Sherwood Airgunners July 21 2024 FT match report

[Kdog]

Sherwood Airgunners July 21, 2024 Match Report


Sherwood Airgunners had their monthly Field Target Match Sunday July 21, 2024. With the Fingerlakes Grand Prix next weekend, Doug and I planned on making this course exceptionally long for some good long range practice. We shot the Highlands course and really stretched it out with 20 targets set over 40 yds, 7 of those targets were over 50 yards. To make this a reasonable course we had all 30 targets with a full size 1 ½” kill zone. That being said the Troyer rating was a 31.55. The shooting order of the day was shoot the FAR target first then shoot the FARTHER target .


We had 18 shooters enjoy a beautiful summer day of Field Target with temps in the low 80s with shifting slight breezes to make you stay on point. Although this was a very LONG course multiple people really enjoyed the challenge.


Hunter PCP had the most shooters as usual with 11 competitors. Jamie Marusiak had a great day and shot a 51/60. Doug Cunningham and Jeff Swartz were tied for first shooting a solid 52/60. To make things easier at our local matches we decide tie breakers on the most cleaned lanes. Jeff had 10 clean lanes and Doug 9, therefore Jeff got 1st and Doug 2nd.


WFTF PCP had 3 shooters and yours truly Keith Walters shot a solid 56/60 for the win which was also Match High score for the day.


Larry Gromacki shot a 52/60 in Open PCP for a good day and Matt Uhler continued his impressive shooting in WFTF Piston with a 52/60…FANTASTIC SHOOTING MATT!


I want to give a special thankyou to Paul Nickerson for making the lane marker numbers you see in the pics and Ted Andro for donating the canopy that we desperately needed today. We at Sherwood really appreciate all that have given their time and generosity to help this club become a great place to shoot air rifles for Field Target and Indoor Bench Rest. Thanks for everyone that came out for making this another great match!


Match Director,

KeithWalters

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Now that looks like a nice coarse and a bunch of fun.

John

 

[Kdog]

Now that looks like a nice coarse and a bunch of fun.

John

We like to think we have 2 distinctly different courses in the Highlands and Hollow courses at Sherwood. Highlands course is basically on top of a ridge where shots are even to slightly down hill and features a open field where we have 5 lanes which brings some diversity to that course. Our Hollow course is setup on a old logging road with shots up and down hill. Some of those shots are at a angle of more than 15* which we have to add an additional difficulty rating to the Troyer scale. It typically shoots 4-5 shots harder than the Highlands course if both courses had the same Troyer factor. We have a love/hate relationship with the Hollow course. Love to shoot it but hate our scores lol. Here's a few pics of the Hollow Course.

 

[John "spysir" Blount]

Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Looks excellent. Starting t the TVA club them the GOB & Invicta I didn't realize how spoiled I was until I saw some of the left coast shooting in what looked like a gravel parking lot (gun range). Also if you do not have elevation well that's no way to learn (Brad and his extension ladder along with steep deep down hills with a rushing creek just abit before the target (can you say drift) just adds so much to the fun and learning. Roz's when shooting the course sitting on a rock in the middle of a flowing creek one target one direction then you had to turn 180 degrees for the next was a hoot also, and everyone loved the "easy" 25 yard Bluebird IF the understood just how elevated it was.
Certainly wish we had FT in WA! (there is 1 but 450 miles one way is just a bit much) .

Looks like a dream course to me. And thank you again for sharing.

John