Best off the rest this week was Ewan Mirza with 92.3, followed by Alisa Elshout on 86.1. Jack Day's 94.4 led D grade with Graham Tickle one point behind on 93.1. Hamish Guthrey's 92.0 was the top shot for C grade. B grade was hotly contested, but Cassie Truscott's 99.3 beat out Mark Riley (98.4) by a point. Megan Brodie's 100.4 outstripped a cluster of 97s by our other Master and A graders. 
 
Congratulations to Megan and Clive Brodie for their new 20 shot PBs of 196.8 and 193.9 respectively - a great night of shooting! Megan's score put her in second place for the 20 shot competition behind Bex Baines' 198.9. 
 
As the season has begun and more competition cards are being shot, now is the time to start keeping your grading return spreadsheet for the year up to date. This must be done by all shooters. Grading returns record all of your competition scores for the season (April 1 to 30 September). The spreadsheet will work out your average, which determines your grade for next year. It is much easier to update this each week than to try to find all your scores at the end of the season. Feel free to ask anyone at the club for help if you are confused or get stuck.
 
Upcoming events:
  • Saturday 17 April, Bulls Club Open Champs, Palmerston North
  • Sunday 18 April, 4.30pm, Teams of Ten trial
  • Sunday 25 April, 4.30pm, Teams of Ten trial
  • Thursday 29 April, 7.30pm, NDC (teams named Friday 23 April)
  • Saturday 1 May, Masterton Open Champs, Masterton
  • Sunday 2 May, 1.00pm, Wellington v Horowhenua, Poroutawhao Range Levin

It was a quieter night at the club this week with many enjoying a break over Easter. Nevertheless, the season kicked off with some great shooting.

 
Graham Tickle led D grade with a new PB of 93.3, followed by Josh Whitehead's 92.2. Jaz Hamilton scored highest in C grade with 95.3. Inge Little's 95.4 led B grade. In the top grades, Erin Little's 98.7 was inners ahead of Evan Little's 98.2. Erin also scored best in the 20-shots with a 198.8 followed by Evan on 197.9.

Upcoming events:
  • Friday 9 April, 12 noon, Teams of Ten nominations due
  • Saturday 10 April, Colyton Club Open Champs, Feilding
  • Saturday 17 April, Bulls Club Open Champs, Palmerston North
  • Sunday 18 April, 4.30pm, Teams of Ten trial
  • Sunday 25 April, 4.30pm, Teams of Ten trial

The final evening of the four-week introductory programme saw our new shooters continuing to improve. Top shot off the rest was Ewan Mirza with 91.0 while Alisa Elshout was one point behind with 90.3. 

 
Jack Day's 92.2 led D grade this week while Jaz Hamilton scored highest in C grade with 91.1. Top honours for B grade were hotly contested but Ross Little came out on top with 98.2, followed by Stephen Thessman's 97.3. In the higher grades, Erin Little's 99.4 beat Meredith Ackrill's 98.5 by a point. 
 
After a few weeks practice, shooters have begun taking on 20 shots again. Evan Little's 198.12 was the highest this week, closely followed by Erin Little with 197.6.
Past member of the club Jialin Sae-Jiw has recently graduated with first class honours from the University of Cambridge UK with a MBE Master of Bioscience Enterprise. While studying, she was selected to represent the University in the Varsity Smallbore Rifle team which came out as undefeated champions. We love to hear what our former members are up to, especially their continued shooting achievements. 
The deadline for Teams of Ten nominations is coming up (Friday 9 April). This is one of the biggest North Island shooting events of the year and is a great opportunity to experience a larger part of the shooting community. There are three trials held in April and May, each comprising two 20 shot targets. As the trials are on Sunday afternoons, these cards can be nominated as club competitions. 
 
Upcoming events:
  • Sunday 4 April, 6.30pm, club competition commences
  • Friday 9 April, 12 noon, Teams of Ten nominations due
  • Saturday 10 April, Colyton Club Open Champs, Feilding
  • Saturday 17 April, Bulls Club Open Champs, Palmerston North
  • Sunday 18 April, 4.30pm, Teams of Ten trial

As many of you will know, Dianne has decided to step down from writing the club weekly update. She has been providing these for almost 15 years and we would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her immense service to the club.
 

It was a busy night at the club yesterday with 10 visitors taking part in the March introductory programme. Top shot off the rest was Ewan Mirza with 90.1, closely followed by Nick Smith with 89.2. 

 
The scores from our members show that we're in for a tough competition across all the grades this season. Clive Brodie led B grade with a 97.6 with Cassie Truscott one point behind on 96.3. In the higher grades, Megan Brodie had a great start to the year with a 100.6.
The Brooklyn AGM was held between the introductory programme and club practice session. Thanks to all who attended and and especially those who stood for positions on the committee. 
 
Brooklyn is on cleaning duty at the Tiger for March. We will be cleaning the range and social area next Sunday between 7.30 and 8.00. If you are able to, please bring cleaning gear such as buckets, mops and gloves. An additional vacuum cleaner would also be appreciated.
 
Upcoming events:
  • Sunday 28 March, 6.30pm, introduction programme.
  • Sunday 28 March, 7.30pm, range cleaning.
  • Sunday 28 March, 8.00pm, club practice session.
  • Sunday 4 April, 6.30pm, club competition commences.
  • Friday 9 April, 12 noon, Teams of Ten nominations due.