It was super quiet at the club this week with many members away at competitions and due to illness.

Secondary Schools competition

Alex, Eleanor, Eli, Filly, Georgina, Kaitlyn, Mikey and Zahra all participated in the local secondary schools teams competition at Petone range.  Well done to all in a very busy competition.  Congratulations especially to Alex for excellent shooting with an overall score of 190.8. 

Club shooting

It was a great opportunity for Evan M and Ryan to get some focused coaching, with immediate results. Congratulations to Evan and Ryan for shooting a new PB, both 94.2.

It was good to see Marek back, keeping his shooting eye in as study commitments allow.

Congratulations  to Meredith, top shooter for the night with 100.9 and 198.12 in the 10-shot and 20-shot series respectively.  

Senior members away next week - good luck to Bex, Mark and Meredith at the North-South competition next weekend. David and I are both away as well. Please support Evan, Ross, Stephen and Craig during Sunday’s sessions, especially by hanging/retrieving targets and with marking. Many thanks.

Target Marking Course Friday 21 August

Are you interested in learning how to mark cards and become certified?

Wellington Association is running a marking course on Friday 21 August at 7pm at the Royal Tiger Range.

No cost for members, and a modest $30 for non-members.

The session will last about 2 hours and consist of a presentation on "how to mark" and then a series of practical hands-on exercises where you will be marking shot cards with guidance from qualified markers. As part of the course is about practical marking, you will need to bring some unmarked targets - more details will follow for those who register.

After the completion of the course you will have a handout on marking and a practical marking booklet to record a certain number of "real" marked cards that will need to be signed off by a qualifier marker for your final certification.

If you would like to attend the course and learn how to mark cards correctly please email WSRA.Exec.Sec@gmail.com with your contact details.

Also please share the details with anyone else who might be interested.

Upcoming events

• Tuesday 11 August, 7:30pm: Postal competitions
  • A Grade: David, Evan L
  • Teams of 5: Filly, Finn
• Sunday 16 August:  Club night
  • 4pm for all students and first year shooters
  • 6pm for senior members and those who cannot make the 4pm session
  • Week 6 of Series 3 of the club competition - this is a free night - a good opportunity to catch up on competition cards
• Sunday 23 August, 1:30pm: Secondary Schools teams competition (round 2), Royal Tiger Range, 131 Russell Tce,  Newtown
  • Wellington College: Alex, Eli, Ethan, Leo, Mikey
  • Samuel Marsden Collegiate: Filly, Eleanor, Zahra, Kaitlyn
  • Queen Margaret College: Georgina
• Sunday 23 August deadline: Round 5 Closed Champs
• Sunday 23 August:  Club night & Visitor Night
• Sunday 30 August, 1pm: Intercollegiate triangular competition, Royal Tiger Range, 131 Russell Tce,  Newtown
• Sunday 30 August deadline: Round 4 SSS Champs (20-shot)
• Tuesday 1 September, 7pm: interclub - teams to be selected

Apologies for the gap in updates - due to absence and illness.  As a result, the deadline on Sunday for SSS and Closed Champ competition cards was a surprise to many.  Please do keep an eye on the upcoming events for these deadlines.

Welcome to Kendra, who visited a few weeks ago and is now coming along regularly.  Great to have you Kendra!

Club shooting

Congratulations for personal best shooting over the last three weeks to Eli (99.3), Ethan (97.4), Kaitlyn (95.1), Nate (89.1), Trevor (98.5),  Zahra (96.4). 

Top scores among the senior shooters go to Bex with 99.7 in the 10-shot series, and Mark B with 200.12 in the 20-shot competition

Interclub success

 Round 5 of the interclub competition occurred on Tuesday evening.  Well done to the Open Team (Bex, David, Meredith and Stephen) and the B Grade Team (Eli, Finn, Filly andJaz) for winning their matches against South Wellington and Ngaio respectively.  The C Grade Team (Alex, Ethan, Trevor, Zahra, Kaitlyn) shot well, but had a tough match against Wellington Central.

Introducing a 20-shot round this week

We’ll be short-handed this week at club night, with Craig and Stephen supporting the students shooting in the Secondary Schools teams competition in Petone on Sunday afternoon.  Nevertheless, we will introduce a 20-shot round for everyone this week, so you can get some practice in ahead of the Round 4 SSS Champs deadline of 30 August.

Upcoming events

• Thursday 6 August, 7:30pm: NDC Round 5 - Bex, David, Evan, Filly, Finn, Inge, Mark B, Meredith, Ross, Stephen
• Sunday 9 August, 1:30pm: Secondary Schools teams competition (round 1), Keene Range, Halford Place, Petone
• Sunday 9 August:  Club night
  • 4pm for all students and first year shooters
  • 6pm for senior members and those who cannot make the 4pm session
  • Week 5 of Series 3 of the club competition
• Sunday 23 August, 1:30pm: Secondary Schools teams competition (round 2), Royal Tiger Range, 131 Russell Tce,  Newtown
  • Wellington College: Alex, Eli, Ethan, Leo, Mikey
  • Samuel Marsden Collegiate: Filly, Eleanor, Zahra, Kaitlyn
  • Queen Margaret College: Georgina
• Sunday 23 August deadline: Round 5 Closed Champs
• Sunday 30 August, 1:30pm: Secondary Schools teams competition (round 2), Royal Tiger Range, 131 Russell Tce,  Newtown
• Sunday 30 August deadline: Round 4 SSS Champs (20-shot)
• Tuesday 1 September, 7pm: interclub - teams to be selected

Thanks to everyone who helped out at the Wellington Open Champs over the weekend, especially to Eli for doing double duty on marking.  The competition went really smoothly and showed Wellington Association at its best.

Congratulations to Finn for achieving 2nd in B Grade, and to David for achieving 3rd in A Grade and also for 3rd place in the final (top 10 shooters present). Well done to all shooters who participated.  

On Tuesday and Thursday we have representative competitions, so please check selections (below and separately emailed) and advise Bex and Mark (wsra.baines@gmail.com) if you are not available.

Club shooting

Congratulations for excellent club night shooting on Sunday to:

- Evan M for shooting a PB of 92.3

- Nate for shooting a PB of 88.1

- Stephen, who topped the 20-series with 199.14

Upcoming events

• Tuesday 14 July, 7:30pm: TSNZ Postal Junior & D Grade - Filly, Eli, Ethan, Leo and Mikey
• Thursday 16 July, 7:30pm: NDC Round 5 - David, Evan, Filly, Finn, Inge, Jaz, Mark B, Stephen; On call: Eli and Alex
• Saturday 18 July, from 10am: Manawatu Open Championships, Palmerston North
• Sunday 19 July:  Club night
  • 4pm for all students and first year shooters
  • 6pm for senior members and those who cannot make the 4pm session
  • Week 2 of Series 3 of the club competition
• Tuesday 21 July, from 7pm: Interclub Competition Round 4: Royal Tiger Range - teams to be advised
• Sunday 2 August: Round 3 of SSS Champs AND Closed Champs due

Wellington Open Champs:

Lots of our members will be taking part in this competition.  Saturday morning from 10am is the best time for those needing coaching; we have several student shooters participating then.  Let me know if you haven’t already advised that you plan to shoot, so we can have gear ready.

Club shooting:

Congratulations for excellent club night shooting to:

- Kaitlyn for shooting a PB of 94.4

- Eleanor for shooting a PB this year of 95.5 

- Mark topped the 20-series with 198.13

Interclub:

Well done to Brooklyn Open Grade and C Grade teams for winning their matches on 30 June against South Wellington and Wellington Central respectively:

• C Grade Team: Alex, Eli, Filly, Leo, Eleanor
• Open Team: Stephen, Meredith, David, Bex, Mark B

Filly shot an outstanding 99.4, to also gain bonus points for the team.

B Grade had a bye this time.  The next round will be shot on 21 July.

Upcoming events:

• Friday 10 July/Saturday 11 July: Wellington Open Championship Competition
• Sunday 12 July: Club night
  • 4pm for all students and first year shooters
  • 6pm for senior members and those who cannot make the 4pm session
  • Week 1 of Series 3 of the club competitionRound 3 of Closed Champs due
• Sunday 2 August: Round 3 of SSS Champs dueSunday 2 August: Round 3 of SSS Champs due