FAN UK would like to introduce you to the new Deer Park Archers Field Archery Mini League... First things first! Who, what & What format is the league in? where are Deer Park Archers? It is comprised of 9 League events held throughout the winter period, split down into 3 marked, Deer Park Archers, who were established in 1995, 3 unmarked & 3 mixed distance rounds. The are based in Shurdington, Gloucestershire and it shoots are held on Saturday mornings and take covers the surrounding area. Over the years DPA has developed from providing have-a-go archery approximately 2–2½ hours to complete. sessions for Guides & Brownies to an award winning 12 Targets are shot at each event. development club for junior and senior archers of Target types change between events all abilities. In 2014 they purchased their our own (i.e. WA Targets, 2D Targets and 3D Targets) ground which provides facilities for target, field and clout archery disciplines. DPA has over 200 Scoring on the day will match the target type being shot, with 2 score cards per group as members (45% if which are juniors) who shoot a range of bow styles from the high-tech Compound per normal Field Archery protocol. to the traditional English Longbow. Archers must compete in at least 5 of the 9 events to qualify for the final League title. So, what is the DPA Mini League? The Deer Park Archers Mini League is intended to provide a fun introduction into Field Archery throughout the winter period without the investment of a whole day or weekend shooting. The events are held at Deer Park Archers’ ground in Shurdington (near Cheltenham). The league is open to adults and juniors with Archery GB membership. Competitors should be confident shooting the following distances for their scores to count towards the league:- Juniors shoot from the White Peg at distances up to 30 metres Adults shooting Compound & Recurve shoot from the Red Peg at distances up to 60 metres All other Adult Bow Types shoot from the Blue Peg, at distances up to 50 metres Also, archers who wish to use these events as field archery ‘have a go sessions’ may do so and shoot from any peg, the only difference is that their scores won’t be included in the league table. 52
Shoot Report - Event #1 by John Dalton, Field Mini League Organiser On Saturday 21st October we held the first of nine winter field events. Thirteen archers from Deer Park, Chippenham, Evesham and Cleeve Archers braved a half-hearted Storm Brian for an enjoyable and relaxing morning shooting on the club’s field course. Thanks to the shelter of our wood only a couple of shots were impacted by the wind which just added another dimension to the shoot. archers wanting to try field for the first time. Whilst our course is small, it proved to offer a It also provides experienced field archers with the winter period, split down into 3 marked, few challenges along the way to keep everyone the opportunity to keep their eye in over the 3 unmarked & 3 mixed distance rounds. The on their toes. winter, in a short morning’s shoot. shoots are held on Saturday mornings and take Many good and positive comments were received This first shoot was a WA marked distance round, on the day and we hope more of our and but each event will differ and offer it's own other clubs archers take the opportunity to try - including a mix of marked, challenges this great alternative way to shoot through the unmarked and mixed distance rounds using both winter months. 2D and 3D targets. Special thanks to Liz Dalton for running the Online entry is available on the Tournament page of tearoom and for baking cakes (especially the chocolate tray bake which was definitely the the club website at: Archers must compete in at least 5 of the 9 events archers’ favourite). http://deerparkarchers.co.uk/field-archery-mini- The league events and format provide a great league-coming-soon/ opportunity for archers wanting to try field for 53
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Inter-county Press Release! On Sunday 15th October 2017, Kent Archery Association (KAA) hosted Sussex County Archery Association (SCAA) in what we believe to be the first ever Inter-County Field Match. Each County Team was compromised of twelve archers, which included Compound, Recurve Barebow, Longbow and Traditional bow disciplines. The event consisted of all archers shooting a twelve target field course in the morning, which included both known distance, and unknown distance targets. Two points were awarded to the County Team had the highest cumulative score per bow style division. With Kent winning the Compound and Recurve divisions, and Sussex topping the Barebow and Longbow/Traditional divisions; the match was perfectly balanced at four points each, going into the afternoon's team elimination match play event. Four teams from each County battled through quarterfinals, semi-finals and gold/bronze medal matches. Points would be awarded dependent on the final team positions; 1st through to 8th, with these points being added to the morning totals to determine the overall winning County. With field team elimination matches usually reserved for international events, this provided several archers to experience this form of competition for the first time. Each elimination team consisted of three archers, one compound, one recurve and one unsighted bow-style. Matches consisted of four different targets, with each team required to shoot a total of three arrows, one per team member, within a time limit of two minutes. The team with the highest cumulative score upon completion of the four targets were declared the winners of the match. Sussex dominated the afternoon competition, with three of their teams making it through to the semi-finals. This lead to Sussex teams taking gold and silver positions in an all Sussex final, with a Kent team successful in winning the bronze medal match. The dominant performance by Sussex in the head to head matches meant they had a resounding overall victory and became the inaugural winners of the In-Range Archery Shield. This event would not have been possible without the generous support provided by In-Range Archery (www.inrangearchery.co.uk). KAA are intending to host this event again in 2018. Therefore if any other Counties feel they would be interested in entering a team, please contact KAA through either our KAA Facebook page or [email protected]. Chris Horan, Tournament Organiser. 61
Photographer: Gez Davis Location: The 2017 Dot Southgate Championships (EFAA 3D Field Champs 2017) @ Kings Forest Bowmen in Thetford
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Photographer: Adam Browning Location: Aurora FAC, August 2017 Pictured: Margaret Rickard
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Shoot Reports & Clubs’ Location Directory Name Location Afan Nedd South Wales Apollo Field Archers Hampshire Artemis Archers Belper, Derbyshire Aurora FAC Chelmsford, Essex Avalon Archers Near Sandy, Beds. Baldivis Archery Club Rockingham, Western Australia Bowmen of Bude Bude, North Cornwall Broadland Bowmen Norwich, Norfolk Caldy Bowmen West Kirby, Wirral CSAA Open FA Champs Various, Surrey Company of Sixty Oxshott, Surrey Dearne Valley Archery Club Near Barnsley, South Yorkshire Deer Park Archers Cheltenham, GL51 4UD Delamere Field Archers Delamere, Northwich, Cheshire Draig Goch Field Archers Rhuallt, North Wales Druids Field Archers Wiltshire Dunbrody Archers Nee Ross, Ireland Elmtree Archers Near Hatherleigh, Devon English War Bows NZ New Zealand Foxhill Bowmen Pendle Hill, above Downham Havering Nalgo Archers (HNA) Ramsden Heath, Essex High Weald Archery Club Etchingham, East Sussex King’s Lynn Field Archers (KLFA) Near Blackborough End, Norfolk Kingston Archery Club Ontario, Canada Lakeland Field Archers Wythop (Western Lake District), between Keswick & Cockermouth Longbow Heritage Shackleford, Surrey and Carters Clay, Hampshire Magna Carta Field Archers Lyne (near Chertsey), Surrey Mayo Archery Club Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Muscovy Archers Near Liskeard, Cornwall 76
Name Location Muttley Crew Archers Merseyside Noak Hill Archers Romford, Essex North Lakes Field Archers Penrith Oakwood Bowmen Near Woodbridge, Suffolk Overton Black Arrows Laverstoke, Overton, Hampshire Pines Park Archers Between Ravenshead & Calverton, Nottinghamshire Purbeck Archers Wareham, Dorset Raven Field Archers Based on the Sussex/Hampshire border Rebellion Archers St Austell, Cornwall Rednex Thorrington Regent Archers Bridlington, Yorkshire South Hams FA Yealmpton, Devon Spirit of Sherwood Worksop, Notts Tavistock Company of Archers Tavistock, Devon Thornbury Field & Roving Archers Thornbury, Bristol Umberleigh Field Archers Umberleigh, Devon Whitefriars Bowmen Between Westleton & Dunwich, Suffolk Wolfshead Field Archers Near Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire Zenith Archers Whitney-on-Wye, Hereford 77
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