Hayne is 3D King

Another fantastic turnout of archers complemented what was a challenging 3D shoot , the targets were set out with cunning intent by range captains Greg Donovan and Gordon White , with help setting up from club members, the result of which saw a total of 54 competitors participate on what was a splendid day for shooting . With archers coming from far and wide including such places as Mudgee, Tamworth, Barradine, Murrurindi and even a visitor from Tasmania, to test their mettle against the Gunnedah course. In what was his final shoot before the upcoming national titles at easter which is to be held at Alice Springs, Bernie Hayne scored a hard fought narrow victory from the ever present John Clark with James Bush rounding out the top 3 spots in the hotly contested sighted division. Hayne , like a pressure cooker, has been slowly building over the last 6 months, recording some respectable scores, with this win no doubt boosting his confidence for his endeavours at an attempt at a national title. The entire Hayne family is making the pilgrimage to the red centre for what should be a great shoot, with both Bernie & son Zac looking to impress on the score card, the club wishes them all the best. In the bare bow compound division Karen Hudson led from start to finish in a dominant display, with daylight second ,the only one with any answer to Hudson’s dazzling repertoire of shots was the old warhorse himself , Neville ‘nifty’ White , who still continues to produce quality scores, Ann Stubbs rounded out the placings with a serviceable third. Jed Hayes led the junior’s home, with the rest finding the going tough, with Lachlan Boyd 2nd and Jack Ross in 3rd, which was the result of some unaccommodating target placement. The new shooters at the club are performing well and recording some pleasing scores, with this being, for a lot of them, their first 3D shoot from the standard paper target game they have been accustomed to. The clubs next shoot will be this weekend 17/3/13, consisting of a 3 arrow round on the boundary range. Results: Sighted division: 750 Bernie Hayne, 746 John Clark, 742 James Bush, 734 Sebastian Donovan, Brad Mulherin, 730 Zac Hayne, 724 Gordon White, 724 Peter Bush, 722 Stuart Dolbel, 722 Michael Rulen, 702 Brandon Thrift, 692 Tim Hayes, 688 Mark Daley, 656 Craig Poeschl, 650 Brendon Footit, 634 Simon Taylor, 606 Trent Ross, 590 Mark Stevenson, 588 Denise Stevenson, 582 Kate Hamilton, 546 Mark Gardiner, 348 Matt Kelly, 328 Tracy Redgrove, 308 Richard Redgrove, 256 Matt Kersley Compound division: 630 Karen Hudson, 580 Neville White, 514 Ann Stubbs, 494 Brian Taylor, 368 Sharon Boyd, 218 Kate Harris Recurve division: 556 Peter Stubbs, 308 Norm Webster, 296 Phill Greenwood, 218 Andrew Poeschl, 192 Kathleen Gardiner Junior sighted division: 678 Jed Hayes, 612 Lachlan Boyd, 592 Jack Ross, 500 Matt Ross, 494 Zachary Gardiner Junior compound division: 502 Gordon Harris, 452 Jacob Newcombe, 438 Connor Poeschl, 188 Tristan Poeschl Junior recurve division: 398 Callan Webster, 356 Paul Webster, 182 Jim Pease, 76 Jade Gardiner, 66 Gillian Harris62 Max Gardiner Ungraded: 266 Peter Bishop, 232 Connor Bishop, 134 Peter Curwen