To: Mr John Byrnes - President of the ACTA

Mr Mark McInnes - Chairperson of the Rules Committee

I am writing on behalf of many Skeet shooters to request that Skeet

target distances be returned to the same standard as NSSA to

properly align our sport with the standard that is shot at the World

Shoot in San Antonio each year. I note with great applause, in the

Presidents column in the latest ACTA newsletter, that an Australian

team will be selected to go to the World Championship in 2001. I

am certain that their performance will be severely frustrated if they

are unfamiliar with speed of the NSSA targets.

The NSSA standard is 60 yards minimum in still air. I do not know

how our Australian skeet targets got relegated to 50 metres. All

the other skeet field dimensions and standards are faithfully converted

from Imperial to Metric except for 60 yards to 54.84 metres or 55

metres rounded to a sensible figure. The extra distance means extra

speed at release and the faster targets are more stable and consistent.

This translates into FAIRER competition and better scores generally.

You should also note that many Skeet targets (unlike trap targets)

are shot towards the end of their trajectories.

I ask that this matter be addressed as a matter of urgency. It will be

beneficial to all concerned if we can have our 55 metre standard

returned for this years Skeet Nationals at Wagga.

Sincerely, Laurie Sceresini