IPSC Section Report - June 2010

[Aaron C]

IPSC Section Report for June 2010

Overview

There is not much new to report from the IPSC Ranges for the month of June.
Shooting has been continuing on both Wednesday nights and Sunday club days as the weather has permitted.

IPSC Section - AGM Report 2009-2010

Introduction

For those who I have not met before, my name is Aaron C and I am the current IPSC Section Director.

This has been my first year as the IPSC Section Director, and what a busy year it has been. With the monthly matches at club level as well as South Island and National Championships, there has been a lot of shooting to be had by all.

It has been pleasing to see the numbers of shooters competing in all these events, and it is also encouraging to see the results that have been achieved by our club members.

This year has been a steep learning curve for me as I myself am a newer member to the club.

I would like to thank those who have supported me this year. Without all your hard work we would have not been able to run so many successful matches.

There are a few highlights from the year that I would like to mention:
 
The Support from the IPSC Team

These are the sections members that meet to discuss and work through what is going to happen within the section for the coming months.

It's all the behind the scenes work of these section members that lets us have such successful mini-matches.

On the Saturday before every mini-match you will find these Guy's at the range designing and setting up the matches.

Special Thanks must go to:

Sean & Rhonda G, Gavin M, Richard S, Mike S,   Dave H, Ged C, Gordon A, Mike G, Matt C, Patrick M, Steve B, Tom B, Neil C, Neville W, Chris R and to anyone else I have missed I am sorry.

The Monthly Mini-Matches

We had scheduled 12 matches this year, one for every month. We have managed to have 11, as the May 2010 match was rained out.

At these matches we have been averaging 30 members, shooting Open, Standard, Production and Revolver grades.

Because of the hard work of the IPSC Team, each match is different and made up of new and varying stage designs.

Full results of each Mini-Match can be found on the Clubs Forum.

The Club Championships – Sunday 8th November 2010

The match comprised of six pistol stages set up on three ranges.

It was great to see so many competitors and I would like to pass on my congratulations to all who shot the match.

The results from the IPSC Section Club Championships for 2009 are:

Open Grade – Pistol

1st Chris R          2nd Dave H         3rd Jason P

Standard Grade – Pistol

1st Sean G         2nd Tom B         3rd Tania J

Production Grade – Pistol

1st Aaron C         2nd Sean M         3rd Mike H

The Pistol New Zealand Nation Championships for 2009

The Pistol NZ Practical (IPSC) - Handgun Nationals for 2009 where held on Friday 13th November through to Sunday 15th November at the Rotorua Pistol Club.

The following members from the club attended:

Open Grade:          Gavin M     Bill W     Chris R     Donna K     
Standard Grade:     Sean G     Tania J     Richard S
Production Grade:   Julian W     Aaron C

It was a great match to attend, with several challenging stages to test even the best of shooters.

Congratulations to all the shooters from the club who attended this years Nationals.
 
Congratulations to Sean G on achieving second place in Standard Division.

The Pistol New Zealand South Island Championships for 2010

The Pistol NZ Practical (IPSC) - South Island Championships for 2010 where held over the weekend of Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th March at the Otago Pistol Club in Dunedin.

The following members from the club attended:

Open Grade:           Bill W      Chris R   Donna K   Rod M   Jim D
Standard Grade:      Sean G   Tania J   Richard S
Production Grade:   Julian W   Rose W   Aaron C   Tim M

Congratulations also to all the shooters from the club who attended. The main highlights from our club members where:

Chris R            3rd Overall Open Grade
Sean G            2nd Overall Standard Grade
Richard S          3rd Overall Standard Grade
Julian W            4th Overall Production Grade

IPSC Section Most Improved Shooter

Over the year we have be running a competition to identify the most improved new shooter within the IPSC Section. The Prize is the use of the clubs CZ75 ST IPSC Standard in 40S&W for 6 months, this includes full holster rig, 4 mags and reloading assistance.

The competition was based upon newer shooters improvement in Mini-Match scores, their general attitude and helpfulness around the ranges.

The first recipient of this award was:      Steve B

The second recipient of this award was:      Mike G

This award will again be up for grabs early in the New Year.

Future Events to look out for:

1.   South Island Speed Steel Championships

   At Ashburton Pistol Club      7-8 August 2010

2.   Pistol New Zealand North Island Championships 2010   
   
   At Wanganui Pistol Club      2-3 October 2010

3.   Pistol New Zealand National Championships 2010

   At Rotorua Pistol Club         17-20 November 2010

Closing remarks

Thanks again for all the help I have received through out the year.

I am looking forward to next years shooting, and I hope we can build further on the success of this years events.

Mini-Match Setup

We are still in need of helpers to setup the monthly mini-matches. If you are interested in helping or just would like to see what happens, feel free to pop out after 1pm on the Saturday prior to a mini-match, or talk to me.

Next mini-match setup will be Saturday 17th July @ 1pm.


June 2010 Mini-Match

On Sunday 20th June the IPSC Section staged another successful mini-match. The match consisted of four challenging pistol stages on ranges 6 & 7.

It was great to see a good number of shooters participating in this month's mini-match. The final count was 28 competitors split over three grades. There where 3 in Open, 11 in Standard and 14 in Production Grade.

Thanks to the members of the IPSC Team for their tireless work on the setup of the mini-match. Also a special thanks to some of the newer members of the IPSC section who also helped out with this month's setup.

The results from the June Mini-Match are:

Pistol Results
                        
Open Grade – Pistol
                        
1st    Gavin M    342.11   2nd    Jim D   237.48   3rd   Rod M         200.02
                        
Standard Grade – Pistol
                        
1st    Julian W   320.65   2nd    Sean G   301.38   3rd   Richard S   272.20
                        
Production Grade – Pistol
                        
1st    Aaron C   348.09   2nd    Sean M   258.39   3rd   Steve B   233.81
                  
Future IPSC Events


   Sunday 18th July 2010         - Pistol Mini-Match

   Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th August 2010      - South Island Speed Steel Championships

To be hosted by the Ashburton Pistol Club.
More details are available on the CPC forum.

   Sunday 22nd August 2010         - Pistol Mini-Match


   Wednesday 17th November to Saturday 20th November 2010      - Pistol NZ Practical (IPSC) 2010 National Championships

To be hosted by the Rotorua Pistol Club.
More details will be available on the CPC forum once available

   Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th  March 2011      - Pistol NZ Practical (IPSC) 2011 South Island Championships

To be hosted by the Otago Pistol Club (Dunedin)
More details will be available on the CPC forum once available.
   

Aaron C
IPSC Section Director