Year
2002
Wash-up Meeting
Lahti 8.11.2002
| The grand old man in the military pistol
shooting, Seppo Mäkinen, told about his golden times. The best hint to todays top shooters was that "if you really don't know how to systematically train for your progress, you should practise a lot." "I did a lot of work for my success and even today I can smile when shooting against the toughest shooters because my technique and stamina is still outperforming" |
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| The head coach of Finnish Shooting Sport
Association, Kare Norvapalo, visited the military shooters telling the good history of ISSF world championships in Lahti July 2002. |
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| One of the best finnish shooters ever,
Sakari Paasonen, told the audience how to come even better shooter. Nobody could deny his "lessons learnt" and sure it will be that the coming year will be very good for military shooting. |
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| Once olympic shooter also himself, Kurt
Thune, who is now a world famous manufacturer of shooting gears, was participating the meeting and backing this way the military team. In this picture he teaches a military pentathlist to evaluate a shooting glove. |
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| The material background of military
shooting team has raised to the outstanding level. The reformation of army sport budget is very helpfull for gaining the best weapons, ammunitions and shooting gears. The situation of the gunsmith Timo Taskinen is relaxed. |
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| For next year the pistol shooters have
found proper ammunitions to compete in world class competitions. |
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| After the long daytime talking sessions,
the shooting team got to the point. The night feast was as excited as usual. In the early phase all friends were very stunned but later the going got faster. Here Helena Juppala and Juhani Sillanpää with guests of hounours from SAKO, Lapua and Finnish Shooting Sport Assosiation. |
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| Many years has passed when Olli
Kuukkanen and Risto Pilvinen have been among the military team. Unfortunately, the days for active participation and support has ended. Juhani Sillanpää is awarding them with unique glass prices done by Eino Kohvakka....... |
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| ...... next morning came very soon but
these young shooters showed their professionalism by having the last couples of lessons for next season to become on the edge in year 2003. |
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10.04.2004