Hi All

Apologies for the delay in posting today’s results. I confess to being distracted by the need to spend a few hours – also hosted by Charles – setting up an FT rig in (vague) readiness for the British Air Rifle Championships. Unsure I’ll ever get the hang of that; even sitting seems a very strange position and, at the moment, less stable than a free kneeler

Big thank you to all the Oaks crew for putting out a great course for us, with some added wind just to spice things up a bit. Seemed to be quite a few people with smiles on their faces while leaving the wood, only to have a rather rapid change of mood trying to figure out how much was blowing up in the top field.

Great shooting from our pair of toppers on 57 and a special mention for our emerging Springer champ, Nigel, coming home with a 55.

Great breakfast and lunch food too, from Jax, Wurz and their wee hounds. Is it the quality of food at Mile Oaks which brings a crowd - over 80 booking in today

Here is the full set of results …..
Name Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam)
Roger Dibbens Buxted O 57 57 100.0% Gold T
Aaron Friend Oaks O 57 57 100.0% G T
Steve Miller Meon Valley O 56 56 98.2% G T
Justin Rayner Buxted O 56 56 98.2% G T
Mike Burgess Swallows O 55 55 96.5% G T
Russ Conner Buxted O 55 55 96.5% G T
Howard Kalisch Buxted O 55 55 96.5% G T
Adam Longhurst Buxted O 55 55 96.5% G T
Mariusz Morzuch Visitor O 55 55 96.5% G
Simon Williams Oaks O 55 55 96.5% G T
Nigel Wood Buxted R 55 55 96.5% G
Tony Archer Iden Fern O 54 54 94.7% G T
Spencer Bailey Buxted O 54 54 94.7% G
Nigel Buchan Buxted O 54 54 94.7% G
Graeme Cargan Oaks O 54 54 94.7% G T
Stephen Cumming Meon Valley O 54 54 94.7% G T
Vince Guy Swallows O 54 54 94.7% G T
Philip Jacobs Horsham O 54 54 94.7% G T
Gary Morrison Buxted O 54 54 94.7% G
Neil Parrott Meon Valley O 54 54 94.7% G T
Bob Pattenden Oaks O 54 54 94.7% G T
Charles Peal Oaks O 54 54 94.7% G T
Mike Seagrave Meon Valley O 54 54 94.7% G T
David Henderson Meon Valley O 53 53 93.0% G T
Kevin Maw Buxted O 53 53 93.0% G
Phil Moody Horsham O 53 53 93.0% G T
Dave Pickett Buxted O 53 53 93.0% G
Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 53 53 93.0% G
John Turnbull Horsham O 53 53 93.0% G T
Derek Watson Horsham R 53 53 93.0% G T
Nigel Grigsby Meon Valley O 52 52 91.2% Silver
Kevin Hills Buxted O 52 52 91.2% S
Ewan Hobbs Iden Fern O 52 52 91.2% S T
Jon Newton-May Buxted O 52 52 91.2% S
Maciek Pajek Horsham O 52 52 91.2% S T
Mark Rackley Ford O 52 52 91.2% S T
Andy Simpson Buxted O 52 52 91.2% S
Don Vickers Meon Valley O 52 52 91.2% S
Daisy Dibbens Buxted J 51 51 89.5% G
Ivan Edmiston Buxted O 51 51 89.5% S
Pat Fitzgerald Ford R 51 51 89.5% G T
Tom Keene Meon Valley O 51 51 89.5% S
Justin Roberts Ford O 51 51 89.5% S T
Kevin Wickson Buxted O 51 51 89.5% S
Richard Chase Ford O 50 50 87.7% S T
James Dawson Buxted R 50 50 87.7% G
Ali James Meon Valley O 50 50 87.7% S
Steb Martinez Ford O 50 50 87.7% S T
Abigail Maw Buxted J 50 50 87.7% G
Mike Barkus Buxted O 49 49 86.0% S
Keith Darling Horsham O 49 49 86.0% S
Kim Lum Swallows O 48 48 84.2% S T
Kevin McMenamin Visitor O 48 48 84.2% S
Richard Nightingale Oaks O 48 48 84.2% S
Peter Pacer Iden Fern O 48 48 84.2% S T
Keith Paddington Horsham O 48 48 84.2% S
Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 48 48 84.2% S T
Damian Walker Oaks O 48 48 84.2% S
Nick Byrne Meon Valley .22 47 47 82.5% S
Bob Morris Ford R 47 47 82.5% S
Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 47 47 82.5% S T
Shaun Willson Oaks O 47 47 82.5% Bronze
Steve Betts Horsham O 46 46 80.7% B
Stewart Elstone Buxted O 46 46 80.7% B
Glen Turner Ford O 45 45 78.9% B
Barry Blackham Ford O 44 44 77.2% B
Dave Rushman Oaks O 44 44 77.2% B
Sophie Smith Horsham L 44 44 77.2% S
Paul Wilson Buxted O 44 44 77.2% B
Wes Micklethwaite Oaks P 43 47 75.4% G
Gabriel Hobbs Iden Fern P 42 46 73.7% S
David Pullen Meon Valley O 42 42 73.7%
Nick Franklin Iden Fern J 41 41 71.9% B
Doug Falcon Oaks R 40 40 70.2% B
John Kirkwood Horsham .22 40 40 70.2% B
Steve Micklethwaite Oaks O 40 40 70.2%
Angie Morrissette Oaks L 40 40 70.2% B
Anthony Smith Horsham O 40 40 70.2%
Charlie Grey Ford O 39 39 68.4%
Ally Stewart Oaks L 38 38 66.7% B
Kevin Seager Meon Valley O 36 36 63.2%
Harvey Friend Visitor P 32 36 56.1% B
Charles Upstill Visitor O 27 27 47.4%

For the 2nd round in a row, Simmmo had no pleasure in adjusting scores downward for competitors failing to get alterations signed and cards witnessed. Well done and keep it up!

Please let me know a.s.a.p. if you spot anything you think is amiss. Have I misspelt any names? Have I put you in the wrong class? Let me know if you spot anything wrong. BBS PM or email should do the trick.

Prize drawer winners today were:

  • Steve Micklethwaite – the £41 cash prize,
  • Wes Micklethwaite – the virtual Air Arms goody bag
  • And young Wes, keeping the whole draw in the family, won the Compair Magazine subscription


A little more shuffling among the Teams today, with Buxted stretching their Round 3 lead by a further point. Total team member scores and cumulative points won are :
Club Round 4 Points
Buxted 278 45
Oaks 274 43
Meon Valley 271 43
Horsham 265 37
Ford 254 29
Swallows 252 27
Iden Fern 249 28
Maldon 138 27

Both MAD (with no one present) and Swallows FTC (with 3) had to rely on assistance from our rule which allows up to 3 cards drawn at random – from those NOT already selected for their own club’s team – for the shortfall of numbers.

Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of round 5 of the 2017 SIHFT, which is in three weeks’ time on the 2nd July at Buxted. In the meantime, top shooting to all the SIHFTers competing in next weekend’s UKAHFT National round, also at Buxted.

Biggles