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The 2011 Palma Match Australia


“Richard Jeens, winner of the World Individual Long Range Championship”


Photograph by James Watson


We got off to a good start on Day 1, in challenging conditions, dropping nine points at 800 yards, with the next best team, the USA, dropping 15 and then came South Africa on 19 off. At 900 yards, we again top- scored the range but this time only one point ahead of the Australians as the US team came unstuck. Both we and Australia were on the left hand side of the range, which had been the easier side all week as the trees afforded some protection from the prevailing wind. We needed to take advantage as we were destined to be on the more difficult right hand side of the range at 1000 yards. After 900, we had a 13 point lead on Australia, with South Africa third, a further five points behind.


At 1000 yards after lunch, we were indeed on the extreme right hand side of the range while the US and the South Africans were on the left. Looking back on events, I can confidently say that what ensued was one of two key moments in the match for the team. The GB coaching crew had what can only be described as a ‘blinder’, one of the best performances that I have witnessed in my shooting career. We chose when to shoot and when not to shoot with real care and uncanny precision and, when we used sighters out of turn, they were well executed which kept confidence levels high. So much so that we dropped almost 30 points less than Australia immediately next to us and, somewhat against the odds, even shaded the USA and


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