DIVAS

[TraCoun]

At the gun show in Mesquite (TSRA meetings) last weekend I found a table for "DIVAS", which is a Texas Womens Shooting Sports organization.

I was told that they get into lots of different shooting and shooting sports ...

They have 1,000 members in 49 states and a few foreign countries ...

Check them out at http://www.txdiva.org, or call 1-866-TEX-DIVA

Thanks,
TraCoun

[Arock]

My wife is one of the founding directors of Texas Women's Shooting Sports ie. the DIVAS. They are an exceptional group of ladies. Several very good hunters and shooters in the group. DIVA's are a fun group. Another DIVA's husband laments they could turn a funeral into a party.

In the Dallas area, one of the DIVA's next activities is a ladies' day of shooting and instruction Saturday, March 25th at Elm Fork Gun Range (old Winchester Range) on Luna Road. I'll be there RO'ing and instructing.



Their motto: "If We Can't Shoot It, We'll Buy It."

[PPM]

The DIVAs are a nice group of ladies with, more hunting and clay shootin' as their focus (I believe). I was a member for a year. However, I'm a 59 year old "tomboy" and, as such, didn't FEEL like I fit the rather "floofy" image they choose to project. (Certainly MY problem and not theirs!) Quite simply I didn't feel comfortable getting e-mail invitations to buy furs or jewelry, etc. Shopping is NOT my "thing" (Well, unless we're talkin' GUNS, that is!).

They are, for the most part, a Dallas-based organization so that's where the majority of their activities took place.

By the way, I'm a newbie on this forum. Hi, folks!

[longtooth]

welcome PPM. There are several ladies on the forum. We who are gentlemen do appreciate your input. There are seveal ladies on the forum. Welcome. For your 2nd post go to the general gun sect. & there is an introduce yourself section. Give an intro & you will get many welcomes & greetings.

[TraCoun]

PPM -
Let me add my 'welcome'. What you said about DIVAS was interesting.
As was mentioned we have a number of ladies on the Forum. I don't know where you live, but if you get to the area of PSC, we have a Womens' Program on the 1st Saturday of each month. You can go to the PSC website (http://www.psc-range.com) and find a link to one or more of the ladies who handle it on the Directors page.
Thanx
TraCoun

[PPM]

TraCoun, thanx for the welcome! AND, for that matter, for the invitation to attend the ladies shootin' @ PSC. I actually DID show up for the first, official, meeting of the group and was pleased with the number of ladies who showed up.

There were, however, two reasons why I didn't return. First, Pearland is way across the universe from Sping-Cypress and 249. It took my buddy and me forEVER to drive over there! Second, skill set-wise, I was WAY beyond where the majority of those ladies were. So, with the two combined, I decided that it was simply too far to travel.

The organizers had done a GREAT job and I certainly commend 'em for getting more women into the sport! We are way too scarce on the ranges!

[XD_Dan]

Welcome to the CHL forum, Dickson.

You don't strike me as the type to fit in with the DIVAS.

[PPM]

Oh, yeah? So, are ya' sayin that I'm not "FLOOFY?" I was like the square peg tryin' to fit into a round hole! That's really the reason I dropped out. It's a great group of very helpful ladies — but they focus WAY too much on shoppin' for MY taste. ;)

[XD_Dan]

Oh, yeah? So, are ya' sayin that I'm not "FLOOFY?"

Yeah...that's pretty much it.

[PPM]

AMEN!!

[TraCoun]

PPM -
Just to let you know, the Womens' program at PSC is getting better, and they are expanding. They've gotten approval to use 2 bays instead of one, and the intention is to start grouping by experience level so newby's get good instruction without holding back those who are a bit more advanced. You might want to check it out again, and maybe you could help them grow.
They are about a year old now, and over the number of months they've met they've averaged about 13 participants.
Thanx,
TraCoun

[Crossfire]

Oh, yeah? So, are ya' sayin that I'm not "FLOOFY?" I was like the square peg tryin' to fit into a round hole! That's really the reason I dropped out. It's a great group of very helpful ladies — but they focus WAY too much on shoppin' for MY taste. ;)

Yeah, same here. I am a member, though not an active one. Don't have the time or the money to go on the African safaris, and don't have the desire to wear the jewels and high heels. Guess I don't really fit in.

[QB]

I'm a long time shooter and looked into joining the DIVAS but also decided against it as their agenda did not match mine. The description of square peg in a round hole is perfect. I've never seen very many women at the indoor ranges that I frequent and certainly not together as a group. I once went to Bullet Trap on their "ladies night" and there wasn't one woman there (I think prices were reduced or something like that). I was so very disappointed. Oh well..............I got one friend interested in guns and I am able to drag her to the range every so often (and she even got her carry license and purchased some guns) so I can't complain. Guess it's no better in the Houston area than Dallas.

[PPM]

I, too, have turned my best friend into a shooter! (Hubby mostly TALKS abt shootin'.) As a matter of fact, she has one more pistol that I right now. I'm staffing gettin' another 9mm (as a substitute 'play' gun...when my XD is gone or out of commission).

As it happens, though, our XD group now has 3 women shooters. Perhaps more on the way. Get you some kind of Springfield XD and join us one of these days! We have a TOTAL blast! The fact that most of the members are guys....no sweat! We do timed practical and defensive shootin'. If you haven't tried it, it's MUCH more fun than just "goin' to the range!!"

Oops! Off topic! I think we're the minority and, for the most part, will have to make our own groups (like you and I have done). We use an indoor range here, sometimes, and I've seen a couple of other women (new shooters that I've helped).

It's good to hear both of you agreeing with my "square peg in a round hole" thing. Makes me feel better about myself!

[QB]

My friend has a two tone XD 9mm and it's fun to shoot. I don't own any polymer guns....used to but don't anymore. I have SIGs, Berettas, Colts, Sphinx, Ruger Hunter .22 and one lonely little S&W .22 magnum revolver. Maybe I DO need to add an XD to my little family......hmmmmmmmm!!!

I used to live in Alief a thousand years ago when Mission Bend was just having the land cleared for the subdivision.....sounds as if the Houston area has a lot more guns activities going on than the DFW area.....