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Golf Ball Shoot (Rim fire Pistols) 
Match Director: Manny Carter                         
These matches are shot at the Indoor Range, usually on the second Thursday of the month at 7 PM.  All targets are shot at 50 feet, in two phases.  Each phase uses 50 rounds of ammunition shot at targets consisting of 10 golf balls mounted on golf tees, 4 tennis balls hung from string and paper targets.  
Shooters start with the golf balls.  Once all the golf balls have been dispatched, they move to the tennis balls.  After hitting each tennis ball once, they move to two paper targets.  Ten points are scored for each golf and tennis ball hit.  The paper targets are scored based on the number of hits in the scoring area, so the shooter who gets through the golf and tennis balls expending the fewest rounds has a potential advantage.  The fee for the match is $2 for members and $4 for nonmembers.
Phase I: Participants are given 8 minutes to fire 50 rounds at the targets in the order given above.  This lengthy time period allows everyone to relax and work on his or her skills.
Phase II: Participants use the same targets, shot in the same order, with the same amount of ammunition as phase I.  The only thing that changes is the timing.  The first 6 rounds are fired in 22 seconds, the next 6 rounds in 20 seconds and the third set of 6 rounds in 18 seconds.  This pattern continues for a total of eight timings, each decreasing by 2 seconds until the final 8 rounds are shot in 8 seconds.
These matches have served to increase shooting skills far more than anything expected.  When we first began these shoots it was rare for half the shooters to hit all the golf and tennis ball targets consistently.  As time has passed and skill levels improved, the longtime participants often have so many rounds left for the paper targets that the hits are difficult to score.  Many discussions start with the question "How many rounds went through this hole?"  
 
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME 
                                           Manny Carter
We built it, and boy, do they come, and come, and come.  A recent Golf Ball Shoot drew a crowd of 19 shooters and several spectators.  
Yes, I said spectators.  
Oh!  I'm sorry, I thought you knew.  Not only is this the second best thing one can do on a Thursday evening, it also qualifies as a fantastic spectator sport.  
What you have is akin to a golf tournament, a tennis match, a bulls eye shoot and the St. Valentine's day massacre (for various ball species) rolled into one event that you can enjoy from the relative safety of a glass enclosed viewing room.
Notice that I said "relative safety," for no one is truly safe from the addictive thrill of the GOLF BALL SHOOT'.
Others have thought, as you may be thinking now; "No problem.  I can watch a few times, go home and never look back.  Maybe even shoot once or twice and just walk away."  
That may be your plan, but the next thing you know you're slipping out of the house at all hours, meeting unsavory characters in little out of the way gun shops.  You are buying target pistols, ammunition, red dot sights, special triggers and who knows what else to feed that insatiable urge to SHOOT GOLF BALLS.'  
Lest you think this not be true, come to the club the rare time a golf ball shoot is canceled.  You will witness men and women alike, milling around mumbling unintelligibly.  Some of those who have been addicted the longest have been known to attempt to get their fix by shooting paper targets on their own.  Of course, this only serves to deepen the urge to SHOOT GOLF BALLS.'  I have even heard that some have gone home, set golf balls on the back yard fence and thrown rocks at them to try to quell the craving.  
So, before coming out to watch or shoot, be forewarned:  The Golf Ball Shoot is a very addictive habit. It has been known to destroy lives.
We are in the process of setting up a hot line for those who find themselves doing almost anything to stay involved in the sport until the next match.   They look longingly at the house payment money, or drive slowly past the local pawn shop with their wife's jewelry or husband's chain saw in the trunk, yearning for the funds to buy just one more piece of GOLF BALL HUNTING' equipment. Please do not hesitate.  At the first sign of aberrant behavior, pick up the phone and call us.  We now have two Golf Ball Shoots each month in order to minimize the withdrawal period between matches.  We will help you get through until the next scheduled Golf Ball Shoot.