Thank you Fordies
Well shot Mike! Don't worry about that rat, I'm sure everyone will have forgotten about it and not remind you for ages and ages
Si
Hi everyone (again)
SIHFT 2015 Round 2 over and done – just 8 to go
And what a great day Ford HFT laid out for us – thanks guys and gals and thanks to the burger crew too.
The weather was unseasonably un-Ford like. No gales, though strong and variable enough at times to make you wonder whether to give it inside edge of kill or edge of plate, with decisions changing by the millisecond. There was no rain, and even a bit of sun toward the end of the round and in time for the badge ceremony. Talking of which, the new 2015 badges were present today and looking rather good with their white background.
Somewhat lower than usual turnout (49) and no Juniors/Primary class entrants. Hope the new UKAHFT rule (youngster shooting after the parent/guardian) didn’t put you off. Please let us know if this played any part in your absence – I suspect just other commitments/attractions.
Here are the scores on the doors. Please let me know a.s.a.p. if you spot anything you think is amiss.
Name Club Class Score % Badge T(eam) Mike Burgess Swallows O 59 100.0% Gold T Tony Archer Iden Fern O 58 98.3% Gold T Rudy Goldslade Oaks O 58 98.3% Gold T Jon Fairman Oaks O 57 96.6% Gold T Vince Holland Horsham O 57 96.6% Gold T Bob Pattenden Oaks O 57 96.6% Gold T Richard Woods Horsham O 57 96.6% Gold T Nigel Buchan Buxted O 56 94.9% Gold T Graeme Cargan Oaks O 56 94.9% Gold T Gary Morrison Buxted O 56 94.9% Gold T Derek Watson Horsham O 56 94.9% Gold T Mike Byford Oaks O 55 93.2% Gold Gary Chillingworth Buxted O 55 93.2% Gold T Steve Light Horsham O 55 93.2% Gold T Charles Peal Oaks O 55 93.2% Gold T Andy Simpson Buxted O 55 93.2% Gold T Jenny Stone Horsham O 55 93.2% Gold T Eric Bynum Horsham O 54 91.5% Silver Eli McCullough Swallows O 54 91.5% Silver T Justin Rayner Buxted O 54 91.5% Silver T Lewis Hodges Oaks O 53 89.8% Silver Kim Lum Swallows O 53 89.8% Silver T Simon Williams Oaks O 53 89.8% Silver Roger Dibbens Buxted O 52 88.1% Silver Vince Guy Swallows O 52 88.1% Silver T Phil Moody Horsham O 52 88.1% Silver Steb Martinez Ford O 51 86.4% Silver T Chris Tyhurst Oaks R 51 86.4% Gold Gary Friend Oaks O 50 84.7% Silver Kevin Hills Buxted O 50 84.7% Silver Peter Pacer Iden Fern O 50 84.7% Silver T Chris Roberts Oaks O 50 84.7% Silver Justin Roberts Ford O 50 84.7% Silver T Aaron Friend Oaks O 49 83.1% Bronze Nick Byrne Visitor .22 48 81.4% Silver Jon Kelly Buxted O 48 81.4% Bronze Rick Bowell Iden Fern O 47 79.7% Bronze T Nigel Tostevin Oaks O 47 79.7% Bronze Richard Chase Ford O 46 78.0% Bronze T Steven Haworth Visitor O 46 78.0% Bronze Steve Noakes Swallows O 46 78.0% Bronze T Anthony Smith Horsham O 46 78.0% Bronze Spencer Bailey Buxted O 45 76.3% Bronze Paul Corbett Visitor O 45 76.3% Bronze Peter Epps Ford O 43 72.9% T Greet Hopper Ford L 43 72.9% Bronze T Dave Standing Swallows R 42 71.2% Bronze John Kirkwood Horsham .22 41 69.5% Bronze Gerry Jellicoe Swallows O 38 64.4%
Prize drawer winners today were :
- Mike Burgess – the £25 cash prize, and
- Jenny Stone – the Air Arms goody bag
Team scores today and points won under our new scheme are :
Club Round 2 Total Points Oaks 283 24 Horsham 280 22 Buxted 276 20 Iden Fern 243 17 Swallows 264 17 Ford 233 14
There was one error in club member allocation which had gone unnoticed at the end of the shoot. This has changed the team score totals. The above numbers are (or should be) correct. Iden Fern were 2 members light to make up their team so had extra cards drawn at random (collecting an additional 88 points)
Happy and safe shooting to you all ahead of Round 3 at Swallows FTC on Sunday the 31st May. In the meantime, I expect a bunch of us will be meeting up in deepest north Wales at Fort next weekend for the 2nd and 3rd rounds of this year’s UKAHFT series.
And finally …. For those of you wondering just how many of us managed to knock over the free stander, the answer was (for me) a surprising 28.6%. How on earth did I fail on that ONE!!! Rats
Biggles
Rapid MkII .22, AA400C .177, AA MPR .177, AA Prosport .177, AA TX200, AA FTP900, HW75 .177, HW45 Silver Star .22, and my dear ol' Webley Ranger .177 (circa 1966) Mile Oak - WEB SITE Air Arms HFT Team member
Thank you Fordies
Well shot Mike! Don't worry about that rat, I'm sure everyone will have forgotten about it and not remind you for ages and ages
Si
The OAKS
SIHFT WINNERS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Thanks Fordies for a great morning, really nice course
well done Biggles what a score oh yea sorry about the coffee
The Oaks SiHFT Winners 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Nice one Fordites, Nice one Biggles.
Looking forward to Swallows.
Bob
thanks ford for a great course.
well done mike on your 59
thanks to steve and eric for the company.
graeme
Enjoyed the day so much.
Thank you for your company Jelly and Gary with Somme laughs on the way.
I have to thank the Mr Moley the mole catcher for helping me sort out my parallax.
It seems to have helped.
See you at swallows
"If you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much room!."
a great day ...thanks to all who put in effort to help the event
WALTHER DOMINATOR LG300.
"The Oaks"
Good course today Fordies, but where was the Ford target?
Well shot Biggles obviously zeroed in the wind.
Monkey.
Buxted HFT Garage Guns are Us. Home of Crowzilla Doppers doughnut corner and SiHFT winners 2007 2008 2009 2010 2017 2018 2019.
Cheers Ford great mornings shooting and congrats Mike on the 59. Second what spencer said top banter made up for the score lol
Thanks Fordies, good course, always gets me that concrete, only missed a stander in the two woods!...
Shot like a Spanner, shot with a spanner..(not Dicky i might add)..
Ta! XX
SIHFT Winners 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - AND 2014....2015..2016...oh look back at green...running out of colours! Ha!
Got warned the wind here was dreadful - but weather couldn't have been kinder - thanks for sorting that out!
I though it was a great course and I'm chuffed to bits with my first silver!
Rog
Great morning.
Couple of our noobs shot 50 and over, thanks for that Fordies.
Same again for the 'Oaks' travelling to Fort next weekend.
TTFN
and the parking was well sorted
Just wanted to say a big thank you to Ford AGC and SIHFT for not only letting the 3 reprobates/visitors from Meon Valley come along yesterday, but also for laying on what was an excellent day’s shooting.
I became “hooked” on the UKAHFT format earlier on this year when I did a few of last winter’s Southern Hunter Series, and judging by my colleagues comments on the way home both of them are now similarly smitten. In fact, they couldn’t shut up about what a great day they’d had, how delighted they were to have gained a couple of badges, and what a friendly bunch the chaps from all the Sussex clubs are. Needless to say, all three of us will be at the next round at Swallows (thanks Mike!)
Things we liked about the shoot yesterday:
a) How welcome we were made (despite the three of us sometimes being a little bit “vocal” of our enjoyment as we made our way around the course!)
b) That the wind at Ford was kind on our first visit, giving us a nice and gentle introduction to the venue – and even the rain held off!
c) The course – varied, interesting and v.enjoyable.
d) Whilst all three of us typically achieve higher scores when we shoot in competitions such as the Central Southern FTA Winter League (different rules - 2 pegs to each lane, etc.), we feel that shooting to UKAHFT Rules presents not only a greater challenge but that it also gives a stronger degree of motivation to raise our game and improve our level of shooting
e) The banter – as mentioned above, a really great group of people whose company and wit we enjoyed hugely
Things we didn’t like yesterday:
a) Not bringing a shooting mat – that concrete is very unforgiving on the elbows (lesson learned for next time!)
b) Having to go home
c) Having to wait 3 weeks until the next round at Swallows
ATB, Nick (fat fellow with a .22 )