Carol started in fast draw in 1979 then in 1990 formed the Shawnee Bandits Fast Draw Club with Duke Bonnett They grew to become one of the biggest OFDA clubs in Ohio.
Most popular Contest were Gene Autry Days in Kenton Ohio it went on for over 12 years. Annie Oakley Days Contest the Bandits did for 30 years and still an active contest today.
Carol held several offices for the OFDAI she was Secretary, Treasurer, and the only woman to hold the office of Chairman.
Always active in planning and organizing contest working the contest. As line officer ran the line, score keeping, white board updating, help tally score sheet points and more.
Always willing to invite people to her home range and explain the fundamentals of fast draw shooting and let them try it out. Helping new shooters with tips and ideas to help them improve.
Always promoting safety during practice and at all contest.
CAROL BONNETT
Carol is the first woman to be voted in as Chairman. She has served the association in the past as secretary, records keeper, and editor of the OFDA/OFTC Bulletin.
Carol and Duke Bonnett have been married over twenty-five years. They are both very dedicated to the sport of Fast Draw. And only want to see it grow and improve. Carol and Duke have been very instrumental to the growth of our sport. They helped Ron and Nola Bretz, do a demonstration at the Urbana Wild West Festival, in 2004, and then in 2005, the Bonnetts and the Shawnee Bandits did another demonstration, which lead us to having a contest there.
Carol has been shooting for twenty-seven years, and says Duke has worked very hard with her to help improve in the sport. He has worked many hours with her, teaching her to ram fan, and then slap. And the most important part, helping her to get her reaction time down. He is her inspiration, and why not, Duke has been shooting for over thirty years. Duke has seen so many things in the sport change. Some good and some bad. Jennifer Knick is also her inspiration, because she has proven that “girls” can shoot as fast as the guys, and has raised the bar for women shooters in Fast Draw.
Carol was introduced to members of the Dayton Blackhawks Fast Draw Club, which is how she met Duke and began shooting. The club use to put on trick shooting shows and walk in parades. When Carol began shooting in 1979, there was only one person on the line. This intimidated Carol, so much, that she actually quit shooting for about ten years. She told me that she was so shy, that it literally made her sick to be on the line alone. During that period, she began showing her German Shepherds. Suddenly she was in front of people, and slowly this built her confidence up. When contests began shooting two people on the line, Carol decided to give Fast Draw another try. And she has been shooting ever since.
Carol has traveled to Pennsylvania, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and Arizona, to participate in contests. And of course, her home state of Ohio. Some of the titles she has won have been: 1999 Ohio State Champion, 1999 WFDA Area One Top Gun, and the 2000 Illinois State Champion.
Carol practices once or twice a week, to improve herself in this sport. And Carol has improved. She is one of the top women to beat! Her style is consistent and smooth. She enjoys the sport very much, and loves the people in the Fast Draw. Carol says, everyone is so friendly and always willing to help. Carol feels she has made some great friends in Fast Draw.
Duke and Carol started Jennifer Knick, in the sport they love. Jennifer started out using Carol’s gun and holster. And Carol will tell you it’s no fun to have your own equipment beat you in competition. So that goes to show you, what kind of teachers Carol and Duke are. Because apparently Jennifer listened to everything they said. That girl is fast!
Carol advice to a newcomer to Fast Draw. “It’s a great family sport, and it’s the safest shooting sport in the world.” Her family is very supportive of her interest in Fast Draw. They have always come to cheer her on when she competes at Annie Oakley Days, in Greenville, Ohio.
Carol, Duke, and their Fast Draw Club, the Shawnee Bandits are responsible for hosting several contests. Gene Autry Days, Annie Oakley Days, and now Urbana Wild West Festival. The Shawnee Bandits got their name for the Native American Indian tribe that once lived around Greenville, Ohio.
Most popular Contest were Gene Autry Days in Kenton Ohio it went on for over 12 years. Annie Oakley Days Contest the Bandits did for 30 years and still an active contest today.
Carol held several offices for the OFDAI she was Secretary, Treasurer, and the only woman to hold the office of Chairman.
Always active in planning and organizing contest working the contest. As line officer ran the line, score keeping, white board updating, help tally score sheet points and more.
Always willing to invite people to her home range and explain the fundamentals of fast draw shooting and let them try it out. Helping new shooters with tips and ideas to help them improve.
Always promoting safety during practice and at all contest.
CAROL BONNETT
Carol is the first woman to be voted in as Chairman. She has served the association in the past as secretary, records keeper, and editor of the OFDA/OFTC Bulletin.
Carol and Duke Bonnett have been married over twenty-five years. They are both very dedicated to the sport of Fast Draw. And only want to see it grow and improve. Carol and Duke have been very instrumental to the growth of our sport. They helped Ron and Nola Bretz, do a demonstration at the Urbana Wild West Festival, in 2004, and then in 2005, the Bonnetts and the Shawnee Bandits did another demonstration, which lead us to having a contest there.
Carol has been shooting for twenty-seven years, and says Duke has worked very hard with her to help improve in the sport. He has worked many hours with her, teaching her to ram fan, and then slap. And the most important part, helping her to get her reaction time down. He is her inspiration, and why not, Duke has been shooting for over thirty years. Duke has seen so many things in the sport change. Some good and some bad. Jennifer Knick is also her inspiration, because she has proven that “girls” can shoot as fast as the guys, and has raised the bar for women shooters in Fast Draw.
Carol was introduced to members of the Dayton Blackhawks Fast Draw Club, which is how she met Duke and began shooting. The club use to put on trick shooting shows and walk in parades. When Carol began shooting in 1979, there was only one person on the line. This intimidated Carol, so much, that she actually quit shooting for about ten years. She told me that she was so shy, that it literally made her sick to be on the line alone. During that period, she began showing her German Shepherds. Suddenly she was in front of people, and slowly this built her confidence up. When contests began shooting two people on the line, Carol decided to give Fast Draw another try. And she has been shooting ever since.
Carol has traveled to Pennsylvania, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky and Arizona, to participate in contests. And of course, her home state of Ohio. Some of the titles she has won have been: 1999 Ohio State Champion, 1999 WFDA Area One Top Gun, and the 2000 Illinois State Champion.
Carol practices once or twice a week, to improve herself in this sport. And Carol has improved. She is one of the top women to beat! Her style is consistent and smooth. She enjoys the sport very much, and loves the people in the Fast Draw. Carol says, everyone is so friendly and always willing to help. Carol feels she has made some great friends in Fast Draw.
Duke and Carol started Jennifer Knick, in the sport they love. Jennifer started out using Carol’s gun and holster. And Carol will tell you it’s no fun to have your own equipment beat you in competition. So that goes to show you, what kind of teachers Carol and Duke are. Because apparently Jennifer listened to everything they said. That girl is fast!
Carol advice to a newcomer to Fast Draw. “It’s a great family sport, and it’s the safest shooting sport in the world.” Her family is very supportive of her interest in Fast Draw. They have always come to cheer her on when she competes at Annie Oakley Days, in Greenville, Ohio.
Carol, Duke, and their Fast Draw Club, the Shawnee Bandits are responsible for hosting several contests. Gene Autry Days, Annie Oakley Days, and now Urbana Wild West Festival. The Shawnee Bandits got their name for the Native American Indian tribe that once lived around Greenville, Ohio.
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