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Tim Catling

Tim Catling Age: 80
ACTA Club: Katanning Clay Target Club
Preferred Discipline: Any Shooting
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: 21
Years Clay Target Shooting: 60th year in shooting
Shooting Achievements:

1968 National Title in Point score (this record stood for 40 years)
1984 National Title in Champion of Champions
Many 2nd and 3rd placings.
14 Mackintosh Teams
64 WA State Teams
Founding member of the Coaching Council in 1978 and still coaching.
6 years on National Executive
Approx. 30 years on WACTA
Life member of Katanning and WACTA
2002 won gold in World Veterans Title
I feel my best achievements have been to help the sport develoop and I have always been supportive of the rules and their importance. I have shoot marshalled 10 major championships, and enjoyed working with some wonderful people. My 10c contributed has returned at least 1000%. I have a total of 300 sashes and badges, including 12 for sporting and skeet.

Other Interests: Played golf for 55 years, lowest handicap of 2. Played golf for Australia and WA. Tried nearly every other sport known.
Other Personal Info: Wife - Doreen, 3 daughters and 2 step children. Farmed all my working life, a life I loved. Have travelled to many parts of the globe, including 2 hunts in Africa.

 

May 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Alex Smith of New Zealand, Overall National High Gun at the 2025 ACTA National Skeet Championships.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
ACTA National Skeet Championships
2025 State Teams
Gold and Silver for Australia – Penny Smith, Mitch Iles
Waratah Notes
Bendigo Ticked all the Boxes
Break Badges
ACTA New Members
An Ode from the Phantom
Southwest Blue Manna Carnival
Shooting Australia Confirms 2025 Categorised Athletes
Shooting Australia World Cup Teams
Psychological Skills for Shooting
NSW State Sporting Clays and Sportrap Championships
Northern Zone Sporting Championship – Silkwood
Competition Results: VCTA 71, TCTA 74, QCTA 74, WACTA 80, NSWCTA 80, SACTA
ACTA Coaching Contact
100 Target Compak Championship to Robbie Hall
Atherton Hosts Northern Zone Ladies Coaching Clinic
Annual 2 Day Shoot at Burdekin
Shoot Calendar
Great Day at Bega
2025 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application


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