Sussex Interclub HFT 2015 - Round 2 Results

[biggles]

Hi everyone (again)

SIHFT 2015 Round 2 over and done – just 8 to go

And what a great day Ford HFT laid out for us – thanks guys and gals and thanks to the burger crew too.

The weather was unseasonably un-Ford like. No gales, though strong and variable enough at times to make you wonder whether to give it inside edge of kill or edge of plate, with decisions changing by the millisecond. There was no rain, and even a bit of sun toward the end of the round and in time for the badge ceremony. Talking of which, the new 2015 badges were present today and looking rather good with their white background.

Somewhat lower than usual turnout (49) and no Juniors/Primary class entrants. Hope the new UKAHFT rule (youngster shooting after the parent/guardian) didn’t put you off. Please let us know if this played any part in your absence – I suspect just other commitments/attractions.

Here are the scores on the doors. Please let me know a.s.a.p. if you spot anything you think is amiss.

Name		Club	Class	Score	%	Badge	T(eam)
Mike	Burgess	Swallows	O	59	100.0%	Gold	T
Tony	Archer	Iden Fern	O	58	98.3%	Gold	T
Rudy	Goldslade	Oaks	O	58	98.3%	Gold	T
Jon	Fairman	Oaks	O	57	96.6%	Gold	T
Vince	Holland	Horsham	O	57	96.6%	Gold	T
Bob	Pattenden	Oaks	O	57	96.6%	Gold	T
Richard	Woods	Horsham	O	57	96.6%	Gold	T
Nigel	Buchan	Buxted	O	56	94.9%	Gold	T
Graeme	Cargan	Oaks	O	56	94.9%	Gold	T
Gary	Morrison	Buxted	O	56	94.9%	Gold	T
Derek	Watson	Horsham	O	56	94.9%	Gold	T
Mike	Byford	Oaks	O	55	93.2%	Gold
Gary	Chillingworth	Buxted	O	55	93.2%	Gold	T
Steve	Light	Horsham	O	55	93.2%	Gold	T
Charles	Peal	Oaks	O	55	93.2%	Gold	T
Andy	Simpson	Buxted	O	55	93.2%	Gold	T
Jenny	Stone	Horsham	O	55	93.2%	Gold	T
Eric	Bynum	Horsham	O	54	91.5%	Silver
Eli	McCullough	Swallows	O	54	91.5%	Silver	T
Justin	Rayner	Buxted	O	54	91.5%	Silver	T
Lewis	Hodges	Oaks	O	53	89.8%	Silver
Kim	Lum	Swallows	O	53	89.8%	Silver	T
Simon	Williams	Oaks	O	53	89.8%	Silver
Roger	Dibbens	Buxted	O	52	88.1%	Silver
Vince	Guy	Swallows	O	52	88.1%	Silver	T
Phil	Moody	Horsham	O	52	88.1%	Silver
Steb	Martinez	Ford	O	51	86.4%	Silver	T
Chris	Tyhurst	Oaks	R	51	86.4%	Gold
Gary	Friend	Oaks	O	50	84.7%	Silver
Kevin	Hills	Buxted	O	50	84.7%	Silver
Peter	Pacer	Iden Fern	O	50	84.7%	Silver	T
Chris	Roberts	Oaks	O	50	84.7%	Silver
Justin	Roberts	Ford	O	50	84.7%	Silver	T
Aaron	Friend	Oaks	O	49	83.1%	Bronze
Nick	Byrne	Visitor	.22	48	81.4%	Silver
Jon	Kelly	Buxted	O	48	81.4%	Bronze
Rick	Bowell	Iden Fern	O	47	79.7%	Bronze	T
Nigel	Tostevin	Oaks	O	47	79.7%	Bronze
Richard	Chase	Ford	O	46	78.0%	Bronze	T
Steven	Haworth	Visitor	O	46	78.0%	Bronze
Steve	Noakes	Swallows	O	46	78.0%	Bronze	T
Anthony	Smith	Horsham	O	46	78.0%	Bronze
Spencer	Bailey	Buxted	O	45	76.3%	Bronze
Paul	Corbett	Visitor	O	45	76.3%	Bronze
Peter	Epps	Ford	O	43	72.9%		T
Greet	Hopper	Ford	L	43	72.9%	Bronze	T
Dave	Standing	Swallows	R	42	71.2%	Bronze
John	Kirkwood	Horsham	.22	41	69.5%	Bronze
Gerry	Jellicoe	Swallows	O	38	64.4%

Prize drawer winners today were :

• Mike Burgess – the £25 cash prize, and
• Jenny Stone – the Air Arms goody bag

Team scores today and points won under our new scheme are :

Club	Round 2	Total Points
Oaks	283	24
Horsham	280	22
Buxted	276	20
Iden Fern	243	17
Swallows	264	17
Ford	233	14

There was one error in club member allocation which had gone unnoticed at the end of the shoot. This has changed the team score totals. The above numbers are (or should be) correct. Iden Fern were 2 members light to make up their team so had extra cards drawn at random (collecting an additional 88 points)

Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of Round 3 at Swallows FTC on Sunday the 31^st May. In the meantime, I expect a bunch of us will be meeting up in deepest north Wales at Fort next weekend for the 2^nd and 3^rd rounds of this year’s UKAHFT series.

And finally …. For those of you wondering just how many of us managed to knock over the free stander, the answer was (for me) a surprising 28.6%. How on earth did I fail on that ONE!!! Rats

Biggles

[si7777777]

Thank you Fordies
Well shot Mike! Don't worry about that rat, I'm sure everyone will have forgotten about it and not remind you for ages and ages
Si

[Topher]

Thanks Fordies for a great morning, really nice course

well done Biggles what a score oh yea sorry about the coffee

[Bob P]

Nice one Fordites, Nice one Biggles.
Looking forward to Swallows.
Bob

[cargs68]

thanks ford for a great course.
well done mike on your 59
thanks to steve and eric for the company.

graeme

[Sasquatch]

Enjoyed the day so much.
Thank you for your company Jelly and Gary with Somme laughs on the way.

I have to thank the Mr Moley the mole catcher for helping me sort out my parallax.
It seems to have helped.

See you at swallows

[jon f]

a great day ...thanks to all who put in effort to help the event

[Spannerb]

a great day ...thanks to all who put in effort to help the event

EXCELLENT DAY OUT.... EVEN WITH THE SCORE I POSTED... I COULD L IVE WITH A 45 every shoot if I had the laughs I had today...
THANKS FORD...and Jon arron gary Kim ..the list goes on
Cheers Spence

[simmmo]

Good course today Fordies, but where was the Ford target?

Well shot Biggles obviously zeroed in the wind.

Monkey.

[risingfriend]

Cheers Ford great mornings shooting and congrats Mike on the 59. Second what spencer said top banter made up for the score lol

[blackscale]

Thanks Fordies, good course, always gets me that concrete, only missed a stander in the two woods!...

Shot like a Spanner, shot with a spanner..(not Dicky i might add)..

Ta! XX

[Roger Dibbens]

Got warned the wind here was dreadful - but weather couldn't have been kinder - thanks for sorting that out!
I though it was a great course and I'm chuffed to bits with my first silver!

Rog

[Alegazmoz]

Great morning.
Couple of our noobs shot 50 and over, thanks for that Fordies.
Same again for the 'Oaks' travelling to Fort next weekend.
TTFN

[Backup boy]

and the parking was well sorted

[fastnick]

Just wanted to say a big thank you to Ford AGC and SIHFT for not only letting the 3 reprobates/visitors from Meon Valley come along yesterday, but also for laying on what was an excellent day’s shooting.

I became “hooked” on the UKAHFT format earlier on this year when I did a few of last winter’s Southern Hunter Series, and judging by my colleagues comments on the way home both of them are now similarly smitten. In fact, they couldn’t shut up about what a great day they’d had, how delighted they were to have gained a couple of badges, and what a friendly bunch the chaps from all the Sussex clubs are. Needless to say, all three of us will be at the next round at Swallows (thanks Mike!)

Things we liked about the shoot yesterday:

a) How welcome we were made (despite the three of us sometimes being a little bit “vocal” of our enjoyment as we made our way around the course!)
b) That the wind at Ford was kind on our first visit, giving us a nice and gentle introduction to the venue – and even the rain held off! 
c) The course – varied, interesting and v.enjoyable.
d) Whilst all three of us typically achieve higher scores when we shoot in competitions such as the Central Southern FTA Winter League (different rules - 2 pegs to each lane, etc.), we feel that shooting to UKAHFT Rules presents not only a greater challenge but that it also gives a stronger degree of motivation to raise our game and improve our level of shooting
e) The banter – as mentioned above, a really great group of people whose company and wit we enjoyed hugely

Things we didn’t like yesterday:
a) Not bringing a shooting mat – that concrete is very unforgiving on the elbows (lesson learned for next time!)
b) Having to go home
c) Having to wait 3 weeks until the next round at Swallows

ATB, Nick (fat fellow with a .22 )