{"id":14,"date":"2017-06-29T16:48:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T15:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2017-07-04T07:49:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T06:49:42","slug":"southend-gun-club-abt-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/06\/29\/southend-gun-club-abt-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Southend Gun Club ABT Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southend and District Gun Club has for many years shot Skeet (English &amp; Olympic) and Automatic Ball Trap and every year held its own championships for each shooting style and 2017 was no different. On the 9th of April it was a bright and sunny day and the annual Automatic Ball Trap (ABT) Championship had been ably set up by Tony Matthews, Keith Murray with Barry Dobbs our club secretary ready and waiting to book in the participants.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SGC-ABT-Championship-2017-III.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As this was a club championship even people who don\u2019t normally shoot ABT decided \u201cwhat the hell let\u2019s have a go\u201d and so a reasonable turnout were squaded for the 50 bird shoot shot in 2 rounds of 25 birds. Long-time gun club member Ken Peirse was 1st to shoot and to encounter the li<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SGC-ABT-Championship-2017-IIII.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"138\" \/>ght breeze which moved the targets around a lot. The squads came and went with the first straight 25 being posted by Trevor Haywood.<\/p>\n<p>The last cards were in and 1st place was tied between Trevor Haywood and Phil Butcher and Colin Greenstead all with 47 hits each. The shoot off was won by the unwobbled nerves of Trevor Haywood who was declared ABT Club Champion 2017. The top 5 scores were,<\/p>\n<p>Trevor Haywood \u2013 47 \u2013 Champion\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SGC-ABT-Championship-2017-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SGC-ABT-Championship-2017-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.southendgunclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/SGC-ABT-Championship-2017-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phil Butcher \u2013 47<\/p>\n<p>Fred\u00a0Colin Greenstead\u00a0\u2013 47<\/p>\n<p>Fred Fulbrook \u2013 46<\/p>\n<p>John Henshaw \u2013 45<\/p>\n<p>After the shoot off the members gathered in the club house for one of Deidre\u2019s lovely breakfasts and to analyse the birds that got away.<\/p>\n<p>A Great day was had by all and many congratulations go to Trevor Haywood our ABT Champion 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southend and District Gun Club has for many years shot Skeet (English &amp; Olympic) and Automatic Ball Trap and every year held its own championships for each shooting style and 2017 was no different. 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