October_November 2024 FAN UK #2

["~ F o r t h e l o v e o f f i e l d a r c h e r y ~ \nOctober\/November 2024 ","4-8 \nHenry V - France campaign \n Shoot Report by Andrew Brodley \n6 \n\u201cGrassroot Hero\u201d, \nBlack Arrow Field Archers \n12-13 \nWest Lothian Archers \n Shoot Report, August 2024 2024 100 3D shoot by Doc Smith \n15 \nFAIRBOW WINTER SALE 2024 \n16-19 \n\u201cA Canadian field \narchery adventure\u201d by Richard Thompson \n22-31 \nDelamere Field Archers\u2019 \n Instinctive Open Shoot Report, \n September 2024 \n34-35 \nPhotographs by \n JIM GRANGER, Highland Open 2024 \n @ Inverness Field Archers \n36-37 \n South Devon weekend \n Bowhunter Style Shoot Advert 2025 \n38-40 \nSurrey University \n shoot at Company of Sixty by Steve James \n42-47 \nDunbrody Archers\u2019 \n50-53 \n\u201cThe Bowyer\u2019s Diary\u201d \n by Derek Hutchison \n54 \nPhotographs by BILLY WILDING \n56-61 \n Pennington Archers \n Shoot Report, September 2024 \n by Jon Harrison \n62 \nExmouth Archers 2025 \n Shoot Advert \n2 \nIn this issue... ","64-68 \n\u201cThe UK 4 Nations \n horseback archery competition\u201d oot report, September 2024 \n by Helen Barnes \n70-71 \n The Clout Collective \n 2024 shoot dates \n72-75 \nIFAF 3D Champs 2024 \n @ Laois Archery by Doc Smith \n76 \n A Cartoon for You! by VIA VERDE \n78-84 \n Clash of the Classics 2 \n Shoot Report \n86-95 \n The Lincolnshire Wand \n Shoot for the Marshal\u2019s Cup by OH Boyd \n96 \n Photograph by HELEN BARNES \n98-99 \n Jim Granger - \n SFAA 2024 SBHC photographs \n101 \n Archery Success app info \n102-104 \n STAFAA WLA \ns h \n106 \n 2025 Black Arrow FA Shoot Ad \n108 \n Photograph by MARK SERVICE \n110-113 \n Mayo Archery \n 50+ shoot 2024, report by DOC SMITH \n118-119 \nJim Granger - \n SFAA 2024 SBHC photographs \n120-121 \n Dogs & Crossbows List \n (updated 11.11.2024) \n122 \nNational Association of \n Disabled Archers (NADA) \n contact information \n3 \n~ Front Cover picture taken by LINDA SUTHERLAND @ the STAFAA West Lothian \n~ Front Cover picture taken by LINDA SUTHERLAND @ the STAFAA West Lothian \nArchers\u2019 Hunter Round & Club Champion shoot - Pictured: BRIAN CLAISSE. ~ \nArchers\u2019 Hunter Round & Club Champion shoot - Pictured: BRIAN CLAISSE. ~ ","4 \nHENRY V - France campaign \nEvent day: Saturday 21st September 2024 \nThe brainchild of Andrew Brodley, the Henry V\u2019s medieval \nFrance campaign shoot was a roaring success! \nHere is what Andrew had to say about it all: \nFor the shoot I named the archer group \n\"Henry V's Salop Retinue\" \n. Below are \nthe unfolding exploits of the 'happy few' that I reported the following \nday - 22nd September in the year 2024 - and who made it a wonderful, \nmemorable experience . . . \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nYesterday some 35 dysentery-ravaged English, led by HRH Henry V, captured \nthe city of Harfleur. \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nFollowing a gruelling skirmish against the French and marching with wooden \nstake in hand, they billeted at Maisoncelle. \nExclusive Update! \n\u201cWe happy few\u201d. \n\u201cWe happy few\u201d. \n\u201cWe happy few\u201d. \n\u201cArchers with stakes\u201d. \n\u201cArchers with stakes\u201d. \n\u201cArchers with stakes\u201d. ","5 \n \n \n \n \n \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nEnglish scouts reported thousands of 'fresh' French waiting astride the road ahead, \nwith many more due to arrive. \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nHal ordered his army rest, eat, be silent and pray before rousing them to \naction against overwhelming odds at Azincourt. \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nThen deciding to move his army forward to within bowshot of the French \nline, Henry provoked them to charge. \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nThe Retinue of archers deployed forward through woodland, flanking on both \nsides the oncoming French cavalry. \n\uf0a8\uf020 \nThen goodly Sir Thomas Erpingham, throwing up his baton shouted - \n\"Now strike!\" \nand the English archers \nloosed. \nBest wishes to you, \nSir Thomas Erpingham (Andrew) \n. \n\u201cBlack Arrow\u201d. \n\u201cBlack Arrow\u201d. \n\u201cBlack Arrow\u201d. \n\u201cHenry Loose\u201d. \n\u201cHenry Loose\u201d. \n\u201cHenry Loose\u201d. ","6 \n\u201cDestrier\u201d. \n\u201cDestrier\u201d. \n\u201cDestrier\u201d. \n\u201cHarfleur - Rouen Gate\u201d. \n\u201cHarfleur - Rouen Gate\u201d. \n\u201cHarfleur - Rouen Gate\u201d. ","7 \n\u201cBlanchetaque\u201d. \n\u201cBlanchetaque\u201d. \n\u201cBlanchetaque\u201d. \n\u201cBlanchetaque A\u201d. \n\u201cBlanchetaque A\u201d. \n\u201cBlanchetaque A\u201d. ","8 \n\u201cWith very many thanks to Peter our great Film Director, who'll help us \nwith our memory to re-live a fun day, just click the link below to see \nhis 'final cut' of the event\u201d \n; \nAndrew Brodley - \[email protected] \n. \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/JzS5JN3r5hw \n\u201cSpeed Shoot Targets\u201d. \n\u201cSpeed Shoot Targets\u201d. \n\u201cSpeed Shoot Targets\u201d. ","www.blackridge-archery.co.uk \n \n ","10 ","www.thearcherycompany.com","12 \nWest Lothian Archers\u2019 \n 2D Shoot \n25th August 2024 \nPics & report provided by Linda Sutherland. \nA fantastic 2D shoot! The weather was kind until 1.30pm - then the wind \nand rain started, but that didn't dampen the spirit of archers today\u2026 \nthe banter and laughter was heard all through the course. \nThank you to all who attended. Special thanks to our catering team - \nthe menu choice was delicious. ","13 \n \n \n \nThere were some very high scores today, congratulations to you all. \nAlso, a special mention to Hawkeye Targets for the wonderful animal faces. ","www.shirearchery.co.uk \nDid you know that if you would like to show your appreciation and support for FAN UK and \nwhat Hels is doing (and to enable her to keep the magazine free for everyone) you can \nDONATE? You may or may not know that \"Field Archery News UK\" online magazine is \nresearched, edited & produced by just one person whose aim has always been and still is to \nbring field archery in all its forms (alongside other forms of archery) and all associations & \nsocieties together in one place to celebrate, promote and share our wonderful sport with \narchers, clubs and enthusiasts across the UK & worldwide. \nAny sum to keep the magazine going would be greatly appreciated - thank you! \nTo Donate just visit - \nhttps:\/\/www.paypal.me\/FANUKHels \n14 \nDonate to FAN UK! "," \n \nhttps:\/\/fairbowusa.com\/","16 \nFAN UK presents\u2026 \nFAN UK presents\u2026 \nFAN UK presents\u2026 \n\u201cA Canadian field archery adventure\u201d \n\u201cA Canadian field archery adventure\u201d \n\u201cA Canadian field archery adventure\u201d \nby Richard Thompson. \nby Richard Thompson. \nby Richard Thompson. \nI have family in Niagara on the lake in \nCanada and while I was there I was invited \nto shoot at the Sportsmens Club in Galt - \nhttps:\/\/galtsportsmensclub.com\/ \n . They are \na part of the Ontario Archery Association. \nThe club boasts outside targets at a wide variety of distances \nfor practice and a fantastic shooting stand alongside a 22 x 3D \ncourse in a woodland in which I shot 2 rounds. The second time \nround I shot with a Canadian gentleman by the name of Bob - \nwhat a nice guy! \nNew! ","17 ","18 ","I shoot freestyle and with a hard case I found it was easy \nto get through customs with my bow. \nI\u2019d like to thank Karen of The \nSportsmens Club for sorting out \nmy guest pass. Karen also, very \nkindly, gave me a club patch and \nin \nreturn \nI \ngave \nher \na \n50th \nAnniversary NFAS patch which was \nwell received. \nIt was a real \nprivilege to shoot \nin another country \nso my thanks, \nagain, to everyone \nat The Galt \nSportsmens Club. \nBy \nRichard \nThompson. \n19 ","20 ","Carol Archery \nwas 41 Years old on 8 August 2023. \nth \nCan\u2019t believe it\u2026 \n41 \nyears (but I\u2019m still only 21)! \nReally busy again at the moment, so for lessons, or arrow matching, \nplease book in advance. \nOf course, I\u2019m still doing mail order for those who know what they need. \nAnd if you don\u2019t, do book a time to visit and get lots of advice and a cuppa! \nARROW MATCHING \nIt really isn\u2019t possible to sort your arrows over the phone or by email\u2026 \nso do book yourself an arrow matching session at my workshop. \nOne thing though\u2026 PLEASE, do \nNOT \n buy a bow that is too heavy for you\u2026 \nor you \nwill \ninjure yourself and arrow matching is just not possible. \nI have arrows in 1\/4, 9\/32, 5\/16 and 11.32\u201d with most point weights, made up \nfor you to try. \nBook yourself a session and see the difference it makes to your shooting skills. \nArrow matching \u00a340 per bow. \n Or book an hour\u2019s help with your shooting. \n\u00a355 \nOr \u00a385 for two souls \nAnd Carols Tri-Jig \nwill help you make \nyour own arrows \nreally easily! \nI also make leather \u2018stuff\u2019, including quivers and armguards, \npouches and belts, plus handbags and shoulder bags. \nPlus traditional crossbows by my Mick (for NFAS members only) . \nCraft Cottage, Bookham Lodge Stud, Cobham Road, Stoke D\u2019Abernon, Surrey, KT11 3QG \nCarolarchery.com +44(0)1932 865181 07957 276892 \[email protected]","Delamere Field Archers \nDelamere Field Archers \nDelamere Field Archers \n Instinctive Open Shoot \n Instinctive Open Shoot \n Instinctive Open Shoot \nSeptember 1st 2024 \nSeptember 1st 2024 \nSeptember 1st 2024 \nSunday 1st September was the first (and definitely won\u2019t be the last) of \nour \u201cInstinctive\u201d Open shoots. Despite being restricted to \u201ctraditional\u201d \nstyles only, 111 archers turned up for the event, \nincluding a strong contingent from the rapidly- \ngrowing \u201cthumb draw\u201d category. \nThey shot 36 targets on our newly laid \u201chunting \nstyle\u201d course and the feedback that we received was \nunanimously positive, with many favourable comments \nregarding shot length, target placement and shooting \nstance. A frequent comment was how nice it was not \nto be shooting \u201cstretched\u201d shots. Our tower shot was \ndefinitely a favourite! \nThe second catering position in the centre of the course was well \nappreciated and always busy. \n22 \nReport, pic \nReport, pic \nReport, pic \nby Bernie \nby Bernie \nby Bernie ","23 \nAs proof of the popularity of the course, at least one competing \narcher has subsequently asked to join DFA \u2013 we must be doing \nsomething right! \nThe shoot progressed smoothly and quickly, with the first group \nfinishing at 13:30. \nAs always, thanks go to our small, dedicated and hard-working \ncourse laying team; to Jane, Derek, DC & Marian for the catering; \nand to all of the club members who freely gave \nof their time to help with car parking and \nmarshalling - Without you the day could not have \nhappened. \nWe look forward to welcoming all \ncompetitors back next year! \nScores and pics on the \nfollowing pages... \ncs & scores \ncs & scores \ncs & scores \n Stafford. \n Stafford. \n Stafford. ","24 \nRESULTS \nAFB LADIES \nTrish Gramauskas \nRedoubtables \n510 \nspots 0 \nAFB GENTS \nAndy Brown \nDW Longbow \n650 \nspots 7 \nPete Plunkett \nDerwynd \n636 \nspots 8 \nSteve Foulstone \nRedoubtables \n542 \nspots 0 \nPaul Delves \nRedoubtables \n538 spots 2 \nPete McGiffen \nInd \n528 \nspots 0 \nRoger Birt \nWorcester Woodland \n526 \nspots 3 \nPhil Peak \nRedoubtables \n498 \nspots 1 \nRob Pierce \nRedoubtables \n488 spots 2 \nTony McConnell \nMuttley \n478 spots 0 ","25 \nBB LADIES \nJoanne Bennett \nBlaidd \n530 \nspots 3 \nAnne Moon \nBriar Rose \n520 \nspots 2 \nWendy Hewkin \nDearne Valley \n500 \nspots 2 \nLindsey Davidson Lloyd \nRedoubtables \n456 \nspots 0 \nNicola Cookson \nDolphinholme \n434 \nspots 1 \nBB GENTS \nPhil Johnson \nBriar Rose \n630 \nspots 6 \nMarc Dellerba \nPennington \n616 \nspots 2 \nSteve Smith \nMuttley \n606 \nspots 4 \nJohn Berry \nBlaidd \n602 \nspots 4 \nRichard Perkins \nMuttley \n586 \nspots 4 \nPhil Lindley \nLEFA \n586 \nspots 1 \nAntony Chapman \nMuttley \n580 \nspots 4 \nPeter Whieldon \nLEFA \n580 \nspots 3 \nNigel Bell \nCheshire Oak \n572 \nspots 6 \nLee Kellet \nCheshire Oak \n572 \nspots 1","26 \nBB GENTS contiuned... \nGary Gardener \nMuttley \n562 \nspots 2 \nSimon Ashworth \nSeedfield \n548 \nspots 1 \nFrank Hartshorn \nLyme Valley \n544 \nspots 3 \nPeter Arnold \nSeedfield \n536 \nspots 3 \nPaul Roberts \nMuttley \n528 \nspots 3 \nTony Adams \nRedoubtables \n518 \nspots 2 \nChris Reeves \nSeedfield \n506 \nspots 1 \nIan Coulson \nMuttley \n492 \nspots 3 \nSteve May \nFoxhill \n488 \nspots 1 \nGeoff Weldon \nRedoubtables \n450 \nspots 0 \nJoe Airey \nSeedfield \n446 \nspots 1 \nBB JUN U14Y \nLucy Adams \nRedoubtables \n314 \nspots 2 \nBH LADIES \nKath Harrison \nFirebird \n594 \nspots 4 ","27 \nBH GENTS \nChris Plant \nFoxhill \n708 \nspots 8 \nDerek Fuller \nFoxhill \n616 \nspots 2 \nAndy Bennett \nInd. \n614 \nspots 4 \nBH JUN U14 \nSophia Henshall \nLyme Valley \n568 \nspots 4 \nHT LADIES \nJacqui Johnson \nBriar Rose \n508 \nspots 0 \nJulia Baker \nInd. \n500 \nspots 1 \nBeth Moody \nAudley \n492 \nspots 3 \nSusan Gill \nPennington \n492 \nspots 2 \nErica Williams \nDearne Valley \n490 \nspots 2 \nJanet Wood \nDolphinholme \n452 \nspots 1 \nAbi Cavanagh \nBlaidd \n360 \nspots 0 \nSarah Cavanagh \nBlaidd \n330 \nspots 0 ","28 \nHT GENTS \nPaul Baker \nInd. \n688 \nspots 9 \nAntony Wildon \nCheshire Oak \n678 \nspots 7 \nDan Smith \nLyme Valley \n604 \nspots 6 \nGraham Lord \nFirebird \n600 \nspots 2 \nCraig Smith \nFoxhill \n598 \nspots 5 \nChris Moon \nRobin Hood Bowmen \n596 \nspots 4 \nStuart Dix \nLyme Valley \n596 \nspots 0 \nTrevor Lakin \nAudley \n586 \nspots 3 \nGlenn Wood \nHollywood \n560 \nspots 3 \nAlan Booth \nCheshire Oak \n544 \nspots 2 \nJoe Wood \nHollywood \n520 \nspots 2 \nAndrew Elliott \nDerwynd \n510 spots 1 \nJohn Rowlands \nDerwynd \n492 \nspots 2 \nColin Cavanagh \nBlaidd \n306 \nspots 0 \nHT Jun U16 \nChloe Livingstone \nFoxhill \n448 \nspots 0 \nBen Cavanagh \nBlaidd \n410 \nspots 0 ","29 \nHT Jun U14 \nFreya Allcock \nLyme Valley \n416 \nspots 0 \nHT JUN U12 \nGrace Bailey \nLyme Valley \n520 \nspots 2 \nLB GENTS \nRussel Hannan \nCobra \n594 \nspots 1 \nStuart Bowdler \nMuttley \n552 \nspots 2 \nRyan Watson \nLEFA \n532 spots 4 \nPaul Taylor \nBlaidd \n518 \nspots 3 \nMark Harrison \nFirebird \n508 \nspots 2 \nPeter Wood \nDolphinholme \n490 \nspots 2 \nBrian Chivers \nRonin \n442 \nspots 1 \nLB LADIES \nMary Hannan \nCobra \n518 \nspots 2 \nPV GENTS \nBrian Robinson \nDolphinholme \n534 \nspots 4 \nMartin Reeves \nMuttley \n526 \nspots 3 \nJames McSweeny \nSeedfield \n518 \nspots 3 \nTBH LADIES \nToni Manwaring \nBlaidd \n480 \nspots 1 \nDeb Dixon \nAudley \n426 \nspots 1 \nTBH JUN 16+ \nMax Smith \nRedoubtables \n454 \nspots 0 \nEmily Curtis \nBlaidd \n564 \nspots 3 \nTBH JUN U12 \nMatthew Slater \nFirebird \n540 \nspots 1 ","30 \nTBH GENTS \nPaul Meeson \nSalamander \n712 \nspots 12 \nMarc Lovell \nBlaidd \n684 \nspots 9 \nHoward Roberts \nRedoubtables \n630 \nspots 8 \nRick Cowap \nY.O.D \n628 \nspots 4 \nAnthony Stagg \nPennington \n626 \nspots 6 \nSimon Thomas \nY.O.D \n622 \nspots 5 \nDennis Lownds \nAudley \n618 \nspots 3 \nPhil Huburn-King \nLEFA \n614 \nspots 6 \nPaul Curtis \nInd. \n610 \nspots 4 \nMark Gill \nPennington \n608 \nspots 2 \nDavid Sankey \nDearne Valley \n602 \nspots 2 \nColin Price \nBlaidd \n598 \nspots 4 \nKeith Dolman \nHarlequin \n578 \nspots 1 \nTony Yearsley \nAudley \n568 \nspots 3 \nTom Hodginson \nAudley \n548 \nspots 2","31 \nTBH GENTS continued... \nNathan Smith \nRedoubtables \n540 \nspots 1 \nJohn Slater \nFirebird \n526 \nspots 0 \nSteve Mannwaring \nBlaidd \n510 \nspots 2 \nHugh Davies \nY.O.D \n478 \nspots 2 \nAnthony Commander \n- \n446 \nspots 1 \nTD GENTS \nIsrar Khan \nCo.60 \n634 \nspots 6 \nMuhammed Mughal \nCo.60 \n606 \nspots 4 \nWagas Suleman \nRiggwelter \n588 \nspots 2 \nMahmud Syed \nCo.60 \n548 \nspots 1 \nFasal Walayat \nRiggwelter \n540 \nspots 1 \nNON-COMP BH \nGary Hart \nSalamander \n714 \nspots 10 "," ","www.clickersarchery.co.uk","34 ","35 ","36 \nNEW for 2025 \nShoot Information \nSave the \nDate! ","37 ","38 \nSurrey University Shoot \nat Company of 60. \nCompany of 60\u2019s University Guests... \nOn the 5th October we welcomed the University of Surrey\u2019s Archery department \n(the Team Surrey Archery Club) to come to Company of 60 and have a go at \n3D archery. Being used to target archery and knowing the distances, it came as a \nbit of a shock to be thrust into the woods shooting at foam 3D animals from \nvarying distances, from different pegs and different standing\/kneeling positions. \nAfter a few shots they all seemed to start getting \nthe hang of it and suddenly the smiles started. Once \nthey got confident enough, the banter started flowing \nand the competition really picked up. \nThey were split into two groups of 4 with Andy - \nClub Secretary - and Emma, our Events Officer, \ntaking one group around; and Steve - our \nMembership Secretary - and David, our Head Coach, \n taking the second group.","39 \n \n \n \n \n \nWe broke for lunch (platters of sandwiches and wraps, \nand chocolate donuts provided by our club) with hot \ndrinks on tap. \nEveryone was trying to find out everyone else\u2019s \nscores as we had told them that we were \ngoing to be giving medals to the top three scores. \nThey all picked up on the scoring quickly and \nchecked with us a few times that they had got it \ncorrect. \nAll in all it was a great day and they all \nthoroughly enjoyed shooting a different style \nof archery; and they hope to come back again \nin the future, which we would welcome. \nIt was an honour just being able to allow one ","40 \nthe top university archery clubs to come and try out field archery on \nour newly - laid courses and to shoot \naround with them. \nWe would definitely recommend reaching \nout \nto \nlocal \nuniversities\/ \nyouth \narchery clubs to come and shoot at \nyour grounds as it\u2019s lovely to give \nback and let people try new archery \nexperiences. \nBy Steve James, \nCO60 Membership Secretary."," \nwww.mandarinduck.net","42 \nThe Dunbrody Archers\u2019 \nThe Dunbrody Archers\u2019 \nThe Dunbrody Archers\u2019 \n2024 100 3D shoot \n2024 100 3D shoot \n2024 100 3D shoot \nby \nby \nby \nDoc Smith. \nDoc Smith. \nDoc Smith. \nThis year's \nDunbrody Archers \n 100 3D Championships have to be the best \n100 to-date and you did the late Martin Moylan very proud. \nOutside of all the very hard work of dragging all those targets out onto \nthe course and cutting and strimming the lanes. There were little touches \nthat I liked, like Martin's memorial bench and \nAndrew Wayland \n's collection \nof photos of the Club \nmembers down through \nthe years.","43 \n \n \nThe water and sun cream stations dotted \naround the course came in handy with the \nbrilliant weather that ye had arranged for \nus as well \n. \nThere were archers from every corner of Ireland \nand archers from Germany \n - (my good friend \nHolger Wischhusen \n, his \nbeautiful wife \nElke \n, and their friend), as well as France \n and Hungary \nwho had come for the competition. \nWe thank each and every club member who made this fantastic \ncompetition possible. A big thank you to my shooting buddies for \nthe weekend - Deirdre, Victoria and me auld nemesis \nMick Seery \nfor making the whole experience better, if that was at all possible. ","44 ","45 ","46 ","47 "," "," ","50 \nThe Bowyer\u2019s Diary \n\u201cBoo, Yew Ipe Flight Bow \nPart 2 - AKA \nSome you Lose, Some You Win \n\u201d \nby Derek Hutchison (AKA \u201cDel the Cat\u201d). \nI was tillering the boo\/Yew Ipe flight bow and the tiller looked wrong - closer \ninspection revealed the Ipe belly had started to chrysal! It is supposed to be \nvery strong in compression, so why? Three possible reasons\u2026 \n1. The grain runs diagonally at the failure point. \n2. I\u2019d simply made the belly lamination too thin. \n3. The Yew core under that point was weak due to a splice there. \nOh, well, I\u2019ve put it to one side... I may replace some of the belly and core \nsometime. \nI had another failure of a 35# Yew primitive that I\u2019d made for a club member. \nI suspect it may have been from some Yew which had been lying on the \nground for a while before being picked up and that the sapwood may have \nbeen compromised, as I had another failure from the same timber (and yet \nthey were both fairly low stressed bows). "]