YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND.
HAVE FUN.
RIGHT NOW WE'LL SEND IT TO
RANCE.
>> Rance: THANKS, MARK.
I WAS INVITED TO THE NORTH SIDE
TO CHECK OUT A TARGET SHOOTING
CLUB THAT HAS A LONG HISTORY IN
THE JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY.
THIS WEEKEND THEY ARE
CELEBRATING AN EPIC ANNIVERSARY
AT JACKSON CLAY TARGET SPORTS
WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF MEMBERS
ESTABLISHED AROUND 1936,
JACKSONVILLE CLAY TARGET SPORTS
THE ONE FT OF OLDEST CLAY
SHOOTING FACILITIES IN THE
COUNTRY.
>> WE STARTED THE PROGRAM IN
2009 AND THE CLUB WAS VERY
GENEROUS IN LETTING US USE THE
FACILITY HERE.
THIS IS OUR HOME CLUB AND IT IS
WHERE WE TRAIN.
IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST
FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
>> Rance: WHAT?
I HAD NO CLUE TEAMS LIKE THIS
EXISTED.
>> THERE ARE ABOUT 350 COLLEGES
THAT HAVE SHOOTING PROGRAMS.
IT IS A FAIRLY LARGE NETWORK.
HARVARD HAS A TEAM, YALE HAS A
TEAM.
>> BEING A MEMBER OF THE JU TEAM
IS MORE THAN THE COMPETITION AND
LOVE OF SHOOTING.
>> THEY CALL IT A MENTAL
PROGRAM, OUR HEAD COACH DOES.
WE FOCUS MORE ON TRAINING PEOPLE
TO BE NOT ONLY BETTER SHOOTERS,
BUT BETTER STUDENTS, MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS.
IT IS REALLY A LIFE TRAINING
PROGRAM.
THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED WHILE
I HAVE BEEN ON THE TEAM -- I
CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU
EVERYTHING I HAVE TAKEN OUT OF
THIS TEAM, THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S BEEN SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST
LEARNING HOW TO SHOOT, WHICH WE
DO A LOT OF.
WE DO A LOT OF SHOOTING, BUT IT
IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
>> Rance: BEING A WINNER
DOESN'T HURT EITHER.
>> WE ARE A 16-TIME NATIONAL
EVENT CHAMPION.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CHAMPIONS AS
INDIVIDUAL SHOOTERS.
WE HAVE SHOOTERS ON OUR TIME
THAT ARE SELECTED FOR THE U.S.
OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP EVERY
YEAR.
>> Rance: IT IS NOT ONLY A
BOY'S CLUB.
THE BELLS WITH SHELLS FOCUSES ON
BUSINESSWOMEN, NETWORKING AND
OUTSIDE THE BOX ENVIRONMENT.
>> ONCE A MONTH WE MEET OUT
HERE ON FRIDAYS AND HAVE AN
ABSOLUTE BLAST.
THAT IS REALLY WHAT IT STARTED
AS IS MAKING SURE WE CAN GET A
GROUP OF LADIES DOING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
>> THE EXPERIENCE LEVELS OF THE
WICHL VARIES.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE TIME THEY
ARE COMING.
THERE WERE TWO THAT WE HAD WHERE
WE HAD 15 WHO HAD NEVER SAW THE
PUCK BEFORE.
THE OTHER HALF, TEN OF THEM,
WERE MORE EXPERIENCED.
AS THEY LEARNED, EACH TIME THEY
CAME OUT AND GOT MORE
EXPERIENCE.
>> Rance: IT BENEFITS THE
LADIES ON MANY LEVELS.
>> OUR GOAL WAS TO GET A LOT OF
WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER SHOT A
SHOTGUN BEFORE.
>> SOME WILL COME IN AND FEEL
VERY INTIMIDATED.
SOME HAVE NEVER HELD A GUN
BEFORE, LET ALONE SHOT A GUN.
I WANTED TO TRY IT.
YOU'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE
TWO-AND-A-HALF HOURS THEY ARE
OUT HERE, THAT THEY REALLY FEEL
EMPOWERED.
IT IS NOT AS SCARY AS IT SEEMS.
WE HAVE A SAFETY VIDEO.
THEY HAVE TO KNOW THERE ARE
SPECIFIC WAYS TO HANDLE A GUN.
AND THEN WE WANT THEM TO FEEL
OPEN IN BEING AROUND THEM.
>> Rance: ANOTHER ASPECT TO
CONSIDER WHEN HANGING OUT AT THE
VENUE, MAKE SURE YOUR GUN FITS
YOU.
GUN SMITHING IS PARAMOUNT.
>> GUN SMITHING IS ANYTHING
FROM REPAIRING TO CUSTOMIZING
FIREARMS, INCLUEINGRESTORATION.
WHAT WE DO HERE IS A LOT OF
REPAIR WORK.
AS FAR AS CUSTOMIZATION, WE DO A
LOT OF FITTING GUNS TO
CUSTOMERS.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH
THEM.
WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT CLOSER IN
OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OVER
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND IT'S
BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR
EVERYBODY.
WE LOVE BEING HERE AND HAVING
SOMEONE ON THE SPOT THAT CAN
HELP THEM WITH THE FUNCTION OF
THEIR GUN.
>> Rance: IF YOU VISIT WITH
LITTLE EXPERIENCE, YOU'LL BE IN
GOOD HANDS.
>> I ALWAYS TELL THEM COME OUT,
GIVE IT A TRY, YOU'LL LOVE IT.
NO WORRIES IF YOU HAVEN'T SHOT
BEFORE.
WE'LL TRAIN YOU AND YOU'LL BE
ADDICTED.
BUSY IS NOT LYING.
IT IS ADDICTIVE.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT
JACKSONVILLE CLAY TARGET SPORTS,
YOU CAN DO IT THIS WEEKEND.
THEY ARE HAVING A BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION FROM 9:00 AM TO 6:00
PM ON SATURDAY.
THEY'LL HAVE DEMOS, HUNTERS,
RETRIEVERS AND GUNSMITHS AND SO
MUCH MORE.
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