That wind was pretty good made us work hard for them points.
Thank you Fordies, enjoyed this morning a lot!
Si
Hi Everyone
What a difference a day (ok, well, two weeks) makes.
After overnight rain, we were greeted at Ford Ranges by a completely blue sky and not a bluebell in sight. However, Richard and the Ford gang had ordered up some very Fordie breeze and it was delivered in spades; sometimes.
Some targets I gave a dot, wondering if that would be sufficient, and it took NOTHING. On the next target I’d try ½ to ¾ and it took nearly two. Doh! And again, and again.
This is undoubtedly reflected in today’s scores across the board. Not sure if 53 sets a new low top score, achieved magnificently by Andy and Kev. I am absolutely certain that only 4 results (out of 71) in the 50s and an average of just 40.4 are records we may not see again.
Put it this way, my stock of Clear Round Badges felt very safe in their bag at the end of today’s comp.
Here is the full set of results …..
Name Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam) Kevin Catt Meon Valley O 53 53 100.0% Gold T Andy Simpson Buxted O 53 53 100.0% G T Justin Rayner Buxted O 50 50 94.3% G T Simon Williams Oaks O 50 50 94.3% G T Kevin Hills Buxted O 49 49 92.5% G T Justin Roberts Ford O 49 49 92.5% G T Mike Seagrave Meon Valley O 49 49 92.5% G T Derek Watson Horsham O 49 49 92.5% G T Adam Longhurst Buxted O 48 48 90.6% Silver T Mariusz Morzuch Visitor O 48 48 90.6% S Maciek Pajek Horsham O 48 48 90.6% S T Charles Peal Oaks O 48 48 90.6% S T Simon Whittick Horsham O 48 48 90.6% S T Mike Barkus Buxted O 47 47 88.7% S T Rick Bowell Iden Fern O 47 47 88.7% S T Spencer Bailey Buxted O 46 46 86.8% S Nigel Buchan Buxted O 46 46 86.8% S David Henderson Meon Valley O 46 46 86.8% S T Tom Keene Meon Valley O 46 46 86.8% S T Dave Pickett Buxted O 46 46 86.8% S Nigel Wood Buxted R 46 46 86.8% G Mike Burgess Swallows O 45 45 84.9% S T Graeme Cargan Oaks O 45 45 84.9% S T Pat Fitzgerald Ford R 45 45 84.9% G T Steven Haworth Meon Valley O 45 45 84.9% S T Kim Lum Swallows O 45 45 84.9% S T Gary Morrison Buxted O 45 45 84.9% S Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 45 45 84.9% S Don Vickers Meon Valley O 45 45 84.9% S Aaron Friend Oaks O 44 44 83.0% S T Ewan Hobbs Iden Fern O 44 44 83.0% S T Phil Moody Horsham O 44 44 83.0% S T Jon Newton-May Buxted O 44 44 83.0% S John Turnbull Horsham O 44 44 83.0% S T Kevin Wickson Buxted O 44 44 83.0% S Nick Byrne Meon Valley O 43 43 81.1% Bronze Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 43 43 81.1% B T Lisa Bowell Iden Fern L 42 42 79.2% S T Richard Chase Ford O 42 42 79.2% B T Howard Kalisch Buxted O 42 42 79.2% B Daisy Dibbens Buxted J 41 41 77.4% S Roger Dibbens Buxted O 41 41 77.4% B Justin Parrott Meon Valley O 41 41 77.4% B Charlie Grey Ford O 40 40 75.5% B T Vince Guy Swallows O 40 40 75.5% B T Dan Hawes Iden Fern O 40 40 75.5% B T Wes Micklethwaite Oaks P 40 44 75.5% G T Mark Rackley Ford O 40 40 75.5% B T Shaun Willson Oaks O 40 40 75.5% B Nigel Grigsby Meon Valley O 39 39 73.6% B Keith Paddington Horsham O 39 39 73.6% B Terry Trott Meon Valley R 39 39 73.6% S Glen Turner Ford O 39 39 73.6% B Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 38 38 71.7% B Stewart Elstone Buxted O 37 37 69.8% Neil Parrott Meon Valley O 36 36 67.9% Eddie Phillips Ford O 36 36 67.9% Trevor Palmer Buxted R 35 35 66.0% B Doug Falcon Oaks R 34 34 64.2% B Gabriel Hobbs Iden Fern P 34 38 64.2% S Greet Hopper Ford L 34 34 64.2% B Jon Kelly Buxted O 34 34 64.2% Anthony Leonard Iden Fern R 33 33 62.3% B Steve Micklethwaite Oaks O 32 32 60.4% Nick Franklin Iden Fern J 30 30 56.6% Connor Leonard Iden Fern P 30 34 56.6% B Angie Morrissette Oaks L 34 34 64.2% B Ally Stewart Oaks L 26 26 49.1% Abigail Maw Buxted J DQ Kevin Maw Buxted O DQ Greg Wilmshurst Swallows O DQ
After today’s pre-shoot rules briefing, a number of people fell foul of infringements. Some were disqualified for failing to check that their card had been signed by a Witness before handing in to the stats crew and at least one had points deducted for failing to get actual or apparent changes to their scores signed off by a Marshal while out on the course. I feel personal responsibility for one of these (Mystic Greg's DQ) as he's quite new to the game and neither of his shooting buddies (VG and myself) signed off his card . Just guessing that he'll seek other partners in future rounds.
Please let me know a.s.a.p. if you spot anything you think is amiss. Have I misspelt any of our newcomers 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:
- Lisa Bowell – the £35 cash prize,
- Anthony Leonard – the Air Arms goody bag
A significant shuffle for Teams today. Total team member scores and cumulative points won are :
Club Round 2 Points Meon Valley 239 23 Buxted 247 21 Oaks 231 21 Horsham 233 18 Maldon 110 17 Iden Fern 216 16 Ford 216 13 Swallows 204 12
Both MAD (with no one present) and Swallows FTC 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 3 of the 2017 SIHFT, which is in two weeks’ time on the 30th May at Horsham.
Best wishes to those fearless souls heading in to the Welsh valleys next weekend for Round 1 of this year’s UKAHFT
Biggles
Last edited by biggles; 15-05-2017 at 06:35 PM. Reason: Correction to Angie M's score
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
That wind was pretty good made us work hard for them points.
Thank you Fordies, enjoyed this morning a lot!
Si
The OAKS
SIHFT WINNERS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Well done Buxted on a great weekend, a great triumph yesterday and a piss easy win today.
Monkey.
Buxted HFT Garage Guns are Us. Home of Crowzilla Doppers doughnut corner and SiHFT winners 2007 2008 2009 2010 2017 2018 2019.
Wow!
Wow indeed.
Ford lived up to its wind blown reputation, with no prisoners being taken today. When I woke up at 4:00am listening to the rain I thought water would be our enemy. On arrival there was a light breeze and I wondered whether we would see some high scores. The sun came out and then...all hell broke loose
As the shoot progressed the number of threats to my personal security increased. Even the kind, gentle Barbara asked me "Did you set this course Richard?" in a tone so sinister I had to ask Gary for another sweetie.
Glad to have been part of history
Thank you all for coming, we hope you enjoyed it.
Richard
http://www.ford-hft.org.uk
You come into this world with nothing, go out in debt and you've made a profit
After getting smacked in the mush by a shooting mat, a gun bag, a pellet pouch, smelling the same fart 15 times and suffering 3rd degree wind-burn ,today was literally quite a breeze
Well done to all.
I had heard rumours that Ford can be a little breezy, a little breezy !!!!!!!!!!!! what a soul destroyer that was going to start practicing in a wind tunnel for sure.
Thanks for a well set course & organisation once again.
Roll on round 3.
Atb
Best Ford course to-date. Well done all. Would have shot well without the hurricane. I look 10yrs younger on the right side of my face after lying on the concrete. Pitty Fatty wasn't there he could have saved a fortune on the liposuction.
Monkey.
Buxted HFT Garage Guns are Us. Home of Crowzilla Doppers doughnut corner and SiHFT winners 2007 2008 2009 2010 2017 2018 2019.
Thanks everyone at Ford and all the SIHFT crew - today was definitely "an education"!
Glad you chaps had a wonderful day, sorry I couldn't be there but it's a 2 hour drive and I didn't finish work till 9am.
See you all at round 3
Chilly
HFT Team England 2012 - 2013
Incompetent writer for Airgunner
UKAHFT, World and SiHFT Recoiling champ 2017
Thanks for a real whirlwind of days shooting an education to say the least grate to pat out shooting and wheeldin a springer again. We'll done to all.
Thanks Fordies for a great course, have a word with the person in the wind machine, they were a bit eager today.
Great shooting Andy & Kev C.
Looking forward to the next round.
Will see some of you at Quarry National, probably in for another lesson (kicking) shooting in wind.
Cheers everyone,
Justin
ISP Airstream MKIII No33 in a Tilly Walnut Stock
Thanks to all at Ford for a great day, first time there for me. what a steep learning curve in that wind
Mike B
Sorry?... you will have to run that by me again face to ugly northern mug!... remember the Alamo.... (don't get it either)
See you got lucky frog features, by the way, your face has always been lop-sided!... like a bulldog licking the pi$$ off a thistle...
Felt rougher than andys reflection otherwise i would have been there to help miss a few!
Actually peed i missed it!
SIHFT Winners 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - AND 2014....2015..2016...oh look back at green...running out of colours! Ha!