Hi All
With thanks to Simmo and all the wee Buxtedites who set today’s SIHFT Round 8,today we learnt mostly all about the LONG and the SHORT of HFT course setting. Rarely have there been so few targets between 20 and 39 yards.
It sure made it interesting. In spite of the lack of wind (except when I shot, of course ) or too much mud, but there was dark and light (but mostly dark) and the teeniest of gaps to thread a pellet through. Who on earth dreamt up that awful thing through the pallet at close range, or the lane for which you could see just the tip of a Buxted ‘finger’ over a branch? Dastardly !!
There can be no doubt that this was reflected in the scores, with a few (very few) getting to grips with it, led by Sir Dibbens who, perhaps unfettered by a Daisy, soared to the dizzy heights of a 59 and leaving the majority to pick up Silver and Bronze Badges; just 12 golds won (and well deserved), with 9 of these going to those scoring 55 and above in Open Class, plus Junior Abi and a pair of Boingers (Kim and Nigel). 12 Golds is 2nd lowest of the year, after Round 2 at Ford in a blustery gale.
With a new caterer tracked down, the food was great too
Here is the full set of results for today' round ….. the individual tables are HERE
Name Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam) Roger Dibbens Buxted Open 59 59 100.0% Gold T Kevin Catt Meon Valley O 57 57 96.6% G T Jill Cochran Maldon O 57 57 96.6% G T Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 57 57 96.6% G T Justin Rayner Buxted O 56 56 94.9% G T Kevin Hills Buxted O 55 55 93.2% G T Lewis Hodges Oaks O 55 55 93.2% G T Bob Pattenden Oaks O 55 55 93.2% G T Charles Peal Oaks O 55 55 93.2% G T Aaron Friend Oaks O 54 54 91.5% S T Spencer Bailey Buxted O 53 53 89.8% S Adam Longhurst Buxted O 53 53 89.8% S T Kevin Maw Buxted O 53 53 89.8% S T Nigel Buchan Buxted O 52 52 88.1% S Abigail Maw Buxted Junior 52 52 88.1% G Lol Moore Ford O 52 52 88.1% S T Simon Williams Oaks O 52 52 88.1% S T Mike Barkus Buxted O 51 51 86.4% S Mike Burgess Swallows O 51 51 86.4% S T Graeme Cargan Oaks O 51 51 86.4% S Vince Guy Swallows O 51 51 86.4% S T Howard Kalisch Buxted O 51 51 86.4% S Kim Lum Swallows Recoiling 51 51 86.4% G T Kevin McMenamin Visitor O 51 51 86.4% S Steve Miller Meon Valley O 51 51 86.4% S T Mike Seagrave Meon Valley O 50 50 84.7% S T Andy Simpson Buxted O 50 50 84.7% S Greg Wilmshurst Swallows O 50 50 84.7% S T Nigel Wood Buxted R 50 50 84.7% G David Henderson Meon Valley O 49 49 83.1% B T Gary Morrison Buxted O 49 49 83.1% B Pat Fitzgerald Ford R 48 48 81.4% S T Ewan Hobbs Iden Fern O 48 48 81.4% B T Mark Rackley Ford O 48 48 81.4% B T Justin Roberts Ford O 48 48 81.4% B T Shaun Willson Oaks O 48 48 81.4% B Russ Connor Buxted R 47 47 79.7% S Steb Martinez Ford O 47 47 79.7% B T Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 47 47 79.7% B T Derek Watson Horsham R 47 47 79.7% S T Phil Moody Horsham O 46 46 78.0% B T Scott Sommerville Meon Valley J 46 46 78.0% S Finn Cochran Maldon O 45 45 76.3% B T Anthony Smith Horsham O 45 45 76.3% B T Simon Whittick Horsham O 45 45 76.3% B T Keith Paddington Horsham O 44 44 74.6% T Charles Upstill Visitor O 44 44 74.6% Nick Franklin Iden Fern J 43 43 72.9% B T Bob Morris Ford R 43 43 72.9% B Claire Roberts Buxted Ladies 43 43 72.9% B Barry Blackham Ford O 42 42 71.2% Ivan Edmiston Buxted O 42 42 71.2% Dan Hawes Iden Fern O 42 42 71.2% T Dave Pickett Buxted O 42 42 71.2% Nick Byrne Visitor .22 41 41 69.5% B Stewart Elstone Buxted O 41 41 69.5% Gordon Scott Buxted O 41 41 69.5% Kevin Wickson Buxted O 41 41 69.5% Paul Bradford Buxted O 40 40 67.8% Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 40 40 67.8% B T Craig Hallas Meon Valley O 39 39 66.1% Richard Nightingale Oaks O 39 39 66.1% Devon Watson Horsham L 39 39 66.1% B James Dawson Buxted O 38 38 64.4% Angie Morrissette Oaks L 36 36 61.0% Harvey Friend Visitor J 35 35 59.3% Gabriel Hobbs Iden Fern Primary 32 36 54.2% Ally Stewart Oaks L 30 30 50.8% Chris Mears Visitor O 28 28 47.5% Doug Falcon Oaks R 27 27 45.8% Philip Jacobs Horsham O DNF Terry Trott Meon Valley O No card
For achieving their 5th Gold of the season, we awarded three fresh Platinum Badges today to Bob Pattenden, Charles Peal and Paul Somerville.
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:
- Howard Kalish – the £36 cash prize,
- Ivan Edmiston – the Air Arms goody bag
- And Russ Connor won the Compair Magazine subscription
Team Results.
Buxted stretched their lead over Meon, now 'winning' by 6 points. With only 4 in the team, Swallows FTC (who did remarkably well – all scoring 50+ - and getting lucky in the draw) and, MAD with 2 members present had to call upon the ‘free draw’ for extra cards to achieve their totals. Total team scores and cumulative points won are :
Club Round 8 Cumulative Points Buxted 276 92 Oaks 271 83 Meon Valley 264 86 Swallows 254 55 Ford 243 57 Maldon 235 61 Horsham 227 63 Iden Fern 220 56
Safe shooting to everyone ahead of round 9 of the 2017 SIHFT, which is in 3 weeks’ time on the 10th September when we return to Ford Ranges. Current forecast (yes, Metcheck offer day-by-day 180 day forecasts) is for 18mph East by East North Easterlies. That would be rather different as rarely do we turn up at Ford to find anything other than a sturdy South Westerly.
In the meantime, very best of shooting to all the SIHFTers, including those competing in next weekend’s events at Furnace Mill with the UKAHFT and then a week later at the Air Arms annual bash at Northall Farm. Pretty sure there are other shoots on too. Enjoy wherever you head, even if just off to the dogs
An update to the series individual table will appear soon(ish) - there have been moves at the top
Biggles