Front Cover -May05 22/3/05 4:58 PM Page 1 May 2005 Vol.58 No.5 — Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. — Print Post ApprovedPP349181/00364 Theo Stamoulis, Fred Rapley, and Rex Northcott, at the NSWCTA Southern Zone Trap Carnmival safari firearms 1786 ssa 23/02/05 7:27 AM Page 1 Adjustable & removable trigger For a brochure or further details contact Australian agents: Safari Firearms 302 Burwood Road Belmore NSW 2192 Trading Hours: Monday–Friday 9.00am– 6.00pm Ph: (02) 9740 9760 Fax: (02) 9740 9761 Thursday 9.00am– 8.00pm D/L 405578863 Saturday 9.00am– 2.00pm Trade enquiries also welcome NATIONAL EXECUTIVE -Designed and Typeset by Midland Typesetters Patron 30 Hubble Steet, Maryborough, Vic 3465 The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H. Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Road, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 President Mr Bill Jones No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for Chairperson - Management/National Grounds the accuracy of information contained in the text, 25 Links Cres, Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 Ph: (02) 6582 5662 illustrations or advertisements. The opinions Volume No. 58 expressed in this magazine do not necessarily Vice Presidents represent those of the publisher. Issue No. 5 May 2005 Mr Ron Traill Chairperson - Championships. Rules PO Box 77, Rochester, Vic 3561 ISSN: 1321-3903 Ph: (03) 5484 1356 Official Journal Of the Mrs Elaine Forward Australian Clay Target Chairperson - Shooting. Rules Association Incorporated P O Box 68, Tambellup, WA 6230 FRONT COVER: Ph: (08) 9825 1137 Treasurer/Secretary Theo Stamoulis, President of the NSW Annual Subscription Rate: $33 Mr John Holder Gun Club with Fred Rapley, President Chairperson - Finance. National Grounds of the NSW Clay Target Association 2 Sturt Approach, Flagstaff Hill, SA 5159 and Rex Northcott, Club Captain of the Ph: Mob. 0407 548 444 NSW Gun Club. June issue closes Management April 20 Mr Mark Bulluss Promotion & Development, National Grounds 16 Exmouth Court, Leanyer, NT 0812 July issue closes Ph: (08) 8947 4448 BH May 20 Mr Allan Kenny Chairperson - Promotion & Development. Finance 103 Yellow Brick Rd, Old Beach, Tas 7017 Ph: (03) 6233 5742 National Office Mr Dennis Harwood Finance, Shooting Andrew Sanders 441 MacKenzie St, Toowoomba, Qld 4350 Executive Officer Ph: (07) 4635 3856, Mob. 0421 041 134 email: [email protected] Mr David Coleman Coaching, Championships 32 Langi Crescent WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650 Ph: (02) 6931 4454 Mob: 0417 929 131 Tina Hoban Committee Accounts Mr Robert Andrews email: [email protected] Promotion & Development, Rules RSD 1005, Mundulla, SA 5207 Ph: (08) 8758 7201 CONTENTS Presidents Annual Report ......................................2 Cheryll Kenyon Mr Daryl Pasfield CTSN Rules, Championships Norfolk Island 25th International Championships...2 email: [email protected] 22 Riverview Drive, Wingham, NSW 2429 Australasian-Pacific Grand Prix, Brisbane ..............3 Ph: (02) 6557 0109 NSWCTA Southern Zone Trap Carnival .................7 Mr Len Cook Illawarra Gun Club...................................................9 Mandy Mangelsdorf Coaching, Championships 31 Grandview Grove, Wendouree Vic 3350 Euroa Gun Club Night Shoot ................................10 General Enquiries Ph: (03) 5339 5865 Your Say................................................................10 Membership Mr Robert Fox Break Badges ........................................................11 email: [email protected] Finance, Shooting Psychological Skills for Shooting...........................12 PO Box 2580, Palmerston, NT 0831 Ph: (08) 8983 3180 Guyra Gun Club ....................................................13 Maureen Ryan Mr John Mack 2004 Taipan Shield ...............................................14 Reception Promotion & Development, Championships Golden Ibis ............................................................15 email: [email protected] 18 Naraling Road, Bahrs Scrub, Qld 4207 Gladstone Clay Target Club ..................................18 Ph: (07) 3804 0026 Mob: 0414 866 313 Echuca March Shoot .............................................20 Mr Glenn O’Brien NSW Northern Zone Carnival................................21 Chairperson - Coaching. Shooting David Jocelyn 5 Buchanan Pl, Geraldton, WA 6530 31st Annual Marconi/Winchester 100....................23 Ground Curator Ph: (08) 9921 5950 Mob: 0408 933 297 New Auto Rise DTL Trap House...........................25 Mr George Pinner In The Trenches ....................................................26 Contact: Promotion & Development, Championships. Classifieds .............................................................26 9 Church Street, Carrick, Tas 7091 Australian Clay Target Mersey Clay Target Club.......................................27 Association Inc. Ph/Fax: (03) 6393 7595 2005 Shot Expo Report .........................................29 PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga Honorary Life Registrations Shoot Calendar......................................................30 NSW 2650 L. G. Connors (P.P.) G. H. Hall (P.P.) N. Hardy E. F. Hawkins (P.P.) R. M. Holtfreter (P.P.) Shoot Results ........................................................31 Phone: (02) 6931 0122 L. J. Martin (P.P.) R. Mules A. N. Rowe Club News .............................................................56 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 J. K. Scott (P.P.) J. M. Tyquin (P.P.) R.F. Buchan Website: www.claytarget.com.au J. Murphy G.G. Woodhatch (P.P.) R. Silvester May 2005 Australian Clay Target Shooting News Page 1 National Ground re-construction continues and is shaping up very well. Only three traps, numbers 2, 3 National and 4 are left to be re-vamped with the remaining 12 looking in great shape. New trap houses, concrete lanes President’s with walk around paths are all complete. The first ACTA Junior Development Squad for 2005 is now formed and the first Camp will take place on 19 to Notes 21 April. A full field of 25 has been accepted. Nominations were received from Victoria, New South Bill Jones Wales, South Australia and Queensland. I remind all shooters of the new rule 1.01(q) "Ear and Ron Traill and myself recently attended the national eye protection is compulsory for all ACTA Ground for inspection of construction progress and also disciplines for all employees, volunteers and a demonstration of the operation of the Mattarelli DTL competitors whilst present at the firing point or Double Rise Trap on loan from Beretta Australia. trap area". Both Ron and I were impressed with the traps' ease of I also remind all shooters of rule 1.01(k) "any shooter operation and performance. Very positive feed back was knowingly breaching any safety rule will received from a number of shooters that had shot over immediately be suspended for one (1) calendar the trap. month pending an investigation." Norfollk Islland 25th Internatiionall Cllay Target Champiionshiips 152 shooters from Australia, New Zealand and required to finish off the Ball Trap and Single Rise events Norfolk Island lined up for this the 25th including shoot offs. International Clay Target Championships held from A good number of shooters took advantage of the conditions to also the 6 - 11th February 2005. participate in a fishing trip or two. The Norfolk Island Clay Target Association would like to thank our Australian Shooters for their Hon. Geoff Gardner Chief Minister and Minister of Sport for assistance during the week. Norfolk Island officially opened this annual sporting event. Geoff made particular mention of the many visits to Norfolk Island by Chris Davenport and Barry Casey of Sydney. The weather was perfect for the weeks events and even though the competition ground has only two layouts the events where progressed through with minimum delays. It did however mean that for the first time in many years the spare day, Friday was Above: 2 Man Team event - Continental Trap, John Maxwell and Barry Kable (Australia). Left: Winner of the Shooters Only Draw, Event 6: 1st John Maxwell (Aust), 2nd Gavin Serle (NZ) and 3rd Brian for a Beretta S686 shotgun, O’Connor (Norfolk Island). Bill Arandt (Australia). Page 2 Australian Clay Target Shooting News May 2005 Australasian-Pacific "Grand Prix" Olympic Trap and Skeet - Brisbane Gun Club By popular demand after a break of two years, Australia's premier international Olympic Discipline clay target shooting competition, the Australasian- Pacific "Grand Prix", returned to the shooting calendar during February at Brisbane Gun Club. Veterans Olympic Trap. Established in Australia during the 1990s and early 2000s as the undisputable premier annual international competition in the country, the Brisbane conceived "Grand Prix" attracted shooters from throughout the shooting world over a period of some 8 years. In 2000, the club established an all time record for an Australian A Grade Winners. club competition when competitors from 22 nations competed at the club's annual Olympic Trap, Skeet and Double Trap Hot on the heals of the Olympic Discipline National Cham- competition. Without a doubt, the competition set a standard which pionships, which were held in Brisbane in January and hailed by will be very hard for any club to equal or better in the foreseeable many as one of the most successful Olympic Discipline Nationals of future. recent years, the Australasian Pacific "Grand Prix" again confirmed that Australia is desperately in need of an International After an absence of 2 years, the "Grand Prix" competition was competition at which the rank and file shooters