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For March, 2011, the featured shooter was Ed Bowman.
| Name: |
Ed Bowman |
| Age: |
63 |
| Home: |
Lloydminster, Alberta |
| Originally From: |
Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario |
| Occupation: |
Optician |
| Years Shooting: |
58 |
| Years Shooting SC: |
12 |
| NSCA Class |
AA |
| Shotgun: |
Browning Extreme |
| Ammo: |
Winchester AA |
Q: What are your favorite things about
shooting Sporting Clays?
A: My favorite about sporting clays is
meeting other people who love this sport as much as I do..
Q: What is your favorite shooting venue?
A: My favorite venue has always been the main
event, but i am starting to like FITASC.
Q: What has been your favorite shoot/event?
A: I really like to shoot any event that that
draws a lot of participants a large crowd is always exciting.
Q: What is your favorite target presentation?
A: My favorite target presentation is the
springing teal. I like to shoot them on the way up. Having gained confidence I
find myself fairly successful on these targets.
Q: What is your least favorite target
presentation?
A: I have always hated long, slow incomers.
My friends have a lot of laughs watching me miss.
Q: What do you feel is your greatest challenge in
Sporting?
A: My greatest challenge has been staying
focused. I have tried some pre-shoot routines which help a little, but I
sometimes lose the intensity to stay with it.
Q: What do you feel is your biggest
accomplishment with regards to Sporting Clays?
A: My biggest accomplishment was probably
winning the western Canadian in Kamloops, B.C. or sneaking by some super
shooters in the Arizona Open prelim.
Q: What, if any, are your Sporting Clays goals?
A: My sporting clays goals are to stay
focused, have fun and enjoy the camaraderie of people on the same wave length.
Q: Do you shoot sub-gauge events?
A: Yes. 28 gauge is my favorite.
Q: What is the one "gizmo" you find
most useful when shooting?
A: Its not really a gizmo, but I like humming
Waylon Jennings songs between stations.
Q: What advice would you give to someone just
starting out?
A: Pay attention to your shooting posture and
don't let yourself overload on information.
Q: Anything else we should know?
A: Sure, I am probably the only red neck
optician in Canada, with wild life pictures and mounted deer heads in his
dispensary.
Webmaster's commentary:
I had the pleasure to meet Ed at one of the shoots at Ben Avery in 2010, as I
had to invite him down to get his gun across the border. He beat me pretty
badly, but he brought me a couple hats, so it was cool.
This year he came back down for the Arizona Open, where he won HOA in the
Prelim with a 98, besting the likes of Jon Kruger, Gebben Miles and Brad Kidd.
These are all National Champ-type folks, and Ed the Optician from Alberta hummed
his Waylon Jennings through the Prelim and gave them all a proper shellacking!
At the Arizona Open, Ed shot AA1 in the Main Event, AA1 in the Friday 5-Stand,
AA1 in the Saturday 5-Stand, AA2 on the Sunday 5-Stand, and AA2 in the FITASC
event. I can almost hear the Waylon at the next shoot!
As I've gotten to know Ed, he's proven to be a real gentleman, a heck of a
nice guy, and he's very funny. So I hope he finds his way back.
While it is true that Ed is not an AZ shooter, he makes his appearances, and
I figure it'll be fun to get to know some of the out-of-state and out-of-country
folks that come visiting. So we'd love to see more non-AZ folks filling
out the Shooter
Questionnaire.
I'm glad Ed took the time to submit his questionnaire. Help keep the Featured Shooter feature going by filling out the "Shooter
Questionnaire."
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