2011 Archives

2011 Archives

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December

Check out our December, 2011 Edition!

Outstanding!
Read about some of the ATA's extraordinary AIM shooters from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.

From the beginning
Highlights from 2011 Grand American Prelim Week

Kudos!
Congratulations to all Grand American attendance honorees and the Trapshooting Hall of Fame inductees this year.

November

Check out our November, 2011 Edition!

Grand Week Continued
more coverage of the 2011 Grand's Championship Week

Quote of the Month
The amount of advice available to today's trapshooters can be like the inventory of a superstore, says Mike Koppel of Rosalia, Wash., third place winner in the Western Grand Singles Championship after his Honor Roll 200 Straight. "Just take what you need to do and get out of there. There are thousands of ideas out there, and if you try them all at once, your going to miss."

Trap resetting: what's the rule?
ATA rulebook changes for the 2012 target year

October

Check out our October, 2011 Edition!

Hall of Fame Inductees for 2010

The Big Payout
Crunched numbers from the Martin Lewis HOA

Learn it, know it, live it
ATA rulebook changes for the 2012 target year

September

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Early news for the grand

For the record

Quote of the month
"Make your practice count. If you do miss, try to figure out why. And if you want to be consistent, you have to shoot." Craig Blank, Ohio State Singles Champion

August

Check out our August, 2011 Edition!

Welcome to the Grand

For the record
Get your monthly ration of Trap Facts

Quote of the month
"Positive visualization is a near-mandatory concept for nearly every sport, including trapshooting," says All-American women's captain Rachel Hopkins. "The next time you are getting ready to shoot, get to your trap a couple of rounds early and watch the targets, imagining yourself smashing each one to smithereens."

July

Check out our July, 2011 Edition!

Grand news and schedule

Wish list
Get a preview of just some of the items for bidding
at the 2011 Trapshooting Hall of Fame Silent Auction, held during the Grand American.

Quote of the month

June

Check out our June, 2011 Edition!

Grand news and schedule
Innovations and improvements to the 2011 tournament, as of press time

Quote of the month
Set simple goals; once completed, set harder ones and keep working. "Before you know it, you'll be better than you ever thought you could be," says David Kelly, 2011 Southwest Grand singles champ. Shoot report starts on page 26.

Top 5 ATA singles long runs
Keith Ditto, the ATA's singles average leader for 2010, joins the list.

May