{"id":10932,"date":"2015-10-12T17:19:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T16:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/?p=10932"},"modified":"2015-10-12T17:21:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T16:21:06","slug":"2015-10-10-nsra-yps-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/?p=10932","title":{"rendered":"2015-10-10 &#8211; NSRA YPS FINALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps_111.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2256\" style=\"border: 0px solid #ffffff;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps_111.png\" alt=\"yps_11\" width=\"115\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a>Over the past 6 weeks, Leaders from both the 5th Dartford Scouts Group\u2019s Scouts and Explorers have been instructing our scouts to become proficient in the sport of air rifle target shooting. The course concluded with an exam, in which a minimum of 70% must be attained before progressing to the shooting part of the test. We are proud to announce that every attendee passed the theory exam and progressed to the shoot off. The \u201cShoot off\u201d consisted of a practice card upon which as many \u201csighting\u201d shots could be fired in a limited time period, in order for the participants to familiarise themselves with the rifle they had been allocated. Thereafter, a further 4 cards were issued where 5 pellets were shot at each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to grade the participant\u2019s capability, the NSRA created the following grade bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">50 to 109 \u2013 Skilled Shot<br \/>\n110 to 149 \u2013 Marksman<br \/>\n150 \u2013 174 \u2013 Expert Shot<br \/>\n175+ Master Shot<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We were pleased with the level of competence we saw this year, with many scouts hitting excellent scores, but a special mention to Jess and Joe\u00a0who achieved \u201c<strong>Master Shot<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 The highest possible grade within the NSRA\u2019s YPS scheme which only a three of 5<sup>th<\/sup> Dartford Scout Group has attained previously.\u00a0 Jess is now our high record holder, beating our previous holder, Chris, by 9 points. Thankfully, both these scouts and almost all who attended the course will be representing Dartford at this year\u2019s annual National Scout\u2019s Rifle Target Shooting Competition at NSRA Bisley next weekend<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rESULTS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10933\" src=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rESULTS.png\" alt=\"rESULTS\" width=\"620\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rESULTS.png 620w, http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rESULTS-300x148.png 300w, http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rESULTS-500x247.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past 6 weeks, Leaders from both the 5th Dartford Scouts Group\u2019s Scouts and Explorers have been instructing our scouts to become proficient in the sport of air rifle target shooting. 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