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any idea what happenned to emmons on day 3 of the olympic trials?
586... was it some malfunction or just did he have a terrible day?

Would you happen to have a link to the results?

Just a lower than average day I think. (edited upon inspiration of PaulB)

I was observing behind the top 10 shooters and very early I could see what looked like a few 8's or low 9's coming back on his carrier.

What was even more important than the score was the way Matt handled it the entire match that day.
Early on in prep he was chatting to Steve Sherer next to him, very firendly.
From his demeanor while shooting you would not have been able to tell he was shooting low.
After the match he was introspective .... he knew what he shot, and was chatting calmly with his coach.

He took his gear out .... and then returned to the range a bit later to watch both the womens and mens finals, sitting with a bunch of kids and having a good time with them.

His greatist achievement, from my perspective, was to show the younger shooters how to handle such a situation. Being a great athlete does not always mean winning, and this young man is one of the classiest guys I've ever had the good fortune to meet. All the best to him in Beijing!

Starting a little different thread -----

bad day??, terrible day??

99.99+% of us can just dream of shooting a 586.

Plus, I always get a little perturbed when my shooters talk about "bad shots" or "bad scores". They don't exist! There are only three kinds of scores and shots - average, above average and below average. Probability and statistics dictate that this must be the case, it is impossible to have it any other way. And the great thing about thinking this way is that you NEVER have a "bad" shot or a "bad" score.

mike brilling wrote:any idea what happenned to emmons on day 3 of the olympic trials?
586... was it some malfunction or just did he have a terrible day?

And don't forget he's in the olympic team for prone and 3P anyway so it's not like he's blown his chance.

Rob.