I actually had a lot of fun this year, as the waiting was minimal. Shot with some great guys.
The first day I struggled with the mental game and shot accordingly. At the end of the day there was about 5 of us tied at 157, with me in 7th place.
The next day I knew I had to pour it on, and somehow I did, shooting a 183. That bumped me into 5th place, and allowed me to shoot the final round with the top 5 on Saturday. I was amazed to see that I was only 12 points behind the leader, and 1 point behind fourth place.
After 10 targets on the Championship Round, I was unable to gain any ground. At the last target, the guy in fourth needed an 11 to stay ahead of me. If he got just a ten, I would have beat him due to the X count. Well, he got an 11, and stayed exactly 1 point ahead of me.
Ken Redding ended up passing Dave Wallace by 4 points to win 1st. It was a great battle and a pleasure to watch.
Looking back, I realize that if I had been attired in a polo shirt and slacks like the others in my group, I would have shot better. But I'm new to this and didn't realize my tank-top and shorts would have such an adverse effect
My sister, Hope did awesomely, and took 3rd in the women's traditional class!!
Hope is in the orange shirt:
Ken Redding, Dave Wallace, and Spanky Brooks.
