At Palmyra Sportsmen's Association our August FT match is run as a shotgun start, we use timers, and closely follow the Grand Prix ruleset. This year we shot a one shot per target course with 20 lanes and 3 targets per lane across 20 lanes. The course had white lanes and black lanes, with white and black faceplates matching the lane color. Following guidance and information collected over the years, we attempted to setup the course similar to what may be encountered at a World FT competition. Those preparing to attend the Worlds in a few weeks got a chance to practice, and the rest of us got a chance to experience something similar to shoot a one shot per target course. A nice thing about one shot per target is not needing to wrangle strings and reset targets while shooting the lane.
It was sunny all day, starting at about 70F in the morning and getting to 85F by the time we were finished shooting. Although it was a nice sunny day, the sun made it challenging to range or see some of the targets that were in shaded or partially shaded during the day. There were light switching winds throughout the day.
The overall course difficulty was 30.1T. The White Course was 30.1T and the Black Course was 30T. No environmental modifiers are included in the difficulty calculations. There were many lanes where the targets were placed in a ravine, so there were several downhill shots on the course, and there were a few lanes that required uphill shooting. The 4 lanes that were located on our range had targets that were mostly placed beyond 40 yards. 25 of the 60 targets were placed at 40+yards.
The black targets were tough to see in the shade, but the color scheme was chosen because it is a WFTF color scheme used at many World competitions. We have heard it has been challenging to those that shot at Worlds and this was an opportunity to experience the same challenges the color scheme presents.
The forced position scores are used to break ties. The decimal number in the score represents the standing and kneeling scores for that competitor. There were two standing lanes and two kneeling lanes for a total of 6 possible points for standing and 6 possible points for kneeling.
Although Hunter Piston is listed as a separate class with one entry; it is notable that Brian Wagner would be Third Place Hunter (combined) with a score of 46, only separated from second place due to the tie-breaker.
Thanks go out to everyone that helped setup or tear down the course.
It was sunny all day, starting at about 70F in the morning and getting to 85F by the time we were finished shooting. Although it was a nice sunny day, the sun made it challenging to range or see some of the targets that were in shaded or partially shaded during the day. There were light switching winds throughout the day.
The overall course difficulty was 30.1T. The White Course was 30.1T and the Black Course was 30T. No environmental modifiers are included in the difficulty calculations. There were many lanes where the targets were placed in a ravine, so there were several downhill shots on the course, and there were a few lanes that required uphill shooting. The 4 lanes that were located on our range had targets that were mostly placed beyond 40 yards. 25 of the 60 targets were placed at 40+yards.
The black targets were tough to see in the shade, but the color scheme was chosen because it is a WFTF color scheme used at many World competitions. We have heard it has been challenging to those that shot at Worlds and this was an opportunity to experience the same challenges the color scheme presents.
The forced position scores are used to break ties. The decimal number in the score represents the standing and kneeling scores for that competitor. There were two standing lanes and two kneeling lanes for a total of 6 possible points for standing and 6 possible points for kneeling.
Although Hunter Piston is listed as a separate class with one entry; it is notable that Brian Wagner would be Third Place Hunter (combined) with a score of 46, only separated from second place due to the tie-breaker.
Thanks go out to everyone that helped setup or tear down the course.
. Didn’t say goodbye to everyone, had a 5 1/2 hour drive home. Thanks to everyone for putting on a great course. Will be back.
