Thanks Fordies.
Great course and very testing weather (well done for arranging that). Really enjoyed this morning and so glad my back held up. Good to be back in the saddle.
Best wishes,
Phil
Afternoon All
Big THANKS to what I suspect was a very small crew of Fordies who set out a challenging course for us today, made all the more confusing by turning those lanes on the concrete through 180 degrees; seemed very strange shooting toward the north west and with a wind from left to right, except when it didn’t seem to blow at all. How many points did I drop on that unforgiving surface when daring to place my crosshairs ‘just’ outside the left side of the kill, only to see the pellet land precisely there. Doh and thrice (at least) Doh!!
Just 59 brave souls (the rest had clearly looked at the forecast!) joined in the fray today. Given the conditions, knocking something over seemed all the more pleasurable but the Fordie ‘breeze’ led to the 2nd lowest top score (54) of the SIHFT 2017 season, only beaten by our last visit to Ford for Round 2 at the back end of Spring. For those of you who made an effort to forget Round 2, the top that day was 53 and with an average 5 points lower than today.
My vote for top shots of the day go to Abi – just a single point short of the top score and 2 points above her dad – and to Nick scoring 50 with a lump of a .22 pellet. Excellent shooting both of you.
Here is the full set of results …..
Name Club Class Score Hscore % Badge T(eam) Colin Medway Meon Valley O 54 54 100.0% Gold T Mike Barkus Buxted O 53 53 98.1% G T Gary Chillingworth Maldon R 53 53 98.1% G T Abigail Maw Buxted J 53 53 98.1% G T Kevin Hills Buxted O 52 52 96.3% G T Gary Morrison Buxted O 52 52 96.3% G T Justin Rayner Buxted O 52 52 96.3% G T Paul Somerville Meon Valley O 52 52 96.3% G T Simon Williams Oaks O 52 52 96.3% G T Mike Burgess Swallows O 51 51 94.4% G T Kevin Catt Meon Valley O 51 51 94.4% G T Roger Dibbens Buxted O 51 51 94.4% G Kevin Maw Buxted O 51 51 94.4% G Andy Simpson Buxted O 51 51 94.4% G Kevin Wickson Buxted O 51 51 94.4% G Nick Byrne Visitor .22 50 50 92.6% G Howard Kalisch Buxted O 50 50 92.6% G Tom Keene Meon Valley O 50 50 92.6% G T Lol Moore Ford O 50 50 92.6% G T Anthony Smith Horsham O 50 50 92.6% G T Nigel Buchan Buxted O 49 49 90.7% Silver Philip Jacobs Horsham O 49 49 90.7% S T Jon Newton-May Buxted O 49 49 90.7% S Roy Pearce Iden Fern O 49 49 90.7% S T Mike Seagrave Meon Valley O 49 49 90.7% S T Derek Watson Horsham R 49 49 90.7% G T Spencer Bailey Buxted O 48 48 88.9% S Lewis Hodges Oaks O 48 48 88.9% S T Phil Moody Horsham O 48 48 88.9% S T Dean Yaxley Meon Valley O 48 48 88.9% S Graeme Cargan Oaks O 47 47 87.0% S T Charles Peal Oaks O 47 47 87.0% S T Simon Whittick Horsham O 47 47 87.0% S T Daisy Dibbens Buxted J 46 46 85.2% G Stewart Elstone Buxted O 46 46 85.2% S Aaron Friend Oaks O 46 46 85.2% S Adam Longhurst Buxted O 46 46 85.2% S Greg Wilmshurst Swallows O 46 46 85.2% S T Steb Martinez Ford O 45 45 83.3% S T Wes Micklethwaite Oaks P 44 48 81.5% G T Adam Saunders Ford O 44 44 81.5% Bronze T Craig Hallas Meon Valley O 43 43 79.6% B Keith Paddington Horsham O 43 43 79.6% B Charlie Grey Ford O 42 42 77.8% B T Vince Guy Swallows O 42 42 77.8% B T Scott Somerville Meon Valley J 42 42 77.8% S Nick Franklin Iden Fern J 41 41 75.9% S T Jean Greatrex Maldon L 41 41 75.9% S T Mark Rackley Ford O 41 41 75.9% B T Richard Nightingale Oaks O 40 40 74.1% B Barbara Pearce Iden Fern L 40 40 74.1% S T Greet Hopper Ford L 38 38 70.4% B Jade Saunders Visitor L 38 38 70.4% B Alasdair Ridley Swallows R 37 37 68.5% B T Glen Turner Ford O 37 37 68.5% Charles Upstill Horsham O 37 37 68.5% Steve Micklethwaite Oaks O 35 35 64.8% Roddy Pettit Swallows J 35 35 64.8% B T Harvey Friend Visitor P 34 38 63.0% S Eran Jolley Buxted P
For achieving their 5th Gold of the season, no fewer than 6 fresh Platinum Badges were earned today and went (excluding those who failed to hang around for the presentation) to Gary Chillingworth, Howard Kalisch, Kev Maw, Derek Watson and Juniors Abi Maw and Daisy Dibbens. Congratulations to you all.
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:
- Nick Byrne – the £30 cash prize,
- Charlie Grey – the Air Arms goody bag
- And Jean Greatrex won the Compair Magazine subscription
With Buxted taking 5 of the top 7 places, it should be no surprise that they managed to stretch their 1st place lead over Meon by one further point. By my reckoning, unless someone from Meon can persuade Buxted that the final round of this year’s SIHFT is being held at Fort, the latter are looking very safe to take the 2017 Team Trophy, finally shoe-horning it from the long-term grasp of the Oakies. Iden Fern and MAD were today both a few people short of the 5 required to form a team, so benefitted from the ‘free draw’ rule for extra cards to achieve their totals. Total team scores and cumulative points won are :
Club Round 9 Cumulative Points Buxted 262 104 Meon Valley 256 97 Horsham 243 73 Oaks 242 92 Maldon 229 69 Iden Fern 222 63 Ford 222 64 Swallows 211 60
{FORD team members and scores updated 14/9/17
Safe shooting to everyone ahead of the final round of the 2017 SIHFT, which is in 3 weeks’ time on the 1st October when we return to the cow poo laden Downland at Mile Oak.
When I’ve finished crunching all the numbers, I will post here with a link to the updated overall individual tables. Keep your eyes peeled.
In the meantime, very best of shooting to all the SIHFTers, including those competing in next weekend’s open at Horsham or joining Swallows ‘at home’ or venturing up to the Midland Game Fair. The following weekend, a bunch of us may meet up at Cambridge for the UKAHFT on the 24th
Biggles
Last edited by biggles; 14-09-2017 at 06:27 PM. Reason: update team scores for Ford
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
Thanks Fordies.
Great course and very testing weather (well done for arranging that). Really enjoyed this morning and so glad my back held up. Good to be back in the saddle.
Best wishes,
Phil
Thanks chaps. Enjoyed shooting with Simo, sorry I had to disappear but I came straight from work and I had to get home to sleep before working tonight.
HFT Team England 2012 - 2013
Incompetent writer for Airgunner
UKAHFT, World and SiHFT Recoiling champ 2017
after Round 9 are now posted
HERE
That's the Open Class listing, immediately followed by the other Classes. Just scroll down the page.
Happy reading
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!
Tough but very enjoyable
The OAKS
SIHFT WINNERS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Well that was fun - windy, but fun
Big thanks to Richard, Steb and the rest of the Ford crew for setting out a tricky but very enjoyable course.
Thank you Fordies for a great course, quite mentally tiring concentrating on every target as the wind was changing from one to the next.
Congratulations to Colin on his great score, also Abi and Chilly for showing us how it's done.
See you all soon,
Justin
ISP Airstream MKIII No33 in a Tilly Walnut Stock
Was that more or less windy than the last Ford sihft? Maybe slightly less but still a very enjoyable course. Thanks to the Ford course setters for a great days shooting.
Well done Abi, Daisy, Chilly and Nick - great shooting.....
"With Buxted taking 5 of the top 7 places, it should be no surprise that they managed to stretch their 1st place lead over Meon by one further point. By my reckoning, unless someone from Meon can persuade Buxted that the final round of this year’s SIHFT is being held at Fort, the latter are looking very safe to take the 2017 Team Trophy, finally shoe-horning it from the long-term grasp of the Oakies."
i think using the term "shoe-horning" was a very polite way of putting it Biggles .
The "mighty" Oaks have had their pants pulled down and been spanked like a naughty step child ! lol .
Still, saves them looking for more colours for the years they won .
Well done all the Buxted shooters today
Peace and love .
Russ
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Grizzly Catapult Team
The "mighty" Oaks have had their pants pulled down and been spanked like a naughty step child ! lol .
Still, saves them looking for more colours for the years they won .
Well done all the Buxted shooters today
Peace and love .
Russ..
Eeerrr, yeah!...
Oh Russel my optimistic, delusional, flat earth thinking friend...... Winning by default is tantamount to cheating...
Do you play chess at home...by yourself and win?.. NO, 'cos you would be fooling yourself, a one horse race has one finisher... not a winner.
Now go back to your theory on flat earth and Simmo is actually an Alien.. (actually i haven't dismissed that yet..... or i haven't 'diss'd as much as he
has missed... i might say..) either way, once we start shooting again, you will have to find another theory, to occupy your
imagination....
UP The Oaks!!!
SIHFT Winners 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - AND 2014....2015..2016...oh look back at green...running out of colours! Ha!
Mr Byford , what you mean to tell me the world isn't flat ??? well i never lol.
Your going to need bigger steel toe cap boots if your going to keep spitting your dummy out , if that thing hits your toes you'll never get back to shooting .
HW100 Hunting tool, HW97 Reaper Titanium Piston (The reaper of pcp souls) Sponsored by Greggs
Grizzly Catapult Team
Buxted have some top shooters and to be fair deserve top slot, but!
The Oaks have nothing to prove...
It was getting a bit embarrassing to be fair, about bloody time!
The OAKS
SIHFT WINNERS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Got to say WELL DONE ABI! That really was very good.
ps - Daisy's pretty pleased with her platinum too
Is it Sunday yet? Be the pellet. Daystate Griffin + Aztec Emerald
DS Bluewolf, DS Mk3 177 & 22, ProSport 177.
2x SIHFT Champ 2017 & 2019, BARC HFT Open Class 2018
now i DO agree with that! !!
SIHFT Winners 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - AND 2014....2015..2016...oh look back at green...running out of colours! Ha!
Just received news that means I am about to update the opening post of this thread.
2 score cards from Ford members were handed in to the admin desk late on Sunday - solely (and understandably) due to those individuals staying out on the course to dismantle it.
1 of those cards should have been included in the Ford team score and increases their total by no less than 8 points.
For future ref, would any club members (or others) unable to get back to the admin 'tent' promptly please pass their cards to any other shooter heading in that direction.
Biggles
Last edited by biggles; 14-09-2017 at 06:28 PM.
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