Over 40 of Jamaica’s high gunners took on among the world’s greatest shooters lately and got here again pleased with their exploits within the Jack Hyperlinks Cup at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch in Florida, United States.
Geoffrey Ziadie topped the trio of podium finishers in the principle occasion, profitable the AA Class after choosing off 175 birds within the 200 Hen shoot. Jordan Thwaites (153) bagged second place in C Class, whereas Craig Davis got here second in D Class with a rating of 147.
Zaidie entered the occasion on a excessive after narrowly lacking the HOA (highest total) within the lately held PWD Sporting Clays Match on the Tru-Juice Estates in Jamaica. This after taking classes from 19-time World Shotgun Champion Ben Husthwaite, whom he credited for making him a greater shooter. Ziadie additionally credited nationwide coach Khaleel Azan for instructing the native shooters to be extremely aggressive among the many world’s greatest shooters.
“It was an ideal occasion. It had over 1,350 entrants. A Jamaican contingent exceeded 45 individuals and I feel all of us had a good time. It was a nicely put collectively occasion, with most of us shot over 750 targets over the 4 or 5 days that we have been there. However the best half about it’s that the principle occasion was held over three days, and a pair Jamaicans did exceeding nicely” stated Ziadie.
“I personally had an outer physique expertise. I got here first in double A. I shot 175 of 200 targets. I used to be the best scoring Jamaican. My first place was out of 220 rivals within the US which actually made me really feel good. Jordan Thwaites, he got here second in C Class with 153 out of 200, and Craig Davis got here D Class second with 147 out of 200. So the Jamaicans on a complete did fairly nicely in the principle occasion, and within the different occasions, plenty of Jamaicans did very nicely in different objects.”
A number of Jamaicans completed on the rostrum within the varied preliminary occasions which have been held over the five-day event. Winston Quest (80) was second in Fitasc, whereas Craig Davis (77) was D Class third. Jordan Thwaites (87) was C Class second in Winchester. Gerad Chin (760 was A Class second in Fiocchi, whereas Jeffrey Panton was C Class third and Craig Davis was D Class first. Gordon Bucknor (88) bagged second place in 5-Stand and Craig Davis (89) was D Class first. Jordan Thwaites (82) and Nicholas Hudson (80) have been second and third, respectively, in C Class whereas Craig Davis (82) was first in D Class in Tremendous Sporting.
Present nationwide shotgun champion Chad Ziade additionally posted some good scores within the event. His 92 out of 100 in Tremendous Sporting in Grasp Class was simply 4 targets off tying for first place. Moreover Chad’s 94 in Winchester was the fifth highest rating of the 1,350 rivals.
The Jamaicans are trying ahead to approaching overseas-based competitions such because the Gator Cup and the World English Sporting Clays.
