Eight shooters turned out for a late spring match at DIFTA. This was a 72-shot match with an average difficulty of 29.92 T, with six targets > 40T, nine targets with 0.375”or 0.5” kill zones, and twelve targets at > 40 yards. The difficulty factor could arguably be increased by 0.25 for windy conditions, and by 0.25 for extreme darkness, because the tree canopy is now fully developed, and for some targets visibility was poor. Suffice to say that under the conditions when the match was held the average course rating increased from borderline moderate/hard to borderline hard/expert.
The match started out in the low 70s and climbed to the mid 70s by the end: very pleasant spring shooting weather with low humidity. This was offset by variable winds throughout the match, with perfect calm periods at the start of the match, quickly followed by gusts above 20 mph throughout most of the day. At times the wind was so strong it buffeted both shooters and pellets!
The match high score of 55/72 was shared by Greg White in Hunter Division and Mark Mayer in Open Division. The lower scores for the WFTF division reflect the much greater impact of wind for shooting at 12 ft/lb. Of note Mark Mayer scored 11/12 for the two forced position lanes but missed way too many shots in the free position lanes. Greg White suffered from slippage with a new set of sticks that had their debut at this match which held him back. Overall, the tight grouping of scores within Divisions speaks to the high skill of the shooters who competed.
As always many thanks to those who travel long distances to compete and keep our sport alive
Mark Mayer acted as match Director.
The next match at DIFTA is on Saturday July 6.
The match started out in the low 70s and climbed to the mid 70s by the end: very pleasant spring shooting weather with low humidity. This was offset by variable winds throughout the match, with perfect calm periods at the start of the match, quickly followed by gusts above 20 mph throughout most of the day. At times the wind was so strong it buffeted both shooters and pellets!
The match high score of 55/72 was shared by Greg White in Hunter Division and Mark Mayer in Open Division. The lower scores for the WFTF division reflect the much greater impact of wind for shooting at 12 ft/lb. Of note Mark Mayer scored 11/12 for the two forced position lanes but missed way too many shots in the free position lanes. Greg White suffered from slippage with a new set of sticks that had their debut at this match which held him back. Overall, the tight grouping of scores within Divisions speaks to the high skill of the shooters who competed.
As always many thanks to those who travel long distances to compete and keep our sport alive
| Shooter | Rifle | Scope | Pellet | Division | Class | Score |
| Greg White | FX Crown Mk II | Falcon X50 FT 10-60x60 | FX 13.4 | Hunter | PCP | 55 |
| Tae Chung | BSA R10 | Athalon Argos | AA 10.3 | Hunter | PCP | 49 |
| Knobs | Thomas Carbine | Kahles 10-50 | JSB 8.4 | WFTF | PCP | 45 |
| Hector Medina | CCA Walther LGV | Vector Conti 5-30 x 56 | HN BFT 9.56 | WFTF | Piston | 36 |
| Mark Mayer | Thomas Carbine | Sightron 10-50 x 60 | FX 13.4 | Open | PCP | 55 |
| Tinh Nguyen | Rapid MkI 0.20 | Sightron 10-50 x 60 | JSB 13.7 | Open | PCP | 53 |
| Chris Schissler | FX Maverick | Vortex Viper Pro | FX 10.3 | Open | PCP | 51 |
| Albert Otter | USFT 299 | March X | JSB 10.5 | Open | PCP | DNF |
Mark Mayer acted as match Director.
The next match at DIFTA is on Saturday July 6.