A tricky layout at the ground today, whilst wet underfoot, it was thankfully dry in the sky, with even some bits of blue sky showing through at times. The conditions were to the liking of Lee Pitman, who led the way with 85 in the High Gun competition, followed by Iain Hall, 82 and Mike …
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Jan 14
14th January 2018 Scores
New Year, new course set up. Great shooting conditions, not a breath of wind for most of our shooting window, and any rain stayed off, if that’s what the rest of the winter is going to be – we’d take that. Some notable sporting targets today with a simo-pair shot from the skeet ground …
Dec 17
17th December 2017 Scores
Another great layout from the course setters today where close attention was required to get decent consistency. Lots of good stands, but our pick would be the two high stalling birds shot from next to the low house on the skeet ground, they were fabulous – for those that found them, being brave looked impressive, …
Dec 03
Sunday 3rd December 17
A great day at the club today, the cold winds of the last week, gave way to a mild day, with little wind, and critically – no rain! There was a great layout today, with some nice target combinations, which were easy to miss, yet very satisfying to hit. In general the scores were …
Nov 19
19th November Scores ** updated **
A cracking day for the first of the Winter 17/18 series, with light winds, and some great targets to play with. The sun was a challenge for those shooting stand 1 & 4 later in the day. The simo pair from the top made it worth attending, and the batteau in the copse was a …
Nov 06
Club Christmas Meal Saturday 9th December
The 2017 Christmas Meal will be held at The Chequers Inn, Rookley, at 19:30 on Saturday 9th December. The menu is available at http://www.chequersinn-iow.co.uk/christmas Please let Maria know asap if you will be attending. We need to know names / numbers, menu choices and a (non-refundable) £10 deposit per person by Sunday 3rd December. If I don’t have …
Nov 05
Autumn Sporting Series 2017
The 6 shoots have flown by, and generally we’ve been super lucky with the weather. In total 55 members contested the Autumn Series, with 11 competitors making it to every shoot. Congratulations to Ben Morris, who topped the High Gun rankings with half his 6 shoots over scoring above 90 to count (446). Second place …
Nov 05
5th November 2017 Scores
A (another) great day at the club, with a layout to challenge, in conditions must unlike the end of the Autumn series. ( Full season results to follow and a recalculation of handicap numbers and club classifications ) Leon Clifton and Mark Whillier shared the High Gun prize today both shooting an excellent 84, followed …
Oct 22
22nd October Sporting Scores
Another great day at the club, with lots of sunshine, but it’s defiantly autumn with today’s windy and chilly at times shoot. Birds may vary is an oft heard statement in sporting clays, and today’s wind made that very much the case. Despite any variances, there were some PB’s achieved. High Gun was …
Oct 08
8th October Scores
Autumn Series?? – It was like summer today. A little chilly to start with ( especially for those arriving to help set up), but things soon warmed up in time for an excellent shoot on a good layout. ( a few visitors today especially commenting on how good it was ). Ben Morris was today’s …