Photo: Stock Photo of the range as I didn't get around to taking any photos!
(Courtesy of Elaine Kettle)
Richard Wilson (Shanklin R&PC) managed to master the conditions and won Class A with a respectable score of 588 ex 600. Saturday's conditions were light cloud with little wind. Sunday followed with variable sun/cloud and warmer temperatures.
Photo(Courtesy of J Howard): The Sussex Astor Team
Eight members of the East Grinstead Target Shooting Club took part in the 2018 National Small-bore Championships at Bisley between 11 and 17 August, and produced some excellent results in tricky wind and light conditions, plus a major downpour.
(Photo Courtesy of S Collyer: Jazz's first shoot with Tim Green spotting.)
Congratulations to Tim and Jazz for winning their respective Classes! Marie also had an excellent score, both her and Jazz being in their first competitive FB shoot.
Despite the forecast the weather was fine with grey skies and light wind. Ideal for shooting but not for the actual scores which remained steady with only one person shooting above their average.
Full results will appear on the Eastbourne & District web page but here's a brief resume for EGTSC shooters.
Congratulations to:
(Photo courtesy of Sam Kettle: Team of Three Winners L-R: David White, Trevor Wilde and Andy Meyers of East Grinstead with Club Vice President Richard Nichols)
Fifty One shooters from some 10 clubs in the Home Counties enjoyed excellent weather over the weekend at the East Grinstead Target Shooting Club’s Spring Open Meeting.
The session started with a briefing on the afternoons activities including:
With a couple of results still to be published.
The Sussex County Finals will take place on Saturday 14th April at East Grinstead.
At the time of writing, the following club members have qualified to take part:
Hardy Roberts(Veterans Individual): Malcolm Brain & Peter Watson
Horrill Trophy: Richard Nichols & Mike Kettle
First session on went well with the following canidates attending:
Several issues identified as follows:
Breathing. We all do it without thinking but doing it correctly as far as shooting is concerned takes practice. A very useful discussion was had on this topic.
February has been a busy month with many members having qualified for the later rounds of the Eastbourne and Sussex Cup competitions. Last date for shooting many of these competitions was 5th March so the results will be filtering through shortly. Good luck to you all.
The New Year is a traditional time for fresh starts and, as we say goodbye to January, here is the first of a series of monthly updates highlighting our successes in both team and individual competitions.
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Please read Booking System before attempting to book for the first time or if you've forgotten how it works.
You will need your MCH login details in order to make a booking.
TIP: If you book on the app you may need to pinch the screen to reduce scale to see the available slots.
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