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Update 30.09.2024

Next event

Our next competition shoot will be on Sunday October 20th at Kalbarrie. This will be the 7th and final round of the new for 2024 Outdoor League, scored on a handicap allowance basis. The round entails shooting 6doz arrows at a single metric distance from 60m down to 20m (the latter a club variation on convention). With the best 4 rounds to count for League positions, 'dropped scores' are now very much in play and the final round's outcome is going to be exciting!

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Regular Sunday outdoor practice sessions continue at Kalbarrie 1000-1600 until October 20th, unless otherwise notified. From October 27th Sunday sessions will be 1000-1200 by weekly arrangement (and notified to members) until the end of March 2025.

Thursday Indoor sessions in the gym (7-9pm, small extra fee payable) are weekly from October 3rd. And regular Sunday afternoon (2pm-4pm) Indoor sessions will begin again on October 27th.

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Other upcoming events

See the full 2024 calendar opposite/below.

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Recent events

Round 6 of the 2024 Outdoor League took place in dry but increasingly windy conditions on September 29th. Once again we tackled WA/Metric rounds from 60 metres down to 20 metres scoring on a handicap-adjusted basis. A fifth different winner in our League events emerged in a tight battle for the top spot with only 5 points separating first and second, both the top two shooting much better than handicap.

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Pleasant conditions prevailed yet again for our shoot on August 18th as we tackled WA/Metric rounds from 60 metres down to 20 metres distance, scoring on a handicap allowance adjusted basis. For the first time this outdoor season we had a repeat winner as club coach Mike, who won the first shoot, once again took the top spot with a score well above handicap and a personal best in a WA60 round. The event was followed by an excellent BBQ lunch.

 

The club delivered a 'Have-a-Go' session to the members of the Lodge of our late founder John Ryall at Kalbarrie on August 4th. A good number of novice archers got their first taste of the sport and our guests made a kind and generous donation to club funds.

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Update 03.08.2024
Our new for 2024-25 Indoor League was announced on August 1st. Scored on the same handicap-based adjusted scoring mechanism of our Outdoor League, there will be five counting events, one a month from November  2024 to March 2025. The provisional schedule is:
November 17th, Portsmouth round
December 15th, Double Bray I rounds
January 12th, Double Bray II rounds
February 9th, WA18 round
March 9th, WA25 round.

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A decent summer's day on July 14th saw us tackle Bristol rounds, featuring a total of 12 dozen arrows shot at three distances, each 10yds shorter than the previous. 6 dozen arrows were shot before the lunch break and 6 dozen afterwards. Once again we scored the shoot on a handicap basis, this being Round 4 of our club Outdoor League, and the fourth different winner of the year emerged in what is turning out to be a fun., competitive and unpredictable season-long contest!​​​​

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The club put on its usual 'Have a Go' at Marnhull Fete on July 20th. The weather wasn't too unkind and around 80 or so customers tried their hand at archery, some signing up for Beginners Courses soon afterwards.

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On June 16th we shot another 'National' round, round 3 of our 2024 Outdoor League, scored on a handicap adjusted basis. A slightly diminished turnout of archers compared to usual (it being Father's Day) enjoyed a super morning's shooting, followed by a picnic lunch and a good time was had in pleasant conditions! Outdoor League positions are looking ever more interesting at this nearly halfway stage, with another four rounds to go through to October.

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May 19th saw our second competition shoot of the season, another 'National' round, run nicely with a good turnout and some very decent adjusted scores coming in from newer members especially. Conditions were remarkably good considering the long, wet, cold spring.

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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.

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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.

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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.​​​​