Nemo Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Long time since I've seen an event with so many cameras at work. Bring them... The Jacksonville Area Campers: Francisco The Squad Nemo, Fran and some guy with a red shirt... Francisco and THE INSTRUCTORS That's it for now. More later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 All right Nemo ...... (I was just about to post in the other thread that we need some pics but you beat me by posting them here!) :roleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Some mo' Shooting USA in da' house: Individual attention: Everybody pays attention to THE CHAMP: Jet out of there boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Because of this pic Nick W, Jr. will spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder for Lil' Mark S... Those who made this happen: Mike and Rhonda Gibson Travis and The Team: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Who's the Cat on the left with the great smile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 Who's the Cat on the left with the great smile? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillM Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 It looks like everyone had a great time. Unfortunately, my son Frank, age 13 who was scheduled to be there broke his leg playing football two Saturdays ago! He still doesn't have a cast on it yet as there has been too much swelling. I really appreciate Rhonda's help and since she's holding a spot for us next year, we'll be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Here are a few of my favorites. This is Wyatt and KC. Wyatt really liked KC. They got along real well!! Daniel and Wyatt. Daniel gave him some tips for holster mods and they made a world of difference. This is Wyatt with The Team. What a great time this was!! Thanks so much to all of the parents for bringing the kids. Thanks to all of the kids for being so well behaved. With kids like this it made me think maybe our country isn't going to hell in a handbasket as fast as I thought it was. This is a great group of kids!!! Adios, TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 This was on match day with KC and Brad. What a bunch of great coaches! Adios, TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankymac Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) A few pictures of a great experience for young and old alike AMU Jr Clinic Class of 2008 Matt and TGO Matt and Travis Edited October 14, 2008 by spankymac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankymac Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) Videos, please over look that fact that the videos were done a digital camera Travis Stage 1 Travis Stage 2 Travis Stage 3 Travis Stage 4 Edited October 14, 2008 by spankymac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankymac Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Max Stage 2 Max Stage 3 Lee Stage 3 Kids Matt Stage 2 Brennan Stage 2 (Burning it down) Banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darianis Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 looks like you guys all had a great time. I just wish my boy had been able to attend... but I told him you don't get the grades you don't get to go. Really sucks for me sometimes to be strict, cause I really wanted to go. Glad you guys had fun and if the boy don't get his grades right next year I may have to shoot him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 That's awesome. Major props to the AMU. If I'm not mistaken, a number of them have some sort of World Championship or something coming up next week..... and they took time out of their practice to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankymac Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yes, The AMU Team along with a few of the Jr's that attended the clinic will be shooting in the World Shoot Oct 27-Nov 2 in Bali Indonesia. The kids set the stages up for the Sunday match which were based on WS stages and the AMU team shot the match with them.....how cool Banks That's awesome. Major props to the AMU. If I'm not mistaken, a number of them have some sort of World Championship or something coming up next week..... and they took time out of their practice to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstroyed Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) Not too many photos taken by us. I know there are plenty of pics that just have made here yet. The pics are (but not in this order) Max's group that he started with and shot the match with, the AMU unit, Rob Leatham shooting a very impressive rapid fire group, Pistol Ammo Remington donated for the Juniors, part of the 5K rounds of 223 Rem donated, 5 rifles from DPMS for demo along with some nice optics. Edited October 16, 2008 by dstroyed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 WOW!! I wish there had been something like this when I was a kid. Heck I was there was USPSA when I was a kid. lol Congrats to all the shooters and a huge thanks to the AMU for helping out the future of our sport. I wish I was born on Feb 29th so I could attend. ROFL Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Some of these pictures should be on the first page of front sight! Really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g34 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 How many shooters attended the camp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgibson Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 We had 44 registered shooters. One poor kid (pictured above) broke his leg the weekend before the camp so we actually had 43 students. Adios, TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeM Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 The guys Blake and Daniel More of the guys The man! The team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_Sorah Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Heres me with the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobert1 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Heres me with the team. DAMN IT ADRIAN !!!!!!!!!!! I have a hard enough time trying to beat you as it is. Now you go and get schooled by some of the best. DAMN YOU ADRIAN !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_Sorah Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) Heres me with the team. DAMN IT ADRIAN !!!!!!!!!!! I have a hard enough time trying to beat you as it is. Now you go and get schooled by some of the best. DAMN YOU ADRIAN !!!!! But it didn't really show this monday. Heres a video from last sunday too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhWIr0JmKGM Edited October 17, 2008 by Adrian_Sorah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Lord Gomer Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 My youngest, Tommy, started shooting last year when he was 9. Earlier this year we started shooting USPSA. Obviously, we're both hooked. When the chance came to sign up for the Junior Camp at Ft. Benning put on by MGM, http://www.mgmtargets.com/, and the United States Army Marksmanship Unit, we jumped on it. As the date grew closer, I wasn't sure who was more excited, me or Tommy. Each morning he would tell me, "14 days to go!" What made it even tougher was that more sponsors kept joining in to help. Remington even stepped up and offered free ammo to the first 50 juniors that were signed up. When Rob Leatham said he was coming out to talk to the kids *and* to give a free class to the parents I seriously considered renting Tommy out for the weekend. I'm glad I didn't, though, as the long weekend turned out to be worth more than any amount of money. When Tommy started shooting he kind of took over my M&P 9mm that I had already been shooting for a year. Between the two of us, it now has a little over 30,000 rounds through it and I was getting nervous. I've never had any problem with it, but I figured it needed some fresh parts. I ordered a recoil spring, trigger spring, and striker assembly. The recoil spring was backordered but I did put the new stroker assembly in. Just to be safe, I borrowed another M&P9 from a friend. It turned out that Tommy never needed it so I shot that one during Rob's class. Come to think of it, *that* must be the reason it took me 10 shots to knock down that steel plate during the end-of-class little competition we parents had. Like Rob taught us, if the shot doesn't go where you intended, the very first thing you do is blame the gun. Thursday evening we drove to Columbus, GA. Somewhere between Augusta and Atlanta I had Tommy's name legally changed to "No, we're not there, yet." I'm not sure exactly how many miles it was, but AC/DC and Nickelback were both worn out by the time we got there. Actually, it was 260 miles each way, but that doesn't sound nearly as interesting, does it? We got there just before registration time, checked in, and went up to our room. Coming out of the elevator I ran into someone I recognized, but couldn't think of the name. It turned out to be none other than the (in)famous Nick Santiago! Over the three and a half days I got to speak with Nick several times, and even got to meet his mother. I was even more impressed with him in person than I had been by his online posts. He is respectful and mature while still being happy and fun. We then went down and got to meet Rhonda and Mike Gibson of MGM. They are truly fine people and have the wonderful relationship that all couples should hope to have. We got to bed at a decent hour and Friday morning got up, had breakfast downstairs, and headed to Ft. Benning. The kids got to ride an AMU bus to the fort and back each day. It was actually easier to send the guns and ammo with the kids than to carry it in our own vehicles. The kids broke up into 4 squads and got to spend a half day with each of four sets of instructors. I can't say enough about how impressed I was with the guys in the AMU. On top of the obvious of being incredible shooters, they were also very impressive trainers that were able to demonstrate techniques, explain the value of them, and get them through to the kids so that they actually understood. Friday morning Tommy's group was with Lee Dimaculangan (yes, I had to look up the spelling) and Daniel Horner. Daniel was a sick as a dog, yet he still gave each of the kids very personal attention. He didn't even feel up to shooting the stages Sunday, but he was there to help the kids. They covered basics in that first half day and really helped Tommy with his form. Friday afternoon they got to be trained by Travis and KC. I learned as much as the kids did. Travis explained the importance of quick and efficient movement. His example compared split times between shots and how much time you could save just be getting out of and into a box efficiently. Travis also explained running from right to left for a right handed shooter and that you should rotate the gun to be parallel with the ground. That allows it to be pointed downrange and you can still run fast with the gun in that position. The really cool thing was to see so many of the kids that were doing exactly that during the competition they had Sunday. Later, in the pics I'll post, I've got one of Daniel doing just that. So many of the things those guys taught actually sunk in! KC worked with the kids on transitions. Again, what he told them (us) made absolute sense and I was amazed that I hadn't thought it / heard it before. I had always (LOL, "always"... I just started shooting 2 years ago) lined myself up toward the center of a set of targets, kept my body fairly stationary, and moved the gun solely with my arms. He had them turning from the knees to maintain the same waist-up geometry. Friday night Mike and Joe went out for sushi with Tommy and I. Like all of the kids that attended, Joe was another fine example of a son that any parent would be proud to have. Saturday Tommmy's group got to learn from Max Michel, but I missed all of that because Rob's class was at the same time. I took a bunch of pictures during Rob's class, because face it, the next best thing to having had the chance to recieve personal instruction from Rob is to have pictures of it! I have to admit, I had no idea how funny he was. I would pay money to see him do stand-up comedy. It was very generous of him to come talk to the kids and to spend time with us parents, too. He had a very early flight the next morning but still took the time to hang out and talk with us after he finished with the kids. Sunday the kids got to shoot 4 stages. I would have liked to shoot them, but I'm actually glad I didn't. I would not have placed well with those kids! Tommy finished 14th or so out of 24 or so limited division shooters. Afterwards Glock had some things to be given away and the kids each got their picture taken with all 6 of the instructors as well as get them to autograph items. This was truly one of those "chance of a lifetime" things, not just for Tommy, but for me, too. I really appreciate MGM, the AMU, and all of the other sponsors that helped make this possible. I really hope that we can do this again next year. I know I'm starting to set aside my money for it NOW! OK, enough rambling...on with the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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