by Tim Mac
With holidays and folks off to Ireland for the world match, I was not sure how many folks would be around for this one. We ended up with ten shooters, including two shooting FT for the first time. It was fairly hot, but with the humidity being quite low, it turned out to be ideal for a mid-August match. We did things differently for this one, using 17 lanes with three targets per lane on 16 of them and one lane with two targets. Shooting one shot per target, this layout gave us a 50 shot match. Personally, I really enjoy the challenge of the one shot per target format.
For this, his second match, Radek showed up with his dad, Oldo and his brother Mark, making this a great family outing. All of them did very well for being so new to the sport. Mark was shooting a break barrel with open sights, a challenge for even a very experienced shooter. It was great to meet them at this match and I look forward to seeing them at future matches.
Hunter springer was the largest group, with three shooters contending. Rob made the trip from the west and took top honours, just ahead of Blane. Mark did very well with the gun he had and seemed to have a great time, being taught by one of the best, Rob W.
Kim shot her usual great score followed by Oldo, who was very happy to knock a few down and hit many more.
Radek is improving very quickly, scoring a 38/50 on his second match and his first attempt at WFTF PCP, with a borrowed gun no less. I was able to take top spot this time, but I anticipate great competition in the near future.
The rest of the competitors were solo in their class. Jeff struggled with his holdover chart and still managed to knock a good number down, including some long ones. Richard shot his best match ever, was very please and rightfully so. Good shooting Richard!
Andre shot very well as usual, but unfortunately, at least for the group, shot his last match with us. He is retiring and he and his wife will be moving to France in the near future. Good luck to Andre and his wife, starting a new chapter in their lives. We will miss you my friend.
A big thank you to all that attended and to the Grenville club for the use of the grounds and equipment.
A reminder that the CAFTA Nations will take place at the Port Colborne FT Club on September 13th and 14th. I look forward to seeing everyone and enjoying a great weekend of camaraderie.
Tim MacSweyn
Full Results:
| Modified Division | |
| PCP /60 | |
| Richard O | 44 |
| Piston /60 | |
| Andre N | 40 |
| Hunter Division | |
| PCP /120 | |
| Kim K | 82 |
| Oldo Z | 31 |
| Piston | |
| Rob W | 84 |
| Blane L | 77 |
| Mark Z | 22 |
| WFTC Division | |
| PCP /60 | |
| Tim M | 45 |
| Radek Z | 38 |