DIFTA Match Report Saturday, May 21, 2022
The MD state championship was interrupted by a heat advisory for Damascus telling people to stay indoors! But FT shooters are a tough bunch, and we soldiered on; it was not that bad, starting in the high 70s, about 88 when the match ended, and low 90s for the BBQ.
Sixteen shooters competed in the 60-shot match, with one off hand and one kneeling lane, using the new course layout at DIFTA. Wind was almost completely absent, and despite a fresh tree canopy, target visibility was very good. There were 10 targets at 40 yards or longer; seven targets in the expert category, above 40 T; and six 0.5 or 3/8” targets.
Paolo Amadeo acted as match Director and BBQ chef extraordinaire.
Brian VanLiew in Open PCP continues his now well established record as the match leader, but dropped seven shots, confirming this was a tough course. Joel Gupta took the high score in a closely contested Hunter Division. Hector Medina put in an impressive performance to lead the WFTF division, proving that in the right hands a piston shooter can out compete PCPs. Tae Chung, shooting his first FT match, put in a very impressive score for a novice.
Frank Moscarillo started out shooting with a new March Scope but after a few shots rushed back to his car to mount his trusty SIII instead. Rumor has it that the March is for sale!
The next match at DIFTA is Sunday June 19.
The MD state championship was interrupted by a heat advisory for Damascus telling people to stay indoors! But FT shooters are a tough bunch, and we soldiered on; it was not that bad, starting in the high 70s, about 88 when the match ended, and low 90s for the BBQ.
Sixteen shooters competed in the 60-shot match, with one off hand and one kneeling lane, using the new course layout at DIFTA. Wind was almost completely absent, and despite a fresh tree canopy, target visibility was very good. There were 10 targets at 40 yards or longer; seven targets in the expert category, above 40 T; and six 0.5 or 3/8” targets.
Paolo Amadeo acted as match Director and BBQ chef extraordinaire.
Brian VanLiew in Open PCP continues his now well established record as the match leader, but dropped seven shots, confirming this was a tough course. Joel Gupta took the high score in a closely contested Hunter Division. Hector Medina put in an impressive performance to lead the WFTF division, proving that in the right hands a piston shooter can out compete PCPs. Tae Chung, shooting his first FT match, put in a very impressive score for a novice.
Frank Moscarillo started out shooting with a new March Scope but after a few shots rushed back to his car to mount his trusty SIII instead. Rumor has it that the March is for sale!
The next match at DIFTA is Sunday June 19.