50m Prone and 3P Nationals 2001

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DURC entered a reasonable contingent in this year's 50m Prone Nationals and all did well. John Keeney managed to score 577 and take the overall second place, making up for Ray Reilly losing the title of National Champion somewhat. Alan Smyth also shot well, making it to the 10-shot final and placing 7th to do so. Newcomers to the 50m sport did well also, with Adrian Costigan, Joe Lalor, and Peter Byrne walking away with prizes, though Conor McDermottroe was only denied a prize by a contraversial classification decision.

Only one competitor entered the three-position match however, and I did not shoot as well as I had hoped, coming in fourth but increasing my score by about a hundred points from my last 3P match. DURC was planning on training for 3P in earnest this year, using Air Rifles due to range restictions, but time pressures on the committee mooted this idea.