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Another
year has passed with the handicap system working both in NANIA and Central,
numbers are either holding there own or increasing in NANIA. I
would like to point out that the biggest handicap you can get is the block that
you draw. This year has seen some of the best and the worse in the 45 years I
have been chopping. Good meetings attract Axemen, bad ones go broke. Taumarunui (2) and Waitomo (3) meetings used A
disappointing aspect of hosting these events for the clubs was enduring the
politics that went with it. Rules are made by the correct channels and should
be followed, not allowing Axemen or Officials to run their own agenda’s. Clubs
do not need to have these matters raised in the public view or at a time of
their events when pressure is already upon to run the day, they should be held
over to an Annual General Meeting and an open forum discussion. Each
year I receive a print out of the Axemen in our area which shows money won,
penalties and lifts, number of meetings attended and it clearly shows that the
money is being won by those who are doing their homework, the marks are not
moving out or in to such an extent which can cause problems to other Axemen.
This clearly shows that the handicap system in our area is working in the
manner that is keeping our Axemen happy as I don’t hear any dissent out there. On
behalf of all those who attended we appreciate what |