It was a relatively quiet club session on Sunday, thanks to the school holidays.

New member fittings

Ethan, Evan and Ryan were all fitted with jacket and sling on Sunday, and shot a couple of cards.  It will take a while to get used to your new setup, and there will no doubt be some adjustments over the coming weeks, but with perseverance you will get good results.  

Great  shooting in their second week in jacket and sling by Kaitlyn (92.2) and Trevor (90.2).

Thomas, it’s your turn this weekend!  Remember to wear a long-sleeved top without a hood that you will wear under your shooting jacket.  It is important that we get the fit of the jacket right from the beginning - you should use the same top each week for consistency.  You don’t want bulk.  A long-sleeved t-short is good, a fine merino is perfect.

Congratulations on excellent shooting

Congratulations to:

  • both Ross and Gerry on shooting 100.6
  • Eli and Filly for super shooting across multiple cards - highs of 96.2 and 97.5 respectively
  • Sienna and Zahra for great shooting with 91.3 and 92.1 respectively

Busy start this Sunday

Wellington shooters are participating in trials on Sunday afternoon for the Teams of Ten competition coming up in May.  While this should be finished by 4pm, there will likely be a few folk still finishing up.  

Please help out with setting up for our club when you arrive.

Upcoming events

  • Saturday 18 April: Rangitikei Open Competition at Marton (see attached flyer for details) - this is an interesting range, as they shoot on electronic targets, so shooters receive immediate feedback on results
  • Sunday 19 April, 2pm: Teams of Ten trial 2, Royal Tiger Range 
  • Sunday 19 April:  Club night: 4pm training for all students and 1st year shooters, 6pm training for senior members
  • Thursday 23 April, 7:30pm: National Districts Championship (NDC) Round 1, Royal Tiger Range - teams to be selected
  • Sunday 26 April, 1pm: Wellington v Horowhenua & Hutt, Royal Tiger Range - team to be selected

Hope you all had a pleasant long weekend.

Welcome to our new Members

Nate Benson-Phipps, Ethan Clendon, Harrison Hodgman, Kaitlyn Just, Trevor Just, Evan Ma, Ryan Ma, Georgina Mckenzie and Thomas Taylor have joined the club.  It is sad that we could not offer a place to all interested students.

Kaitlyn, Trevor and Harrison were all fitted with jacket and sling on Sunday, and shot a couple of cards.  It will take a while to get used to your new setup, and there will no doubt be some adjustments over the coming weeks, but with perseverance you will get good results.

Ethan, Evan and Ryan, it’s your turn this weekend!  Remember to wear a long-sleeved top without a hood that you will wear under your shooting jacket.  It is important that we get the fit of the jacket right from the beginning - you should use the same top each week for consistency.  You don’t want bulk.  A long-sleeved t-short is good, a fine merino is perfect.

Congratulations on excellent shooting

Congratulations to Meredith for winning her grade (Master grade, that’s the top grade) at the Colyton Open Championships on Saturday.  Meredith shot 100.8, 99.7 and 99.6 for a total score of 298.21.

Congratulations to Bex and Mark B for starting the club competition in style on Sunday.  Mark shot 100.8 in the 10--shot competition, and Bex shot 200.12 in the 20-shot competition.

Keeping a record of your shooting

We have a spreadsheet for you to keep a record of your shooting.  There’s a completed example on the second tab.  

You need to keep a record of all your competition shooting, and submit that at the end of the season.  This will determine your grade for next season.  

Please ask if anything is not clear.

Upcoming events

  • Saturday 11 April: Bulls Open Competition at Palmerston North (see TSNZ calendar for details)
  • Sunday 12 April:  Club night: 4pm training for all students and 1st year shooters, 6pm training for senior members
  • Tuesday 14 April, 7pm: Teams of Ten trial 1, Royal Tiger Range
  • Sunday 19 April, 2pm: Teams of Ten trial 2, Royal Tiger Range 
  • Thursday 23 April, 7:30pm: National Districts Championship (NDC) Round 1, Royal Tiger Range - teams to be selected
  • Sunday 26 April, 1pm: Wellington v Horowhenua & Hutt, Royal Tiger Range - team to be selected