Hi, our club is putting on an in house skeet and trap tournament this fall with a barbeque to follow. Since this is going to be more of a fun shoot (we were planning on handing out 1st, 2nd, 3rd, a couple in the middle and a low score prize) I thought that I would ask you guys for some ideas as to what kind of awards or prizes that your clubs have handed out. We will probably have three shooting arenas set up and continually rotate the shooters between the three fields. There is still some discussion going on as to how many rounds will be shot and what the entry fee will be. Thank you for your time.
Trophies, Plaques, Medals or Cash
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the spank
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Always had happy shooters when we handed out cash instead of dust collecting trinkets. Even cash prizes as low as $5 -$10 brought smiles and laughs not to mention they just spent it on fun games like buddy shoots, miss and outs, pickle in the plate shoots etc. after the main events which made the club even more $$!!!
Phat Eagle
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We usually get prizes from sponsors. Biggest ones have been $1600 ARs; smallest have been promotional mugs or patches.
Because we're just there for fun and bragging rights we hand prizes out through a raffle after the ranges are cleaned up. You get extra entries for helping set up.
Because we're just there for fun and bragging rights we hand prizes out through a raffle after the ranges are cleaned up. You get extra entries for helping set up.
Maritime Storm
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Our club does a combination of the bunch, medals for the class winners, ammo, HOA winners get a small cash prize, plus the promotional stuff we can scrounge up. We always run a 50/50 draw, we usually have the grill fired up.
I've spent a lot of time considering this question for a series of events.
My two cents go as follows;
You mentioned that it is an in-house event. In that case, I would lean towards inexpensive and eliminate cash prizes.
For this situation I've found that the cheaper you make the event, the more people you will draw. Club members know who the top shooters are, and they may be less willing to play if they know they cannot win.
Is it a club championship, or just a one off event? I think that cub champions should be recognized. Maybe a small trophy. Maybe a multi year plaque that is hung in the clubhouse.
New shooters really like medals. Shooters who have been around and maybe already have a bunch of medals may not appreciate another one.
That's my experience with shooters in my area, YMMV.
I would probably focus on making the event more affordable, so that everybody gets that benefit, than to spend the money on prizes.
Brad.
My two cents go as follows;
You mentioned that it is an in-house event. In that case, I would lean towards inexpensive and eliminate cash prizes.
For this situation I've found that the cheaper you make the event, the more people you will draw. Club members know who the top shooters are, and they may be less willing to play if they know they cannot win.
Is it a club championship, or just a one off event? I think that cub champions should be recognized. Maybe a small trophy. Maybe a multi year plaque that is hung in the clubhouse.
New shooters really like medals. Shooters who have been around and maybe already have a bunch of medals may not appreciate another one.
That's my experience with shooters in my area, YMMV.
I would probably focus on making the event more affordable, so that everybody gets that benefit, than to spend the money on prizes.
Brad.
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Depends on the shoot and sponsors. I would always take a medal or prize over cash. Cash you just spend. A prize or medal will always have a story behind it that you can keep and share plus it brings back memories. See my sig line for the first trap shoot I won.
With trap/skeet/sporting clays, it's always meat prizes, cash prizes, a case of shells, etc. but always always prizes, seldom trophies. We do have patches for trap shooters that hit 25 straight, 50 straight, etc.
Trophies are given out in some disciplines, at our club, Cowboy Action and Black Powder always give trophies or medals.
Trophies are given out in some disciplines, at our club, Cowboy Action and Black Powder always give trophies or medals.
the spank
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The club I shot at when I first joined in my teen years and continued with until moving west would hold what they called "pickle in the plate" shoots. They had a steel stand with a pole about 4ft tall. Atop that was a two piece steel plate (front and back) with a 4" diameter hole in the centre. They would slide a heavy paper air rifle/22 target between the plates, hand the shooter a light field load with #4 shot and the shooter would take aim and see how many pellet holes he could put in the paper target through the 4" hole. The stand was generally set around 30-35 yards from the shooter. We used to charge $5 entry, the club supplied the shell so each shooter had the same load and the winner usually won a turkey or cash prize. There was always 10 shooters per event bringing in $50 and if a cash prize was awarded the club kept half ($25) the entry money and returned half ($25) to the winner. The only thing I would do different today is make the stand from a piece of 4"x4" wood post and the target holder on top from two pieces of plywood screwed face to face to prevent pellets from splattering or possibly bouncing back. Never had it happen but you never know? When I inquired one time why they were using # 4 shot they said 7.5's or 8's created too many holes to count, lol.
It was always popular at fun shoots, people loved to participate because those who were not avid clays shooters liked being on an even playing field where they felt comftorable shooting a stationary target and the club made good $ due to a very low expense. I have seen as much as $250 made for the club on that game in an afternoon.
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You've described a "turkey shoot" as they're know around here. They're fun until you start seeing guys bringing shotguns that have been built for the game. 36" barrels, tighter than tight chokes, etc. Kind of takes the fun out of the game for everyone else competing against them.
Hi Spank. Thanx for explaining. Never have seen that one!
We had our yearly trophy shoot a couple weeks ago. Along with regular trap and skeet, we had wobble and also gun down trap. We do meat shoots a couple times a year, and also a .410 trap shoot. (man, is that ever humbling!) It's a lot of fun to get a bunch of shooters together for "fun" competition. At our "Royal Pheasant Shoot" they put a trap out at about 50yds and set it to go straight up. I think it was 5 bucks for 5 shots... C.
We had our yearly trophy shoot a couple weeks ago. Along with regular trap and skeet, we had wobble and also gun down trap. We do meat shoots a couple times a year, and also a .410 trap shoot. (man, is that ever humbling!) It's a lot of fun to get a bunch of shooters together for "fun" competition. At our "Royal Pheasant Shoot" they put a trap out at about 50yds and set it to go straight up. I think it was 5 bucks for 5 shots... C.
If you are trying this for the first time then do a lewis system. A B C class and plaques or prizes for the class. Easy to do and even shooters who score low get a chance at winning. Easy way to do it is take the number of shooters and divide by 3 or 4, however many classes you have and that gives you a number, it means more prizes but you will get more people out.
example 30 shooters divided by 3 classes = 10 , top ten are A class,10-20 are B class ,20-30 are C class. then give 1,2,3rd for each class if you want.
That's what Ive done and it seems to work well.
cooner
example 30 shooters divided by 3 classes = 10 , top ten are A class,10-20 are B class ,20-30 are C class. then give 1,2,3rd for each class if you want.
That's what Ive done and it seems to work well.
cooner
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