2006 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
How did we do? Not well. Actually, we sucked. Well actually, no one did well – the cold temps and wind knocked down all shots, but we were hit harder than many. Our poor showing (6th) relative to the other cannons could be attributed to our competition growing every year. There were 22 cannons this year. If you have 10 fully competitive foes your odds of finishing “in the money” fall off, just due to the “vagaries of vegetables”.
2005 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
The competition got even tighter this year with 20 air cannons participating, including the 2003 and 2004 world champions, “Second Amendment” and “Old Glory”. We were very pleased to establish a personal best shot of 4211 feet (1.28 km) (That’s 8/10 mile)! This gave us a third place finish — hats off to “Second Amendment” and “Y ask Y” who edged us by 121 and 56 feet, respectively.
2004 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
The competition got tight this year. Now a half-dozen machines have achieved mechanical parity. Since this leaves one at the mercy of the “vagaries of vegetables”, it becomes an odds game. All competitors had the same wind, though, and the Big 10 Inch rose to the occasion — at the end of the first day we were in first place with a hurl of 3770 feet. It was not to hold and by the end of the second day we dropped to fifth.
We will NOT, in the coming year, be like the football coach who plays for the “long bomb” and loses games because he didn’t drill the less glamorous basics. We may have spent too much time, as seasoned competitors, worrying about refinements at the expense of basics.
We will NOT, in the coming year, be like the football coach who plays for the “long bomb” and loses games because he didn’t drill the less glamorous basics. We may have spent too much time, as seasoned competitors, worrying about refinements at the expense of basics.
2003 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
Distance shooting needs good ammo. After two years of drought we had one of drenching rains. Every year it seems is the year of the pumpkin, and other stuff. After having been awarded the second-place trophy for Adult Air Cannon, web-posted results gave us third in the new Championship Air category. In ’04 the growing season and new changes may yield exceptional results.
2002 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
Back in Delaware for the World Championships we lead thru all three of our shots. On their final launch, “2nd Amendment” beat our 3816 foot toss by 65 feet. Competition is keen with these big guns. Just wait ’till next year.
