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NEW ZEALAND Permit 1510 No. Permit Post Official Journal of the N.Z. Clay Target Assn. Inc. ISSN 0110-0912 Registered at Post Office Wellington as a Magazine. May/June 2008 If not claimed return to: P.O. Box 5355 Papanui Christchurch 8542 Gunshot 11 Blaser have introduced many outstanding totally new design features in the F3. Modular construction allows total interchange World Champion John Bidwell three ability of all components. By purchasing extra times World Sporting Clays winner used a components one gun can easily be converted prototype at the UK Sporting Championships for Game, Sporting or Competition shooting. followed by the World Championships a fortnight later and won both titles. For detailed information visit www.blaser.de Contact Barry Foster Supplier of Blaser Shotguns and Hull Cartridges Phone (03) 343 6339, mobile 0274 325 195, email: [email protected] Official Journal of the New Zealand Clay Target Association Inc. MAY/JUNE 2008 Contents Support our Sponsors/2008 Sponsorship support 6 Council Matters 7 DTL Nationals 2008 8 Sporting Clays 19 ISSF Nationals 21 McKenzie Skeet 25 FITASC 2008 Oceania 26 Annual General Meeting 2007 Report 28 Instruction: The Missing Link 31 The Mental Game “Become the Clay” article 32 ISSF South Island 2008 34 Norfolk Island International 35 Te Aroha Anniversary Weekend 36 NZ Beretta Scholarship Report page 24 Kaikohe Club Championships 38 Wellington District Championships 39 Dismal Day for Lake Ellesmere 40 COVER PHOTOGRAPH 2008 Beretta New Zealand DTL High Gun Bay of Plenty Provincials 50 Brian Hartley with his Beretta Trophy Gun Own the Zone article 53 presented by Martyn Coe. Beretta NZ. New Zealand 5-stand Championships 54 National Executive PATRON: Email: [email protected] HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS OFFICERS: George Ellis, 30 Mitchell St, Green Island Evan Johnston, PO Box 319, Greymouth 7840 June Briggs Ph Pvt (03) 768 5370 Dunedin 9018. Ph (03) 488 3499 Mobile 0274 342 123 Ann Paton Ph Pvt (09) 298 8169 Mobile 0274 324 377, Fax (03) 488 2137 Email: [email protected] Gavin Paton Ph Pvt (09) 298 8169 Email: [email protected] Rick Aitchison Mobile 0274 442 085 George Johnston, PO Box 28410, Remuera PRESIDENT: Auckland. Ph Pvt (09) 524 0918 NEW ZEALAND CLAY TARGET Trevor Manson, Lorneville, RD 4, Invercargill Bus (09) 303 3295, Mobile (021) 948 500 ASSOCIATION Ph (03) 235 8042 Fax (03) 235 7042 Email: [email protected] Mobile 0274 324 621 PO BOX 5355, PAPANUI, Ian Swale, PO Box 25111 Email: [email protected] CHRISTCHURCH 8542 Christchurch 8144. Ph (03) 365 9980 Phone (03) 352 8577, Fax (03) 352 0077 VICE PRESIDENTS: Fax (03) 365 9979, Mobile 021 377 216 Email: [email protected] Keith Livingstone, Ph Mobile 0274 746 535 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.nzclaytarget.org.nz A/H (07) 575 2482. Fax (07) 575 2402 Martin van de Wetering, PO Box 11 Email: [email protected] NATIONAL SECRETARY: Paeroa 3640. Ph A/H (07) 862 8146 Neil Winsloe, Alexandra. Ph Pvt (03) 448 8264 Mrs Adrienne Sears Fax (07) 862 8640, Mobile 021 430 345 Mobile 027 471 0010 No responsibility is accepted by the Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] publisher for the accuracy of information EXECUTIVE: LIFE MEMBERS: contained in the text, illustrations or Steve Ackland 80 Major Aitken Drive Tom Begg, George Ellis, Murray Havill, Vince advertisements. The opinions expressed in Christchurch. Ph A/H (03) 337 3713 Peterson, Ewen Pirie, Colin Stott, Graeme this magazine do not necessarily represent Mobile 021 737 348 Webber. those of the publisher. Gunshot 5 NZCTA SPONSORS The NZCTA is extremely fortunate to have sponsorship Gunn Estate Wines provides wine to arrangements in place with firearms and ammunition suppliers the HOA winner of each NZ DTL and and other sponsors connected with clay target shooting. Skeet Championship plus a magnum Undoubtedly this sponsorship enhances the shooting to the HOA High Guns for each experience of all competitors at major championships right championship and HOA for the DTL through the various grades. The sponsorship programme Mackintosh event. was specifically designed to ensure that all grade shooters benefit from the sponsorships and to ensure that sponsorship NZ Fish & Game Council – Provides contributions are passed back in total to the shooters. a substantial cash grant annually Sponsorship is not easily attained in this ‘PC’ day and age. for the North and South Island Our sport is relatively niche, so the NZCTA relies on a small and National Secondary School group of sponsors who are tangibly linked to the sport and Championships in return for event who can see measurable benefits from exposure at the naming rights. championship events through product sales during and following the events. Kilwell Sports/Gamebore The sponsorships are constructed to provide tangible Ammunition are now involved benefits back to the sponsor both at the event and via in every national championship. Gunshot Magazine, but the ultimate measurement of the They sponsor the 100 target success of the sponsorship, is in the uptake of product usage Pre-Nationals trophy event at the by the clay target shooting fraternity. NZ Skeet Championships and the The total value of NZCTA-generated sponsorship is in excess NZ Single Barrel Championship with of $54,000, by way of shotguns, trophies, prizes and cash... product prizes. Kilwell Sports also all of which goes directly to championship prize pools. sponsor the National and North and South Island 5 Stand and Sporting Clay Championships. Below is a summary of the companies and individuals who This year they provide the High Gun trophy for the 5 Stand support the NZCTA and a brief description of the level of Championships. Long-standing sponsors of the Buck Knives support. North/South team’s events across DTL, Skeet and Sporting, Kilwell Sports/Gamebore for a number of years supported the National Secondary Schools Championships. George Ellis and Graeme Webber provide trophies for the North/South Skeet Teams in association with Kilwell Sports. Beretta NZ Ltd is our major sponsor with involvement across most national championships. Beretta provides a Beretta Barry Foster, in association with shotgun to the High Gun winners at the NZ Championships, Hull Ammunition, Blaser Firearms DTL, Skeet, Sporting Clays and Secondary Schools. Last and Stihl chainsaws, sponsors the year Beretta under & over was given to the Girl’s High Gun NZ Minis and Double Rise day at – in 2008 both the Boy’s and Girl’s High Gun winners will the DTL Championships with a receive a Beretta shotgun. In the junior category, Beretta has generous prize pool across both enthusiastically embraced the Junior Scholarship programme events. with two previous winners currently competing with new Beretta shotguns. Brian Thomson sponsored the trophies for the NZ Skeet 20-gauge Championship over the last two Skeet championships. Reloaders Supplies (Clever Mirage) Merv and Margaret Pratt are long-standing NZ Skeet High Gun have sponsored sponsors of an annual trophy to the High Gun winner. the NZ Handicap by Distance Championship for the last three years and also sponsor the NZ Single Rise Championship with cash/trophy and ammunition prizes. SUPPORT YOUR NZ Dairy Farmers, a group co-operative led by Stuart Bell got behind the NZ Triples Championship this year providing a trophy and prize packages across the grades. SPONSORS Gunshot 6 COUNCIL MATTERS NEW ZEALAND DTL Clay Target Shooters Off To Olympics At the time of putting the Gunshot together the NZ Shooting SQUADS FOR WORLDS te a m f o r th e O l y mp i c s h a s n ot yet b e en n a m e d. T h er e a r e so m e The squads for the DTL World Championships in Ireland in Clay Target Shooters who are highly probable contenders to August have been finalised. Below are the shooters that will be part of the New Zealand shooting team. Once the shooting represent New Zealand in the World Championships. The team is named, the New Zealand Clay Target Association will NZCTA congratulates these shooters and wishes them all the give all clay target shooters, who are current NZCTA members, $2,000.00 each to help them prepare for the Olympics. This is very best for the competition. as a result of the increased daily levy that was introduced last Squad members (in alphabetical order). year to help our shooters. Open Squad: Tony Brogden, Samuel Gregory, Kelvin Gutsell, Ian Hovenden, John Malcolm, Neil Pratt, Robert Prince, Gary New Nzcta Rules Rooney, Gavin Searle, Martin van de Wetering, Colin Waghorn, Effective immediately, the following rules have been Daniel Warnock. amended. Veterans Squad: Laurie Coppins, Graham Geater, Ewen 1. Rules Section 3 4.8 Another pair of targets must be thrown Pirie, Paul Schmidt, Charlie Stewart, Graeme Williams, Peter when etc (d) a shooter shoots out of turn OR FROM THE Williams. WRONG LANE added. Ladies Squad: Natalie Curtis, Jan Manson, Natalie Rooney, 2. Rules Section 2 addition to 6.2a It is recommended that Anja van de Wetering. the scorer shall stand close enough to the referee so that the referee can see the score sheet and the scorer can Junior Squad: Kriston Chadwick, Nick Gavin, Brendon Malcolm, observe the target as a check referee. In the event of any Cameron Maxwell, Cameron Rooney, Tegan Sutherland. dispute between the scorer and the referee the referee’s Non Squad Reserves: Trevor Manson, Malcolm Mitchell. decision shall be final. 3. The National Double Rise Championship will increase to 25 pair. This is following the majority vote carried at the Annual General Meeting.