2022-2023 10 Meter Air match #01 and #02 notes

 As seen in my inventory of scores, the last time I played at 10m air was 10 years ago.  Where did all the time go?  I refuse to admit age in a factor in shooting.  I think it means you just have to work smarter to get the desired results.  I need to make time to improve.  This personal shooting diary is to force me to train.  This year getting to 500 will be a fight.  No jacket, no glove to make it as similar to Silhouette as possible.  

Match #01. Must extinguish the "get it over" shot release.  Match was a last minute, spontaneous jump on the air bus.  Shake down cruise to make sure I had all the right equipment.  I went without spotting aid.  I read my prior match notes and saw my score improved when I skipped confirming where the shot impact went.  Less gear to bring.  I rushed the trigger.  Wanting to "get it over".  Relearning the trigger took time.  I started.

Match #02.  Goal was ZERO pellets touching white.  Better scores don't happen with more 10s but fewer low value scores.  480 is 60 8s.  5s just cannot happen.  That was my goal.  I had 3 pellets touch white which gave up (3x6) 18 points.  Practice is to shoot at used targets and see how many pellets I can launch without hitting the white.  Quality shots.  Physical conditioning.  Just holding the gun on target for a period of time is going to be my focus.  

2022-23 Season score log

#01 419 (72 67 72 68 69 71)  H&N pellets.  15 minutes per 20 shots.  I was rushing.
#02 448 (78 76 73 76 77 68)  H&N pellets.  3 snow birds (hole touching white) and 3 5s.

2012-13 Season score log

#01 501 (81 81 84 85 82 88)
#02 515 (87 88 89 83 85 83) 11 7s or lower, 15 10x. previous practice 1x (3.6)
#03 485 (82 82 80 77 86 78) 19 7s or lower, 7 10x. Daisy pellets, reduced barrel weight.(3.6)
#04 494 (88 74 87 88 76 81) 14 7s or lower, 11 10x. JSB SCHaK pellets. First Tuesday night.(3.6)
#05 522 (89 88 90 88 82 88) 7 7s nothing lower, 11 10x. Many high value 9s! H&N + SCHaK (3.2)
#06 492 (75 85 76 84 86 86) 14 7s or lower, 6 10x. SCHaK (3.8)
#07 520 (88 84 90 86 87 85) 8 7s, 12 10x. SCHaK (3.8)
#08 490 (75 85 76 84 86 84) not worth noting. SCHaK (3.8)  Guest shooter.
#09 516 (91 87 86 82 86 84) 11 7s, 13 10x. SCHaK (3.8)  Must stamp out 7s!
#10 513 (88 85 89 85 86 80) 9 7s or worse, 9 10x. SCHaK (3.8)  Stock shorter
#11 518 (83 92 83 87 85 87) 8 7s, 1 6, 12 10x. H&N (3.8)

2011-12 Season score log

#1 515 (87 83 87 88 90 80)
#2 510 (85 89 85 86 82 83)
#3 532 (94 87 83 91 89 88) (season high, 94/100 tied best ever 10 shots)
#4 530 (87 90 90 93 89 81)
#5 524 (86 84 88 91 85 90)
#6 517 (88 85 88 87 90 79)
#7 524 (82 91 88 91 84 88)


Personal Top three 600 scores. Goal, 540.

539 (93 90 90 85 87 94). 11x 7 or lower, 22 10x. 11/??/08
532 (94 87 83 91 89 88) 3/??/12
530 (87 90 90 93 89 81) 3/??/12