V43 #6 Jun 1990 - Australian Clay Target Association

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
AS you may be aware, over the past months there has been a
degree of unrest between some of our shooters and the Association
as a whole. If you read my column in the April CTSN you will
have read comments that I made m this regard.
I also Invited comments from those concerned to write to the
CTSN and explain their actions. This has taken place and it was the
intention to publish these letters plus others in this issue of the
CTSN.
Fortunately for Clay Target Shooting, commonsense has prevailed
on both sides and agreement reached that no purpose
would be served m pursuing thls line of thinking. We thank those
who took the time to write to the CTSN and their decision along
with the Association to put the best mterests of the sport before all
else.
Corresp3ndence rece.ved from a number of people has
enabled :he mailers ic 3e andressed ar.d with the dec~sior. whlci.
:was mutua!lv a2reed. !o no: p~tl.sh anyih:n(] iuritter on the Issues
that were raised the winner is shooting and for that we are
appreciative The matter is now closed
Jim K. Scott
Nat~onal President
SPORTS TALENT
ENCOURAGEMENT PLAN
Correspondence from the Australian Inshtute of Sport contains
the advice that an amount in excess of $1 6m has been approved
under the 1990 Step Program wlth athletes receiving grants from
$2000 to $100.000 to offset costs of training and overseas competition
Two of our members have been favourably cons~dered by the
Institute wlth grants of $4000 being approved for Ian Hale and
$2000 for John Maxwell
We take this opportunity to express the appreciation of the sport
as a whole for support given to both Ian Hale and John Maxwell as
well as all other athletes who received grants under the 1990 Step
Program
* CLEARLY THE BEST.
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Phone (08) 264 1096
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AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS -JUNE 1990
DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
28th JANUARY-3rd FEBRUARY
STATE SHOOTING PARK
VIRGINIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
TRAP NATIONALS
QUESTIONNAIRE
Competitors in the Double Barrel Championship at the 1990Trap
Nationals were provided with a questionnaire m an attempt to
obtain their opinion on various items concerning the National
Championships. The results of the survey are published below to
inform those who assisted in the gathering of the information of the
survey and to inform others not m Tasmania as to how competitors
responded to the various questions contained in the survey.
The information gathered from the Tasmanian Nationals will
have been discussed by the National Executive Committee during
May and a report on their findings will be printed at an early date.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SURVEY
1. Total Surveyed 171. State Breakdown: NSW 47. Vic 36, Qld 20,
SA 6, WA 10. Tas 40. NT 6. NZ 6.
2. National Carnival Attendance in the past five years - aver-
age 3.
3. Grade: AA 59. A 41, B 44, C 27.
4. Handicap: 11-2, 12-4, 13-3. 14-1, 15-10. 1625, 17-19, 1822, 1914,
20-19. 21-15. 22-11, 23-11. 24-11. 25-4.
5, Are Jou In iavour'of100'target events? Yes 81. No 90.
6. Would you attend the Nationals if IOOT events were intrm
duced? Yes 113. No 58.
7. Would you prefer to shoot a National event over one day?
Yes 145. No 26.
8. Would you prefer to shoot a National event over two days?
Yes 23, No 148.
9. Would you prefer to do away with graded events? Yes 48,
No 123.
Comments . . . Majority agreed on:
A Nat~onal Ground in [he Eastern States area
Review and ~mprovement requlred in relation to the current
handicap system.
e Majority feel that to do away with graded events is to do away
with the average shooter.
e Nationals should be held at more centralised locations.
LADIES SKEET
BREAK RECORD
Wagga Gun Club member Maree Rooke shot what is believed
to be an Australian Ladles record at the recent Victorian Clay
Target Association State Championships
Shooting at the Melbourne Gun Club, Maree recorded a
20-target break on Saturday plus an additional 12 targets m the
shoot-off On Sunday 15th April Maree broke 100 targets in the
State Skeet Championship plus an additional 8 targets m the shoot-
otl for the State tltle to f~nish with a skeet break totallmq 140 Con-
qratulat~ons Maree on an outslanding effort.
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