25th July 2010
Toogoolawah Clay Target Club - July Competition
$1000 dollars was up for grabs at the Toogoolawah Clay Target Club this month and 27 Shooters plus Family and Spectators turned up to the 50 target Handicap, which was followed by a 25 target Grade event. The day as was sponsored by Mr.Elwyn Hass and the TCTC and without the assistance of Elwyn and dedicated Club members the day would not exist
It was cool and overcast but this could not take away the excitement of the day as everybody had a chance of winning the Major Prize. Shooters were placed in squads according to handicap metres
the names put on the score board the excitement came to a climax as the Brian the Club President said "Squad 1 to Trap 1". All Grades were represented - AA, A, B, and C and there was one shooter from the Gold Coast Tony O'Leary who is on the most amount of handicap at 25 metres from the trap house, extremely hard to hit from there
After the first round there no perfect scores everyone was still in. The second 25 was to sort the order and we had 3 shooters involved for a shoot off to decide the places of 1st to 3rd and two Shooters vying for 4th and 5th placing
After a short shoot off the placing were:
1st G.Paremain 49/53 (C Grade)
2nd I.Boycon 48/53 (C Grade)
3rd B.Guthrie 46/51 (B Grade)
4th D.Shepherd 46/51 (B Grade)
5th B.Power 45/51 (B Grade)
The next event was the 25 target Graded event
and everyone was back to the common mark of 15 meters, and the score improved, it wasn't long before there was string of red hitting the board for a perfect 25. Conditions remained tricky as a few light showers passed which always makes the targets harder.
Shoot offs were required for A, B and C Grades
1st AA: T.O'Leary
2nd AA: D.Ebbern
1st A: B.Power
2nd A: G.Mitchell
1st B: D.Shepherd
2nd B: G.Blatchly
1st C: J.Boycon
2nd C: I.Boycon
A good day was had by all and from the feedback the event will only be bigger and better next year.
The club shoots at the Toogoolawah Show Grounds on the 4th Sunday of the month so feel free to come down and have a look.