Archery Fun Day

Hello Everyone.

On the 18th of November our club decided to host a day of Archery fun and games. Games like Pin the tail on the donkey, Noughts and Crosses and a few other games.

The day started of overcast and the fear of rain was certainly about, but that didn’t stop the first event, The Clout run by Mike Clarke.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following on from the Clout we had a Event we called a speed shoot. The objective was, once you stepped into the designated area(The Shooting Box), you had 30 seconds to shoot 3 arrows at 3 separate targets, one set at 10m, one set at 8m and a 3D Fox set at 5m. The 8 and 10 meter targets were scoring targets and you had to hit both before you could shoot the Fox and double your score.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the Speed Shoot there was a spot of lunch, A Sausage Sizzle cooked by our wonderful Club Secretary Denise, while everyone was having food the door raffle was drawn.

 

 

After Lunch we moved into the Indoor Range for the set of games, first we would start with Pop the Balloons, however hiding behind one of the balloons on each target was a prize to get. Can you guess witch balloons they were?

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that we had Shoot your Age, the objective is, on a 80cm target you have 3 arrows and 4 rounds, you have to shoot you age exactly and yes your scores carry over. For Example, if you were 23 you could do that by hitting 2 10’s and a 3 in round one, but what if you only got a 5 and 1, well your score would be 6 and you would have to make up the rest of it on the next round. If you go aver your age you callout “OVER” and then you would the rest of the End and Rounds to hit the target to subtract to get your age. so lets say you are again shooting for 23, in the first round you got 6, the second round you then scored a 10, that would take you to 16, then for your 3rd arrow that round you hit a 9. Making your total 25, you callout “OVER” and on the next round you have to hit a 2 to subtract to 23. you keep doing this till you get your age.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once people finished shooting their ages we moved onto Pin the Tail on the Donkey,  3 Arrows and 4 Rounds to get hit the right spot, people got close, but no one hit the bulls eye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we moved onto the final game for the day Noughts and Crosses, this was a Elimination style game, 2 people per target take turns to shoot and they have to make a line with their arrows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually it all came down to 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end it was a draw and it came down to Rock, Paper, Scissors as the decider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results for the Day

Clout Speed Shoot Shoot you Age Pin the Tail O & X
1st Hamish Sandra Gerard Mick Troy
2nd Matt Charlie Josie Troy Sandy
3rd Josie Kurt Hamish Dan Pete

 

We would like to thank all the sponsor’s for the day.

A good time was had by all, we would also like to thank all the people that helped organised and run the day. Jim Burrell, Mike Clarke and Chris Densley helped organize the day, with help from Denise Burrell, Gerry Mahony and Wayne Godbar on the day.

 

 

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End of Year Club Compatition

Hello Everyone,

As most of you know on November the 26th we had our End of Year shoot. While the day was cloudy and windy (For those shooting outdoors), it was still a good day and we had a good showing.

In the morning starting at 9:30 we had the outdoor portion of the shoot, This was the Canberra and the Short Canberra. With strong and blustery northern winds our archers shot very well.

Here are the results for the day:

AoW End of Year Competition Results

Event Winner Runner-Up
Canberra – Compound Alex Nesic Chris Densley
Canberra – Recurve Denise Burrell Peter Hill
Short Canberra – Compound Barret Thomson Max Thomson
Short Canberra – Recurve Mick Austin Gerry Mahony

 

For our indoor section we had 13 Novice and Junior shooters, shooting from 10m and then 18m. We saw some really good groupings and some very good shots.

 

 

Event Winner Runner-Up
Novice – Compound Neil Gamble
Novice – Recurve Kieran Bechman Janelle Graham
Junior Toby Godber Tylie Schroeder

 

A Big congratulations to all our winners and runners ups. also a HUGE well done to everyone that attended the scores and groupings were a big improvement to last year.

A big thank you to Peter Hill, Mick Austin and Chris Densley for organizing the Event. Mike Clarke for being our Director of Shooting for the day, and for Lisa Austin for working the Check in Desk.

Here are some more photos from the day.

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Indoor League Update 

The Winter Indoor League kicks off this Friday – with one change from last season.

The League will again be conducted on the 1st and 3rd Fridays, with flexibility for archers to shoot on other days when necessary.

The change involves the time of the Friday session. Last season there was one session which started at 6pm and involved 2 x 30 arrows rounds with a rest break between.

This season we will run two Friday sessions, again both being 2 x 30 arrows rounds with a rest break between.

Session 1: Commences at 4:30PM

Session 2: Commences at 5:30PM

The sessions will overlap somewhat, and during Session 1 we will need to accommodate members who wish to shoot indoor but not as part of the League.

All this is manageable.

Again, FLEXIBILITY is a key to the Leagues success, so if these session times don’t suit you, let us know and we’ll work to accommodate your needs.

Maximum participation is our aim, and we will do all we can to enable that.

Scores for the Autumn league will be on the Whiteboard for 2 weeks from this Saturday and 1st place getters in Compound and Recurve events will announced in the upcoming Newsletter.

 

I will be placing the Autumn Scores up on the website for everyone to access so that we have a record of it all.

Indoor League

The Thomson brothers Max and Jacob shone tonight in Rounds 7&8 of the Autumn Indoor League. Max and Jacob each shot Personal Best scores Max 230 (each round) on a Vegas face and Jacob 230 (80cm) face

Outstanding results boys. Very well done!

In the image we see Max and Jacob with their proud Dad, Barret.

Another new member, compound archer Jacinta Padgett is also showing promise and is another enthusiastic and talented archer.

Travis Thornton’s bullseye at Indoor League. Another highlight was Belinda Simms snaring a PB. Great rewards for two enthusiastic archers! Well done!

 

The result for the last 2 rounds will be posted later this week.