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Author Archives: Hap Rocketto
A Creature of Habit
by Hap Rocketto To say that my wife Margaret is, what we call in the education dodge, ‘concrete sequential’ is an understatement. She is a creature of strong habit and it works for her. If she didn’t mind being hot … Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Albert Metzger
by Digby Hand pronematch.com is saddened to have to announce the passing of Albert “Uncle Al-The Shooters’ Pal” Metzger on December 11th at the age of 88. Al was one of the Connecticut shooting community’s grand old men, truly a … Continue reading
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Dear Diary
by Hap Rocketto Perhaps one of the most important tool in the shooter’s kit is the diary. A diary’s importance is based on two facts: shooting is a sport that requires consistency and the human memory is not 100% perfect. … Continue reading
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A Short History of the Infantry Trophy Match
A Short History of the National Trophy Infantry Team Match by Hap Rocketto There is no rifle match that will make a high power shooter’s pulse race at Marathon rates as the National Trophy Infantry Team Match. The match is designed … Continue reading
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Wayne, Williams, and Wigger
by Hap Rocketto I never met Ted Williams. I saw him play a few times, but not in person, only through the miracle of black and white television so I did not see the vibrant green of Fenway Park’s grass … Continue reading
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Cutting it Fine
by Hap Rocketto The most important skill a rifleman can have is to place shots in a tight group. A precise little flower of five or ten shots is the start of a bouquet that will bring happiness to the … Continue reading
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A Mirage is not just an Airplane
by Hap Rocketto There is a lot of range talk about mirage. We are all familiar with the cartoon view of it: Bugs Bunny, wearing a French Foreign Legion Kepi, crawling across the desert towards a glass of water that … Continue reading
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Fever Pitch
by Hap Rocketto The tumultuous event that was the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series victory gave the movie “Fever Pitch” a wider audience. The Farrelly Brothers romantic-comedy, while not on the level of the great “screwball comedies starring the … Continue reading
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2011 Palma Match Results
2011 Palma Match Results by Hap Rocketto The Great Britain Palma Team led the two day match from wire to wire as they decisively won their third consecutive Palma Match by a margin of 35 points. South Africa was the … Continue reading
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IN MEMORIAM: Bart Parnall
It is with great sadness that Pronematch.com has learned that fellow rifleman Bart Parnall left the range on October 15, 2011… Continue reading
A Good Habit is not just a Nun’s Garment
by Hap Rocketto During one memorable epoch in my antediluvian past I sat behind Cathy Robert, “Roc” following immediately after “Rob” in the alphabet, in Russell Harris’ College Preparatory English III class. I occupied the last desk in the long … Continue reading
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Stand By Your Glasses Steady
by Hap Rocketto How rare is it that protocol comes near to sparking an international incident at a rifle match banquet? Not too often I suspect, but there I sat, surrounded by all of the pomp and circumstance of a … Continue reading
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Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships
LTC Daniel C. Hodne, commander of the US Army Marksmanship Unit, announced that the AMU will sponsor and host the Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships (ASCSC) at Fort Benning in March of 2012. The dynamic format will draw the top … Continue reading
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A Rocketto Shooting Aphorism
“The less skilled the shooter, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the standing position.” Rocketto’s Shooting Aphorisms—A lifetime of shooting experience wrapped up in a series of concise statements containing a subjective truth or observation. None … Continue reading
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Truth, Mythology, and Everything In-between
by Hap Rocketto The rich history and engaging characters of the shooting sports is both an ignored and unplumbed sea upon whose surface we cruise as we shape course from one match to another. It has oft been said that … Continue reading
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All that Glitters
by Hap Rocketto In what is laughingly known as my military career I was promoted but twice in twenty-two odd years. The first was from Naval Aviation Officer Candidate to Ensign, United States Naval Reserve. After leaving the Navy my … Continue reading
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Dante and the Nine Rings
by Hap Rocketto For a good school teacher learning never ends, be it the subject matter one teaches or how to manage a room full of hormone driven adolescents. To that end a teacher’s life outside of the classroom is … Continue reading
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Words from the Wise about the Wind
by Hap Rocketto There is probably no subject that occupies shooters thoughts and conversations more than wind; it is the most common ground connecting all disciplines. While ammunition is of a particular high interest to the smallbore crowd, the wind … Continue reading
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Ammunition is Not a Matter of Life and Death
by Hap Rocketto There is an old saying among smallbore shooters that there are two things that are not long for this world, dogs who chase cars and smallbore shooters who can’t get hold of a good lot of ammunition. … Continue reading
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Curtis Guild, Logan, and the Ladle
by Hap Rocketto When I was a young pup, fresh caught by the Connecticut National Guard Rifle Team, the very first match I shot with them was the Logan Trophy Match. This was a contest between the Connecticut and Massachusetts … Continue reading
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Silence is Golden
by Hap Rocketto The winter had closed in and I was watching a bit more television than usual. A bowl of popcorn, balanced on my belly, gently rose and fell with my breathing as I peered over it at the … Continue reading
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