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Easter Skeet Eggstravaganza
Easter Bank Holiday Monday @ SW2000
Easter Monday sees the inaugural Easter Skeet Eggstravaganza at South Wales 2000 courtesy of Mike and Margaret Amodeo. The event also forms part of the Welsh International Team selection weekend of 2 100 bird qualifiers, the first being on the previous day.
Mike has kindly offered to sponsor the day with a prize of £100 for a perfect 100 score (shoot offs to decide any ties) and Margaret will sponsor the classes with Easter Egg prizes. There will also be spot prizes throughout the day.(Sponsored by Phil)
The entries will open as usual from 9.30am and close at 10.30am prompt when the draw for squads will be made. Unfortunately there will be no telephone entries.
If you would like any more information on this or any other event then please contact us.
Friday, January 02, 2009 by Skeetscene
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Selection Shoot Dates 2009
Below are the Selection Shoot Dates for National Skeet in 2009.29th March 2009 Mid Wales SC
12th/13th April 2009 SW2000 SG
2nd/3rd May 2009 Mid Wales SC
The Best 3 Scores fro the above 5 Shoots will count as Classification for the World Championships in July 2009.
13th/14th June 2009 Telpyn SG
12th July 2009 SW2000 SG (Welsh Open Championships)
Tuesday, November 04, 2008 by Skeetscene
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National Skeet Home International 2010
Advance notice is given that the 30th Home International in National Skeet will be held at Telpyn SG, Amroth, West Wales during the August Bank Holiday period.The banquet venue has been chosen as the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel in Carmarthen, some 25 minutes from the ground. The venue has ample rooms for all Teams to stay there which have been booked en-mass, and will be available for reservation nearer to the date.
Should you require any further information then please do not hesitate to contact me.
by Skeetscene
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Disabled Shooters
Hello All
I received this report today from Clive Davies, the Disabled Shooters Representative on the Welsh Target Shooting Federation Ltd board. It details the successes of a Disabled Welsh Shooter at a recent competition held in Sussex.
This competition attracted shooters from various part of the UK and abroad, and its success has prompted further calls from Associations in South Africa and Australia to name but 2, in readiness for next years competition.
The report follows as I received it, along with a photo.
The shoot was held over the 15/17 October at Northall shooting ground Sussex, Twenty shooters took part coming from England, Finland, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the competition consisted of sporting and ABT, the ground also put on some double trap and OSK.
Welsh Shooter Mathew Goodwin took the following places
Wed 15th - ABT ( First ) Sporting ( Second ) Aggregate - Winner
Fri 17th - ABT ( First )
Overall Aggregate Winner
The World head of Classification Mrs.Sally Hall attended the shoot and classified those eligible under exisiting rules and will be giving a report / presentation to the ISCD ( World Governing Body for disabled shooting ) in December and it is hoped that from this the sport of clay shooting will spread worldwide. Interest has been expressed for another competition with New Zealand and Australia also expressing an interest in competing.
I have attached a picture of Mathews many visits to the podium to receive a prize from the Mayor of Brighton.
Yours in Shooting
Clive Davies
Welsh Shooter Mathew Goodwin took the following places
Wed 15th - ABT ( First ) Sporting ( Second ) Aggregate - Winner
Fri 17th - ABT ( First )
Overall Aggregate Winner
The World head of Classification Mrs.Sally Hall attended the shoot and classified those eligible under exisiting rules and will be giving a report / presentation to the ISCD ( World Governing Body for disabled shooting ) in December and it is hoped that from this the sport of clay shooting will spread worldwide. Interest has been expressed for another competition with New Zealand and Australia also expressing an interest in competing.
I have attached a picture of Mathews many visits to the podium to receive a prize from the Mayor of Brighton.
Yours in Shooting
Clive Davies
May I add my congratulations and best wisshes to Mr Goodwin on his achievemetns at the competition.
by Skeetscene
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NSK International 2008
If anyone has a small report for this event, or indeed any pictures that they would like published on the site, then could you please email me as soon as possible.Congratulations again to England for winning the event and to Jersey and the Isle of Man for posting record scores.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 by Skeetscene
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CSF ED Gibraltar
Well folks, only 2 weeks to go until the CSF Competitions in Gibraltar at the end of this month. Rumour has it that Harry Murphy has lost all his hair through stress and hard work getting things organised.This years Championships should be very competitive, as for the first time in many years we have 7 Teams competing in the Clay disciplines. Its a shame that England could not be represented, especially as they would be defending champions.
Iain MacGregor has worked relentlessly to get a Scottish Team to go and seeing that they are sharing the Hotel with the Welsh Team should make for some close close competition, perhaps even raising the Bar slightly so to speak. Their performance might be hampered though, as Andy Coull is taking a well earned rest.
This year also marks the inclusion of a Ladies competition and a Double Trap Competition as well as the usual rifle and pistol events. In all, 30 shooters are representing Wales at these games ably led as usual by Team Manager John Dallimore, ably accompanied this year by his assistant manager Bill Phelps.
May I take this opportunity of wishing each and every competitor at the Championships the best of luck, and that includes myself, a report and photos will no doubt be posted shortly after our return, victorious I hope.
by Skeetscene
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OSK International 2008
Firstly, many congratulations to Team England on winning this year's OSK at Auchterhouse in Scotland over the past weekend and also to Team Scotland for putting up an incredible fight to gain runner up position, only 6 clays adrift, well done to all concerned.Also high up in the thank you stakes are Mr and Mrs Christie, Drew and Emma, and the staff at Auchterhouse Country Sports. It was said many times during the Captains' speeches that there never is a problem at Auchterhouse, even if there is one, so once again, many thanks to you all for the welcome that everyone received at what can only be described as a first class venue.
Hi gun went to Trefor Jeffries with an excellent 95x100 closely followed by Drew Christie on 93x100. How he managed to shoot, sort out minor trap problems, keep the traps filled up and do all the other bits, I'll never know, but do it he certainly did. Third place went to another Scot, local lad Andy Coull with 92x100. Its a shame you couldn't stay for the banquet Andy, I would like to have had a wee dram with you, but there's always Southern Counties mate.
Mr Iain MacGregor, what can I say, slick organisation made for a faultlessly run event, nothing less than what was expected from a perfectionist. Thank you for the event and I was glad to be of assistance.
Emma Christie, you can now stop shaking whilst trying to write down the scores on the board, its over, time for a well earned rest before the next big 4 events over the next month or so.
Nicky Keene, what can I say, who amongst us would have the balls not to buy a raffle ticket? not me!! Well done girl, I believe you raised quite a few hundred pounds for the charity over the weekend, and also for leading the "D" Class at the Banquet (Drinking Class)
The Welsh Team finally finished 4th, uncharacteristic lowly performances by a few of the Team, myself included led to a lowly finishing position. Well done to Supervet Terry Griffiths on collecting his 2nd trophy in as many weeks, winning the Dragon Trophy as Welsh Hi Gun with 87x100, and to Jonathan Stepney in his 1st OSK Internationa, finishing in runner up spot with 83x100, a wonderful achievemnet considering he has only competed in the discipline for 10 months. This was a new trophy this year kindly designed, manufactured and donated by Roger Harrendence of Cross Engineering Ltd. Thanks Roger.
To the new caps in the Welsh Team, congratulations on achieving your position and well done on competing, same goes for all the new caps.
Team Wales had the ubiquitous pleasure of having a father and son competing, but Northern Ireland take the biscuit, not only did they have "Grandad" and Ricky Jermy but also Alec Buchanan and 2 of his sons, Grant and Thomson, and with Squinty coming through the ranks look out everyone. Well done boys.
And finally to next year, "Grandad" kindly invited us all to compete at the 2009 event in Northern Ireland, at a ground I consider quite special, The Route, a little club on the outskirts of Ballymoney, with a huge following and an even bigger welcome. With members like Richard Dowse, John Church, Roy Stewart and his boy, Kenny McCauley to name but a few (for those who dont know them, National Skeet shooters, the event is definitely going to be a resounding success and I for one am looking forward to it.
Thats all for now, pictures will be posted later, when I get them by email, and I will post asap.
Many thanks to all concerned, and I'll see you in Southern Counties.
Monday, August 18, 2008 by Skeetscene
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Welsh OSK Grand Prix
Terence Frederick William Griffiths 2000 - 2008
Don't worry it's not his obituary, just the length of time its taken him to win the Grand Prix again, his move across to Superbikes might also have had something to do with it.
Anyway, the 2008 Welsh GP was held over the weekend of 2/3 August at a new venue for OSK shooters, Llandegla, near Wrexham in North Wales. It was to be a tricky start, with the ground calling in Promatic to service a trap and to fit new timers on the GP, just to ensure smooth running.
Llandegla is renowned for wind, a problem also suffered by a few shooters, and Saturday was no exception, however the jury did a fantastic job with setting the targets and shooting started promptly at 11am.
Early leaders were Steve Taylor and Lyn Davies, but both faltered in the second 50 to allow Griffiths, Jenkins and Stepney junior to close up and collect the lowest points for the day. Gary Brewer and Stepney senior were not far behind, just waiting for any mistakes on Sunday.
Sunday dawned with hardly any wind but the threat of rain hung in the skies. Early pace setter was Stepney senior who had reduced the deficit to 2 clays after the first 50, but Jenkins and Griffiths held on and all 3 finished joint hi guns on 89x100 for the day.
And so to the flash final, which comprised of Terry Griffiths, Paul Jenkins, Richard Stepney, Jonathan Stepney, Gary Brewer and a late charge by veteran Del Davies saw him clinch last place.
The final proved harder than both days put together, with every single shooter suffering for some reason, but still had a twist in the tail. Griffiths who had been leading going in to the final came out of it in joint place with Paul Jenkins, leaving father and son Richard and Jonathan Stepney to fight for the Bronze, won of course by Dad, with the narrowest of margins, 1 clay, better luck next time Slim!!
The GP winner had to be sorted, so it was a sudden death shoot off on peg 4 eventually won by Terry Griffiths.
The weekend was also the decider for the Welsh Home International team, with the top 8 places virtually decided, it was down to 6 shooters to fight for the last 4 places. Gary Brewer did enough on Saturday to secure his position, so Sunday was all important. Victorious in gaining their places, and indeed their 1st caps were Peter "Chips" Jenkins, Steve Taylor and Gareth James.
Many congratulations to all 3 for achieving their goal.
It would be remiss of me not to thank Llandegla SG, Darren Norman the new owner and Dave Hughes and his staff for the kind welcome to the venue.
I must also apologise to Mark, the landlord of the Goat Inn in Maerdy for doing a runner and forgetting to settle my bill on Saturday night. Anyone who knows me would immediately realise that I could never do a runner so it must have been a leisurley stroll. Anyway, local hero Huw Evans who did not make the skeet team this year as Mark constantly reminds him, has saved the day and paid the bill on my behalf. Wont see him till next year so he might have forgotten by then. Diolch yn fawr Huw, neis cael dy gwmni unwaith eto ac yn enwedig gweld TJ Cader wedu torri.
All that remains is to thank everyone for another good and close run season, welcome back Terry and see you all in the airport. Roll on Auchterhouse.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 by Skeetscene
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Some Pics
Before I post a report on the Welsh Open Skeet Championships, I am posting a couple of photos that were sent to me recently by anonimous email. Hope you get a titter out of them, I did!!!
Report will follow shortly along with Champonship Winners and a Team Photo. In the meantime, well done to all who qualified this year, especially the new caps.
Saturday, July 26, 2008 by Skeetscene
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Wales National Squad
Following the final 125 selection on the weekend of 12/13 July, the top 5 shooters who will comprise the National Squad are as follows:Julian Jeremy
Malcolm Allen
Terry Griffiths
Richard Stepney
Paul Jenkins
The highest ranked development shooter was Jonathan Stepney, who must be congratulated on his achievements after only 7 months shooting OSK, and because of his performance during the year he has been nominated for Talent Support from the Sports Council of Wales.
The National Squad will now be in place until the end of the next selection period in 2009, and the incumbent shooters will benefit from funding allocated to Coaching and International competition. Their first foray abroad will be the CSF ED mini games held in Gibraltar at the end of September.
Congratulations to all of them.
Meanwhile, the battle for places in the Home International still rages on, with the Welsh Grand Prix at Llandegla on the 2/3rd August counting as 2 selection shoots, the last few places are still up for grabs.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by Skeetscene
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25 Straight
Congratulations to A A P "CHIPS" Jenkins of Laugharne on shooting his second 25 straight at Olympic Skeet in Telpyn today. (He told me to put this on, honestly).by Skeetscene
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