Hi All
Sorry this post is late (again), but this week is was not down to family or friends but simply one of getting over tiredness. Yup, yours truly was definitely cream crackered by the time I got home and needed a brief respite before a long soak in the shower; feeling almost human again now.
And I expect I was not alone among Swallows FTC members feeling the aches of many days hard work to prepare today’s course for you. As a result, I’ll kick off by naming the crew who gave so much of their time. Gerry and Stewart Jellicoe (equipment and ground clearance, shed management and cooking), Steve Noakes, Dave, Carla, Vince, Kim and Peter who contributed between them many days effort collecting together our new target lofting posts, putting out ropes, hacking brambles and 7’ tall nettles and the course setting itself yesterday. Thank you all – lots and lots and lots. One extra special thanks to Steve Noakes for hand making our new club-related Swallows In Flight target. I’d love to have seen it in its original placement, where the birds were above the horizon and silhouetted against the skyline. It will be in future, when we’ve tweaked the knock-down paddle so there’s no daylight showing when placed so high above the peg position.
Anyway …. At last, here are the results from SIHFT Round 4. Please, as usual, let me know a.s.a.p. (by email or BBS PM) in the event that you spot any suspected errors or omissions.
Name Club Class Score % Badge T(eam) Tony Archer Iden Fern O 59 100.0% Gold T Mike Burgess Swallows O 59 100.0% Gold T Mike Byford Oaks O 59 100.0% Gold T Eric Bynum Horsham O 58 98.3% Gold T Nigel Wheal Iden Fern O 58 98.3% Gold T Graeme Cargan Oaks O 57 96.6% Gold T Rudy Goldslade Oaks O 57 96.6% Gold T Steve Light Swallows O 57 96.6% Gold T John McDonald Buxted O 57 96.6% Gold T Bob Pattenden Oaks R 57 96.6% Gold T Aaron Friend Oaks O 56 94.9% Gold T Andy Simpson Buxted O 56 94.9% Gold T Jon Fairman Oaks O 55 93.2% Gold Charles Peal Oaks O 55 93.2% Gold Chris Silcock Horsham O 55 93.2% Gold T Anthony Smith Visitor O 55 93.2% Gold Stuart Woods Buxted O 55 93.2% Gold T Vince Guy Swallows O 54 91.5% Silver T Justin Roberts Ford O 54 91.5% Silver T Sam Robinson Buxted R 54 91.5% Gold T Chris Tyhurst Oaks O 54 91.5% Silver Simon Williams Oaks O 54 91.5% Silver Barry Blackham Ford O 53 89.8% Silver T Richard Gallop Buxted O 53 89.8% Silver Kim Lum Swallows O 53 89.8% Silver T Gary Morrison Buxted O 53 89.8% Silver T Steve Nailor Buxted O 53 89.8% Silver Roy Pearce Iden Fern R 53 89.8% Gold T Chris Roberts Oaks R 53 89.8% Gold Terry Aiken Oaks O 52 88.1% Silver Jeremy Follis Ford O 52 88.1% Silver T Philip Jacobs Horsham O 52 88.1% Silver T Mariusz Morzuch Visitor O 52 88.1% Silver Dean Stride Horsham O 52 88.1% Silver T Simon Whittick Horsham O 52 88.1% Silver T Mark Wood Buxted O 52 88.1% Silver Laurence Ray Oaks R 51 86.4% Silver Tas Violaris Horsham O 51 86.4% Bronze Derek Watson Horsham R 51 86.4% Silver Nigel Buchan Buxted O 50 84.7% Bronze Richard Chase Ford O 50 84.7% Bronze T Steve Noakes Swallows O 50 84.7% Bronze Justin Rayner Buxted O 50 84.7% Bronze Luke Fletcher Horsham O 49 83.1% Bronze Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 49 83.1% Silver T Carla Chambers Swallows O 48 81.4% Bronze Nigel Hammond Buxted O 48 81.4% Bronze Phil Moody Horsham O 48 81.4% Bronze Maciek Pajek Horsham O 48 81.4% Bronze Alex Noakes Swallows P 47 79.7% Gold T Eddie Phillips Ford O 47 79.7% Bronze T Dave Pickett Buxted O 47 79.7% Bronze Dave Standing Swallows O 47 79.7% Bronze Gary Friend Oaks O 46 78.0% Kate Gold Oaks L 46 78.0% Bronze Steb Martinez Ford O 46 78.0% Bethan Whittick Horsham L 46 78.0% Bronze Bradley Hoelger Horsham O 45 76.3% Tom Lum Swallows J 45 76.3% Bronze Bob Morris Ford R 45 76.3% Bronze Peter Epps Ford O 43 72.9% Graham Simons Visitor O 41 69.5% Kaitlin Simons Visitor J 39 66.1%
For all/any of you who were unable to stay after the shoot to collect your badge, please remind us when you attend any future SIHFT round and we’ll happily hand you one of the right colour in exchange for small change (unless you’re in either Junior or Primary Class, in which case the badges are FREE )
For those same people, you missed out on an opportunity to win either today’s £32 cash draw or the Air Arms goody bag – for these prizes you HAVE to be present when your name comes out of the bag
Team scores today and cumulatively are :
Club Round 4 Total Oaks 286 1115 Buxted 275 1061 Swallows 274 1052 Horsham 269 1056 Iden Fern 269 1023 Ford 256 1001
Oaks go ahead by a further 11 points and, even this early in the season, are beginning to look like the uncatchables. Swallows FTC (yes, I know it was on our home territory) so very nearly made it in to today’s 2nd spot. If only I’d not mucked up that gimme rat on peg 8
Another short break now before we ascend middle Weald to the land of Hobbits – meeting on July 6th in the dastardly woods of Buxted.
Happy shooting in the meantime ….
Biggles