Nemo Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Damn, I'd love to be there. I had a great time shooting with that crowd last fall. Curtis W. was very eager to sign the DQ on my scoresheet at my last match there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and I witnessed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Days Inn. Make sure you tell the people at the Inn you are there for the match. We just worked out the rate this morning with the owner so all that answer the phone may not be up to speed on the special rate for the match. old john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Ok I wanna go to the match. Does anyone know if slots are still avail. and what is the match hotel info? Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Slots are still available. Don't miss this match which will benefit the Juniors camp program. The range is just north of Ft. Myers Fl. and near I -75. Old John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoonie Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Anybody heard if the range survived the hurricane? Is the match still good to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharyn Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Anybody heard if the range survived the hurricane?Is the match still good to go? I have the same questions. What is it with me, major matches, and hurricanes this year??? I'm contemplating giving up shooting and going back to medical school... I hope everyone there is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Fay Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 It may be a bit before we hear anything, it is going to be some time before they get power back, and services get restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoonie Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 GOOD NEWS! I just talked to Sandy Thalheimer, he has just now got his power back on and can move out of the travel trailer and back into his house. The match is still scheduled. The hurricane did not do a lot of structural damage in the area, just a lot of water, and of course it knocked out power. About 65% of the power has been restored. The range suffered superficial damage only, the tin from the sun shelter roofs blew off, water is everywhere but should drain or evaporate away before the match. Stage construction is scheduled to start this weekend. If there is any bad news it will be made known after this weekend. Cross your fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 The Range is good to go! Today was a work day at the match range and all the props were rebuilt. The Hurracine was actually a plus for the weekly shooters in that we now have really fine facilites for all the B.E. r's to enjoy. Old John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Are we going to see the stages ahead of time???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyFL Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Anybody know anything on the schedule, # of stages, round count, range open on Fri., etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Count on ten stages. The shooting for competitors will start Saturday morning and Sunday morning around 8:00. I would plan on a 250+ round count. The people here have worked hard on the props and they will look great. The stages will be challenging but you need not have a degree in rocket science to figure them out. I"ll get the true round count and start times and post tonight. Old John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnsyk Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 What time do you think everything will be finished on Sunday? I'm driving down to the Keys Sunday afternoon and hope to get there at a decent time. Rented a beach house in K.Largo to kick it for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 The info! Saturday morning 8:00 shooters meeting. The range will be open earlier for walking. Sunday first shot at 8:45. The South Fl. section will provide a shooters free bar-b-q lunch Sunday. Vendors will be at the range Sat. for food purchase. The round count should be 258. If I can get the satages I'll post them but it should be stright forward around cool props. Expect to finish Sunday around 3:30. Old John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Old John, Will the range be open on Friday afternoon? I assume that the RO"s will shoot Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 Anything going on in Fla over Xmas week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 The ro's are shooting Sat. afternoon and early Sunday morning. I am not sure about Friday but my guess is someone will be there. I'll ask tomorrow and post info about a Friday range walking. Old john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Yo, ZHunter - we still on for a BENOS gathering / squad? Send your emails now folks if you're really going and want to squad up. I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old john Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Rooms, The match hotel had been sold out! don't wait to check for a room. Old john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty45 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Just finished packing, on the plane in the A.M. Looking forward to a great match and meeting all B E ers. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Just got home, had a blast. Congrats to SmittyFL and Henning on HOA's. I met / squadded with Sharon, Sandro, SmittyFL, Schoonie, and ZHunter of course. MikeVoigt shot with our squad for fun today. Fun match, nice people and the best squad I ever shot on. You had to fight to find something to paste, or reset. There was literally a CROWD of people walking downrange to help after every "Range is clear" command. Many hands make light work. Sharon got some good video of all of us, and yes before it even starts, she got me pulling a "half chimp flip" in the mud. I'm sure it will be up here soon. Edited November 14, 2005 by dirtypool40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Sharon got some good video of all of us, and yes before it even starts, she go me pulling a "half chimp flip" in the mud. I'm sure it will be up here soon. Just so long as she doesn't "airbrush" Jake's favorite bikini on you, it's all good! Will there be examples of "crossover" and "forward lunge" and "sneak/roll" for our viewing pleasure? And, does one need to know a "half chimp flip" to be a GM?? Edited November 14, 2005 by XRe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) I have to agree with DP, it was a GREAT SQUAD!!!!! WE had a "blast" and although our shooting REALLY sucked the first day, we all made comebacks the second day. It is always great to put faces to BE forum names, so that made it just that much more fun. Once again, sorry that Nemo was not there to enjoy the weekend, you were missed dude!!!! I was educational to shoot with such awesome shooters as SmittyFL and DirtyPool40. You guys had a good match. The videos should be VERY funny to say the least! It was a pleasure to shoot with Mike Voight, a great guy who was tirelessly patient with our questions about USPSA and the sport in general. We are lucky to have a guy like Mike to lead our sport. He is also a awesome shooter who gave all who asked some help along the way! Schoonie, Sandro, Sharyn, Keith "the lurker", and all the rest whom I might have forgotten, thanks for a great weekend. And, although we did not shoot together, Cliff Walsh and a Henning along with a few others joined us for the BE dinner on the Saturday night. Good time and it was nice to meet you guys. Cliff, you guys are a CRAZY bunch!!!!!! Edited November 14, 2005 by zhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoonie Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Hey Z, Thanks for making the BE get together happen! The excellant ribs were worth the long drive! Our special guest was certainly a surprise and I enjoyed the conversations about our organization. Mike has my vote for Benevolent Dictator of USPSA. Many thanks to the match organizers for putting on a good and well organized match that was fun to participate in. The DP video is most impressive! but also discouraging for the other shooters that failed to beat him on that stage , nice job Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Will there be examples of "crossover" and "forward lunge" and "sneak/roll" for our viewing pleasure? And, does one need to know a "half chimp flip" to be a GM?? Actually since you mention it, I think my secret chimp flip technique may be holding me back and I might have to let it go. This movement thing I am trying to learn hasn't sunk in to become habit quite yet, and I still view it as a "WP" or whenever possible technique. But on the chimp flip, I was making that long crossover step which may have induced my exceeding the available coefficient of friction at that particular location. Best example of that "lunge forward" we were talking about would have been on stage 7 where we ended, but you had to make a tiny little step to activate targets, so nope not there either. The courses were pretty open, and movement practice or not, I over ran and missed positions a lot. More work needed. Of course, our famous camera man (Z) got me from the waist up on the stage where I got dinged for two procs entering a box to shoot the first target. From what I could see it looked close, but yes, that was the lunge forward, sorta. Oh well, all in all, I had fun, met some good folks and learned a little more. I got to shoot with SMittyFL finally, and saw first hand how I am getting my but kicked. If that guys gets a gun that runs everyone is in trouble. He's winning like this with a bolt action!!! Edited November 14, 2005 by dirtypool40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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