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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.

 

February 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Benn Baker, Overall High Gun at the 2024 South Australian Skeet Titles.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman’s Report
2025 National Trap Championships
2024 Taipan Shield Results
2024 State Postal Teams Results
Vale Lynne Curtis
Robert Scalzone Cup
2024 South Australian State Skeet Titles
Psychological Skills for Shooting
Waratah Notes
Break Badges
‘Around the Traps’ Shooting in Tasmania
ACTA New Members
Competition Results: VCTA, QCTA, TCTA, WACTA, NTCTA, NSWCTA, SACTA
100 Targets Double Barrel at Wonthaggi
Bega Kicks Off 2025 with Tarraganda Open
Maryborough GC Christmas Shoot
National Skeet Winners
National Trap Winners 1936–present
Trap AA Elite
Skeet AA Elite
Shoot Calendar
2025 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application


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