"ATA Delegate Newsletter"
by ED WEHKING
ATA President
& UTAH ATA Delegate
 | ||||||
LINKS to GENERAL INFO
A-B-C
D-E-F
G-H-I
J-K-L
M-N-O
P-Q-R
Rookie of the Year
S-T-U
USTA
State Teams
2015
V-W-X-Y-Z
Email:
vas2458@comcast.net
ED WEHKING
ATA President
Utah ATA Delegate
June 2023
ATA shoots picked up in Utah during May. Nephi, Helper, and Ogden Gun Clubs all held one-day shoots. Attendance at all three of the clubs was very respectable.
Nephi Gun Club: Sub-Junior shooter Cole Fitzgerald was high in singles with the lone 100 straight, also his first ever. He told me his previous high was a 96!
Helper Gun Club: Pam Wright was the high handicap
shooter with a 94, putting her back on the 27 yard-line
again!
Ogden Gun Club: Joel Laborde was the high-handicap
shooter with a 98! Joel, a former Cowboy Action
Shooting champion, told me this was his first-ever
handicap win. He said the 360-mile drive back home to
St. George, Utah, seemed like a short trip after the win.
I had the pleasure of traveling to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to attend the South Carolina State Shoot. I flew to Charlotte, North Carolina, then drove the 75 miles to Spartanburg.
I shot with my long-time squad mates, Charlie Long
and Charlie Bickle. State Association President,
Teresa Knight, learned that I was coming to shoot,
and she emailed me before I arrived and welcomed
me and my squad mates with open arms. All the folks
who ran the shoot treated everyone like family, not
just me. I attended the first part of their BOD meeting
on Sunday morning and gave them an update on the
happenings in the ATA.
The club is a beautiful 10-trap club sitting on a hill with trees in the background. Most clubs in the southern zone shoot 100 targets per trap, which speeds things up. I was on a four-person squad most of the time, and we could complete some of our singles events in under 40 minutes. It was impressive. I realize now why many Eastern shooters prefer singles events to handicap events. We shot 500 singles targets and only 300 handicap targets. Trying to get a good look at targets with a green background of large trees can be a humbling experience.
I enjoyed myself very much. I was treated great, and partook in a free fish fry on Saturday night.
The club used a group of scorers out of New York who travel the east coast and work many large shoots. They were exceptionally well-trained and constantly hustled.
After arriving home Sunday night, I received an email from Teresa thanking me again for coming.
I would recommend the South Carolina State Shoot anytime for anyone looking to try out a new venue.
