STRAIGHT SHOOTERS: Marangai Archery Club mates Rob McMillan and Gustav Bam were standouts at the National Archery Outdoor Championships in Trentham last week.
Whanganuii straight shooter Rob McMillan has claimed his 28th national title and cemented his name in the record books at the National Archery Outdoor Championships at Trentham last week.
McMillan and wife Maureen were instrumental in setting up the Marangai Archers Club and accompanied several members down to the championships
to brave the radically changing conditions in the Hutt Valley.
"It was a battle for our shooters," Maureen McMillan said.
"Wind, rain, sunshine, they coped the lot. The first day was spectacular but as the week went on the weather decided not to give them a break."
McMillan went into this national event lacking confidence after little or no practice leading up to the championship, but his class shone through.
McMillan won gold in his division on accumulated points from the 720 and 1440 shoots, silvers in the clout and match play and bronze in the field shoot. Marangai club mate Gustav Bam claimed bronze in his grade for points accumulated in the same events and also a bronze for the field shoot..
