Saturday , July 25 2009

The Imperial matches are over and the place is starting to clear out fast. There were 1350 shooters here in Bisley.

In the F Class grand aggregate positions, three shooters from the USA placed in the top ten.

Imperial Grand Aggregate top 10:

Gold – David Kent, GB, 781

Silver – Wolfgang Scholze, Germany, 776

Bronze – Daniel Brough, GB, 771

M Been, Netherlands, 765
J. Murphy, USA, 763
A Brough, GB, 761
J. Campbell, GB, 759
Coach Mead, USA, 758
JM De Kort, Netherlands, 754
S. Balolia, USA, 754

Saturday at 6:00pm there was a huge awards ceremony with trophies and silverware fit for a king. The English sure know how to make winners feel special. Let me digress a bit here. There are certain matches in the USA where they hand out cash for awards. I completely dislike that method of awards. The problem is that the guys that make those decisions are generally the old fellas that have drawer full of medals that they have won over the years and would rather have cash. My issue is that you need to encourage newer shooters with something that they can display or strive for. Doesn’t have to be exotic. Rant over. 

We went over to the large tent that had at least a million dollars worth of trophies and after about an hour they announced the winning Imperial F-Class team. Our USA Team. The seven of us got gold medals and a large trophy that will stay in Bisley. Got lots of pictures. I am going to post pictures after I get back, either on this blog site or create another link. 

After the awards ceremony Mid, Eric Bair and I went to the Indian restaurant in Brookwood. Mid likes only one thing in this restaurant, the only thing he has ever ordered and is unwilling to venture beyond a Chicken Tandoori. I ordered for Eric and I and we had an incredible meal.