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 31st May. In the meantime, I expect a bunch of us will be meeting up in deepest north Wales at Fort next weekend for the 2nd and 3rd 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