Hi All
Thank you Buxted for a terrific round; great course – which I heard quite a few mutter that it was more difficult than that set for the UKAHFT just a fortnight ago – and good food too.
There was a trifle more breeze fluttering some lanes, but not quite the heat. There were certainly targets more difficult to see than even lane 25 from UKAHFT and there were range traps aplenty. I personally still refuse to believe that the rotten (but easy) supported kneeler somewhere around peg 26 was more than 35 yards. But I have been assured it was at the max allowed under the rules – a full 40. No way did it look that far as I watched my pellet fall just outside the kill at 6 o’clock. Doh
There were bets going round of someone clearing it, or at least getting within a point or two, but the nearest was from the indomitable Charles, with the day-winning 57. Top shooting, Sir Peal
Best lane of the day for me has to be the free stander (peg 29?) which I and my fellow competitors – Chilli and Vince the Younger – all managed to knock over. I’m guessing that a group trio of kills on the free stander doesn’t happen too often. To say the least, we were all chuffed and made a point of informing the group behind us that it was a ‘gimme’ lane
Here is the full set of results …..
Name Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam) Charles Peal Oaks O 57 57 100.0% Gold T Kevin Hills Buxted O 56 56 98.2% G T Howard Kalisch Buxted 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 Roger Dibbens Buxted O 55 55 96.5% G T Jon Newton-May Buxted O 55 55 96.5% G T Tony Archer Iden Fern O 54 54 94.7% G T Mike Byford Oaks O 54 54 94.7% G T Alex Larkin Maldon O 54 54 94.7% G T Geoff Ryder Maldon O 54 54 94.7% G T Simon Vant Maldon O 54 54 94.7% G T Gary Chillingworth Maldon R 53 53 93.0% G T Jill Cochran Maldon O 53 53 93.0% G T Steve Edmondson Maldon O 53 53 93.0% G Mark Rackley Ford O 53 53 93.0% G T Peter Vidler Meon Valley O 53 53 93.0% G T Vince Guy Swallows O 52 52 91.2% Silver T Adam Longhurst Buxted O 52 52 91.2% S Mike Barkus Buxted O 51 51 89.5% S Graeme Cargan Oaks O 51 51 89.5% S T Mike Seagrave Meon Valley O 51 51 89.5% S T Simon Williams Oaks O 51 51 89.5% S T Charlotte Edmondson Maldon L 50 50 87.7% G Gary Morrison Buxted O 50 50 87.7% S Richard Nightingale Oaks O 50 50 87.7% S T Maciek Pajek Horsham O 50 50 87.7% S T Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 50 50 87.7% S T Don Vickers Meon Valley O 50 50 87.7% S T Rex Bennett Maldon R 49 49 86.0% G Richard Chase Ford O 49 49 86.0% S T Tom Keene Meon Valley O 49 49 86.0% S T Bob Pattenden Oaks O 49 49 86.0% S Rick Bowell Iden Fern O 48 48 84.2% S T Carla Chambers Swallows O 48 48 84.2% S T Finn Cochran Maldon O 48 48 84.2% S Stephen Cumming Meon Valley O 48 48 84.2% S Nigel Tostevin Oaks O 48 48 84.2% S Spencer Bailey Buxted O 47 47 82.5% Bronze Russ Conner Buxted O 47 47 82.5% B Dan Leddy Iden Fern O 47 47 82.5% B T Kevin McMenamin Visitor O 47 47 82.5% B Dave Pickett Buxted O 47 47 82.5% B Anthony Smith Horsham O 47 47 82.5% B T Nigel Buchan Buxted O 46 46 80.7% B Kevin Catt Meon Valley O 46 46 80.7% B David Henderson Meon Valley O 46 46 80.7% B Ewan Hobbs Iden Fern O 46 46 80.7% B T Abigail Maw Buxted J 46 46 80.7% S Andy Simpson Buxted O 46 46 80.7% B Shaun Willson Oaks O 46 46 80.7% B Paul Wilson Buxted O 46 46 80.7% B Andy Clarke Meon Valley O 45 45 78.9% B Ivan Edmiston Buxted O 45 45 78.9% B Keith Paddington Horsham O 45 45 78.9% B T Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 45 45 78.9% B T Kevin Weeks Iden Fern O 45 45 78.9% B Simon Whittick Horsham O 45 45 78.9% B T Kevin Wickson Buxted O 44 44 77.2% B Greg Wilmshurst Swallows O 44 44 77.2% B T Nick Byrne Meon Valley 0.22 43 43 75.4% S Dan Hawes Iden Fern O 43 43 75.4% B Charles Upstill Visitor O 43 43 75.4% B Damian Walker Oaks O 43 43 75.4% B Doug Falcon Oaks R 42 42 73.7% B Glen Turner Ford O 42 42 73.7% T Lisa Bowell Iden Fern L 41 41 71.9% B Phil Moody Horsham O 41 41 71.9% T Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 41 41 71.9% B Charlie Grey Ford O 40 40 70.2% T Derek Watson Horsham R 40 40 70.2% B Jean Greatrex Maldon L 39 39 68.4% B Wes Micklethwaite Oaks P 39 43 68.4% S David Pullen Meon Valley O 39 39 68.4% Sophie Smith Horsham L 39 39 68.4% B Stewart Elstone Buxted O 38 38 66.7% Jon Kelly Buxted O 36 36 63.2% Steve Micklethwaite Oaks O 36 36 63.2% Claire Roberts Buxted L 36 36 63.2% Gabriel Hobbs Iden Fern P 35 39 61.4% B Ally Stewart Oaks L 32 32 56.1% Eran Jolley Buxted P 28 32 49.1% James Dawson Buxted R 25 25 43.9% Philip Jacobs Horsham O DNF Chris Silcock Visitor O DNF John Turnbull Horsham O DNF
Just a single card failed the post-shoot Simmo scrutiny today, for a competitor who had somehow managed to leave one of the boxes on his card completely devoid of any mark. We believe he had knocked it over, but couldn’t be awarded the 2 point he had probably deserved. Lesson learned – check your card and then check it again before leaving the course.
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:
- Stephen Cummings – the £42 cash prize,
- Paul Somerville – the Air Arms goody bag
- And Shaun Wilson won the Compair Magazine subscription
A little more shuffling among the Teams today, with Buxted stretching their lead still further. Total team member scores and cumulative points won are :
Club Round 5 Points Buxted 278 57 Maldon 268 38 Oaks 263 Meon Valley 253 52 Iden Fern 240 36 Swallows 235 34 Ford 231 35 Horsham 228 42
Both Ford and Swallows FTC (each with 4 members present) had to rely on assistance from our rule which allows up to 3 cards drawn at random – from those NOT in their own club’s team – for the shortfall of numbers.
Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of round 6 of the 2017 SIHFT, which is in two weeks’ time on the 16th July at Horsham. In the meantime, very best of shooting to all the SIHFTers, including those competing in next weekend’s HFT & FT event at Maldon.
Biggles
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