2011 barpc summer sizzler scores

[Prone Shooter]

Hi all

Many thanks to all those who supported our 2011 Summer Sizzler. It's always great to see old friends and new. Thanks also to the course builders who toiled under a blazing hot sun yesterday (typical) and Dave and Ali for the stats.

I think this was our 10th anniversary but my memorys getting bad, either from old age or handling too many pellets, most of them today which were promptly wasted hitting anything other than the damned kill zones

Considering the current climate and the Midland, numbers were good and it is sincerely apprecated when people make the effort to drive many miles to support a shoot such as this or indeed any competition. The Sizzler is, we believe unique and a real test of shooters ability to both remain calm and take a shot from a position which forces the competitor out of their comfort zone at a target which has been placed with thought and cunning by the course builders and yes we do grow those bloody twigs and branches especially. Originally concieved as an 80 shoot (2 X 40 shot courses), The "Mother of all Hunters" has sensibly been reduced to a 50 shot (as above, I'm getting older) where every target is carefully positioned between 8 and 45 yards...


"apart from those that aren't" to quote Gary Cooper when he wrote an article on the Sizzler for AGW a few years back.

The "occasional" barracking makes the challenge even harder, but adds to the relaxed atmosphere at Popham we hope prevails.

So thanks to our regular supporters from Meon, North Oxon, Jonathan and Marie from the "West Country" and Andy Yates from Lea Valley.

I'm sure the above though, will allow me a special thank you to our guests from a motley collection of the Sussex clubs who provided no less than 17 elite marksmen to take on "The rest of the World" in a head to head challenge.

This was a new element to the Sizzler and one which would be wonderful to repeat. I know that the Sussex guys would like us to visit them for a return challenge match in the near future and I for one don't think we should miss this opportunity to visit not only new grounds, but some of the nicest people in our sport!

So with the thanks done and dusted, there only remains one crucial and significant item to report.

WHO WON THE CHALLENGE?





















































To be continued.....

Results also on our website here


Photo's
Bob

[Enthusiast]

WHO WON THE CHALLENGE?
To be continued.....

Bob

oooooh you tease

[Charles44]

oooooh you tease

Funnily enough tease was not the first word that sprung to mind.......

[Enthusiast]

Well Chaps and Chapesses, here are the scores courtesy of Mr Ward and I quote him:

Scores derived from total number of Sussex shooters (including two recoiling scores) as a sum of all 17 scores ex 1700.

This has been matched by the top 15 "Rest of the World" scores plus the two highest recoiling scores to even the division between recoiling and PCP.

To those who don't speak Hampshire that means the 17 Sussex scores all counted. We had 15 PCP and 2 recoiling, so the the rest of the world took their top 15 PCP scores and their top 2 recoiling.

I've cut and pasted from Bob's spreadsheet which is the only way you can do it on here. I've added a final column to the Sussex scores to show how each team member's score compared against the same position in the rest of the world team.

You will notice that Sussex came a very creditable second(what is the equivalent of the ashes of Sussex Shooting - perhaps we should call this the Melted Pellet Match)

We look forward to a rematch on home ground...

Name Club PCP/Recoiling Score difference
Sussex scores to count
Steve Light Horsham PCP 92 -4
Spencer Hayward Oaks PCP 92 -3
Derek Watson Horsham PCP 90 -4
Mike Burgess Swallows PCP 90 0
Charles Peal Oaks PCP 90 1
Richard Chase Ford PCP 87 -1
Eric Bynum Horsham PCP 86 0
Rob Simpson Ford PCP 83 -2
Phillip Jacobs Horsham PCP 82 -1
Terry Aiken Oaks PCP 82 -1
Nigel Buchan Buxted PCP 81 -2
Mike Byford Oaks Recoiling 81 -1
Patrick Fitzgerald Ford Recoiling 80 -1
Rob Appleyard Oaks PCP 80 -1
Chris Silcock Horsham PCP 75 -5
Eddie Phillips Ford PCP 70 -8
Jon Kelly Buxted PCP 64 -5
1405 -38

"Rest of the World" scores to count
Clive Turner N.Oxon Recoiling 96
Dave Godwin BARPC PCP 95
Heather Turner N.Oxon PCP 94
Glen Newman N.Oxon PCP 90
Glen Breadmore BARPC PCP 89
Dave Smallbone N.Oxon PCP 88
Alistair James Meon PCP 86
Clinton Bedding N.Oxon PCP 85
Norman Wells Meon PCP 83
Andy Yates Lee Valley PCP 83
Terry Wrigley Meon PCP 83
Peter Chaffe BARPC PCP 82
Neil Scripps BARPC PCP 81
Alan Rowe Meon PCP 81
Colin Medway Meon PCP 80
Colin Baggs BARPC PCP 78
Bob Ward BARPC Recoiling 69
1443

"Rest of the World" Scores not counting to challenge match

Johnathan Hurwitt PCP 77
Dean Yaxley Meon PCP 77
Roy Oliphant Meon PCP 76
Stephen Wells Meon PCP 76
Ian Sheppard BARPC PCP 73
Phil Cosham BARPC PCP 72
Micheal Worth BARPC Junior (PCP) 72
Mark Cosham BARPC PCP 67
Mark Griffiths BARPC PCP 66
Marie Saville Lanes Shooting School PCP 66
Pat Lyons BARPC Recoiling 40

Medal Positions

Open/PCP
Dave Godwin BARPC 1st 95
Heather Turner N.Oxon 2nd 94
Steve Light Horsham 3rd 92 on countback
Spencer Hayward Oaks 4th 92
Charles Peal Oaks 5th 90 After shoot off

Recoiling
Clive Turner N.Oxon 1st 96
Mike Byford Oaks 2nd 81
Pat Fitzgerald Ford 3rd 80
Bob Ward BARPC 4th 69
Pat Lyons BARPC 5th 40

Top Junior
Mike Worth BARPC 72

Top .22 (As declared on registration form)
Dean Yaxley Meon 77

[Gary C]

Listen Porky

STOP PUTTING IT ON MGF WEEKEND

[Prone Shooter]

Listen Porky

STOP PUTTING IT ON MGF WEEKEND

Hello Shrek (Hope your offer still stands Sammie although I do enjoy a nice real ale

We were hoping the Midland might weaken and rearrange the show for August or October

I won't rub it in by saying it was the best sizzler we've hosted, but it was up there in the top 3. Weather was a bit damp at the end but the company far from it.

We will try and find another date next year but we are tied by the shot gunners having the grounds alternate Sundays.

How did it go at the show, good turnout?

Bob

[Prone Shooter]

You will notice that Sussex came a very creditable second(what is the equivalent of the ashes of Sussex Shooting - perhaps we should call this the Melted Pellet Match)

We look forward to a rematch on home ground...

And so will we!

Thanks for posting the results, I'm hoping to get the original spreadsheet up on our website to make it easier to read and I'll post a link as soon as we can.

I have to say that I held my breath when I hit the calculate button on the spread sheet for the "rest of the World" scores.

With the scores so close, Sussex definately didn't lose and the credible second is an apt analogy.

So well done to all concerned.

Will try and get a few piccies up if Dave can dry his camera out.

Regards

Bob

[Enthusiast]

And so will we!

Thanks for posting the results, I'm hoping to get the original spreadsheet up on our website to make it easier to read and I'll post a link as soon as we can.

I have to say that I held my breath when I hit the calculate button on the spread sheet for the "rest of the World" scores.

With the scores so close, Sussex definately didn't lose and the credible second is an apt analogy.

So well done to all concerned.

Will try and get a few piccies up if Dave can dry his camera out.

Regards

Bob

Look forward to seeing some piccies

You do realise we'll field our A team next time

[Prone Shooter]

Look forward to seeing some piccies

You do realise we'll field our A team next time

Listen mush, with a score like mine yesterday, I'm your secret weapon

I've added a link on the first post to our website which has got the results posted a bit clearer than can be done on here.

Piccies as soon as Dave emails them to me.

Bob

[DIMMER0707]

Top .22
Dean Yaxley Meon 77

Nice one Dean good to see your getting on with them big pellets through ya new B.S.A
Will have to catch up for a shoot at some point .
ATB Matt

[blackscale]

Very kind of you to be so gentle with us... just don't expect a Sussex boy to be so gracious!...
...great day Bleddy hard course, could hardly see half of them pesky targets...let alone hit 'em!!

It was definately a great day, back to basics shooting...

look forward to next year and later this year hopefully!

Spongey
XX

[REDBULL]

Thanks for a great day out Bob. Thats how HFT should be, sensible sized targets with crap in the way to make it interesting. Long may you keep them going.

[Enthusiast]

Where's the piccies then?

[blackscale]

yeah!...Wot he said!
XX

[Prone Shooter]

yeah!...Wot he said!
XX

I'll chase Dave who took them. He's under a lot of pressure at work at the moment but I'll remind him in the morning.

Bob