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I fully support the comments above therefore the proposed carnival separation.
Lets face the facts, trap is the most competitive and popular of all the clay disciplines. For too long WA has been out of step with the other states in regards to its state carnivals.
Their trap carnivals are major events and come second in size only to the DTL Nats (NSW and Vic in particular get 300+ entries). Our trap program should conform with other state programs which may then attract the serious interstate shooters which can only lift the standard in WA.
As for skeet, its popularity has been on the decline across Australia for sometime, sad but true. It is not a state but rather a national trend.
In my view ACTA, in consultation with the state bodies, should be developing strategies to address this situation. Its not rocket science: Why are numbers declining and what can be done to increase its popularity?
However, here in WA, Trap should not be held back from further expansion / development and used as an excuse to help "prop" up skeet. There are enough skeet shooters around to support a separate state carnival, the secret is to get them to participate at this level....similar to DTL shooters.
In conclusion, the proposal has my personal and full support; I hope the general consensus will be along the same lines. I don't believe their are any losers here; our overall clay shooting sport will be the winner!
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if you cant maintain your grade then you are effectively ripping your self off.no one can stay AA for ever. or alternately lobby to have the grades lowered this should increase the number of people in the higher grades.Staying in a higher grade just because you want to doesnt cut it.
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I agree that the shooter should have the option of staying the higher grade that he has obtained, the only person/s affected by this is him/herself. That should be the shooters option.
The problem with this new grading is that you seem to be able to drop a grade rather quickly, but it takes forever to obtain a higher grade.
It certainly doesn't do much for the shooters moral.
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Re the colour of the Skeet targets at WAGC.
Some can not see the flouros. Some can not see the blacks in low light. It seems a no brainer to me. Banded White Flyers.
Col
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Hello I would just like to say thanks to Criss Browne for organising the Junior and Youth ISSF Development Camp at Cunderdin on the 10th and 11th of July. Also a thankyou to the three coaches who attended Tim Catling, Peter Quire and John Harris. The camp was well worth attending as i got alot out of it im sure the others who attendend would say the same. It was also good having it just before two ISSF Qualifying events in Perth and Cunderdin as those who had a long drive could make a long weekend from it. I would like to see more of these Development camps in the future and encourage other young shooters to attend them. Also a thankyou should go to the Cunderdin club members who helped out over the two days (setting up the traps etc).
Royce Normington
Eastern Goldfields Gun Club
Kalgoorlie
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