NZAFTA qualifying rounds this weekend

Whatever end of the country you're at there's one on this weekend , both Wellington and Waikato are hosting rounds this Sunday 30th
Details of each:

Venue: Granada Park, Wellington

Cost: $20
Sighting range opens: 8.30am
Competition Starts: 10am

The event is shot on 25 targets, once in the morning and a repeated in the afternoon.
Timing is required on each and every target

Tea and coffee will be provided, just maybe we'll be lucky enough to have some goodies   

NRC will be using this event for club championship including our Pro class.
NRC certificates will be presented to top 3 in each class.

NRC will put up $20 for the first person to knock down the infamous “target 13”. Cost is $1 to register for this.

Grenada Park is not a flat paddock or like any other range anywhere providing a good challenge for all.
Access is good and even in the wettest weather, its quite dry underfoot.
This event will be held what every the weather, though it's quite a good forecast this far out!




Waikato

This Sunday 10am sharp, sighting from 9.15-9.45am, weather looking good too.
Tea/coffee, biscuits provided but bring your own lunch and water if required.
$20 per shooter includes certificate

Go to their web page for map..wagc.org.nz

NRC put on another challenging course, and the second half saw the breeze come in, averaging 27mph...
The trial run with the mtc scope seemed to be going well, but the second half meant it was hard to see what was happening, and the drop in points isn't reflective of the scope, just the conditions.
This event you didn't have a clue what the course was worth points wise. Just impossible to put a number on.
I really think in this event, one had to be happy with what they shot, as it was to easy to get it wrong and extremely hard to get it right. My guess is the worlds could be similar, but with winds from the south which well be more dense but more consistent.

Unless you shoot these conditions on a course like this often, then forget the worlds. You'll be no where..fast, good luck to the overseas competitors :)


Results:

International PCP
Adam Welsh             34   1st
Andrew Jurgens       31   2nd
Jeff Hietbrink            31   3rd
Dave Lum               29   4th
Graham Allardice      25   5th

12ft/lb springer
David Johnston        25   1st
Richard Fowler        17   2nd


Open PCP
Hamish McClurg       28   1st
Allan Lundberg        27   2nd
Terry Lum                 24   3rd
Brandon Syme        22   4th
Nick Holland             20   5th

Open Springer
Brett Nixon                     24   1st
Abel Van Zyl (Speedy)   16   2nd
Ian Ritchie                      11   3rd

Pro Class
Ben Holland            35   1st
Mark Hales              21   2nd
Sam Hales              16   3rd=
Hayden Kaffes        16   3rd=

(pink)MIST wrote: , Ian if you'd been in the pro650 class you would've cleaned up I reckon.

I probably would of but where is the challenge in that? I would of had a un-fair advantage with the huge scope i have.

The wind would of been the biggest problem for you.

I had two problems. First was the wind (like everyone) the second I was not expecting so many up hill lanes to be there. I have never shot uphill lanes before and it really took me by surprise. I didnt have a shooting position for up hills that i am comfortable with. But this will change now. I have already rang my sister and sorted out some shooting at her place (she lives on a hill with 2 acres) I can see i will be spending most weekends at her place from now on. :)

a couple of pics from the day at NRC

Edited by (pink)MIST - 02 Apr 2014 at 12:16am