With perfect shooting weather conditions on Monday evening, Michael Duncalf posted a fantastic score of 618.00 which included 35X bulls, to secure round 4 of The Osborn Carpets 1st 600 from Ben Kelly, having now returned from Edinburgh University, in second position on 614.7. Sixteen year old Alex Trafford was delighted to learn that his score of 604.9 gave him a new metric personal best score although his standard non metric score of 580 was just a point short of his PB. No less than 8 competitors managed to score in excess of 600 and it was obvious that the Range Officers decision to wait for the sun to set was the correct decision.
Full results were:-
1 - Mike Duncalf 103.4, 101.1, 103.1, 104.2, 103.7, 102.5 = 618.0 (35xBulls)
2 - Ben Kelly 102.0, 103.7, 98.7, 103.7, 103.5, 103.1 = 614.7 (32XBulls)
3 - Andy Potter 102.8, 101.9, 100.2, 102.0, 101.6, 103.0 = 611.5 (24XBulls)
4 - Gemma Kermode 102.3, 101.4, 100.9, 100.8, 102.5, 103.5 = 611.4 (23XBulls)
5 - John Wood 101.7, 102.3, 100.0, 101.5, 102.7, 100.5 = 608.7 (27XBulls)
6 - Alex Trafford (J) 98.4, 99.9, 101.6, 101.8, 103.2, 100.0 = 604.9 (25XBulls)
7 - Tracey Skelton 101.9, 101.9, 100.0, 100.3, 98.4, 100.5 = 603.0 (20XBulls)
8 - Derek Kermode 101.3, 102.1, 99.1, 98.0, 102.3, 97.9 = 600.7 (18XBulls)
9 - John Brewis 96.4, 98.2, 102.1, 104.8, 99.2, 98.5 = 599.2 (29XBulls)
10 - Steve Callus 103.5, 99.5, 97.7, 99.5, 99.4, 96.9 = 596.5 (20XBulls)
11 - Bill Jones 99.7, 98.8, 96.5, 103.1, 101.2, 96.7 = 596.0 (14XBulls)
12 - Nick Brown 97.6, 100.4, 99.3, 99.3, 97.9, 99.1 = 593.6 (18XBulls)
13 - Perryn Watson 97.7, 98.4, 101.4, 98.9, 99.5, 97.3 = 593.2 (12XBulls)
14 - Sharon Drysdale 100.9, 100.6, 98.6, 90.8, 97.0, 97.8 = 585.7 (16XBulls)
15 - Tony Kneale 99.0, 93.5, 99.0, 100.7, 94.4, 97,9 = 584.5 (10XBulls)
16 - Matthew Roosen (J) 101.2, 97.6, 94.4, 94.2, 96.1, 97.7 = 581.2 (12XBulls)
17 - Jackie Gardner (JL) 94.2, 92.5, 94.7, 99.4, 98.1, 98.4 = 577.3 (10XBulls)
18 - Rhys Keown (J) 81.7, 93.2, 98.0, 91.4, 89.4, 92.9 = 546.6 (7XBulls)
Class awards were: -
Class A,
1 - Mike Duncalf 618.0
2 - Ben Kelly 614.7
3 - Andy Potter 611.5
4 - Gemma Kermode 611.4
5 - John Wood 608.7
6 - Tracey Skelton 603.0
7 - Bill Jones 596.0
Class B,
1 - Derek Kermode 600.7
2 - Nick Brown 593.6
Class C,
1 - Alex Trafford 604.9
2 - John Brewis 599.2
3 - Steve Callus 596.5
4 - Perryn Watson 593.2
5 - Sharon Drysdale 585.7
6 - Tony Kneale 584.5
7 - Matthew Roosen 581.2
8 - Jackie Gardner 577.3
9 - Rhys Keown 546.6
Close scores at the head of the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield handicap match
Shot concurrently with the Osborn Carpets match, the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield handicap match proved to be a very close match for the top four shooters. Leading the way with a score of 609 was John Brewis then; just a point separated Alex Trafford, with his excellent score, on 608 and Mike Duncalf in third on 607. Alex Trafford was the only shooter to manage to hit a “full house” of 100 – it looks like the youngsters recent positional problems have passed.
Full results were:-
1 - John Brewis 92, 94, 98, 99, 95, 93 = 571 + 38 = 609
2 - Alex Trafford 96, 95, 97, 96, 100, 96 = 580 + 28 = 608
3 - Mike Duncalf 99, 97, 99, 99, 98, 99 = 591 + 16 = 607
4 - Gemma Kermode 99, 96, 96, 97, 99, 99 = 586 + 19 = 605
5 - Perryn Watson 93, 95, 97, 95, 96, 92 = 568 + 35 + 603
6 - John Wood 98, 98, 95, 96, 98, 97 = 582 + 18 = 600
=7 - Derek Kermode 96, 99, 94, 95, 97, 94 = 575 + 24 = 599
=7 - Steve Callus 98, 94, 94, 95, 94, 93 = 568 + 31 = 599
=7 - Ben Kelly 97, 98, 93, 99, 99, 99 = 585 + 14 = 599
=10 - Tracey Skelton 96, 97, 96, 97, 93, 96 = 575 + 20 = 595
=10 - Andy Potter 97, 96, 97, 97, 97, 99 = 583 + 12 = 595
12 - Sharon Drysdale 97, 97, 94, 86, 91, 94 = 559 + 35 = 594
13 - Matthew Roosen 98, 92, 90, 90, 90, 95 = 555 + 38 = 593
=14 - Bill Jones 96, 94, 93, 99, 97, 94 = 573 + 19 = 592
=14 - Nick Brown 93, 96, 95, 94, 93, 95 = 566 + 26 = 592
16 - Rhys Keown 79, 89, 96, 87, 87, 88 = 526 + 60 = 586
17 -Tony Kneale 93, 88, 95, 95, 90, 95 = 556 + 29 = 585
18 - Jackie Gardner 90, 89, 91, 94, 94, 94 = 552 + 13 = 565
Trafford makes sure of round 4 of the Sadler Junior Championship
Alex Trafford was delighted to claim round 4 of the Sadler Junior Championship from Matthew Roosen.
Full results were:-
1 - Alex Trafford 98.4, 99.9, 101.6 = 299.9 (9XBulls)
2 - Matthew Roosen 101.2, 97.6, 94.4 = 293.2 (7XBulls)
3 - Jackie Gardner 94.2, 92.5, 94.7 = 281.4 (2XBulls)
4 - Rhys Keown 81.7, 93.2, 98.0 = 272.9 (4XBulls)
Kermode takes round 2 of the IoMSC 3 position match
Although we have only two local ladies who compete in the very difficult and demanding, three position matches, where the ladies shoot 20 shots kneeling, 20 shots prone and finally, 20 shots standing, both locals have quite different approaches to the match. Gemma Kermode is an experienced 3P competitor having competed regularly both on and off the Island, whereas Tracey Skelton is determined to learn this very difficult and trying discipline and is proving that determination is a worthy ally. On this occasion, on Sunday morning, once again under perfect weather conditions, Kermode showed her experience and managed to post a good series of scores of:- kneeling 94, 95 prone 96, 98 and standing 86, 91 = 560 (16XBulls) from Skelton’s scores of kneeling 95, 84 prone 84, 94 and standing 82, 65 = 504 (10XBulls).
Three compete in the ESSU Championships at Bisley
Three IoMSC members have been on the mainland competing in the English Small-bore Shooting Union Championships at Bisley and although there were no local major successes, all three shot very well and in doing so maintained the Islands highly regarded name within the shooting circle. As mentioned above, one of the three Gemma Kermode, once again competed in 1 Air Rifle and 2 small-bore prone matches and in the 10 metre Air Rifle match Gemma claimed eighth position with a series of scores 98.1, 100.9, 101.4, 99.6 = 400. In her 3P match Gemma posted - Kneeling 186, Prone 193, Standing 181 = 560 and was placed fifth and her final match was the 50 prone where thirteenth position was her final slot recording excellent series of scores – 100.4, 99.9, 98.9, 100.9, 99.2, 100.7 = 600.0. The others locals accompanying Gemma, were Mike Duncalf and Andy Potter, who both competed in the 50 metre prone event. In the elimination match, Duncalf claimed fifth position qualifying for the final with scores of 100.8, 101.8, 103.2, 103.2, 101.8 = 613 (27XBulls) and a rather disappointed Potter was twenty eighth posting 100.1, 101.2, 99.6, 100.0, 97.4, 99.5 = 597.8 (23XBulls) from a field of 36.
IoM Shooting Club 2016 Corporate events start in earnest.
The first of the 2016 seasons Isle of Man Shooting Clubs Corporate evenings was held on Thursday and a happy band of ten from Corporate Service Provider, Bridgewaters (IoM) Limited, arrived and thoroughly enjoyed an evening of target shooting - scores were varied but all counted towards the Corporate League.
Full results were:-
1 - Eddie Pearson 90.6, 86.7 = 177.3
2 - Stephen Corran 85.6, 89.6 = 175.2
3 - Gill Christian 89.5, 85.7 = 175.2
4 - David Gannon 84.9, 86.8 = 171.7
5 - Tony Artz 82.5, 87.7 = 170.2
6 - Danny Oram 83.3, 84.1 = 167.4
7 - Elliot Duncan 79.8, 87.0 = 166.8
8 - Peter Brown 79.9, 84.5 = 164.4
9 - Carolyn Johnson 84.3, 79.2 = 163.5
10 - Luis Thornton 76.8, 78.5 = 155.3
Giving a team score of 1687.0
This event is in its fourth year and is once again, gaining support from several local companies and it is hoped to keep all informed regarding the league whenever a company has shot. If any local company has interest in competing in the league, information can be obtained from Nick Brown on 491436 or nickb@manx.net
Dates for your Diaries
Next Monday May 30, will see round 6 of the IoM Shooting Club Monday evening competitions with The Empire Garage Tynwald Handicap, The Osborn Carpets 600 and The Sadler Junior Championship.
Sunday May 29 is The Sinclair Cup for teams of 2
PLEASE NOTE - The June Handicap match will be held on Sunday, May 29 due to the TT Races.
Sunday June 19 is the date of the next round of the 3P series of matches
For those interested in off Island competitions, The Welsh ISSF 50 metre Championships are to be held on June 25 – 26 at Tondu, Bridgend, The Scottish ISSF 50 metre Championship is scheduled for July 22 – 24 at Denwood and August 13 – 21 will be The National Rifle Meeting at Bisley, Surrey.
