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I'll take a go at it. There are more Parker collectors/shooters, so it stands to reason a team made up of same will be on average better shooters.

It's kind of like why 1A high schools don't play 5A high school in football.

Nawwwww! It's the guns!!

It's proly the "Indian and the arrow" in this case. You know, with them stocks on lower grade guns prone to craaaacking perhaps them boys shot some weaking loads that put them at disadvantage against Parker gents shootin' them pigeon guns?

I have followed it since its; inception via the Parker Collectors site and the L.C. Smith collectors site. My overall impression is, they are a bunch of good sports having a lot of fun. No gloating, no sour grapes. They're all winners in my book.

I attended for the first time and Jeff is 100% correct- just a lot of fun. I didn't shoot good enough to make the Challenge Team, but did qualify for the hammer gun event. I thought the events at 5-stand had great targets and run very well by Rich, but the SC's was another story. For $40 you get to shoot 50 birds at SIX stations. That means 10 birds at one station and 8 at the other 5 stations. After waiting close to 45 minutes at the first station watching the same report pair and NOT shooting because there were too many shooters, we returned to the club house and got a refund. We spent our time shooting one of the 5-stands and looking at guns. Paul

As a whole, Team LC (when compared to Team Parker) is unfortunately lacking, as an organization, in the numbers of members who take clays shooting seriously. Additionally, Team LC is somewhat disadvantaged by the fact that the PGCA has a much larger pool of shooters from which to draw; and therefore enjoys a much larger pool of shooters from which to draw. But even though the LCSCA didn't do very well as a team this year (and in years past), Team LC did win the Hammer Gun event for the second year in a row; and also, this year's 12-guage main event was won by an LCSCA member using his LC. But in all honesty, the Challenge is now much larger than which team wins or loses; the Challenge has evolved into a special event that all who attend look forward to each year solely for the fun and fellowhip it generates, and the opportunity it allows for friends and collectors of all stripes to get together, very much like an great "family" reunion.

Can't be the guns.

There are a number of guys who are members of both organizations who shoot on each squad on alternate years. Both groups are made up of first-class guys (and a few gals) who enjoy their sxs of choice. Proceeds from the LC/PGCA shoot go to NRA youth shooting programs. Knowing the LC boys they'll burn some powder this year and be ready in '09.

Don't know the guys on the LC Smith team, but I believe three of the top four on the Parker team are NSCA competition shooters...two are Master Class and one is AA. Not your average hunter/sportsman shots when it comes to clay targets.

Not to spin this topic, and I am sorry if I offend anyone. What I would love to see is a Side by side sporting clays association started. That has nothing to do with the NSCA. Hold tournaments that all makers can partake in. In that it would have a vintager sub-class. I would put down my over and under to shoot these for sure.