Polokwane Observer

Shot for shot at league

- Herbert Rachuene

Limpopo Province Practical Shooting Associatio­n (LPPSA) members sharpened their shooting skills at the handgun league held at the Polokwane shooting range on January 15.

The event formed part of the associatio­n’s preparatio­n for their handgun national championsh­ip, which is scheduled for February 12-13 in Polokwane. The event saw 52 shooters of the associatio­n exchange knowledge and skills in safe gun handling, accuracy, power, and speed. They also shot at moving targets, targets that react when it’s hit, penalty targets and partially covered targets.

Notable winners of the day were Pieter Bouwer

(senior men, open division), Dion du Bruyn (senior men, classic), JM Myburg (open men, production), Sakkie van Wyk (senior men, pcc), Gerrit Dokter (super senior men, classic), Jane van Wyk (ladies production), Dawie Oosthuyzen (open men, standard), Marita

Botha (ladies, production optics), Thomas Grobler (senior men, production), Org van Zyl (super senior men, production), Rika van Zyl (super senior ladies, production optics) and Agna Becker (junior, production).

The associatio­n also rewarded their top junior shooters, Benno Kotze and Llewellyn Wright, for their stellar performanc­es at their annual prize giving ceremony which was held in Polokwane the same day.

Benno was bestowed with Best Junior Production Shooter of 2021 and Best Junior Production Shooter at LPPSA Closed Championsh­ip awards. Llewellyn walked away with the Best PCC Junior, Super Junior Shooter at the LPPSA Closed Championsh­ip and Best Junior, Super Handgun and PCC Shooter of 2021 awards. Rudi Kuschke, Herman Joubert and Santie Joubert were awarded their first Limpopo colours.

Rudi was recognised for his efforts and excellence in the open men, classic category and Herman in senior men, production category while Santie was praised in the ladies, production category.

 ?? ?? Members from Limpopo Province Practical Shooting Associatio­n during their handgun league match at the Polokwane shooting range.
Members from Limpopo Province Practical Shooting Associatio­n during their handgun league match at the Polokwane shooting range.
 ?? ?? NJ Coetzee tests his shooting skills.
NJ Coetzee tests his shooting skills.

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