Posted by Nick Aagren on Oct 14, 2016; 1:44am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Announcing-the-2017-Registered-Fly-Nationals-at-Eagle-Park-Range-VIC-tp5708610p5708870.html

Hi Matt

I understand where you’re coming from regarding the overall winner historically being taken as the highest score on the day regardless of class, HG or LG. However the 2017 is a 3 day event with 3 classes, rimfire, HG and LG so it’s not possible to declare the winner of one class the overall National champion.

Listed below is the format and medals to be awarded for the 2017 Nationals. The Nationals at Little River is going to be a 3 day event with one class shot per day and the awards and classes are as listed in the current Fly rule book. If you choose to enter the Nationals with one class then you are in the running to be the winner for that class on that day. Of course if it’s a LG then you could also enter in HG as well and be in the running to win both classes and the C/F two gun award. At the end of each day, the winner and place getters for that day will be presented their awards. To be clear on the awards, medals are prepared by the National committee and sent to the hosting club for presentation.

Looking at the awards there will be five National Champions as five gold medals are on offer for aggregate and class wins. While it isn’t listed in the current rule book and so not official, the overall National winner of the 3 day event could logically be considered the shooter who enters all 3 classes and gains the highest aggregate score for those classes, the 3 gun winner, a significant achievement. Of course this may not be the direction that Fly shooters want to take as per recent debate.

In order to gain permission to host the 2017 Nationals at Eagle Park the Melbourne Benchrest Club had to assure the National Benchrest Chairman that the event will be run as per the current rule book, even down to providing a qualified surveyor’s certificate that the 500m and 200yd yard are within specs!

Hopefully I’ve clarified that the 2017 Nationals are being run to the current rulebook format, like it or not. So until the rules are changed I hope you can reconsider attending the 2017 Nationals to have crack at gold.

Friday April 28th 200 yard rimfire.

 Saturday April 29th 500 metre Heavy centrefire.

Sunday April 30th 500 metre Light centrefire.

CF 2  Gun             Gold           Silver            Bronze
CF & RF 2 Gun    Gold           Silver            Bronze                  
Heavy Gun           Gold           Silver            Bronze  
 Light Gun             Gold           Silver            Bronze                
Rimfire                  Gold           Silver            Bronze                                

       
High Score HG   Gold
High Score LG Gold
High Score RF Gold

Small Group HG  Gold
Small Group LG  Gold
Small Group RF  Gold

Nick