It's a good thing we postponed the match by a day to let the rain and wind go away, because the sky was crystal clear, the wind died down to manageable, and the temperature was in the lower 70's. Some may argue the wind point though since our range could easily be nicknamed "The Vortex" because of the way the wind whips down over the trees, hits the field, and swirls around like a mini tornado making all our wind flags look schizophrenic. This is exactly why many FT shooters around the country think our range is the most challenging to shoot on.
There were many comments about how unbelievable the effect of the wind can be in only 25 meters. Carey has 4 directional wind flags on order, the guy emailed him during the match to say they were ready, and Carey asked him if he could deliver them RIGHT NOW! Except for the 3 pro flags Bobby was using, the other 9 around the course were just surveying ribbon, making it difficult to tell whether the wind was coming at you or blowing away from you. No doubt the course will be covered in real wind flags before long.
By all accounts the first benchrest match ever at our range was a great success, even though several shooters were absent shooting at the LA Lever Rifle State Championship. We hope you guys were successful and will be back with us next month. Everyone had a lot of fun, expressed how much they enjoyed it, and looked forward to doing it again. You can't really ask for more than that.
A big thank you to everyone who had to change their busy schedules to make it a day later than originally scheduled, and to those who helped put out and pick up equipment for both the pistol and benchrest matches. You guys are the best when it comes to teamwork, and a lot of the cohesiveness our club is enjoying right now is because of you.
Please mark your calendars now, you are all invited to join us at the next match, the first one for 2019, Saturday, January 5th.
Richard Harris
BAC Air Pistol and Benchrest Match Director
Baton Rouge, LA
There were many comments about how unbelievable the effect of the wind can be in only 25 meters. Carey has 4 directional wind flags on order, the guy emailed him during the match to say they were ready, and Carey asked him if he could deliver them RIGHT NOW! Except for the 3 pro flags Bobby was using, the other 9 around the course were just surveying ribbon, making it difficult to tell whether the wind was coming at you or blowing away from you. No doubt the course will be covered in real wind flags before long.
By all accounts the first benchrest match ever at our range was a great success, even though several shooters were absent shooting at the LA Lever Rifle State Championship. We hope you guys were successful and will be back with us next month. Everyone had a lot of fun, expressed how much they enjoyed it, and looked forward to doing it again. You can't really ask for more than that.
A big thank you to everyone who had to change their busy schedules to make it a day later than originally scheduled, and to those who helped put out and pick up equipment for both the pistol and benchrest matches. You guys are the best when it comes to teamwork, and a lot of the cohesiveness our club is enjoying right now is because of you.
Please mark your calendars now, you are all invited to join us at the next match, the first one for 2019, Saturday, January 5th.
Richard Harris
BAC Air Pistol and Benchrest Match Director
Baton Rouge, LA
