The #1 contender for a position on the Olympic team from Arizona is  
John Zurek.  He's been training for this event for six or seven years  
and is ranked #5 in the country.   I'll be training with him almost  
daily at the range for the next month, along with Jay Shi, a younger  
shooter who's shown a lot of promise.  Jay won the Canadian Grand Prix  
in Air Pistol in 2006.   Free Pistol is a relatively new event for me  
-- I've only done it on and off for about a year -- there's much to  
learn before the trials.

Free Pistol is 60 shots in two hours at a 2" 10 ring from 50 meters  
away with a .22 pistol, one handed.   World class shooters will hit  
that 2" at least half of those shots, and not leave the 9 ring --  
about 3 1/2 inches -- for the remaining shots.

Ommmmm...

Thanks for the support, will keep you posted!
Jon (az_pistolero)

On Apr 2, 2008, at 10:55 PM, Gale wrote:

>
>
> az_pistolero <az_pistolero@mac.com> wrote:
> On a note related to PRGCGC, there are at least four Arizona shooters
> heading to Fort Benning, Georgia in May for the Olympic Free Pistol
> Selection Match. With two slots available, we're hoping at least one
> of us will be making the trip to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics --
> wish us luck!
> You have to be one of them. I would love to cheer on someone I know  
> (sorta know lol) who is in the Olympics. Please keep us updated.
>
>
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