Commonwealth Games

macguru · #16 Postby **macguru** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:55 pm

can you tell me the facebook link please ?

i would like to find out some more behind the scenes info ....

saum2 · #17 Postby **saum2** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:44 pm

Good info on NZ site under results, they do a write up each day. It's a shame OZ don't have something similar.

AndrewP · #18 Postby **AndrewP** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:05 am

This is a link from the NRA UK site.
https://www.facebook.com/cwg2014shooting
Geoff Grenfell is leading the Individuals after day 1. The only shooter to score 3 possibles with 105.10
James is down the list so looks like Geoff is the only hope of a Full-bore medal.

saum2 · #19 Postby **saum2** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:07 pm

Geoff just shot a 50.9 second day first range. Good conditions so far, only about 3/4 point of wind at 300m

macguru · #20 Postby **macguru** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:44 pm

Thank you Barry Buddon broadcasting, whoever you are

!https://www.facebook.com/cwg2014shooting?ref=stream

macguru · #21 Postby **macguru** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:24 pm

Geoff is winning going into the final range (1000yds), ahead on centres

macguru · #22 Postby **macguru** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:57 am

Another win for England, maybe the wind stops at 1000 when its their turn ? Or they have some great skill !

DaveMc · #23 Postby **DaveMc** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:20 am

The top half of the field shot at the same time and looking at the rest of the scores and comments there was some conditions to deal with. An outstanding shoot by Luckman and a well deserved win.

#24 Postby **AlanF** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:10 am

I'm wondering if it was an ammunition issue. If the velocity was barely adequate for 1000yds, then you could get big variations in performance depending on barrel characteristics e.g. bore/groove diameter, twist and throat length/shape. Would be interesting to know whether shots were being lost to vertical.

RMc · #25 Postby **RMc** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:12 am

Going by an interview with Canada's Jim Paton, it was a fishtailing wind running down range, going from 4 left to 4 right.

aaronraad · #26 Postby **aaronraad** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:25 pm

AlanF wrote:I'm wondering if it was an ammunition issue. If the velocity was barely adequate for 1000yds, then you could get big variations in performance depending on barrel characteristics e.g. bore/groove diameter, twist and throat length/shape. Would be interesting to know whether shots were being lost to vertical.

I'm not sure how many times Geoff has shot overseas with teams and used the local fodder, but I'm pretty sure James would be all over that given his frequency to tour.

I'd say local knowledge, but the two Scotsmen only finished just in front of James and Geoff. Either Luckman lived up to his name to hit a 74-4 (4 points better than anyone else at 1000y), or he experienced something similar and felt he knew exactly what to do?

DaveMc · #27 Postby **DaveMc** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:09 am

In a fishtailing 4 minutes left to 4 minutes right there is not much luck involved - you need to know what you are doing. Shooting bisley style in those type of conditions would be very good preparation - watching the live scores as they came up it looked like he kept plugging through it when the others would cop a bad shot and stop and wait a while (or that is the way the scores came up anyway).

just a damn fine shoot and worthy of the gold. =D>

saum2 · #28 Postby **saum2** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:09 pm

James & Geoff had Games ammo to trial well before they left so no surprises. Geoff commented to me that it was good ammo.
Luckman must have been in step with the conditions perfectly & deserved the Gold, he shot well just look at his 1000yd plot sheet. His plot sheet looked like mine in perfect conditions and a good day for me. If your out of step with the weather there's nothing you can do plus it was fishtailing so fast, 3 eyes would have been great. I believe the English can be very fast shooters when they want to be.

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