Pellet On Pellet Magazine No.12 BFTA Grand Prix 6 East Devon 2016 | Page 4

was up first, the first
target went down with no
problems, he then ranged
the second one at 60yds,
After shuffling the cards my looked like Keith had got
bigger problems than me
good mate Keith Hassle
We started on lane 12 in
the baking sun, a sweet
split angle lane.

ahead. I got target 23 but
24 went high and left, the
plague of the OXO had
started. The weird thing
about OXOing is I always
seem to get the hard ones

but miss the bread and
butter shots, that was
starting to piss me off and
the heat wasn’t helping any
either.

I missed target 25 in the
box high and left again
but I got the harder shot
next on the pole and that
was my day again right
there, not a bad score
but I should be hitting 35
minimum really. There’s
so much work left to do
before I hit the Worlds. I
know I’m really going to
struggle in the heat and at
the time of writing this I’m
struggling to understand

what I was thinking when I
booked it!
I really wish I could get 3
or 4 sessions in a week
but at the moment I just
haven’t got the time and
I’m wondering if I’ve done
enough to stay in the top
10 in B Grade, I don’t think
I have.
The shoot at Anston will
be a tough one because

it’s on ground we’ve never
shot before so there will be
no home advantage and
for some reason I’ve never
shot well in competitions at
ours.
That’s the thing about FT,
just as you get close it
pulls the rug just to remind
you you’re not as good
as you think but that’s the
struggle of the average
shooter really, trying

to find those couple of
extra targets and staying
consistent. If it was only
as easy as writing that last
sentence!

Cost So Far For 6 GPS
2084 Miles Travelled
£296. In Petrol