The 2016/2017 Member Logbook dropped into the mail to all members this weekend (Oct. 1), following up on the electronic version made available in the September ASI Member newsletter. The Logbook includes a step-by-step look at HOW to shoot ASI well, what the courses look like, and a place to record your scores for several of the more-common courses.
Similarly, the ASI Match Operations Guide started shipping to registered club contacts in late September, and is available to anyone looking for guidance on how to run an ASI club. The Guide includes sections dedicated to officiating, economics, scoring, match set-up, and more.
The September issue of Dillon’s “Blue Press” has a great article on ASI by gunwriter Duane Thomas. If you shoot at Wade’s Eastside, odds are you’ve bumped into him.
Thanks to his article, we’re getting swamped with requests for information and guidance on how to start up an ASI program — people from 20 states have e-mailed us already!
If you’re looking at our site for the first time, welcome! We’re eager to talk to you about how we can bring the success of ASI to your local area. Trainer Al Wylie is in Arizona right now responding to clubs that contacted us. If all goes well, we’ll be sending Al to visit a club near you!
Starting on your knees (on carpeting) changed your point of view!
With 65 shooters plus staff, family, and friends, the 2016 “ASI Hand Sized Handgun Championship” broke records in Washington. “You guys are doing a great thing here,” said Russ Bates. “I had a great time, and I’ll be back.”
As a senior with physical limitations ASI’s relaxed, enjoyable style fits Bates perfectly. Others, like overall match winner Malcolm McIver and Match Director Rick Breneman got a chance to shoot their pocket pistols in a serious way.
Breneman designed the match with a 5-shot pistol in mind, and several people brought them. Brian Hallaq (who runs the ASI program at Norpoint Indoor Range) brought a modern 5-shot, .38 Special snubbie. “It’s rough shooting that double-action trigger, especially one-handed,” he laughed. His skills and the moon clips on his late-model S&W made quick work of required reloads.
Stage after stage showed Breneman’s ideas – ideas that often “just can’t be done” in other sports.
Brian Hallaq moving into position with his .38 snubbie.
On one stage, shooters fired two rounds from a supplied AR-15 in 9mm before switching to their pistol. Later they shot stationary steel targets (Steel Challenge style). Props were common – everything from plastic guns, to poker tables, to shooting from inside a real car!
As we said earlier, Malcolm McIver won the overall title in the “Non-ASI” group. Washington’s Regional Coordinator Marcin Pawlina topped the ASI competitors, with Blake Gruger topping the group for Non-Conforming Handguns.
Amid smiles and laughter as shooters waited for their scores, a prize raffle gave away two $50 Taylor Freelance, LLC gift certificates, along with ASI memberships, T-shirts, and more.
Breneman tells us the ASI Hand Sized Handgun Championship will return to Renton Fish & Game club July 29, 2017.
ASI co-founder Sandy Wylie leads the production crew at Interlake.
Interlake Sporting Association (near Redmond, Wash.) is “back in business” for practical shooting. After a decade-long lull, Interlake will hold its first event June 4!
Registration starts at 9, with the shooter safety briefing at 9:30. All shooting will happen outdoors, so plan accordingly.
Interlake’s program has none other than ASI co-founder Sandy Wylie as its leader, helped by volunteers from Interlake and ASI-certified range officers from Renton Fish & Game. Expect four stages of fire June 4, pulled from ASI’s course library.
For directions and other club details, look up Interlake on-line at https://interlakesporting.com/ , or e-mail Sandy directly at “sandy (at) asi-usa.org”.
ASI’s founders remember well the days when Interlake was the “model shooting club” in the Northwest. We’re honored Interlake chose ASI’s controlled approach to practical shooting as the model that best fit its needs.
ASI’s Robin Taylor and Sandy Wylie sit down with the Power Factor Show’s Rick Brenneman to talk about ASI. The Power Factor Show caters to competitive shooters, so the interview includes a lot of the thinking and history behind ASI, along with discussions of how it differs from existing shooting sports.
ASI’s latest indoor club — the Norpoint Shooting Center in Arlington — welcomes shooters on the “last” Saturday evening of every month. ASI HQ staff reps have been (and will be) on-site for their first few matches, helping range owner Brian Halleq’s crew of range officers with the details.
The match starts at 5, but shooters are encouraged to arrive a little early to allow time for registration and other last-minute details. Rental guns are available to those who need them, and ammo is available on-site. To contact Norpoint, call (360) 386-8832 or click on http://www.norpointrange.com/
Check out our photo area to see what our first outdoor match at Renton Fish and Game Club looked like! We had a great time despite less-than-perfect weather. Mark your calendar for the next one — every second Saturday through the end of the year. (May 9, June 13, July 11. . .)
ASI’s own Sandy Wylie will serve as match director, putting forward what we expect will be a “showcase” outdoor program. If you can’t make it April 11, mark your calendar for the next one — matches will be held every second Saturday through the end of the year. (May 9, June 13, July 11. . .)
Renton offers a beautiful wooded range, with multiple shooting pits. All shooting will happen outdoors, so bring an appropriate coat or jacket.
High Demand Expected — Shooters at Renton have embraced the ASI concept, so we expect to have a pleasant mix of “regulars” and “new people.” If you’d like to know more, send us e-mail through the contact form and we’ll get the particulars out to you.
We expect to start the first group at 10:00 sharp, so please arrive by at least 9:30 for registration and the safety briefing.
Initial art for “Alley Madness” — featuring a retreat to a barricade, and a mandatory reload
ASI recently started compiling its various stage designs, rules, and other instructional content into a “Shooter Logbook” for members. Every member will receive a copy of the logbook when it’s complete, giving them a way to plan, to practice — and to track their improving skills.
ASI’s Robin Taylor told us “We have a long way to go, but we’re hoping to have something so show in the first part of 2015.”
The 2016/2017 Member Logbook dropped into the mail to all members this weekend (Oct. 1), following up on the electronic version made available in the September ASI Member newsletter. The Logbook includes a step-by-step look at HOW to shoot ASI well, what the courses look like, and a place to record your scores for several of the more-common courses.
The September issue of Dillon’s “Blue Press” has a 
Check out our photo area to see what our first outdoor match at 
Join us April 11 to kick-off the ASI program at 