A good turnout last weekend with 9 members in attendance.

Dick again shot a Personal Best (5th in a row) which will see his handicap reduced by a further 30 odd points while Kim also returned a Personal Best and will see her handicap reduced by approx. 35 points.

Michelle shot a half Air Match as Practice and was well on course to record a Personal Best by at least 20 points but withdrew from the match to undertake some painting in the Club House in preparation for the Open next month

Matches of the day this Saturday will be Centre Fire/Sports Pistol commencing at 1pm

The first event for 2020 was contested this afternoon but in view of the extreme heat, it was decided to shoot an Air Pistol Match with the revamped Air Range proving to be the coolest place in the complex.

It would have been nothing short of miserable contesting the advertised Standard Pistol Match of the day.

Even in the Air Range, it became quite uncomfortable by the end of the match with the well above normal Temperatures we are enduring at present but still much cooler than in the Club House. The purchase of a couple of fans for the Air Range now looks highly likely.

I would hate to think what the temperature in the Range would have been if we had not spent the extra money to insulate the entire roof and all three walls at the firing line when we undertook the Range refurbishment last year.

Wayne acted as Range Officer with Michelle, Dick and Trevor contesting their Air Pistol Match and Bruce fired a half match of Air Pistol Practice. Both Dick and Michelle recorded new Personal Best Scores in their matches.

During the match, we also had a visit from a newly arrived resident of Glen Innes who appears keen to take up the sport of Pistol Shooting and join the club.

Next weekend, 25 m Black Powder and Rapid Fire are the scheduled matches of the day commencing at 1 pm

The Club Calendar for 2020 has now been completed and has been placed on this site under the "Club Calendar Banner"
As the year progresses, there may be times were it is necessary to change the scheduled match of the day or to call for a working bee, however, members will be advised by email in advance where possible when this does occur.
Happy new year to all members, their families, friends of the Club and anyone just having a look at this site 

Another good attendance yesterday considering the time of the year, the heat and the ongoing drought.
Seven members attended the facility yesterday, with three contesting Air Pistol, 2 Contesting 25 m Black Powder, one seeking some Administrative help and one acting as Range Officer
Michelle returned a score of 479 (in her 4th Air Match proving that he break into "C" grade 3 weeks ago was no fluke while Dick improved his previous best score by 44 points to return a score of 354 for Men's Air Pistol.
After Lunch, Wayne acted as Range Officer for 25 Metre Black Powder with Bob and Daniel contesting the Match. Bob's scores are coming back up after changing from Right handed to Left handed and Daniel returned a reasonable score considering that he had never previously contested the match.
Next Saturday will be the last Competition Day for 2019 with Centre Fire/Sport Pistol being the matches of the day commencing at 1 pm
The facility will then be closed to competition and reopening on 4/1/2020 with Standard Pistol being the Match of the Day

Another small turnout at the Club yesterday with 5 members in attendance. No doubt the significantly higher than average temperatures for this time of the year and the ongoing drought does impact on attendances by some of our members, particularly those on the land.
Scores for yesterday are now on the Match Results page.
I suspect that we will see a massive increase in Air Pistol Matches contested over summer. With all the insulation installed in the roof and walls while completing the final stage of the Air Range upgrade, the range yesterday was so much cooler than anywhere else at the complex and would have been up to 5 degrees cooler than in the Club House. 
This bodes well for the comfort of Competitors during our February Open where the weather is traditionally quite hot.
Matches of the day next Saturday are 25 metre Black Powder and Rapid Fire with the Air Range obviously available to members wishing to contest and Air Pistol Match

A welcome drop in temperature and some decent shows of rain over the past week enticed eight members to the Club yesterday.
Bruce, Dick and Michelle contested an Air Pistol Match with Wayne as Range Officer. Dick improved on his personal best from last week by 22 points while Michelle improved by 6 points. Bruce shot to his handicap.
Margaret contested 25 m Ladies Pistol while Jim and Daniel fired a Centre Fire Match. Daniel improved markedly on previous scores shot at this Range and will see his handicap reduced by 120 points as a result.
Match of the day next weekend is Standard Pistol, however, we do have a small job to do on the recently completed Air Range to re-fix one of the gutters which was dislodged in one of the recent storms. That repair should take no more than 30 minutes providing we have 5 or 6 members available to complete the work

A much better attendance yesterday at the Club with 10 members and 2 visitors in attendance
One visitor is a potential new member with connections in Glen Innes travelled from Armidale to have a look at the Club facilities and ascertain what is involved in joining a Club, gaining a licence and eventually obtaining firearms.
The second visitor travelled from Gunnedah to complete purchase of a near new Air Pistol and visited the club and shot a match of Air to try his new "toy" out. He indicated that he will be back in February to take part in the Club's February Open.
Four members contested a Standard Pistol Match, one undertook Practice in Air Pistol and three contested Air Pistol for the first time with Wayne acting as Range Officer and Coach.
Michelle surprised herself recording a score of 480 and breaking into "C" Grade in Ladies 60 Shot Air Pistol after only 3 days coaching over the last two months and previously only firing about 180 shots. Dick and Kim scored a little less but both have not previously shot a full Air Pistol match.
Match of the day next week is Centre Fire/Sport Pistol commencing at 1 pm sharp

Jason, Kerri and Wayne with the assistance of one of Jason's workmates attended the Club early on Saturday Morning on 9th November and installed a brand new Air Compressor to replace the old unit that had served the club faithfully for well over 25 years. 
The changeover was completed before 11 am giving time to properly test the new machine and fittings before the afternoon match of the day.
Bob continued with his painting in the men's Toilet Saturday and Sunday mornings as well as touching up in the Ladies and Disabled toilets leaving only the floor now to be painted to complete that project.
After Lunch, Bob and Trevor contested a Sport Pistol Match with Wayne acting as Range Officer. Bob scored a Personal best shaving 3 points off his handicap.
There was no competition on Saturday 16/11/2019. The weather conditions and fires in parts of the area no doubt contributed to this
Matches of the day next Saturday will be Standard Pistol and Air Pistol commencing at 1 pm - hopefully with a few more participants

All scores handed to me since September have now been entered into the Club Data Base, where necessary, handicaps have been updated and then the scores off barrel and handicapped have been entered on the Club web page under Match Results 2019.
There are a few gaps in this period due to no competition being shot on that day. There has also been significant gaps since March also due to the major works undertaken by members to complete the upgrade of the Air Range.
I have not entered individual results for members contesting events at the Open on the Match Results page as this is not a handicapped event, however, I have attached a file showing full result for the Open in a Blog Page entry.

The Club held another successful ISSF Open and North West and New England Zone Championships in September with 46 Entries received.
It was very pleasing to see so many competitors (visitors and Club Members alike) jump in to assist with the running of the event and, in a few cases, giving up a match that they had been squadded to contest. Their assistance is very greatly appreciated by the Organising Committee of the event. I can't single anyone out to thank as, not being there myself, I could miss mention of someone which I do not wish to do.
Scores for the event are now in the file attached below
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