Rifle Team Weekly Happenings 2021-10-17

Hi Everyone!

I hope that all of you are enjoying our unseasonably warm weather this week.  Speaking of this week we will be at the range on Tuesday from 6pm - 10pm.

• This week we will be shooting our Air Rifle postal targets. 
  • I realize that most of you don't feel you're to the point where you feel comfortable competing.   I respect that but I really encourage everyone that can to participate.  This is a multi-month competition.  If you miss one month you're disqualified from awards for the entire competition.  You can still compete the other months, but you won't be eligible for any awards.
    • You only have 5 years of collegiate eligibility.  Don't waste an entire year just because for just one month you felt like you weren't good enough.  Just try your best.  That's all you can ask from yourself.  You'll get better as the season progresses!
      
      
  • If you finish your match targets and there's time left you're more than welcome to continue shooting.  If you can, please let me know what time you plan to show up to the range to shoot your WIRC targets.  This allows me to plan and coordinate better.  (Assign firing points, get targets ready, match start timing etc.)
    • I anticipate that groups of people will start competitions at approximately 6:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 8:45.
    • This way we don't interrupt anyone who's actively shooting the competition.
      
      
      
  • The WIRC targets are shot under NRA rules.  Unfortunately, the NRA doesn't believe in "Block Time", so I can't give you a chunk of time and say "go".  So below is kind of what will happen for Air Rifle:
    • Gather Equipment and get setup.
    • Shooters to the line called
      • 3 Minutes - Preparation Period
      • 8 Minutes - Sight-in period starts.
      • 25 Minutes - 20 record shots (no additional sighting shots allowed)
    • Target change
      • 5-ish Minute Break
    • Shooters to the line called
      • 1 Minutes - Preparation Period
      • 5 Minutes - Sight-in period.
      • 25 Minutes - 20 record shots (no additional sighting shots allowed)
    • Target change
      • 5-ish Minute Break
    • Shooters to the line called
      • 1 Minutes - Preparation Period
      • 5 Minutes - Sight-in period.
      • 25 Minutes - 20 record shots (no additional sighting shots allowed)
        
        
• Since most of you haven't learned how to zero the rifle yet (or have the stability for it in standing), we'll go over it at the range and just do the best we can.
  
  
• If you are interested in joining and are unsure, come down to the range and try us out!  It's never too late to start!
  
  
• Homework
  • Think of a calming, happy place or scene that you're able to visualize.
    • That's it.  

Upcoming Items:

• Next week we will be shooting the smallbore portion of our first postal competition.
  • For anyone that doesn't know all 3 smallbore positions (Prone, Standing, Kneeling). Please let me know.  We can go over it quickly at the range after you shoot Air Rifle, Minutes before at the match or sometime in the next week at an off-campus location.
    
    
• We will have a few travel opportunities coming up in November & December.  More details will be released when I finalize some plans with the other coaches.
  
  

Thank you for your attention, and have a great week!

GO HUSKIES!
- Zach