How does your club recognize/reward shooters at annual matches

[Chief Rick]

62 categories at EOT, probably about the same at Winter Range.

 

Our club has 42 categories listed for our annual.

 

Club expenses for matches will vary greatly due to many factors.

 

What do your clubs due to recognize the overall shooters (male & female) as well as the category shooters?

 

I keep hearing - you can only wear one buckle, I'd rather have (x) that I can use instead of a cheap/chintzy buckle, all I got was a piece of paper, etc.

 

One unique thing we do at annual/state matches - all clean shooters get a jar of syrup from a local syrup maker who occasionally shoots with us.

[StirrupTrouble]

This year we did plaques and pins for clean matches. I was lucky. A local vendor does all the awards for events at the park, so they really work with us on pricing

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

One of our members' home burned about a year ago and the club stepped up in almost every way possible.

 

to return the favor he commissioned some metals for this years' annual

 

[Marshal Chance Morgun]

1st may get a wooden plaque or etched mug. 2nd on down a certificate. Over-all men and women winners get something nicer. Our club is a good financial shape.

[Assassin]

Laser engraved elder plaques. Cost us $5k+ for awards.  Yes, there are too many categories.

[Creeker, SASS #43022]

At our State shoot:

Overall shooters receive a gorgeous wooden Presentation Plaque with silver spurs and medallion.

Our top three shooters in each category receive belt buckles that commemorate the category/ position and year

State category champions receive a State Champion certificate behind glass.

 

Side match awards are certificates on wood plaques

Clean match awards are Eldorado Cowboys specific metal hat pins 

We have costume contests with a variety of awards

 

We put on a formal banquet with great food

All shooters are entered into our FREE giveaway for brass, lead and Sportsman Warehouse gift certificates

 

And just as important to me - I try very hard to speak to every shooter and say "Thank you"

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

 

Here is a picture of the awards at the Tennessee State Championship Match last year. The statues were 1st in Category, wooden plaques were 2nd through 5th and the plaques with the eagle are Category State Champions. Overall Cowboy and Cowgirl were larger Statues not shown in this picture.

 

Thanks

Randy

 

 

[Lorelei Longshot, SASS #44256 Life]

I understand that awards are a major expense for state and regional matches. I also understand the SASS rule that there have to be 3 to make a class, but because I shoot frontier cartridge both last year and this year at the state match I could not shoot ladies frontier cartridge class because I was the only woman wanting to shoot that class.  Last year I chose to shoot smokeless, and this year I chose to shoot in the men's frontier cartridge class.  What I would like match directors to keep in mind is that if I am the only one that chooses to shoot ladies frontier cartridge, technically  wouldn't I be the state champion?  If I want to spend the money, I can order a buckle from SASS as long as I am recognized in some way on a score sheet as the top shooter in my class.  I don't need a buckle or trophy, just the recognition on a score sheet and maybe my name called out during the awards ceremony.  I don't even need a paper certificate which isn't that expensive to print out in advance. I do wish more women would shoot frontier cartridge as I think it is so much more fun and challenging than smokeless.

[Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329]

Plaques for categories:

 

 

Nice pins for clean shooters:

 

Plaques for overall Men's and ladies champions:

 

 

 

--Dawg

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

11 hours ago, Lorelei Longshot, SASS #44256 Life said:

I understand that awards are a major expense for state and regional matches. I also understand the SASS rule that there have to be 3 to make a class, but because I shoot frontier cartridge both last year and this year at the state match I could not shoot ladies frontier cartridge class because I was the only woman wanting to shoot that class.  Last year I chose to shoot smokeless, and this year I chose to shoot in the men's frontier cartridge class.  What I would like match directors to keep in mind is that if I am the only one that chooses to shoot ladies frontier cartridge, technically  wouldn't I be the state champion?  If I want to spend the money, I can order a buckle from SASS as long as I am recognized in some way on a score sheet as the top shooter in my class.  I don't need a buckle or trophy, just the recognition on a score sheet and maybe my name called out during the awards ceremony.  I don't even need a paper certificate which isn't that expensive to print out in advance. I do wish more women would shoot frontier cartridge as I think it is so much more fun and challenging than smokeless.

At The Tennessee State Championship we honor every category listed on our application even if we only have one in a category.

 

http://wartraceregulators.com/2018State/application.pdf

 

 

Randy

[Goliath, SASS #41359]

19 hours ago, Chief Rick said:

 

One unique thing we do at annual/state matches - all clean shooters get a jar of syrup from a local syrup maker who occasionally shoots with us.

If that is pure Cane Syrup - I'll want to come shoot with y'all!

[Chief Rick]

8 minutes ago, Goliath, SASS #41359 said:

If that is pure Cane Syrup - I'll want to come shoot with y'all!

We try to have a choice of his Cane Syrup and his Moon Shine syrup.

 

Come on over!  Hell Fire '18 is September 21-23.

[Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903]

43 minutes ago, Chief Rick said:

We try to have a choice of his Cane Syrup and his Moon Shine syrup.

 

Come on over!  Hell Fire '18 is September 21-23.

We don't have any Moon Shine syrup but we have this.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I saved my bottles for my pards to toast me at my funeral. I hope they get toasted too!

[Michigan Slim]

And I hope by that point it be darned old whiskey!

[Bittertrigger]

Our club gave Champion and Winner Conchos last year 

and will again this year with  plaques for side match’s