If you look on page 59 of issue 60 of the 'Australian Target Rifle' you will see a photograph of the winners of the first Intra District F Class Pennants Conducted by the NQRA. The winning side from Far North Queensland, consisted of :L-R Stew Mowat; Peter Smith; John Baxter; Barry Ellis; Peter DeKroon. The competition combined both F open, and Standard Class, and was shot on the Full Bore target at all ranges. Why I brought this matter up. is because I think what we are looking at here is history in the making for F Class.
The matches were all coached, and run to time limits, and all F class teams finished on time. There was no Them or us, and all shooters got on well together. My congratulations to the first F Class Pennant winners, as a team they shot superbly. Coaching was not a problem, as first thought, and yes! as in full bore, coaches made mistakes and blew some shots out.
A few snippets: The two standard Class shooters, under coaching, were up with the F Open scores. Conditions were pretty severe, and nobody achievied a score of 60, on any range. Three of the five competitors, had disabilities, and were allowed to shoot off tempory tables, and still finished before time.
WHO SAID IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN? The Pennant Flags and the smiles on the faces say different.
I think this is a first for F Class, but I might be wrong, has any other State Body included F Class in their District pennants.
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