Congratulations to Anna Hooper on winning the C Grade Simon Memorial Trophy at the Wellington Open Champs on Saturday with a score of 286.10.  This trophy is awarded to the top Wellington C Grade shooter at the champs.  Congratulations also to David Grain on gaining a place in the Final 10 present.  Many thanks to those who came along to assist with running the event and ensuring everything ran smoothly, and to those who provided plates of food for sale.

Our newer shooters started using scopes yesterday and it was pleasing to hear comments such as “that felt like a really good shot and when I looked in the scope I could see it was”.  Identifying where you feel your shot went is a major step in learning to shoot – the scope is simply used to verify this.

Callum Austin, Mike Williams and Evan Strachan all recorded new PBs this week – well done!

The top D Graders yesterday were Callum Austin 95.3, Emily Lockery 92.1, and Chris Lockery 91.0 with all other D Graders achieving a score in the high 80s.  Amy Nathanson and Matthew Canlas scored best in C Grade with 95.4 and 95.2 respectively.  Best in B Grade was Mark Riley with 96.3 and Meredith Ackrill was top shot in the higher grades with 99.4.  Meredith also achieved the best 20‑shot score of 197.13 closely followed by Dianne Grain with 197.9.

The North Island teams have been selected to compete against the South Island on 18 and 19 August in Nelson.  Congratulations to the following Brooklyn members on their selection:

  • Meredith Ackrill – North Island Open team and North Island women’s team
  • Erin Little – emergency for North Island junior team and on call for North Island women’s team.

Meredith Ackrill recorded the best score from our club of 195.7 in the interassociation women’s match on Wednesday, with the team result being similar to other years.  Full results will be available in September.

A reminder to keep your grading returns up to date.  These will be requested in the first week of October for compilation into the club return to TSNZ.  It is far easier to input your scores each time you shoot than try to remember your scores at the end of the season.  It is also interesting to watch your progression through the season on the spreadsheet and see how close you are getting to moving up a grade.

Upcoming events:

  • Thursday 19 July, NDC Round 5, 7.30pm.  Open section: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Dianne Grain, Evan Little, Mark Riley, Casey Israelson.  Composite section: Anna Hooper.  Junior section: Erin Little.  Emergencies: Amalamo Simi, Inge Little, Wiko du Toit.
  • Saturday 21 July, Manawatu Open Champs, Palmerston North.
  • Sunday 22 July, deadline for Round 4 closed champs.
  • Tuesday 24 July, Round 5 interclub, all grades.  Teams named Friday 20 July.
  • Monday 30 July, Interassociation D Grade, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 2x10.
  • Monday 30 July, Interassociation B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20.