Hi all

Big thanks are due to the Horsham Hawkes crew for putting out a great course for today’s SIHFT Round 8.

Good shoot all round, with no one getting too close to a clearance, but – with an average score of exactly 50 and just 0.1 below this year’s highest average – giving hope and expectation to our newer members. Spot on, Hawkies.

It was also an almost entirely windless morning and, thankfully, rainless day – even a bit of sunshine toward the end. But, oh boy, were there some dark alleys in them there woods. Not sure about the rest of you, but I failed to find the light switch on those couple of lanes between the clubhouse and car park. A very dingey spot.

Here is the full set of results …..
Name Club Class Score % Badge T(eam)
Jon Fairman Oaks O 58 100.0% Gold T
Philip Jacobs Horsham O 58 100.0% Gold T
Andy Simpson Buxted O 58 100.0% Gold T
Mike Burgess Swallows O 57 98.3% Gold T
Vince Holland Horsham O 57 98.3% Gold T
Steve Light Horsham O 57 98.3% Gold T
Steb Martinez Ford O 57 98.3% Gold T
Charles Peal Oaks O 57 98.3% Gold T
Justin Rayner Buxted O 57 98.3% Gold T
Colin Wilson Buxted O 57 98.3% Gold T
Gary Chillingworth Buxted O 56 96.6% Gold T
Russell Inns Visitor O 56 96.6% Gold
Adam Longhurst Buxted O 56 96.6% Gold T
Geoff Ryder Visitor O 56 96.6% Gold
Ian Bainbridge Visitor O 55 94.8% Gold
Aaron Friend Oaks O 55 94.8% Gold T
Lewis Hodges Oaks O 55 94.8% Gold T
Phil Moody Horsham O 55 94.8% Gold T
Bob Pattenden Oaks O 55 94.8% Gold T
Graeme Cargan Oaks O 54 93.1% Gold
Pat Fitzgerald Ford R 54 93.1% Gold T
Damion Walker Oaks O 54 93.1% Gold
Simon Williams Oaks O 54 93.1% Gold
Kevin Catt Visitor O 53 91.4% Silver
Justin Roberts Ford O 53 91.4% Silver T
Gary Morrison Buxted O 52 89.7% Silver
Simon Whittick Horsham O 52 89.7% Silver T
Spencer Bailey Buxted O 51 87.9% Silver
Nigel Buchan Buxted O 51 87.9% Silver
Paul Corbett Visitor O 51 87.9% Silver
Roy Pearce Iden Fern R 51 87.9% Gold T
Lawrence Ray Oaks R 51 87.9% Gold
Stuart Tennent Visitor O 51 87.9% Silver
Don Berrington Horsham O 50 86.2% Silver
Rick Bowell Iden Fern O 50 86.2% Silver T
Gary Friend Oaks O 50 86.2% Silver
Dave Pickett Buxted O 50 86.2% Silver
Steven Haworth Visitor O 49 84.5% Silver
Kevin Hills Buxted O 49 84.5% Silver
Alex Noakes Swallows P 49 84.5% Gold T
Dean Stride Horsham O 49 84.5% Silver
Terry Trott Visitor O 49 84.5% Silver
Steve Edmundson Visitor O 48 82.8% Bronze
Nigel Hammond Buxted O 48 82.8% Bronze
David Henderson Visitor O 48 82.8% Bronze
Jon Newton-May Buxted O 48 82.8% Bronze
Steve Noakes Swallows O 48 82.8% Bronze T
Neil Parrett Visitor O 48 82.8% Bronze
Don Vickers Visitor O 47 81.0% Bronze
Nick Byrne Visitor .22 46 79.3% Silver
Dave Standing Swallows R 46 79.3% Silver T
Scott Stanley Visitor O 46 79.3% Bronze
Kevin Wickson Buxted O 46 79.3% Bronze
Stewart Elstone Visitor O 45 77.6% Bronze
Derek Watson Horsham O 45 77.6% Bronze
Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 44 75.9% Silver T
Anthony Smith Horsham O 43 74.1%
Lisa Bowell Iden Fern L 42 72.4% Bronze T
Macie Pajek Horsham O 42 72.4%
Justin Parrett Visitor O 42 72.4%
John Kirkwood Horsham .22 40 69.0% Bronze

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

Prize drawer winners today were :

  • Lawrence Ray – the £30 cash prize, and
  • Me me me me me & moi – the Air Arms goody bag (pleased with that as I was in need of a new Air Arms bonce cover)


Team scores today and total cumulative points won under our new scheme are :
Club Round 7 Total Points
Oaks 280 94
Buxted 284 86
Horsham 279 82
Swallows 251 70
Ford 257 65
Iden Fern 243 59

The above are slightly but importantly different from those read out during the end-of-shoot session as we (scorers) had mistakenly noted one Buxted member as a Visitor. This resulted in Buxted winning the round (rather than drawing with Mile Oak) and taking, rather than sharing, the 12 points. This has reduced the gap with Oakies by 1 point. Additional cards had to be drawn on behalf of a shortfall for the minimum team players for Iden Fern, Ford and Swallows FTC.

I expect that some of us will meet up again soon – at Mile Oak tomorrow, the Air Arms event on the 6th, and/or Meon on the 13th. There’s also the HFT Masters hosted by Horsham Hawkes on Saturday the 12th. So many shooting opportunities – we are blessed indeed

Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of the next SIHFT gathering for Round 9 at Swallows FTC in 3 weeks, on Sunday 20th September.

Biggles