Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th September | Written by Pete Holden Last night the England Team hosted a BBQ at the Eagles Nest HQ at the back of the range for all competitors and supporters. Alastair Brown sourced and cooked
Day 12: The Big Day
Friday 13th September | Written by Alex Sadler 6am and the sound of phone alarms rattles down English competitor halls. Quiet mindfulness in prep for the big match was the flavour of breakfast this morning, along with bacon in 1
Day 11: Raton bites back
Thursday 12th September | Written by Charlie Sykes Supper last night was left-overs – as we enter the climax of the tour and concurrently start to wind down the commissariat. The three kitchens competed with each other and delivered pizza,
Day 10: Veni, Vidi, Vici
Wednesday 11th September | Written by Amy Xu Into the third and final day of team shooting before the America match! We arrived bright and early yet again at the range, after being very well fed by Ali and Keisha
Day 9: Relentless in and out (of the pits)
Tuesday 10th September | Written by Ed Feast The day started with some signs that the early mornings might be beginning to make their mark, though certainly not helped today with the cacophony of Deer and coyotes, breaking the silence
Day 8 – Crowns lead the way
Monday 9th September | Written by Ed Welford After a fantastic dinner, some of us joined the Americans at the Eagle’s Nest for a Cornhole match. Despite being new to the game we more than held our own. Once Dave
Day 7 – Then Cameth the Wind!
Sunday 8th September | Written by Dave Rose Following yesterday’s team matches the team retired to the accommodation for a superb dinner cooked by Ali with assistance from a number of sous chefs. Some of the chicken failed the sniff
Day 6 – “Are we on day 6? No we’re not!”
Saturday 7th September | Written by Jem Hinde The first competition team shooting day for this tour. The England squad were all split into separate teams – Red, White, Rose and Crown – to compete in the first day of
Day 5 – “Welcome to Raton”
Friday 6th September | Written by Jason Pepera-Hibbert Another early start with many of the team waking up as early as 3:30am (helped by the jet lag!). There was excitement in the air as we were all eager to prove
Day 4 – Rain Stops Play
Thursday 5th September | Written by Rob Edwards Finally, the start of shooting! The first of many early starts left many thankful they hadn’t fully adjusted their UK body clocks, no alarms were missed and everyone was awake on time.