Outdoor Nationals Day 1
February 19th 2024Day 1 of the 2024 TSNZ Outdoor Nationals kicked off with the 50m 3P competition. Unfortunately we only had 2 entries this year, but the men did well to cope with the rain at the start of the match and the blustery winds throughout. Well done to Owen Bennett who top scored in the Qualification Match against Sean Moriarty, and also took out the Final.
The five Benchrest shooters battled through the wind, a stubbornly stuck target changer, and an interesting interpretation of which targets were actually sighters, meaning that 2 of them had to finish the match while the 3P Final was being run. I'm sure they'll be looking forward to the better weather predicted for tomorrow.
CLICK HERE for Benchrest Results after MATCH 1
The final event for Day was was the 50m Prone Badge Match, and what a challenge that was, as by the last squad the winds had picked up even more, with gusts of around 70kph traumatising some of us. (At least that's the speed my weather forecaster gave, those in the first squad were convinced they had it tougher!). Well done the those who figured out the conditions to top-score in their grades.
CLICK HERE for Badge Match Results
Tomorrow there will be a further Benchrest Match, along with the first of the Graded Matches, which go towards the aggregates for Island and NZ selection.
