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Originally Posted by crwilli
Good luck Glenn!
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Thank you.
Tied for 3rd overall (31 competitors) with a 28/40 and lost on 'chicken count', so was 4th. Chickens are shot at 200m off-hand and are, by-far, the most difficult animal to score well on and are a game for the steady hold of "youngsters" (I'll be a 'super-senior' when I turn 70 later this year). I got 2 and the 40-something shooter that beat me got 6, which is a terrific score in a game where the average number of chickens is between 2 & 3, with the lower level shooters often hitting zero. The MW (match winner) was Brian Chilson (our 15-time national champion, who shot an outstanding 36) and 2nd overall (with a 29) are both 'master' level shooters, as is the shooter that I tied with. So I did pretty well, leading the pack of AAA shooters. Would be nice to make 'master' (takes three scores of 31, or higher, in 2 years in order to move up) this year, as will likely be my last opportunity. The ravages of time will tell.
The 'big' (regional) matches start next month. 2-day Ohio Valley regional in May, 1-day 'Supershoot' 60-shot match at Shippensburg in June, followed by the 2-day regional at the NMLRA range just west of Cincinnati the next weekend. I'll miss the 3-day MI regional and 4-day nationals in July, as we are spending the month in Europe. 2-day eastern regional in Sept at Ridgway, PA and 4-day SE regional in GA in Oct. Will shoot another 8 or 10 1-say matches at various venues over that period of time.