Annual Tour, May 2016, Ilfracombe, Devon

Annual Shooting Tour - May 2016 - Ilfracombe, Devon

1 st Steve Carr 240 Fri 81/100 + 37/50 118 Sat 80/100 + 42/50 122

2 nd Tim Pretty 221 Fri 70/100 + 37/50 107 Sat 78/100 + 36/50 114

3 rd Darrell Etherington 219 Fri 75/100 + 38/50 113 Sat 71/100 + 35/50 106

4 th Bob Brown 216 Fri 65/100 + 41/50 106 Sat 78/100 + 32/50 110

5 th Andy Catton 213 Fri 75/100 + 39/50 114 Sat 69/100 + 30/50 99

6 th Brendan O’Reilly 205 Fri 63/100 + 36/50 99 Sat 75/100 + 31/50 106

7 th Kevin Strudley 203 Fri 71/100 + 37/50 108 Sat 64/100 + 31/50 95

8 th Bill Anderton 202 Fri 65/100 + 29/50 94 Sat 71/100 + 37/50 108

9 th Roy Grogan 201 Fri 66/100 + 35/50 101 Sat 68/100 + 32/50 100

10 th Jack Pretty 187 Fri 62/100 + 37/50 99 Sat 59/100 + 29/50 88

11 th Peter Plugis 156 Fri 46/100 + 29/50 75 Sat 50/100 + 31/50 81

1 st Peter Plugis 300.000 Score 156 +16 on average of 140

2 nd Jacky Pretty 299.958 Score 187 +7 on average of 180

3 rd Bill Anderton 299.598 Score 202 -23 on average of 225

4 th Roy Grogan 299.585 Score 201 -24 on average of 225

5 th Brendan O’Reilly 299.549 Score 205 -25 on average of 230

6 th Andy Catton 299.458 Score 213 -27 on average of 240

7 th Steve Carr 299.413 Score 240 -20 on average of 260

8 th Bob Brown 299.383 Score 216 -29 on average of 245

9 th Tim Pretty 299.161 Score 221 -34 on average of 255

10 th Kevin Strudley 299.151 Score 203 -42 on average of 245

11 th Darrell Etherington 298.623 Score 219 -46 on average of 265

The 2016 F&F Annual Tour was to the fabulous North Devon Shooting Ground in Ilfracombe, North Devon. A big thank you from all of us to Clive & Jackie for making us very welcome and looking after us on Friday & Saturday. A great trip all round with fabulous weather and some excellent shooting. As always, a very special ‘Thank You’ from the whole club to our resident Travel Agent, Brendan, for doing a fantastic job of arranging everything - not an easy task by any means looking after the F&F awkward bunch!! A mention must go out to Alfie & the Kaiser restaurant in Ilfracombe for putting up with us and some fantastic steaks. Compliments to all the staff for a fantastic experience and a special thanks to waitress for the speedy recovery of Tim’s Dentures - a night we’ll never forget!!

The Trophies

This year we have Trophies for ‘High Gun’, 2 nd and 3 rd place in straight shooting, plus a ‘Wonky Donkey’ for the worst overall straight score. In the handicap shooting we have Trophies for 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd place, plus a ‘Wooden Spoon’ for the worst overall handicap score. In addition we have the ‘Founders Trophy’ which was introduced at the 30 th Anniversary Tour in 2015 by the original founding members of the club. This Trophy is in recognition of contribution to the F&F Gun Club during the year and the current holder chooses who this will be passed to at each Annual Tour.

Straight Shooting Results

Below is the breakdown of the final scores for Straight Shooting. Both Friday and Saturday where split into a morning session of 100 clays and an afternoon session of 50.

Handicap Shooting Results

1 st Place Peter Plugis with a Handicap score of 300.000

2 nd Place Jack Pretty with a Handicap score of 299.958

3 rd Place Bill Anderton with a Handicap score of 299.598

‘Wooden Spoon’ Darrell Etherington with a Handicap score of 298.623

The Ramekin Cup Awarded to Tim Pretty for providing top entertainment in Alfie & The Kaiser

The Cocky Bollox Award Won by Jack Pretty, he started strong and Cocky but ended, well erm ….

The UK’s Shortest Person Won for the 3 rd year running by Darrell but thanks to his kind buddies he can reach the toilet

The Blob Trophy Won by Blob Brown shown above trying to explain exactly how it happened

1 st Steve Carr 118

2 nd Andy Catton 114

3 rd Darrell Etherington 113

1 st Steve Carr 122

2 nd Tim Pretty 114

3 rd Bob Brown 110

Friday 13 th May 2016

Saturday 14 th May 2016

And to finish ... the other awards ...

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Below is the final scores for Handicap Shooting. The total straight score out of 300 is shown to the right of the Handicap Score together with how well you shot above or below your average, Green if you shot above average and Red if you shot below.

‘High Gun’ Steve Carr with a score of 240

2 nd Place Tim Pretty with a score of 221

3 rd Place Darrell Etherington with a score of 219

‘Wonky Donkey’ Peter Plugis with a score of 156

The Founders Trophy was awarded to Brendan O’Reilly for his outstanding contributions to the Club. Brendan is the Club Travel Agent arranging the many fantastic Annual Tours, he helps with clay collections, trap maintenance and lots more …. A truly dedicated committee member and a well deserved reward. Thanks from the whole club for all your support and dedication.

The Founders Trophy