July-August 2010 - New Zealand Clay Target Association

july/august 2010Official Journal of the New Zealand Clay Target Association Inc.CONTENTSPresident's Report 7NZCTA Council Meeting 8Secretary's Notes 9Association Referees 9Oceania Sporting Clays’ Championships 10Aussie Skeet Championships 13New Zealanders feature in ACTA DTL 14Thornton Memorial 100 Targets 15Super 8 Secondary Schools Competition 17Southland Inter-Collegiate Shoot 19Alexandra Club Championships 21Long Run Awards July/August 21World Sporting (English speaking) 23Changes to Sporting and Compak Events 23Central Otago District Championships 25Canterbury District Championships 25Blue Rock Gun Club 27Kokatahi Centenary report 29300 Target Single Shot ATA 29Mental Training: Quick Fixes 30Double our Numbers Article by Vic Harker 32Diminishing Lead by Stuart L. Lucas 35Ellesmere--90 years on 38Dick Claude Memorial at Thames 39Guns for Sale 39Norfolk Island Championships 40ATA Shoot at Thames 42ISSF Shoot Report 42Club Information Update 43Obituary: Ron Dent 45Making Railway Tracks 45Absolute Beginners. Article by Vic Harper 46Tauranga Club Championships 48Obituary John Martens 49New Members. Thought for the season 50Around the Clubs 53Shoot Calendar 60Stop PressCommonwealth Games Shooting Team NamedThe shooting team to the New Zealand CommonwealthGames team to Delhi 2010 is:• Clay Target – women: Natalie Rooney (Timaru),Nadine Stanton (Te Kauwhata)• Clay Target – men: Myles Browne-Cole (Pukekohe),Allan Sinclair (Otautau, Southland)• Small bore (prone) – men: Adrian Black (Christchurch),Ryan Taylor (Horowhenua)• Small bore (prone) – women: Sally Johnson (HuttValley), Juliet Etherington (Auckland)• Pistol (men): Greg Yelavich (Auckland), Allan Earle(Auckland)• Full bore (men): Mike Collings (Te Puke),John Snowden (Ashburton)New Zealand’s most medalled Commonwealth Gamesathlete, Greg Yelavich, has been selected for his seventhCommonwealth Games. An Olympian with 10 CommonwealthGames medals, Yelavich (53) has been selected as part of atwelve-strong shooting team which also includes Olympianand Commonwealth gold medallist Nadine Stanton (claytarget) and Australian ISSF 2010 Trap Champion Miles Browne-Cole (clay target).Gavin Paton, shooting team coach, is pleased with the makeup of the team which includes youth and experience.“Overall it’s a strong team, especially in the Pairs where anexperienced athlete will be matched with a younger one.”Natalie Rooney (22) will be matched with Stanton (34) inthe women’s Clay Target while Myles Browne-Cole (22) will bepaired with Allan Sinclair (39).Rooney is looking forward to being a member of theCommonwealth Games team. “I’m a bit stoked really,” saidthe Canterbury University student. “I would like to make themedal selection in both individual and pairs.With her team mates Rooney will head to Munich in July forthe World Championships before returning to New Zealandand Australia for on-going preparations before the teamdeparts for Delhi, India in October.The Commonwealth Games squad is expected to number195 athletes and 100 support staff.The final selections will be made in early August. TheCommonwealth Games take place in Delhi, India, October 3– 14 2010gunshot5