Comments About TSC
Ever wonder what fellow competitors think of our club sponsored
matches and our facility? Below is a nice letter we received with
respect to the recent Regional and State Action Pistol Tournament.
Septmeber 29, 2006
Dear Sirs and Madame:
I recently attended both the Regional and State Action Pistol Tournaments
held at The Triangle Sportsmen's Club in Bluefield, VA.
First, let me say that you have a terrific facility. Triangle is
probably one of the nicest Action Pistol Facilities in the country.
This is no accident. I know that it takes much planning, much work,
and much money to make all this happen. You, as an organization,
are to be commended for this.
Second, the range personnel who assisted in the operation and running
of the match were outstanding. As you know the weather was not very
pleasant as it rained a good part of both days of the tournaments.
Range operators and personnel assisting including food vendors and
the like all probably got wet.
Thirdly, the matches went on. The Fall Virginia matches have been
growing consistently over past years, and this year's Virginia Matches
under the direction of Kevin Angstadt were slated to be some of
the best and biggest ever. Kevin, has a very credible reputation
in the shooting sports, and is known for sponsoring a very good
match. There were many shooters who had planned to shoot both matches
and many of those shooters were planning to shoot multiple guns,
i.e. generating more entry fee money.
Anticipating all this like any good match organizer would, Kevin
and his associates made preparations to have proper awards (plaques)
customized for the multiple events. Further, he had an impressive
prize table for competitors, based on "promised participation"
and normal tournament growth. He managed to have quality food and
beverage and some protection from the rain for the competitors.
A first class operation!
Finally, many shooters based on weather predictions did not come
to the tournaments. Some competitors who shot on Saturday, decided
not to shoot on Sunday and some competitors who planned to shoot
multiple guns, chose to only shoot one. All of these situations
were no fault of the Club, the match organizers, or the shooters.
It was simply poor weather conditions. Some match organizers may
have chosen to cancel certain matches based on these conditions.
Your Triangle group did not. We came there to shoot, and you made
it happen.
In closing, I would just like to thank all of you and your Club
for hosting such a great tournament. As a former director of my
own Club in Northern Virginia, I have an understanding of issues
and concerns that Clubs face and especially those who make decisions
on behalf of the Club's Members. Your organization is to be commended
for doing the right thing for the competitor. You are very fortunate
to have the people that you have to run matches. When you have a
leader like Kevin Angstadt, it is easier to get volunteers to assist.
Respectfully,
Martin Johnson
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