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Updates on club activities
Update 22.04.2024
Next event
Our next competition shoot will be on Sunday May 19th at Kalbarrie. This will be round 2 of the new for 2024 Outdoor League, scored on a handicap allowance basis. Like round 1 in April (see brief reports below) it will be a 'National' round, with imperial distance options of 60/50 yards, 50/40yds, 40/30yds & 30/20yds. We shoot 4doz arrows at the longer distance then 2doz arrows at the shorter distance, all on 122cm target faces.
Target sessions continue in the gym on alternate Thursday evenings from April 11th, with Sunday outdoor sessions at Kalbarrie on summer hours (1000-1600) from April 7th now that the better weather is here...!
Other upcoming events
See the full 2024 calendar opposite/below.
Notice has been given of the club's AGM, to be held on May 19th after our morning 'National' shoot, approx. 1pm.
Other dates to put in your diaries/calendars include:
July 6th/7th Piddlehinton Gym refurbishment
July 20th Marnhull Fete 'Have a Go'.
Recent events
Our first outdoor competition of 2024 went off very well on April 21st, with a nice sunny, if slightly cool day for shooting. With the exception of the overall winner, club coach Mike, who shot well under handicap, the rest of the entry was typically a little short of handicap scores, but this meant that there was very little in it between places. This should make for very interesting competition in the Outdoor League for the rest of the season.
Our last indoor competition shoot of the 2023/24 winter took place on March 24th at Piddlehinton gym. We shot a WA25 round, involving 20 three-arrow ends on a 60cm target face (same size as the Portsmouth round face) at 25 metres. Some excellent scores were achieved, and once again a number of archers advanced their Archery GB classification and handicap quests.
Our February indoor competition shoot was held on the 25th at Piddlehinton gym again. This time we shot double Bray II rounds, involving two rounds of ten 3-arrow ends, each over 25yds at a 60cm target face, with a snack & refreshment break in between rounds. Good fun was had by all, and more archers achieved Archery GB classifications and/or decreased their indoor handicap values.
Update 15.01.24
We held an indoors 'Vegas' competition on Sunday
January 14th. Two 'Vegas 300' rounds were shot, with a refreshment break in between, a format that proved very popular with attendees.
Update 07.01.2024
Regulations for the new for 2024 club Outdoor League have been published on the Members' Info page. Encompassing a total of seven club tournaments and scored on handicap-based adjusted scores, members will be challenged with Archery GB Imperial and World Archery Metric rounds.
Update 05.12.23
The first Indoor competition of the winter took place on December 3rd at Piddlehinton Gym, and despite a few non-starters there was healthy competition. Archers shot a 'Worcester' round and some good scores were achieved and some badges were won! Scores were also put towards archers' Indoors Classifications.
