September/October 2011: Volume 19, Number 5 - USA Shooting

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CanterburyAutoTrench Canterbury Trap have developed another world first, a fully automated Bunker system that only requires one shooter to set up and operate. The Canterbury Auto Trench replicates a traditional 15 trap ISSF layout with simple push button controls for set up and changing between ISSF programs. The system comes complete with Voice release and control console. Additional features include multi positional practice modes and ABT/Continental/Wobble trap facility. Canterbury Trap International www.canterburytrap.co.nz Phone: +64 3 3844524 Fax: +64 3 3844501 Heiden Shines in Slovenia
The USA Shooting Team sent 15 talented shotgun shooters to compete in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup Slovenia from July 8 to 15. is was the nal leg of ISSF World Cup competition and one of only three remaining opportunities for the USA to pick up its nal Men’s Double Trap and Men’s Trap quotas. With over 589 competitors from 77 dierent federations, the competition was erce as Olympic quotas were on the line. Rachael Heiden (Clinton, Mich.) delivered an award winning performance in Women’s Trap. Heiden shot 72 qualication targets to tie with four other athletes for three spots in the nal. Shooting four targets, Heiden and Slovakia’s Zuzana Stefecekova and France’s Delphine Racinet advanced to the nal. Heiden attacked the eld, hungry for the gold. With the highest nal of 23 targets, she surpassed the competition to secure the highest spot on the podium with 95 targets. Teammate Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) shot 72 match targets to qualify for the shooto, but nished in eighth place with two shoot-o targets. In Men’s Double Trap Sta Sergeant Joshua Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.) climbed to fourth place overall in the Men’s Double Trap nal. Richmond nailed 145 match targets and 47 out of 50 targets in the nal for 192 total targets. Adding to his point total for U.S. Olympic point selection, Richmond is well on his way to attending the 2012 London Olympic Games. e Team nished with one gold medal and two appearances in the nals by Heiden and Sta Sergeant Richmond. Many of the American shotgun athletes that shot in Slovenia will also be returning to Europe to appear in the World Clay Target Championship in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 3 to 14. L: Rachael Heiden was on a mission to win gold and did so with 23 out of 25 targets in the nal. Heiden’s concentration in the Women’s Trap nal never waivered as she set out to achieve her goals. R: Sta Sergeant Josh Richmond shot his way up to fourth place in the Men’s Double Trap nal. U.S.A distributor Mr Bob Schultz Target Shotguns, Inc Tel: 1-800-684-6329 e-mail: targetshotguns@aol.com Web: www.targetshotguns.com International patent number 569677
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