 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Yes the after match roosters always a good time:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisLake Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 When faced with the choice between wife or shooting, go with what you love more and what will always be there for you. In other words, go shooting. That's just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraynpray Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 There is always the old saying: "it takes a village..." If our sport is to endure, we need to do a better job getting younger folks involved. If your kids are old enough to wear ear and eye protection and can behave, bring them to the local match. If they aren't well behaved, well, that is another discussion entirely. Our local club tries to be supportive of folks with children: we have families where both parents shoot and the kids attend the match. In the range wagon, there will be some coloring books, etc for the kids if they become bored with the activity but otherwise, they can help past targets if they want. We don't expect both parents to always help with pasting and scoring: If one of them is helping, that is fine. If your kids are old enough to shoot a rimfire, have them shoot the match (or maybe a couple stages) with a Ruger MKIII or one of the many 1911 rimfires. We have had junior shooters do this at our matches, we don't charge them a fee, their scores don't get sent in, its for practice and to get them engaged in the sport. Once again, as a community we need to support the younger shooters. If you get the kids involved in the sport then there is a greater chance of it becoming their sport too, thus avoiding the conflict with soccer, baseball, dance, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetropolisLake Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Rockcastle shotgun championship on same weekend as senior graduation! It never ends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwtrayer Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm not married yet (nor have kids) but I find it difficult to get to 1 match a week on Friday nights. My fiancé lives 30 miles away so we try to spend at least 2 week nights together. I suppose all this will change in May when we get married, but still trying to get to the match once a week will be difficult. I don't know how you married with kids guys do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well I can tell you how this weekend is going to go - not well. Bowling league starts for my youngest tomorrow @ 9:30 am. My son has fencing from 10:00 to 11:30 And the steel match I want to shoot starts at 8:30 and is about an hour away. So if I go, one of them misses out cause my wife can't be in two places at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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