NC ATA Delegate’s

NEWSLETTER

Terry L. Roush, ATA Delegate

5006 Stonegate Ct., Greensboro, NC 27406

(336) 674-8655 troush@att.net

December 2011

Delegate’s Comments

I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving and is ready for Christmas. Jackie and I put lots of miles on the motorhome and Jeep again in 2011 traveling to shoots in NC and other Southern Zone states including the Southern Zone telephonic in Bostic. We also attended three Satellite Grands plus another trip to the ATA Homegrounds at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL for the Grand American. I think this was the best Grand we have had at Sparta. The weather was great and there were activities provided on several evenings. It was enjoyable.

Improvements are continuing to be made at our NC Homegrounds in Bostic and it is really a great facility. The building is perfect for tournaments and has been used several times for shooting related banquets and it has worked out well. Plan a trip over to shoot the Dogwood Open next spring and take a look.

Congratulations to the State Team Members, the High Average Leaders and everyone that competed and achieved a personal goal. Also congratulations to Bill Howe who, once again, shot the most registered targets during the target year. Bill shot 24,800 registered targets in 2011 beating his total for 2010 by a few hundred. This year there was a decrease in the number of shooters who shot 10,000 or more registered targets. Eleven NC shooters became members of this year’s “10,000 Club”. Shooter score statistics included in this newsletter are also on the NCTA web-site www.nctrap.com.

The State Team points system still seems to be popular and Tom Pitts has done an excellent job managing it once again. I know it is not an easy task and I encourage shoot management to be as helpful as possible and keep Tom updated with shoot points results. Tom is looking into a new club team competition for next year. Stay tuned for details.

Two NC shooters deserve hearty congratulations for being selected to the ATA All American teams based on their 2011 performance. Addison Callan ended up in 8^th place on the Sub-Junior First Team with 851 points. Charlie Brown was 2^nd place on the Senior Vet First Team with 1443 points.

My thanks and congratulations to the North Carolina gun club managers and shooters for another good year. In state, we threw over 669,000 targets during the 2011 target year. We were down about 75,000 from last year. That number is not too bad with all of the business downturns plus fuel, ammo and other cost increases. Also, I want to congratulate Buckhorn GC, Old Hickory R&PC and Rockingham County GC as the top three clubs this year, based on registered targets thrown.

Recognition goes to the NCTA and HOF BOD members for their leadership and hard work. They planned at least 5 major shoots at the NC Homegrounds for 2011. Billy Thigpen is doing an outstanding job as NCTA President as is Bob Keever as the NCTHOF president. Thanks also to all the volunteers that help make the Homegrounds shoots successful. Please remember that donations to the North Carolina Trapshooters Hall of Fame, Inc. are tax deductible. If you are looking for another charity for a tax deduction this year, the NCTHOF will certainly put your money to good use. Donations can be sent to: NCTHOF, %Ken Duncan, 540 Junie Beauchamp Rd, Advance, NC 27006. The NCTHOF BOD will certainly appreciate your personal contributions, as well as, any fund raising ideas or suggestions you may have.

Don’t forget to explore www.tarheeltrap.com from time to time. Freddy Redmon, who maintains the TarHeel web site, does a great job with shoot dates, winner’s lists, information, pictures and the trap shooting chat room.

In closing, Jackie and I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah and Happy New Year. We hope 2012 will be a great year for everyone. It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as your ATA Delegate this year. Please contact me if you have questions or need assistance.

Terry Roush

Southern Zone Shoot Dates 2012

Dixie Grand – January 23 – 29	North Carolina State – June 6 – 10
Southern Grand – March 12 – 18	Tennessee State – June 14 – 17
Florida State – March 19 – 25	Kentucky State – July 4 – 8
Georgia State – May 3 – 6	Virginia State – June 30 – July 4
South Carolina State – May 17 – 20	West Virginia State – July 12 – 15
Mississippi State – May 25 – 27	Southern Zone – July 19 – 22
Alabama State – May 31, June 1 – 3	Grand American – August 8 – 18

NC State Team

	Men		Points		Women	Points
Captain	Johnathan Miller		372	Captain	Karole Miller	466
2	Tom Brown		298
3	Jim Wilson		276		Veteran	Points
4	George Sudderth		176	Captain	Billy Thigpen	316
5	Ray Gaultney		170	2	Charlie Smith	249
	Junior	Points			Senior Veteran	Points
Captain	Chase Reese	489		Captain	Charlie Brown	495
				2	Bill Howe	407
	Sub Junior	Points
Captain	Addison Callan	522

NC High Average Leaders

	Men	HAA Average		Women	HAA Average
1	Jim Wilson	93.7361%	1	Karole Miller	88.4906%
2	Tom Brown	93.3419%
3	Jeff Galloway	92.8700%
4	Brad Barnett	92.7353%		Veteran	HAA Average
5	George Sudderth	92.2051%	1	George Brown	90.4878%
	Junior	HAA Average
1	Chase Reese	91.2857%		Senior Veteran	HAA Average
			1	Charlie Brown	93.5122%
	Sub Junior	HAA Average
1	Addison Callan	88.8013%

NC 2010/2011 Target Attainment Leaders – 11 Shooters Join the 10,000 Club

1	Bill Howe	24800	7	James Callan	13550
2	Charlie Brown	20500	8	Karole Miller	13250
3	Billy Thigpen	19400	9	Johnathan Miller	12650
4	Larry High	15825	10	Robert Schultz	12000
5	Addison Callan	15100	11	Jeff Galloway	10000
6	Dennis Taylor	13700

Target Summary by Club and Year

	Targets	Targets	Targets	Targets	Targets
Gun Club	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
North Carolina State Shoot	163,800	161,650	169,350	142,650	113,875
North Carolina Home Grounds	134,050	355,350	202,500	252,625	254,000
Buckhorn Rifle & Pistol Club	134,500	152,875	100,250	99,400	84,250
Buncombe County Wildlife Club	23,500	28,900	24,550	27,500	19,550
Charlie Brown Gun Club	16,000	18,900	7,100	7,000
Charlotte Gun Club				1,050
Coharie Shooting League	28,800	23,500	21,300	22,000	12,300
Durham County Wildlife Club	25,300	32,000	10,200	17,250	23,900
Ft. Bragg Clay Target Center	67,900	40,900	34,600	39,225	19,300
Gastonia Parks & Recreation	4,100	10,300	9,200	4,900	12,400
Lejeune Shooting Club	5,900	2,150
Oakland Plantation R&G		2,500
Old Hickory R & PC, Bostic, NC	22,025	55,755	44,900	39,200	47,100
Old Hickory GC, Wilson, NC	26,400	30,300	19,200	16,325	7,100
Polk County Gun Club	4,400	1,400
Rockingham County Gun Club	26,200	34,800	36,800	44,150	42,050
Watauga Gun Club	53,900	54,375	25,200	32,200	33,600
Clubs Total for Year	736,775	1,005,675	705,150	745,475	669,425

NC Shooters Life-Time High Target Attainment (as of 8/31/2011)

	SINGLES				HANDICAP			DOUBLES
1		Charlie Brown	156,400	1	Charlie Brown	131,550	1	Ken Duncan	109,850
2		Glenn Miller	141,900	2	Glenn Miller	129,850	2	Charlie Brown	106,600
3		George Ponton	136,700	3	Dennis Taylor	118,925	3	William Howe	102,150
4		Dennis Taylor	134,850	4	Bob Schultz	111,550	4	Dennis Taylor	91,450
5		William Howe	129,650	5	Ken Duncan	109,000	5	Glenn Miller	83,300
6		W.P. Jenkins	114,100	6	William Howe	102,550	6	Bob Schultz	81,750
7		Ken Duncan	111,000	7	George Ponton	95,800	7	George Ponton	80,000
8		Randy Jones	106,800	8	Gay Corpening	88,350	8	John Crook	77,000
9		Clifton Dowdy	103,400	9	John Crook	83,525	9	Gay Corpening	76,050
10		P. E. Davis	102,200	10	Randy Jones	80,500	10	Randy Jones	73,500