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Don
Guest
Density Altitude (DA) feet= 1635, 2771, 3125, 3319...8am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm
Temperature F. = 52, 69, 73, 75................"
Humidity % = 60, 37, 35, 30................"
Wind Mph = 0-3, 2-9........................8am-11am, 11am-4pm
Looks like day 1 at the Cactus started as a trigger pull for the first couple of hours with very little wind up until about 11am, but there were large atmospheric swings during that time frame with a 75% increase in DA from 1635 to 2771, a 17 degree temperature swing from 52 F to 69 F, and a large humidity drop from 60% to 37%, that may have given the tuning experts an advantage over their less experienced trigger pullers.
Another factor that may have come into play at the begining of today, is that the initial atmospheric conditions were considerably different than the previous practice days and may have caused considerable problems for those competitors locked into previous practice session loads and unable to make quick changes, especially with the 60% humidity levels for the first matches that would work for the N133 shooters but quickly dropped to 37% in a couple of hours which could have caused real problems.
After lunch, atmospheric conditions pretty much stabilized to previous practice day levels but by then winds started to pick up and transitioned the shoot from a trigger pull/tuning competition to a moderate flag reading competition with winds switching and gusting between 2-9 mphs for the rest of the day.
My bet is that the top 10 morning aggs. are all in the solid teens and the afternoon aggs. are a bit larger................Don
Temperature F. = 52, 69, 73, 75................"
Humidity % = 60, 37, 35, 30................"
Wind Mph = 0-3, 2-9........................8am-11am, 11am-4pm
Looks like day 1 at the Cactus started as a trigger pull for the first couple of hours with very little wind up until about 11am, but there were large atmospheric swings during that time frame with a 75% increase in DA from 1635 to 2771, a 17 degree temperature swing from 52 F to 69 F, and a large humidity drop from 60% to 37%, that may have given the tuning experts an advantage over their less experienced trigger pullers.
Another factor that may have come into play at the begining of today, is that the initial atmospheric conditions were considerably different than the previous practice days and may have caused considerable problems for those competitors locked into previous practice session loads and unable to make quick changes, especially with the 60% humidity levels for the first matches that would work for the N133 shooters but quickly dropped to 37% in a couple of hours which could have caused real problems.
After lunch, atmospheric conditions pretty much stabilized to previous practice day levels but by then winds started to pick up and transitioned the shoot from a trigger pull/tuning competition to a moderate flag reading competition with winds switching and gusting between 2-9 mphs for the rest of the day.
My bet is that the top 10 morning aggs. are all in the solid teens and the afternoon aggs. are a bit larger................Don