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2009 National Trap Championships VVIICCTTOORRIIAANN IISSSSFF CCAARRNNIIVVAALL Pre Nomination Form PAGE 19 STORY PAGE 2 Open Day at the picturesque INAUGURAL SACTA SPORTING Kempsey Clay Target Club CLAYS CARNIVAL STORY PAGE 4 STORY PAGE 5 BAKER MEMORIAL SHOOT, KEMPSEY OPEN DAY AT KEMPSEY STORY PAGE 60 February 2009 Vol.62 No.2 Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. Print Post Approved PP349181/00364 As the world’s largest manufacturer of shotgun ammunition, it may not surprise you28 to learn that we have the largest range of 28 gram shells. 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Ltd. - PO Box 354, Glenroy, VIC 3046 Visit www.rioammo.com for our new range of products. 003 RIO National Volume No. 62 Issue No. 2 February 2009 President’s Official Journal Of the Australian Clay Target Association Incorporated Notes Annual Subscription Rate: $44 John Mack March 2009 issue closes January 20 April 2009 issue closes February 20 National Office Upon registering your 2009 membership each member will receive together Chief Executive Officer with their shooters card the new 2009 rule book. The re-formatted book is email: [email protected] Sue Pim, Accounts much thicker than our previous book the reason being you will find all rules email: [email protected] pertaining to each discipline in their separate section. This has meant CTSN duplicating several of the rulings so they are found more readily when email: [email protected] Maureen Ryan, Membership required. email: [email protected] Please take the time to read through your discipline to have an understanding Sue Vesperman, Reception email: [email protected] of our associations codes of safety and etiquette and our rules of competition, Kaz Butts, Executive Assistant/ as a member you have agreed to abide by them. Administration Coordinator Email: [email protected] On behalf of the National executive I would like to thank Mr. Jim Shepherd for David Jocelyn, Ground Curator his pro-bono work on a well produced rule book. Contact: Australian Clay Target Association Inc. PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone: (02) 6931 0122 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 Website: www.claytarget.com.au FRONT Historian COVER Mark McInnes Ph: (02) 6792 4712 Open Day at Kempsey. NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Patron Inset - Phil & Glen Baker, The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H. 2nd Place Baker Memorial President John Mack Deauville Doubles, descendants Ph: (07) 3804 0026, Mob: 0414 866 313 of Lil & Len Baker Vice Presidents Mr Ron Traill Ph: (03) 5484 1356 Mrs Elaine Forward Ph: (08) 9825 1137 Board Mr Dennis Harwood CONTENTS Ph: (07) 4635 3856 President’s Notes ..............................................1 Registered shooters - 25 metres.....................49 Mr Ron Traill Ph: (03) 5484 1356 2008 Victorian State ISSF Carnival...................2 Cecil Park Sporting Clays/ISSF Trap...............50 Mr Allan Vilcins National Office Update ......................................3 Classifieds .......................................................51 Ph: (08) 8389 2467 2008 Christmas Skeet at Cecil Park .................3 Wayne Parks is all smiles................................51 Mr Lynne Curtis 2008 Inaugural SACTA Sporting Clays Ph: (03) 5152 4131 Shoot Calendar ...............................................51 Carnival .........................................................4 Mr Geoff Faulkes Club Shoot at Kempsey CTC ..........................52 Ph: (08) 9844 3848, Mob: 0407 587 900 Open Day at Kempsey ......................................5 Your Rules.......................................................54 Executive Queensland Take Back Teams Match Mr Allan Kenny Correction ........................................................54 at Ballandean ................................................7 Ph: (03) 6233 5742 Northern Zone Coaching.................................55 Students hit the target at Ararat ........................9 Mr David Howe Christmas Shoot at Echuca.............................56 Ph: (08) 8985 1275 Mathoura Shooters Defy the Rain...................10 Break Badges..................................................56 Mr Gerard Hopgood Final Event for 2008 at Richmond River .........12 Ph: (08) 8552 2759 Skeet Postal Challenge ...................................57 Psychological Skills for Shooting.....................14 Mr Daryl Pasfield Club News .......................................................58 Ph: (02) 6556 0464 AH Kyabram College on Target .............................15 Rats Routes - Arty Del-Ben.............................58 Mr George Pinner Scrubby Creek beats the flood........................16 Ph/Fax: (03) 6393 7595 Shoot Results: Baker Memorial at Kempsey ...........................60 Mr Peter Haley West Wyalong Clay Target Club......................61 Ph: (02) 6355 1117 Tasmania.....................................................23 Mr Robert Nugent South Australia............................................23 Trapshooting Champions - Past and Present..62 Ph: (07) 4622 4399 Queensland.................................................24 From the Past ..................................................62 Mr Robert Fox Ph: (08) 8983 3180 Western Australia ........................................27 Vale..................................................................62 Victoria ........................................................29 Skeet at Tas. Gun Club....................................63 Designed and Typeset by Ironbark Graphics New South Wales........................................37 Barcaldine Christmas Shoot............................63 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Northern Territory........................................49 Cecil Park CTC Skeet Carnival .......................64 Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS advertisements. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. N Hardy, EF Hawkins (PP), RM Holtfreter (PP), LJ Martin (PP), R Mules, JK Scott (PP), RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent, J Byrnes (PP). ISSN: 1321-3903 February 2009 Australian Clay Target Shooting News Page 1 2008 Victorian State ISSF Carnival Melbourne Gun Club November 21-23 The 2008 ISSF Carnival was again held at the Melbourne few from overseas had Gun Club from November 21-23 in what can only be made the trip to Mel- described as some of the worst conditions we have experi- bourne. Apart from the enced for the Carnival. weather I hope all enjoyed the weekend. Over 50mm of rain fell in the area from Saturday morning till Sunday morning, combined with some high winds and even hail 75 PAIR STATE kept the scores in the Trap and Skeet reasonably low. The open fire DOUBLE TRAP was lit in the club rooms and soon became the most popular spot Held on Friday the 21st for shooters to gather, specially those who were drenched from head of November we had 13 to toe. entrants for the State Double Trap Champion- Despite the weather entries were up on the last couple of years which ship. Conditions were is a very pleasing sign. A good number of interstate visitors plus a overcast but otherwise good. After the 3 rounds Russell Mark had shot 3 rounds of 46 to record a 138 and have a 2 target lead from Nick Kirley on 136. Marc C grade Olympic Trap winner Crimmins was next into Nathan Kotlarewski the final on 133 followed by Craig Trembath on 129. Junior Josh Collard rounded off the 6 for the final on 109. A score of 44 in the final was enough for Russell to secure yet another State Sash finishing with 182/200. Junior winner for the event was Nick Kirley with 136/150 Overall Russell Mark 182/200, AA grade 1st Nick Kirley 136/150, AA grade 2nd Craig Trembath 129/150, A grade 1st Marc Crimmins 133/150, A grade 2nd Sangram Dahiya 124/150, B grade 1st Joshua Collard 109/150, B grade 2nd Naved Hussaim 106/150, C grade 1st Roger Overall winner Keith Ferguson with AA grade winner Anthony Sottasanti Continued on page 11 Olympic Trap winners Nick Kirley Junior, Michelle Beecham Ladies, Adam Vella Overall, Nidal Asmar 2nd A grade, Eddy Elder Winner of C grade and Danny Di Pietro 1st A grade Junior ISSF Skeet Page 2 Australian Clay Target Shooting News February 2009 up to date to ensure all remain current. Sue is also the cheery voice National Office Update you usually hear when you ring the office. Kaz Butts is currently putting all the final touches on the Trap Nationals and all the myriad things that need to be organised behind I hope all our members have had a joyful and relaxing the scenes to ensure you all have an enjoyable carnival in Roma. In Christmas and New Year break. Although this will be our fact, we have been working since October on this event, along with second issue of CTSN for 2009 I thought it was timely to let the OD, Skeet and Sporting Nationals. Kaz also has the job of organ- ising the two Hall