July-August 2012 - New Zealand Clay Target Association

July/august 2012
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July/august 2012
Official Journal of the New Zealand Clay Target Association Inc.
CONTENTS
NZ success in disabled shooting see full report on page
5
Sporting Comment
24
Rules changes
6
ATA at Thames
25
President’s Column
7
Nelson/Marlborough Provincials
27
Executive Officers Notes
7
Northland Provincials
31
Mackintosh Team Match Shooting
9
Moa Creek Life Members
33
Disabled Shooting in Italy
11
Referee’s Corner
34
Oceania FITASC
13
Letters to the Editor
36
Dick Claude Memorial
15
Buy & Sell
36
Tauranga: The End of an Era
17
Long Run Awards
37
Ric Griffin Memorial Shoot
18
Canterbury Earthquake Appeal
38
Eastland Classic
19
Hunting & Fishing Secondary School Series
39
Murray Luke Memorial
19
Wairapara Championships
41
Kaikohe Championships
20
Southland Intercollegiate
42
Bodkin Shield
20
New Members
43
Thames Report
21
The Feng Shui of Shooting by Michael J. Keyes
45
Trophy’s New Criteria
21
Around the Clubs
47
Instruction: Feel and Focus by Mike Yardley
22
NZCTA Directory
55
Article on Mental Training: Safe and Sure or take a Risk
23
Shoot Calendar
56
NZ DISAbled shooting success in italy
Report by Tony Brogden
I flew out on the 2nd May and arrived in Milan 4th May. Not a
trip I would attempt on my own again. On arrival at my hotel a
few kilometres from Lonato shooting grounds, I was a wee bit
disappointed that I was the only shooter staying at the hotel
booked for me and there being no evening meals available. It was
going to be a one on one with myself for most of my stay.
My driver picked me up for practice on the Friday I was blown
away by the sheer scale of the shooting grounds. With 12 Olympic
Trap layouts I was in heaven.
It was great catching up with shooters from last year and meeting
new ones as well. The Brits had quite a few more shooters this
time.
The Italians were a lot more welcoming than last year. They kept
calling me number one. Not something I would keep calling a
fellow competitor. You have the upper hand right from the start.
One thing that stood out was that most teams had manager/
continued on page 11
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rule changes
At the recent NZCTA Executive meeting the following
rule changes were adopted
100 Target North/South Skeet
events
High Gun at Provincial, Island
and National events
Remit 12 as voted on at the AGM was
adopted. The remit was regarding the 100
target North/South skeet event restricting
events. This means that the 200 North/
South skeet event restriction limiting
these events to 1 per Island on the same
weekend, now falls under Rule 2.126 (n).
“No two open shoots shall be permitted
within 200km of each other on the same
day”.
Remit 10 as voted on at the AGM was
adopted. This relates to the High Gun
sweep being compulsory at Provincial,
Island and National events. Effective
immediately, the $2.00 High Gun sweep
shall be compulsory for all shooters who
enter all events at Provincial, Island and
National Championships. If a shooter does
not enter all events, they do not have to
enter the $2.00 High Gun Sweep.
Remit 13 as voted on at the AGM was
adopted. This remit was regarding
allowing clubs being able to host multiple
100 target North/South skeet events over
two or more days. For example a 300 target
event may be shot over 2 days with first
100 targets shot on the first day, the first
50 targets of the middle 100 targets shot
on the first day, the second 50 targets of
the middle 100 targets shot on the second
day and the third 100 targets shot on the
second day. Clubs are also allowed to
shoot other multiple 100 target North/
South skeet events ie 400 targets over
3 days, 500 targets over 4 days and the
like. Clubs must clearly advertise which
targets are North/South skeet qualifying
events and are reminded of Rule 2.74 (b):
Clubs may only hold one such District or
100 target qualifying event per calendar
year. Clubs are permitted to run another
clubs allocated 100 target qualifying event
provided that the clubs are within 200km
by road.
Rule Amendments and
clarifications
North/South Skeet Team selection
for Juniors and Ladies
In an effort to encourage greater
participation, the qualifying criteria for
the South Island Junior and Ladies North/
South Skeet teams have been reduced
to 3 x 25 target Skeet events which can
be shot at Island, Provincial or District
Championships.
This is effective immediately and only
applies to the South Island Ladies and
Juniors teams. This will be retained until the
numbers justify reverting to the standard
selection criteria for the other teams.
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All Rule Amendments and clarifications
that have been adopted since the printing
of the new rule books are available on
the NZCTA Web site. Clubs are urged
to download this sheet and mark the
appropriate rules in their copy of the Rule
Book at the club.
The most up to date copies of the Rule
Books are also available for downloading
from the Forms and Rules page on our web
site.
Rule changes made in April 2012:
Rule 5.06:
a) All traps built after 1 January 2012:
a) A standard trap layout shall consist of
five firing points arranged on an arc of
a circle of 15 metres radius, the centre of
which is the middle of the front edge of the
trap house.
b) Firing point 3 is located on the
intersection of a line perpendicular to the
front edge of the trap house and the 15
metre arc; firing points 2 and 4 are points
on the arc 2.812 metres (on chord) left and
right respectively of station 3; Firing points
1 and 5 are situated on the arc 2.812 metres
(on chord) left and right respectively of
firing points 2 and 4.
c) Further shooting stations shall be
arranged on the lines extending from the
centre of the front edge of the trap house
through the 15 metre marks at one metre
intervals from 13 metres to 25 metres.
Shooting stations shall be clearly marked
to indicate the forward limit of each firing
point.
d) Each shooting station is to be a square,
one metre by one metre, situated so the
firing point is located at the centre of the
front edge of the square, and with the sides
parallel to the centre line of each lane.
References to “Tiests” has been removed.
There is no such word in any known
dictionary and the wording has been
changed to reflect this. In most cases the
wording has been changed to “Shooters
with tied scores” or “Teams with tied scores”
Rules 2.16 (a) Add the following to the
existing (a) Sweepstake entries for optional
sweeps will be ungraded and paid out in
full as one grade only.
2.16 (c) Delete current rule 2.16 c and insert
the following: The sweepstake entries for
all compulsory sweepstakes will be taken
in grades and paid out in grades.
Amendments: Rule 2.42 and 2.47:
Island: 2-42 e) In the Champion of
Champions event, trophies and prize
money where applicable shall be awarded
to the HOA, A, B and C grade winners,
and the Lady, Veteran, Super Veteran and
Junior winners. Add: Winners of those
grades and categories are those shooters
who attain the highest aggregate score
over the following Island championships:
Skeet, Single Rise, Single Barrel, Double
Rise, Points Score, Minis, and DTL Triples.
Provincial: 2-47 e) In the Champion of
Champions event, trophies and prize
money where applicable shall be awarded
to the HOA, A, B and C grade winners, and
the Lady, Veteran and Junior winners. Add:
Winners of those grades and categories
are those shooters who attain the highest
aggregate score over the following
Provincial championships: Skeet, Single
Rise, Single Barrel, Double Rise, Points
Score, Minis and DTL Triples.
New Sporting Clay Shooter
Effective immediately, new sporting
shooters will start at 59% (previously 62%).
This is only if they have no grading in other
disciplines – then see rule 3.24 for starting
grades.
AA Grade at Island DTL
Championships
Effective 1 January 2013 AA Grade will be
introduced at Island DTL Championships. ■
PRESIDENT’S column
Hello all NZCTA members, and partners.
In my President's report to the Annual General
Meeting, I requested all club Presidents
and Executive, take an active interest in
the NZCTA Registration of their respective
school pupils, training at their local club. I
have to say that this message has fallen on
deaf ears at some clubs, as recently there
have been school events at Central North
Island clubs, where whole schools have no
registered members with the NZCTA. Would
club Presidents please give this matter your
immediate attention.
There have been questions from members
asking why Remits that have been voted
on at the AGM, and passed by a majority
vote, do not get an automatic stamp of
approval. I wish to comment that this does
not always happen, because of other factors
that members are not aware of at the time of
voting, and Council in its wisdom decide not
to adopt them because of these factors.
The Executive is currently working with the
Sporting Clay sub-committee, to adopt a
Policy that both sides agree with, to work
harmoniously together for the betterment
of the discipline, and to move forward in
a manner that all members will be happy
with. Subjects such as entry fees, levies,
team selection strategies and criteria, will
be simply laid out in one policy document
for the discipline, which will of course be
associated with the other policy documents
for Skeet, DTL, and ISSF.
It is intended to treat all disciplines in a similar
manner, fairly for everybody, and to ensure
that all sub-committee members, Executive
members, and members generally, to clearly
understand where the sport is going, moving
forward.
You may have noticed that the Skeet
Discipline responsibilities have been
separated away from the DTL, and now
Skeet has its own NZCTA Director, and
NZCTA Executives, responsible to move the
discipline forward, and provide a pathway for
‘Skeeties’ to aspire to the highest levels. Skeet
Rules for North/South events have recently
been changed, to allow multiple events over
weekends, and there have been considerable
improvements in skeet facilities lately, at
Thames, Hutt Valley and Rotorua clubs, where
additional fields have been installed. Add to
this the opportunities provided to members
with Glenn Trophy events, with Australia
and representing NZ as a team, for the first
time to the World Skeet Championships,
the opportunities for ‘skeeties’ to progress
are endless. The NZCTA is currently working
on a coaching budget to implement at all
levels, which will be greatly appreciated by
all members who wish to improve their skeet
skills.
The new Bay Of Plenty Clay Target Club
(previously Tauranga CTC and Mount
Maunganui Cosmopolitan Club combining)
is currently installing new trap and skeet
layouts, and had their first shoot at the new
grounds at Tect Park, Pyes Pa Road, Tauranga,
on 1st June.
The progress the club is making on a
weekly basis can be followed by checking
their Website (bayofplentyclaytarget.com).
Many pictures are evident on this website,
showing the progress that has been made
from the time the new grounds started being
established. Congratulations to the members
of the BOP club for the efforts members and
sponsors, have put in to date, from all NZCTA
Members.
On a number of occasions recently I have had
the privilege of presenting newly appointed
NZCTA Referees with their official badges. It
is very pleasing for everybody I am sure, to
know that these newly appointed people will
bring a greater interpretation and conducting
the Rules, from local club to National Level.
Any member that is interested in learning the
process to become an Official Referee, should
contact Blue Freeman, who will explain the
process to you in detail.
On June 10th Cambridge CTC, celebrates
100 years, and I will be awarding an NZCTA
Centenary Certificate to commemorate the
event at an official presentation at the Te
Kuiti Club. (Cambridge and Te Kuiti are now
combined.) A special luncheon, and special
clay target events of past generations,
will ensure a fun day for all members
attending. There have been a number of
clubs celebrating these centenary events in
recent years, and everybody attending has
enjoyed competing in historic events with
specially struck commemorative medals, and
Life Memberships being awarded. A special
commemorative book showing the club's
history, with photographs and stories of
years gone by, have been especially sought
after by members.
I know my case of specially bottled wine,
from the Hutt Valley Gun Club Centenary, has
just run out, and I’ve only offered it at special
events!
The ICTSF World Down the Line Teams
have now been selected and confirmed.
In mid July two open, one Ladies, Juniors
and Veteran Teams will depart for Wales,
with Judy Castles as Manager. All NZCTA
Members congratulate the team members
and individual competitors on their selection,
and wish everybody including supporters,
Bon Voyage and a safe journey. May you all
do your country proud as Kiwis, and get
maximum enjoyment from the experience.
Well that’s it from me this issue.
Good luck to everybody in your personal
endeavours, and above all else have fun and
enjoy the camaraderie!
Your President, Keith Livingstone ■
Notes from the
Executive Officer
Reduced Fee for New Members
New NZCTA members who join after June
30 are entitled to a reduced registration
fee for the remainder of the year. Please
note: this is not a half price fee, simply a
reduction off the normal fee. The reduced
fees are: Full members $42.50, Family
$237.50, Junior $20.00, Social $17.50. Any
shooter who has registered in the last five
years must pay the full yearly fee as we do
not discount late payment.
Handicap Book Replacement
Shooters whose handicap books are full
are able to get a new book at no charge
from the National Office. Send your full
book and both will be returned. There is
no charge for this.
Shooters who lose their books are able to
get replacement books at a cost of $5.00.
Next issue close off date
Copy for the next issue (Sept/Oct) will
close off on 1st August. No late copy
will be accepted. All clubs hosting Open
Shoots and Association Championships
must advertise these in Gunshot, along
with an entry fee for the event.
NEW ZEALAND
CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Adrienne Sears
PO BOX 5355, PAPANUI
CHRISTCHURCH
Phone (03) 352 8577
Fax (03) 352 0077
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nzclaytarget.org.nz
Full NZCTA Directory on page 55
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KILWELL/GAMEBORE INTER-SCHOOL POSTAL SHOOT
This year we are again grateful to Kilwell Sports/Gamebore for the donation of the
following prizes:
• 5 places to be awarded to the members of the winning Open team (5 shooters)
• 3 places to be awarded to the members of the winning girls team (3 shooters)
• Trophies for the first three places in the boys' individual competition
• Trophies for the first three places in the girls' individual competition
TEAM RULES and REGULATIONS
•Each School may enter more than one team in the
competition
•An open team will consist of five shooters with a
maximum of 2 girls. Girls’ teams shall be 3 shooters.
•The competition will be shot under Mackintosh
Rules (N.B. 15 targets)
•Only one competition attempt on the day selected,
(several attempts to improve the score is not
permitted).
•The competition entry must be shot on a NZCTA
Official Clay Target Club grounds.
•The qualifying score must be on a clay target score
sheet and must be witnessed by an official of that
Club.
•Entry monies must accompany the score card to be
valid. Make cheques out to NZCTA.
•Please indicate on the score card whether the
student is male or female. Carefully named cards
will assist in certificate writing.
SCORING
•First Barrel Break - 3 points
•Second Barrel Break - 2 points
•Miss - 0 points
INDIVIDUAL EVENT
•For individual scores, any shooter who breaks fifteen
targets (regardless of second barrels) in the teams
event, will carry on under Single Rise conditions
until they drop a target, to establish the individual
placings.
•These scores are to be returned to the national
office as a single rise score i.e. 1 point per break,
not 3 points
COST
•Entry $5.00 per team or $1.00 per individual
•This is to cover administration costs.
•If an individual is in both categories, they only pay
once.
RESULTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NZCTA
PO Box 5355, Papanui, Christchurch
NO LATER THAN THE 1st September 2012
No late results will be considered.
Awards will be presented at the SI & NZ Championships at Canterbury CTC in September
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MACKINTOSH TEAM
MATCH SHOOTING
I picked up a Gunshot magazine about
a month ago, dated July/August 2000 and
started to browse through it. I was particularly
interested in an article on page 23, started to
read and quickly turned the page to see who
had written it, turned back and continued
reading. When I had finished I thought,
‘why am I not surprised as to who wrote this
article’; one GEORGE JOHNSON.
Now I have been known to gamble a little,
so I would lay a bet that this article must
have surely generated some discussion at an
executive meeting. If it did not I will pay my
debt and just say ‘it should have’.
I had not seen the article before [gave
the game away in 1999 through 2006] but
I reckon George was onto something that
possibly did not receive the consideration it
probably deserved.
To outline the article very briefly, George
was concerned about the fact that our
Open Mackintosh Team last won the event
in 1982. Remember, the article was written
in 2000. [note; we have won it twice more
since; 2001 and 2003. I did some research
and found that we have only won it 5 times
since 1957, the other 2 years being 1958
and 1970. [For your information, in the same
period; Australia 26 times; Canada 17 times;
England 4 times; Wales once]. Just five times
in 55 years. With the calibre of shooter we
have had in the past, still currently have and
will continue to have in the future, our win
rate should be, at the very least, two to three
times better. It may be of some interest to the
readers on how our other Teams have fared.
From the inaugural matches in 1991 the
Juniors have won 5 times, the Ladies 7 times
and the Vets from their inaugural match in
1995, just twice. This suggests several things
to me and surely supports what George was
getting at in 2000 and what I am getting at in
this article.
In his article of 2000, George has four sub
headings.
Focus; Fatigue; What is the answer; Criteria;
In the article George wrote in 2000, he was
suggesting that perhaps the criteria needed
to be changed and that there should be a full
day's break from the time of the last qualifier
to the time of the Team shoot. George also
suggested the Team shoot should be held
in the afternoon, but I have no idea for what
reason.
Personally I think the CRITERIA are fine, so
I will move on to FOCUS.
If AA and A grade shooters are honest
with themselves, their primary goal when
competing at the Nationals would be to
strive for a place in the Open Mackintosh
Team. For the majority of contestants if you
are not a lady, not young any more or not
old, you get just one crack at making one
team. Obviously, if you shoot top scores, the
bonus could be a National title or a place on
the podium. The ‘Team’ being the priority was
also George’s opinion. B and C graders also
have the opportunity of course, but their
focus is probably on performing well in their
grades.
Shooting from Saturday through Tuesday
is only a lead up to what these shooters are
really building for and it can be stressful for a
number of reasons.
Shoot time Wednesday arrives and for
many the thought process begins to race, not
to mention the ticker. Thursday, depending
on how Wednesday turned out, the thought
process may change and the ticker may
quicken a little more.
When Friday arrives, each of the
competitors who are still a part of the
equation of qualifying really do‘ get wound
up’. The stress sets in and can drain the
strength and scramble the top four inches.
There is a handful of competitors who are not
affected by this type of pressure. Maybe they
are the lucky ones, maybe not.
By end of shooting on Friday, any shooter
who has performed really well over the three
days of qualifying, will take a deep breath and
be reasonably confident he or she has ‘made
it,’ but not all will be absolutely certain. The
shooters who have experienced three days
of pure hell, or maybe just one of the three
days that we have all been through at some
time, will probably cuss a little, [or a lot] go to
the bar and start considering taking up golf
or marbles, or maybe a change of gun might
be the answer.
It is the majority group in between that
cop the ‘knocking about’ while waiting for the
announcement of ‘the cut’. And guess what; it
all increases by 500% for the poor sods who
are required to shoot off for a place in the
team, whether it be for one place or four, or
five, or six places. Shoot offs are completed
and final places in the team are filled and
all other hopefuls now know whether they
can pack up and head for home, or pay for
another night's accommodation.
Now we are at the FATIGUE part. The
successful ‘team’ members quietly celebrate,
each in their own way and not all, but many
think, ‘that’s it, it is over, I am in the team and
immediately start deflating. But whoa! Back
the truck up. It is far from over, because what
you have strived for over the last three days
reaches its pinnacle to-morrow. You are not
allowed to deflate yet, even though you are
feeling drained both physically and mentally.
You think to yourself ‘man I would really like a
day to freshen up before the Team shoot.
Now we are at WHAT IS THE ANSWER. Well,
the fact of the matter is, you can have that
day, doing whatever you like, simply by our
Councillors making an adjustment to the
match order of the Nationals program.
Move the 45 tgt Triples match from
Tuesday to Friday allowing the three
Mackintosh qualifying matches to be shot
one day earlier. ie; Single Rise on Tuesday,
Single Barrel on Wednesday and Points Score
on Thursday. We are all aware of the saying, ’ if
it is not working, change it.’
The teams can be announced at day's
end after shooting has been completed on
Thursday, giving all team members the best
part of 40 hours to wind down. They could all
go out on Friday morning and really give the
Triples a good nudge, then enjoy the Trophy
match. I think it would also be a positive
move by shoot management to have two
practice traps available on the Friday, set to
Mackintosh settings.
I can’t speak for anyone else, but am
quite certain that I would be in a lot more
comfortable ‘shooting’ mood and have a
more positive frame of mind at roll call time
on the Saturday morning. I do not exclude
the Ladies, Vets or Juniors from the fact that
they would certainly be experiencing exactly
the same thing at week's end, therefore
impacting on their personal performance in
their respective teams.
This is a personal opinion only, but I would
be hugely surprised if there were not an army
of shooters supporting the idea. What do our
trusted Executive think when the following
two questions are put to them;
1. How much emphasis do you place on
the winning of the Mackintosh Open Team
Trophy? [or any of the Team Trophies for that
matter.]
2. Is there a ‘fair dinkum’ and ‘true blue’
reason why the NZ DTL NATIONALS program
could not be adjusted in the way I have
suggested?
Kind Regards to all
Jim Dobson, BOPCTA ■
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NZ FISH & GAME
SOUTH ISLAND and NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CLAY
TARGET CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012
Conducted by the Canterbury Target Club, in conjunction with the NZCTA
DATE: Saturday, Sunday, Monday 29 September – 1 October 2012
VENUE: Canterbury Clay Target Club, McLean’s Island, Christchurch.
COSTS:
Skeet
Skeet Targets (per event) $7.75
School shooting fee $2.50
Club Admin. Fee $2.50
Skeet Island total $12.75
Skeet National total $12.75
DTL:
Total cost, two days of DTL $59.00
Each day: 50 Targets @ 31 cents $15.50
School shooting fee $5.00
Daily Club Admin. Fee $9.00
Per Day Total $29.50
Plus Regional Teams event $14.00 per person
All Schools are expected to supply personnel to referee and mark squads.
AMMUNITION: May be purchased on grounds, on presentation of a Firearms License.
REFRESHMENTS: Available on grounds.
PRACTICE: Friday 28th Noon – 4.00 pm
A full programme of events is posted on the NZCTA Web Site
Boys 2 Day High Gun receives a Beretta 686E Trap Gun with
adjustable comb and fixed chokes
Plus:
Girls 2 Day High Gun receives a Beretta 686E Trap Gun with
adjustable comb and fixed chokes
(Winners must have a firearms licence or shotgun will be given to parent/coach with a Licence)
Conditions apply: If a competitor has previously won a gun for this event, then it shall be presented to the next
highest qualifying competitor
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continued from page 4
tony brogden makes
it two in a row
The medal winners
coaches. In my personal opinion, it makes a huge difference when
you have support personnel making sure things run smoothly for
you.
Lucky we had a day's practice, as I was struggling to find any form
on the mark. It wasn't until I asked one of the Brits to have a look
at my shooting that we changed my eye hold a bit higher that I
found some form. You can see the targets leave the trap so early
that you have a tendency to shoot too quickly.
The grounds were like as if you were at a Motor Grand Prix. Gun,
ammunition and apparel manufacturers with all their wares and
the pretty girls (eye candy) luring you into the display areas to
spend up (and they knew the products).
The presentation was like nothing I have been part of before with
the Fiocchi girls with the medal trays and flowers.
The raising of the NZ flag was a feeling that will stay in my heart
for some time.
To be World champ two years running makes this, one of the most
memorable moments in my shooting career.
Next year it will be a full on World Cup event, held in Cyprus. Let’s
hope I can make it there and do it again.
I am looking for sponsors to make it to Cyprus next year.
For those disabled shooters out there that want to be part of this
growing sport, you need to start shooting Olympic Trap now.
Tony Brogden received his medal
Results:
Trap Sitting 6.-7 May 1st Anthony Brogden (New Zealand) 22, 20,
23, 21, 20 = 106 + 20 = 126. 2nd Mathew Goodwin, (Great Britain)
19, 21, 20, 19, 22 = 101 +18 = 119, 3rd Bruno Busti (Italy) 15, 18, 22,
16, 21 = 92 + 16 = 108. Broggy ■
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2012 CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CANTERBURY CLAY TARGET CLUB
580 Chatterton Roads, McLean's Island, Christchurch
8th - 9th September 2012, Start time 9.00am.
Saturday 8th September 2012
10 Pair Double Rise
15 Tgt Minis Championship
25 Tgt Skeet Championship
25 Tgt Single Rise Championship
Sunday 9th September 2012
30 Tgt Triple Championship
25 Tgt Points Score Championship
25 Tgt Single Barrel Championship
Entries close at 10am for the first event on both days. Shoot offs at the end of the day.
Buck knives North/South DTL Qualifying Event. $5 entry for open team
Ellis/Webber North/South Skeet Qualifying Event. $5.00 entry for open team
World Skeet Qualifying event
LUNCH - AMMO - REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Championship Entry: $18.00 per championships. Plus $5 optional Sweeps and High Gun.
Targets 28cents, Minis 30cents
Contact Bev Searle (03) 383 2074 – President Derek Sheen
KING COUNTRY DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by the TAUMARUNUI CLAY TARGET CLUB INCEcholands Road
4th and 5th August 2012
Saturday 4th
25 Skeet
15 Minis
10 Pr Double Rise
30 Triples
Sunday 5th
25 Single Rise
25 Points Score
25 Single Barrel
M&C Lane Memorial
Lane Memorial team entry $15.00 per shooter Championship Entry $8.00
Sweeps $3, Optional Sweeps $5 Targets 30c, (Minis 33c)
Ellis Webber North/South Skeet qualifying $5 for Open team
Buck Knives North/South DTL qualifying $5 for Open team
2013 World DTL Qualifying event
Entries for each day close 10.30 am sharp
President: Doug Meehan (07) 895 7749
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Club Captain Roger Bidois (06) 385 8487
Oceania Juniors (L-R) Jack Gibb, Thomas Bishop, Jacob Mackenzie, Ryan Wharton, James Cannard, Aloi Satino
FITASC OCEANIA
The Waikato Clay Target Club hosted over 160 competitors from
around the Pacific Rim in late April for 200 of the more challenging
clays most are likely to encounter.
The flat terrain at WCTC proved to be little obstacle in providing
the variation required for this event. Murray Pratt and his team
created ample challenges over the 3 field 25 target layouts.
Conditions over the three days were variable with wind, a little
rain and changing light. Australia stamped their mark firmly on
the Championship dominating across all categories.
Apart from a remote release trap stopping because the electronic
counter did not go past 1999 (kind of a junior millennium bug),
there were no mechanical breakdowns and the event was incident
free from every aspect. There was a very friendly tone (evidenced
by the amount of bottles that accumulated) throughout the event
and while scores posted may have disappointed some, all left the
grounds having thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Mention must be made of the supporting sponsors. Firstly
Target Products of Timaru (a little settlement somewhere north of
Dunedin) suppliers of Falcon and Fiocchi ammunition along with
CCI Targets and Kilwell of Rotorua who provided the goodies for
the starter pack. Special thanks to Rob Carruthers for his event
and technical support, the new electronic score boards worked
well and were the focal point throughout the event. Also thanks
to the Waikato Team for the many volunteer hours setting up and
running the Championship. Those of you involved in larger shoots
will be well aware of the logistics involved.
Championship of Oceania individual places, starting
with first, were as follows
Open – Socrates Pilipasidis (185/200), Robert Hall (181), Des
Coe (181), Chris Brown (180), John Younger (178), Jeremy Kent
(177), Brian Mortensen (177), Mathew Libbis (176), Daniel Johnson
(176), Mark Vessey (175)
Juniors – Jack Gibb (170/200), Thomas Bishop (161), Jacob
MacKenzie (160), Ryan Wharton (153), James Cannard (149), Aloi
Santino (140).
Ladies – Renae Birgan (172/200), Tara Lawrence (147), Maree
Birgan (143), Deanna van der Zalm (142), Viki Johnstone (141),
Emily Olsen (138).
Veterans – Ron Rhook (172/200), Rod Bryant (168), Eddie
Magee (168), Ed Treadwell (157), Lance Faulkner (152), Darryl
Groundwater (151).
Super Veterans – Barry Jane (168/200), Alec Ceccata (158), John
Arqilla (151), Russell Cooper (150), Gordon MacPhee (148), Dick
Foster (143).
Championship of Oceania Team places, starting with
first were as follows
Senior - Australia (J Younger, Panetta, M Libbis, J Kent). New
Zealand (B Deadman, Green, D Alley, Des Coe). New Caledonia (F
Cazassus, M Roudiagne, P Marle, Y Blanquet).
Junior – Australia (J McKenzie, R Warden, J Gibb). New Zealand
(T Bishop, J Peyer-Fursdon, J Cannard).
Ladies – Australia (M Birgan, V Johnstone, R Birgan), New
Zealand (E Olsen, T Lawrence, M Hoverd
Veterans – Australia (E McGee, R Brown, R Rhook), New Zealand
(G Hay, R Bryant, A Gilbey). New Caledonia (G Bergerer, M Gavalden,
A Martin.
Super Veterans – Australia (A Gecatto, B Sale, R McFarlane) New
Zealand (R Cooper, G McPhee, G Brown).
Waikato Clay Target Club places starting with first were as
follows –
A Grade – Rod Bryant (168/200), Barry Jane (168), Chris Ball
(165), Darryl Braun (163), Daryn Norling (162), Alec Ceccato (158)
B Grade – Yann Blanquet (158/20), James Simpson (153), Tara
Lawrence (147), Paul Hedwig (147 after a drink off ), Owen Marsh
(145), Dick Foster (143)
C Grade – Mariam Whyte (134/200), Simon Hawken (132),
Thomas MacDonald (125), Jason Pugh (120), Lance Dickey (118) ■
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Oceania Cup Seniors (L-R) Chris Brown, Robert Hall, John Younger, Brian Mortesen, Jeremy Kent
NZ Ladies Team (L-R) Emily Olsen, Tara Lawrence, Mel Hoverd
Oceania Cup Veterans (L-R) Ron Rhook, Rod Bryant, Ed Treadwell
Oceania Cup Juniors (L-R) Thomas Bishop, Jack Gibbs, Jacob
McKenzie
Oceania High Overall - Socrates Pilipasidis
Oceania Cup Super Veterans (L-R) Alec Ceccato, Barry Jane,
Gordon MacPhee
NZ Super Veterans Team (L-R) Russell Cooper, Gordon MacPhee,
Graeme Brown
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Dick Claude Memorial
20th May
May is the month in which the annual Dick Claude Memorial event
is keenly contested for at Thames. This is an annual event on the club
calendar and is a championship that is keenly sought after by local
shooters and visitors alike. Once again the club grounds were in an
excellent condition thanks to the committee members who put in so
much time to look after the club. The Thames club is very fortunate to
have these dedicated people, especially our Life Members.
A total of 59 shooters registered for this 100 target Single Rise event,
with 29 in A grade, 23 in B grade and seven from C grade. Four rounds
of 25 targets, shot in 50’s (in two rounds of 25 each at a time) saw all
competitors shoot over each of the traps used for the day. This made
for an even competition between everyone. Following the 100 targets
event was a further 50 optional targets with 20 Continental Ball Trap
and 15 Pair Double Rise.
Round 1 saw a total of 23 possibles with 19 in A grade and four in
B grade. A further 13 shooters were only one down. After Round 2,
where there were 16 possibles (10 A grade, 5 B grade and 1 in C grade).
There were seven competitors still ‘all on’ with scores of 50, including
Keith Livingstone, Jimmy Dobson, Paul Currie, Peter Krippner, Grant
Wallace, Grant Nixon and local club B grader, Jim Glenn.
Round 3 resulted in 28 possibles with 23 in A grade and 5 in B grade.
The top scores in C grade were two credible 24’s by Tony Stenhoff and
Allan Steed. This left the same seven shooters still on possible scores
of 75 and another eight shooters just one behind. The last round was
telling for some with Keith Livingstone and Peter Krippner in A grade
dropping one target each. Thames Club Secretary and Treasurer Jim
Glenn also fell, missing his 98th target for a very creditable 99. A total
of 16 possibles was registered (15 A graders and only Trevor Roberts in
B grade).
This left 4 shooters on the 100 possible. Jimmy Dobson, Paul Currie
and the two Grants in Nixon and Wallace went out for the points score
shoot off. It took only one round of 5 targets for Paul Currie to prevail
(for the 4th consecutive year) leaving the two Grants to battle it out for
1st and 2nd A grade. B grade was won by Jim Glenn with his 99 followed
very closely by Gareth Roberts on 98 and two local new shooters Nick
Wiseman and Scott Dufty on 97. C grade was taken by new shooter
Craig Pennell on 92 with Tony Stenhoff and Allan Stead, both on 90.
Great scoring was recorded throughout the grades.
HOA Paul Currie
A grade L-R Jimmy Dobson 3rd, Grant Nixon 1st, Grant Wallace 2nd
Results
B grade L-R Gareth Roberts 2nd, Jim Glenn 1st, Nicholas Wiseman 3rd
HOA – Paul Currie 100.
A grade – 1st Grant Nixon, 2nd Grant Wallace, 3rd Jimmy Dobson
(all on 100)
B grade – 1st Jim Glenn 99, 2nd Gareth Robert 98, 3rd Nick Wiseman 97
C grade – 1st Craig Pennell 92, 2nd Allan Steed 90, 3rd Tony Stenhoff 90
The Continental Ball trap saw 14 possibles with 10 in A grade and
four in B grade out of the 49 shooters to take part. The Double Rise was
keenly contested with two scores of 29 in A grade by Mark Walsh and
Paul Anderson, followed by four on 28 (Jimmy Dobson, Ian Marshall,
Martin van de Wetering and Jon Beddis). Very good scores of 27 were
recorded in B grade by Jim Glenn and Owen Hannah while C grade was
taken out by Craig Pennell with a creditable 25 to cap off a fine day by
this keen new shooter. Many thanks to all those from the club who
made the day a successful and enjoyable one ■
C grade L-R Allen Steed 2nd, Craig Pennell 1st, Tony Stenhoff 3rd
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The end of an era
Tauranga Club becomes the Bay of Plenty Clay Target Association
Shooting has been available in Tauranga since 1877 when the club
held live pigeon matches at various venues around the district.
The club's first grounds were established where the Tauranga
courthouse now stands and in 1912 became affiliated to the New
Zealand Inanimate Target Association and in 1920 affiliated with
the New Zealand Gun Club.
Over the years the club has had several moves, due most likely to
the urban growth of Tauranga. Sites have included an area in 18th
Avenue where the Tauranga Intermediate School is now located
and then moved over to Papamoa. The club went into recess for
a while but in 1956 five keen shooters revived the club and the
Tauranga/Te Puke Club was formed again on land in Domain
Road opposite the present Papamoa Tavern. This club flourished
until the late 70’s when it again went into recess. In 1978 Peter
Hynds, John Vickers & Ben Tuck revived the club using farmland
owned by the Hynds family on the site the club has just vacated.
Bob Lamming organised the first traps from OLIN in USA and
the club was named NILO (OLIN spelt backwards) Gun Club. The
club changed its name to Tauranga Clay Target Club when they
became an incorporated society in 1992
The land was purchased by Transit New Zealand sometime in late
1990’s for the Eastern Link Bypass, with the club able to continue
shooting at the grounds but new grounds were going to be needed
when the road project commenced. Some 15 years after looking
at many different sites, a site was found on land purchased by the
council in 1998 at TECT All Terrain Park, Pyes Pa Road. The Bay of
Plenty Clay Target Association is a union of two clubs in Tauranga,
the Tauranga Club and Mount Club; it was advantageous to each
club to combine resources and manpower to build a new ground
on the Pyes Pa Road
The Mount Maunganui Club, founded in 1978, was on land at Te
Maunga, but urban growth forced the move to a farm at the top of
Kaitemako Road, Welcome Bay, but with this now being subdivided
into lifestyle blocks they also needed to find somewhere else to
shoot. The lease for the grounds at TECT Park was signed by both
clubs and councils in 2010, and earthworks for the new club could
begin.
Tauranga Club 1946
Tauranga Club 1960’s
Building Tauranga 1978ish
Tauranga 2011
The club was given formal notice to vacate the Papamoa grounds
in February 2012, and pressure was on to move to the new grounds
at TECT Park. Work has been progressing well at the new grounds
with the old club house being transported up there in February,
and renovations well underway and lanes and trap houses built. It
is hoped to be able to start shooting in June.
The Tauranga Club has had many champion shooters: Charles
Hartley and John Thomson, who were both inaugural inductees
into the Hall Of Fame; Murray Havill another great shooter won two
Veteran individual World Titles. Paul Schmidt won the individual
Veterans world title and along with Phil Brown was a member of
the winning three person Veterans World Team event in the same
year. The club has been well represented in the Mackintosh Teams
with Brian Hartley, Grant Castles, Paul Schmidt, Alan Vickers, Phil
Brown, Ross Ellis, Lindsay Thomson, and Keith Livingstone often
qualifying for the event. ■
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RIC GRIFFIN MEMORIAL SHOOT
Auckland Metropolitan Clay Target Club
Ric’s memorial shoot was held on Sunday 20th May with 48
shooters and a number of visitors and guests attending. At the
start of the day, Mike Tarbitt, the Club President, welcomed all the
shooters and guests to the shoot and then spoke about Ric and his
contribution(s) to the club.
Ric Griffin was member of the Auckland Metropolitan Clay Target
Club Inc from 1974. He was an active member of the committee
until his death, last year in May. At that time he also was the club's
trap mechanic and trap setter. He was also a Life Member of the
club for his work and service to the club.
Quite often on Sundays and the clubs shoot days and practice
days, Ric could be seen setting up the trap and sporting fields and
then refereeing the sporting squads for most of the day.
Ric must have had a quiet word with the big man upstairs as the
weather was still and calm throughout the day. The scores put in
by the shooters showed it with a high number of possibles shot.
Before the prize giving, Ric’s son and two daughters, their families
and friends attended a short ceremony on the trap fields, where
some of Ric’s ashes were spread on the club grounds, by his family
and friends.
Deane Griffin and Mike Tarbitt spreading Ric's ashes on the
grounds
Lists of the overall scores by grade are listed
below.
HOA Rob Maskell AA Grade Tim Fuller (1st), Paul Hunter (2nd),
Ian Hovenden (3rd=), Rob Anderson (3rd=). A Grade Noel Cherry
(1st) Ricky Blanken (2nd), Ian Clark (3rd). B Grade Bruce Ross (1st).
Mike Tarbitt (2nd), Ben Crisp (3rd). C Grade Roger Mack (1st), Glen
Ewing (2nd) Lance Dickey (3rd). ■
Guests and Ric's family
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Michelle (Ric's daughter), Mike Tarbitt and Rob Maskell HOA
2012 eastland classic
The Gisborne Clay Target Club and Wairoa
Rod & Gun Club combined members
were ready for the weekend. A month of
bad weather didn’t deter the shooters
that came. Bright skies but a cold wind
greeted the shooters for an early start on
both days. Disappointing numbers but
those that came we are sure enjoyed the
weekend. Seven from the far North, four
from Christchurch, several from Waikato,
Wellington and Manawatu and our regular
supporters from Hawke's Bay, Gisborne
and Wairoa.
Saturday’s competition
started with Single Rise with six possibles;
Dave Hern, Gavin Searle, Grant Nilsson,
Dave Wordley, Dave Smith, Neil Pratt. After
only 25 targets the minor places had been
sorted and after another seven targets
Pratt took the honours with Dave Wordley
winning AA grade. A Grade saw a short
shoot-off between Rick Spence, Joshua
Nilsson and Brian Smith and Nilsson taking
the title. B Grade also had a shoot-off with
Ian Howatson and Neil Andrew. Howatson
claimed the first of many medals over the
weekend. C grade was won outright by
Paul White.
Points Score saw only three tie on 148.
After 30 targets Vance Butcher took HOA
giving Gavin Searle AA grade. Last event
on Day 1 was Single Barrel and Dylan
Woolhouse won this outright on a 48 and
after a short shoot-off Wordley took out AA
grade. Prize giving next with drawn prizes,
Ammunition and early entry draw won by
Charlie Stewart from Christchurch.
Day 2 saw a sunny but even colder start to
the day. Double Rise was first up and local
Stuart Bell won this outright on a 47. After
a 10 pair shoot-off Vance Butcher took AA
grade from Searle and Woolhouse. Next
was triples and again Bell took HOA on
a 74. Pratt and Bruce Sanderson shot 15
targets with Pratt winning AA. Handicap
by Distance was won outright on 50 by
Ian Howatson. Young Mitchell Bell was 2nd
after a five target shoot-off on 48 with Dave
Smith 3rd, Pratt 4th and Woolhouse 5th.
High Gun was sorted next with Gavin
Searle taking the $1000 High Gun on 404,
just one point ahead of Neil Pratt from Te
Kuiti on 403 taking AA. A grade went to Bill
Dunn, B grade Ian Howatson and C grade
Paul White
In total there was a prize list of $10,000
including $8500 in cash prizes, 10 slabs
ammunition and two vacuum cleaners.
A great weekend and a huge thanks to our
sponsors who made this event what it is.
St Leger Superior Genetics – Rick Spence,
Agfirst Engineering – Ian Howatson, Kelvin
& Noeline Ellison, Bill & Jenny Ballantyne,
Karl Andrews, John McKinstry, Rick &
Rosanna O’Connor, Stuart & Carol Bell, Paul
White Ltd, Dave & Lyn Dockary, Colin and
Cathryn Jones, Pip & Giselle Rutland, Neil
Andrew, Bruce Smart, Target Products Ltd,
Dave Hern and Beretta.
Results
S/Rise 50 targets HOA Neil Pratt 50 Te Kuiti,
AA Grade Dave Wordley 50 Putaruru, A
Grade Josh Nilsson 49 Northern Wairoa. B
Grade Ian Howatson 48 Gisborne. C Grade
Paul White 48 Gisborne
Points Score 50 targets HOA Vance Butcher
148 Woodville. AA Grade Gavin Searle
148 Canterbury. A Grade Bill Dunn 145 Te
Aroha. B Grade Ian Howatson 140 Gisborne.
C Grade Paul White 124 Gisborne
Single Barrel 50 targets HOA Dylan
Woolhouse 48 Hawke's Bay. AA Grade Dave
Gavin Searle, High Gun
Wordley 47 Putaruru, A Grade Sam Kirk
47 Patangata, B Grade Ian Howatson 41
Gisborne, C Grade Mitchell Bell 41 Wairoa
Double Rise 25 Pair HOA Stuart Bell 47
Wairoa, AA Grade Vance Butcher 45
Woodville, A Grade Bill Dunn 44 Te Aroha, B
Grade Ian Howatson 34 Gisborne, C Grade
Don Staples 34 Hutt Valley
18 m Triples 45 targets, HOA Stuart Bell 74
Wairoa, AA Grade Neil Pratt 73 Te Kuiti, A
Grade Rob Smith 72 Kaeo, B Grade Colin
Jones 60 Gisborne, C Grade Mitchell Bell 59
Wairoa
Handicap by Distance 50 targets HOA Ian
Howatson 50 Gisborne, 2nd Mitchell Bell
Wairoa, 3rd Dave Smith 48 Dannevirke, 4th
Neil Pratt 48 Te Kuiti, 5th Dylan Woolhouse
48 Hawke's Bay
High Guns Ladies Doreen Sanderson 362
Kaikohe, Veterans Rob Smith 382 Kaeo,
Juniors James Fulford 381 Hawke's Bay, C
Grade Paul White 333 Gisborne, B Grade Ian
Howatson 371 Gisborne, A Grade Bill Dunn
388 Te Aroha, AA Grade Neil Pratt 403 Te
Kuiti, HOA Gavin Searle 404 Canterbury. ■
Murray Luke Memorial
The annual competition for the Murray
Luke Memorial between colleges from
around the North Island attracted 163
shooters to the Taupo Clay Target Club on
Wednesday, May 16.
In excess of 7000 targets were shot over
the competition of 50 targets made up of
single rise, points score and single barrel.
Hamilton Boys’ High School took out the
major trophy when they shot 350 out of
a possible 375. The team was Josh Hoven,
David Pearson, Brendan Graham, Christ
Hurren and Tyler Burbage.
The girls’ event was won by Waiuku College
with Nicole Saunderson and Zoe Groot
shooting 135/150.
In the individual event Brenhan Graham
(Hamilton BHS) shot 99/100 to take out
the HOA prize. Brody Clark (Tauranga Boys’
College) was first, followed by Andrew
Wenham (Hauraki Plains) in second place.
The third place went to Karamu’s Oliver
Withers. Tauranga Boys’ High Glen Lynn
took the fourth place and Campbell Jolly
(Waiuku) was fifth.
In the girls’ section Rachel van Bysterveldt
of Hauraki Plains took the HOA with 98/100.
First was Anilise Frize from Matamata
who shot 93/100. Nicole Saunderson
(Waiuku) took second place with 91/100,
and the third place went to Danica Radich
(Whangarei GHS) on 89/100. ■
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Kaikohe Club Champs winners
kaikohe clay target club champs
We were blessed with the blue skies and sunshine for our Kaikohe
Clay Target Club Champs on Sunday April 8, 2012. A quality group
of 20 shooters showed up to compete for sashes and badges. The
grounds looked amazing with squads of shooters doing their very
best to hit their highest scores.
Triples was the first on the list for the day with David Wordley
shooting the only 50/50 to take HOA. First A - Bill Becroft, 1st B
- Doreen Sanderson, 1st C - Doug Sutherlund. Next was Single
Rise with David Wordley, Mason Reed, Pete Skrine, Robert Jordan
and Doreen Sanderson all shooting 25/25. Single Rise HOA David Wordley, 1st A - Mason Reed, 1st B - Doreen Sanderson,
1st C - Doug Sutherlund. Point Score had Bill Becroft, Doreen and
Bruce Sanderson all shooting 74/75. Point Score HOA - Doreen
Sanderson, 1st A - Bruce Sanderson, 1st B - Hainee Musgrove, 1st
C - Doug Sutherlund. Single Barrel had both Mason Reed and Mark
Shaw shooting 24/25. Single Barrel HOA - Mason Reed, 1st A - Mark
Shaw, 1st B - Hainee Musgrove, 1st C - Doug Sutherlund. Double
Rise was the last event of the day. David Wordley, Mason Reed and
Bruce Sanderson all shot 27/30. Double Rise HOA - David Wordley,
1st A - Bruce Sanderson, 1st B - Berand Jenkins, 1st C - Tony Urlich.
High Gun for the Day was won by sharp shooting David Wordley.
Veterans - Bill Becroft, Ladies - Doreen Sanderson, Juniors - Mason
Reed.
Congratulations to all the winners and place-getters of the day.
Thanks to all the other shooters who attended and made the day
great. Thanks to all of our members, Debbie in the kitchen, Crystal
the Secretary and Robert our trap mechanic. ■
Bodkin shield 2012
Delegates from the five Central Otago Clubs met to discuss the
recent survey in regards to the future running of the three day
Bodkin Shield event
Trevor Manson, Past National President of the NZCTA chaired the
meeting held on the 16 May 2012 at the Alexandra Clay Target
Club; also in attendance was NZCTA councillor, Neil Winsloe.
After some discussion, it was agreed by a unanimous resolution of
all those present, that the format would be changed and be more
in line with the old CO Handicap system “money won, money lost”.
Listed below are the outcomes as to how the event would proceed
for the 2012 Bodkin weekend
Handicap by Distance
The starting position for a shooter on his/her first day of the Bodkin
Tournament shall be taken from the common mark percentage
in their NZCTA handicap book, and then using the NZCTA HBD
minimum marks, (AA Grade 20m, A Grade 18m, B Grade 16m, C
grade 13m) to establish the shooters starting metreage for the
HBD events
Handicapping for the Tournament shall be completed at the end
of each day with the following handicaps to apply
20 gunshot
1 Winning $20.00 or more back one metre.
2 Winning a prize/trophy back one metre.
A shooter shall not move back more than 2 metres in any one day.
3 Winning $1.00 to $19.99 A shooter shall not move.
4 No winnings. A shooter will move forward 1 metre, provided
that the shooter will not move forward of their commencement
minimum mark as established on their first day of the Bodkin
Weekend
Target Release
For the Bodkin Shield Match, 15 target common mark event, the
electronic “Voice release” system shall be used.
Each hosting Club may choose which method of target release
they use for the HBD section of this event.
The above will be reviewed after this year’s tournament to see if it
fits in with the aspirations of the combined Central Otago Clubs,
and taking into account the comments of fellow shooters
The High Gun Trophy over the three days at this year’s competition
is kindly sponsored by Stager Sports.
W Morris, Secretary, Central Otago Gun Clubs Association ■
thames clay target club
200 North South Skeet Weekend 26th & 27th May including the Rex Innis Memorial
With the dates for this weekend clashing with the Australian
Skeet Nationals the numbers were, not surprisingly, down on
previous years. We will have to look more closely at the scheduling
of our 200 weekend with the Rex Innis Memorial to avoid this in the
future. However the tight NZCTA calendar does make it difficult to
fit events in at times. Normally this skeet weekend is shot around
May as Rex Innis was a very keen Duck and Clay shooter and this
is an appropriate time to remember him through the 100 target
Memorial event.
Saturday 26th (100 North/South on behalf of Te
Aroha)
A total of 22 shooters registered, spread throughout the grades
(10 A, 7 B and 5 C grade). Round 1 saw only four possibles shot
by A graders Andrew Slattery, Mike Hirtzel and Don McBeath,
along with John Pilcher in B grade. After Round 2, in which there
were only two 25 scores by Murray Cameron and Brian Thomson,
there were four shooters sitting on a score of 49 (Andrew Slattery,
Murray Cameron, Mike Hirtzel and John Pilcher).
In Round 3 there three possiblse by Murray and Brian again
as well as Lindsay Stephenson, leaving Murray on 74, followed
closely by Brian, Lindsay and Mike on 73. The final round had four
possible scores from Murray again as well as Andrew and Lindsay
along with local B grade shooter Clifford Gubb.
Results
– HOA Murray Cameron 99. A grade - 1st Lindsay Stephenson
98, 2nd Andrew Slattery 97, 3rd Mike Hirtzel 96. B grade – 1st John
Pilcher 95, 2nd Keith Livingstone 93, 3rd Clifford Gubb 92. C grade
– 1st Scott Dufty, 2nd Jim Anderton 82, 3rd Roger Swney 75.
Sunday 27th (100 N/S Thames – Rex Innis Memorial)
25 shooters registered for this day with 10 each in A & B grade
and five in C grade. It is pleasing to see C grade shooters come and
compete in these 100 target Skeet matches, looking to improve
their skeet discipline. Round 1 had only three possible scores from
Mark Walsh, Mike Hirtzel and Colin Heard. In Round 2 there was
only one by Andrew Slattery, along with five on a score 24. At the
half way stage this left Mike Hirtzel and Colin Heard on just one
down with 49 and Andrew Slattery close behind on 48.
Round 3 once again had only three possibles, from Murray
Colin Heard HOA
Cameron, Paul Currie and Guy Brooks. With five others only one
down in this round, it left seven shooters within two targets of the
leader Colin who was only two down on 73, followed by Andrew,
Mike and Guy on 72. The final round had six possible scores which
included two in B grade by Yvonne Slattery and local Clifford Gubb.
Once again Andrew Slattery, Murray Cameron and Guy Brooks
posted 25’s but Colin Heard was too good with a final round of 25
as well. This left Colin on 98 for the day, closely followed by Guy
Brookes and Andrew Slattery on 97. Consistent scoring by NZCTA
President Keith saw him take the B grade while excellent scores all
day of 23’s and a 24 saw Bente Henry win the C grade.
Results
HOA winning the Rex Innis Memorial title – Colin Heard 98.
A grade – 1st = Guy Brooks & Andrew Slattery 97, 3rd Murray
Cameron 96. B grade – 1st Keith Livingstone 95, 2nd = Yvonne
Slattery & Glenn Meade 93. C grade – 1st Bente Henry 93, 2nd
Scott Dufty 91, 3rd Mike Boakes 84.
Unfortunately I was unable to be there so my sincere thanks
must go to the club members who helped run the weekend's
shooting, namely stalwarts of the club Don McCarthy, Nola
Leonard, Clifford, Richard & Diane Boenders and a special thanks
to Stephanie in the office. ■
by Martin van de Wetering
Trophy selection Criteria for 2013 event
The final of the Jim Mackenzie / Jack Calrossie Trophy will be
shot in Australia in conjunction with the 2013 Australian ISSF
Nationals. The 3 person New Zealand Team will be selected on
the following criteria:
The 2012 ISSF South Zone (NI) at Waitemata on 22-23 September
2012 plus the 2012 ISSF North Zone (SI) at Canterbury on 6-7
October 2012. Selection will be over the combined scores from
both 125 target qualifying events (final not included) ISSF Trap
events on a first past the post selection. In the event of tied
scores the NZCTA selectors will establish a method to break the
tie or use their powers to select.
Selection is restricted to male participants due to restrictions in
Australia with female competitors not being able to shoot the
entire ISSF Trap programme which includes the Jim Mackenzie/
Cal Rossi Trophy final.
The NZCTA will provide $1,000 per person plus a NZCTA polo
shirt and 2 NZCTA banners to each competitor who competes
in the team final in Australia. All other costs of selection and
competing in the final shall be the individual's care. ■
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instruction
Feel and focus
are key concepts
in shotgun
shooting, but
neither is
especially well
understood
This month, I must initially ask for your
patience as we continue our explorations
of sporting performance. In the seminal
work Zen in the Art of
Archery Eugen Herrigel, a German
Philosophy professor, studies Zen Archery
under a master while working in Japan
before WWII. He is intrigued both by Zen
Buddhism itself and also in the manner in
which Kyudo archery is taught as a vehicle
for self-enlightenment. On his road of
discovery, Herrigel is admonished by the
master, Kenzo, on one notable occasion,
not for missing the target, but for hitting
it in the wrong way. What did he do so
wrong?
He did not allow his unconscious self
to make the shot. The master immediately
spots this and threatens to send him away
if he ever does it again.
There is vital lesson for clay shooters
to learn here. You can be too deliberate.
Forcing the shot can impede you, especially
when it is combined by what I now call
'overthink' -thinking too much about a
physical action when you should actually
be totally engaged in executing it (quite
different to thinking about it before you
do it, of course). One commentator noted
of Zen in the Art of Archery: "It contains
ideas about motor learning
and control,
that provide useful lessons for learning any
sport or physical activity. A central idea in
the book is that through years of practice,
a physical activity becomes effortless, both
mentally and physically, as if the body
executes complex and difficult movements
without conscious control from the mind."
Herrigel himself wrote: "The archer
ceases to be conscious of himself as
the one who is engaged in hitting the
bull's-eye which confronts him. This state
of unconscious is realised only when,
completely empty and rid of the self,
he becomes one with the perfecting of
his technical skill, though there is in it
something of a quite different order which
cannot be attained by any progressive
study of the art... "
All this clearly relates to our previous
discussions about thinkers, feelers, 'cutting
the clutter' and 'connection' in the clay
context. Many people who come to me
for instruction just try and think too much
about the wrong stuff when they are
shooting; they don't trust their inner self,
they don't develop its capabilities and they
never progress beyond a certain point as
a result (some very good shots, moreover,
never progress into brilliant ones because
they fail to develop these inner abilities). In
overthinking, we may disconnect not just
from the target, but from ourselves. My
observation is that some of us don't use
the power of feeling as much as we might
essentially through fear. Many people
-myself included on occasion - just don't
like letting go.
Another perspective on this sort of
right brain, left brain stuff, as it has also
been called, comes from Kinaesthetic
learning technique - learning by feel
and muscle sense more than intellectual
understanding. There is quite a minor
industry which relates to it (as you will
discover if you Google the
subject). You
feel &
by Mike Yardley
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might also choose to have a look at the
works by W Timothy Gallwey -The Inner
Game of Tennis and The Inner Game of
Golf which, essentially, concern improving
hand to eye co-ordination and 'effortless'
action by understanding and improving
visual discipline (you can find a synopsis
of these ideas in my book The Shotgun: An
Instructor's Handbook).
Feel and focus, meantime, are key
concepts in shotgun shooting, but is
especially well understood. For example,
one often hears expressions like 'muscle
memory' and 'feel the lead,' but what do
they mean? The answer, I suspect, is that
they probably relate to several things - all
of them potentially important, but not
especially well articulated. First, as implied,
and foremost, don't be too deliberate
when you apply forward allowance. If you
are, if you measure too precisely, it is likely
that you will let your conscious mind take
over operations, and you are very likely to
hesitate mid swing as the cognitive wheels
turn in your head. It literally tends to slow
things down. It is also likely that hesitation
and an excessively deliberate approach
will lead to visual focus coming off the
target and back to the gun. So, I'll repeat,
don't overthink once you have called for
the target - just watch it!
Being fluent
means learning
what the right
movement to,
beyond, or
through the
target feels like
Being fluent, which is what most I
believe are trying to promote when talking
about feel, does not mean being wild.
It means learning what
the
right
focus
Mental Training
safe & Sure or
take a risk
movement to and beyond, or through, the
target feels like, just as one learns to feel
the action of the rod when fly fishing or the
right sensation of the bat or racket in ball
games as you hit the ball. There is more to it
than mere mechanical technique - though
this is important - you gradually come to
learn and know intuitively when it feels
'right' - when it all comes together towards
the inevitable end of a broken target. Your
action is usually unhurried, controlled,
smooth and, that magic word, fluent. You
can see fluency, and you can feel it too.
It is not just a question of seeing a
particular gap on a target, but noting a
rhythm - as we have noted, it is usually
three beats in sporting shooting from a
gun down start ... 'ONE: TWO: THREEEE and a subtle sense of feel. If you shoot the
method (where you start on the target)
or swing-through in one form or another
(where you start behind it), you will with
practice develop timing appropriate to a
variety of situations. This is not something
you consciously think about - save perhaps
the thought, "I must speed up/slow down
a bit here" - it is something you primarily
feel. Three beat time feels good, moreover,
it is satisfying to shoot a target with good
rhythm and you develop a sense for it
(and come to see when it is absent in the
shooting of yourself or others).
Suppose you are an NFL coach and
your team is tied with ten minutes to go
in sudden death overtime. Your team is
on the 29-yard line, fourth down, 6" to go.
What is the best call: Go for it or punt and
get the ball back later? Or assume you are
a doctor and a plague breaks out that is
expected to kill 600 people. Two solutions
are proposed, one which is likely to save
200 people and the other has a twothirds probability no one will be saved.
Which one would you pick? If I gave you a
limited time to make these decisions, what
would be your answers? Surprisingly, most
people make the wrong choice. Let's take
the football question first. This is from an
actual game between the Falcons and the
Saints on November 13, 2011.
So, when we talk of feel, we are talking
about developing shooting senses. You
can feel when you are standing incorrectly,
when you mis-mount the gun, when you
lose balance, when you hesitate. Just as one
knows when it feels right - and can develop
increased awareness through practice and
useful (ie accurate) feedback - you can
immediately feel when it's wrong (though
identifying the cause may sometimes take
a little bit of expert diagnosis). Thus, much
of my instructional work is devoted to
making shooters more aware of what they
should be doing, and, beyond that, making
them trust themselves and develop their
senses. Next month we are going to
consider these issues from a practical
perspective with comment from
shooters who have crossed the barrier
from being purely deliberate shooters into
being feeling and self-trusting ones.
The Falcons' coach decided to go for
the fourth down conversion on the 29yard line with inches to go and failed.
(The Saints eventually got a field goal and
won the game.) "Conventional wisdom"
says they should have punted, and the
coach's call was universally panned as a
dumb choice. But was it? It turns out the
logical thing to do, assuming you can do
the math, is to go for the conversion. If
the Falcons punted, the Saints had a 58%
chance of scoring. But if the Falcons made
a first down, they had a 57% chance of
winning the game. The Falcons only had
a 42% chance of winning the game if they
punted. The Falcons won the coin toss in
this sudden death overtime, giving them
a 60% chance of winning because they
had the ball first. They wanted to keep the
ball away from the Saints. Assuming a 74%
chance of converting on fourth down (the
by Michael J. Keyes, M.D.
league average), the chance of winning
the game was higher if they went for
the conversion (47%) than if they took a
chance with a punt. It was a good call, it
just didn't work out.
The second scenario is more
interesting. This is from a study by Daniel
Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winning
psychologist, that tested how the
presentation of a problem affects the
way it is solved. When the problem was
presented to a number of physicians as
above, 72% of the physicians chose the
program that would save 200 people.
When the same scenario was presented
as a choice between having 400 people
die or there was a one-third probability
no one would die, 78% of the doctors
chose to take the chance. In reality, all
the choices were exactly the same, they
were just presented differently. When
the possible outcomes were framed
in terms of deaths, doctors would take
chances; when it was presented as lives
saved, they went for the safe choice.
Why would the same doctors choose
the "safe" scenario in one presentation
and the chancy one in the second
example? The conclusion of the study
was doctors were not inconsistent, they
were "loss averse," which means they
didn't like the idea of a potential loss. In
the first instance, there was an almost
sure chance they could save 200 people,
and in the second there appeared to be
nothing to lose, as 600 people would
die unless something was done. Losses
hurt more than gains, even if they are
Article by courtesy of PULL Magazine
continued on page 44
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sporting comment
It has been quite a year with a very big raft of successful shoots, so a
break to replenish sanity and the wallet is welcome. Congratulations
to all the winners, and a public thanks to every one of them, and in
fact to all the top echelon of shooters, who are more than happy
to help us mere mortals, even while competing around the various
shoots. I think this coupled with the laughter and banter going
around (yes David Alley, we can hear you 3 stands away) makes
our sport a bit different and special compared to other codes. A
column cannot be written without thanking all the Aussies that
regularly come over here, shoot and then take most of our trophies
home. Your support and help are appreciated and hopefully it will
encourage more to attend your Nationals and GP’s.
It would be good for more of us to travel to Aussie, it is not as daunting
as you may think and there are a few of us more than happy to help
with your shooting permits. Adrienne has most permits on the
NZCTA web site, and it’s just a matter of logically following it thru.
Air NZ is very firearm friendly and I have never had any problems
with flying to Australia, or further afield for that matter.
Sporting numbers are trending up, and I’m predicting our local majors
will, within a year or two, be getting around 200 shooters which is
really great, but at the same time it can bring logistic headaches to
clubs. In fact, I can see our Nationals going out to a three day shoot
just to accommodate numbers. It is good to see the ‘bigger’ Sporting
clubs working hard, trying for grants and generally trying to provide
new equipment for shooters. It has been very noticeable lately that
the bigger shoots have gone without a hitch and it’s all down to new
or top quality gear, coupled with all the administrators and target
setters all becoming very experienced in their ‘art’. The winter break
is a good time for some real game shooting; the reason simulated
game shooting started, now superseded by Sporting Clays, was
invented. Although often debated, I have no doubt that sporting
helps you with your game shooting, and the more proficient you
become with your shotgun and Sporting, the bigger the game bag
will become.
With the Oceania tournament done and dusted it is really the end
of our major matches, not that the shotguns will be put away. Most
will probably just grab another gun and hope all those thousands of
dollars spent on the clay fields will produce game for the next few
months.
Congratulations to Socrates Pilipasidis who shot an outstanding
185/200 in the Oceania tournament, including 3 x 25’s. Des Coe was
back to his best as top New Zealander tied for second on 181 but
had to finally settle for 3rd. in a shoot off. It’s good to see the ‘old’ Des
back and that 34” Perazzi tearing up the competition.
Congratulations to John Younger who won the Oceania cup. This
new development from FITASC is run throughout the categories,
and is based on the Oceania tournament plus one of the two Grand
Prix. New Zealanders have featured in these International results.
Open: Brian Deadman 7th Des Coe 8th.
Ladies: Tara Lawrence 2nd, Emily Olsen 5th. Dianne Lawrence 8th,
Mel Hoverd 9th. Juniors: Thomas Bishop 2nd, James Cannard 5th
Veterans: Rod Bryant 2nd. Lance Faulkner 8th, and Allan Alley 9th.
Super Vets: Gordon McPhee 3rd, Russell Cooper 4th, Dick Foster 5th,
Graeme Brown 7th.
The Sporting Clay Committee has been hard at work (yes, hard
to believe I know) with Council and is in the process of adopting
a Policy statement which will set out guidelines for both sides to
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follow. They are centred on team funding and selecting managers,
policies in Sporting Clays, rules and regulations, and allocation of
clubs to run Association shoots.
I think it is a very good move prompted by Council, and will finally
settle any misunderstandings that have arisen in the past, and it
clearly sets out the responsibilities of both groups.
The SCC was extremely disappointed in not being able to fund Team
and individual entries for Oceania, as it wanted to have some monies
available for the FITASC Worlds. We have approached Council and
they have come up with a couple of positive ideas that could see us
with enough funds to be able to fund Oceania Teams annually and
the FITASC Worlds every time it is in our hemisphere. We are hoping
that we can also look further than just funding Teams and be able to
develop sporting shooting overall. As soon as we have the go ahead
from Council we will let you know.
I was just reading the write up on the 2011 USA National Sporting
Clay Championships held at the National Shooting Complex. The
reason I thought that you may be interested is because over the 5
day period they managed:
1626 shooters
1.1 million targets from 367 traps
1018 shooting/golf carts
60 vendors
126 water coolers
116 gun racks
15,000 rubbish bags
95,000 disposable cups
250lbs. ant killer
10 miles electric cable for traps
400 rolls toilet paper
Added to this they ran 16 separate events (5 stand, Super Sporting,
English Sporting, FITASC ….) over that week, most going from M,
AAA down to D and E grades. On top of that they ran the normal
classes including Sub Juniors. As if that wasn’t complicated enough
they managed to throw in 20, 28, 410 gauge events and just to top
that off threw in a side x side and pump event! As if that wasn’t
starting to melt the office computer system you could take a punt
on your ability and enter sweeps for each 25 shot, or 50 plus Lewis
Class on almost anything.
24th International Sporting Clay Oceania
Tournament
Every year the International FITASC Oceania Tournament is held
either in New Zealand, Australia or New Caledonia. This year it was
New Zealand’s turn, and Waikato CTC had put their hand up to run
this prestigious match. Initially 183 shooters signed up but by the
time defections and excuses were made, 166 shooters lined up to
do battle. N.Z. led the group with 71 shooters, Australia 55, France
38 and GB 2.
Waikato, as always, had the grounds looking immaculate and had
set up 3 Par Cours each with 5 stands and 3 traps per stand plus
a pool shoot, a total of 52 traps with a dozen or so spares waiting
under the trees just in case! The shoot ran like the very best of
Rolexs and was constantly running ahead of time thanks to ‘Mother’
Maureen rounding up stray shooters and pushing them in the right
by Ron Madden for SCC
direction. If you were the official squad Ref you only forgot the card
once!! Marauding staff on quads patrolled the fields looking for the
slightest of problems, and I don’t think there was one stoppage for
broken or empty traps.
Target setting is very much a subjective art, and as the weekend
developed this became very evident. The Waikato boys, Larry
Discombe, Darryl Groundwater, Murray Pratt, David Muggeridge and
Rob Carruthers had everything ready, but, as always, it is inspected
and signed off by FITASC. Their Oceania Rep V.P. Ray McFarlane had
basically left it to the club for day 1, and as it transpires they had
done their task admirably. Everyone was keen for a good start, and
at the end of the day 7 x 25’s and at the other end a 6/25 was on
the board. It was obviously a challenge for most, and it was amazing
what the club could do on the flat ground without resorting to silly
edge on out of range targets. Day two saw some absolute magic
in Sporting terms; Socrates Pilipasidis carded a 50/50 straight,
something not usually seen with such challenging targets. Day 2 is
normally regarded as a ‘moving’ day and he certainly did that. It was
not his yet though there was a ton of 24’s hard on his heels including
our own Des Coe, the leading Kiwi. The rest of us just reached into
our well-thumbed excuses book, took out our handkerchiefs, and
ordered another beer.
Sunday, well!! 2 x 3’s (6/50) was the lowest score, with nine shooters
never reaching double figures on either field. For example Sox
carded 21/25 and 19/25, Des Coe 22 and 20. So what chance us
mortals, well none really, if I was to be honest!! I think the 80 metre
plus looper was the last straw for some, not that you had it once with
both barrels, but somehow appeared at the bottom of the menu
board as a report pair, B+B report. I think everyone would agree that
it was somewhat overcooked but it was the same for everyone, and
by Sunday it was not worth throwing all the toys out of the cot, but
just get it done.
It was a tough Sunday for all, but in the end a 185/200 is a good
winning score at this level.
Ray McFarlane basically announced that it would probably be his
last time in NZ looking after the FITASC shoots. It was time to pass
it on. If this indeed transpires it will be a shame for all of us as he
has been extremely influential in lifting our shooting ability and his
knowledge of traps and what they can do is unbelievable. He was
extremely helpful in helping the SCC set up our GP, and has always
been available at any time to help us with ‘technical’ FITASC matters.
All in all though a great Oceania, extremely well organised and
executed at every level, as is any shoot at Waikato. The next one will
be in 2015 with both Rotorua and S.I.S.C.S. showing an early interest
in the running of this International shoot.
Results:
Open/Senior: Socrates Pilipasidis 185/200, Robert Hall 181/200, Des
Coe 181/200, Christopher Brown 180/200, John Younger 178/200
Ladies: Renae Birgan 172/200, Tara Lawrence 147/200, Maree Birgan
143/200, Deanna van der Zalm 142/200
Juniors: Jack Gibbs 170/200, Thomas Bishop 161/200, Jacob
Mackenzie 160/200, Ryan Wharton 153/200
Veterans: Ron Rhook 172/200, Rod Bryant 168/200 +17, Eddie Magee
168/200+15, Ed Treadwell 157/200.
Super Vets: Barry Jane 168/200, Alec Ceccato 158/200, John Argilla
151/200, Russell Cooper 150/200 ■
ATA SHOOTING AT THAMES
April 21
Firstly, sincere well wishes from the NZ ATA for Don McCarthy's
speedy recovery from minor surgery. While we have greatly
appreciated his tremendous help on shoot days, its not until he
isn't there that you really realize how much work he does.
The day started with almost still conditions with just a little passing
overcast at times but no rain despite a few threatening looking
clouds. The light did start to fade for the doubles which made the
right lens choice an advantage.
Thanks to Tim Fuller and Stephanie for helping with the field
setups and target setting, Richard Boenders coming in specially to
help with trap setting as well as being the last to leave on the day
after cleanup, much appreciated. Diane and Stephanie running
the office again, and Nola for another great lunch. As usual the
grounds were in their superb condition and thanks to all the
help from the shooters. At the end of the day we left the grounds
almost as nice apart from a few more broken targets. Very much
appreciated.
Great shooting by Grant Castles in the Handicap with a 98.
This shoot was one of our usual shoot program days with 100
Singles, 100 Handicap and 50 Pair of Doubles.
Singles: A Grade 1st David Wordley 98, 2nd Mason Reed 96, 3rd 4
way equal tie Tim Fuller, Rob Anderson, Grant Castles, Paul Basten
all on 95. B Grade 1st Bruce Sanderson 90, 2nd Doreen Sanderson
88, 3rd James Elliott Forster 87. C Grade 1st Phil Garland 82, 2nd
Zoe Groot 80
3rd Murray Reed 69
Handicap 1st Grant Castles 98, 2nd Tim Fuller 92, 3rd 5 way equal
tie Dave Wordley, Rob Anderson, Les Clarke, Bruce Sanderson, Phil
Garland all on 89
Doubles B Grade 1st Dave Wordley 92, 2nd Tim Fuller, Rob
Anderson equal tie 91. C Grade 1st Doreen Sanderson 82, 2nd
Mason Reed 79, 3rd Murray Reed 76
NB: Equal Ties have split the purse money rather than shoot off.
The ATA would like to welcome the following new members:
Mason Reed, Murray Reed, Zoe Groot, Phil Garland.
May 19
The umbrella over the Thames Grounds worked again with passing
cloud on a day that looked like it wanted to rain in the morning but
we got lucky with just enough incoming breeze to raise the targets
at times. Thanks again to Stephanie making a special trip in to run
the office and cashier the shoot. Great to have Don back adjusting
the traps to help get the best possible target presentation. Thanks
to Richard Boenders coming in especially to help with running
the event and clean up at the end of the day as well as Jim Glenn
helping with end of the day clean up. Thanks to Nola for another
nice lunch. And thanks for the very much appreciated help from
competitors loading traps as well as refereeing and scoring.
Despite some great shooting the 100 straight buckle managed to
survive the day still unclaimed.
This shoot was one of our dedicated singles days. Three separate
100 target singles events with $100 ATA sponsorship on each
event.
1st Event 1st Mark Walsh 98, 2nd Tim Fuller 95, 3rd Gordon Tucker
95,
2nd Event 1st Jim Dobson 98, 2nd Mark Walsh 97, 3rd Tim Fuller 94
3rd Event 1st Jim Dobson, 2nd Tim Fuller, 3rd Bryce Schou
The ATA would like to welcome Keith Livingstone as a new member.
Good Shooting, Paul ■
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Southland Clay Target Club
Pacific Avenue Invercargill
Sheet
Metalcraft
100
Sunday 22 July 2012
Beretta 100pr
Double Rise
Hosted by Gorge Road Clay Target Club
Sat. 21st July 2012
10.00am start, 11.00am cutoff
100 pr Double Rise
Shot over 4 rounds of 25pr
Prompt 9 am start
New Beretta Semi Auto Shotgun
for HOA
$1500 Trophy Match
New Beretta Semi Auto Shotgun
(drawn score)
100 tgts Single Rise. 4 rounds x 25 tgts
New Semi Auto Shotgun
for winner each grade
A B C Grade Trophies
plus HOA Shield.
Trophies decided on aggregate scores
from rounds 2 and 3
Plus
Holloway Shield
15 tgts Points Score
Aggregate scores of 5 shooters from
the same club.
Contested at the conclusion of
the trophy event
Targets 28 cents. Day cost $66.00.
Generously Sponsored by
Sheet Metalcraft Ltd. Invercargill.
Contact:
Michael Dobbie 03 246 9705
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Kindly Sponsored by Beretta NZ
Prizes for AA, A, B, C grades
Entry $120- includes targets, Levies,
Compulsory Sweeps & lunch
Optional sweeps $5 per round of 25
2 Man Team over 3rd &4th rounds
All shooters will be in a team.
Top overall score after 3 rounds will be paired
with the lowest score,
2nd with 2nd lowest and so on.
Ammo & Refreshments
available on grounds
Contacts: Brad Warnock 027 6039883
Kaye Wilson 03 216 7999 Email
[email protected]
Nelson Marlborough
Provincials 2012
Well, as this is Nelson and the setting is
well inland yes you could expect a very
chilly start to the day and of course it was.
Driving onto the grounds in the dark, with
the grass standing up frost white while in
the Ute, it looked really lovely but of course
I had to get out.
Murray Sheppard had beaten me to the
club and had the fire going already, phew
that was a very nice surprise. So with a
good frost like that, we had a ripper sunny
day with just a very small breeze from time
to time, so very near perfect conditions for
day one.
Attendance was very good with 63 shooter
bods turning out. They came from the deep,
deep south and a regular from the lower
North Island Rob Prince with a keen crew
for the weekend. Canterbury, Westland,
Marlborough, Takaka, Nightcaps, Hawke's
Bay, Methven, Amberley, Ellesmere, &
Wairoa all had members competing.
This was the first time Nelson had hosted
the provincials under the new format (S/R
day one) and what a brilliant idea that has
turned out to be. Saturday was certainly
busy and the shoot off went till the light
was nearly gone, yes nearly gone - cause I
saw one of my perfectly good targets land
way out in the paddock that should not
have!
All disciplines required shoot offs as you
would expect and this was all completed in
good time with the girls in the office doing
a great job as usual getting the paperwork
sorted.
While on the office subject I must take
the time to express our thanks to Isabel
& Jacqui for the brilliant effort over the
weekend and of course the weeks leading
up to this. I thought Gavin said it very well
(as he usually does) by saying it makes
it possible for all of us shooters to enjoy
events such as this by the commitment put
into our sport by ladies and yes of course
gents as well at some clubs, in the office.
Without their very valued time where
would we be so please take the time at
your club when next there to especially
recognize these people and say thanks.
Prize giving was completed in good time
on Saturday and everyone headed off out
into the cold to rest up for a 9am start that
was requested. Oh yes, Councillor Sheen
Double Rise HOA Paul Black
did a fine job taking care of the prize giving
and giving Gavin a rest.
Sunday June 3rd
Well, we were close to a 9am start thanks
to the shooters for being there nice & early.
Jimmy Hannah sure knows how to get out
of bed early, both days he was there at
sparrows fart.
The only hold up getting started was the
sun, it rolled over the hill @ 9.25 and the
first 3 quads were on the mark ready to
take advantage of the brilliant first sunlight
for the day on the big orange plates. Great
setting for good scores, background of
green trees, white ground underfoot & sun.
Triples was of course first up but just one 49
score came in, James Fulford from Hawke's
Bay was pretty happy to start the day with
that score.
Points Score saw three possibles and a few
on that unfortunate 74. Single Barrel was
underway by approx. 1.30pm and saw just
two possibles, well shot Boston and Brad
that’s a great way to finish the weekend.
From the club's point of view a very
successful weekend with just one broken
spring the only trap problem so there’s a
big tick again for the team at Canterbury
Traps.
The slightly more distressing problem that
happened very early on Saturday morning
was a blown pole fuse on our incoming
power line that meant a quick call to the
power supplier; thankfully they were on
site within 45 minutes and all started on
time with no interruption.
Cheers to all of the traveling shooters, a
lot of regular faces in attendance and very
good to see a few new shooters come
and enjoy the weekend in sunny Nelson.
Shooting events are made easy to run with
organized and helpful shooters and you all
fit that description well.
So now just like to finish up by thanking
our own small team of workers in the field
that were at the club early to see the traps
set and kept topped up throughout the
weekend. Emily and Neil were hard at it in
the kitchen all weekend and have again
done a great job. Thanks to you all for the
support you give to our club and shooting.
Bloody great effort.
Until next time.
Wesley Oldham
President NWGC Inc.
Results
Skeet – HOA Boston Walker, Gorge Road
25. A grade 1st Martin O’Connor, Nelson 25,
2nd Kelvin Ellison Wairoa 24, 3rd Graeme
Ede, Ellesmere 24. B grade 1st Rick Spence,
Wairoa 23, 2nd Bob Aldrich, Nelson 23,
3rd Bevan Brown, Darfield 22. C grade 1st
Murray Smith, Marlborough 23, 2nd Steve
Ackland, Canterbury 22, 3rd John Noakes,
Nelson 21. Ladies Sheryl Anglem, Amberley
21, Juniors Jess Sutherland Gorge Road 20,
Veterans Kevin Ellison Wairoa 24. 2 Person
Team Wesley Oldham, Martin O’Connor,
Nelson 48, 2nd Kelvin Ellison, Rick Spence,
Wairoa 47. 5 Person Team, Wesley Oldham,
Martin O’Connor, Murray Sheppard, Paul
Hedwig, Bob Aldrich, Nelson 108. 2nd
Barrytown 104.
Double Rise HOA Paul Black, Barrytown 18.
A grade 1st Steve Ackland, Canterbury 18,
2nd Graeme Ede, Ellesmere 18, 3rd Derek
Sheen, Canterbury 18. B grade 1st Paul
Hedwig, Nelson 17, 2nd Grant Crosbie,
Nelson 16, 3rd Irving Harrison, Amberley
14. C grade 1st John Noakes, Nelson 15,
2nd John Horton, Marlborough 13, 3rd
Kurt Robinson, Nelson 12. Ladies Sheryl
Anglem, Amberley 17, Juniors James
Fulford, Hawke's Bay 16, Veterans Derek
Sheen Canterbury 18. ■
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Minis HOA Gavin Searle, Canterbury 15. A grade 1st Mike Havill,
Kokatahi 15, 2nd Steve Gawn, Canterbury 14, 3rd James Fulford,
Hawke's Bay 14. B grade 1st Grant Crosbie, Nelson 15, 2nd Kim
Ridgen, Canterbury 13, 3rd Tracy Searle, Canterbury 13. C grade
John Horton, Marlborough 12, 2nd Kurt Robinson, Nelson 12,
3rd Jill Mead, Nelson 12. Ladies Jess Sutherland, Gorge Road 13,
Juniors James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 14, Veterans John Moore,
Barrytown 14.
Single Rise HOA Hamish Bell, Nightcaps 25. A grade 1st Brad
Warnock, Gorge Road 25, 2nd Wesley Oldham, Nelson 25, 3rd
Graeme Ede, Ellesmere 25. B grade 1st John Berry, Methven 25, 2nd
Kostyn Morrison, Amberley 24, 3rd Murray Smith, Marlborough 24.
C grade 1st Kurt Robinson, Nelson 24, 2nd John Noakes, Nelson
22, 3rd Jill Mead, Nelson 18. Ladies Rebecca Searle, Canterbury
24, Juniors James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 25, Veterans Rick Spence,
Wairoa 25.
Triples HOA James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 49. A grade 1st Brad
Warnock, Gorge Road 48, 2nd Gavin Searle, Canterbury 48,
3rd Matthew Lovett, Ashburton 48. B grade 1st Murray Smith,
Marlborough 43, 2nd Michael Lilley, Nelson 42, 3rd Dennis
Brough, Marlborough 42. C grade 1st John Noakes, Nelson 41, 2nd
Jill Mead, Nelson 39, 3rd Kurt Robinson, Nelson 28. Ladies Rebecca
Searle, Canterbury 45, Juniors James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 49,
Veterans Keith Van Asch, Marlborough 47.
Points Score HOA Dylan Woolhouse, Hawke's Bay 75. A grade 1st
Derek Sheen, Canterbury 75, 2nd Keith Van Asch, Marlborough
75, 3rd James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 75. B grade 1st Dennis Brough,
Marlborough 74, 2nd Murray Smith 73, 3rd Grant Crosbie, Nelson
71. C grade 1st John Noakes, Nelson 67, 2nd John Horton,
Marlborough 62, 3rd Jill Mead, Nelson 61. Ladies Sheryl Anglem
Amberley 73, Juniors James Fulford, Hawke's Bay 74, Veterans
Derek Sheen, Canterbury 74. Club Team 1st Marlborough 296/300
(Keith Van Asch, Vince Bayley, Dennis Brough, Murray Smith).
Single Barrel HOA Brad Warnock, Gorge Road 25. A grade 1st
Boston Walker, Gorge Road 25, 2nd Gavin Searle, Canterbury
25, 3rd Jess Sutherland, Gorge Road 24. B grade 1st John Berry,
Methven 24, 2nd Michael Lilley, Nelson 23, 3rd Irving Harrison,
Amberley 22. C grade 1st Kurt Robinson, Nelson 20, 2nd John
Horton, Marlborough 19, 3rd Jill Mead, Nelson 18. Ladies and
Juniors Jess Sutherland, Gorge Road 24, Veterans Karl Andrews,
Hutt Valley 24.
High Gun – Boston Walker, Gorge Road 225. A grade Gavin Searle,
Canterbury 223, B grade John Berry, Methven 207, C grade John
Noakes, Nelson 194. Ladies Sheryl Anglem, Amberley 202, Juniors
James Fulford, Hawke's Bay, Veterans Damian Briggs, Barrytown
219. ■
Skeet (L-R) Veterans Kelvin Ellison, Juniors Jess Sutherland,
Ladies Sheryl Anglem
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Triples Veteran Keith Van Asch, Junior James Fulford, Ladies
Rebecca Searle
High Guns (L-R) Ladies Sheryl Anglem, Juniors James Fulford,
Veterans Damian Briggs
Triples B Grade (L-R) Michael Lilley 2nd, Murray Smith 1st, Dennis
Brough 3rd
Skeet A Grade (L-R) Kelvin Ellison 2nd, Martin O’Connor 1st,
Graeme Ede 3rd
Single Rise A Grade (L-R) Wesley Oldham 2nd, Brad Warnock 1st, Graeme Ede 3rd
Triples HOA James Fulford
Double Rise A Grade (L-R) Derek Sheen 3rd, Steve Ackland 1st, Graeme Ede 2nd
Points Score HOA Dylan Woolhouse
Minis B Grade (L-R) Tracy Searle 3rd, Grant Crosbie 1st, Kim Rodgen 2nd
Single Barrel HOA Brad Warnock
High Guns (L-R) Gavin Searle A Grade, John Berry B Grade, John Noakes C Grade
Single Rise HOA Hamish Bell
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High Gun Junior Mason Reed, Ladies Doreen Sanderson, Veterans Ian Marshall
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northland Provincials
The winterless North finally produced
two consecutive days of good weather
for this year’s Northland Provincials.
Saturday dawned bright and fair with clear skies and very
little wind. The targets were set and all that was required at 9:30
am were the shooters. Following the 10am rush at the office,
which Toni and Annette took in their stride, the skeet was finally
underway.
Don McBeath was heard to say that he wanted to win the skeet
which he had never done before and, following a shoot off, he got
his wish with HOA. Once the skeet was completed the Double Rise
and Minis were just as fiercely contested. Martin van de Wetering
won HOA in Minis and Dave Wordley HOA with the only possible
in Double Rise. Single Rise was the final event of the day with the
number of possibles shot causing the shoot offs to be completed
first thing Sunday morning. So following the 8:30am start, the
frost had gone by this time but the temperature was only a few
degrees higher, the remaining seven shooters upped the pressure
and quickly the numbers reduced leaving Colin Waghorn and
Grant Nilsson fighting for the honour of their respective islands.
By 9:15 the final shot had been fired and congratulations were due
to Grant Nilsson, HOA Single Rise.
Triples, Point Score and Single Barrel were also fiercely
contested in the shoot offs with Colin Waghorn taking HOA Triples
and Single Barrel and Deano Horn taking HOA in Point Score.
Over the two days Ron Thompson acted as Shooters' Rep and
also donned his alternate hat as Auckland Examiner for the Official
Referees and set up a classroom in one corner of the clubrooms.
He reported that he had eight students over the two days, there
were no possibles with all questions correct but he was not
expecting any failures.
Triples HOA: Colin Waghorn. A Grade: 1st Ian Marshall, 2nd
Deano Horn, 3rd Bruce Bell. B Grade: 1st Bruce Hamlin, 2nd Darcy
Goodison, 3rd Logan Jenkins. C Grade: 1st Craig Pennell, 2nd
Wayne Winter, 3rd Mike Jenkins. Ladies: Danica Radich, Juniors:
Mason Reed, Veterans: Ian Marshall.
Point Score HOA: Deano Horn. A Grade: 1st Mason Reed, 2nd
Ron Thomassen, 3rd Bruce Bell. B Grade: 1st Logan Jenkins, 2nd
Murray Reed, 3rd Ron Thompson. C Grade: 1st Wayne Winter, 2nd
Craig Pennell, 3rd Logan Williamson. Ladies: Doreen Sanderson,
Juniors: Mason Reed, Veterans: Bruce Bell.
Single Barrel HOA: Colin Waghorn A Grade: 1st Ian Marshall, 2nd
Ron Thomassen, 3rd Grant Nilsson. B Grade: 1st Logan Jenkins, 2nd
William Dunn, 3rd Bruce Hamlin. C Grade: 1st Wayne Winter, 2nd
Craig Pennell, 3rd Logan Williamson. Ladies: Doreen Sanderson.
Juniors: Logan Jenkins, Veterans: Ian Marshall.
High Gun: Colin Waghorn. A Grade: Ian Marshall, B Grade: Bruce
Hamlin, C Grade: Craig Pennell. Ladies: Doreen Sanderson, Juniors:
Mason Reed, Veterans: Ian Marshall. ■
MOA CREEK
LIFE MEMBERS
Whangarei Combined Gun Club would like to
say a big thank you to Martin van de Wetering for
presenting the awards, which were:
Skeet HOA Don McBeath. A Grade: 1st Dean Everett, 2nd
Andrew Slattery, 3rd Colin Waghorn. B Grade: 1st Ian Marshall,
2nd Deano Horn, 3rd Roger Bidois. C Grade: 1st Jason Nola, 2nd
Tim Fuller, 3rd Andrew Wenham. Ladies: Yvonne Slattery, Juniors:
Jason Nola, Veterans: Ian Marshall.
Minis HOA: Martin van de Wetering, A Grade: 1st Roger Bidois,
2nd Colin Waghorn, 3rd Dave Wordley. B Grade: 1st Ron Thompson,
2nd William Dunn, 3rd Murray Reed.
C Grade: 1st Mike Jenkins, 2nd Craig Pennell, 3rd Wayne
Winter. Ladies: Danica Radich, Juniors: Jason Nola, Veterans: Ron
Thompson.
Double Rise HOA: Dave Wordley. A Grade: 1st Ian Marshall,
2nd Martin van de Wetering, 3rd Mark Shaw. B Grade: 1st John
Hendriks, 2nd Mark Fagan, 3rd William Dunn. C Grade: 1st Craig
Pennell, 2nd Wayne Winter, 3rd Mike Jenkins. Ladies: Doreen
Sanderson, Juniors: William Dunn, Veterans: Ian Marshall.
Single Rise HOA: Grant Nilsson. A Grade: 1st Colin Waghorn,
2nd Bruce Bell, 3rd Ian Marshall. B Grade: 1st Taylor Horn, 2nd
William Dunn, 3rd Mark Fagan. C Grade: 1st Mike Jenkins, 2nd
Wayne Winter, 3rd Craig Pennell. Ladies: Danica Radich, Juniors:
Taylor Horn, Veterans: Bruce Bell.
Life Members - Back Row (L-R) Jim Dundass, Tom Arthur, and
Brian Becker. Sitting (L-R) Don Matheson and Alistair Stuart.
Recently the Moa Creek Clay Target Club held a dinner to
present three new Life Memberships to Jim Dundass, Tom
Arthur and Brian Becker in acknowledgement of the work
they have done over many years for the club. Both Jim and
Tom have been office bearers in the club and Brian has been a
behind the scenes worker for club. The other two members in
the photo were presented with Life Memberships a number
of years ago.
Moa Creek club has been in existence for 115 years. Being
only a small club, it relies on all its members and their wives
to help out during the year to run successful shoots. ■
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referees’ corner
By Blue Freeman
Another edition of Referees' Corner is due next week
and I’m only now getting replies from the
last edition. Never mind, there are a few
things we need to get aired so let’s get into
it.
Protests. There still seems to be some
misunderstanding out there still regarding protests.
Under no circumstances should shoot management
entertain any level of protest regarding the result of shot
on a regular target. If a shooter misses with his first shot and
opens his gun, the target is lost: - Dry your eyes Princess - It’s all
over. The referee has the final say. Shooters may protest referees'
interpretation of the rules only. So please club management, let’s
have no more protests regarding a hit or missed target. If you are
appointing referees from previous squads, please make sure they
have enough knowledge to do the shooters justice.
Skeet Shoot-Offs. Have a shufti at rule 4-34a. “If two or
more competitors miss the same target, a new shoot-off round
shall be commenced, where necessary” In this case, “where
necessary” refers to whether the two or more shooters are “In the
money” so to speak and it is necessary to determine a ranking
between them. If they are the first two out of a ten way shoot-off,
it is unnecessary to rank those shooters. If however they are the
last two in a shoot-off, that shoot-off has resulted in a tie and a
new shoot-off shall be started to determine the winner. Shoot offs
are 25 targets per round in skeet, and begin at station 1. Repeat
targets are not shot in individual first miss out shoot-offs, except
as the 25th target after 24 breaks have been recorded. Compare
this rule with rule 4-36 for Skeet team shoot-offs.
DTL Shoot-Offs. The same rules apply as above. A new shootoff round (see rule 4-41 for definition of a round) is started if
two or more shooters miss the same target and it is necessary to
determine a ranking between those shooters.
Skeet rule changes from NSSA: The NSSA executive
recently went through their skeet rules and made a number
of changes. Here are the rules changes as they impact NZCTA
regulations.
(1) Mandatory positions for referees while using Voice release
(VR) systems. Add Rule 6-26 g) “Exception 2: While a referee must
stand as close as possible to the mandatory positions detailed
above, it is acceptable for a referee using a Voice Release System
to slightly adjust his/her position to meet the needs of either the
shooter or the Voice Release System without causing interference
with the shooter or the squad”.
(2) Time fault: Deliberate delay; Rule 6-50f: This is a tough rule to
police, but it is to prevent time wasting on the mark. Instead of 15
seconds, a shooter now has 10 seconds to call for a target.
(3) Malfunction between shots on doubles. All that drama about
“nothing established” if you have hit the first target etc. is now out
the door. Rules 6-54 and rule 6-65b: In both cases, if an allowable*
malfunction has occurred between shots on doubles, the referee
will score the results of the first shot and a proof doubles will be
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shot to establish the second shot result.
Note.* The word allowable here refers to
the number of malfunctions permitted in
a round. Two gun malfunctions and two
ammo malfunctions. If the malfunction is
excessive, the second target will be “lost” and a
proof double will not be shot.
NZCTA Rule Clarifications: We have also added a
couple of explanatory rules which some people felt unnecessary,
but I can assure them they are necessary to set people's mind at
rest, settle differences of opinion and to clarify intent.
Amend Rule 3.01 h: Add the following sentence to the existing
rule: Where an unfinished match or a shoot-off is to continue
the next day, no rule-off is to take place until after the match is
completed or until shooters concerned have finished the shootoff. (Some clubs felt their duty was to rule off each night even
when a shoot-off was unfinished).
Amend Rule 3.13 d) A new sporting shooter to start at 59%. (This was my oversight. Council amended the grades at the
sporting shooters' request, but overlooked the impact on starting
grade).
Amend Rule 2.69 r): Willoughby Norrie Trophy: Add word “Open”
between New Zealand and Team. (This is to ensure that the award
is only open to those 25 shooters who qualify to be in the open
Mackintosh team. In days gone by, there was only one team and
this proviso was unnecessary. Now we have ladies, Juniors and
veterans as well as the Open team).
Add new rule 5-17 e): In Points Score events, each shooter will
visit each lane once only, shooting an equal number of targets on
each of the five lanes. After the appropriate number of targets
has been shot on each lane by all shooters, the referee will call
“Change”, and the shooters will then move to the next lane. (Clarification of progress across lanes for points score matches of
less than 25 targets).
Add new rule 4-03 c) iii: If the shooter fires at an alleged “slow” or
“quick” pull before the referee has declared it “No Target”, the result
of the shot is to be scored. (This places this rule in the appropriate
section of the rules).
Amend rule 5-40: Delete the existing rule 5-40. Replace with “For
expediency when using automatic voice release equipment, clubs
are to adopt the following process: Squads to be a maximum of five
shooters, and each shooter will visit each lane once only, shooting
an equal number of targets on each of the five lanes. After the
appropriate number of targets has been shot on each lane by all
shooters, the referee will call “Change”, and the shooters will move
to the next lane, adjusting the position of the microphones to a
position appropriate to their shooting mark”. (For HBD matches
to enable voice release rather than manual release. Note that if a
voice release handpiece is used to manually release targets, the
human reaction time delay is still generated within the device.
This makes all targets emerge slower than if on voice).
These amendments will be in the rule book master on the website
by the time this Gunshot is printed. Also on the website is a
document called “rule book errata” which lists all the amendments
to the current version. Referees will find it most handy to have
available- as should club management. Remember that the
website rules are the most up to date rules and over-ride the
November 2010 printed version.
Amended test questions: Of course these rule and rulebook
amendments have brought about changes to the referee
examination, and another paper will be provided to all of the
referees' examiners before this issue of Gunshot reaches your mail
boxes. I should send the updated paper to Ned Kelland down in
Alexandra. Ned keeps me honest and makes sure the rule book
means what it says, and says what it means. So does Jim Dobson
in Te Puke for that matter.
Here is one from the Skeet T/F that seems to need some
explanation: A protest involving scoring of target(s), if filed
immediately on the station. Shall require a second shot to be fired
and results recorded and noted as a protest. The protest shall
proceed in the prescribed manner. True or false?
Scenario: A shooter gets a slightly slow pull on station high
two, but shoots at the target and misses. The referee calls “lost –
Repeat”, and the shooter complains that the target was the result
of a slow pull and wants a “no target”. He formally states his protest
to the referee.
The referee is quite right in his call, and to change his call would
be a blunder. He is not to hold up the squad and cannot go and
ask for advice, so he marks the target as lost and asks the shooter
to shoot his repeat target and then he asks the shooter to shoot
the target again – with this result scored as a protest. That is, if the
protest is upheld by the shoot management, the protest target
would become the result for High 2. At the end of the round, if
the shooter is all on, he would shoot a second low 8, so that if the
protest is upheld, there is a complete score for the round and the
shooter doesn’t have to go out and shoot one or two targets to
generate a score for the scoreboard.
So the answer is “True”.
The same principle should be applied to DTL as well. Mark the
target as lost, and shoot another target in case the protest is
upheld. If the shooter does not actually go ahead with his protest,
the second target is not counted. That way the squad is not held
up, the shooter hasn’t “bullied” the referee to change his call, and
the shooter can focus on shooting targets with the knowledge that
his protest will be given the fairest hearing by shoot management
after the round. …………and they all lived happily ever after.
New Grounds: NZCTA President Keith Livingstone and I paid a
visit to the new Bay of Plenty Clay Target Club grounds way up
the back behind Pyes Pa last month. We had been invited to have
a look at the new layouts and confirm the measurements and
tolerances were all in accordance with the rules. No surprise that
everything is well under control of the project manager, Grant
Castles.
The earthworks have been huge! They’ve turned a couple of hills
upside down and dropped them into a pair of appropriate sized
gullies and then smoothed the tops over. They now have a clear
area with a great backdrop to shoot against, and have room for
expansion into the next century. Drains have been installed to
allow for future growth, the clubrooms have been relocated from
down Te Puke way and are being upgraded with consideration
for staff and shooters. Grant is building everything to the latest
specifications, and his attention to detail is noteworthy: the
results are going to be fantastic. Great effort BoP Clay Target Club,
magnificent effort Grant Castles!
New Referees: With Queens Birthday behind us now, the
weather will get less agreeable to everyone. This is when the
true mettle of the referees will show. While their gumboots are
filling with rain, or their face has frozen because a stiff southerly
is blowing straight at them, they are still out there on the mark
making a level playing field for everyone. To all those who have
taken the steps to be measured for their ability to referee, thank
you very much. It’s easy to take from the sport, but those who
make the effort to put something back in are true sportsmen.
Seven more referees have sat and passed the examinations this
past couple of months. They are John Beaver, Bruce Parkin and
Scott Verran, Yvonne Slattery, Andrew Slattery and Selwyn Gates.
Welcome aboard everyone and thanks for your time and energy.
Trevor Manson from the Southland Club has also decided to
continue giving back to the sport and has qualified as a referee
and referees' examiner to assist in the wide expanses of Southland.
Trevor and his wife Jan have given much to the sport over the
years, and they just keep doing it! Thanks again Trevor.
Well it's next week already and Adrienne has sent one of her emails
asking where the article is, so I must sign off here for this issue.
Happy and safe shooting; - Please check your guns and your
scores.
Thank you shooters. Blue ■
Keith and Grant discussing the
expansion. Grant is testing the
barbeque with his digital thermometer
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letters to the editor
To The NZCTA Council
The 24th Oceania FITASC event for 2012
has now been and gone leaving a huge
variation of feelings about the future of
sporting clay target shooting.
I know of at least 2 senior shooters who will
NEVER attend a FITASC event ever again.
The huge question, the answer to which
could influence whether sporting shooting
flourishes or diminishes: Who decided
that the 50 targets for Sunday at Oceania
should be made more difficult?
This question has been asked of a Waikato
member who replied “Ray McFarlane
wanted the targets set tougher.”
Ray McFarlane when asked the same
question answered “Stop complaining,
Waikato wanted target difficulty increased
and I softened them up.”
These answers suggest a totally dishonest
regime making up answers to a very
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important question.
Any shooter at any level who has paid
$320.00 to enter has the right to ask these
questions and the equal right to an honest
answer.
At the Cromwell Grand Prix top shooters
were saying that target difficulty was
tougher than any recent European or
World Championship – at Hamilton, at the
recent Oceania a Sporting Clay Committee
member in a somewhat heated discussion
with myself said that the targets at World
Championship events were not as tough as
we were shooting at during Oceania 2012.
Well, why the hell are we shooting such
tough targets?? Is there an agenda in place
that we don’t know about?
I have heard a philosophy that we don’t
shoot tough enough targets and that is
how the Australians always beat us – so
we’ll set tough targets to show them real
difficult targets. The reality is that we don’t
have shooters that are as good as they are
(with the exception of maybe 1 or 2).
It is only maths – we are a country of
4.5million population and we have maybe
5 good shooters who on their good day
can beat anybody; they have 20million
population so they have maybe 20 good
shooters who on their good day can beat
anyone in the world.
Within sporting clays we have a huge
problem – the sport is propped up by the
average shooter who never wins a prize.
The AA shooters are not the shooters who
have to go home happy; it is the lower A,
B and C grade shooter who must go home
happy.
The aims of FITASC are not being
considered when target setting is taking
place. The target setting process with
targets being set to a tight tolerance, that
is just clearing the brow of a hill or passing
very closely to a tree or obstacle of some
sort, does give a huge possibility for a
shooter who has missed a target to claim
that this was a no target.
This situation often results in a top
shooter after having two fair shots at a
target and missing, then insisting to a less
experienced referee that he is entitled
to a no target being declared. So slight
variations in a flight become the reason
for a no target being declared. While this
is allowed for in the rules, I feel that this
aspect is being abused. Personally I regard
this as cheating.
Another frightening occurrence that
disturbs me greatly is the displays of
bad temper-throwing of empties and
equipment, horizontal language that
no man would use in front of his wife or
daughter.
What I perceive as cheating (or maybe the
over use of a fine line in the rule book) and
bad behaviour do our future no favours.
At Oceania 2012 – a top shooter, standing
with his squad on the mark closed his gun
and swung it around, shot his singles and
off the mark closed his gun again and
swung it around, then after completing his
doubles closed the gun again and swung
the gun around again mounted on his
shoulder before putting the gun away in
a slip. I have seen shooters ripped up for
that type of breach of the rules – refer to
chapter 8 – Rules of conduct.
Increasing target difficulty with a reckless
desire to have top end shooters miss
targets is the greatest threat to our sport
growing.
I am convinced that this desire to see top
shooters miss targets is the hidden and
not admitted to attitude behind many
attempts to increase difficulty.
A lack of honesty and reckless difficulty
will see our sport fall over; the cash cow
provided by the average shooter will
progressively dry up.
Our discipline within clay target shooting
has the potential to be the largest shot gun
discipline in New Zealand.
We have major events in New Zealand
where top scores from some of the world’s
top shooters are 15-20% below winning
scores at World and European events.
This does surely suggest unwarranted
difficulty of targets.
On the positive.
Waikato - what an event - the entire shoot
was as well run as any international event.
On time all day.
Equipment reliability, all 3 days the traps
functioned as if it was all new gear set up
by the manufacturer
A huge amount of man power dedicated
to make the event run well
A huge event that ran like clockwork.
The Waikato ground has huge resources
and Rotorua and Wanganui with help from
each other can now run huge events so
very well.
These three groups have the gear to run
great events that need the average shooter
to leave the event not having endured a
form of torture.
Kindest regards
Geoff Furborough
Geoff,
Thank you for your letter; your passion for
the well-being of the sport is evident and
applauded. Unfortunately it's difficult to
answer all your questions, but I’ll give it a
go.
Ray McFarlane is Vice President of FITASC,
and is responsible for the overall running
of the event. I don’t know exactly who was
responsible for setting and ‘signing off’
the targets on the last day of the Oceania
Champs, but I do know that there were a
large number of people involved in the
target setting for the entire event. I do
agree that the difficulty level was increased
on the Sunday, and there were negative
comments passed by shooters ranging in
skill from C Grade to the AA Champion of
the event.
However, I must point out that ‘difficulty’
is a subjective viewpoint. For as many
people that had negative comments, there
were just as many that were positive in
their feedback. This perhaps leaves the
question, “Is difficulty good or bad?”
One of the problems faced in New Zealand
is that on any given day there will be a
handful of the best shooters in the country
present, alongside some C Grade and
beginners. Our pool of shooters is small
so many of us are likely to turn up on the
same day. The real challenge to the target
setter is to give a range of targets that suit
and please everyone at the same time, and
this is a very difficult thing to do. Despite
the best intentions, occasionally the event
turns out to be a little easy or a little
hard, sending home a few competitors
with a few complaints. It’s hard to please
everyone, but no one wants to see the
“cash cow provided by the average shooter
progressively dry up”.
This task becomes harder when the event
is the pinnacle of our shooting calendar
on this side of the world. When the best
shooters from all over Oceania turn up
together, a certain standard is required.
I don’t mean standard as in 'difficulty',
but as in 'quality'. So target setters
push the boundaries in terms of target
presentations and menu settings to try and
make the targets as varied and interesting
as possible. But until the course has been
shot in competition it's always hard to
gauge the difficulty. And as you know
once the first shot is fired, there’s no going
back.
There is certainly no place for bad temper,
foul language and "cheating" as you put it.
However these matters need to be dealt
with on the stand by the referee, or other
senior shooters' if need be. There is a shoot
jury and shooters reps are nominated at
all FITASC events. To my knowledge no
matters like these were brought to the
attention of the nominated officials.
I will agree whole-heartedly that
Waikato, as always, ran a superb event.
The countless hours of planning and
organisation from a large group ensured
a fantastic competition, and I personally
think that this is how an event should be
judged. In New Zealand the discipline of
sporting is in the best shape numbers wise
that it’s been for ten years, and that has
nothing to do with the difficulty of targets.
It is to do with dedicated people and clubs
hosting the events.
I’m not necessarily standing up for the
target setters at Waikato for the level of
difficulty during the Oceania event. But I
stand by them because it’s an extremely
tough job to get right, but that’s only my
opinion and like you, we’re entitled to it.
Geoff Wells
On behalf of the Sporting Clay Committee
Hi there Clay Target Shooters,
I would like to talk about ribs. High ribs,
that is. Recently I’ve been reading about
high-rib guns and their advantages over
the standard rib, so being a compulsive
fiddler with my gun I decided to try one.
I shoot an MX8 Perazzi. One option was
to buy a new high rib Perazzi at a cost of
around $16,000 or make my own. I chose
the latter, as you would. I have neither the
machinery nor the expertise to do such a
job but I do know Dave Lee. He’s a keen
shooter himself, a retired Tool & Die maker
with considerable skill and has a very well
equipped home workshop. A bit of trial
and error saw a successful version fitted
to my gun. It was adjusted on the pattern
plate to shoot where I wanted.
I tried it out in competition at regulation
targets and was more than pleased with
the result. First match 25/25, second
match 24/25, so the total of 49/50 was
most encouraging, first time out. I found
it very easy to shoot, with a head up hold
and no neck or shoulder strain. Acquisition
of the target was quick and it was easy to
follow through and break any surviving
chips with the second barrel. All this only
confirms what I’ve read. My rib is 25mm x
10mm. When fitted onto of the existing
rib it is 33mm high and adjustable for
elevation, but not really necessary. I had to
extend the posts on my adjustable Comb
to accommodate the extra height of the
rib. Most of the top Gun makers are now
offering high rib options but if you have
a gun that you like, no need to sell - fit a
high rib and if you don’t love it, it’s easily
removed. All these things give me lots to
fiddle with. What fun!
Peter Askey phone: 03 342 5811
Dave Lee phone: 03 388 5702
long run awards
• 25 DTL STUDENT – D. Sands, Auckland Met. N. Wiseman, Thames.
• 50 DTL N. Wiseman, Thames. C. Pennell, Te Aroha. C. Taylor, Wanganui Rangitikei.
O. Withers, Hawke's Bay.
• 75 DTL B. Ballantyne, Wairoa, D. Goodison, Whangarei.
• 100 DTL J. Mathieson, Te Aroha. S. Cornelius, Ashburton
• 200 DTL D. Morris, Tokoroa.
• 384 DTL V. Butcher, Woodville
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Canterburry Earthquake Appeal
Last year certain individuals and clubs generously donated to
the NZCTA to show their support to fellow members during the
height of the recent earthquakes that besieged the Canterbury
region.
The funds that were donated to the NZCTA have been held
while we access who would be the most deserving recipients
of this. We have asked all the local clubs to advise us of any of
their members who were severely disadvantaged by the recent
earthquakes. Based on the names that have come back from the
local clubs, the NZCTA Council has now moved to pay this fund
out to those on this list, less 10% which we will hold for a 12 month
period then disburse to those who are currently being paid, if no
new recipients come to light.
On behalf of the NZCTA Executive, thank you to those that
contributed in any way to the fund that shows other members
throughout the country care about their fellow shooters.
MARGARET COOK MEMORIAL
SHIELD & H H MORRIS MEMORIAL
SHIELD TEAMS SHOOT
HOSTED BY WOODVILLE CLAY TARGET CLUB INC
29 JULY 2012 9.00AM START
Event 1
25 Target Single Rise.
Compulsory $2 graded sweep 15M A, B & C Grades
Event 2
Margaret Cook Memorial Shield
25 Target Points Score 15M A, B & C Grades
Comp $2 graded sweep & Opt $5 ungraded sweep
Event 3
H.H.Morris Memorial Shield
30 Target Single Rise. A-16M, B-14M, C-12M
Shot in 3x10 tgt visits. Compulsory $2 graded sweep
Optional $300.00 cash trophy on event 3-$8 entry
All team events are five person teams.
$10.00 per team per event.
50% paid out to winning teams.
Day entry $50.00 including Optional Sweeps & Cash Trophy
Ammunition, Lunch and afternoon tea available
contacts
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Vance Butcher 06 3570623 President
Paul Wilkey 06 3547720 Vice President
Dave Peck 0274 450 514 Club Captain
Central & Lower North Island
Secondary School Series 2012
April 29th 2012 – Round 8 / Hawke's Bay Clay Target Club
The Hunting & Fishing Inter-school Series
kicked off a little earlier than usual this
year, hosted by the Hawke's Bay Clay
Target Club. As shown in the results below,
some very good scores are being posted
early in the secondary school season. This
year the Central & Lower North Island
Secondary School Series is comprised
of 7 shoots, 5 of which count against the
overall competition. Individuals shoot for
a possible of 100 points per day (20 single
rise, 60 points score, 20 single rise). The
series team competition is determined
from a possible 2,500 points (5 shoots at
500/shoot). The final round at Woodville
Clay Target Club will also determine HOA
Single Rise, Points Score & Single Barrel
winners.
Results from Round 1 as follows:
Eye Opener (poss 5) Oliver Withers, Harry
Smith, Angus Fulford (Karamu) Rhys
Bloxham, Kaea Bremmer (Napier Boys)
Todd McCormick, Sam Kirk (Lindisfarne)
Andrew Baxter (Wairarapa College) Henry
Clarke, Mitchell Dean (Palmerston North
Boys) Nick Southward, Nicholas Schaw,
Sam McDougal, Duncan McCormick
(Central HB College) Jason Brown (St Johns)
Greg Bentley, Daniel Marfell (Rathkeale)
Single Rise (possible 20) Sam Kirk, Jono
Tod (Lindisfarne). Henry Clarke, Huntar
Leslie, Kerrin Rutten (PNBHS). Greg Bentley
(Rathkeale). On 19/20 Tyler Morrison
(Wairarapa), Nicholas Schaw, Jim Aitken
(Rathkeale), Max Buchanan (PNBHS),
Craig Taylor (PNBHS), Rhys Bloxham,
Brad Petterson (PNBHS), Jack Wakeling
(Wairarapa).
Following the shoot-off – 1st Sam Kirk, 2nd
Greg Bentley, 3rd Henry Clarke.
Points Score (possible 60) Oliver Withers,
Greg Bentley. On 59/60 Jono Tod, Brad
Petterson.
Following the shoot-off – 1st Greg Bentley,
2nd Oliver Withers, 3rd Brad Petterson, 4th
Jono Tod
Single Barrel (possible 20) Andrew
Baxter 20, Henry Clarke 20, Jim Aitken
20 (Rathkeale) Oliver Withers 19, Todd
McCormick 19, Nicholas Schaw 18, Harry
Smith 18, Sam Kirk 18, Huntar Leslie 18,
Greg Bentley 18, Baylee Parlato 18 After
a shoot-off 1st Jim Aitken 2nd Andrew
Baxter 3rd Henry Clarke
Points Score Team event (possible 300)
1st Lindisfarne 274 (Jono Tod, Sam Kirk,
HOA Greg Bentley
Todd McCormick, Harry McLeod, Piers
McIldowie). 2nd PNBHS A 266 (Henry
Clarke, Huntar Leslie, Liam Quinn, Kerrin
Rutten, Mitchell Dean). 3rd PNBHS B 265
(Max Buchanan, Perrin Turner, Baylee
Parlato, Craig Taylor, Brad Petterson)
HOA Greg Bentley 98/100, Oliver Withers
97, Henry Clarke 96, Jono Tod 95, Brad
Petterson 94.
As always a big thank you must be
extended to Hunting and Fishing New
Zealand for their support of this event, to
Nigel and Sue Field and the Hawke's Bay
Clay Target Club for a very efficiently run
day. ■
SR 2nd Greg Bentley, 1st Sam Kirk, 3rd Henry Clarke
PS - Oliver Withers 2nd, Greg Bentley 1st, Brad Petterson 3rd
SB 2nd Andrew Baxter, 1st Jim Atkin, 3rd Henry Clarke
Team Lindisfarne Harry McLeod, Todd McCormick, Sam Kirk,
Jono Tod, Piers McIldowie.
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Central & Lower North Island
Secondary School Series 2012
May 20th 2012 – Round 2 Palmerston North Gun Club Club
Following the absolute crap weather of the previous few days the
mighty Manawatu put on yet another typically fine and calm day
for Round 2 of the local secondary school series. Ten teams from
the Wairarapa through to Hawke's Bay attended. Always good to
see the day start off with lots of possibles in the single rise. Todd
McCormick and Rhys Bloxham set a hot early pace, sitting on
perfect scores after the single rise and the points score. As often
happens, the single barrel sorted the dead-lock out allowing
Todd McCormick to take out HOA with 97/100 followed by Max
Buchanan with 95/100. The Palmerston North Boys High B team
began well leading their own A team by one point after the single
rise. However the A team shot consistently to win the team event
28 points ahead of the B team, followed closely by Lindisfarne A.
Results from Round 2 as follows:
Eye Opener (poss 5) Oliver Withers, Harry Smith (Karamu) Rhys
Bloxham, Logan McClelland (Napier Boys) Sam Kirk, Jono Tod,
SB - 3rd Tyler Morrison - 1st Oliver Withers - 2nd Max Buchanan
Harry McLeod (Lindisfarne) Andrew Baxter, Jake Ellison (Wairarapa
College) Perrin Turner, Liam Quinn, Baylee Parlato, Brad Petterson,
Craig Taylor, Scott Taylor, Henry Clarke, Huntar Leslie, Max
Buchanan (Palmerston North Boys) Nick Southward, Nicholas
Schaw (Central HB College) Adam Fulford (Havelock North) Ross
Challies.
Single Rise (poss 20) Todd McCormick (Lindisfarne). Liam Quinn,
Henry Clarke, Huntar Leslie, Max Buchanan (PNBHS). Nicholas
Schaw, Harry Smith, Rhys Bloxham, Logan McClelland, Kaea
Bremmer (Napier Boys). After the shoot-off 1st Huntar Leslie. 2nd
Kaea Bremmer. 3rd Nicholas Schaw. 4th Harry Smith.
Points Score (poss 60) Todd McCormick 60, Rhys Bloxham 60, Adam
Fulford 59, Max Buchanan 57, Ross Challies 57. After a shoot-off
1st Rhys Bloxham. 2nd Todd McCormick. 3rd Adam Fulford.
Single Barrel (poss 20) Huntar Leslie, Kieran Ruttan, Max Buchanan,
Jono Tod, Oliver Withers, Tyler Morrison (Wairarapa College) all on
PS - 2nd Todd McCormick - 1st Rhys Bloxham - 3rd Adam Fulford
Team-PNBHS-Mitchell Dean, Max Buchanan, Huntar Leslie, Henry Clarke, Kieran Rutten
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Wairarapa Champs
18. After a shoot-off 1st Oliver Withers. 2nd Max Buchanan. 3rd
Tyler Morrison.
Team event (poss 500) 1st PNBHS A 448 (Henry Clarke, Huntar
Leslie, Kieran Rutten, Mitchell Dean, Max Buchanan). 2nd PNBHS
B 420 (Perrin Turner, Liam Quinn, Baylee Parlato, Craig Taylor,
Brad Petterson). 3rd Lindisfarne A 413 (Jono Tod, Sam Kirk, Todd
McCormick, Harry McLeod, Piers McIldowie).
HOA Todd McCormick 97/100, Max Buchanan 95, Rhys Bloxham
95, Adam Fulford 94.
As always a big thank you must be extended to Hunting and
Fishing New Zealand for their support of this event. Also thanks
to the Palmerston North Gun Club, especially Wayne Hancock
for keeping a ‘seasoned’ eye on proceedings. The day ran very
smoothly with managers and parents glad to have everything
wrapped up in good time for travelling teams to get home. ■
SR - 2nd Kaea Bremner - 1st Huntar Leslie - 3rd Nicholas Schaw
HOA Todd McCormick
35 competitors arrived for the Wairarapa District Champs, hosted
by the Hutt Valley Gun Club in conditions that didn’t seem too bad,
although the red circles on the scoreboard were very scarce.
First up was the Skeet. With no possibles shot, the 24’s had to shoot off
with Robert Prince winning 1st A grade from Bruce Sanderson, 2nd A
grade and John McKinstry taking 3rd A grade. Grahame Roberts took
out B grade with a good 24 after not shooting Skeet for a couple of
years from Shane Ashforth, also on 24 and Nathan Barbridge 3rd.
Don Rankin won the C grade with 23 and moved up to B grade in the
process, Karl Andrews was 2nd also on 23 and Jamie Cane & Karen
Hayes 3rd= on 22’s. The two man teams were won by Don Rankin
and John McKinstry with a combined score of 47, followed by Robert
Prince and Jamie Cane on 46.
Next were the Triples with the top score of 49 going to Joe Houghton
taking 1st A grade.
Greg Bentley, Dylan Woolhouse and Kevin Barbridge 2nd= on 48’s.
Jamie Cane won 1st B grade on 48. 2nd B grade going to David Donald
on 46 and Nathan Barbridge 3rd on 44. Don Staples won the C grade
on 41, Dave Gwerder and John Donald 2nd= on 40’s.
The North/South DTL qualifying events were next, starting with the
Single Rise and with only three possibles shot, the short shoot off
resulted in Dylan Woolhouse winning 1st A grade, 2nd A grade and
the Veterans medal was taken by Ross Elliott and Eric Dais 3rd A grade.
The B grade was won by Nathan Barbridge on 24, with John Varley,
Doreen Sanderson, David Donald and George Baker tying for 2nd on
22’s, with Doreen also taking home the Ladies medal. Winning 1st C
grade was Don Staples on 22, 2nd C grade won by Dave Gwerder on
20 and 3rd C grade going to Bayley Donald on 18.
The Points Score event saw the 72’s shooting off with Karl Andrews
winning 1st A grade from Bruce Sanderson 2nd and Joe Houghton
taking 3rd A grade. Nathan Barbridge won the B grade on 69, followed
by Grahame Roberts 2nd B grade on 68 and Karen Hayes taking out
3rd B grade on 64. Don Staples won the C grade with a 63, Dave
Gwerder 2nd on 60 and John Donald 3rd on 54.
Next, the Single Barrel. Robert Prince shot the only possible (and one
of only four red circles on the scoreboard all day) won the A grade
with Don Rankin, Kevin Barbridge and Dave Challies 2nd= A grade
on 24’s. B grade was won by George Baker on 23 followed by Doreen
Sanderson 2nd B grade on 22 and Karen Hayes taking 3rd B grade,
on 21.
John Donald took out the C grade on 20 from Don Staples on 14 and
Bayley Donald taking 3rd C grade on 12.
North/South DTL qualifying scores were not surprisingly good, with
very few possibles throughout the day, Robert Prince was the top
qualifier on 120 followed by Bruce Sanderson, the next best score on
116.
The last event for the day was the Double Rise and Bruce Sanderson
took out 1st A grade on 17, after a shoot off with Don Rankin 2nd A
grade, Robert Prince and James Fulford were 3rd= A grade on 16’s.
Jim Mason won B grade with a very good 17, followed by Nathan
Barbridge on 16 and Jamie Cane 3rd B grade on 15. The C grade medal
went to young Bayley Donald with a 13, Don Staples was 2nd on 12
and Dave Gwerder and John Donald 3rd= C grade on 9’s.
Robert Prince won the A grade High Gun on 202 for the day. Nathan
Barbridge won the B Grade High Gun on 195 and Don Staples won the
C Grade High Gun on 168.
A big thank you to all competitors, especially the Sandersons who
were a long way from home, see you next time. ■
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Jenkinson Cup. Central S'land College. (L-R) Oliver Gordon, Rueben Wilson, Emma Heatherington,
Alexander Brown, Jordan Wiseman
Southland
Intercollegiate Shoot
Yet another fine day greeted competitors
and parents alike on the day of the first
intercollegiate shoot on the Southland/Otago
circuit held at the Southland Clay Target Club.
As has become the norm for school shooting
events the shooters were on the grounds,
organised and ready to go at the appointed
time.
The usual programme of Skeet, Single Rise,
Points Score and Single Barrel was the order
of the day. All went smoothly for the day and
because numbers were down on previous
years an early finish meant those travelling
were able to get on the road at a reasonable
time. Our congratulations to Garth Sanders
on shooting his very first skeet possible. A fine
effort.
Our thanks to all those who helped make the
day a success.
Results
Skeet HOA Garth Saunders (J McG). Senior
Mark Gow (GHS) 1, Alexander Brown (CSC
2, Hugh Lindsay (J McG) 3. Junior Rueben
Wilson (CSC) 1, Clint McAughtrie (J McG) 2,
Mandy Unwin (NSC)
2 man team Garth Saunders and Clint
McAughtrie (J McG)
Single Rise HOA Oliver Gordon (CSC). Senior
Mark Gow (GHS) 1, Alexander Brown (CSC)
2, Jordon Wiseman (CSC) 3. Junior Clint
McAughtrie (J McG) 1, Rachel Bell (CDS) 2,
Mandy Unwin (NSC) 3.
Points Score HOA Mark Gow (GHS). Senior
Senior SB. Mark Gow (GHS) 3rd, Hugh Lindsay (J McG) 1st,
Alexander Brown (CSC)2nd
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Alexander Brown (CSC) 1, Hugh Lindsay
(J McG) 2, Oliver Gordon (CSC) 3. Junior
Mandy Unwin (NSC) 1, Clint McAughtrie
(J McG) 2, Garth Saunders (J McG) 3. HOA
Ladies Rachel Bell (CDS). Ladies Samantha
Gray (CDS) 1, Brittany Pilcher (CDS) 2, Emma
Heatherington (CSC) 3. Team Jenkinson Cup –
Central Southland College (E Heatherington,
A Brown, J Wiseman, R Wilson, O Gordon).
Single Barrel HOA Garth Saunders (J MCG).
Senior Hugh Lindsay (J McG) 1, Alexander
Brown (CSC) 2, Mark Gow (GHS) 3. Junior
Bevan Ross (GHS) 1, Clint McAughtrie (J McG)
2, Rachel Bell (CDS) 3.
High Gun Mark Gow (GHS). Ladies Rachel Bell
(CDS), Senior Alexander Brown (CSC), Junior
Garth Saunders (J McG) ■
Junior SR. Rachel Bell (Craighead) 2nd, Clint McAughtrie (J McG)
1st, Mandy Unwin (NSC) 3rd
High Gun Mark Gow (GHS)
HOA SR. Oliver Gordon Central Southland
College
Ladies High Gun, Rachel Bell Craighead
new members
NZCTA welcomes the following new members:
• Josh Alexander, Patangata, Junior
• Alan Goodman, Dunedin
• Tony An, Waitemata
• Timothy Gordan, Waikato, Junior
• Daniel Paisley, Waimate Oamaru,
Junior
• Phillip Ashton, Waitemata
• Shane Graham, Hawke's Bay
• Justus Pienaar, Dunedin, Social
• Jamie Baker, Waikato, Junior
• Becks Grainger, Waitemata, Family
• Michelle Pienaar, Dunedin, Social
• Colin Bates, Rotorua, Junior
• Carl Grainger, Waitemata
• Josh Pratt, Waikato, Junior
• Bruce Best, Nightcaps
• Cairo Griffin, Dunedin, Junior
• Luke Pullin, Taupo
• Kyle Birch, Auckland Met Junior
• Chris Guthrie, Palmerston North,
Junior
• Lyn Reed, Whangarei
• Eva Harris, Timaru, Junior
• Corrie Roberts, Auckland Met
• Lionel Hemming, Tokoroa
• Duncan Ryan, Waihora
• Maggie Herbison, Patangata, Junior
• Kasey Sanders, Patangata, Junior
• Emma Howard, Waitemata
• Garry Sheed, Geraldine
• Riley Inglis, Taupo, Junior
• Nigel Sheed, Geraldine
• Wendy Janesen van Vuuren, Dunedin,
Social
• Lisa Simonsen, Patangata, Junior
• Ludwig Jansen van Vuuren, Dunedin,
Social
• Jason Smith, Mead Te Pirita
• Wayne Boss, Dunedin, Social
• Michaela Bould, Patangata, Junior
• Craig Boyed, Waitemata
• Michael Butler, Ellesmere, Junior
• Hannah Childs, Auckland Met, Junior
• Simon Coleman, Waitemata
• Jim Crouchley, Ashburton
• Brian Daniels, Dunedin, Social
• Mike Duncan, Moa Creek
• Luis Farac, Waitemata
• Lisa Finnerty, Dunedin, Social
• George Franklin, Ellesmere, Junior
• Ben Fraser, Waitemata
• Rory Kynock, Palmerston North,
Junior
• Joel Lynne, Waitemata
• Ray Gardner, Kaitaia
• Raymond McIlhinney, Auckland Met,
Social
• Fred Gianone, Dunedin, Social
• Tom McKenzie, Ellesmere
• Zane Gianone, Dunedin, Social
• Carl Moon, Whakatane
• Harry Gibbs, Palmerston North, Junior
• Rebekah Osborne, Patangata, Junior
• Dante Regeling, Kaikohe, Junior
• Hannah Smith, Patangata, Junior
• William Tannock, Palmerston North,
Junior
• Sam Thorburn, Dunedin, Social
• Ryan Travers, Kaitaia, Junior
• Maggie Winter, Timaru, Junior
• Rodger Withell, Ashburton
• Jack Wogan, Putaruru, Junior
• Beth Woods, Patangata, Junior
• Richard Worker, Waitemata ■
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illusory. In the case of the football coach's
decision, the "obvious" decision was to
punt, but the statistical (and therefore
logical) decision was counter-intuitive. The
chance of winning was higher with the
fourth and inches conversion.
The reason we make decisions this way
is we are not rational creatures. We don't
look at the statistical advantages if there
is a chance for loss. We are biased toward
being safe. We don't react to uncertainty
with a cold look at the probabilities;
instead, we rely on gut feeling and tradition,
which more often than not lead us astray.
Uncertainty is a fact of life in competitive
shooting. While the parameters of trap and
skeet are well-known and the course of fire
fairly easy shot-to-shot, the introduction of
match stress adds a lot of uncertainty. In
addition, once a certain level of comfort is
reached, most shooters tend to stay there.
This safe harbor is preferred to taking a
chance on learning a new technique or
making a major change that requires a
new commitment because of the possible
chance of significant loss.
The bottom line is most shooters are
satisfied overall with their situation in a
competition, even though they may desire
to improve. The drive to excel is countered
by the need to be safe. This is true even
though, with enough training and practice,
a large number of shooters could shoot
very good scores.
Of course, being "risk-adverse" is not
true of all shooters. The very best shooters
not only have an insane amount of talent,
they are driven to find the best possible
way to shoot and win. They will do
whatever it takes to win, even if it means
changing from what they were taught
to a relatively unproven (and therefore
uncertain) technique. At times, this may
mean a setback, but if that happens, they
just reload.
Studies show most people are riskaversive. There is a well-known story in
economic circles concerning the Nobel
Prize winner Harry Markowitz, who
invented the field of investment portfolio
theory. His work showed a good investor is
better off taking a certain amount of risk,
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and he was able to design calculations that
lead to an optimal mix of stocks and bonds.
Yet, when he had to make the decision for
himself, he went with the old wisdom of
low-interest bonds.
Here was an economist who knew the
right things to do but failed to do them! I
suspect the difference was Harry Markowitz
was not an investor himself but a theorist.
He was not mentally suited to look at risk
as an asset the way top competitors in any
field are. His retirement funds were too
precious to him to be put at risk. He was
too afraid of loss and uncertainty.
"A ship is safe
in harbor, but
that's not what
ships are for"
- William Shedd
Many shooters are risk-aversive. They
rise to a level of competence and stay
there. They have no desire to give up this
position in an effort to improve. Part of this
is reaching their talent level. It is rare for an
elite-level shooter to have "average" talent,
so they have an advantage right off the bat.
And part of it has to do with not having
the resources or time to take the needed
chances.
There is certainly nothing wrong with
this. Maximizing ability is a very difficult
task that interferes with a lot of other
things in life. If you are happy at what you
do shooting, that probably counts for more
than any lower probability of success and,
as Harry Markowitz readily admitted, "My
intention was to minimize my future regret.
" But in the shotgun sports, reaching
an elite level is possible for many more
shooters than actually do it.
How do you reach the top and become
less risk-aversive? It's not easy. If you have
a lot of talent, you start off at a higher level
after some training and experience. For
many of the top shooters, this was high
enough to see the peak and want to reach
it. Many of the top shooters also started
out early in life when being risk-aversive
is not so important. They learned taking
chances is one of the ways to be successful
and don't suffer the consequences a loss
might bring a more experienced shooter. A
young shooter may stumble, but he or she
can bounce right back. The lesson learned
is mistakes yield answers to problems and
are not to be viewed as a loss if they occur.
Thus, a talented youngster learns lemons
are the main ingredient of lemonade, not
that they are sour and to be avoided.
Of course, many of us don't have the
luxury of growing up as a talented youth
who is destined for stardom. Most of us
start out as adults and have to learn in a
more brute-force manner. A good coach,
a well-fit gun and a lot of practice that
slowly builds a base of competence is
extremely important. Desire to perform
well can overcome any risk-averse feelings
we might have, and learning to use all our
mental tools is an absolute. Just because it
may be harder to reach goals doesn't mean
we can't do it, it's just harder.
The trick is to understand uncertainty is
not bad, it is opportunity. If something does
not go well, try another approach. The idea
is you are trying to reach a goal, and any
"failure" is just a dead end. The only thing
you lose is time. You gain knowledge from
your error and then don't repeat it. You
find what works and head in that direction.
Score is not important, performance is.
It is a hard lesson to learn. Adults are
hard-wired to be risk-aversive, even in
situations like ours where no real risk
occurs other than those in our heads. By
understanding you are better off taking a
chance to advance, a chance that can be
reversed with time and effort, you will find
you are capable of reaching almost any
goal in the shotgun sports. ■
Article by courtesy of Shotgun Sports
Magazine
The Feng Shui of Shooting
by Michael J. Keyes, M.D.
One aspect of shooting that is
often mentioned but rarely dealt
with is the venues in which we
shoot. When I proposed my
shooting diary a few years
ago I included a rating for
the shooting venue because I
thought it was important, but I
didn't exactly know why.
The concept that people
are more comfortable in some
surroundings than others is not
a new idea. Feng Shui, the Chinese
philosophy of environment, has
supposedly been around for over 3500
years and is very popular in the United
States in a simplified form. Manipulation of
packaging and form has been a staple of
marketing for years, and clothes designers
bet their offerings will sell because they
are appealing to women and men who feel
better when they wear the designs.
And so it is with shooting venues. Each
of us has a favorite and, more important,
a least-favorite place to shoot our favorite
sport. For some of us, it is the home field,
with its familiarity and predictability we
prefer when we are in a stressful situation.
For others, it may be a nationally known
match site that has spectacular views
or buildings. Still others just like a place
because they are able to shoot well there
and have no specific reason that comes
to mind as to why that should happen. If
we are comfortable in our surroundings,
things seem to go better for us.
If I told you these sites are imbued with
"qi" and represent the "perfect spot" in time
and space, I suspect you would probably
not take me very seriously. Yet, these
concepts have some scientific validity, but
not in the way most people expect.
The idea there are perfect surroundings
is not just an ancient Chinese philosophy.
Many cultures have noted there are
improvements in buildings and grounds
that soothe the soul. The ancient Greeks
stated there was a "golden proportion"
in buildings such as the Partheon that
was pleasing to the eye (that ratio was
1:1.61803398874989, approximately, if
you are interested). This observation and
the number popped up time and again in
mathematics and art in the Renaissance
and other times in history. It has been
observed in nature, music, industrial
design and even finance representing the
optimal shape or form in those fields.
The idea of the environment affecting
your performance is not limited to
architecture and landscaping. More
recently, there has been a lot of work on a
concept called "cross sensory perception."
In 2000, an experiment at Caltech
challenged the assumption our senses
are separate entities that rarely interact in
any meaningful way when they showed
subjects who were shown a brief flash of
light perceived it as two flashes if two
quick tones were played at the same
time. The same thing occurred when the
researchers touched the skin of the subject
twice during the flash. The experiment
showed that sight could be altered
by sound or touch. These senses were
somehow connected.
Marketing experts have known this
for some time. Soft drink manufacturers
found out if you changed the color of a
can to red, customers perceived the taste
of the drink as sweeter. Coca-Cola found
when they offered their product in a white
can people thought they had changed
the formula. (Why they did this more than
once is beyond me, but they did.) As the
experiments proceeded, it was found the
interaction of senses was the norm, not the
exception.
One of my partners, Derold Treffert M.D.,
is an expert on savants, people with special
skills, such as instant calculation
or photographic memories. He
introduced me to a savant with
Synesthesia,
a
neurological
condition in which one sense is
also experienced as a second
sense. In this case, it was music
as colors. It turns out 1 in 23
people have this gift in some
form ,or another. I bring this up
only to show that even the most
extreme versions of cross-sensory
perception are fairly common. So,
why is this important in shooting?
Target shooting is a sport in which
you try to decrease the number of
variables as much as possible. One of the
confounding factors is match pressure,
which I talk about in almost every column.
Match pressure changes our perceptions
by adding a level of fear and uncertainty to
the process, and this causes a lot of changes
we don't necessarily want or need. There
are many ways to manage match pressure
and even turn it to our advantage, but in
order for these methods to work well, we
have to be on top of the other aspects of
shooting, such as technique and fitness.
Even then, match pressure has a significant
effect on the process of trying to be perfect,
and we have to learn to live with it. Part of
this training is to turn the whole process of
shooting a target into a single experience
that has very few parts. Instead of shooting
the target as a five-part planned action, we
integrate them into one smooth shot, with
the only subjective aspect being our focus
on the target. This means we use many of
our senses to shoot a target (sight, sound,
kinesthetic sense, movement, feel and
smell, at the very least), and we have to do
it consistently.
Match stress alters our senses. It makes
our hearing and sight more efficient,
our kinesthetic sense is sharper due
to increased alertness, and even smell
is affected. Any change in our routine,
venue, equipment or ammunition can
also alter our shooting. Take the example
of ammunition. For many years, Olympic
shotgunning had a range of charges and
shot that could be used in competition,
but this changed a while back when
the cost of shells kept going up and the
gunshot 45
European and Asian shooters found it too
costly to practice. (At least this is what I
was told was the reason.) Olympic shooters
had to start using lighter loads in order to
compete. Logic and mathematics told us
fewer pellets would reach the target and
this would diminish the odds of breaking
the target. Yet, average scores and records
went up after this change.
I am not sure why this happened. There
is no simple answer that fits. (The simple
answer is it should not have happened.)
But it is likely at least two things occurred:
Shooters trained harder because they knew
the lighter loads gave them less leeway in
hitting the target and, for some reason, the
decrease in recoil may have made shooting
in competition easier, not harder. Both
of these ideas are compatible with the
concept of cross-sensory perception.
Harder training translates into more
focus, more efficient use of analysis and
less "noise" in the system. In turn, shooters
are less distracted while competing and
have fewer novel sensory inputs to deal
with.
Part of international training programs is
to expose young shooters to as many new
venues as possible in order to inoculate
them from novel experiences. Another
part of this train ing is to settle very early
on such variables as gun fit, ammunition,
clothing, glasses and any other equipment
the shooter may need. A lot of energy goes
into developing technique, which is the
primary part of shooting that defines your
sensory input. Mental training helps to deal
with match pressure and diminishes the
effects of stress on the senses. Shooting
in matches is invaluable for learning to
accommodate those changes that occur in
spite of training, fitness and technique.
The result is what scientists call a
"Multi-Sensory Perceptual Object" (MSPO),
which is the integration of all the sensory
input governed by a single stimulus -in
this case, the target. Unknown signals
will be filtered out in this scenario due
to the association of the target with the
shooting movement and (we hope) a good
performance. Training attempts to not only
isolate those perceptions that help the
shooter but to modify the sensory input
needed to successfully hit the target every
time. This means learning to eliminate the
negative and placing most of the action
in the subconscious. Any contradictory
sensory information has to be suppressed
46 gunshot
during the shot or it will generate negative
emotions. Multi-sensory research has
shown successful integration of the senses
includes defining what is important,
weeding out the unimportant sensory
input (the background) and including only
the relevant sensory information. This is
done by using an "expert system" that
helps define what is important and what
is not (think coach). The key, like anything
else, is smart hard work.
Modern neuroscience keeps showing
us why certain things work in competition
shooting. Most of the time, the scientists
manage to verify what we already know,
but often -as in this case- we learn we have
to be more focused and work harder if we
want to improve to the point of perfection.
Learning to integrate our senses is one of
these factors most of us didn't even know
we had, much less have to learn to work
with the concept. ■
Article by courtesy of Shotgun Sports
Magazine
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around the clubs
AMBERLEY
March
Skeet A Grade 1st M Smart 24, 2nd D Brosnan 22,
3rd G Smith 21. B Grade 1st= R Bartlett, D Philip
23, 3rd M Hartnell 22. C Grade 1st J Suttie 24,
2nd= P Wright, W Cheng 19.
E/O 10Tgt Single Barrel A Grade 1st= M Smart,
P Wright, C Smith (Aust) 11, 3rd= G Foster, B
Johnson & S Anglem 10. B Grade 1st= M Hartnell,
T Rhodes 10, 3rd- D Brosnan, B Smith (Aust),
D Norrie 9. C Grade 1st H McKenzie 9, 2nd K
Morrison 8.
20 Tgt Single Barrel Champs HOA R Foster 20. A
Grade 1st Charlie Smith (Aust) 19, 2nd D Philip
19, 3rd B Johnson 18. B Grade 1st M Hartnell 19,
2nd D Brosnan 19, 3rd B Smith (Aust) 18. C Grade.
1st K Morrison 19, 2nd H McKenzie 17.
15Tgt Continental A Grade 1st= M Smart, J Ewart
(Aust) Charlie Smith (Aust) G Smith, M Topp, R
Scott, B Johnson & S Anglem 15. B Grade 1st= D
Brosnan, T Rhodes 15, 3rd B Smith (Aust) 14. C
Grade 1st H McKenzie 15, 2nd K Morrison 11.
10 PR D/R A Grade 1st= G Smith, B Johnson 18,
3rd= J Ewart (Aust), D Philip & G Foster 17. B
Grade. 1st I Harrison 18, 2nd B Smith (Aust) 15,
3rd D Brosnan 14. C Grade 1st K Morrison 10, 2nd
H McKenzie 9.
April
Skeet A Grade 1st J Bradford 24, 2nd= D Brosnan,
M Smart 22. B Grade 1st R Foster 25, 2nd D Philip
23, 3rd M Gould 22. C Grade 1st P Wright 23, 2nd
B Gardiner 20, 3rd R Florance 19;
10 Tgt E/O A Grade 1st= R Scott, M Smart, R
Foster, M Topp & S Everett 10. B Grade 1st=
D Maindonald, J Scott 10, 3rd= R Florance, D
Brosnan 9. C Grade 1st S Cheney 10, 2nd= B
Gardiner, D Hinks 8.
15 Tgt S/B A Grade: 1st D Philip 15, 2nd P Wright
14, 3rd= M Smart, R Foster, S Everett, H Holland
13. B Grade 1st D Brosnan 15, 2nd= M Gould,
R Reed 14. C Grade 1st B Gardiner 12, 2nd D
Rhodes 11, 3rd D Hinks 10.
20Tgt Continental A Grade 1st= R Scott, H
Holland 20, 3rd D Philip 19. B Grade 1st R Reed
20, 2nd= R Florance, R Bartlett, J Scott 18. C
Grade 1st S Cheney 16, 2nd D Rhodes 15, 3rd B
Gardiner 14.
10pr D/R A Grade 1st D Philip 16, 2nd = R Scott,
R Foster, M Topp 15. B Grade 1st D Brosnan 18,
2nd= R Bartlett, R Reed 17. C Grade 1st S Cheney
16, 2nd D Rhodes 15, 3rd B Gardner 14.
May
Skeet A Grade 1st W Philpott 24, 2nd D Brosnan
19, 3rd M Smart 18; B Grade 1st D Philip 23 2nd=
R Bartlett, J Berry 22; C Grade 1st R Florance 21,
2nd P Wright 20, 3rd G Fowler 19;
E/O 10 Tgt 18 Metres A Grade 1st= C Kelland,
R Scott, S Anglem 10; B Grade 1st= R Reed, D
Draper, R Moon, T Rhodes 10; C Grade 1st= S
Cheney, Z Billingsley 9, 3rd= D Theyers, H Haugh
8.
Triples Champs HOA B Johnson 47. A Grade 1st
C Kelland 46, 2nd P Wright 46, 3rd D Philip 45.
B Grade 1st D Draper 46, 2nd T Rhodes 43, 3rd R
Moon 42. C Grade 1st H Haugh 45, 2nd D Theyers
42.
Continental 15 TGT A Grade 1st= P Wright, M
Smart, S Anglem, B Johnson 14. B Grade 1st R
Moon 15, 2nd= I Harrison, A Sheppard, T Rhodes
14. C Grade 1st= H Haugh, S Cheney 13.
D/R 10 Pr A Grade 1st S Anglem 17, 2nd R Scott
15, 3rd= P Wright, C Kelland, B Johnson 14. B
Grade 1st D Brosnan 16, 2nd R Reed 15, 3rd= R
Bartlett, D Draper, I Harrison 14. C Grade: 1st Z
Billingsley 15, 2nd S Cheney 14, 3rd K Morrison
13.
AUCKLAND MET
5-6 February
Skeet A grade 1st Gary Vittle, 2nd Rob Andrews,
3rd Stanley Childs. B grade 1st Max Matsell, 2nd
Rob Anderson, 3rd Graham Collie. C grade 1st
Tim Fuller.
Minis A grade 1st Rob Anderson, 2nd Gary Vittle,
3rd Paul Hunter. B grade 1st Stan Childs Snr, 2nd
Graham Collie. C Grade 1st Claire Douglas.
Double Rise A Grade 1st Rob Andrews, 2nd Mark
Ross, 3rd Tim Fuller. B Grade 1st Graham Collie, C
Grade 1st Michael Beddek.
Cock 'o' the North (Minis) 1st Paul Hunter.
Single Rise A grade 1st Paul Hunter, 2nd Gary
Vittle, 3rd Rob Andrews. B Grade 1st Wayne
Williams, 2nd Kevin Moody, 3rd Lance Dickey. C
Grade 1st Zoe Groot, 2nd Glen Ewing, 3rd Rod
Alley.
Points Score A Grade 1st Ian Hovenden, 2nd Rob
Anderson, 3rd Tony Brogden. B Grade 1st Lance
Dickey, 2nd Kevin Moody, 3rd Lloyd Agnew. C
Grade 1st Rod Alley, 2nd Craig Ewing, 3rd Claire
Douglas.
Single Barrel A Grade 1st Tim Fuller, 2nd Ian
Hovenden, 3rd Bryce Schou. B Grade 1st Lloyd
Agnew, 2nd Lance Dickey, 3rd Kevin Moody.
C Grade 1st Claire Douglas, 2nd Rod Alley, 3rd
Craig Ewing.
15th April
Hamills Duck hunters Shoot 70 Targets Registered
1st Mark Vessey 66, 2nd Max Matsell 59, 3rd Alan
Grey 57, 4th Peter Ridley 54, 5th Bruce Scott
52, 6th = Mitchell Bodman, Paul Boeyen, Sarah
Hamburger 49, 9th Richard McKenzie 48, 10th=
Brent Morris, Mark Ross, Tim Fuller 47.
Juniors 1st Brady Robertson 48, 2nd Campbell
Jolly 41, 3rd Sean McGrath 38,
6th May DTL Day
50 SR, 50 PS, 25 SB -Possible 225 Overall Score
for the Day A Grade 1st Tim Fuller 221, 2nd Rob
Anderson 219, 3rd Roger Reeves 214. B grade 1st
Colin Kennedy 200, 2nd Jack Steeneveld 186, 3rd
Wayne Williams 179. C Grade 1st= Glen Ewing
and Claire Douglas 183, 3rd Zoe Groot 158.
20th May
Ric Griffin Memorial Shoot – HOA Rob Maskell
150. AA Grade 1st Tim Fuller -149, 2nd Paul
Hunter -147, 3rd= Ian Hovenden and Ron
Anderson -145. A Grade 1st Noel Cherry -146,
2nd Ricky Blanken -145, 3rd Ian Clark -145. B
grade 1st Bruce Ross -144, 2nd Mike Tarbitt -143,
3rd Ben Crisp -140. C Grade 1st Roger Mack -134,
2nd Glen Ewing -133, 3rd Lance Dickey -133.
3 June
100 DTL Point Score A Grade 1st Rob Anderson
-287, 2nd Mark Ross -286, 3rd Rob Andrews
-286. B Grade 1st Wayne Williams -266, 2nd Alan
Gidman -244. C Grade 1st Daniel Gleeson -248,
2nd Marc Fisk -133, 3rd Lance Dickey -247.
BALFOUR
March
Northern Southland Championships
Skeet Open Gary Hoffman, Club Garry Hoffman
Minis Open Ned Kelland, Club Gary Hoffman
Points Score Open Kev Bonney, Club Gary
Hoffman
Double Rise Open Mike Millard, Club Grant Taylor
Single Rise Open James Bonney, Club Nathan
South
Single Barrel Open Jan Manson, Club Mike
Burdon
Windamere Trophy Nightcaps (D.Diack, A.Diack,
S.Diack, R.Kelly)
27 May Taylor Memorial Skeet
1st 25 Tgts A grade 25 L.Maxwell, K.Gutsell, 24
G.Hoffman, R.Dennis, G.Harrison, G.Taylor. B
grade 24 M.Milne, 22 N.Rule, R.McBride, D.Smith.
C grade 20 B.Stevens, M.Burdon, 17 T.Jackson.
2nd 25 Tgts A grade 25 L.Rodgers, K.Gutsell,
24 G.Hoffman, G.Taylor. B grade 22 R.McBride,
J.Healy, 21 D.Smith. C grade 21 B.Stevens, 17
M.Burdon, 16 T.Jackson.
3rd 25 Tgts A grade 25 G.Hoffman, L.Maxwell,
L.Maxwell, 24 R.Dennis, L.Rodgers, S.Sutherland,
K.Gutsell, G.Harrison. B grade 24 J.Healy, 22
R.McBride, 18 N.Rule, M.Milne. C grade 23
T.Jackson, 19 B.Stevens, 16 M.Burdon.
4th 25 Tgts A grade 25 G.Taylor, 24 L.Rodgers, 23
R.Dennis, G.Harrison, S.Diack, K.Gutsell. B grade
22 D.Smith, 21 J.Healy, 20 N.Rule, M.Milne. C
grade 23 M.Burdon, 20 T.Jackson, 19 B.Stevens.
HOA A grade 97 K.Gutsell, B grade 87 J.Healy, C
grade 79 B.Stevens.
Taylor Memorial Shield Balfour (G.Taylor,
M.Milne, G.Hoffman, R.McBrice, M.Burdon).
CANTERBURY
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2012 OTAGO PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALEXANDRA GUN CLUB
SATURDAY/SUNDAY 4TH & 5TH AUGUST 2012
Start Time 8-30pm Both Days
saturday 4th august
SUNDAY 5th August
Shoot offs to be held at end of the day
Buck Knives Nth/Sth DTL Qualifying Event $5
entry for Open Team
Ellis Webber Nth/Sth Skeet Event $5 entry for
Open Team
LUNCH/AMMO REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
Entry $18.00 per Championship.
Plus $2 Compulsory High Gun only if all events entered
Plus $5 Optional Sweeps. Targets @ 28c Minis @ 30c
Teams 2 & 5 person Skeet Team $3 per shooter
Club Team [Points Score]
Min 4 Max 6 shooters’ $3 per shooter
25 Tgt Skeet
10Pr Double Rise
15 Tgt Minis
25 Tgt Single Rise
2012 World Skeet team qualifying event
Entries close AT 10-30 AM BOTH DAYS
Contact Max O’Donnell 03 449 2437
48 gunshot
30 Tgt 18 m Triples
25 Tgt Points Score
25 Tgt Single Barrel
[email protected]
around the clubs
15th April
Everett/Attwood Skeet HOA Gavin Searle. B
Grade Mike Sheppard, C Grade Chris Meek.
Double Rise Championship HOA Sheryl Anglem.
A Grade 1st Gavin Searle, 2nd Derek Sheen, 3rd
Doug Evans. B Grade 1st Murray Palmer, 2nd
Richard Moon, 3rd Greg Inwood. C Grade 1st
Dave Theyers, 2nd Bev Searle, 3rd David Harkerss.
Continental Championships HOA Shane Watson.
A Grade 1st Bevan Brown, 2nd Gavin Searle, 3rd
Brian Johnson. B Grade 1st Peter Askey, 2nd
Murray Palmer, 3rd Richard Moon. C Grade 1st
David Harkerss, 2nd Bev Searle, 3rd Leo Wright.
DANNEVIRKE
28th May
ITM 100 HOA James Fulford 100/100. A Grade
1st D Hern 100/100 2nd V Butcher 99/100 3rd C
Matthews 99/100. B Grade 1st M Dean 97/100
2nd I Halliwell 97/100 3rd S Taylor 96/100. C
Grade 1st R Peterson 93/100 2nd J Alexander
91/100 T Taylor 90/100
DARFIELD
5 February
Weather Fine and warm with light northerlies,
Attendance. 24 shooters
Event 1 20 tgt Presidents Trophy round 1 A
Grade R Scott, S Gawn, B Johnson 20's. B Grade
D Maindonald, M Robertson 19's, P Hunt 18 C
Grade C McRae 17, R Digby 16, F Sidwell 15
Event 2 20tgt Presidents Trophy Round 2 A
Grade 1st B Brown 20, 2nd R Scott 20, 3rd R Wall
20. B Grade 1st P Hunt 20, 2nd M Palmer 20, 3rd
M Redmond 20. C Grade 1st C McRae 19, 2nd R
Digby 16, 3rd P Thorp 15.
Event 3 10 Pair Deauville Double Trophy (drawn
pairs) Winners after shoot-off Rex Scott and
Russell Wall.
5 April
Weather clear and calm. Attendance 25 shooters
Event 1 20 tgt Single Barrel A Grade R Scott, B
Johnson, T Stuart, B Walker, D Folley, S Gawn 19's.
B Grade J Bradford, I Harrison 17's, E Hurst 16. C
Grade I Murray 18, G Wall 16, G Webb 15
Event 2 President’s Trophy round 3 A Grade 1st
D Folley 20, 2nd B Walker 20, 3rd D Jefferis 20.
B Grade 1st H Smith 19, 2nd J Bradford 19, 3rd E
Hurst 19. C Grade 1st R Digby 16, 2nd G Webb 14,
3rd I Murray 14.
Event 3 15 Pair Double Rise Champs A Grade
Winner D Jefferis 28. B Grade Winner E Hurst 26.
C Grade Winner L Wright 18.
6 May
Weather Fine, cloudy and dull with light
northerlies. Attendance 31 shooters
Event 1 2x 10 tgt eye-opener A Grade round 1
B Brown, S Gawn, P Templeton, D Folley 10's.
Round 2. R Scott, W Hill, T Stuart, B Brown, S
Gawn I Macdonald 10's. B Grade round 1. M
Palmer, R Moon, I Harrison, A Sheppard, D Lemon
10's. Round 2 E Hurst, R Moon, H Smith, D Adams
10's. C Grade Round 1 C McRae, J Macdonald
10's. Round 2 I Murray, C McRae, R Digby 9's.
Event 2 20tgt Presidents Trophy Round 4 A Grade
1st B Brown 20, 2nd R Scott 19, 3rd B Johnson 19.
B Grade 1st M Palmer 20, 2nd M Robertson 19,
3rd A Sheppard 18. C Grade 1st D Harkerss 17,
2nd J Hurst 15, 3rd R Digby 15.
Event 3 20 tgt Side by Side Trophy (over last
15 tgts) A Grade P Templeton 14, S Gawn 13. B
Grade M Palmer, J Smith, A Sheppard 14's. C
Grade D Harkerss 10, R Digby 9.
Trophy Winners Side by Side Trophy Paul
Templeton.
President’s Trophy Murray Palmer.
EKETAHUNA
13 May
25 Single Rise A Grade R Elliott, D Smith 25. B
Grade J Wilkey, R Challies 25. C Grade D Staples
22
25 Point Score A Grade D Smith 73/25. B Grade R
Challies 74/25. C Grade D Staples 66/23
25 Single Barrel A Grade D Smith, D Challies, P
Wilkey, M McGhee 23. B Grade J Wilkey 23. C
Grade J Hamilton, D Staples 17
10 pr Double Rise A Grade M McGhee 18. B
Grade G Roberts 14. C Grade D Staples 15
HUTT VALLEY
19th February 27 Shooters.
50 Tgt Single Rise A Grade: 1st Dave Turner 50,
2nd Greg Bentley 49, 3rd= Keith Zehnder & Grant
Wareham 48’s. B Grade: 1st= Don Staples & Karen
Hayes 46’s, 3rd Dave Gwerder 44. C Grade: 1st Ian
Barr 48, 2nd Mark Hing 46, 3rd Brian Manton 45.
50 Tgt Points Score A Grade: 1st= Dave Grant &
Greg Bentley 147’s, 3rd Phil Bazalo 144. B Grade:
1st Brendon Coe 135, 2nd Karen Hayes 130, 3rd
Alister Cottle 129. C Grade: 1st Mark Hing 140,
2nd Brian Manton 136, 3rd Alan Markham 130.
10 shooters qualified over the 100 tgts Single
Rise basis for HCBD shoot off for Willie Paurini
Memorial Shield won by Greg Bentley.
25Pr Double Rise A Grade: 1st= Greg Bentley &
Keith Zehnder 44’s, 3rd Peter Peryer 40. B Grade:
1st= Keith Butters & Karen Hayes 36’s, 3rd Dave
Gwerder 30. C Grade: 1st Brian Manton 42, 2nd
John Donald 36, 3rd Sam Donald 31.
18th March 111 Shooters.
Hunting & Fishing NZ 100 tgt Sporting Clays
Sponsored stand not counted in scores, so scores
are out of 90 tgts. 1st Rick Frizzel 84, 2nd Ian
Murray 84, 3rd Paul Hullett 83. Top Lady 1st Jude
Manton 74. Top Junior 1st George Chambers 72.
Entry number drawn for Shotgun prize, won by
Bridgette Grabowski.
15th April 29 Shooters.
25 Tgt Five Stand Champs A Grade 1st Adam
Green 20, 2nd B. Freeman 19. B Grade 1st Peter
Peryer 24, 2nd Warren Kurney 21, 3rd Dave
Turner 20. C Grade 1st Dave Gwerder 20, 2nd
Eddie Ng 18, 3rd Chris Dickey 17.
30 Tgt Triples Champs A Grade 1st Dave Turner
49, 2nd Wayne Pym 49, 3rd Dave Grant 48. B
Grade 1st Brendon Coe 48, 2nd Graham Scott 45,
3rd Brian Manton 44. C Grade 1st Bruce Scott 43,
2nd Jason Pugh 42, 3rd Dave Gwerder 41.
10 Pr Double Rise Champs A Grade 1st Dave
Turner 19, 2nd Robert Prince 18, 3rd Jamie Cane
18. B Grade 1st Graham Scott 18, 2nd Karen
Hayes 15, 3rd Keith Butters 14. C Grade 1st Chris
Dickey 13, 2nd Bruce Scott 13, 3rd Dave Gwerder
11.
15 Tgt Mini Champs A Grade 1st Dave Turner 15,
2nd Blue Freeman 14, 3rd Grant Wareham 14. B
Grade 1st Graham Scott 14, 2nd Brian Manton
12, 3rd Peter Wenman 11. C Grade 1st Chris
Dickey 11, 2nd Bruce Scott 11, 3rd Dave Gwerder
11.
29th April 144 Shooters.
Mainly Hunting Duck Shooters 100tgt Sporting
Clays. Sponsors stand excluded from scores,
scores out of 90. 1st Paul Hullett 89, 2nd Darryn
Plows 88, 3rd Daniel Feutz 87. Top Lady Jude
Manton 73. Top Junior Russell Gibbons 74.
Winner of drawn shotgun prize Tony Styles.
20th May 33 Shooters.
25 Tgt Skeet Possibles off gun: Dave Turner,
Phil Bazalo & Murray Cameron. Possibles on
Handicap: Mal Andrews, Dave Gwerder, Karen
Hayes, Alan Markham & Grant Wareham.
15 Tgt Single Rise HCBD Possibles: Tim Anstey,
Sarah Bramwell, Jason Pugh, Robert Prince, Dave
Turner & Peter Wenman.
10 Pr Double Rise HCBD 1st= Robert Prince
& Dave Turner 18’s, 3rd= Gary Girvan, Grant
Wareham, Phil Bazalo & Blue Freeman.
Kelly Taylor Cup - Robert Prince on handicap
Kelly Taylor Shield - Dave Turner off gun
Kauri Cup - Karen Hayes.
Seasons Cups 30 Tgt Single Rise A Grade: 1st
Dave Turner 30, 2nd Tim Anstey 30, 3rd Robert
Prince 30. B Grade: 1st Keith O’Riley 29, 2nd
Ian Barr 29, 3rd= Keith Butters, Gary Girvan,
Karen Hayes & Brian Manton 27’s. C Grade: 1st
Jude Manton 28, 2nd Jason Pugh 27, 3rd= Mal
Andrews, Dave Gwerder & Sarah Bramwell 23’s.
14 Tgt Gymcrack Cup Possibles: Keith Butters,
Tim Anstey, Robert Prince & Wayne Pym. After
shoot off, 1st Tim Anstey.
KAEO
17th March School Shoot
gunshot 49
WELCOME TO CENTRAL OTAGO FOR
BODKIN SHIELD WEEKEND
AUGUST 17, 18, 19 2012
THREE DAYS SHOOTING. THREE VENUES
Friday 17 August 2012
Moa Creek Clay Target Club 10am
3 x 20 targets S/R. $700 trophies over events 2 & 3
Entries $50.00 includes targets Four person team from any Club 3 day event commences.
Saturday 18 August 2012
Wanaka Clay Target Club 8.30am
Events 1,2 & 4. 3 x 20 targets S/R. $1,000 trophies over matches 2 & 4. Entries $50.00 includes targets.
Event 3 Bodkin Shield Teams match 15 targets off 15 m.
6 shooters registered with the same Club Optional sweep $5.00.
C M Burdon High Gun over 60 targets.
Jerry Sanders Memorial Trophy for 1st placed Central Otago team
in Bodkin Shield match.
Sunday 19 August 2012
Alexandra Clay Target Club 9am
3x20 targets S/R $700 trophies over events 2 & 3 sponsored by Stager Sports.
Entries $50.00 includes targets Sir William Bodkin High Gun over 60 targets
W.M.E Barrett Memorial Trophy (High Gun aggregate over 3 days shooting)
High Gun aggregate over the 3 days shooting sponsored by Stager Sports
All events, except the Bodkin Shield teams match, to be H.B.D using shooters NZCTA
common mark percentage as starting point day 1 with daily rule off
50 gunshot
around the clubs
Points Score HOA Andrew Caldwell-Smith 59/60.
Single Barrel Boys 1st Henry Mannering 15/15,
2nd Bradley Skelton 14/15, 3rd Hainee Musgrove
14/15, Girls 1st Aroha Heta 12/15, 2nd Catherine
Allingham 11/15, 3rd Danica Radich 11/15.
HOA Boys Andrew Caldwell-Smith 90/95, HOA
Girls Aroha Heta 81/95.
Teams 1st Whangarei Boys High 436/475, 2nd
Tauraroa Area School Team 1 407/475, 3rd Kings
College Team 1 401/475.
April
100 target President’sTtrophy A grade 1st G Gee
on 98. B grade 1st G Hare on 87. C grade 1st P
Garland on 83.
100 target skeet J Dangen 97. P Skrine 85. Other
rounds of 25, D Wordley 24. G Thorp 24. G Shields
21. G Hare 20. J Richardson 20. C Browne 22. B
Sanderson 23. D Sanderson 21. R Smith 22.
27 May
25 DTL - 25 B Becroft B Sanderson & J Bell, 24 G
Thorp & D Sanderson
25 DTL - 25 B Becroft B Sanderson & J Bell, 24 G
Thorp C Browne R Smith, 23 D Sanderson, 22 B
Cates & G Hare.
25 Ball Trap - 25 G Thorp, 24 R Smith & B Cates, 23
C Browne B Sanderson & J Bell, 21 D Sanderson
25 Ball Trap - 23 B Becroft G Thorp & D Sanderson,
22 R Smith 21 B Cates & B Sanderson.
10 pair double rise 18 J Bell, 14 B Becroft B Cates
C Browne & G Thorp, 13 D Sanderson.
KAITAIA
28 April School Shoot
Points Score HOA Hainee Musgrove 59/60
Single Barrel Boys 1st Hainee Musgrove 15/15,
2nd Vaughan Thompson 15/15, 3rd Bradley
Skelton 14/15. Girls 1st Aroha Heta 13/15, 2nd
Laura Clark 11/15, 3rd Danica Radich 11/15
HOA Boys Mason Reed 92/95, HOA Girls Aroha
Heta 89/95
Teams 1st Whangarei Boys High 439/475, 2nd
Tauraroa Area School Team 1 426/475, 3rd
Dargaville High School 407/475
MATAURA
31 March
Trophy Match – HOA P McGowan 91. A Grade
1st L Rodgers 88, 2nd G Jukes 86, 3rd L Hoffman
85. B Grade 1st S Diack 76, 2nd A Diack 76, 3rd
T Jackson 74. C Grade 1st C Horrell 74, 2nd J
Harwood 71, 3rd D Welford 71.
1 April 2012
Province of Southland – HOA P McGowan 93. A
Grade 1st L Hoffman 89, 2nd B Dickie 87, 3rd L
Rodgers 87. B Grade 1st S Diack 84, 2nd C Horrell
84, 3rd T Jackson 78. C Grade 1st D Welford 71, G
Turner 62. Mimihau Trophy Team – Mataura No 1
Team B Dickie, J Ayers, A Russell.
High Gun For Weekend – P McGowan 184.
MOA CREEK
13 May Bonspiel 50
15tgt Sweep Possible N Kelland, 14’s O
Williamson, A Stuart, T Stuart, B Gare, G Matheson
15tgt Sweep Possible B Waugh, J Marshall, 14’s B
Becker, A Stuart, L Smith, S Manson, M Duncan, T
Stuart, N Kelland, B Gare, S McBreen, F McKnight
20tgt Sweep Possible T Arthur, T Stuart, N
Kelland, B Gare
Winner Bonspiel 50 N Kelland
Rough Ridge Trophy Possible B Gare, 24 S
Manson, 23 T Stuart, S McBreen, G Matheson.
Winner Rough Ridge Trophy B Gare
19 May Central Otago Championships
Skeet A Grade Possible P Brown, M Sime, K
Gutsell, R Dennis, G Harrison. B Grade Possible J
Marshall, 24 S McBreen, S Anglem, H Holland, J
Manson, J Bonney, D Smith, B Brand. C Grade 22
John Sutherland, 21 D Folley, 20 B Pilcher, Ross
Bell, W Hughan; Winner K Gutsell, R/U M Sime
Minis A Grade Possible D Jefferis, H Holland, 14
S McBreen, B Pilcher, Jess Sutherland, W Darling,
S Anglem, C Waghorn, M Lovett, L Rodgers,
P Harraway, K Gutsell, G Price, G Harrison, B
Warnock; B Grade 12 W Hughan, D Smith, P
Bayne, B Brand; C Grade 10 M Duncan, Ross Bell,
9 K Morrison; Winner H Holland, R/U D Jefferis
Double Rise A Grade 19 D Jefferis, S Diack, M
Sime, S Anglem, J Manson, K Gutsell, P Harraway,
D Warnock, B Warnock, C Waghorn; B Grade 18
W Hughan, B Brand, 16 P Bayne; C Grade 15 M
Duncan, Ross Bell, W Blackmore; Winner – D
Jefferis
Single Rise A Grade Possible D Folley, S McBreen,
Jess Sutherland, C Pilcher, M Small, T Manson, D
Warnock, B Warnock, H Holland, John Sutherland,
J Bonney, K Bonney, P Harraway, L Maxwell, G
Price, C Waghorn, R Searle; B Grade Possible M
Robertson, P Nelson, 24 A Bell, Rachel Bell, W
Hughan, F McGarvie; C Grade 24 M Duncan, 23
W Love, J Diack, K Morrison; Winner D Warnock
Points Score A Grade 25/75 B Waugh, Jess
Sutherland, M Dobbie, D Warnock, G Price; B
Grade 25/75 B Brand, 25/73 A Bell, Rachel Bell,
F McGarvie; C Grade 25/72 M Duncan, 24/70 K
Morrison, 23/66 – M van Leewen; Winner Jess
Sutherland
Single Barrel A Grade Possible D Folley, Jess
Sutherland, H Bell, H Holland, M Lovett, M
Dobbie, K Gutsell; B Grade 24 B Brand, 22 A Bell,
P Nelson, F McGarvie; C Grade 22 J Diack, 21 M
Duncan, R Bell; Winner Jess Sutherland
High Gun H Holland R/u K Gutsell
11th May
15tgt Possible M Duncan, W Love, C Tipple, S
McBreen, T Stuart, G Matheson, C Munro, O
Williamson
Stuart Shield Possible M Duncan, S McBreen, T
Stuart, P Morrison, M Small, C Munro, B Brand, F
McKnight; Winner P Morrison, R/U B Brand
McBreen Cup Possible B Waugh, J Marshall, N
Kelland, C Munro, J Smith, B Brand, N Johnstone,
F McKnight. Winner J Marshall, R/U J Smith
Moa Creek Novice Cup Mike Duncan
15th April
Lauder Championships
Minis Possible B Waugh, J Marshall, S McBreen;
14 B Gare Winner B Waugh
Skeet Possible J Marshall, B Gare, 24 M Millard, 23
B Waugh, G Matheson, Winner B Gare
Double Rise 16 B Gare, R Kelly, 15 B Waugh, P
Nelson, S McBreen, J Marshall, M Small; Winner
R Kelly
Single Rise Possible B Waugh, D Barclay, A
Lawrence, J Marshall, B Gare, M Millard, S
McBreen, F McKnight; Winner B Gare
Single Barrel Possible J Marshall, 19 B Waugh, B
Gare, R Kelly, S McBreen, G Matheson; Winner J
Marshall
High Gun J Marshall
PALMERSTON NORTH
8 April
RH Scott Memorial 25 Skeet Brian Leslie 25/25
Keith Hancock Memorial 100 DTL HOA Vance
Butcher 94/100, A Grade Kim Owen 92/100,
B Grade Baylee Parlato 89/100, C Grade Gary
Clarke 86/100
29 April
Manawatu District Champs
25 Skeet A Grade Dylan Woolhouse 25, B Grade
Gordon Tucker 25, C Grade Tony Lindsay 23
25 Single Rise A Grade Roger Bidios 25, B Grade
Ross Challies 25, Alison Sim 22
25 Point Score A Grade David Smith 75, Ross
Challies 74, C Grade Dean Takawe 64
10pr Double Rise A Grade Robert Prince 18, B
Grade Phil Morrison 14, C Grade Dean Takawe 14
15 Minis A Grade Wayne Hancock 15, B Grade
Mike Davidson 13, C Grade Alison Sim 12
25 Single Barrel A grade Gordon Tucker 24, B
Grade Murray Giles 24, C Grade Dean Takawe 17
High Gun Dylan Woolhouse 176/185, A Grade
Dave Smith 174/185, B Grade Daniel Maher
160/185, C Grade Dean Takawe 144/185
PALMERSTON WAIKOUAITI
17 March Club Championships
20 Single Rise - A Grade Possibles S Diack, G
Aitchison, T Cleminson, G Kingan, T Cowan, P
Carr, D Diack. B Grade Possible D Fraser. 2nd= L
Smith, G Muir, L Hurley 19. C Grade 1st B Fraser
19. 2nd= R Stanley, W Blackmore 18.
20 Point Score - A Grade Possible J Bonney. 2nd=
G Aitchison, D Diack 59. B Grade Possible W
gunshot 51
2012 WESTLAND DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
AND 100 SKEET GRAEME SMITH TROPHY
BARRYTOWN
SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER
sunday 21st OCTOBER
Event 1 25 Tgt Skeet District Champs
Skeet entries close 10am sharp Event 2 25 Target Continental sweep
Entry $20 includes targets & Sweeps
Event 3 25 Pair Double Rise sweep
Entry $30 includes targets & Sweeps
Event 4 30 Triples District Champs
Entry $16.50
Event 1 10 Pr Double Rise District Champs
Event 2 25 Single Rise District Champs
Event 3 25 Points Score District Champs Event 4 25 Single Barrel District Champs
Days Entry $60.00
Includes $3.00 Sweeps & targets
$5.00 optional sweep available
on all District Champs
Ellis Webber North/South Skeet Qualifying. $5.00 for Open Team
Buck Knives North/South Qualifying. $5.00 for Open Team
World Skeet qualifying event. BBQ on Sunday night
Monday 22nd October
Event 1 100 Skeet North/South. Graeme Smith Trophy. $300 HOA. Entry $50. Includes targets sweeps first 50, second 50, and 100 targets. Event 2 50 Tgt Single Barrel Sweep. Entry $30
Contact Damien Briggs (03) 731 1836
2012 AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
To be held at The Auckland Metropolitan Clay Target Club Inc
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th August 2012
Start time 9am both days
SATURDAY
sunday
10 Pair Double Rise Championship
25 Target Skeet Championship
15 Target Minis Championship
25 Target Single Rise Championship
30 Target Triples Championship
25 Target Points Score Championship
25 Target Single Barrel Championship
Shoot Offs to be held at the end of each day
BUCK KNIVES NORTH/SOUTH DTL QUALIFYING
ELLIS/WEBBER NORTH/SOUTH SKEET EVENT 2013 WORLD SKEET QUALIFYING $5 entry for Open Team
$5 entry for Open Team
No entry fee
Entry $18.00 per Championship, Plus $5 Optional Sweeps
High Gun Entry Compulsory for anybody entering all events $2
Plus Targets @ 28 cents, Mini Targets @ 30 cents
BREAKFAST, LUNCH, REFRESHMENTS AND AMMUNITION AVAILABLE
Cash and Cheques only, no eftpos available
Contact: Mike Tarbitt 021 220 5607
52 gunshot
Wayne Williams 029 294 2280
around the clubs
Hughan. 2nd= L Hurley, K Batchelor 59. C Grade
1st B Fraser 53. 2nd S Kirk 51. 3rd R Stanley 48.
20 Handicap - Possibles J Bonney, J Sutherland, L
Hurley, K Batchelor, B Fraser, P Carr, D Diack.
20 Single Barrel - A Grade Possibles S Diack, K
Fergusson, P Carr. B Grade 1st L Smith 18. 2nd
W Hughan 16. 3rd G Hughes 15. C Grade 1st B
Fraser 18. 2nd= R Stanley, J Diack 17.
20 Continental - A Grade Possibles K Fergusson,
T Cleminson, R Kelly. B Grade 1st= W Hughan, K
Batchelor 19. 3rd= G Muir, D Fraser, G Hughes, L
Hurley 18. C Grade 1st= B Fraser, W Blackmore
19. 3rd S Kirk 18.
High Gun David Diack 136/140 - A Grade P Carr. B
Grade K Batchelor. C Grade B Fraser.
14 April
Illingworth Memorial
25 Single Rise - A Grade Possibles N Sutherland,
K Bonney. 3rd= G Aitchison, I Reeves, P Carr 24.
B Grade 1st W Hughan 24, 2nd G Muir 22. 3rd
M Milne 21. C Grade Possible B Fraser. 2nd W
Blackmore 24. 3rd= J Larcombe, L Bonney 22.
25 Single Rise - A Grade Possibles P Johansen,
G Aitchison, N Sutherland, K Bonney. B Grade
Possible G Muir. 2nd W Hughan 24. 3rd M Milne
22. C Grade 1st= B Fraser, J Larcombe 24. 3rd= S
Kinaston, L Bonney 23.
25 Single Rise - A Grade Possibles N Sutherland,
D Merrett, K Bonney, P Carr. B Grade Possible D
Fraser. 2nd M Milne 21. 3rd= G Muir, W Hughan
20. C Grade 1st= B Fraser, L Johansen 24. 3rd= W
Blackmore, L Bonney 23.
25 Single Rise - A Grade Possibles P Johansen,
N Sutherland, 3rd P Carr 24. B Grade Possible
W Hughan. 2nd= G Muir, M Milne 24. C Grade
Possible B Fraser. 2nd S Kinaston 24. 3rd= J
Larcombe, L Johansen 23.
Illingworth Memorial Trophy winner - N
Sutherland 100/100.
ROTORUA
25 April
NSI Anzac Sporting – HOA M.Vessey 94. A grade
J.Kent (Aust) 91, 2nd L.Dunn (Aust) 90, 3rd
S.Pilipasidis (Aust) 90. B grade 1st B.Zoga (Aust)
86, 2nd A.Keder (NC) 84, 3rd M.Cugola (NC) 83.
C grade 1st W.Hunt 74, 2nd C.Francois (NC) 70,
3rd M.Pascal (NC) 69. Ladies 1st R.Birgen (Aust)
81, 2nd S.Hamburger 73, 3rd E.Olsen 69. Junior
W.Hunt 74, 2nd K. Birch 58, 3rd A.Van Bysterbeldt
47. Veteran R.Rhook (Aust) 89, 2nd A.Alley 83, 3rd
R.Borwn (Aust) 80.
Blaikie267. C Grade: C Bennett 246, B Fraser 236,
S Kirk 227. HOA Russell Kelly 293.
100 Target Point Score Shield: 1st Gorge Road
1413 (G Harrison 271, C Waghorn 285, B Warnock
285, G Price 284, D Warnock 288) 2nd Nightcaps
1368 (D Diack 274, A Diack 274, R Kelly 293, S
Diack 275, D Dickie 252) 3rd Dunedin 1355 (L
Hurley 263, N Sutherland 280, T Cleminson 278,
B Gare 272, S Murray 262)
12th May
Skeet B Grade M Milne 23, I Reeves, R Campbell
22, L Marshall 21. C Grade P Michie 23, J Young, J
Lane 22, A Banks 21.
20 Single Rise A Grade R Campbell 20. B Grade L
Marshall, I Reeves, M Milne 19. C Grade B Fraser
20, M Morris, J Lane 18, S Kirk 16.
20 Point Score A Grade R Campbell 56. B Grade I
Reeves 58, L Marshall 53, M Milne 52. C Grade P
Michie 57, J Lane 51, B Fraser, S Kirk 47.
Day Total Ian Reeves 99.
TAUPO
April 22
Compak championship HOA: Daryn Norling,
91.A Grade: Graeme Allen, 90, 1; Rob Hayes, 84,
2; Andy Sanders, 83, 3. B Grade: Daniel Maher, 81,
1; Kaki Waenga, 81, 2; Grant Nixon, 75, 3. C Grade:
Jason Nolan, 82, 1; Brett Wilson, 72, 2; Tony Holt,
57, 3.
27 May
Skeet: Graeme Allen, 25; Bill Nickelsen, 24; Colin
Shaw, 23; Roger Bidois, John Waldon, Daniel
Maher. Ian Lindsay, 22; Ken Fitzgerald, Tony
Lindsay, Bob Sharp, Murray Crawford, JohnClaude Bourdelon, Tony Holt, Dave Worters, 21.
Single Rise: Roger Bidois, Grant Nixon, Jon
Waldon, Colin Shaw, Bob Sharp, 25; Ken
Fitzgerald, Tony Lindsay, Dean Takawe, Ian
Lindsay, 24; Graeme Allen, Bill Nickelsen, Murray
Crawford, 23.
Hcp by Distance: Roger Bidois, Graeme Allen, 25;
Grant Nixon, Bill Nickelsen, Tony Lindsay, Dean
Takawe, Murray Crawford, 24; John Waldon, Bob
Sharp, Steve Hanford, Geoff Ferris, 23.
Double Rise: Ken Fitzgerald, 20; Grant Nixon, 18;
Roger Bidois, 16; John Waldon, 15.
Top group: Roger Bidois, 88, 1; Graeme Allen, 87,
2; Ken Fitzgerald, 87. 3.
Middle group: Colin Shaw, 82, 1; Bob Sharp, 80, 2;
Tony Lindsay, 80, 3.
Lower group: Dean Takawe, 75, 1; Murray
Crawford, 75, 2; John-Claude Bourdelon, 75, 3.
SOUTH OTAGO
TE AROHA
25th February
1 April
100 Target Point Score Shield A Grade: K Bonney
272, D Warnock 288, C Waghorn, Brad Warnock
285. B Grade: A Diack 274, A Crosbie270, V
60 Tgt Trophy 1st 30 Tgts B.Tuck, W.Hamilton,
C.Pennell, M.Keightley, Y.Hansen, I.Spencer,
W.Dunn, O.Hannah 29. 2nd 30 Tgts R.Mikkelsen,
M.Keightley, R.Swney, B.Dunn 30. Winners A
grade 1st M.Keightley, 2nd R.Mikkelsen, 3rd
I.Spencer. B grade 1st O.Hamilton, 3rd R.Swney.
C grade 1st C.Pennell, 2nd I.Sharp, 3rd B.Menzies.
Mike Fowler Memorial 25 Tgts D.Caird, O.Hannah,
R.Swney 25. Winner O.Hannah, R/Up R.Swney.
15 Tgt Single Barrel possibles T.Clayton,
W.Hamilton, M.Keightley.
TE KUITI
25 April Duck shooters
HOA Toby Nichol. A Grade. 1 S Clarkson, 2 R
Caruthers, 3 M Pratt. B Grade 1. S Davis, 2 G
Peters, 3 B Walters. C Grade 1. J Livingstone,
2 R Inglis, 3 M Mackie. Novice 1 N Traveres, 2 L
Richmond, 3 A Parkinson, Juniors 1 S CollinsonSmith, 2 D Yearbury, 3 K Nichol. Ladies - J Braun.
May
Bullfrog Cup N Pratt, 2nd K Livingstone.
Bullfrog Trophy A Grade N Pratt, 2 K Livingstone,
3 P Goodwin. B Grade B Walters, 2 B Peake, 3
S Gates. C Grade D Takawe, 2 N Brodribb, 3 J
Tynana.
50 T Trophy A Grade K Livingstone, 2 P Goodwin,
3 J Tarrant. B Grade M Fagan, 2 S Gates, 3 B Peake.
C Grade D Takawe, 2 N Brodribb, 3 L Hemming.
Juniors: 1 L Dow, 2 M McConnell, 3 J Fitchell, 4
H Bradley.
WAIHORA
14th April
Open Double Rise champs A – S Everett 19/20,
B – G Woods/P Askey 16, C – J Barnett 16.
29th April
Temps Bar duck shooters sporting A Grade 1 R
Denton 70/80, 2 P Lassen 67, 3 G Cockburn 67. B
Grade 1 Z Crofts 65, 2 T Stuart 64, 3 M Watts 63.C
Grade 1 A Gray 57, 2 G Inwood 57, 3 C Wilkes 55.
Ladies 1 C Tipple 60, 2 J Hampton 23. Juniors 1 S
Kircher 47, 2 H Denton 44.
11 May
1st night aggregate 1, P Lassen, 2 L Wright, 3
D Smith, 4 G Ede, 5 A Radford, 6 R Barnett, 7 T
Watkins, 8 T Magill, 9 P LeFevre, 10 G Woods.
19 May
20 tgt Handicap Trophy 1 C Greenwood 20/20, 2
G Woods 20, 3 W Hill 20.
Side by Side SR trophy G Lemon 15/20.
Johnson Cup Ellesmere; D Adam 12, D Lemon 12,
W Hill 14, G Lemon 12, B Tait 13, C Greenwood 9,
J Roxburgh 12, B Washbourne 15 = 99. Waihora;
G Boniface 15, D Richardson 14, S Everett 12,
R Greatorex 15, G Woods 13, J Barnett 13, G
Cameron 10, B Benbow 13 = 103. Waihora wins
the Johnson Cup.
WAITEMATA
26/27 May
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around the clubs
Saturday 26th - 100 Handicap Trench Trophy
Match 1st Owen Robinson, 2nd Gavin Paton, 3rd
Tim Fuller
Sunday 27th - 100 Handicap Trench Trophy
Match 1st Tim Fuller, 2nd Max Matsell, 3rd Ian
Hovenden
City of Auckland over the 200 Targets 1st Owen
Robinson
Trench Club Champs over 100 Targets Sunday A
Grade Myles Browne-Cole, B Grade Tim Fuller, C
Grade John Lewis
WAIROA
April
Skeet 1st round A grade S Bell 23, K Ellison 22,
B grade R O’Connor 24, C Jones, J Harkness, R
Spence 23, C Grade B Smart 23, P White 17, B
Ballantyne 12
Skeet 2nd round A grade K Ellison 25, S Bell 23,
B Grade R O’Connor 24, C Jones, R Spence 23, C
grade B Ballantyne 18, P White 17, B Smart 11
Single Rise 50 targets A grade P Rutland, S Bell,
J Harkness, R O’Connor 50, B Grade C Jones, D
Dockary, B Ballantyne 49, C Grade B Smart 47, B
Ballantyne 42
Open Shield Stuart Bell after a 45 target shoot off
Handicap By Distance 1st C Jones 25, 2nd = P
Rutland, B Ballantyne, P White, S Bell, R Spence
24
Double Rise, A Grade S Bell 18, K Ellison, J
Harkness, R O’Connor17, B Grade, D Dockary 17,
C Jones 13, B Ballantyne 12, C Grade P White 14
Ball Trap A Grade S Bell, R O’Connor, R Spence 23,
B Grade, B Ballantyne, C Jones 18, D Dockary 15,
C Grade, P White 17, B Smart 14.
WAKATIPU
2-3 June 200 tgts Skeet
Saturday. J W Haugh memorial team shoot.
Winners Wanaka 181. Wakatipu North/South
team qualifying. HOA Ray Everett 125/125
Timaru. A grade 1st Matt Fallow 124/125
Waitemata. 2nd Peter Boyd 123/125 Waihora.
3rd Peter Lassen 122/125 Waihora. B grade 1st
Willie Watson 95/100 Central Southland. 2nd
Ned Kelland 95/100 Alexandra. 3rd Bob Waugh
95/104 Moa Creek. C grade 1st Grant Bunting
94/100 Waihora. 2nd Brett Gare 93/100 Moa
Creek. 3rd Peter Drake Western Southland. Two
person Team Matt Fallow & John Tonkin 195 –
Peter Lassen & Grant Boniface 195.
Sunday. Roxburgh North/South team
qualifying. HOA Peter Lassen 100/100 Waihora.
A grade 1st Matt Fallow 109/110 Waitemata.
2nd Lindsay Rodgers 108/110. 3rd Clark Pirie
100/101 Wakatipu. B grade 1st Willie Watson
93/100 Central Southland. 2nd Bob Waugh
103/112 Moa Creek. 3rd Brett Gare 102/112
54 gunshot
Moa Creek. C grade 1st Grant Bunting 88/100
Waihora. 2nd Fraser Mackenzie 83/100
Wakatipu. 3rd Rachel Bell 79/100 Timaru. Two
person team Matt fallow & John Tonkin 196. Five
person team over Two Days Waihora.
WANAKA
14 April Club Championships
25 Skeet Trophy, Bob Waugh 25, after a shoot off
with Fraser McGarvie 25
10 Pair Double Rise, Steve Diack 19
15 Mini’s, Bob Waugh 15
25 Points Score, Jess Sutherland 75/25, after a
shoot off with Russell Kelly 75/25.
20 Single Barrel, Russell Kelly 19, after a shoot off
with Fraser McGarvie 19.
20 Single Rise, Ray Anderson 20, after a shoot off
with Tom Begg 20, Russell Kelly 20, Steve Diack
20, Heath Smith 20.
High Gun, club champion, Russell Kelly 167 after
a shoot off with Bob Waugh 167
High Gun, A Grade, Bob Waugh., B Grade, Fraser
McGarvie. C Grade, J Diack,
Club Member Ray Anderson.
27 May Central Otago interclub challenge.
15 HBD 15, William Gunn, Robert Gunn, Fraser
McGarvie, Alec Lawrence, Ray Gunn.
15 HBD. C O Challenge 15. Steve Sawers, Robert
Gunn, Fraser McGarvie, Ray Anderson, Ray Gunn.
10 pair DR. 18 Phillip Bayne, 17 Mark Small, 15
Brian Thurlow.
20 continental 20 Fraser McGarvie 19 William
Gunn, Wayne Winskill, Brian Thurlow. 18 Ray
Anderson, Ray Gunn, Geoff Mathieson.
H O A. Fraser McGarvie.
Team score for Central Otago interclub
Challenge, Roxburgh 57/112, Alexandra 53/111,
Wanaka 55/110, Moa Creek 54/108.
WANGANUI/RANGITIKEI
January
200 tgt Compak
1st day 100tgts (top scores). AA grade Mark
Vessey, Rod Bryant 88, Digger Morgan, Adam
Green 87, Darryl Groundwater 87. A grade Dick
Foster 84, Steve Boyd 83, Brian Hill 77,
Robin Casey, Brian Tressider 76. B grade Jason
Teague 85, Simon Hawken 76, Eddie Symes,
David Simerka 75, Daniel Maher 74. C grade
Mark Holmes 79, Bruce Scott H/Vly 76, Andrew
McIntosh 75, Mike Hamberger 66.
2nd day 100 tgts (top scores). AA grade Thomas
Bishop, Mark Vessey, Brian Deadman, David Alley
92, Digger Morgan 91, Andy Sanders, Adam
Green 90. A grade Tin Man Wilkie 88, Dick Foster
85, Brian Hill 82, Brian Tressider 81. B grade Jason
Teague 80, Daniel Maher, Tony Bewick 75, Simon
Hawken 74, Eddie Symes, David Simerka 72. C
grade Bruce Scott H/Vly 73, Mark Holmes 70, Ben
Ashton Brent Sully 68.
Results 200 targets. HOA Mark Vessey 180, AA
grade. Digger Morgan 178, Adam Green 177,
Brian Deadman 177. A grade Dick Foster 169, Tin
Man Wilkie 163, Steve Boyd 159, Brian Hill 159.
B grade Jason Teague 165, Simon Hawken 150,
Daniel Maher 149. C grade Mark Holmes 149,
Bruce Scott H/Vly 149, Andrew McIntosh 146.
Ladies Sarah Hamburger 162. Juniors Thomas
Bishop 176. Veterans Rod Bryant 174.
February Club Championships
Skeet. A grade1st Snow Playle 25, 2nd Shane
Quinn 24, 3rd Donna Matthews 24. B grade 1st
Barry Nelson 22, 2nd Vance Butcher 22, 3rd Kevin
Barbridge 22, C grade 1st Don Irvine 24, 2nd
Robin Casey 22, 3rd Jamie Cane 22.
Single Rise A grade 1st Vance Butcher 25,
2nd Kevin Barbridge 25, 3rd Kim Owen 25
Steve O’Hara, Dave Peck, Shane Quinn, Tony
Mokomoko, Brian Hill 25’s. B grade 1st Jamie
Cane 24, 2nd Don Irvine 24, 3rd Robin Casey 24.
Liam Quinn 24. C grade Dave Christie 22, Mario
Stella 21.
Points Score A grade 1st Kevin Barbridge 75, 2nd
Vance Butcher 73, 3rd Kim Owen 72. B grade Don
Irvine 74, 2nd Michael Davidson 74, 3rd Liam
Quinn 73. C grade Mario Stella 67, Dave Christie
57, Tony Benson 57.
Single Barrel A grade 1st Tony Mokomoko 25,
2nd Kim Owen 24, 3rd Steve O’Hara 24. B grade
Don Irvine 23, Jamie Cane 22, Robin Casey 22. C
grade Dave Christie 11.
15pr Double Rise A grade 1st Tony Mokomoko
28, 2nd Dave Peck 28, 3rd Kevin Barbridge 25. B
grade 1st Liam Quinn 28, 2nd Jamie Cane 23, 3rd
Michael Davidson 19. C grade Dave Christie 16.
20 Minis A grade 1st Vance Butcher 20 2nd Shane
Quinn 20, 3rd Kim Owen 18. B grade Michael
Davidson 18, 2nd Jamie Cane 17, 3rd Don Irvine
16. C grade Dave Christie 11.
High Gun Kevin Barbridge 165. A grade Vance
Butcher 165, B grade Liam Quinn 157, C grade
Dave Christie 117
WESTERN LAKE
January 22
G & M Pilcher Cup 1st Mark McGhie
Gimcrack Cup 1st Garth Gadsby
HOA Pilcher Memorial Aggregate Trophy 1st
Garth Gadsby
1 April
Point Score Champs A Grade 1st Joe Houghton,
2nd Garth Gadsby, 3rd Lance McGhie. B Grade
1st Ken Evans, 2nd Rick Smith, 3rd David Donald.
C Grade 1st Alison Sim, 2nd Angus Donald, 3rd
John Donald
Tasman Cup Aggregate 1st Joe Houghton ■
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
PATRON:
EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
George Ellis
30 Mitchell St, Green Island, Dunedin.
Phone (03) 488 3499, Mobile 027 432 4377, Fax (03) 488 2137
Email: [email protected]
Adrienne Sears
PRESIDENT:
Keith Livingstone
Phone (07) 575 2482, Mobile 027 474 6535, Fax (07) 575 2402
Email: [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTS:
Gavin Searle
Ph (03) 383 2074, Mobile 027 454 7153
Email: [email protected]
Michael Holmes
125 Kina Road, RD 31, Opunake.
Phone (06) 763 8570, Mobile 027 446 6115
Email: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE:
David Da Silva
PO Box 14, Whakatane.
Phone (07) 308 8479
Email: [email protected]
L.B. (“Blue”) Freeman
Phone 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238,
Email: [email protected]
Derek Sheen
Phone (03) 325 4050, Mobile 021 283 3900,
Email: [email protected]
Ian Swale
107 Bealey Ave, Christchurch
Ph (03) 365 9980, Fax (03) 365 9979, Mobile 021 377 216
Email: [email protected]
John Tonkin
Ph PVT 09 522 2768, 021 944 360
Email: [email protected]
Neil Winsloe
Alexandra
Phone Pvt (03) 448 8264, Mobile 027 471 0010
Email: [email protected]
Executive Positions:
Coaching: D. Da Silva (Director), D. Sheen
DTL and Skeet (plus Selection Criteria): G. Searle (Director DTL),
K. Livingstone
AM Skeet (plus Selection Criteria): D.DaSilva (Director Skeet), J.
Tonkin
Governance: N. Winsloe (Director), K. Livingstone.
ISSF: K. Livingstone (Director) G. Searle (SI)
Management/Finance: K. Livingstone (Director) G. Searle, M. Holmes
Referees and Rules: B. Freeman (Director)
School Shooting: G. Searle (SI), D. DaSilva (NI)
Sponsorship: G. Searle (Director) K. Livingstone
Sporting Clays (Plus Selection Criteria): M. Holmes (Director), N.
Winsloe, D. Sheen, I. Swale.
HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS OFFICERS:
June Briggs Phone (03) 768 5370
Ann Paton Phone Pvt 298 8169
Gavin Paton Phone Pvt (09) 298 8169
Rick Aitchison Mobile 0274 442 085
Historian
Gavin Searle
Ph (03) 383 2074, Mobile 027 454 7153
Email: [email protected]
Referees’ Convenor:
L.B. (“Blue”) Freeman
Ph 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238,
Email [email protected]
Life Members
· Tom Begg · George Ellis · Trevor Manson
· Vince Peterson · Ewen Pirie · Colin Stott · Graeme Webber
NEW ZEALAND
CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 5355,
PAPANUI
CHRISTCHURCH
Phone (03) 352 8577 - Fax (03) 352 0077
Email: [email protected] - Website: www.nzclaytarget.org.nz
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Woodville
Nelson
Shooters World Tropy
300 Tgt Skeet Carnival Nth/Sth
Beretta 100 Double Rise
Sheet Metalcraft 100
Kilwell Compak Challenge
M. Cook & HH Morris Team Shoot
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Auckland Metropolitan
Rotorua
Southland
Otago Provincials
200 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
King Country Districts
Bodkin Trophy
Bodkin Shield
Bodkin High Gun
200 Skeet Nth/Sth
Auckland Provincials
Sporting North Zone Championship
Spring Trophy 100 Skeet Nth/Sth
Thames
Huntly
Hutt Valley
Canterbury
Timaru
Waikato
Hutt Valley
Dunedin
Rotorua
Waitemata
Marlborough
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Canterbury
Dunedin
Hutt Valley
Auckland Met
200 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
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Canterbury Provincials
100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
Waikato Provincials
Sporting Clays South Zone (NI)
100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
Skeet 300 Tgt Grand Prix Nth/Sth
ISSF South Zone (NI)
Marlborough Districts
Sporting Clays North Zone (SI)
SI & NZ Secondary School Champs
Dunedin Districts
Dale Shield Teams Event
Team Trophies
Rotorua
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Canterbury
Huntly
Alexandra
Nelson
Taupo
Taupo
Thames
Geraldine
Wanganui Rangitikei
Barrytown
Barrytown
Southland
North Island Compak Championship
New Zealand Compak Championship
ISSF North Zone (SI) Championship
Harry Perry Memorial & Harry Fyers Team Shoot
CO Sporting Champs & Nth/Sth
100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
Ross Stevenson Memorial Compak
Kilwell Compak
TV Districts
SI Compak Championships
Wellington Provincials
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100 Skeet Nth/Sth Tropy
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COM PAK 100
SPO RTING CHALLENGE
HOSTED BY HUTT VALLEY GUN CLUB SPORTING
When: Sunday July 22, 2012 | Start: 9am start
Where: Hutt Valley Gun Club, 280 Wallaceville Road, Upper Hutt | Entry Fee: $69
• Kilwell Mossberg Maverick P/A 12 gauge shotgun for HOA • Prizes for first A, B, C
• HOA Ladies Prize • Drawn Mossberg 702 semi-auto .22 rifle (may be shot
for with nearest two scores)
• Over 30 table prizes (value $2,300)
COME AND SHOOT OUR EXCITING NEW COM PAK SPORTING LAYOUT
Contact Eddie Ng 027 420 4095 | Bruce Scott 027 443 0174
Brendan Coe 027 4501526 | ww w.huttvalleygunclub.org.nz
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