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contentS 

President’s column 7 

Secretary’s Notes 7 

Meet the President Elect 9 

2010 North Island DTL Championships 11 

2010 Southland Provincials 15 

ATA Shoot 19 

Letters To the Editor 20 

2010 South Island ISSF Championships 23 

Westland Provincials 24 

Article: Trap “Fit for Purpose” 26 

Northern Wairoa President’s 100 33 

New Year Shoot at Tauranga 34 

Mental Training article “What are you thinking” 37 

Fiordland Championships 39 

Wellington District Championships 40 

Waihi Centenary 41 

Thames Valley District Ball Trap 42 

St Leger Superior Genetics 300 43 

Target Tactics 44 

Sporting Comment by Ron Madden 46 

New Members 46 

Andy Yerkovich Memorial at Kaitaia 47 

Around the Clubs--Results 48 

Shoot Calendar 52 

CONGRATULATIONS 

Myles BrOwne-cOle 

Congratulations to Myles Browne-Cole on winning the 

2010 Australian National ISSF Trap Championship with 

a NZ International Record Score of 123 ex 125 Myles 

was 3 targets ahead of double Olympic Gold Medallist 

and 5 time World Champion, Michael Diamond and 

ahead of Adam Vella. 

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natIonal eXecUtIVe 

PatrOn: 

george ellis 

30 Mitchell St, Green Island, Dunedin. 

Phone (03) 488 3499, Mobile 027 432 4377, Fax (03) 488 2137 

Email: Blair.Ellis@xtra.co.nz 

Past President: 

trevor Manson 

Lorneville, RD 4, Invercargill. 

Phone (03) 235 8042, Fax (03) 235 7042 Mobile 027 432 4621 

Email: tjmanson@slingshot.co.nz 

President: 

Keith livingstone 

Phone 07 575 2482, Mobile 027 474 6535, Fax 07 575 2402 

Email: klivingstone@xtra.co.nz 

Vice Presidents: 

gavin searle 

Ph (03) 383 2074, Mobile 0274547153 

Email: searlefamily@xtra.co.nz 

Martin van de wetering 

PO Box 11 Paeroa 

Ph (07) 862 8146, Fax (07) 862 8640, Mobile 021 430 345 

Email: martin.v@xtra.co.nz 

eXecutiVe: 

l.B. (“Blue”) freeman 

Ph 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238, 

Email blue.freeman@xtra.co.nz 

evan Johnston 

PO Box 2532, Wakatipu, Queenstown 

Mobile 027 434 212 

Email: Break1@xtra.co.nz 

george Johnston 

PO Box 28410, Remuera, Auckland 

Phone Pvt (09) 524 0918, Bus (09) 303 3295, 

Mobile (021) 948 500. Email: geo@xtra.co.nz 

Michael holmes 

125 Kina Road, RD 31, Opunake 

Ph 06 763 8570, Mobile 027 446 6115 

Email mgholmes@ihug.co.nz 

ian swale 

P.O. Box 25 111, Christchurch 

Ph (03) 365 9980, Fax (03) 365 9979, Mobile 021 377 216 

Email: countryglenlodge@xtra.co.nz 

neil winsloe 

Alexandra 

Phone (03) 448 8264, Mobile 027 471 0010 

Email: highlineequip@xtra.co.nz 

harassMent cOMPlaints Officers: 

June Briggs Ph (03) 768 5370 

ann Paton Ph 298 8169 

gavin Paton Ph (09) 2988169 

rick aitchison Mobile 027 444 2085 

histOrian 

gavin searle 

Ph (03) 383 2074, Mobile 0274547153 

Email: searlefamily@xtra.co.nz 

referees cOnVenOr: 

l.B. (“Blue”) freeman 

Ph 04 234 1922, Mobile 027 438 5238, 

Email blue.freeman@xtra.co.nz 

sPOrting clay suB cOMMittee: 

rob carruthers 

Ph (06) 758 5949, Mobile 021 475 6818, 

Email robcarruthers@mac.com 

albie hanson 

Ph (09) 299 9226, Mobile 027 4756 818 

Email albieh@lensworxs.co.nz 

Michael holmes 

Ph (06) 763 8570, Email mgholmes@ihug.co.nz 

ron Madden 

Ph (03) 3256 114, Mobile 0274 324 812 

Email madcamm@hotmail.com 

geoff wells 

Ph Pvt (07) 332 3664, Bus (07) 345 9094 

Email geoffw@kilwell.co.nz 

life MeMBers 

· tom Begg · Vince Peterson 

· george ellis · ewen Pirie 

· Murray havill 

new Zealand 

clay target assOciatiOn 

PO BOX 5355 

PAPANUI, CHRISTCHURCH 

Phone (03) 352 8577 

Fax (03) 352 0077 

Email: nzcta@xtra.co.nz 

Web Site: www.nzclaytarget.org.nz 

· colin stott 

· graeme webber 

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PreSIDent’S rePort 

In my last report I said I was going to “chill 

out”. This I managed to do along with my 

whole family in our new crib in Te Anau. 

Very relaxing with a bit of fishing and a 

lot of lying around doing nothing. This all 

seems a distant memory now as I’m back 

into the “have to get everything done” 

mode before we go to the Nationals and 

from there onto South Africa for the DTL 

World Championships. 

Everything seems to be in order for the 

worlds with entries, travel arrangements 

and accommodation sorted. Our new 

uniforms look very smart and I would like 

to thank Glenda and Dave Grant for their 

efforts and help with these and also for 

their donation of a suitably embroidered 

hat for each team member. 

Since the Range Manual has been 

ratified by council, people are taking more 

notice of what it actually means to them 

and the clubs. It is disappointing to hear 

some of the comments coming back to 

us such as “we haven’t consulted with the 

clubs”, “we didn’t know anything about it”, 

“the shotfall distance is too long” and “we 

will have to shut down because we don’t 

comply”. 

Firstly this manual was not instigated 

by the NZCTA. We are only acting on 

instructions from the New Zealand Police 

Department. This process has been going 

on for a number of years and has been 

regularly talked about in Gunshot. It is 

not the type of subject that lends it self to 

talking to every club in New Zealand and 

then coming up with a consensus that 

satisfies all. We said to the police at the time 

that we wanted to be in control of our own 

destiny by putting together our manual. 

This manual has been compiled using 

Canadian and Australian data in addition 

to our own input which has, to my mind, 

given us a very workable guideline. As for 

shot fall distances, there is documentation 

for 7 shot to travel a darn sight further 

than 200m and it took some talking to get 

that distance accepted. Other countries 

shotfalls range from up to 267m (300 yards) 

with not one country less than 200m. It is 

not the intention of council to shut clubs 

down, in fact the opposite. Range officers 

will be appointed to help clubs solve 

their problems. It may just be a matter of 

turning traps around or getting permission 

to temporarily close a road. 

Another comment made was that they 

would register their club from the 

association and carry on shooting. 

However the police range manual 

states that everyone comes under 

the same umbrella. Even a farmer 

shooting clay targets in a paddock 

with one member of the public 

comes under the same criteria as 

us. It is not solely directed at gun 

clubs. It is however regrettable 

that some clubs may be in trouble 

by not being able to comply. 

Compliance is an everyday fact in 

today’s world and affects every 

person in all different ways and 

they have finally caught up with 

us “the shooter”. Please bear with us to try 

and get the best results for everyone. 

As this is my last president’s report, apart 

from my final Annual Report, I would like 

to thank everyone for their support over 

the last 4 years. It’s been an interesting 

journey with more ups than downs. You 

come onto council because you think you 

have something to offer, then taking on 

the presidency certainly intensifies that 

with so much going on behind the scenes 

but with great support from our National 

Secretary’S 

noteS 

rePOrts frOM shOOts 

Clubs hosting NZCTA championships are 

reminded that it is the club’s responsibility 

to forward shoot results, photos and a 

write-up from the event no later than 

14 days after the shoot. For specific 

information on the format of results and 

photos for Gunshot please refer to the 

Advice for Clubs on Gunshot reports and 

results on the “Rules and Forms” page on 

the web site. 

neXt issue clOse Off date 

Copy for the next issue (May/June) will 

close off on 1st April. 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. 

Secretary Adrienne and my council it all 

becomes achievable. I go away with no 

regrets and with the knowledge that the 

NZCTA is in great heart and running like a 

well-oiled machine. 

I wish our new president and councillors, 

new and old, all the very best for the 

future. 

To all the members of our great 

association “thank you” for the opportunity 

to be your president 

Trevor Manson 

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Column in Gunshot is free to financial 

members. All advertisements must be sent 

to the National Office, either by email or in 

writing, before the close off date. 

naMe Badges 

Shooters’ name badges are available from 

the National Office. These cost $15.00 each 

and payment is required with the order. 

Please write the shooters name clearly 

when ordering 

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KeItH 

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NZCTA PRESIDENT 

Things you may not know about Keith: 

• Married to Fay, has two sons, one daughter and three 

grandchildren (ages seven, five and one year six months) 

• Previously an athlete. Had NZ record for 3 mile track for Juniors 

(U18) but record disallowed as there were only two stop 

watches and there should have been three. Holder of all road 

race records at Matamata College and still has the record for 

Road Race and one mile. Member of the New Zealand Cross 

Country team but got injured before competed in Morocco. 

Holds numerous Waikato titles for athletics. 

• Keith was a professional deer hunter on ground and 

by helicopter around central North Island. Has hunted 

extensively in NZ including Fiordland, Stewart Island and the 

Southern Alps. After the second major helicopter crash Fay 

insisted on him giving it up as they had young children at 

that time. 

• Worked at Post Office, including working at Gisborne as Post 

Master. Got promoted to Te Puke as manager of Savings Bank, 

and then seconded by Chief Post Master for special duties, 

followed by appointment to Post Office Head Office to write 

long runs 

• 25 DTL JUNIOR – B. Bringan, Oamaru. S. 

Kirk, Patangata 

• 50 DTL – J. Larcombe, Waimate. L. Bent, 

Tauranga. P. Nelson, Alexandra. R. Searle, 

Canterbury 

• 75 DTL – D.Cohr, Palmerston North. R. 

Kelly, Nightcaps. R. Searle, Canterbury 

• 100 DTL – T.Cleminson, Dunedin x 2. 

S. Sutherland, Southland. V. Workman, 

Nelson Waimea. S. Diack, Nightcaps. 

• 200 DTL – H. McKenzie, Whangarei 

• 542 DTL – K. Gutsell, Mataura 

• 727 DTL – P. Currie, Waihi 

• 50 SINGLE BARREL – C.Gubb, Thames 

• 50 SKEET – P.O’Connor, Wairoa 

• 75 SKEET – C.Waghorn, Gorge Road 

• 100 SKEET – C.Waghorn, Gorge Road. M. 

Sime, Timaru 

Ministerial Replies for Jonathan Hunt (Post Master General). 

Appointed to Wellington bank planning team to convert 

Post Offices to Post Banks and split staff between Post Office, 

Telecom and NZ Post. Made all appointments for Post Bank 

in Wellington area. Prepared bank for sale and handled 

redundancies. Resigned from bank and started in retail. 

• Currently runs four retail outlets and a family business. Very 

involved in property management. 

• Started Clay shooting in 1978 due to an interest in firearms. 

• Son Craig was involved in shooting and won NZ Double Rise 

title but now no longer competes. 

• Very avid and successful trout fisherman. 

• Sees the Association having greater participation by new 

shooters entering the sport. Would like to see integration 

of school age competitors into 

clubs. Would like to encourage 

International success by a greater 

number of athletes. Would like 

National Executive to have a 

more Governance role. 

• 

Likes the camaraderie and 

fellowship amongst competitors 

and the opportunity to 

put something back into 

the sport for all the joy 

and successes he has 

enjoyed 

ISSf nortH 

zone (nI) 

cHaMPIonSHIP 

Waikato Clay Target Club 

12-13 December 2009 

Skeet – HOA Paul Wilson 108 + 23. A Grade 1st Grant Taylor 101 + 

22. Ladies Skeet 1st Emily Olsen, 2nd Marian Whyte. 

Trench – HOA Myles Browne-Cole 122. A grade 1st Peter Goodwin 

116, 2nd Allan Sinclair 115, 3rd Gavin Paton 114. B grade 1st Owen 

Robinson 115, 2nd Natalie Rooney 116, 3rd Jack Norwood 112. 

Juniors Owen Robinson 115, Veterans Keith Livingstone 110. Ladies 

Trench 1st Nadine Stanton, 2nd Natalie Rooney, 3rd Tania Burke. 

Double Trap – HOA Scott Wilson, A grade 1st Allan Sinclair, 2nd 

Tim Dixon. B grade 1st Ross Tucker, 2nd Noema Albert 

cHange of Date 

Mataura Sporting Clays 

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Has been postponed to Sunday 11 April 2010. 

It will be conducted on one day. 

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2010 nortH ISlanD Dtl 

cHaMPIonSHIPS By Ian Hovenden 

Waitemata Clay Target Club. 30 January – 1 February 2010 

The Waitemata CTC hosted the 2010 North Island Championships 

over Auckland Anniversary Weekend. After a number of hard days 

of preparation of the grounds by a small group of members led 

by Bill Kyte, these were in excellent condition. This was made 

easier because of a concerted upgrade of grounds and facilities 

undertaken by the committee over the past few years. 

As normal, the target presentation was excellent thanks to 

Noel Cherry, who travelled up from his new home in Wellington to 

assist the club. He is definitely a loss to Waitemata. The traps were 

kept loaded and throwing targets thanks to a team of trappers 

who were organized by Tania Walker who, although not a shooter, 

is always of great value to the club because of her organizational 

abilities. 

Shoot marshalling is always a thankless task except by myself 

and this was handled in a really efficient manner by Tony Brogden 

who worked tirelessly to make sure squads were on the mark. I’m 

also appreciative of a number of members like Jim Senton who, 

although not shooting, were prepared to front up early in the 

morning each day and be available to referee not only the first 

squads but also to be there for the shoot offs later in the day. 

No small thanks are also owed to Jacqui, Amanda and Adrienne 

who looked after the office which from personal experience is one 

of the most thankless tasks at any event. 

Most of all for two days the weather gods co-operated and 

we had brilliant days on both Saturday and Sunday. Although on 

Monday it started out wet, this did not last and ended as a sultry 

humid day. Overall the scores were very high and the standard 

of shooting was excellent in all events. The amount of red on the 

board was a pleasure to see but a number of shooters commented 

that perhaps the events needed to be made tougher, but I will 

leave that to clubs to decide. The Single Rise shoot off was actually 

concluded on the Monday morning after Jon Beddis returned 

from Huntly and Cameron Rooney had to reschedule his flight 

South. Mention must be made of the Waitemata stalwart Laurie 

Coppins who, apart from being at the club to do preparations and 

working hard over the event, still had the ability to head off the 

field in the Ball Trap. 

Overall, a very successful event and the Waitemata Club is 

appreciative of the shooters who attended, the councillors who 

assisted and the many workers whose names I have not included. 

We look forward to the same event at the same place in 3 years 

time. 

Results: 

Skeet – HOA David Da Silva, Rotorua 25. A grade 1st Graham 

Geater, Rotorua 25, 2nd Ray Everett, Timaru 25, 3rd Brendan 

Malcolm, Patangata 25. B grade 1st Dave Grant, Hutt Valley 25, 2nd 

Dave Wordley, Putaruru 25, 3rd Ross Ellis, Tauranga 25. C grade 1st 

Nicholas Picknell, Waikato 25, 2nd Todd McCormick Patangata 

24, 3rd Dylan Woolhouse, Hawkes Bay 22. Ladies Lois France, 

Whitianga, Juniors Nicholas Picknell, Waikato 25, Veterans Graham 

Geater, Rotorua 25, Super Veteran George Viskovich, Waitemata 

25. 2 Person Team 1st Tony Truss. Graham Geater, Rotorua 49, 2nd 

Cameron Rooney, Ray Everett, Timaru 48. 5 Person Team 1st Bay 

of Plenty (Tony Truss, Graham Geater, Keith Livingstone, David Da 

Silva, Devon Da Silva) 120, 2nd Waikato (Merv Pratt, Dean Everett, 

Brant Woodward, Des Coe, Graeme Williams) 118. 

Double Rise – HOA Brendan Malcolm, Patangata 30. A grade 

1st Guy Brooks, New Plymouth 30, 2nd Dave Wordley, Putaruru 29, 

3rd Michael Holmes, New Plymouth 29. B grade 1st Brian Smith, 

Dannevirke 25, 2nd George Johnston, Waitemata 24, 3rd Devon 

Da Silva, Rotorua 23. C grade 1st Bruce Parsons, Waitemata 25, 2nd 

Joshua Nilsson, Northern Wairoa 22, 3rd Tim Fuller, Waitemata 19. 

Ladies Natalie Rooney, Timaru 29, Juniors Jack Norwood, Putaruru 

24, Veterans Michael Holmes, New Plymouth 29, Super Veterans 

George Johnston, Waitemata 24. 

Minis – HOA Dave Wordley, Putaruru 25. A Grade 1st Wayne 

Cowley, Auckland Met 25, 2nd Cameron Rooney, Timaru 25, 3rd 

Rob Anderson, Auckland Met 25. B grade 1st Lois France, Whitianga 

24, 2nd Devon Da Silva, Rotorua 24, 3rd Victoria Collie, Waitemata 

22. C grade 1st Sam Kirk, Patangata 23, 2nd Tim Fuller, Waitemata 

20, 3rd Bruce Parsons, Waitemata 19. Ladies Lois France, Whitianga 

24, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 19, Veterans Rob Anderson, 

Auckland Met 25, Super Veterans Ted Tyrrell, Auckland Met 16. 

Triples HOA Ross Ellis, Tauranga 50. A Grade 1st Brant Woodward, 

Waikato 50, Gary Vittle, Waitemata 50, 3rd Craig Short, Waverley 

50. B grade 1st George Johnston, Waitemata 49, 2nd Victoria Collie, 

Waitemata 47, 3rd Ted Tyrrell, Auckland Met 45. C grade 1st Joshua 

Nilsson, Northern Wairoa 46, 2nd Tim Fuller, Waitemata 41, 3rd 

Bruce Parsons, Waitemata 41. Ladies Anja van de Wetering, Thames 

48, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 50, Veterans Chris Browne, 

Whangarei 50, Super Veterans George Viskovich, Waitemata 49. 

Single Rise – HOA Jon Beddis, Huntly 504/504. A Grade 1st 

Cameron Rooney, Timaru 503/504, 2nd Gavin Paton Auckland 

Met, 3rd Ray Everett, Timaru. B grade 1st Devon Da Silva, Rotorua 

25, 2nd Ted Tyrrell, Auckland Met 25, 3rd Lois France, Whitianga 25. 

C grade 1st Sam Kirk, Patangata 25, 2nd Tim Fuller, Waitemata 25, 

3rd Ronnie Koh, Waitemata 25. Ladies Natalie Curtis, Matamata 25, 

Juniors Gavin Wenham, Thames 25, Veterans Ray Everett, Timaru 

25, Super Veterans George Viskovich, Waitemata 25. 

Points Score – HOA George Viskovich, Waitemata 75. A grade 

1st Dave Wordley, Putaruru 75, 2nd Jon Beddis, Huntly 75, 3rd Ross 

Skeet HOA David Da Silva 

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Ellis, Tauranga 75. B grade 1st Devon Da Silva, Rotorua 75, 2nd Ted 

Tyrrell, Auckland Met 71, 3rd Stu Clark, Tauranga 71. C grade 1st 

Allan Treloar, Tauranga 74, 2nd Joshua Nilsson, Northern Wairoa 

71, 3rd Bruce McDonald, Waitemata 68. Ladies Sheryl Anglem, 

Amberley 74, Juniors Devon Da Silva, Rotorua 75, Veterans Rob 

Anderson, Auckland Met 75, Super Veterans Ted Tyrrell, Auckland 

Met 71. 

Single Barrel – HOA Jon Beddis, Huntly 25. A grade 1st Chris 

Robinson, Waikato 25, 2nd David Da Silva, Rotorua 25, 3rd Jim 

Tarrant, Te Kuiti 25. B grade 1st Damien Treloar, Tauranga 24, 

2nd Devon Da Silva Rotorua 23, 3rd Ted Tyrrell, Auckland Met 

22. C grade 1st Joshua Nilsson, Northern Wairoa 23, 2nd Sam 

Kirk, Patangata 23, 3rd Deborah Pritchard, Tauranga 21. Ladies 

Natalie Rooney, Timaru 23, Juniors Jack Norwood, Putaruru 24, 

Veterans Jim Tarrant, Te Kuiti 25, Super Veterans George Viskovich, 

Waitemata 24. 

High Gun – Brendan Malcolm, Hawkes Bay 251. A grade Dave 

Wordley, Putaruru 251, B grade Devon Da Silva, Rotorua 231, C 

grade Tim Fuller, Waitemata 207. Ladies Natalie Rooney, Timaru 

239, Juniors Nicholas Picknell, Waikato 239, Veterans Jim Tarrant, 

Te Kuiti 245, Super Veterans Ted Tyrrell, Auckland Met 223. 

Ball Trap – HOA Laurie Coppins, Waitemata 48. A grade 1st Bill 

Jones, Huntly 48, 2nd Brant Woodward, Waikato 47, 3rd Keith 

Livingstone, Rotorua 46. B grade 1st Andy Veltmeyer, Waitemata 

45, 2nd Victoria Collie, Waitemata 42, 3rd Bill Smith, Te Aroha 41. 

C grade 1st Deborah Pritchard, Tauranga 35, 2nd Bruce Parsons, 

Waitemata 27. Ladies Tania Burke, Australia 43, Juniors Victoria 

Collie, Waitemata 42, Veterans Laurie Coppins, Waitemata 48 

Double Rise B Grade (L-R) George Johnston, Brian Smith, 

Devon Da Silva 

High Gun (L-R) A Grade Dave Wordley, B Grade Devon Da Silva, 

C grade Tim Fuller 

Ball Trap HOA Laurie Coppins 

High Gun Ladies Natalie Rooney, Junior Nicholas Picknell, 

Veterans Jim Tarrant 

Double Rise A Grade (L-R) Dave Wordley, Guy Brooks, 

Michael Holmes 

Single Barrel B Grade (L-R) Devon Da Silva, Damien Treloar, 

Ted Tyrrell 

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Points Score B Grade (L-R) Ted Tyrrell, Devon Da Silva, Stu Clark 

Single Rise A Grade Gavin Paton 2nd, Cameron Rooney 1st 

Skeet B Grade (L-R) Dave Wordley, Dave Grant, Ross Ellis 

Skeet 2 person Team winners, Tony Truss, Graham Geater 

Ball Trap A Grade (L-R) Brant Woodward, Bill Jones, 

Keith Livingstone 

Triples C Grade (L-R) Tim Fuller, Joshua Nilsson, Bruce Parsons 

Triples HOA Ross Ellis 

High Gun Super Veterans Ted Tyrrell 

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Single Rise HOA Jon Beddis 

High Gun and Double Rise HOA Brendan Malcolm 

Single Rise Veteran Ray Everett 

acta 

natIonalS 

are now Pre Nomination only. 

Minis and Points Score HOA Dave Wordley 

The Australian National executive at its annual meeting in July 

2009 passed a motion to have all National Championships 

conducted under the pre-nomination format. 

The decision will allow the National Office to prepare and 

conduct the Championships in a professional manner with the 

appropriate staff and catering services as well as on ground 

amenities. 

Completed Nomination forms including Grade & section are to 

be received by the Advertised date on the Nomination Form. The 

nominations must be paid for via the options on the form. Failure 

to fill in all requirements will result in the nomination form being 

returned. 

Those who have pre-nominated and have a valid reason for not 

competing will be considered for a refund* (conditions apply) 

*There will be an administration fee and all withdrawals will 

need to be done in writing 24 hours prior to the event. (each case 

will be determined by the Tournament Director but appeals may 

be made to the jury appointed for the tournament) 

The nomination form for the 2010 DTL Nationals is available on 

the NZCTA Web Site (News page). Nominations close 12 March 

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2009 PrOVincials 

SoUtHlanD 

The Southland Provincials were held at 

the Nightcaps Clay Target Club on the 5th 

and 6th December. After weeks of working 

bees, putting up new fences, painting 

them, mowing and the on-going servicing 

of traps, Dave and his band of helpers were 

ready for an influx of shooters. Saturday 

morning came and the conditions couldn’t 

have been any more perfect for shooting. 

The first squad was on the mark at 9am 

to shoot at the Minis. There were seven 

possibles, all A grade shooters, with 

Cameron Rooney from Timaru beating 

Michael Dobbie from Southland after 50 

targets. Ned Kelland from Moa Creek took 

out B grade with 14 and a shoot off for C 

grade saw Andrea Diack from Nightcaps 

beat Wayne Sutherland, also from 

Nightcaps. Jan Manson from Southland 

won the Ladies, William Rooney, Timaru 

won the Juniors and Ewen Pirie, Mataura, 

won the Veterans. 

Next they went on to the Double Rise 

and Kelvin Gutsell won this outright with 

a 20. Cameron Rooney took A grade with 

a 19, B grade was won by Ron Dennis of 

Southland and Bruce Warnock from Gorge 

Road took out the C grade, both shot 18’s. 

Ladies went to Jan Manson, William Rooney 

won Juniors and Ron Dennis the Veterans. 

The conditions were still perfect for 

the skeet and with 15 possibles out of 66 

there was to be quite a shoot off but as it 

turned out Kelvin Gutsell from Mataura 

won this in the 2nd round with Ron 

Dennis from Southland taking out A grade, 

Boston Walker from Gorge Road took out 

B grade with 25 and Andrew Johnston 

from Western Southland, shooting his first 

possible, won C grade. A shoot off for the 

2 person Skeet team saw Mike Sime and 

Warren Darling shooting off against Colin 

Waghorn and Boston Walker with Colin and 

Boston coming out on top. The Southland 

team made up of Lindsay Rodgers, Ewen 

and Clark Pirie, Colin Waghorn and Kelvin 

Gutsell took out the 5 person Skeet. 

Jan Manson won Ladies, Hamish Bell of 

Nightcaps the Juniors and Ron Dennis of 

Southland won Veterans. 

This only left the Triples match to be shot 

for and Brad Warnock from Gorge Road 

was the only possible in this match to take 

out HOA. As there were 9 49’s in A grade a 

shoot off was needed with Daniel Warnock 

from Gorge Road coming out on top. B 

grade 46’s shot off and Paul Michie from 

Australia won this with Andrew Johnston 

from Western Southland on 48 taking out C 

grade. Ladies went to Natalie Rooney from 

Timaru, Michael Sutherland of Balfour won 

Juniors and Jim Marshall of Alexandra won 

the Veterans. 

The Nightcaps Club is very lucky to have 

Shooters World Gore, Transport Services 

Ltd, Nightcaps, J.J’s Ltd and Southern 

Suzuki Invercargill as sponsors of our 

$1000 Trophy Match. This match is a total 

score from the Minis, Double Rise and 

Triples. Colin Waghorn, Lindsay Rodgers 

and Kelvin Gutsell shot 82/85. After a shoot 

off Colin Waghorn won HOA with Lindsay 

taking 2nd HOA and Kelvin taking out A 

grade. Second place went to Cameron 

Rooney, Brad Warnock was 3rd and Warren 

Darling was 4th. B grade saw Paul Michie 

1st, Ned Kelland 2nd, Barry Brand 3rd and 

John Sutherland 4th. C grade was Andrew 

Johnston 1st, Wayne Sutherland 2nd, Henry 

Watson 3rd and Andrea Diack 4th. The club 

thanks these sponsors on behalf of all the 

shooters. Without sponsors we wouldn’t be 

able to put out such an array of trophies to 

be shot for. 

Now onto Sunday. There was a bit of 

cloud today, with a couple of quick showers 

of rain, the farmers were quite happy but I 

don’t think the shooters on the mark were 

enjoying it the same, but as quick as it came 

it left and we still had good conditions to 

shoot in. 

The Single Rise was the first match with 

75 shooters all trying to get that possible. 

Of the 75 shooters there were 28 possibles, 

the shoot off went for 184 targets with 

Duncan Jefferis from Darfield taking HOA 

with Steve Diack from Nightcaps taking 

A grade. B grade went to Alysha Bell from 

Timaru and C grade Russell Diack from 

South Otago. Ladies was won by Alysha 

Bell, William Rooney won Juniors and Ewen 

Pirie won Veterans. 

Points Score was next on the list with 4 

75’s. The shoot off only went for 10 targets 

with Colin Waghorn winning HOA with 

Bob Waugh from Moa Creek taking out A 

grade. B grade went to Hamish Bell from 

Nightcaps and Tom Hazlett from Gorge 

Road winning C grade. Ladies went to 

Natalie Rooney, with William Rooney taking 

out Juniors and Jim Marshall taking the 

Veterans title. The Points Score Club teams 

match was won by Gorge Road consisting 

of Colin Waghorn 75, Daniel Warnock 74, 

Dale Robertson 74, Boston Walker 73, Brad 

Warnock 73 and Allan Wilson 73 which is 

very consistent shooting. 

The last match for the weekend was the 

Single Barrel. Of the 75 shooters there were 

11 possibles. After a 30 target shoot off 

Shannan Evans of Western Southland won 

HOA from William Rooney of Timaru who 

took out A grade. B grade was won by Eion 

Park on 25 and, after a shoot off of 24’s, 

gunshot 15

High Gun and HOA Skeet and 

Double Rise Kelvin Gutsell 

Single Barrel HOA 

Shannan Evans 

Tom Hazlett beat Russell Diack to win C grade. Ladies went to Jan 

Manson of Southland, Juniors went to William Rooney of Timaru 

and Veterans went to Tom Begg of Dunedin. 

High Gun for the weekend went to Kelvin Gutsell of Mataura 

who shot 231/235, which is a very impressive score. One point 

behind him was Colin Waghorn on 230/235 to take out A grade. 

B grade was won by Paul Michie of Australia with 216/235 and C 

grade went to Wayne Sutherland of Nightcaps on 207/235. Ladies 

was Jan Manson, Southland, Juniors was William Rooney of Timaru 

and Veterans was Ewen Pirie of Mataura. 

The Speight’s and Borthwick Teams matches, which are a yearly 

competition between Southland and Otago, were also shot for 

over this weekend with Southland coming out the winners of 

both shields. 

I would just like to take this opportunity to thank all the people 

who helped in the Office, Lyn and her helpers in the kitchen who 

kept us fed over the weekend, the ladies who kept the blackboard 

up to date over both days, the barman, also the workers who kept 

the traps filled with targets and ran the cards, Steve who kept 

the shoot running without a hitch and lastly Russell and Winston 

who put so much time into making sure that the traps would run 

without a hitch. Thanks guys, without people like these there 

would be no club. 

Double Rise B Grade (L-R) John Sutherland, Ron Dennis, 

Paul Michie 

High Gun (L-R) Paul Michie B Grade, Colin Waghorn A Grade, 

Wayne Sutherland C Grade 

High Gun (L-R) Veterans Ewen Pirie, Ladies Jan Manson, Junior 

William Rooney 

Results: 

Skeet – HOA Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura 25. A grade 1st Ron Dennis, 

Southland 25, 2nd Geoff Jukes, Central Southland 25, 3rd Hamish 

Bell, Nightcaps 25. B grade 1st Boston Walker, Gorge Road 25, 2nd 

Brad Warnock, Gorge Road 24, 3rd Phillip Studholme, Wanaka 

24. C grade 1st Andrew Johnston, Western Southland 25, 2nd 

Duncan Jefferis, Darfield 23, 3rd Dale Robertson, Gorge Road 23. 

Ladies Jan Manson, Southland 23, Juniors Hamish Bell, Nightcaps 

25, Veterans Ron Dennis, Southland 25. 2 Person team 1st Colin 

Waghorn, Boston Walker, Gorge Road 50, 2nd Warren Darling, Mike 

Sime, Timaru 50. 5 Person Team Southland 123, 2nd Otago 118. 

Double Rise – HOA Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura 20. A grade 1st 

Cameron Rooney, Timaru 19, 2nd Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 19, 

3rd Steve Diack, Nightcaps 19. B grade 1st Ron Dennis, Southland 

18, 2nd John Sutherland, Southland 18, 3rd Paul Michie, Australia 

16. C grade 1st Bruce Warnock, Gorge Road 18, 2nd Wayne 

Sutherland, Nightcaps 15, 3rd Tom Hazlett, Gorge Road 15. Ladies 

Jan Manson, Southland 16, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 13, 

Veterans Ron Dennis, Southland 18. 

Minis – HOA Cameron Rooney, Timaru 15. A grade 1st Michael 

Dobbie, Southland 15, 2nd Dale Robertson, Gorge Road 15, 3rd 

Ewen Pirie, Mataura 15. B grade 1st Ned Kelland, Moa Creek 14, 

2nd Paul Michie, Australia 13, 3rd Barry Brand, Gorge Road 13. C 

grade 1st Andrea Diack, Nightcaps 13, 2nd Wayne Sutherland, 

Nightcaps 13, 3rd David Teele, Wakatipu 11. Ladies Jan Manson, 

Southland 14, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 13, Veterans Ewen 

Pirie, Mataura 15. 

Triples – HOA Brad Warnock, Gorge Road 50. A grade 1st Daniel 

Warnock, Gorge Road 49, 2nd Mike Sime, Timaru 49, 3rd Lindsay 

Rodgers, Southland 49. B grade 1st Paul Michie, Australia 46, 2nd 

Ned Kelland, Moa Creek 46, 3rd Barry Brand, Gorge Road 46. C 

grade 1st Andrew Johnston, Western Southland 48, 2nd David 

Teele, Wakatipu 46, 3rd Wayne Sutherland, Nightcaps 44. Ladies 

Natalie Rooney, Timaru 46, Juniors Michael Sutherland, Balfour 45, 

Veterans Jim Marshall, Alexandra 49. 

Single Rise – HOA Duncan Jefferis, Darfield 25. A grade 1st 

Steve Diack, Nightcaps 25, 2nd Stuart Sutherland, Southland 25, 

3rd Michael Dobbie, Southland 25. B grade 1st Alysha Bell, Timaru 

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25, 2nd John Sutherland, Southland 25, 3rd Ned Kelland, Moa 

Creek 24. C grade 1st Russell Diack, South Otago 25, 2nd Brooke 

Sutherland, Nightcaps 24, 3rd Tom Hazlett, Gorge Road 24. Ladies 

Alysha Bell, Timaru 25, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 25, Veterans 

Ewen Pirie, Mataura 25. 

Points Score – HOA Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 75. A grade 

1st Bob Waugh, Moa Creek 75, 2nd Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura 75, 3rd 

Clark Pirie, Mataura 75. B grade 1st Hamish Bell, Nightcaps 74, 2nd 

Ned Kelland, Moa Creek 72, 3rd Paul Michie, Australia 72. C grade 

1st Tom Hazlett, Gorge Road 74, 2nd Sam Smith O’Brien, Nightcaps 

73, 3rd Wayne Sutherland, Nightcaps 72. Ladies Natalie Rooney, 

Timaru 74, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 74, Veterans Jim 

Marshall, Alexandra 73. Club Team Gorge Road (Dale Robertson, 

Boston Walker, Brad Warnock, Daniel Warnock, Allan Wilson, Colin 

Waghorn). 

Single Barrel – HOA Shannan Evans, Western Southland 25. A 

grade 1st William Rooney, Timaru 25, 2nd Brad Warnock, Gorge 

Road 25, 3rd Lindsay Phillips, Dunedin 25. B grade 1st Eion Park, 

West Otago 25, 2nd John Smith, Puketiro 24, 3rd John Sutherland 

24. C grade 1st Tom Hazlett, Gorge Road 24, 2nd R. Diack, South 

Otago 24, 3rd Brooke Sutherland, Nightcaps 22. Ladies Jan Manson, 

Southland 25, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 25, Veterans Tom 

Begg, Dunedin 25. 

High Gun – Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura 231. A grade Colin Waghorn 

230, B grade Paul Michie, Australia 216, C grade Wayne Sutherland, 

Nightcaps 207. Ladies Jan Manson, Southland 219, Juniors William 

Rooney, Timaru 219, Veterans Ewen Pirie, Mataura 223. 

Southland v Otago Teams Speight’s and Borthwick Shields – 

winners Southland 

Minis A Grade (L-R) Dale Robertson, Michael Dobbie, Ewen Pirie 

Single Barrel B Grade (L-R) John Smith, Eion Park, John 

Sutherland 

Southland Team winners of the Speight’s Shield 

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Points Score HOA 

Colin Waghorn 

Minis HOA Cameron Rooney 

Triples HOA Brad Warnock 

Single Rise HOA 

Duncan Jefferis 

Points Score Ladies Natalie Rooney, Veterans Jim Marshall, 

Juniors William Rooney 

Points Score C Grade (L-R) Sam Smith O’Brien, Tom Hazlett, 

Wayne Sutherland 

Single Rise A Grade (L-R) Stuart Sutherland, Steve Diack, 

Michael Dobbie 

Single Rise B Grade (L-R) John Sutherland, Alysha Bell, Ned 

Kelland 

otago/ 

SoUtHlanD 

2010 secOndary schOOl 

shOOt PrOgraMMe 

9 May Southland Skeet 9am DTL 10am 

6 June Balfour DTL 9am 

20 June Dunedin Skeet 9am DTL to follow 

18 July Nightcaps DTL 9.30am 

5 Sept. Alexandra Skeet 8.45am DTL 10am 

25-27 Sept Canterbury South Island and New Zealand 

Secondary School Championships 

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ata SHootIng 

Christmas shoot Results December 19th 2009 

A big thank you to the Thames Clay Target club for allowing 

the event to be hosted at their grounds. Thanks to everyone who 

helped out on the day, Don McCarthy and Richard Boenders for 

their help with trap setting and loading, Martin van de Wetering and 

Diane Boenders running the office and Martin as well for organizing 

squads to help the event run smoother. Nola in the kitchen for a 

superb lunch and refreshments during the day. A big thanks to 

Wayne Cowley for his cash sponsorship to help pay for the prizes 

and Ron Dent for providing the raffle prizes. 

The shoot was a condensed program with just 150 singles shot in 

3 visits to the traps. Everyone did the first hundred before lunch. The 

weather cooperated with just a light breeze and overcast at times to 

add a little more challenge and require a better job of focusing with 

just one shot. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to attend 

and make the day a success. 

AA Grade: 1st Dave Muggeridge, 2nd Les Clarke, 3rd Martin van 

de Wetering, 4th Phil Brown, 5th Paul Schmidt, 6th Paul Basten. A 

Grade: 1st Cameron Muggeridge, 2nd. Lindsay Arthur, 3rd. Jim 

Elliott-Forster, 4th Andrew Muggeridge, 5th Glenn Ramsay, 6th 

Wayne Cowley. B Grade: 1st Paul Anderson, 2nd Colin Turner, 3rd 

Mike Boakes, 4th Lynn Jones, 5th Ron Dent, 6th Malcolm Noakes. 

The ATA would like to welcome Jim Elliott-Forster, Cameron 

Muggeridge, Andrew Muggeridge, and Robbie Tahau as new 

members. 

Results January 16th 2010 

Thank you to the Thames Clay Target club for providing superb 

facilities and help for us to hold our events. If you haven’t shot at 

the Thames club we suggest you put on your list a day of shooting 

at a great facility with consistent regulation set targets, no politics, 

bullshit or personal interests, just wonderful hospitality and a 

great day. 

Thanks to everyone who helped out on the day, the regulars 

Don McCarthy, Richard Boenders and Wayne Cowley for their 

help with trap setting and loading and a special thanks to Don 

and Richard for the great job maintaining the clubs’ traps and 

equipment. Having the traps well maintained makes throwing 

consistently good targets that much easier. Martin van de Wetering 

and Diane Boenders running the office, Nola in the kitchen for a 

superb lunch and refreshments and all those who helped with 

refereeing and scoring as well as making the effort to attend. The 

weather cooperated all day with just a couple light sprinkles and 

very little wind. The lighting posed a challenge at times though 

with varying amounts of overcast but those who shot well showed 

it could be done. 

Singles A Grade 1st Rob Anderson 98, 2nd Jim Elliott-Forster 98 

(equal tie for 1st), 3rd Graeme Williams 97. B Grade 1st Lindsay Arthur 

92, 2nd Colin Turner 92 (equal tie for 1st), 3rd Gavin Wenham 91 

Handicap 1st James Elliott-Forster 95, 2nd Wayne Cowley 95 

(equal tie for 1st), 3rd Les Clarke 92 

Doubles B Grade 1st Les Clarke 91, 2nd Graeme Williams 87, 

3rd James Elliott-Forster 87 (equal tie for 2nd). C Grade 1st Lindsay 

Arthur 85, 2nd Glenn Ramsay 74, 3rd Richard Boenders 74 (equal 

tie for 2nd) 

The ATA would like to welcome Shane Ward and Andrew O’Hara 

as new members 

Good shooting, Paul Basten 

letter 

to tHe eDItor 

Dear Adrienne 

We are writing to advise you and the executive of 

the NZCTA that Pat and I have sold the section of 

our business trading as “The Shooters Shop” 

We will still retain the business “Earmold 

Australia” After 35 years servicing the shooting 

sports in Australia and the last 17 the New 

Zealand sector we have decided to take it a 

little easier. 

This will in no way mean that we will not be 

present at future NZ nationals albeit it a much 

smaller capacity and although we will not be 

attending this year we hope to visit again in 

2011. 

We hope that the new owners (Graeme Boyd and 

Trina Adams) may well see their way clear in 

the not to distant future to visit with you and 

we hope you will extend to them the wonderful 

friendship we have shared with you all. 

Again our most heartfelt thanks 

Kind Regards 

Ray and Pat Mack 

letterS 

to tHe 

eDItor 

The Association welcomes letters from members. 

However, for future issues they should be no more 

than 250 words per letter. 

Members are reminded that the Editor has the 

discretion to not print any letters that are too long, 

defamatory or inaccurate. 

NEW ZEALAND CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION 

PO BOX 5355, PAPANUI, CHRISTCHURCH 

Ph (03) 352 8577 Fax (03) 352 0077 

Email nzcta@xtra.co.nz 

www.nzclaytarget.org.nz 

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letterS to tHe eDItor 

At a recent committee meeting of our club we 

discussed the new Range Manual, supposedly adopted 

by the Association. Through the “Gunshot” magazine 

I would like to hear from fellow Clay Target Clubs 

with their thoughts on the manual. 

In 1996, our club went through a drawn-out process, 

along with our neighbour, to find our shot fall area. 

After many soil tests to define 60+ years of shot 

fall, the outer boundaries were set, the land was 

purchased and our outer boundary was fenced. As 

the shot doesn’t cross the fence surely this must 

be our safety area. After some time measuring our 

range, with a rangefinder and long tape measure to 

comply we need to buy/lease another 50 metres of 

ground down one boundary, but for no apparent reason 

as the shot doesn’t cross the fence that is there 

now. In reading the covering letter that came with 

our copy of the Range Manual, the last paragraph 

states “it is the NZCTA desire to have all clubs 

complying in a 2 year period”. I am assuming there 

will be some leeway on the 200m limit or the NZCTA 

has a lot of money. With my 40+ years experience 

with a 12g shotgun, 150 metres, and a good tree line 

would contain the shot; especially if the trees 

were planted for that purpose. Again, I assume about 

67-70% of clay target shooters and any member of 

the public with a gun licence, I hope, and with no 

formal gun training participate in some form of game 

bird shooting where 90 metres is acceptable, and 

any member of the public can walk anywhere. After 

discussion with our neighbour, he doesn’t give anyone 

permission to walk up his boundary. Therefore they 

have entered at their own risk and are trespassing 

on his property. If that is the only reason for the 

200 metres safety zone, surely red flags placed on 

the boundary fences and a sign explaining the flags 

would be ample as a warning devise. 

I sympathise with clubs that have the public area as 

a boundary, especially ones who have shot for years 

without incident. It seems to me that DTL shooters 

are penalised an extra 12 metres because their 200 

metres is measured from point of release, rather 

than the shooting station as in skeet and sporting 

clays measured from shooting stations. I hope range 

safety zones are measured with commonsense rather 

than tape measurers. 

I am hoping for clubs to comment. 

Niven McCormick 

Ellesmere Clay Target Club 

I was asked to comment on your letter to the editor 

and while I am not going to be specific on your 

clubs identified issue it is my intention to outline 

of how 200 meters was arrived at and the process 

involved. 

I believe this process started some six years ago 

(my involvement has been in the last four years) 

when Shoot Fed approached the NZCTA and other gun 

sports to develop their Range Safety Manuals for 

their own disciplines; failure to do this and we 

would be subject to a generic Manual and this would 

be administrated by the New Zealand Police or some 

other organization. At this point the NZCTA council 

decided that we were better to control our own 

destiny rather than have someone else doing it for 

us and ultimately losing control. 

The process was to gather Manuals from as many 

Shotgun sports organizations around the world and 

produce one for ourselves using what we considered 

best practice. This first draft had 180 metres 

distance for shot fall and was submitted to the New 

Zealand Police for peer review. The Police returned 

the Manual and only commented on one aspect, the 

shot fall!!! They suggested that 260 metres to be 

more in line with what was needed. 

We, as a group, did not agree and after some tireless 

research and with some facts from a Canadian Manual 

backed with supporting documentation your current 

President negotiated the 200 meters with the 

Police. 

While we all don’t like change unfortunately this is 

the period we live in at present, no one including 

myself wishes to be dictated to, but as a group 

I think we are better managing our own destinies 

rather than someone else controlling us. 

In our introduction letter we asked clubs to go a 

process of range inspection using the new manual 

and to identify areas that do not comply and take 

remedial action. This is no different to what happens 

at any factory, worksite, farm etc. The action to be 

taken can range from signage, flagging to cordoning 

off an area etc. 

Finally the NZCTA council, I believe, has taken 

a responsible attitude to this situation and have 

the desire to work with clubs over the long term 

to achieve what every shooter wishes: SAFETY within 

our sport. 

Neil Winsloe 

NZCTA Councillor

wInnIng wayS 

Myles Browne-Cole 

winner of the 

2010 Australian 

National ISSF Trap 

Championships 

North Island DTL 

High Gun and HOA 

Double Rise 

Brendan Malcolm. 

Report page 11 

Southland Provincial 

High Gun and HOA 

Skeet and Double 

Rise Kelvin Gutsell. 

Report page 15 

Myles Browne-Cole photograph by courtesy of University of Waikato 

Colin Waghorn 

Westland High Gun 

and HOA Single Rise. 

Report on page 24

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2010 South Island 

Championships 

Canterbury Clay Target Club 

22-24 January 2010 

Trench – HOA Graeme Ede. A grade 1st Alan Sinclair, 2nd Bill Jones, 

3rd Gavin Searle. B grade 1st Barry Washbourne, 2nd Geoff Foster, 

3rd Johnny Turner. C grade 1st Chris Helem, 2nd Paul Heney, 3rd 

Reece Ewart. 

Skeet – HOA Grant Taylor. A grade 1st Paul Wilson, 2nd Geoff Jukes. 

B grade 1st Gary Hoffman. 

Double Trap – HOA Graeme Ede. A grade 1st Scott Wilson, 2nd 

Bob Brown, 3rd Tim Dixon. B grade 1st Duncan Jefferis, 2nd Tony 

Stuart, 3rd Russell Foster. C grade 1st Sam Gawn, 2nd Dave Tipple, 

3rd Chloe Tipple. Junior Sam Gawn 

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High Gun and HOA Single Barrel 

Colin Waghorn 

HOA Skeet and Triples, Mike Sime 

2009 PrOVincials 

weStlanD 

The Westland Provincials held on Saturday 

2nd and Sunday 3rd January was down in 

shooter numbers compared to the heady 

days of previous years but the quality of 

the field was unquestioned. The two top 

qualifiers for the World Champs in South 

Africa, Gavin Searle and Damian Briggs 

were in attendance, along with the current 

World Champion, Colin Waghorn and 

women’s World Champion Natalie Rooney 

and most of the South Island Squad 

Members of the National Teams. 

The weather was a bit inclement, but hey 

this is the West Coast after all and at least the 

farmers were happy. Two notable birthdays 

were celebrated on Saturday night – new 

secretary Pat Dunn who is no longer a 69er 

and Tracey Searle who reached her majority. 

Thanks to Gavin for generously kicking 

the bar takings off and to the Southland 

boys, capably led by Lindsay Rodgers who 

proved once again they are the country’s 

leading rum drinkers. It was disappointing 

there were no shooters from Nelson or 

Marlborough – was it the weather or the 

competition that kept them away 

Now, to the results: - Saturday dawned 

overcast and still, but a thick fog came down 

which lasted ‘til dusk. We weren’t as lucky on 

Sunday with heavy rain which lasted all day. 

However, the competition was high and the 

scoring first class. Skeet saw 4 possibles, with 

3 of them from B Grade. After an excellent 

shoot-off Mike Sime, the only “A” grade 

possible emerged as HOA. Double rise, the 

only event without a possible, saw 4 19’s 

shoot-off, with Ray Everett securing HOA 

from Gavin Searle 1st “A” grade. Minis saw 

4 possibles, with Graeme Ede showing no 

respect for age heading Pop Andreassend 

for HOA, with Pop 1st “A” grade. Triples saw 

Mike Sime complete a good day taking HOA 

from Colin Waghorn and Graeme Ede. Mike 

forgot it was a 2 day event and after keeping 

the bar staff busy until after midnight failed 

to flatter on Sunday. Points Score saw 2 

Barrytown members take top honours, 

with John Moore just heading off Graeme 

Smith, with William Rooney and National 

Councillor Steve Ackland close behind. 

There were 15 possibles in Single Rise with 

those grand campaigners Gavin Searle and 

Pop Andreassend HOA and 1st A Grade 

from Graeme Ede and Natalie Rooney. They 

say cream comes to the top and the Single 

Barrel saw Colin Waghorn HOA from B 

grader Eion Park, the only possibles. 

High Gun, Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 

on 227. A Grade, John Moore, Barrytown 

on 225, after a shoot-off with Gavin Searle. 

Barrytown shooter John Hare took B Grade, 

with Samuel Rooney, Timaru, C Grade. John 

Moore was also the first recipient of the 

fabulous Briggs Family Trophy for Veteran 

High Gun with Natalie Rooney Ladies and 

William Rooney Juniors. 

Results: 

skeet HOA Mike Sime Timaru 25. A 

Grade 1st Lindsay Rodgers Southland 24, 

2nd Cameron Rooney Timaru 24, 3rd Colin 

Waghorn Gorge Road 24. B Grade 1st Daniel 

Warnock Gorge Road 25, 2nd Mike Havill 

Kokatahi 25, 3rd Paul Heney Ellesmere 25. 

C Grade 1st Rebecca Searle Canterbury 23, 

2nd Todd Jacobs Amberley 22, 3rd John 

Boyles Barrytown 21. Ladies Sheryl Anglem 

Amberley 24, Juniors William Rooney Timaru 

23, Veterans John Moore Barrytown 24. 2 

Person Team Gorge Road Colin Waghorn 

Daniel Warnock 49, 2nd Timaru 49. 5 Person 

Team Timaru 119, 2nd Southland 119 

Double Rise HOA Ray Everett Timaru 

19. A Grade 1st Gavin Searle Canterbury 

19, 2nd Gary Rooney Timaru 19, 3rd Bob 

Brown Barrytown 19. B Grade 1st John 

Boyles Barrytown 17, 2nd Adam Colville 

Barrytown 15, 3rd Richard Moon Barrytown 

15. C Grade 1st Samuel Rooney Timaru 13, 

Ladies Sheryl Anglem Amberley 16, Juniors 

William Rooney Timaru 16, Veterans Ray 

Everett Timaru 19 

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High Gun (L-R) Ladies Natalie Rooney, 

Veterans John Moore with Inaugural Briggs 

Family Trophy, Juniors William Rooney, 

Minis HOA Graeme Ede Canterbury 15. A 

Grade 1st Pop Andreassend Timaru 15, 2nd 

Daniel Warnock Gorge Road 15, 3rd Colin 

Waghorn Gorge Road 15, B Grade 1st Jim 

Hannah Amberley 14, 2nd Richard Moon 

Barrytown 14, 3rd Adam Colville Barrytown 

12. Ladies Natalie Rooney Timaru 12. Juniors 

William Rooney Timaru 13, Veterans Pop 

Andreassend Timaru 15 

triples HOA Mike Sime Timaru 50. A 

Grade 1st Colin Waghorn Gorge Road 50, 

2nd Graeme Ede Canterbury 50, 3rd Damian 

Briggs Barrytown 49. B Grade 1st John Hare 

Barrytown 49, 2nd Adam Colville Barrytown 

49, 3rd Eion Park West Otago 47. C Grade 

1st Samuel Rooney Timaru 31. Ladies 

Natalie Rooney Timaru 48, Juniors William 

Rooney Timaru 49, Veterans Damian Briggs 

Barrytown 49 

Points score HOA John Moore 

Barrytown 75. A Grade 1st Graeme Smith 

Barrytown 75, 2nd William Rooney Timaru 

75, 3rd Steven Ackland Canterbury 75. B 

Grade 1st Kim Ridgen Canterbury 73, 2nd 

John Hare Barrytown 71, 3rd Adam Colville 

Barrytown 69. C Grade 1st Ray Dillon 

Waihora 67, 2nd Sam Rooney Timaru 57, 3rd 

Les Saxon Barrytown 56. Ladies Kim Ridgen 

Canterbury 73, Juniors William Rooney 

Timaru 75, Veterans John Moore Barrytown 

75. Club Teams G Rooney, C Rooney, W 

Rooney, R Everett Timaru 297 

single rise HOA Gavin Searle Canterbury 

25. A Grade 1st Pop Andreassend Timaru 25, 

2nd Graeme Ede Canterbury 25, 3rd Natalie 

Rooney Timaru 25. B Grade 1st John Boyles 

Barrytown 25, 2nd Dougal Norrie Amberley 

24, 3rd Kim Ridgen Canterbury 24. C Grade 

1st Ray Dillon Waihora 24, 2nd Sam Rooney 

Timaru 22, 3rd Robin Digby Darfield 22. 

Ladies Natalie Rooney Timaru 25, Juniors 

William Rooney Timaru 24, Veterans Pop 

Andreassend Timaru 25 

single Barrel HOA Colin Waghorn Gorge 

Road 25. A Grade 1st Dave Folley Darfield 

24, 2nd William Rooney Timaru 24, 3rd John 

Minis (L-R) Ladies Natalie Rooney, 

Veterans Pop Andreassend, Juniors 

William Rooney 

Moore Barrytown 24. B Grade 1st Eion Park 

West Otago 25, 2nd Adam Colville Barrytown 

24, 3rd Dougal Norrie Amberley 23. C Grade 

1st Ray Dillon Waihora 23, 2nd Robin Digby 

Darfield 17, 3rd Sam Rooney Timaru 12. 

Ladies Kim Ridgen, Canterbury 22, Juniors 

William Rooney Timaru 24, Veterans Damian 

Briggs Barrytown 24 

high gun Colin Waghorn Gorge Road 

227. A Grade John Moore Barrytown 225, 

B Grade John Hare Barrytown 208, C Grade 

Samuel Rooney Timaru 135. Ladies Natalie 

Rooney, Juniors William Rooney, Veterans 

John Moore 

High Gun (L-R) Sam Rooney C Grade, John 

Hare B Grade. John Moore A Grade & 

Points Score HOA. 

Single Barrel B Grade (L-R) Adam Colville 

2nd, Eion Park 1st, Dougal Norrie 3rd. 

Triples (L-R) Junior William Rooney, Ladies 

Natalie Rooney, Veterans Damian Briggs 

Skeet A Grade (L-R) Cameron Rooney 2nd, 

Lindsay Rogers 1st, Colin Waghorn 3rd. 

Points Score A Grade (L-R) Steve Ackland 

3rd, Graeme Smith with James 1st, 

William Rooney 2nd 

Single Barrel C Grade (L-R) Sam Rooney 

2nd, Ray Dillon 1st, Robin Digby 3rd. 

gunshot 25

While gun fitting for game and 

sporter guns is better understood 

in the united Kingdom than 

anywhere else, so far as trap guns 

are concerned, expertise is rather 

more thinly spread. the reason for 

this is, no doubt, the relatively low 

numbers of trap shooters, at least 

in the more demanding forms of 

the game. 

There are a number of popular 

misconceptions about trap shooting and 

trap guns. One of these is that gun fitting 

for a trap gun is not as important, because 

it is mounted in the shoulder before the 

target is called and so the shooter has 

time to adjust himself to any kind of misfit. 

The truth is good gun fit for trap shooting 

is as least as important as for other forms 

of shooting, because the gun is in the 

shoulder throughout the entire process of 

taking the shot. A trap stock’s dimensions 

must accommodate both the more 

deliberate method of pre-mounting the 

gun in the shoulder, aligning the barrels 

with the trap and a fast swing through 

projectories, in the case of Olympic trap, 

up to 45 degrees. Throughout this process 

the shooter’s face must remain firmly in 

contact with the stock and at the same 

time the dimensions must be such as to 

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allow him to move freely and comfortably. 

Any kind of head movement due to strain 

or restriction of the rotation of the body 

will result in a miss. So then if accurate gun 

fit is essential to trap shooters, what are the 

factors that must be taken into account to 

achieve it 

stANCe AND POstuRe 

No two people in any sport adopt 

exactly the same posture in the various 

physical movements they are required to 

make. Trap shooting is no different and 

I would suggest these differences are 

determined by both individual physical 

characteristics and the shooters mental 

approach. Nevertheless everyone is faced 

with the same task and so there are also 

similarities. Many shooters adopt a halffacing 

stance to the trap which if we say 

represents 12 o’clock the leading foot 

points to one o’clock, and the other foot 

three o’clock. The alternative is a squarer 

stance with the leading foot pointing just 

past 12 o’clock and the other foot at about 

two o’clock. If you look at a line of trap 

shooters most people’s feet will be placed 

somewhere within these parameters. 

leNGtH OF stOCK 

The matter of stance is an important 

factor in the length of trap stock required. 

A more sideways stance will require a 

slightly longer stock and a shorter one for 

the squarer stance. What is most definitely 

not required for trap shooting is too long 

a stock which from a gun up position will 

both cramp your swing and bring your 

head off the stock on right hand targets if 

you are right handed and vice versa if you 

are a southpaw. 

PItCH DOWN 

Pitch down is the angle of the butt in 

relation to the rib. This is decided by the 

difference between measurements taken 

from the trigger to the heel and toe of 

the stock. The difference between the two 

determines the amount of pitch down. 

Some believe less pitch down, which is 

created by increasing the measurement 

to the toe over the heel, will make the gun 

shoot higher, sometimes desirable in a 

trap gun. If this is so it is by far the most 

uncomfortable and undesirable way of 

achieving it. As with all gun stocks an even 

pressure on the shoulder from the whole of 

the butt area is best, both for stability and 

comfort. The amount of pitch down should 

always be determined by the depth of the 

shooter’s chest, ladies for obvious reasons 

benefit from more pitch down. 

DROP At COMB 

The most important single measurement 

and the most hotly debated. It determines 

the elevation of the aiming eye above 

the rib and the percentage of the shot 

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charge placed above the line of sight. The 

international forms of trap shooting provide 

no time to do anything but keep your eyes 

glued to the target and so the gun must 

shoot exactly where you look. Targets also 

vary a great deal in height, another reason 

to ensure your gun is neither shooting too 

high or too low. How much you can see of 

the rib is an indication of this. It should be 

remembered however even the lowest trap 

target is rising as it goes away from you 

and so at least 70% of the charge should 

be above the point of aim. 

Clearly there is a margin within which 

personal preference can decide what is 

right for you. For international targets 

it is best however to avoid any extreme 

either eay. With domestic trap (DTL) as all 

the targets are the same height, a higher 

shooting gun may well be a better choice. 

As well as height, width of comb is 

another issue. There are two divergent 

schools of thought here brought about I 

believe originally by two differing forms 

of trap shooting. In the case of domestic 

trap the gun is pointed almost parallel with 

the ground as the first view of the target is 

relatively high. This alows for a more upright 

posture if desired and the head need not 

drop as far forward which complements 

a thin tapered comb. In contrast Olympic 

trap targets exit from the ground 15 

metres in front of the shooter. Much is said 

about the desirability of bringing the gun 

to the face which is true up to a point but 

inevitably as the angle from the shooter 

to the trap is fairly steep unless he holds 

a high gun point there will be inevitably a 

little more movement of the head forward 

and downwards as the shoulder is raised 

behind the gun and this position is better 

supported by a slightly broader comb 

which supports a greater area of the face. 

Certainly the Italians seem to think so and 

now there is a whole generation of British 

shooters who have used nothing but Italian 

guns who also agree. I am well aware that 

this was not always so, however the main 

critics of the broader comb nowadays are 

those who don’t shoot trap, but attempt 

to mount the guns as they would a game 

gun, which can’t be done successfully. In 

the end stock configuration is a matter of 

preference, but undoubtedly the trap stock 

has continued to evolve from little more 

than something more suitable for a game 

gun 40 years ago and makers and shooters 

have learnt a great deal over the years. 

DROP At Heel 

As a trap shooter’s head position is 

inevitably more forward and down, there 

is less drop at heel to accommodate this. 

Ready made stocks vary up to a difference 

of 10mm from comb to heel, a broader 

comb generally warrants about that 

amount, a thinner comb less. If more than 

10mm front to back is required to achieve a 

comfortable head position, a Monte Carlo 

stock may be considered. 

MONte CARlO 

Originally designed for competitive 

live pigeon shooting, it was created to 

provide a trap shooter with a more head 

up position by accommodating a greater 

distance between the shoulder pocket 

and the cheekbone. It’s come in and out 

of fashion and at the moment is enjoying 

a comeback. Not everybody needs one 

and as with a conventional stock the drop 

at heel is dependent on the shooters 

length of neck and shape of shoulders. 

Some shooters choose a semi Monte Carlo 

without a lot of drop at heel but like the 

support at the back of the face the parallel 

comb provides. 

CAst 

As many trap shooters adopt a half facing 

position to the trap it reduces the need for 

much cast Nevertheless a small amount is 

usually desirable. In the case of the broad 

heavy chested man it will be particularly 

beneficial at the toe of the stock which will 

otherwise dig into the pectoral muscle. In 

the case of the shooter who stands squarer 

to the trap, more cast may be required 

particularly if he is using a stock with a 

broader comb. It should be remembered 

however that an exaggerated amount of 

cast is not desirable for a trap gun or any 

gunshot 31

kind of over and under for that matter. 

The more cast there is in one direction the 

more the barrels are set out of line with the 

butt which under recoil can cause rotation 

in the shoulder whereby the gun shoots in 

the opposite direction for which it is cast. 

tHe GRIP 

A key area of trap stock design as 

almost all control of the gun is in the hand 

that holds it. The forearm only rests in the 

leading hand, direction being achieved 

with the rotation of the body from the 

legs upwards. A grip design for a trap 

stock must above all not allow the hand to 

move at any time during the movement of 

the barrels or under recoil. This maintains 

an even trigger pressure essential in a 

game of split second timing. The grip as in 

other areas of the trap stock has gradually 

evolved from something very similar to a 

semi pistol shape used for game shooting, 

with a full pistol grip with a lighter radius. 

How tight this radius should be is a matter 

of preference as is the incorporation 

of a palm swell, another fairly recent 

development. I would suggest that the 

most important aspect of any grip design 

is that it allows the fingers to wrap around 

the widest part of the radius with the pad 

of the forefinger resting on the trigger 

blade. At the same time the second finger 

should meet comfortably over the top of 

the grip with the thumb. Any grip with 

which you have to slide your hand upwards 

and out of the radius to reach the trigger 

is not desirable. The opposite of this hand 

position is equally so, whereby you hold the 

grip only at the lower part of the radius and 

the second finger and thumb do not meet. 

In both cases a firm grip is compromised as 

is a constant trigger pressure. 

To achieve every aspect of good gun 

fit for trap shooting may take time. Firstly 

you must develop your own stance and 

posture. Avoid slavishly copying other 

shooters no matter how well they shoot, 

it may be they have very different physical 

characteristics to you. At the same time 

avoid eccentricities, the basics of good 

technique are well understood and there 

are no strange contortions that will help 

you shoot better. Good shooters come in all 

shapes and sizes but if you watch the best 

you will notice that no two look exactly 

alike, they have all achieved balance and 

an ease of movement that provide the 

basics of a consistent performance. This 

invariably is combined with good gun fit 

achieved with their own experience of 

what they require together with the help of 

a knowledgeable stock maker. This aspect 

of collaboration is essential to achieve 

the best results, don’t underestimate how 

much your own experience and what you 

feel can assist the stock maker in providing 

the stock you need. 

If you decide a custom stock is for 

you, it is essential the stocker you choose 

to make it fully understands the special 

requirements of trap shooting. In my view 

by far the greatest amount of expertise is 

to be found in Italy. This is simply because 

participation in trap shooting is so big 

and the demand is there. That is not to 

say there is not anybody in the United 

Kingdom. Malcolm Jenkins in Luton is 

one. A former Olympic trap shooter with 

considerable experience at the highest 

level of the game, he also possesses a 

profound understanding of trap shooting 

and the kind of stocks required to compete 

successfully. If you own an Italian gun, 

consider speaking to the British distributor, 

they will also certainly be able to help or 

point you in the right direction 

Article by Vic Harker by courtsey of Pull Magazine 

GReAT LAKe 100 SKeeT 

Hosted by Taupo Clay Target Club 

JUne 27Th, 2010 AT 9.30Am 

Ellis Webber North/South qualifying match 

Grade prizes including Juniors, Ladies 

And Veterans 

Entry $65.00 including sweeps, levies etc 

Ammo, lunch and refreshments 

available 

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hAmiLL’S GReAT LAKe 

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Hosted by Taupo Clay Target Club 

mAy 9Th, 2010 AT 9.30 Am 

Trophies in A, B and C grades 

Prizes kindly sponsored by 

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L to R Back Row, Max Rundstrom (Josh’s 

Granddad), Derek Morgan (holding Brent 

Lawrence Prizes), John Fischer, Murray Reed, 

Nigel Beatty; L to R Front Row, Grant Nilsson 

(HOA Winner), Dave Wordley and Josh Nilsson 

PreSIDentS 100 

Northern Wairoa Gun Club 

100 targets single Rise. Results from sunday 17th 

January 2010 

1st 25 Target Single Rise A Grade, Possibles, John Hendriks, Tim 

Mannion, Bob Smith, Chris Erceg, Grant Nilsson, Derek Morgan, 

Dave Wordley; 24, Nigel Beatty, Graham Fairbrother, Rob Smith; 23, 

Mason Reed. B Grade, 24, John Fischer, Berand Jensen; 23, Murray 

Reed; 22, Brent Lawrence, Gary Watkins, Noel Watkins; 21, Deny 

Brady. C Grade 22, Josh Nilsson; 20, Max Rundstrom. 

2nd 25 Target Single Rise A Grade, Possibles, Nigel Beatty, Mason 

Reed, Grant Nilsson, Dave Wordley; 24, John Hendriks, Tim Mannion, 

Derek Morgan; 23, Bob Smith, Graham Fairbrother, Rob Smith, Chris 

Erceg. B Grade, Possible, Brent Lawrence; 23, Murray Reed, Gary 

Watkins; 22, John Fischer, Berand Jensen; 21, Deny Brady; 20, Noel 

Watkins. C Grade, 24, Josh Nilsson; 21, Max Rundstrom. 

3rd 25 Target Single Rise A Grade, Possibles, John Hendriks, Nigel 

Beatty, Tim Mannion, Bob Smith, Grant Nilsson, Derek Morgan, 

Dave Wordley; 24, Mason Reed, Graham Fairbrother, Rob Smith, 

Chris Erceg. B Grade, Possible, Gary Watkins; 24, John Fischer, Denny 

Brady, Murray Reed, Berand Jensen, Brent Lawrence, Noel Watkins. 

C Grade, 24, Josh Nilsson; 21, Max Rundstrom. 

4th 25 Target Single Rise A Grade, Possibles, Nigel Beatty, Tim 

Mannion, Mason Reed, Bob Smith, Graham Fairbrother, Chris Erceg, 

Grant Nilsson, Derek Morgan, Dave Wordley; 24, Rob Smith; 23, John 

Hendriks. B Grade, Possible, John Fischer; 22, Deny Brady, Murray 

Reed, Brent Lawrence, Gary Watkins; 20, Berand Jensen, Noel 

Watkins. C Grade, 24, Josh Nilsson; 19, Max Rundstrom. 

Total out of 100 Target Single Rise A Grade, Possible, Grant 

Nilsson, Dave Wordley; 99, Nigel Beatty, Tim Mannion, Derek 

Morgan; 98, Bob Smith; 97, John Hendriks, Mason Reed, Chris Erceg; 

96, Graham Fairbrother; 95, Rob Smith. B Grade¸ 95, John Fischer; 93, 

Brent Lawrence; 92, Murray Reed, Gary Watkins; 90, Berand Jensen; 

88, Deny Brady; 86, Noel Watkins. C Grade, 94, Joshua Nilsson; 81, 

Max Rundstrom. 

Prize winners for the Presidents 100 Event 

HOA Grant Nilsson 100/100. 1st A grade: Dave Wordley 100/100, 

2nd A grade: Derek Morgan 99/100, 3rd A grade: Nigel Beatty 

99/100. 1st B grade: John Fischer 95/100, 2nd B grade: Brent 

Lawrence 93/100. 3rd B grade: Murray Reed 92/100, 1st C grade: 

Joshua Nilsson 94/100, 2nd C grade: Max Rundstrom 81/100 

Results from the 30 target triples Possible 50/50, Chris Erceg, 

Grant Nilsson; 48, Derek Morgan; 47, John Hendriks, Joshua Nilsson; 

46, Nigel Beatty, Dave Wordley; 44, Deny Brady; 42, John Fischer, 

Berand Jensen; 39, Murray Reed, Mason Reed 

ThORnTOn memORiAL 

TROPhy 

Hosted by Thames Clay Target Club 

APRiL SUnDAy 18Th 9.30Am 

100 TARGETS 50 S/R 50 P/S 

Cash Trophies; HOA 1st 2nd & 3rd in A B & 

C grades. 

Entry $60. Plus Optional Grade Sweeps 

ThAmeS CLUB’S 

DUCK ShOOT 

Hosted by Thames Clay Target Club 

SATURDAy APRiL 24Th 9 Am. 

Ammo, Food & Refreshment available 

each day. 

Nola 07 867 7165 nolaleon@xtra.co.nz 

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new year SHoot taUranga 

3rd & 4th January 2010 

Lovely warm sunny conditions greeted the 68 shooters that 

turned up for the club’s first shoot of the year. This was up slightly 

on last year’s numbers which was pleasing to see especially in 

these economic times. The programme began with the Doug 

Hogg sponsored 50 targets Handicap by Target, shot in grades 

AA, A B C The second event was the Bronco Cup 50 target Points 

the only possible was shot by Mark Walsh. The last event was the 

Winchester Cup 50 target Single Barrel with Jack Norwood being 

the only one to shoot a possible. 

Sunday the weather had changed completely and the day 

began with showers and lots of wind which tested the ability of 

the shooters in the only event of the day, 100 pair double rise. Des 

Coe and Mark Walsh, both on 183, had to shoot off for HOA and 

Des won this. 

Results 

3rd January. 

Doug Hogg Handicap by Target: HOA Liam Buchanan, AA 1st Jack 

Norwood, 2nd Dave Wordley, 3rd Paul Hill, A 1st Bill Smith, 2nd 

Brendon Broom, 3rd Jim Dobson, B 1st Paul Anderson, 2nd John 

Travers, 3rd Ray Moorhead, C 1st Peter Maguire, 2nd Chrissie Urlich, 

3rd Rob Travers, Ladies 1st Tania Burke, 2nd Deborah Pritchard, 3rd 

Lyn Jones. 

Bronco Cup HOA Mark Walsh A 1st Jack Norwood, 2nd Paul 

Hill 3rd Gary Vittle, B 1st Steve Martin, 2nd Paul Anderson, 3rd 

Toby Clarke C 1st Peter Maguire, 2nd Allan Treloar, 3rd Deborah 

Pritchard. 

Winchester Cup HOA Jack Norwood A 1st Paul Hill, 2nd Gary 

Vittle, 3rd Dave Morris, B 1st Steve Martin, 2nd Paul Anderson 3rd 

John Travers, C 1st Rob Travers, 2nd Yogi Hansen, 3rd Deborah 

Pritchard. 

4th January 

100 pair Double Rise HOA Des Coe, A 1st Mark Walsh, 2nd David 

Wordley, 3rd Grant Castles B 1st Shane Ward, 2nd Peter Maguire, 3rd 

Mike McCormick, C 1st Deborah Pritchard 2nd Sherainne Taylor 

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Prize winners of Doug Hogg Handicap L/R, Paul Hill, Jim Dobson, 

Deborah Pritchard, Liam Buchanan, David Wordley, Bill Smith, 

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Mental traInIng 

What Were You thinking 

The other day I was asked an interesting 

question: “What are you thinking when you 

shoot” The questioner was expecting me 

to give him a profound explanation of the 

thought processes that go into shooting, 

but I was unable to tell him anything 

earth-shattering. For the most part, I am 

not thinking of anything, other than very 

basic stuff that are usually just instructions 

to myself. 

When he asked me that question, I 

answered him along the lines of what I 

voluntarily thought about in a competition 

situation. For the most part I use self-talk, 

a basic mental tool whose purpose is to 

get my mental state ready to shoot. It is a 

simple and very effective tool, as long as 

it is practised before-hand, and has been 

used by performers for centuries. 

Years ago, Gary Larsen, the cartoonist, 

had my favourite dog cartoon. It had two 

panels. In the first the owner was telling 

the dog: “stop chasing the cat, Sparky. One 

of these days the cat’s going to hurt you 

good. Boy Sparky, you won’t like that.” In 

the second frame you see what the dog 

hears: “Blah, blah, blah, Sparky, blah, blah, 

blah, Good Boy, Sparky, blah, blah, blah.” 

The dog was very happy, in spite of the 

dangerous situation. That’s how a shooter 

should think. 

What do I mean by that Well, most of 

the time in a competitive situation, you 

don’t really think much at all. Instead, you 

tend to react to the stress present, and 

your brain starts to manufacture “danger” 

thoughts. This is all part of the “fight or 

flight” response to stress we automatically 

have in any competition, and these 

automatic thoughts are always negative 

thoughts. In a real danger situation they 

serve the purpose of motivating you to get 

out of the way. If they are too strong they 

will ,paralyze or demoralize. But for the 

most part they serve a good purpose, just 

not while you are trying to shoot a target. 

These thoughts are not generated by 

the rational parts of your brain. Rather, 

they come from a more primitive part that 

is mostly concerned about your safety. 

The rational part of your brain tells you to 

ignore these thoughts, but in the heat of 

the moment that really can’t be done, so 

you have to fool your brain instead. 

In mental health circles, there has 

been a lot of research on the treatment 

of various illnesses with a method called 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This 

technique teaches patients to recognise 

the bad thoughts generated by depression 

(for example) and deal effectively with 

them. CBT can be used in all sorts of ways. 

Research has shown using these methods 

is both effective and beneficial for a variety 

of problems. It involves a series of learning 

experiences in which the therapist gives a 

set of tools to the patient and teaches them 

to both accept them and place them aside 

in order to achieve a calming effect. 

CBT allows the patient to put these 

“danger” thoughts into perspective. 

Thoughts are the basis of our emotion, 

according to CBT theory, and if you regulate 

the thoughts, you regulate your emotions. 

So in a very scary situation, the sequence 

is: danger detected, thought occurs panic 

ensues. The force of the thought will 

regulate the last step, so if the scary dog 

turns out to be a 5-pound pug, what could 

have been panic is turned into relief or 

laughter. 

When you are shooting in competition, 

there is an “unknown” factor that occurs, 

namely the public exposure you get from 

any type of performance. Doing what you 

can do easily while practising in private 

becomes a lot harder when the instinctive 

alarms are literally going off in your brain. 

For a variety of reasons, people don’t like to 

be in the spotlight when they can fail, and 

not hitting a target is failure in the shooting 

business. Because you have a desire to 

shoot well, along with the concern you will 

not, the “fight or flight” system goes into 

action. 

Part of mental training is devoted to 

dealing effectively with match stress. The 

idea is not to get rid of match stress, since 

the responses you have to it also have a lot 

of beneficial aspects, but rather to regulate 

it better so you can proceed to shoot to 

your average and prove yourself your 

training is still working. This may sound like 

a funny way to describe match shooting, 

but you are not shooting a match isolated 

from the rest of your life, each match and 

each practice session is a step towards a 

goal of perfection. Every time you shoot in 

a match, you are evaluating how well you 

are doing. Match stress can get in the way 

of this evaluation and keep you from doing 

well, so you have to find a way to deal with 

it. Learn to regulate your thoughts is one of 

the best ways. 

We know match stress is not a mental 

illness. It is an instinctive, natural response 

to a scary situation, and it occurs every 

time we shoot in a match. If we want to 

deal with it once and for all, we just have 

to stop shooting. But there are obvious 

drawbacks to that approach, so we need to 

find other ways. 

This is where self-talk comes in. Self-talk 

has been around a lot longer than CBT, but 

it took a practical treatment like CBT to help 

explain why self talk works. The instinct for 

danger is a built-in process that has a lot of 

good aspects. 

One is the ability to develop trust. More 

often than not, this instinct is correct and 

and helps define when we are in a situation 

that will cause us grief in the long run. 

Relationships can be built on the basis of 

the danger signal not going off . 

Danger is not always obvious, so our 

bodies and brains can analyze situations 

without our participating at the conscious 

level and warn us when needed. That is 

usually what happens when match stress 

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occurs. If these highly developed instincts 

don’t set off alarms, there is usually a 

reason for that, too. There is a basic level 

of instinct that becomes modified with 

experience, usually to make it more 

sensitive. Relationships are one of the 

things that cause modifications. 

Learning to trust someone has a lot 

to do with the experiences you have had 

in the past, so you generally are able to 

determine if someone is due your trust. 

The thoughts that come in this situation 

are usually ones that generate calm and 

pleasant feelings. 

Self-talk is the ability to modify 

thoughts that are scarier by substituting 

a more calming thought or by modifying 

the thought. The rational way to deal with 

thoughts you know are going to come is to 

use another thought to counter or change 

it. This will not happen if you just do it one 

time at the most vulnerable moment. Selftalk 

has to be done in stages. Each time you 

confront a fear, especially if you know the 

fear is not as bad as advertised (as in the 

case of shooting in a match), you can use a 

modifying thought. 

You can also do some homework after 

you have had at least one experience with 

the automatic thoughts from match stress 

and develop good ways to develop selftalk 

for modification. CBT has taught us we 

have to practice the technique of looking 

at the original thought and modifying 

it to something less if it is to work. This is 

no different to any other technique you 

practise when you are learning to shoot or 

be a winner. Just as in those techniques, if 

you don’t practise, they won’t work when 

you need them the most. 

tHe BAsIC stePs OF selF-tAlK 

identify the PrOBleM: 

This is the first thing any problem solver 

has to do. In this case after you experience 

the “danger” thought, you need to recognise 

it for what it is, an automatic thought that 

does not bear any resemblance to the 

actual situation. Once you realize match 

stress is an automatic response to the 

match situation, you are halfway there. The 

“danger” thought, may be something like 

“I can’t do this”, not “Run like hell,” so you 

have to be aware in order to recognise it. 

The other aspect you have to recognise 

is the instinctive response will not go away. 

There is no “personal relationship” you 

can have with a shooting match, so if you 

are to trust, it will have to be on a higher 

plane. Since it will not go away, you have 

to learn to live with it. Self-talk helps put it 

in perspective. 

deVelOP gOOd thOughts: 

This is not as hard as it sounds. The real 

trick is to be consistent and practise using 

your self-talk tools. Simple things like 

recognising the initial thought and then 

saying something like “it’s not as bad as it 

looks” can be very effective once you have 

tried it out in a match situation and then 

worked with it in your shooting diary or 

with a coach/shooting partner. At some 

point, you will find thoughts that work for 

you. 

Practise, then MOdify: 

Like all techniques, you may not get it 

right the first time. But as you work with 

this mental tool, you will get better at it 

and you will find what works. Just keep 

at it. Modify until you find something that 

works. Keep looking even when you have a 

good tool so you can find a great tool. So, 

what are you thinking when you shoot 

This is an important question to ponder. It 

can make the difference between success 

and failure.. (Dr Keyes is the author of 

Mental Training for the Shotgun Sports. He 

is a former physician for the US Shooting 

Team 

Article by Michael j. Keyes, M.D. courtesy of Shotgun 

Sports 

K.W. SmiTh memORiAL 100 

Hosted by Dannevirke Clay Target Club 

SATURDAy 27Th mARCh 2010, 9.00 Am START 

100 Targets Single Rise 

Graded $2.00 sweep/50 Targets 

Graded Optional $5.00 sweep HOA 

Shoot offs – Points Score 

Entry $50.00 

DTL ChAmPS 

Hosted by Dannevirke Clay Target Club 

SUnDAy 28Th mARCh 2010, 9.00 Am START 

Ammo, lunch and refreshments available 

Brian Smith 

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fIorDlanD 

cHaMPS 

Nightcaps held the Fiordland Champs on the 10 January in what 

best could be described as a typical winter’s day. We had just over 

one and a half inches of rain on the Saturday night and rain showers 

and wind all Sunday for the shoot. I must thank all shooters who 

turned up to shoot this competition especially those that travelled 

from Central Otago to contest the Fiordland and Tauri Shields. We 

had 50 shooters competing for the cups, seven teams vying for 

the five shooter Tauri Shield which is shot in conjunction with the 

Single Barrel match and five teams trying to win the Fiordland 

Shield which is a six person shoot over the Single Rise match. 

Congratulations must go to Gorge Road for winning both these 

Shields. They managed to beat Western Southland by one point 

on the Single Rise Shield, but had a bit more breathing space on 

the Single Barrel with three points ahead of host club Nightcaps. 

Once again Colin Waghorn was a force to contend with. He was in 

every shoot off bar the Double Rise, which is the only match he 

missed targets in for the day. This is very good shooting especially 

on the day’s conditions. 

Congratulations to all shooters who shot possibles or shot best 

scores, and if you happened to win yourself a cup, well done. 

Thanks to the Nightcaps team who worked to keep the shoot 

running smoothly and get finished in good time. Once again 

thanks to you, the shooters, who turn up to shoot, without you 

there would be no competition and no camaraderie. 

15 Minis A grade 15 C.Waghorn, D.Robertson (cup winner), 14 

B.Bragg, G.Evans, L.Rodgers, A.Wilson. B grade 13 N.Johnstone, 

B.Brand, 12 P.Johansen. C Grade 13 B.Warnock, 11 N.Horrell, 10 

G.Diack. 

10 Pr Double Rise – A grade 18 M.Smith (cup winner), S.Evans. 

17 B.Warnock, C.Waghorn, D.Robertson, A.Wilson, A.Sinclair, A.Kerr. 

B grade 17 R.Egerton, 16 P.Johansen, 14 N.Johnstone, B.Brand, 

E.Sinclair. C grade 14 N.Horrell, B.Warnock, 13 K.Wilson. 

25 Skeet – A grade 25 C.Waghorn (cup winner), 24 G.Evans, 23 

J.Tonkin, M.Smith. B grade 24 D.Warnock, 24 D.Diack, B.Warnock, 

D.Chambers, J.Sutherland. C grade 23 D.Robertson, G.Harrison, 22 

A.Wilson. 

25 Single Rise A grade 25 J.Tonkin, B.Warnock, C.Waghorn, 

G.Evans, S.Evans (cup winner), A.Kerr, P.Morrison. B grade 25 

B.Drake, 24 P.Johansen, A.Diack, D.Chambers, R.Egerton, B.Brand. C 

grade 25 Nigel Horrell, 23 A.Johnston, 20 Neil Horrell, B.Warnock. 

20 Points Score A grade 60 C.Waghorn (cup winner), D.Diack, 

A.Sinclair. B grade 57 A.Diack, 56 B.Brand, 55 P.Johansen. C grade 

52 N.Horrell, B.Warnock, 50 L.Johansen. 

20 Single Barrel A grade 20 C.Waghorn (cup winner), 19 

B.Walker, S.Evans, S.Sutherland, A.Sinclair, R.Kelly, A.Sutton. B 

grade 18 H.Bell, 17 L.Dobbie, 16 P.Johansen, E.Sinclair. C grade 19 

A.Johnston, 18 Nigel Horrell, 14 Neil Horrell 

High Gun A grade C.Waghorn, B grade B.Brand, C grade Nigel 

Horrell. 

Fiordland Shield Gorge Road (B.Warnock, C.Waghorn, 

D.Warnock, D.Robertson, B.Walker, A.Wilson) 144/150, 2nd Western 

Southland 143/150. 

Tauri Shield Gorge Road (B.Warnock, D. Warnock, C.Waghorn, 

B.Walker, G.Harrison) 88.100. 2nd Nightcaps 85/100 

Fiordland Shield winners Gorge Road (L-R) B.Walker, B.Warnock, 

D.Warnock, C.Waghorn, D.Robertson, A.Wilson 

Skeet, Points Score, Single Barrel HOA and High Gun 

Colin Waghorn 

Double Rise winner Mike Smith 

Single Rise winner 

Shannan Evans 

B grade High Gun B.Brand 

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High Guns L-R Alan Markham C grade, Robert Prince High Gun, 

Brendon Malcolm A grade, Kim Owen B grade. 

wellIngton DIStrIct 

cHaMPS 

at Hutt Valley 

the wet and windy conditions kept the attendance on 

the saturday down to only 30 competitors. 

First event for the day was Skeet and saw four possibles 

shooting off before Dave Turner won HOA as well as the sought 

after Sos Savage Memorial Trophy. Keith Livingstone taking 1st A 

grade from Brendon Malcolm with 25’s and Chris Cassin 3rd with a 

24. A welcome back to Hutt Valley when life member Noel Cherry 

took out B grade with the other possible from fellow life member 

Colin Shaw with a 24. A father and daughter shoot off was required 

to decide C grade with Karen Hayes winning from Huia Prince on 

21’s. The two-man skeet team was won by DTL shooters, the two 

Dave’s, Turner and Grant (I almost wrote Turner and Hooch) on 47, 

followed by the two skeet shooters, Gunner Cameron and Blue 

Freeman on 46. 

Next up was Triples, with Robert Prince taking HOA with the 

only 49. Neil Pratt won 1st A grade from Dave Grant on 48’s, 

followed by Brendon Malcolm on 47. Kim Owen won the B grade 

on 45 and local skeet shooter, Alan Markham won C grade on 42. 

The Minis were up next and proved to be elusive with only 

one possible shot by Neil Pratt to take HOA. The 14’s then shot 

off before Den Wilkins took away his first medal on his first visit 

to Hutt Valley from Brendon Malcolm and Colin Wilton, 2nd and 

3rd respectively. Kim Owen took out B grade with a 13 while local 

junior, Jordan Rose won C grade with a fine 14. 

Next was the Double Rise and again Robert Prince showed them 

the way with his Blaser, taking HOA with the only 19. Chris Cassin 

won 1st A grade outright with 18, followed by Neil Pratt and Dave 

Turner on 17’s. Brian Smith won B grade on 15 while young Jordan 

Rose picks up another C grade medal on 13. A big thank you to 

Geoff Wells from Kilwell and Laporte in France for their combined 

efforts in sorting out the problems with the Laporte Twin Lap Trap, 

many thanks Geoff. 

Last event for the day was the Ball Trap. 24’s shot off and Karl 

Sos Savage Memorial winner Dave Turner receives the trophy 

from Shirley Savage. 

Andrews won HOA from Huia Prince who took 1st A grade. Neil 

Pratt was 2nd and Wayne Pym 3rd on 22’s. Brian Smith won B 

grade on 20 and Charlie Rose took out the C grade, also on 20. 

Sunday started with Neil Pratt leading the High Gun by one 

from Robert Prince, so it was going to be a tight tussle with the DTL 

events to shoot. Also we had a better turnout with 47 competitors 

and easing weather conditions on the Sunday. 

First up was the Single Rise and with 17 possibles shot, we 

thought we may be in for a long shoot off. Brendon Malcolm came 

out victorious after beating his father John into 1st A grade. 2nd A 

grade was taken by young Greg Bentley, well done Greg, you also 

won the Junior medal, followed by Keith Livingstone 3rd A grade 

and 1st Veteran. 

The B grade also got sorted out in the HOA shoot off with Brian 

Smith 1st from Karen Hayes and 3rd Tony Benson on 25’s. Karen 

also won the Ladies medal. 

The Points Score event saw three possibles with Dave Turner 

40 gunshot

taking out HOA from John McKinstry 1st A Grade and Dylan 

Woolhouse 2nd. Brendon Malcolm took 3rd A grade after the 74’s 

had to shoot off. Kim Owen picked up another B grade medal with 

a good 73, followed closely by Brian Smith on 72. Alan Markham 

won C grade on 67. 

Next, the testing Single Barrel. Three possibles shot off to see 

Dave Grant take HOA from Keith Livingstone 1st A grade and 

Robert Prince 2nd. Adam Green was 3rd A grade after the 24’s had 

to shoot off. B Grade won by Alannah Withers with a 23 and the C 

Grade won by Charlie Rose with a 20. 

Last event for the weekend was the Handicap by Distance with 

only five possibles being shot. The shoot off saw a very pleased 

Brian Smith prevail with his new gun from Brendon Malcolm 2nd 

and Peter Borrie 3rd. 

Robert Prince won High Gun on nine down for the weekend, not 

a bad effort after being five down in the Skeet. Brendon Malcolm 

took A grade on 14 down. Kim Owen won B Grade on 27 down 

and C Grade was won by specialist Skeet shooter Alan Markham. 

A big thank you to Robert Prince and his many assistants for 

setting the targets, also to the Dave, Turner and Hooch (oops) for 

keeping the shoot rolling throughout the two days. 

See you next time. 

Results 

25 Tgt Skeet. HOA. Dave Turner 25. A Grade. 1st Keith Livingstone 

25, 2nd Brendon Malcolm 25, 3rd Chris Cassin 24. B Grade. 1st Noel 

Cherry 25, 2nd Colin Shaw 24, 3rd Phil Bazalo 24. C Grade. 1st Karen 

Hayes 21, 2nd Huia Prince 21, 3rd Warren Holden 20. 

30 Tgt Triples. HOA Robert Prince 49. A Grade. 1st Neil Pratt 48, 

2nd Dave Grant 48, 3rd Brendon Malcolm 47. B Grade. 1st Kim 

Owen 45, 2nd Brian Smith 38, 3rd Tim Dixon 35. C Grade. 1st Alan 

Markham 42, 2nd Charlie Rose 35, 3rd Jordan Rose 34. 

15 Tgt Mini’s. HOA. Neil Pratt 15. A Grade. 1st Den Wilkins 14, 

2nd Brendon Malcolm 14, 3rd Colin Wilton 14. B Grade. 1st Kim 

Owen 13, 2nd Brian Smith 12, 3rd Karen Hayes 11. C Grade. 1st 

Jordan Rose 14, 2nd Alan Markham 12, 3rd Charlie Rose 11. 

10Pr Double Rise. HOA. Robert Prince 19. A Grade. 1st Chris 

Cassin 18, 2nd Neil Pratt 17, 3rd Dave Turner 17. B Grade. 1st Brian 

Smith 15, 2nd Graham Caird 13, 3rd Kim Owen 12. C Grade. 1st 

Jordan Rose 13, 2nd Alan Markham 12, 3rd Charlie Rose 10. 

25 Tgt Ball Trap. HOA. Karl Andrews 24. A Grade. 1st Huia Prince 

24, 2nd Neil Pratt 22, 3rd Wayne Pym 22. B Grade. 1st Brian Smith 

20, 2nd Kim Owen 19, 3rd Alister Cottle 19. C Grade. 1st Charlie 

Rose 20, 2nd Alan Markham 19, 3rd Jordan Rose 14. 

25 Tgt Single Rise. HOA. Brendon Malcolm 25. A Grade. 1st 

John Malcolm 25, 2nd Greg Bentley 25, 3rd Keith Livingstone 25. 

B Grade. 1st Brian Smith 25, 2nd Karen Hayes 25, 3rd Tony Benson 

25. C Grade. 1st Alan Markham 19, 2nd Alison Sim 19, 3rd David 

Buck 18. Ladies Karen Hayes 25, Junior Greg Bentley 25, Veterans 

Keith Livingstone 25. 

25 Tgt Points Score. HOA. Dave Turner 75.A Grade. 1st John 

McKinstry 75, 2nd Dylan Woolhouse 75, 3rd Brendon Malcolm 74. 

B Grade. 1st Kim Owen 73, 2nd Brian Smith 72, 3rd Ethan Sawtell 

69. C Grade. 1st Dave Gwerder 72, 2nd Alan Markham 70, 3rd 

Alannah Withers 69. 

25 Tgt Single Barrel. HOA. Dave Grant 75. A Grade. 1st Keith 

Livingstone 25, 2nd Robert Prince 25, 3rd Adam Green 24. B Grade. 

1st Alannah Withers 23, 2nd Gary Girvan 22, 3rd Karen Hayes 22. C 

Grade. 1st Charlie Rose 20, 2nd Alison Sim 17, 3rd Alan Markham 

16. 

High Gun Robert Prince 226. A Grade Brendon Malcolm 221, B 

Grade Kim Owen 208, C Grade Alan Markham 189 

waIHI 

centenary 

Waihi Clay Target Club celebrated its Centenary on 29 November 

2009 with a 100 Target DTL competition. A beautiful day weatherwise 

and a good muster of participants made for a very successful 

day for the club. 

The celebratory lunch was appreciated by all and thanks go 

to Margaret Madgwick, convenor and assistants Coral Brown, 

Maureen Currie and Cushla Stevenson. 

Martin van de Wetering representing the NZCTA, congratulated 

the club on its success and presented the club with a nicely framed 

certificate for 100 years’ achievement. 

Prizes for the day were generously donated by Target Products, 

Timaru, Ian Marshall, Whitianga and the Currie family, Waihi. 

President Eric Madgwick asked Maureen and John Currie to cut 

the Centennial cake. 

Results: 

HOA and sash winner Ian Marshall, Whitianga. A grade 1st 

P.Schmidt, 2nd K.Brown, 3rd P.Currie. B grade 1st E.Madgwick, 2nd 

R.Stevenson, 3rd T.Benson. C grade 1st D.Orchard, 2nd E.Burndred, 

3rd M.Burndred. Juniors R.McCowatt, Veterans P.Brown. 

The following is an excerpt from the Waihi Borough Council 

Diamond Jubilee booklet 1902 – 1962: 

The Waihi Gun Club held its first live shoot in 1902 (committee 

J.Dobson, Andrew, J.Allen). E.King won the New Zealand (sparrow) 

championship in 1912 and the Single Rise in 1912 and 1915. He 

and A.Sparke represented Waihi in most New Zealand shoots, both 

defending the Ballistite Cup on five occasions. The cup was then 

handed to the late Mr J. Gilmour (President). Mr J.A.Gordon, one 

time manager of the Consolidated Mine won the Carbine Champ 

belt in 1879, 1881, 1882 making it his own property. 

Other famous shots were the late James Noble and Harry 

Marks 

President Eric Madgwick 

presenting Ian Marshall with 

HOA sash 

Maureen and John Currie cut 

the Centennial cake. 

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tHaMeS Valley 

District Ball Trap and Club 

Ball Trap Championship 2010 

The beginning of another year and the club started it with two 

championships. Thanks to all of the shooters who attended and 

for your help out on the grounds and to the office staff. Not a 

lot of red on the score board, even though the weather was fine 

and it being quite hot just after lunch time, the cold drinks were 

selling well. The barmaid (Nola) was talking cooking to one of the 

shooters and got sent via email a fruit cake recipe. Will try it out 

and see how well it goes. Not a lot of photos as my camera battery 

was low. 

First round of the 25 targets only one possible Paul Currie, 

followed by 24,s & 23’s. 2nd round three possibles, Paul Dunnett, 

Bill Jones & Paul Currie. 3rd round. This is the round the club’s Ball 

Trap Championship is taken on. Only one possible, Myles Browne- 

Cole, followed by eleven 24’s. 4th and final round had three 

possibles, Liam Buchanan, Stan Whiteman & Paul Currie. 

Only two shoot offs for the graded prize money 

Results. 

TV District Ball Trap Championships HOA Paul Currie 99. A grade 

1st. Myles Browne-Cole 96. 2nd Ian Marshall 95. 3rd Des Coe after 

a short & sweet shoot off with Paul Dunnett. B Grade . Now Mike 

likes his skeet but is proving himself as a good DTL shooter as well. 

1st Mike Fagan 90. 2nd. Andrew Welch 86, 3rd Lois France 85. C 

grade 1st Lance Dickey. Shoot off between Deborah Pritchard & 

Owen Hannah 2nd Owen 3rd Deborah. 

HOA Medal Categories. Super Veteran: The old boys have not 

given up yet, there were eight entries. HOA Colin Kennedy 88. 

Veteran: 14 entries. HOA Ian Marshall 95. Ladies: five entries HOA 

Lois France 86. Juniors: five entries HOA Liam Buchanan 87 

Myles Browne-Cole won the Club’s Ball Trap out right with the 

only possible. 

The shoot off for 1st in grades of the club’s ball trap 

championship is because they will receive a medal for this event 

hopefully in February. 

The club will give out medals for their championships in grades 

to encourage the lower grade shooters. All cups & trophies will 

remain at the clubrooms on show. HOA names will be engraved 

on them and the Honour boards 

A grade (L-R) Ian Marshall 2nd. Myles Browne-Cole 1st. 

Des Coe 3rd 

Categories (L-R) Veteran Ian Marshall. Ladies Lois France. 

Super Veteran Colin Kennedy. Junior Liam Buchanan 

Myles Browne Cole HOA Club’s 

25 tgt Ball Trap championship 

Paul Currie HOA TV District 

Ball Trap 

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Superior Genetics 300 

Day 1 winners: Far left to right, Sponsor Rick Spence, Dave Hern A grade 1st=, Neil 

Pratt HOA, back John Cooper 3rd C grade, Chris Cassin A grade 1st , John McKinstry B 

grade 1st, Colin Jones 1st C grade. 

Saturday December 5th was the first day of the St Leger’s shoot 

and saw 34 shooters from Cambridge, Te Kuiti, Tauranga, Taupo, 

Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay ,Eketahuna, Wairarapa to Wellington 

compete in 3 rounds of 50 Single Rise. Conditions were absolutely 

perfect and saw 14 50 target possibles posted. No 150 target 

possibles but one 149, Neil Pratt from Te Kuiti, won the 1st day 

High Gun. 

Sunday 6th, 30 shooters returned for the 2nd day to shoot 3 

rounds of 150 Points Score. Again it was a day of beautiful conditions 

but there were not as many possibles shot as would have been 

expected. Only four 150 points were posted. 2nd Day High Gun was 

taken by Chris Cassin from Patangata, on 445. 

Chris Cassin won the Two Day High Gun for the 2nd year in a 

row. 

Our thanks go to Rick and Heather Spence for their sponsorship 

over the last three years. 

Results: 

Single Rise, Round 1 A Grade, D Hern, C Cassin, P Borrie 50, B 

Grade, P Rutland 48, D Woolhouse, M Noaks, D Dockary, J Harkness 

47, C Grade C Jones 45, D Pritchard 42, J Cooper 39. 

Round 2, A grade S Rae, T Ferkins, S Bell, D Hern, N Pratt, C Cassin, 

M Pratt, C Pulman 50, B grade, D Woolhouse 50, P Rutland, J Harkness 

49,C Grade, J Cooper, C Jones 40, D Pritchard 37. 

Round 3, A Grade, N Pratt 50, R O’Connor, A Ashforth, G Williams, 

M Pratt 49, B Grade M Noaks, J McKinstry 49, D Woolhouse 48, C 

Grade, C Jones 47, D Pritchard 44, B Ballantyne 40. 

Day 1 HOA N Pratt 149, A grade 1st= D Hern, C Cassin 148, 3rd 

M Pratt 148, 4th G Williams, 5th K Andrews. B grade 1st J McKinstry 

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145, 2nd D Woolhouse 145, 3rd P Rutland, 4th M Noaks 141, 5th J 

Harkness 140. C Grade 1st C Jones 132, 2nd D Pritchard 123, 3rd J 

Cooper 112, 4th S Taylor 106, 5th B Ballantyne 100. 

Points Score Round 1, A Grade K Andrews 150, C Cassin, M Pratt 

149, B Grade D Woolhouse 150, J McKinstry, 146, P Rutland 144, C 

Grade, G Watson 130, C Jones 118, J Cooper 115. 

Round 2, A Grade D Hern 150, S Bell, C Cassin 149, B Grade J 

McKinstry 147, D Woolhouse 145, M Noaks 139, C Grade C Jones 

144, G Watson 139, J Cooper 137. 

Round 3, D Hern 150, R O’Connor, M Pratt 148, B Grade J McKinstry 

148, D Woolhouse 146, P Rutland 143, C grade D Pritchard 135, G 

Watson 131, J Cooper 123. 

Day 2 HOA C Cassin 445, A Grade 1st= N Pratt, M Pratt 441, 3rd 

D Hern 440, 4th P Borrie 437, 5th S Bell 434, B grade 1st J McKinstry 

441, 2nd D Woolhouse 441, 3rd P Rutland 415, 4th M Noaks 415, 5th 

C Pritchard 385, C Grade 1st G Watson 400, 2nd J Cooper 375, 3rd D 

Pritchard 366, 4th C Jones 350, 5th S Taylor 266. 

Two Day High Gun C Cassin 593. A grade N Pratt 590, B grade 

J McKinstry 586, C Grade 489, Ladies D Prichard 489, Juniors D 

Woolhouse 586, Veterans K Ellison 573 

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target tactIcS 

44 gunshot

QuARteRING tARGets 

Targets that are neither crossing nor 

straight are referred to as quartering. This 

term covers many target presentations and 

the majority of targets in a competition 

could be placed in the quartering category. 

The amount of lead required on these 

targets can be difficult to recognise and 

careful assessment is required. 

The quartering target can create optical 

illusions. For example, you read the target 

and assess the holds and break points. 

Where you visually pick up the target, the 

flight tells you it’s a crosser. Then as the 

shot develops, at the break point its angle 

has changed to a going away target. But 

you are already committed to the lead and 

miss in front. 

Visa versa, the target that visually sets off 

as a straight-away shot is actually crossing 

at the break point, This would require more 

lead than you planned for and the result is 

a miss behind. 

Problems with quartering targets 

are caused by several factors: distance 

and angles, both in elevation and to the 

shooting station as well as speed and 

size. They are particularly hard to read for 

beginners and average shots that tend to 

over-estimate the required lead, have too 

much gun movement and take the target 

too late in its flight. 

The quartering target requires little 

gun movement. The farther away, the less 

the gun should move. The angle created 

by the shot string and the target is very 

acute and requires hardly any lead. Unlike 

the crossing or driven target, the required 

lead by the quartering target does not 

significantly increase with distance. 

The gun hold should be moved further 

along the line towards the break point to 

help control and minimise gun movement 

and the target should be taken as soon as 

reactions will allow. ‘To wait is the miss’ on 

the quartering target. 

Chokes should be appropriate to 

distance and, combined with number 

seven and a-half shot, will give you the 

‘edge’ on quartering targets every time. 

teAl 

First, as aways, read the target. Observe 

it not only from the front, but from the side, 

whenever possible, to establish if it is flying 

straight or at an angle. A true vertical teal 

will require lead in exactly the same way a 

driven or crossing bird does. 

The only technique to use on a teal is 

Swing-Through, which allows the target 

to be kept in view while the shot is taken. 

The gun hold is half to two-thirds of the 

way along the target flightline; your visual 

hold is at the side of the barrels. Hold just 

to the right side of the target (for the right 

hander). As you watch the target roll up 

the side of the barrel, you time your move 

to it, and when the target comes on the 

end of your barrel, you smoothly swing 

through the line, pulling the trigger just as 

your muzzles cover the the target . . . like 

knocking an imaginery hat off the target. 

The most common fault in shooting 

teal is adopting too low a gun hold, some 

shooters even hold on the trap house. At 

this hold point, the target streaks past your 

barrel, your sub-conscious kicks in and you 

chase after it in a rushed swing, with little 

control. Then the fast moving gun catches 

and passes the now slowing target, the 

swing does not match the target speed and 

the shot powers past the target, missing 

above. 

The too-low gun hold also causes headlifting 

which compounds the-missingover-the-target 

problem. A too-high gun 

hold is equally bad, resulting in poking 

or stabbing or missing below. The classic 

‘poke and hope’. 

With edge-on targets, establish angle 

and line of flight, but also consider the 

amount of the clay you can see. The more 

rim or edge the less lead it will require-- 

it becomes in effect, a trap bird--and you 

can shoot directly at it. As the target shows 

more dome or surface area, so the amount 

of lead increases, until a full face-on clay 

the true 90 degree teal requiring lead like 

any other crossing or driven target. But the 

gun hold and technique remain the same 

as the face-on target. 

Avoid the dropping target! Wherever 

possible, shoot it on the rise or just as 

it peaks. The dropping target is badly 

affected by wind and is accelerating and 

falling much quicker than it appears. 

The dropping target causes aiming and 

stopping the gun or ‘spot-shooting’ and 

should be avoided. 

With true pairs, take the first straight 

under power, firing as you blot it out, 

passing through it and smoothly moving 

to the second target, shooting its bottom 

edge just as it peaks. Once again think 

of obstructions and think about which 

targets will fall first. Where smaller targets 

are used, especially the midi, more lead is 

required than with the standard. Look out 

for rare but score wrecking combination 

pairs, like standards and rockets. 

Edge-on targets need half choke and 

number seven and a-half shot. With faceon 

teal, choke should be Skeet and number 

eight or nine shot. You will need to adjust 

choke and cartridge combinations to 

match target distances. 

BelOW tHe Feet 

Many targets are thrown beneath your 

feet. These presentations require some 

changes to the basic set up to counter the 

tendency to miss over low targets. The best 

way to tackle a low target is transfer more 

weight to the leading leg and bend forward 

from the hips. This will help keep the barrels 

under the line of the target, particularly on 

the crossing target, where the miss over 

the top is most pronounced. With the low, 

going-away target, the tendency to shoot 

high works to your advantage, buiding in 

lead on that shot. 

HeAD MOVeMeNt 

Taking targets at difficult elevations can 

cause the head to move on the stock. 

If the target is high, the head tends 

to move forward. If the target is low, the 

head will inch back. The comb of the 

stock should, ideally, be near parallel for 

about an inch at the face to allow for this 

movement. This will maintain the correct 

eye-rib alignment. 

Practice makes perfect, try some of the 

above tips I have discussed in the past 

to slay your personal dragon and I hope 

you will reap the dividends this season in 

better scores and sound sleep before each 

tournament. (Chris Batha FICSI CPSA Senior 

Coach) 

Article by courtsey of Pull Magazine. 

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SPortIng 

coMMent 

Last year Geoff Wells and I attended the General Meeting of 

FITASC in Warrnambool Australia. I have a 1 inch thick copy, mainly 

in French, if anyone is interested in a fire side read. There was a 

move to change Veterans and Super Vets age up to 61 and 71 

respectively, but this was defeated so it remains as is. One item of 

particular interest to us was the changes to Compak field settings. 

For all ‘International’ championships the following field settings 

have been adopted from this year: 

3 compak fields - 3 single targets and 1 double on report 

2 compak fields - 3 single targets and 1 simultaneous double 

2 compak fields - 1 single target and 2 double on report 

1 compak field - 1 single target and 2 simultaneous double 

I personally think we should adopt the same formula, it would 

make our Nationals more exciting for our 200 target matches, and 

maybe we could mix it up a bit for each for our Island 100 target 

matches. Maybe one of each menu to make up the 100 targets. 

This up to clubs though, but is an option for them to ponder. 

The 2010 World FITASC is in Laterina, Arezzo Italy, and entries 

are now open, after first registering on the FITASC web site: 

http://www.fitasc.com/. The 2011 venue has yet to be decided, 

but France, Spain and Portugal have expressed an interest. 

Although it’s only 2010 we, the Sporting Committee along with 

Madam Secretary are asking clubs for “expressions of interest” for 

running the 2011 NZCTA Sporting matches. There has already been 

interest from Greymouth to run the 2011 South Island Sporting 

Clays Championship; Nelson and Blenheim seem to alternate 

the North Zone S.I., so it will be Nelson’s turn again. There is an 

opening for a Southern Club to host the Southern Zone shoot. The 

North Island and Nationals are going to be in Rotorua (January 29- 

31), the World English Sporting (http://www.wesc2011.com/) will 

be held 4-6 February with hopefully a ‘pre worlds’ shoot midweek. 

There is an opening for 2 zone shoots and the Grand Prix all to be 

held in the North Island. Start saving. The Grand Prix would be a 

great event for a club to pick up, guaranteed good income, known 

numbers for catering, ammo and targets, 8 old style fields and a 

willing (press ganged) sporting committee willing to help with the 

set up. The system we are running at present has a maximum of 

128 shooters, 100 targets per day for two days. The entries are ‘pre 

entries’ only so exact numbers, squads and times are all done for 

you by us. We can even collect the money for you!! There should 

be no complaints from Sporting Shooters as this year there are 

plenty of shoots on our calendar, and if your club wishes to put 

their shoot dates on our Sporting web page just E mail them to me 

at madcamm@hotmail.com or ron.madden@tvnz.co.nz 

Cheers. 

Ron Madden 

new MeMberS 

• Bryan Andersen, Rotorua, Social 

• Maria Bayley, Palmerston North 

• Dianne Baird, Hawke’s Bay 

• Matthew Balfour, Whitianga, Junior 

• Peter Benner, Tauranga 

• Barbara Bennetto, Auckland Met, Family 

• Harry Bonniface, Waihora, Junior 

• Julie Bralin, Waikato, Family 

• Andrew Buchanan, North Canterbury 

• Ian Buick, Wairarapa 

• Gavin Chambers, Hutt Valley, Social 

• George Chambers, Hutt Valley, Junior 

• John Cooper, Gisborne 

• Richard Cooper, Taupo, Social 

• Mark Corble, Taupo 

• Glen Court, Ellesmere 

• Andy Daun, Patangata 

• Andre Day, Chatham Islands 

• Jan A. de Kleijn, Ellesmere, Family 

• Jan C. de Kleijn, Ellesmere 

• Simon Elliott, Nightcaps 

• Michael Everett, Waihora, Junior 

• Paul Everett, Waihora 

• Snow Ewart, Patangata 

• Bryce Forsyth, Canterbury, Social 

• Colin Fulford, Hawkes Bay 

• Ethan Garrett, Ellesmere, Junior 

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Andrew Green, Waitemata 

• Jim Hailes, Ellesmere 

• Robin Heslop, Ellesmere 

• Cameron Gregory Hunt, Chatham 

Islands 

• Jason Hilden, Nelson Waimea 

• Peter Hinton, Taupo, Social 

• Tony Hogarth, North Canterbury 

• Alex Holden, Wakatipu, Junior 

• Donn Holmes, TVDA 

• Mark Holmes, Waitemata 

• Mike Hunt, Rotorua, Social 

• Elliot Isaacs, Nelson Waimea, Junior 

• Peter Jones, Alexandra 

• Ian Lopdell, Hawkes Bay, Social 

• Wayne Love, Alexandra 

• Andrew McIntosh, Waikato 

• Jeff Manson, Southland 

• Steven Mason, Eketahuna 

• Mike Moore, Taupo 

• Kostyn Morrison, Amberley, Junior 

• Brendon Murdoch, Wanaka, Junior 

• David Parkinson, Tauranga 

• Theo Parsons, Gisborne, Social 

• Adam Penten, Waitemata 

• John Pilcher, Waitemata 

• Rochelle Plows, Hutt Valley, Social 

• Fraser Pope, Southland, Junior 

• Floyd Pratt, Whakatane 

• Corinne Reid, Auckland Met, Social 

• Martin Ridley, Waitemata 

• Jason Seymour, Chatham Islands 

• Chris Sheppard, Waihora 

• Matthew Siddells, North Canterbury 

• Dennis Stevenson, Mead Te Pirita 

• Ken Summers, Thames, Social 

• Patty Wutherland, Kaeo, Family 

• Jason Teague, Waikato 

• Nick Thompson, Te Aroha 

• Nick Thompson, Waitemata 

• Ryan Thompson, Te Aroha, Junior 

• Ryan Truss, Rotorua, Junior 

• Charles Tucker, Waitemata 

• Jack Turner, Ellesmere, Junior 

• Olivia Turner, Balfour, Family 

• John Varley, Wairarapa 

• Chris Veitch, Gisborne, Social 

• Andrew Wenham, Thames, Junior 

• Barry Wheildon, Taupo 

• Andrew Wharry, Waihi 

• Scott Wharry, Waihi, Family 

• Paul White, Gisborne 

• Arnold Williams, Waitemata 

• Peter Wilson, Waihora 

• Andrew Wintle, Marua Sporting 

• Jonathan Wintle, Marua Sporting

Kaitaia gun cluB 

anDy yerKoVIcH MeMorIal 

Andy Yerkovich Memorial prize winners on the day. 

On Sunday 3rd January 2010 the Kaitaia Gun Club held the Andy 

Yerkovich Memorial 100 Single Rise shoot. The weather was 

overcast with a hint of rain at the start, but remained fine with a 

strong northerly for the last round which tested some shooters in 

qualifying and shoot offs. 

Shooters turned up from all over the North Island and even 

the USA. We finished up with 9 squads (46 shooters) which is a 

good muster for our far north club, even though resources were 

stretched the usual welcome and complimentary seafood lunch 

was evident. What a great lunch. All the seafood you could eat, 

well prepared and presented by Robbie and all his helpers. It was 

noted that some shooters even had seconds; that could have been 

a mistake, as the results show except for the HOA, he might be a 

hungry shooter in more ways than one. 

Many thanks to all the willing helpers, and Ruth and Anne 

in the office, for a great shoot, not forgetting our hard working 

president, Mark, who makes all this happen. 

On to the results. 

After two short shoot offs which will not be dwelt on, suffice to 

say A grade went to 3 targets (refer to lunch). HOA Grant Nilsson 

100/100. A grade 1st Rob Smith 99, 2nd George Viskovich 99, 3rd 

Bruce Sanderson. B grade 1st Tom Chapman 98, 2nd Richard Kay 

97, 3rd Brendan Graham 95. C grade 1st Don Sutherland 94, 2nd 

Dave Hickford 89, 3rd Josh Nilsson 86 

Andy Yerkovich Memorial winners (L-R) C Grade Don Sutherland, 

B Grade Tom Chapman, HOA Grant Nilsson, A Grade Rob Smith. 

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PHOTOGRAPHY GOLDEN RULES 

KNOW YOUR CAMERA 

time again. It’s boring. Magazines are judged by the quality 

of their photographic presentation. Change angles to provide 

variations. Take shots from a crouching or alternatively elevated 

(stand on a chair) position. Have the winner standing and second 

and third sitting vary the distance and vary the background. 

• Change the format: In instances when same person is presenting 

all the prizes eliminate the prize presenter when taking multiple 

photographs. focus on the prize winner/s. One shot that includes 

the presenter is adequate. Take landscape photos to groups and 

vertical photos to single persons. 

• Take control: Assert your authority. People expect to be 

managed when it comes to publicity photographs. You have 

the responsibility of presenting people to advantage and your 

efforts will be applauded when the recipients see the end results 

in Gunshot. Talk to the prize presenter prior to the photography 

and inform him of your requirements. 

• Take the time to get a good result! 

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aroUnD tHe clUbS 

BalfOur 

2 JANUARy SKEET CHAMPS 

1st 25 Tgts A grade 25 M. Field, Rex Smart, 

G.Taylor. B grade 23 N.Kelland, G.Hayes, 

D.Smith. C grade 23 M.Burdon, 18 P.Johansen. 

2nd 25 Tgts A grade 25 M.Field, S.Clearwater, 

R.Dennis. B grade 23 N.Kelland, 22 M.Milne, 

21 G.Hayes, D.Smith. C grade 21 P.Johansen, 

M.Burdon. 

3rd 25 Tgts A grade 25 B.Huffadine, 

S.Clearwater, 24 G.Taylor, S.Sutherland. B grade 

25 N.Kelland, 24 G.Hayes, 23 M.Milne, D.Smith. 

C grade 19 P.Johansen, 17 M.Burdon. 

4th 25 Tgts A grade 25 J.Tonkin, 24 N.South, 

G.Taylor. B grade 23 N.Kelland, D.Smith, 21 

M.Milne. C grade 22 P.Johansen, 20 M.Burdon. 

100 Tgts A grade G.Taylor 97, B grade N.Kelland 

94, C grade M.Burdon 81. 

2 Person Team M.Field, S.Clearwater 

canterBury 

23 JANUARy 

Handicap by Distance Championships 1st 

David Lee, 2nd Kevin Fitzgibbon, 3rd Gavin 

Searle, 4th David Tipple, 5th Chris Helem. 

Single Barrel Trophy A grade 1st Gavin Searle, 

2nd Derek Sheen. B grade 1st Paul Le Fevre, 

2nd Andy Sheppard. C grade 1st Dave Theyers, 

2nd David Tipple 

danneVirKe 

24 JANUARy 

Skeet Championships 

A Grade 1st M Cameron 50/50, Cassin 47/50, J 

Whale, G MacPhee, B Smith 46/50. B Grade 1st 

K Owen 46/50, P Hill, D Smith 45/50. C Grade 

1st I Russell 42/50, E Symes 40/50, S Ashforth 

37/50 

Handicap by Distance Championship 1st 

C Cassin 49/50, 2nd D Smith 49/50, 3rd M 

Cameron 48/50. 

HOA M Cameron 98/100. 

dunedin 

13 DECEMBER 

Skeet (25 tgts): A Grade: R Roy (25), M Field 

(24), S Clearwater (23). B Grade: L Hurley (24), R 

Diack (22), T Cowan, G Larson, N Glassford (21). 

C Grade: P Edwards (22), K Bonney, J Bonney, R 

Yardley (19) 

Single Rise (25 tgts): A Grade: L Phillips (25), 

S Clearwater, R Roy, G Larson (24). B Grade: T 

Cowan (25), R Diack, N Glassford (24). C Grade: 

M Field (24), K Bonney, C Twist (22). 

HBD (15 tgts): A Grade (18m): N Wilson, R Roy, 

C Maxwell (15). B Grade (16m): N Glassford (15), 

R Diack (14), T Cowan (13). C Grade (13m): P 

Edwards, M Field (15), K Bonney (14) 

Novelty Match (18 tgts, drawn teams): Winning 

teams: T Cleminson & M Field 

K Bonney & R Roy, T Cowan & P Edwards 

2009 Skeet Aggregate Winner: Ross Roy 

2009 Single Rise Aggregate Winner: Lindsay 

Phillips 

2009 Single Barrel Aggregate Winner: Lindsay 

Phillips 

Skeet Festival Saturday 30 January, drizzle all 

day, with fine spells. 

Skeet Round 1 (25 tgts): A Grade: J Munro, K 

Gutsell, L Rodgers, S Forsyth (25). B Grade: L 

Hurley (25), G Larson, T Cleminson, T Appleby 

(24). C Grade: P Johansen (24), R Martin, N Rule 

(23). 

Trophy Match (50 tgts): HOA: M Sime (50). A 

Grade: 1st L Rodgers (50), 2nd B McGarvie (49), 

3rd W Dalley (49). B Grade: 1st T Cleminson 

(49), 2nd P Heney (48), 3rd T Cowan (47). C 

Grade: 1st J Parker (46), 2nd N Rule (44), 3rd P 

Johansen (40). 

Skeet Round 2 (25 tgts): A Grade: R Roy, J 

Munro, R Dennis, K Gutsell, L Rodgers, M Sime, 

S Forsyth (25). B Grade: G Larson (25), P Brown, 

P Edwards (24). C Grade: P Johansen, N Rule 

(21), R Martin (19). 

Skeet Doubles (50 tgts): A Grade: J Morgan (49), 

M Field, K Gutsell (47). B Grade: K Grant (44), 

P Edwards, B Drake (41). C Grade: P Johansen 

(37), R Martin (18). 

2 Man Teams (over 1st 100 tgts): 1st: L Rodgers, 

K Gutsell (197). 2nd: P Heney, M Sime (193). 3rd: 

M Field, T Cleminson (190). 

Sunday 31 Jan 2010, fine and calm. 

Skeet Round 3 (25 tgts): A Grade: M Field, L 

Rodgers, M Sime (25). B Grade: D Smith, T 

Appleby, K Grant (25). C Grade: P Johansen, L 

Bonney, K Bonney (23). 

Fairfield Trophy (50 tgts): A Grade: S Clearwater, 

M Field (50), M Sime, S Forsyth (49). B Grade: 

N Kelland (49), G Larson, L Hurley, D Smith, A 

Booth (47). C Grade: J Bonney (48), N Rule (44), 

P Johansen, K Bonney (43). 

Trophy Winner: M Field (50) Skeet Round 4 (25 

tgts):. A Grade: L Rodgers, K Gutsell, M Sime 

(25). B Grade: L Hurley (25), B Drake, P Edwards, 

T Appleby, T Cowan (24). C Grade: P Johansen 

(25), N Rule, K Bonney (23). 

Skeet 20 gauge (25 tgts): A Grade: R Roy (25), 

S Cookson, K Gutsell (24). B Grade: T Appleby 

(24), M Marsh (23), B Drake (22). C Grade: N 

Rule, K Bonney (21), P Johansen (17). 

2 Man Teams (over first 100 tgts): 1st: M Field, R 

Roy (195). 2nd: L Rodgers, K Gutsell (194). 3rd: 

M Sime, P Heney (186). 

2 Day High Gun: HOA: M Sime (198). A Grade: L 

Rodgers (197). B Grade: G Larson (187). C Grade: 

N Rule (177). 

Skeet Shield, 3 Man Teams (200 tgts over both 

days): 1st: Dunedin 1, R Roy, L Hurley, M Field 

(566). 2nd equal: Dunedin 2, S Clearwater, S 

Cookson, G Larson (564). 2nd equal: Southland 

1, L Rodgers, R Dennis, J Munro (564). 

eKetahuna 

10 JANUARy 

100 Single Rise A grade 1st K.Andrews 98, 2nd= 

V.Butcher, P.Wilkey 97, 3rd= D.Rankin, N.Cherry, 

D.Challies 96. B grade 1st G.Roberts 96, 2nd 

K.Evans 92, 3rd R.Elliott 88. C grade 1st A.Rigby 

88, 2nd S.Mason, 3rd= G.Sweeney, I.Buick 82. 

gisBOrne 

10 JANUARy 

50 Skeet A Grade 1st Rick O’Connor. B Grade 1st 

Dave Dockary 2nd Rick Spence 3rd Pip Rutland. 

C Grade 1st Shaun O’Connor 2nd Bill Ballantyne 

25 Points Score; A Grade 1st Alan Vickers 70, 

2nd Rick O’Connor 68, 3rd Rick Spence 65. B 

Grade 1st= Pip Rutland, Dave Dockary 63, 2nd 

Rex Newman 58, 3rd Bruce Smart 56. C Grade 

1st Colin Jones 60, 2nd Garry Watson 54, 3rd 

Paul White 51. 

50 Single Rise; A Grade 1st Alan Vickers 48, 

2nd Rick O’Connor 47, 3rd Kelvin Ellison 46. B 

Grade 1st Pip Rutland 47, 2nd Dave Dockary 46, 

3rd= Bruce Smart, Rex Newman 45. C Grade 1st 

Colin Jones 45, 2nd Garry Watson 44, 3rd Bill 

Ballantyne 42. 

20 Single Barrel; A Grade 1st = Kelvin Ellison, 

Rick Spence, Alan Vickers 17, 2nd Rick O’Connor 

15, B Grade 1st = Dave Dockary, Pip Rutland 

16, 2nd Rex Newman 13, 3rd Bruce Smart 11. C 

Grade 1st Garry Watson 17, 2nd John Cooper 

16, 3rd Bill Ballantyne 14. 

20 Double Rise; A Grade 1st Alan Vickers 18, 

2nd Rick Spence 16, 3rd Kelvin Ellison 15. B 

Grade 1st Pip Rutland 14, 2nd Dave Dockary 13, 

3rd Bruce Smart 11. C Grade 1st = Colin Jones, 

Bill Ballantyne 15, 2nd = Garry Watson, Richie 

Blair 13. 

greyMOuth 

13 DECEMBER. 

25 Skeet Handicap, Round 1: 1st Peter Bayliss, 

2nd Kimble Upfold, 3rd Jamie Havill. Round 2: 

1st Derek Hutchinson, 2nd Graeme Smith, 3rd 

Brian Forrest. Single Rise Xmas Shoot, 3 Rounds 

of 10 off Handicap Marks. Round 1: 1st Wayne 

Ironside, 2nd Jamie Havill, 3rd Brian Forrest. 

Round 2: 1st John Boyles, 2nd Gareth Havill, 3rd 

Eric Crisp. Round 3: 1st Peter Bayliss, 2nd Jamie 

Havill, 3rd Tom Dunn . Neville Smith Memorial 

Xmas Shoot High Gun Trophy, Peter Bayliss 

28/30. 2009 Eye Opener Aggregate Trophy, 

Peter Bayliss 129/135 

hawKe’s Bay 

CLUB PRIzE GIvING 2009 

ISSF Skeet – A Grade: Van Hartog Challenge 

Trophy – Graham Roys B Grade: Mike Withers C 

Grade: B Petersen Trophy – Denis Gunn 

American Skeet - A Grade: DM Campbell Cup 

- Jack Whale B Grade: Patangata Gun Club Cup 

– Did Ericksen C Grade: Bell Family Trophy – 

Taylor Howatson 

Ball Trap - A Grade: J Elliott Trophy – Graham 

Roys B Grade: Peter Hill. C Grade: M Speers Cup 

– Richard Morrell. 

Sporting - A Grade: Angus McKinnon Trophy 

(1913) Graham Roys B Grade: Morrin Cup 

(Minis) Peter Hill C Grade: M Corlett Trophy – 

Colin Wood 

Minis (Minis) – A Grade: Joe Mills Memorial 

Trophy – Dick Bird B Grade: Dunhill Trophy – 

Nigel Hounsome C Grade: Denis Gunn 

Double Rise - A Grade: JA McFarlane Cup – Mike 

Withers B Grade: Dunhill Trophy Cup – Peter Hill 

C Grade: Marton Gun Club Cup – Denis Gunn 

Single Barrel - A Grade: Challenge Cup – Kriston 

Chadwick B Grade: Ushers Whisky Challenge 

Cup – Nigel Hounsome C Grade: WD & HO Wills 

Cup – Denis Gunn 

Points Score - A Grade: Challenge Cup – 

Graeme Allister B Grade: W Lovejoy Cup – Denis 

Gunn C Grade: Nigel Field 

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Single Rise - A Grade: Waipukarau Gun Club 

Challenge Cup – Kriston Chadwick B Grade: 

Havelock North Wine & Spirits Cup – Peter Hill C 

Grade: J & L Jeffares Cup – Denis Gunn 

Triples - A Grade: Graham Roys B Grade: John 

Harkness C Grade: Nigel Field. 

High Gun - A Grade: Tom Jobey Memorial 

Trophy – Graeme Allister. B Grade: Graham 

Mercer Cup – Nigel Hounsome. C Grade: C & A 

Wood Cup – Denis Gunn. 

Champion of Champions – Flatty’s Sports Bar 

Trophy - Peter Hill. 

BW Williams Trophy (Skeet on Handicap) – John 

Harkness. 

BF Cargill Cup (Minis on Handicap) – Graham 

Roys. 

Mrs HM Campbell Memorial Cup (Single Rise on 

Handicap) – Graeme Allister. 

Henry Williams Cup (Single Rise on Handicap) - 

Mike Withers. 

TC Parker Memorial Cup (Single Rise on 

Handicap) - Bill Harkness. 

F Danes Cup (Novice Cup for First Year 

Shooters) - Adam Fulford. 

Wotherspoon Cup (Single Rise) – Denis Gunn. 

S Mackie Memorial (Eye Opener Aggregate) - 

Peter Hill. 

Most Improved College Shooter - James 

Fulford. 

Junior Encouragement Award - Hendrix Piper 

Armoury Cups – A Grade: Mike Withers, B 

Grade: John Harkness, C Grade: Nigel Field. 

HG Grieve Trophy – Single Barrel - Graham Roys. 

Underdown Barron Trophy – John Harkness. 

17th January 

Skeet – possible 25 A Grade: Rick O’Connor 

(Gisborne) 24 Graeme Allister 23, Jack Whale 19 

B Grade: Tony Lindsay (Patangata) 24, Peter Hill 

22, Rex Whittaker 22, Did Ericksen 21 C Grade: 

Nigel Field 23, Rick Spence (Gisborne) 18, Bill 

Ballantyne (Gisborne) 15. 

Ball Trap – possible 25 A Grade: Graeme Allister 

24, Kelvin Ellison 22, Rick O’Connor 21, Rick 

Spence 21, Jack Whale 17 B Grade: Tony Lindsay 

23, Did Ericksen 18. C Grade: Nigel Field 18, Bill 


Eye Opener – possible 10 Rick O’Connor, John 

Harkness, Rick Spence, Peter Hill, Did Ericksen 

25 Target Points Score – possible 75 A Grade: 

Rick Spence 72, Rick O’Connor 72, John 

Harkness 71 B Grade: Did Ericksen 68, Tony 

Lindsay 67, Dave Dockary (Gisborne) 67 C 

Grade: Nigel Field 74, Bill Ballantyne 51. 

50 Target Single Rise – possible 50 A Grade: 

Graeme Allister 50, Kelvin Ellison 49, Rick 

O’Connor 47, John Harkness 47. B Grade: Peter 

Hill 47, Dave Dockary 46, Did Ericksen 46. 

Tony Lindsay 45. C Grade: Nigel Field 48, Bill 


15 Pair Deurville Doubles – possible 30. Don 

Speers and John Harkness 30, Graeme Allister 

and Rick O’Connor 29, Kelvin Ellison and Rick 

Spence 28, Tony Lindsay and Bill Ballantyne 26, 

Peter Hill and Dave Dockary 26. 

huntly 

JANUARy 

100 Single Rise: 1st 25. A Grade M Matsell, 

M Andrews, R Andrews, M Ross, T Clarke, R 

Anderson, P Dunnett, G Paton, J Beddis 25. 

B Grade J Kempthorne, A Welch, T Roberts, R 

Waugh 24. C Grade D Turner 23, D Autridge 21, 

M Beddis 18 

2nd 25. A Grade M Ross, L Clarke, P Dunnett, 

G Paton, J Nash, J Beddis, R Brown 25. B Grade 

T Roberts, R Waugh 25. C Grade D Turner 25, D 

Autridge 20, M Beddis 17. 

3rd 25. A Grade M Ross, L Clarke, T Clarke, R 

Anderson, P Dunnett, G Paton, R Brown 25. 

B Grade R Dent 24, R Moorhead, K Moody, A 

Welch, R Waugh 24. C Grade D Turner, M Beddis 

20, D Autridge 19. 

4th 25.A Grade M Matsell, M Andrews, J Farrow, 

M Ross, L Clarke, G Paton, J Beddis 25. B Grade 

R Moorhead, T Roberts 24. R Dent, G Forster, K 

Moody, A Welch, R Waugh 23. C Grade M Beddis 

21, D Turner 20, D Autridge 18 

A Grade 1st G Paton, 2nd M Ross, 3rd P 

Dunnett. B Grade 1st R Waugh, 2nd A Welch, 

3rd T Roberts. C Grade 1st D Turner, 2nd D 

Autridge, 3rd M Beddis 

hutt Valley 

6TH DECEMBER 2009 42 SHOOTERS. 

Xmas Shoot. 1st 10 Tgt DTL – 13 possibles. 1st 

Warren Kurney, 2nd Phil Morrison, 3rd Darryn 

Plows, 4th Dave Grant, 5th Dave Turner. 

2nd 10 tgt DTL – 11 possibles. 1st Derek 

Haggerty, 2nd Tim Anstey, 3rd Chris Parkinson, 

4th Charlie Rose, 5th Huia Prince. 

3rd 10 tgt DTL – 13 possibles. 1st Blue Freeman, 

2nd Phill Bazalo, 3rd Noel Cherry, 4th Chris 

Parkinson, 5th Graham Caird. 

30 Aggregate – 3 possibles. 1st Dave Grant. 

Consolation 10 tgt DTL – 7 possibles. 1st Jordan 

Rose, 2nd Paul Hullett, 3rd Graham Caird, 4th 

Karen Hayes, 5th Charlie Rose. 

KaeO 

28 DECEMBER 

Northland 200. A grade 1 B.Becroft, 2 L.Clark, 3 

I.Hovenden. B grade 1 D.Sanderson, 2 T.Clark, 3 

B.Kyte. C grade 1 J.Nilsson. 

Mataura 

17 JANUARy PHOENIX 100 

HOA Festival Cup L.Rodgers 95. A grade 1st= 

K.Gutsell, B.Warnock, D.Warnock 94. B grade 

H.Bell 84, C grade A.Crosbie 93. 

Shooters World Double Rise Challenge A grade 

L.Rodgers 55, C grade A.Crosbie 54. 

Herron and Memorial Shields Mataura No 

2 (M.Williams, D.Diack, B.Dickie, M.Smith, 

K.Gutsell) 

MOa creeK 

26TH DECEMBER 

15tgt Sweep Possible – A Knowles, D Barclay, G. 

Matheson, N Kelland, James Dundass, C Kelland 

Challenge Cup – Possible – O Williamson, G 

Sanders, L Dawson, D. Duffy, R McKenzie, M 

Smith, B O’Neill, James Dundass Winner O 

Williamson 

CRT Sponsored Trophy Match – Possible – L 

Sanders, G Sinnamon, D Barclay, G Matheson, 

N Kelland, M Smith Winner N Kelland, 2nd G 

Matheson, 3rd D Barclay, 4th M Smith, 5th L 

Sanders, 6th G Sinnamon 

JH Jones Memorial – 1st Barrel Aggregate over 

year – P Nelson 

Owen Middlemiss Memorial Trophy – Club 

Member High Gun – N Kelland 

Poolburn Novice Cup – G Sanders 

nelsOn waiMea 

JAN 17TH 

50 Skeet – A Grade, 1 st V Bayley 49, 2nd B 

Cowin 48, 3rd W Oldham 48. B Grade, 1st L 

Owen 45, 2nd V Workman 45, 3rd P Scully 42. 

C Grade, 1st R Marks 45, 2nd M Tait 44, 3rd B 

Gould 43. 

15 Minis- A Grade, 1st W Oldham 14, 2nd N 

Simpson 14, 3rd B Cowin 13. B Grade, 1st L 

Owen 14, 2nd P Scully 14, 3rd H Owen 13. C 

Grade, 1st J Hitchcock 14, 2nd B Gould 11, 3rd 

M Randle 11. 

10 pair Double Rise- A Grade, 1st W Oldham 18, 

2nd P Marshall 17, 3rd N Simpson 17. B Grade 

1st L Owen 20, 2nd P Scully 19, 3rd H Owen 

16. C Grade 1st M Randle 15, B Tait 14, 3rd I 

Simpson 14. 

50 Points Score- A Grade 1st B Cowin 150, 2nd 

B Aldrich 145, 3rd P Marshall 145. B Grade, 1st L 

Owen146, 2nd R Marks 144, 3rd P Scully 144. C 

Grade 1st J Hitchcock 143, 2nd B Gould 133, 3rd 

M Randle 133. 

nightcaPs 

3 JANUARy SCOTTS GAP SKEET 

1st 25 A grade 24 R.Dennis, J.Munro, 23 

R.Smart. B Grade 23 B.Drake, N.Kelland, 

D.Smith. C grade 21 D.Dickie, 19 P.Nelson, 

R.Kelly. 

2nd 25 A grade 25 Rex Smart, Russell Smart, 

23 H.Bell, J.Marshall. B grade 24 N.Kelland, 

J.Sutherland, 21 B.Drake, D.Smith, B.Bragg. C 

grade 24 D.Dickie, 23 R.Kelly, 22 S.Wilson. 

3rd 25 A grade 25 Rex Smart, 24 R.Dennis, 

J.Tonkin, Russell Smart. B grade 23 B.Drake, 

J.Sutherland, 22 N.Kelland. C grade 23 D.Dickie, 

P.Nelson, 20 R.Kelly. 

4th 25 A grade 25 Russell Smart, 24 R.Dennis, 

J.Munro. B grade 25 J.Sutherland, 23 B.Bragg, 

22 B.Drake, D.Smith. C grade 24 R.Kelly, 23 

D.Dickie, 17 P.Nelson. 

100 Tgts – A grade 97 Russell Smart, 94 Rex 

Smart, 92 R.Dennis, J.Munro. B grade 93 

J.Sutherland, 90 N.Kelland, 89 B.Drake. C grade 

91 D.Dickie, 86 R.Kelly, 80 P.Nelson. 

PalMerstOn waiKOuaiti 

21 NOvEMBER PATERSON CUP 

25 Tgt Single Rise - A Grade: K Fergusson 23. P 

Cleave 22. D Merrett, T Appleby, G Hughes 21. B 

Grade: T Cowan, G Muir 24. C Grade: L Thorburn 

20. B Baillie 17. 

15 Tgts-15m - A Grade: K Fergusson, G Aitchison 

15. P Brown, D Merrett, G Hughes, P Cleave 

13. B Grade: T Cowan 15. G Muir 13. C Grade: B 

Baillie 11. J McLeod 9. L Thorburn, G Begbie 8. 

25 Tgt Single Rise - A Grade: K Fergusson 25. 

P Brown, D Merrett, T Appleby 23. B Grade: 

T Cowan, G Muir 22. C Grade: G Begbie 22. B 

Baillie 18. L Thorburn 14. 

25 Tgt Single Rise - A Grade: D Merrett 25. K 

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Fergusson 23. G Aitchison, P Cleave 22. B Grade: 

T Cowan 21. G Muir 19. C Grade: B Baillie, L 

Thorburn, J McLeod, G Begbie 14. 

Paterson Cup winners - Palmerston Waikouaiti. 

Patangata 

10TH JANUARy 

Continental Ball Trap – possible 25 A Grade: 

Mike Withers (Hawkes Bay) 24, John Harkness 

(Hawkes Bay) 24 Dave Hern (Patangata) 24 

B Grade: Jack Whale (Hawkes Bay) 24 Mike 

McCormick (Patangata) 24 Richard Dermer 

(Patangata) 24 Ian Helliwell (Dannevirke) 23 

C Grade: Jono Tod (Patangata) 21 Sam Kirk 

(Patangata) 20. 

50 Target Points Score – possible 150 points 

A Grade: Dylan Woolhouse (Hawkes Bay) 148, 

Mike Withers 144, Dave Hern 144, Ron Dick 

(Patangata) 144. B Grade: Nigel Hounsome 

(Hawkes Bay) 145, Tony Lindsay (Patangata) 

140, John Russell (Dannevirke) 139 C Grade: 

Sam Kirk 124, Jono Tod 120, Colin Wood 

(Hawkes Bay) 94. 

50 Target Single Barrel – possible 50 A 

Grade: Mike Withers 50, Dave Hern 47, 

Dylan Woolhouse 46. B Grade: David Easton 

(Patangata) 47, Mike McCormick 43, Rhys 

Bloxham (Patangata) 43. C Grade: Jono Tod 41, 

Sam Kirk 35. 

PuKetirO 

25 OCTOBER 2009 

10 Single Rise - J Fenton 10, J Bonney 10, A 

Thompson 10. 15 Single Rise - P Michie 15, 

V Blaikie 14, K Bonney 14. 40 Single Rise - K 

Bonney 37, P Michie 36, J Bonney 34. Winner 

White Tray - P Michie, Winner Earle Page 

Memorial - K Bonney 

29 November 2009 - Club Champs 

10 Single Rise - K Bonney 10, P Michie 10, G 

Morris 10. 

20 Single Rise - A Crosbie 20, L Bonney 18, J 

Mason 18. 

20 Single Rise Points Score - P Michie 56, G 

Morris 56, J Smith 55. 

15 Single Barrel - J Bonney 14, J Mason 14, C 

Bennett 12. 

15 Mini - J Smith 14, G Morris 12, J Fenton 11. 

10 Pair Double Rise - J Andrews 16, P Michie 16, 

A Thompson 15. 

20 Single Rise A Grade - A Thompson after 

shoot off, B Grade - A Crosbie, C Grade - L 

Bonney. 

20 Single Rise Points Score - A Grade - P Michie, 

B Grade - J Smith, C Grade - R Wilson, H.O.A - G 

Morris after shoot off. 

15 Single Barrel - A Grade - J Mason, B Grade - C 

Bennett after shoot off, C Grade - J Bonney. 

15 Mini - A Grade - P Michie, B Grade - J Smith, 

C Grade - G Morris. Winner 10 Pair Double Rise 

- A Grade - P Michie, B Grade - J Andrews, C 

Grade - L Bonney. 

High Gun - Paul Michie. A Grade - A Thompson, 

B Grade - J Smith, C Grade - G Morris. 

sOuth OtagO 

9TH JANUARy 77TH ANNIvERSARy SHOOT 

B G Begg Memorial and Jack Stiven Memorial 

Skeet – Round 1 A Grade B Walker 25, M Smith 

23. B Grade B Souness, K Fergusson, M Milne 25, 

R Campbell, D Smith G Harrison 24, T Willocks, 

D Warnock 23. C Grade P Edwards 23, J Fenton 

22, G Begbie 21. 

Skeet – Round 2 A Grade M Smith, B Walker 

25. B Grade B Brand 25, P Brown, T Willocks 24, 

B Souness, R Campbell, M Milne, D Diack, D 

Warnock, G Harrison 23. C Grade P Edwards, G 

Begbie 23, K Bonney 21, N Johnstone 19. 

25 Single Rise A Grade P Brown, M Smith, D 

Warnock 25, D Diack, B Walker, G Harrison 24, R 

Campbell, K Fergusson 22. B Grade B Souness 

25, M Milne, B Brand 24, N Johnstone 23. C 

Grade G Hayes 25, J Fenton 23, K Bonney 22. 

25 Single Barrel A Grade R Campbell, K 

Fergusson, B Walker, D Warnock 23, G Harrison 

22, S Murray 21. B Grade B Brand 23, N 

Johnstone 22, W Blackmore 21. C Grade K 

Bonney, M Field 20, G Hayes 19, J Fenton, G 

Begbie 18 

Anniversary Trophy & HOA for Day Boston 

Walker 97. 

Jack Stiven Memorial Trophy – High Gun Skeet 

Boston Walker 50. 

B G Begg Memorial Skeet Shield 1st Gorge 

Road: B Walker 50, N Johnstone 39, D Warnock 

46, G Harrison 47 Total 182, 2nd Dunedin 175, 

3rd South Otago 171. 

te Kuiti 

9-10 JANUARy WAIKATO DISTRICTS 

Skeet A grade 1st M.Pratt, 2nd C.Cassin, 3rd 

D.Everett. B grade 1st I.Marshall, 2nd G.Tucker, 

3rd C.Pritchard. Ladies L.France, Veterans 

I.Marshall, Juniors L.Buchanan. 

15 Minis A grade 1st G.Brooks, 2nd I.Marshall, 

3rd M.Pratt. B grade 1st T.Tyrrell, 2nd 

D.Constantine, 3rd R.Waugh. C grade 1st 

S.Taylor. Ladies L.France, Veterans I.Marshall, 

Juniors L.Buchanan. 

10 Pr Double Rise A grade 1st N.Gavin, 

2nd N.Pratt, 3rd G.Brooks. B grade 1st 

D.Constantine, 2nd C.Pritchard, 3rd L.France. 

C grade S.Taylor. Ladies L.France, Veterans 

B.McDoanld, Junior L.Buchanan. 

30 Triples A grade 1st N.Pratt, 2nd G.Brooks, 

3rd K.Livingstone. B grade 1st T.Tyrrell, 2nd 

L.France, 3rd S.Cooper. C grade S.Taylor. Ladies 

L.France, Veterans K.Livingstone, Veterans L. 

Buchanan. 

Handicap by Distance 1st G.Vittle, 2nd M.Pratt, 

3rd D.Coe. 

25 Single Rise A grade 1st N.Pratt, 2nd N.Gavin, 

3rd N.Curtis. B grade 1st H.Shaw, 2nd T.Tyrrell, 

3rd D.Meehan. C grade 1st A.Vincent, 2nd 

S.Baynes-Ryan. Ladies N. 

Curtis, Veterans J.Tarrant, Juniors S.Verran. 

25 Points Score A grade 1st S.Vincent, 2nd 

M.Pratt, 3rd D.Wilkins. B grade 1st N.Murdoch, 

2nd L.France, 3rd T.Tyrrell. C grade 1st 

A.Vincent, 2nd S.Baynes-Ryan. Ladies A. van de 

Wetering, Juniors S.Verran, Veterans D.Wilkins. 

25 Single Barrel A grade 1st K.Livingstone, 2nd 

J.Tarrant, 3rd G.Wallace. B grade 1st T.Tyrrell, 

2nd C.Pritchard, 3rd N.Murdoch. C grade 1st 

A.Vincent, 2nd S.Baynes-Ryan. Ladies N.Curtis, 

Veterans K.Livingstone, Juniors S.Verran. 

High Gun G.Brooks 251. 

tiMaru 

17 JANUARy 

50 Skeet – C Rooney 50, R Everett W Fenwick M 

Sime P Andreassend G Rooney W Rooney 49. 

50 Point Score – R Everett 150, P Andreassend 

C Rooney 147, M Sime G Rooney W Rooney S 

Anglem H Holland G Searle 146. 

25 Single Rise – P Brown K Ferguson W Fenwick 

M Sime D Foley B Phillips D Dow C Rooney 

G Rooney W Rooney R Everett S Watson H 

Holland C Stewart G Searle R Searle 25. 

25 Handicap By Distance – P Andreassend G 

Rooney W Rooney H Holland C Stewart G Searle 

R Searle 25 

25 Single Barrel – W Fenwick W Rooney R 

Everett G Searle 25, W Darling M Sime D Foley P 

Andreassend C Rooney T Jacobs 24. 

waihOra 

5TH DECEMBER - CLUB CHAMPS 

Skeet: A G Bonniface 38/38, B T Maaka 24/25, C 

J Truscott 23/25. 

Single Rise: A G Bonniface 108/108, B R 

Hubbard 24/25, C I Crafts 65/65. 

Points: A R Williamson 75/75, B S Gunther 

56/60, C B Vial 59/60. 

Single Barrel: A G Bonniface 20/20, B R Hubbard 

18/20, C G Steans 18/20. 

Minis: A A Sloan 20/20, B S Gunther 13/15, C P 

Armitage 15/15. 

Double Rise: A P Lassen 29/30, B S Gunther 

16/20, C J Truscott 16/20. 

High Gun: A T Maaka 159/165, B S Gunther 

122/140, C I Crafts 123/140. 

Hull Ammunition Skeet Aggregate HOA P 

Lassen 197/200, A R Williamson 193, B D Swift 

181, C R Smith 181. 

26th December Christmas Shoot - 

Match 1 - 1 K Papps, 2 S Gawith, 3 T Maaka, 4 R 

Williamson, 5 B Foster, 6 D Inwood, 7 B Masters, 

8 A Sloan, 9 P Boyd, 10 J Stanton, 11 G Everett, 

12 G Cameron, 13 G LeFevre, 14 G Inwood, 15 

G Bonniface, 16 M Everett, 17 R Hubbard, 18 J 

Lassen, 19 G Steans, 20 E Foster. 

Match 2 - 1 T McGill, 2 G Bonniface, 3 M 

Sheppard, 4 K Fitzgibbon, 5 P Thorpe, 6 A Sloan, 

7 E Foster, 8 M Everett, 9 P Boyd, 10 J Boyles, 11 

P Everett, 12 S Everett, 13 J Lassen, 14 T Lassen, 

15 B Stanton, 16 S Lassen, 17 G Inwood, 18 G 

Woods, 19 N Downes, 10 P Wilson. 

Match 3 - 1 G Everett, 2 P Lassen, 3 P Boyd, 4 

T Stuart, 5 B Foster, 6 G Bonniface, 7 A Booth, 

8 H Bonniface, 9 S Gunther, 10 T Maaka, 11 D 

Inwood, 11 D Swift, 12 G Cameron, 13 Craig 

Inwood, 14 K Fitzgibbon, 15 G Inwood, 16 J 

Lassen, 17 L Hastie, 18 B Masters, 19 K Perrett, 

20 J Stanton. 

Open Agg - G Bonniface, Club Agg - P Lassen, 

Open S/B - G Bonniface, Club S/B - G Bonniface. 

Juniors - 1, M Everett, 2 H Bonniface; 3 Nines - H 

Wilson, Novices - P Gunther, Ladies - 1 Chelsea 

Inwood, 2 M Stuart. 

16th January 

Open Single Rise Champs - A, T Maaka 91/91; B, 

S Gunther 24/25; C, P Armitage 25/25. 

Open Continental Champs - A, H Wilson 30/30; 

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B, K Rumph 22/25; C, M Everett 24/25. 

31st January - Sporting Champs 

Open: HOA, J Woolley 76/80; A, G Marsden 69; 

B, S Gill 64; C, P Armitage 58. 

Club: HOA, J Woolley 76; A, B Quinn 70; B, M 

Gould 65; C, H Porrit 65. 

Trophy: A Grade 1 B Masters 69, 2 G Marsden 

69, 3 W Philpott 67. B Grade 1 M Gould, 2 S 

Gill 64, 3 B Gardner 64. C Grade 1 H Porrit, 2 R 

Harper 60, 3 J Talbot 56. 

Juniors - E Talbot 57, Ladies - A Woolley 57. 

waiteMata 

8TH NOvEMBER 

150 Single Rise A Grade: 1st Rob Anderson, 2nd 

Allan Kininmont, 3rd Andrew Caldwell-Smith. B 

Grade: 1st Victoria Collie, 2nd Mason Reed. 

22nd November 

100 Skeet A Grade: 1st John Tonkin. B Grade: 

1st Kerri Wrigley 

100 Single Rise A Grade: 1st Craig Pulman, 2nd 

Ian Hovenden, 3rd Noel Cherry. B Grade 1st 

Jack Steeneveld. 

waKatiPu 

31ST JANUARy CLUB CHAMPS 

Single Barrel Jan Manson 25/25 

10 Pair Double Rise Geoff Jukes 19/20 

Minis Geoff Jukes 15/16 

Skeet Clark Pirie 38/38 

Single Rise Jessie Muntz 66/66 

Points Score Clark Pirie 299/300 

High Gun A Grade Geoff Jukes 177, B Grade 

Peter Chatfield 166, C Grade Morgan Kircher 

166 

wanganui/rangitiKei 

XMAS HAMS 10 TARGET DTL SHOOT. 

Round 1 1st G MacPhee. 2nd S Playle, 3rd K 

Zhender, 4th A Sanders, 5th D Matthews 

Round 2 1st J Saunders, 2nd R Bryant, 3rd D 

Hern, 4th V Butcher, 5th B Tressider 

Round 3 1st V Butcher, 2nd E Symes, 3rd C 

Matthews 4th T Moore, 5th B Kirker 

Round 4 1st B Tressider, 2nd V Butcher, 3rd D 

Hern, 4th S Playle, 5th J MacPhee 

Round 5 1st C Matthews, 2nd T Bishop, 3rd B 

Tressider, 4th K Pfeffer, 5th L Bremer 

Round 6 1st D Hern, 2nd T Moore, 3rd J 

Coleman, 4th T Benson, 5th J Saunders. 

Consolation 1st R Dermer, 2nd R Smith, 3rd T 

Benson, 4th K Owen, 5th L Bremer 

16-17th January 

200 target Compac Shoot HOA Darryl 

Groundwater 188. A Grade 1st David Alley 177, 

2nd Rob Carruthers 173, 3rd Gordon MacPhee 

172. B Grade 1st Thomas Bishop 175, 2nd Bruce 

Scott 166, 3rd Frank Leversque 160. C Grade 

1st Zane Walker 157, 2nd Amber Scott 152, 3rd 

Simon Hawken 147. 

western laKe 

4 OCTOBER 2009 

Single Barrel Champs – A grade: 1st D Rankin, 

2nd G Gadsby, 3rd= G Bentley, J Peryer. B grade: 

1st C Saywell, 2nd Alison Sim, 3rd= E Sawtell, T 

Monk, S Playle. 

C grade: 1st P McGuire, 2nd T Brookes, 3rd M 

Jones. 

Triples Champs – A grade: 1st D Rankin, 2nd G 

Gadsby, 3rd I Evans. B grade: 1st T Monk, 2nd= 

S Askew, S Playle. C grade: 1st J Donald, 2nd A 

Rigby, 3rd L Sweeney. 

Rogers Family Triples Trophy – T Monk. Patrons 

Cup Aggregate – T Monk. 

Timber Plate Box Shoot – E Sawtell. 

western sOuthland 

15 NOvEMBER SPORTING CLAyS 

1st 50 Club Championships A grade 1st Les 

Hoffman 43, 2nd Lindsay Wilson 42. B grade 1st 

Bob Bragg 40, 2nd Peter Robb. C grade 1st Neil 

Horrell 38, 2nd Don Hamilton 33. 

Gun City 100 A grade 1st Lindsay Wilson 84, 

2nd Les Hoffman 81, 3rd Geoff Evans 80. B 

grade 1st Bob Bragg 83, 2nd Garath Drake 79, 

3rd Earl Drake 78. C grade 1st Neil Horrell 75, 

2nd Nigel Horrell 73, 3rd Don Hamilton 67. 

12 December Sporting Clay Xmas Shoot 

1st 30 Tgts A Grade 1st Pieter Muntz 29, 2nd 

Lindsay Wilson 28, 3rd Les Hoffman, Geoff 

Evans 27. B grade 1st Bob Bragg 27, 2nd Garath 

& Earl Drake 26. C grade 1st Neil Horrell 28, 2nd 

Brendan Haywood 12. 

Trophy over 60 Tgts A grade 1st Pieter Muntz 

56, 2nd Lindsay Wilson 53, 3rd Peter Drake 51. 

B grade 1st Bob Bragg 53, 2nd Gareth Drake 50, 

3rd Reg Drake 47. 

wOOdVille 

4TH JANUARy 

Rory Smith Skeet Handicap Skeet Match Kim 

Owen Wanganui, Judy Mabey Skeet Plate 

Match (Off Gun) Dave Hern Patangata 24/25, 

Smith Family Tray Vance Butcher Woodville 

25/25, County Cup Vance Butcher Woodville 

25/25, Butcher/Larsen 25 pair Double Rise Cup 

Dave Hern Patangata 46/50. 

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The AXIS SPORTING is a revolutionary new sporting shotgun made for intensive use with premium material. 

With 5 exclusive and patented hyperbolic profile Exis HP 92mm chokes and TRIBORE® barrel, 8 position 

adjustable trigger, adjustable opening tension and interchangeable HIVIZ optic fiber sights. Oil finished stock, 

regular or adjustable comb, interchangeable recoil pad, porting option. Available with 28”, 30” or 32” barrels. 

Delivered in an INTEGRALE case. Proof tested at 1630 BAR. 

AXIS TRAP 

The AXIS TRAP demonstrates how high performance and beauty can be perfectly matched. A true 

competition shotgun from end to end with a low profile forged steel receiver, tapered top rib, 5 Exis HP 

92mm chokes with TRIBORE® barrel, 8 position adjustable trigger, adjustable opening tension, specific 

recoil pad and interchangeable HIVIZ optic fiber sights. Oil finished stock, regular or adjustable comb. 

Available with 30” or 32” barrels. Delivered in an INTEGRALE case. Proof tested at 1630 BAR. 

Armi 100% Made in Italy 

DISTRIBUTED BY 

PO BOX 40401 UPPER HUTT, Fax: 04 527 9243, Email: sales@nzammo.co.nz www.nzammo.co.nz 

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2010 - New Zealand Clay Target Association

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