Hi All　

Wow; what a hot one. And I am, of course, talking about the weather rather than the shooting. Hot shots were the exception rather than the rule today, with way above average scores for the 3 (yes, just a meagre THREE) Gold badge winners. And the average was waaay down there, among the lowest ever seen at a SIHFT series shoot – even Silver and Bronze badges were difficult to come by.　

And, of course, all the badge winners went home empty handed and will have to hang on to their £2 coins until we meet again at the Oaks, thank to yours truly’s brain overlooking the need to pack them in the car. That lapse was combined with forgetting to pick up my shooting jacket – which almost certainly explains my pretty awful result. I’m sure it had nothing whatsoever to do with miss-ranging or hoicking the trigger on the free stander, to be followed by the dull sound of lead on wood. Doh !!! 　

The scores and medals (or lack of them) must reflect a course which, in practice, proved much tricksier that it’s setters intended or expected, especially with the lack of a significant breeze. Well done Buxted – great fun – though not entirely leading to the team result you had, I’m sure, hoped for (see below).　

Here are the full results – in the usual format – and with the usual request for you to PM me if you believe you spot any errors or omissions.
Name Club Class Score % Badge T(eam)
Sam Robinson Buxted O 59 100.0% Gold T
Tony Archer Iden Fern O 56 94.9% Gold T
Charles Peal Oaks O 56 94.9% Gold T
Andy Simpson Buxted O 54 91.5% Silver T
Mike Byford Oaks O 53 89.8% Silver T
Jon Fairman Oaks O 53 89.8% Silver T
Bob Pattenden Oaks O 53 89.8% Silver T
Graham Sinclair Horsham O 53 89.8% Silver T
Adam Stennar Iden Fern O 53 89.8% Silver T
Bruce Stevenson Iden Fern O 53 89.8% Silver T
Derek Watson Horsham O 53 89.8% Silver T
Eric Bynum Horsham O 52 88.1% Silver T
Peter Goodwin Iden Fern O 52 88.1% Silver T
John Turnbull Buxted O 52 88.1% Silver T
Steve Nailor Buxted O 51 86.4% Bronze T
Chris Tyhurst Oaks O 51 86.4% Bronze T
Nigel Wheal Iden Fern O 50 84.7% Bronze T
Kyle Wood Horsham O 50 84.7% Bronze T
Mike Burgess Swallows O 49 83.1% Bronze T
Tim Clark Oaks O 49 83.1% Bronze
Ben Davies Buxted O 49 83.1% Bronze T
Andrew Duckworth Buxted O 49 83.1% Bronze
Kim Lum Buxted O 49 83.1% Bronze
Colin Davidson Iden Fern O 48 81.4% Bronze
Darren Hynes Iden Fern O 48 81.4% Bronze
Rob Simpson Ford O 48 81.4% Bronze T
Ryan Stennar Iden Fern J 48 81.4% Silver
Graeme Cargan Oaks O 47 79.7% Bronze
John McDonald Buxted O 47 79.7% Bronze
Dave Pickett Buxted O 47 79.7% Bronze
Terry Aiken Oaks O 46 78.0%
John Carliell Iden Fern O 46 78.0%
Mick Foster Iden Fern O 46 78.0%
Steve Light Horsham O 46 78.0%
Gary Morrison Buxted O 46 78.0%
James Parnell Horsham O 46 78.0% T
Darren Cruttenden Iden Fern O 45 76.3%
Ashley Poile Buxted O 45 76.3%
Nigel Buchan Buxted O 44 74.6%
Steb Martinez Ford O 44 74.6% T
Steve Noakes Swallows O 44 74.6% T
Justin Rayner Visitor O 44 74.6%
Tas Violaris Horsham O 44 74.6%
Andy Cart Oaks O 43 72.9%
Mick Maynard Horsham O 43 72.9%
Neil Chitty Buxted O 42 71.2%
Peter Pacer Iden Fern O 42 71.2%
Eddie Phillips Ford O 42 71.2% T
Justin Roberts Ford O 42 71.2% T
Barry Blackham Ford O 41 69.5% T
Chris Roberts Oaks R 39 66.1%
Dave Standing Swallows O 39 66.1% T
Luke Blackwell Iden Fern O 38 64.4%
Laurence Ray Oaks R 38 64.4%
Scott Stennar Iden Fern J 38 64.4%
Bob Morris Ford R 36 61.0%
Roy Pearce Iden Fern R 35 59.3%
Dave Walden Swallows R 35 59.3% T
Carla Chambers Swallows O 34 57.6% T
Barbara Pearce Iden Fern O 34 57.6%
David Sharp Horsham R 34 57.6%
Emelia Kozlowski Iden Fern O 33 55.9%
Owen Johnson Oaks P 32 54.2%
Glen Bradley Buxted O 30 50.8%
Philip Jacobs Horsham O DNF
Caroline Stewart Iden Fern O DNF
Jason Wells Buxted O DNF

　
Team Results – now exactly half way through the SIHFT 2013 series, it’s getting ever closer at the top. Lots still to play for and no room to relax
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total
Buxted 289 276 267 273 265 1370
Oaks 285 271 270 275 266 1367
Iden Fern 278 267 274 277 264 1360
Horsham 280 267 266 279 254 1346
Ford 269 256 258 264 217 1264
Swallows 243 212 231 263 201 1150

　

Round 6 coming up in two weeks, to be hosted by Mile Oak on Sunday 21st July.　

Remember that it’s after you’ve entered results in 6 rounds that you begin to drop your lowest scores and the individual championship finally begins to take shape. As we are not yet at that stage this year, I am going to delay publishing (on the SIHFT website) the full tables. Sorry if this decision upsets some of our pot hunters.　

Biggles