Bristol to host NRA shooting competition for five more years
Dan Holmes | April 25, 2016 | 2 comments
Bristol to host NRA shooting competition for five more years
Category: Upcoming Matches
About the Author: Dan Holmes started shooting competitive smallbore in 1986. During his Junior career, he earned two national junior team titles as well as local and regional wins. After a 10 year year hiatus to attend college and start a family, Dan returned to the sport and has added local, sectional and regional wins to his shooting resume. Dan is a Distinguished Rifleman, National Record Holder, U.S Dewar Team Member, Black Hawk Rifle Club Member, Digby Hand Schützenverein member, and is the founder of pronematch.com. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and 2 children.
I’m surprised the NRA went with a 5 year contract. I was figuring more more along the lines of two years before they completely drop smallbore as a national championship event.
What has happened to the Smallbore National Championships … ATTENDENCE, ATTENDENCE, ATTENDENCE !
Average attendance for NRA Prone National Championships from 2003 thru 2013 was 265 competitors. Year 2013 saw 316 competitors with 47 four(4) mans teams. Year 2016 witnessed 130 competitors and only 11 four(4)man teams. The move from Camp Perry has “crushed the National smallbore 3pos and prone championships events.
Someone on the NRA smallbore committee ought to recognize and admit to all parties that the need for Camp Perry to designate the 2 years (2014 & 2015) to International Palma matches was a huge mistake. Now the NRA is locked into a 5 year contract for Bristol,IA.
Predicting one(1) relay next year