Mike, Just a note of thanks from our club at

Redcliffe Queensland Australia. We purchased 3 X CT45 Canterbury traps

to replace our twin turret traps that had reached their use buy date.

With the able assistance of your agent Dennis Harwood these units were

commissioned late November 2010. The difference was immediately apparant

the single arm CT45's target presentation and consistency was

remarkable. Target breakages were next to negligible not only saving $$

for the club but also increased shooter satisfaction, as we all know

there is nothing more frustrating than lose of concentration due to trap

mechanical failure and broken targets. After nearly 12 months of

operation and in excess of 40,000 targets per unit we have experienced

no mechanical issues with the CT45's. The Redcliffe club attributes much

of its recent growth to the the Canterbury traps, pre installation we

hosted 2 to 3 squads 10 - 15 shooters at our monthly shoots we now

attract an average of 7 - 9 squads 35 - 45 shooters since the word has

gotten around. Our club membership has nearly doubled during this

period. This has been a large turn around in the fortunes of our club,

we have no doubt that by giving the shooters a competitive program with

reliable and consistent targets we are on a winning formula. I am happy

to be contacted by any club that may be considering installing

Canterbury CT45 traps.

Thanks again to Canterbury.

Bill Slegtenhorst
President RCCTC Mob 0488 488 628

 

The Canterbury AutoTrench is a very effective alternative to installing a full bunker. It enables me to train for international bunker trap in almost the same way that a regular bunker would, except now I don't have to drive to the other side of Pennsylvania to shoot because it is at my fingertips down the road. The ability to change the program and the speed at the touch of a button or turn of a bolt is going to be so advantageous towards my ability to adapt to all kinds of targets, which is a very important part of the game. Since we shoot at all different places, the targets fly differently or at different speeds when set to distance. For example, somewhere like Colorado Springs, Colorado at an elevation over 6,000 feet, the targets float through the air and hit the distance mark but are flying very slow. Now I can turn back the speed of the targets on the Canterbury and can prepare better for an upcoming range. It is very easy to set up and run and it holds a lot of targets so I'm not constantly having to go reload the machine. I really love the ability to pick any target from any program and manually set targets so I can pin point some trouble areas and focus on certain targets.
I also love the practice mode that allows me to set the machine for all of the left-hand targets of a certain program, or the right or center targets. I can easily press the back button and re shoot any target that I would like to, which is very convenient and there is very little messing around with the computer or tech stuff. My main excitement is the fact that I have been able to shoot every day without having to drive for hours and stay over in a hotel for the weekend or so. Being able to shoot everyday is going to make me a much better shooter and I am very thankful for the invention of this machine. It makes training much easier and more accessible, and for only a fraction of the price of a full bunker. I'm excited to see what the future holds.

Brandi Hobbs

Inverell RSM Clay Target Club Northern Zone Continental Championship
carnival was held on the 19th & 20th March, 2011.Saturday dawned
with an overcast sky.Upon squadding the 52 shooters that had come to
shoot for the NSW ball trap championship, competition got underway
with the 50 target Northern Zone Ball Trap Championship.  
Competition was hotly contested with Kim Nealon from Richmond River
taking out the overall championship with a 48/50.

Thank you must be given to Bruce Rickard from Canterbury Voice
release for the loan of a full set of brand new ball trap speakers,
stands and the coin token box.  Mike Owens from Canterbury Trap
International for the upgrade to the consol, programming and loan of
the equipment. Thank you also to Steve Whitehead from Auto Trench
Australia for the loan of the Auto Trench unit, bunker, trailer,
delivery and pick up that enable the titles to go ahead.
The Auto Trench unit and its smooth function was an integral part to
the shoot and to deal with the above people has been a pleasure.

Until the next news from the Inverell RSM Clay Target club - happy
shooting.



50T NSW Ball Trap champion Kim Nealon with Matt Colley 
the president of Inverell CTC.



Sash winners from the weekends events.

Narromine Clay Target Club Inc, had the use of
the Auto Trench machine at its Annual 2 day shoot. All the shooters who
tried it were impressed with its ability to throw all nine trench
programs as well as being able to set on any single target in any
program to practice repeatedly at the touch of a couple of buttons. This
machine is exactly what remote clubs of NSW who don't have access to a
trench layout without traveling 300 to 500km have been waiting for.
Narromine Club would like to thank Steve Whitehead & Canterbury for
their hassle free assistance in the use of their demo trap. Narromine is
certainly going to try all avenues to purchase one of these Auto Trench
machine's to help our western zone in the field of trench shooting.	

IAN PIDDINGTON

craftsmanhomesdubbo@bigpond.com.au