Hi Everyone

BIG thanks to Horsham Hawkies for putting out yet another great course. Targets in the field were ‘played’ with by a very variable and gusty breeze, while in the woods we had lanes which had you searching for the light switch.

58 entries never the less had fun, especially some of the Meon crew testing their skills to the absolute limit with a range of boingers. I hope you all got a glimpse of Steve Haworth’s Mauser K98 springer, complete with a WWII 2.5 mag scope – amazing. Granted, he achieved more doughnuts than knock-overs, but a very bold (mad ) effort. It would not surprise me if the whole course heard his scream of delight when he knocked over the lane 11 kneeler. In spite of this, I suspect that this may be among Steve’s dropped scores.

Here is the full set of results …..
Firstname Surname Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam)
Charles Peal Oaks O 58 58 100.0% Gold T
Tony Archer Iden Fern O 57 57 98.3% G T
Colin Wilson Maldon O 57 57 98.3% G T
Don Berrington Horsham O 56 56 96.6% G T
Mike Burgess Swallows O 56 56 96.6% G T
Kevin Catt Meon Valley O 56 56 96.6% G T
Aaron Friend Oaks O 56 56 96.6% G T
Kevin Hills Buxted O 56 56 96.6% G T
Justin Rayner Buxted O 56 56 96.6% G T
Graeme Cargan Oaks O 55 55 94.8% G T
Roger Dibbens Buxted O 55 55 94.8% G T
Lewis Hodges Oaks O 55 55 94.8% G T
Steve Miller Meon Valley O 55 55 94.8% G T
Maciek Pajek Horsham O 55 55 94.8% G T
Simon Williams Oaks O 55 55 94.8% G T
Nick Byrne Meon Valley O 54 54 93.1% G T
Rudy Goldslade Oaks O 54 54 93.1% G
Philip Jacobs Horsham O 54 54 93.1% G T
Adam Longhurst Buxted O 54 54 93.1% G T
Andy Simpson Buxted O 54 54 93.1% G T
Nigel Buchan Buxted O 53 53 91.4% Silver
Russ Conner Buxted O 53 53 91.4% S
Nigel Hammond Buxted O 53 53 91.4% S
Darren Hynes Iden Fern O 53 53 91.4% S T
Chris Roberts Oaks O 53 53 91.4% S
Ewan Hobbs Iden Fern O 52 52 89.7% S T
Gary Morrison Buxted O 52 52 89.7% S
Jon Newton-May Buxted O 52 52 89.7% S
Terry Trott Meon Valley R 52 52 89.7% G T
Don Vickers Meon Valley O 52 52 89.7% S T
Peter Goodwin Iden Fern O 51 51 87.9% S T
Jean Greatrex Maldon L 51 51 87.9% G T
Nigel Wood Buxted R 51 51 87.9% G
Rex Bennett Maldon R 50 50 86.2% G T
Stephen Cumming Meon Valley O 50 50 86.2% S
Pat Fitzgerald Ford .22 50 50 86.2% G T
Steb Martinez Ford O 50 50 86.2% S T
Phil Moody Horsham O 50 50 86.2% S T
Peter Pacer Iden Fern O 49 49 84.5% S T
Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 49 49 84.5% S
Damian Walker Oaks O 49 49 84.5% S
Stuart Tennent Meon Valley R 48 48 82.8% S
Derek Watson Horsham R 47 47 81.0% S T
Rick Bowell Iden Fern O 46 46 79.3% Bronze
Dan Hawes Iden Fern R 45 45 77.6% S
Justin Roberts Ford O 45 45 77.6% B T
Shaun Willson Oaks O 45 45 77.6% B
Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 44 44 75.9% S
Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 43 43 74.1%
Lisa Bowell Iden Fern L 42 42 72.4% B
John Meekin Meon Valley O 42 42 72.4%
Glen Turner Ford O 42 42 72.4% T
John Browning Visitor O 41 41 70.7%
Ramon San Juan Horsham O 39 39 67.2%
Kevin Seager Meon Valley .22 37 37 63.8%
Gabriel Hobbs Iden Fern P 33 37 56.9% B
Steven Haworth Meon Valley R 26 26 44.8%
Kevin Wickson Buxted O DNF

Please let me know a.s.a.p. if you spot anything you think is amiss.

Lots of Platinums issued, including new ones won by Aaron Friend and Justine Rayner, in addition to those held over from previous rounds. Lots of happy faces on top of the 25 golds won today.

Prize drawer winners today were :

  • Kevin Seager – the £29 cash prize, and
  • Yours truly – the Air Arms goody bag

Team scores today and cumulative points for Rounds 1- 9 are:
Club Round 8 Points
Oaks 279 104
Horsham 262 78
Buxted 275 92
Meon Valley 269 90
Ford 236 68
Swallows 182 59
Iden Fern 262 53
Maldon 264 69

Repeating the situation at Round 8, Swallows FTC, Ford and MAD all required lucky-dip cards, Swallows FTC getting 3 cards (the max allowed) to bolster their single entrant.

Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of round 10 – the final round – of the 2016 SIHFT, which is in two weeks on the 11th September at MILE OAK. All the best of everything to those coming out to play at next Sunday’s Air Arms event.

Biggles