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To replace the smashed bow, I remembered I had a couple of Yew
stick bows*
in my collection, so I had a good sort out. One was about 50# and the other
40#. I tidied up the 40#, re tillered it slightly and it became a sweet shooting
35# @ 28” to replace the broken one.
Not wishing to have another breakage, I took it to 29 ½” on the tiller! It’s a
very snaky bow and the tips and grip don’t line up, however once braced it
draws on a plane with the flat belly being slightly angled to the plane of draw
on the upper limb.
The arrows fly true with absolutely no waggle and a test shot through the
“Chrony” registered 149.8 fps which is very respectable for a 35# self bow.
Pictured:
“Stick Bow.”
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* I call them stick bows because they
are from small diameter branches, the
sapwood is still there on both back and
belly at the grip, with the belly being cut
away along the working limbs to give
pretty much a flat half a stick for most of
the limb length, and the back being the
under-bark surface.
Pictured left: “Stick Bow.”
Pictured below: “Test Shot.”
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While I had my Chrony set up I tested a flight bow that
I’d been experiment on. It’s a Hickory Mollegabet style,
straight with stiff levers on the end of the limbs, the
belly of the limbs had been replaced with heat treated
Yew and various iteration of lever design had been
spliced on, resulting in it having two different lever constructions. It’s a shoot
through bow and needed a brush rest adding (I used a brush from a Clairol
hair colouring product) -
p
ictured above: “Brush Rest”
.
I had to shoot it using a release
aid to avoid the arrows smashing
as the pass through the small
window whilst flexing if shot
off the fingers. I managed an
impressive 212 fps, with a
couple of inches draw still
unused! I’m currently working
on an improved, more compact,
release aid.
Read more from
‘Del the Cat’ @
https://
bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/
Pictured:
“Stick Bow Full Draw.”
Photographer: Billy Wilding
Location: Regent Archers
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Pennington Archers
Pennington Archers
Pennington Archers
Open Shoot 29 September 2024
Open Shoot 29 September 2024
Open Shoot 29 September 2024
th
th th
Report & pics provided
by Jon Harrison.
Sunday the 29 of September saw Pennington archers hold their final
th
open shoot of 2024.
Following on from the success of the North Lakes/Pennington Challenge
back in June, saw us play host to 80 archers from all over the country,
some of whom had travelled over 3 hours just to visit our little wood
in the lakes. The weather was perfect, cloudy but dry, not a breath
of wind and not too hot or cold. Considering we'd had a fair bit of
rain earlier in the week, we got lucky.
The shoot itself was a 40 x 3Ds in
a rough figure of eight, meaning
the competitors could pass through
catering/admin twice to fill up on
breakfast buns and beef shin stew
and - of course - cake and a brew,
with a bit of banter with Marc
and Devs.
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At the end of the day I caught up with a few mates from away who told
me they'd thoroughly enjoyed the shoot. The general consensus was
that the targets had all been laid at doable distances but there were
a few that had a bit of sneaky dead ground that had caught people
out and made range estimates really difficult... that's what we at
Pennington really like to hear.
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So that's it for 2024, although visitors are always welcome so long
as they pre-arrange; but for us at Pennington it's time to sit down
and start plotting and scheming to create a new course ready for next
year's challenge. Thanks to all who attended and everyone who supports
our little ‘out of the way’ club.
The scores from the open
follow on the next few pages -
well done to everyone!
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Name
Club
Score
Sp
Name
Club
Score
Sp
Gents American Flat Bow
Ladies American Flatbow
Grant Kerr
Wild Geese
644
4
1
st
Jane Walter
Bowmen of Bude
570
4
1
st
Peter Plunkett
Derwynd
634
5
2
nd
Laura Hindle
North Lakes
522
2
2
nd
Hal Elliker
North Lakes
596
5
3
rd
Jaqueline Kellett
Viper
508
5
3
rd
Phil Nelson
North Lakes
588
2
4
th
Ladies Bare Bow
Brian Ford
Wyre Hall
530
3
5
th
Katy Griffiths
Stewartry Archers
514
3
1
st
Andrew Elliot
Derwynd
508
3
6
th
Nicola Cookson
Dolphinholme
438
3
2
nd
Gents Bare Bow
Gents Bow Hunter
Geoff Smith
Viper
748
2
1
st
Trevor Walter
Elmtree
634
5
1
st
Kieron Goulding
Riggwelter
700
9
2
nd
Trevor Hunt
Clayton Woodsmen
576
1
2
nd
Nick Friar
Riggwelter
700
1
3
rd
Brian Wall
Clayton Woodsmen
522
1
3
rd
Geoff Smith
Viper
688
4
4
th
Duncan Jaques
Owlett Hall
424
1
4
th
Robert Leach
Riggwelter
680
1
5
th
Ladies Bow Hunter
Michael Dolphinholme
Kristiansen
496
1
6
th
Kath Harrison
Firebird
668
1
1
st
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Name
Club
Score
Sp
Name
Club
Score
Sp
Gents Unlimited
Gents Cross Bow
Dave Greenbank
Viper
928
1
4
1
st
Mark Harrison
Firebird
876
2
5
1
st
Anthony King
Stewartry Archers
896
2
6
2
nd
Graham Lord
Firebird
858
2
3
2
nd
Paul Graham
Delamere
868
1
1
3
rd
Gents Freestyle
Paul Weddle
LEFA
858
1
3
4
th
Owen Griffiths
Stewartry Archers
630
4
1
st
Michael Osbourne
Stewartry Archers
810
1
5
5
th
Gents Thumb Draw
Mark Burgess
Lakeland F A
270
1
1st
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Name
Club
Score
Sp
Name
Club
Score
Sp
Gents Hunting Tackle
Gents Traditional Bow Hunter
Glenn Wood
Hollywood
634
3
1
st
Allan Carruthers
North Lakes
732
8
1
st
Dennis Lownds
Audley Parish
626
4
2
nd
Michael Kirkham
Owlett
714
6
2
nd
Michael Grimes
Rangers of the North
614
5
3
rd
Ian Marsden
Viper
714
6
3
rd
Joe Wood
Hollywood
608
1
4
th
Paul Caddick
Duvelle
706
8
4
th
Dave Scott
Butsfield
560
3
5
th
Nick Jackson
Stewartry Archers
698
6
5
th
Lawrence Hogan
Wyre Hall
514
4
6
th
Wesley Clarke
Riggwelter
694
3
6
th
John Rowlands
Derwynd
478
3
7
th
Gav Payne
Long Eaton F. A.
680
3
7
th
Roy Clark
Riggwelter
460
3
8
th
Tony Morrell
Rangers of the North
672
6
8
th
Ladies Hunting Tackle
Johnny Gray
Viper
672
2
9
th
Verity Mills
Wyre Hall
518
3
1
st
Gus Gramauskas
Redoubtables
646
6
10
th
Gents Long Bow
Graham Coulson
Butsfield
632
2
11
th
Alan Beatty
North Lakes
530
3
1
st
Tony Yearsley
Audley Parish
628
2
12
th
Peter Bowker
Lakeland F A
490
1
2
nd
Chris Sharpe
Independent
624
2
13
th
Paul Harts-Wood
Riggwelter
478
1
3
rd
David Bentley
Riggwelter
622
2
14
th
Peter Wood
Dolphinholme
462
2
4
th
Steve Smith
Muttley Crew
604
4
15
th
Ladies Long Bow
Rick Cowap
Olde Delph
594
4
16
th
Alison Rayson
Dolphinholme
582
3
1
st
Darren King
Butsfield
586
4
17
th
Rachel Lawton
Riggwelter
362
4
2
nd
Hugh Davies
Olde Delph
580
3
18
th
Gents Primitive
Ingo Tancsik
Rangers of the North
544
4
19
th
Paul Bishop
Lakeland F A
558
3
1
st
Mark Mawson
Wyre Hall
520
1
20
th
Brian Robinson
Dolphinholme
502
1
2
nd
Ray Edwards
Butsfield
514
1
21
st
Joe Nicholson
Riggwelter
444
0
3
rd
Under 14 Boys Traditional Bow Hunter
Ladies Traditional Bow Hunter
Jack Nicholson
Riggwelter
440
0
1
st
Tracey Marsden
Viper
588
3
1
st
Deb Dixon
Audley Parish
510
4
2
nd
Viv Guthrie
Delamere
496
0
3
rd
Kathy Boyer
Riggwelter
488
3
4
th
Trish Gramauskas
Redoubtables
478
1
5
th
Elizabeth Martin
Rangers of the North
438
1
6
th
Ann Bishop
Lakeland F A
334
1
7
th
Joolz Caddick
Duvelle
NON-COMP
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NEW for 2025 Impo
Shoot Information!
Save the
Date!
Exmouth Field Archers - Part of Exmouth Archers
invite you to our inaugural NFAS shoot
Sunday 16th March 2025
36 x 3D Targets Shot to Big Game NFAS rules
Exmouth Archers Field Course, Withycombe Raleigh Common, Exmouth, Devon EX8 5EF
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Registration opens at 08.30, Assembly and Safety Briefing 09.45
Pre-book, pre-paid entries: Adults £10 - Juniors: £5 - Cubs: free
Car parking is restricted so please try and car share. Car parking is along the B3179, St John’s
Road and Wrights Lane. We will have plenty of marshals around to direct you when you arrive.
Entries will be online through the BookWhen portal: [
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sg3q-20250316000000](https://bookwhen.com/exmoutharchers/e/ev-sg3q-20250316000000)
].
If you require an alternative way of booking, please contact Rob Twigg - Tel: 07971 665554
[email protected]
Please ensure you bring your current in-date NFAS membership card - NO CARD NO SHOOT.
Exmouth Field Archers and the Landowners, do not accept liability for loss, damage, or injury,
howsoever caused outside the cover offered by the NFAS insurance.
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The UK 4
The UK 4
The UK 4
Nations horseback
Nations horseback
Nations horseback
archery competition.
archery competition.
archery competition.
Article & pics by Helen Barnes,
Article & pics by Helen Barnes,
Article & pics by Helen Barnes,
Cotteswold Mounted Archers.
Cotteswold Mounted Archers.
Cotteswold Mounted Archers.
This August saw the first edition of the
UK 4 Nations horseback
archery competition
, with two “live” IHAA accredited stages in
Gloucestershire and Suffolk, as well as a postal match element for
those unable to travel to either of the venues.
We had 38 entries in total across the 3 tracks, a Raid 234, Tower 90
and a walk track from the Eurasian Cavalry Discipline, the Basic Chogan.
Some competitors entered all 3, some opted to do just one or two but
all entries counted towards their chosen nation’s total.
The first live stage took place in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire,
hosted by the Cotteswold Mounted Archers and run by IHAA level 2
judges Helen and Maria, aided by level 1 judge John. It was rather
warm but a quick trip to the ice cream shop helped!
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There were some strong performances across the tracks and several
new grades achieved as a result.
A week later the second live competition was held in Suffolk,
hosted by BHAA club Alphamstone Arrows. Helen and Maria again
ran the competition, aided by fellow level 2 judge Mike. The youngest
competitor was 10 year old Emily who put in a confident performance
riding for Wales; and the most unusual bow in the competition was
wielded by Simon, shooting all 3 tracks with a Japanese Yumi!
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Postal match entries also came in during August from Ribble Valley
Mounted Archers in Lancashire, New Leaf Triangle Horseback Archery
in Leicestershire and South East Centaurs in Kent.
Podium results are as follows (full results available on
ihaa.eu
):
Accredited competition -
Raid 234:
Tower 90:
Ali Barnes-Short
(IRL)
Ali Barnes-Short
(IRL)
Nick White
(ENG)
Cora Moore
(IRL)
Ross Baugh
(SCO)
Eowyn Barnes-Short (IRL)
Chogan:
Ali Barnes-Short
(IRL)
Oli Secker
(ENG)
Nick White
(ENG)
Lynsey Henderson
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Postal competition -
Raid 234:
Charlie Madeley
(ENG)
Caspar Sumner
(ENG)
Tower 90:
Katie Jones
(ENG)
Issy Young
(ENG)
Chogan:
Katie Keighley
(ENG)
Lauren Fell
(ENG)
Katie Jones
(ENG)
(ENG)
Charlie Madeley
(ENG)
… and
Team Competition Results
(based on points earned
per competitor according to place and then averaged
out by the number of competitors) -
Raid
Raid
postal
Tower Tower Chogan Chogan
postal
postal
Total
England
3.6
4.2
2.8
4
6.6
7.1
28.3
Wales
2.5
3.5
2
6
3.25
6
23.2
5
Scotland
8
5
4
5
1
0
23
Ireland
5
0
5.8
0
6.3
0
17.1
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Next year we already have a stage
planned in Wales and are hoping to
have a second one in Scotland, as
well as running the postal again -
see you all then! In the meantime you can follow us via our
Instagram account -
@uk4nations
.
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Shoot Information
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IFAF 3D Champs 2024
IFAF 3D Champs 2024
IFAF 3D Champs 2024
@ Laois Archery
@ Laois Archery
@ Laois Archery
by Doc Smith.
by Doc Smith.
by Doc Smith.
The last of the IFAF National Championships which was the 3D Champs is
over for another year, the other Nationals being the Indoors and the Field
and Hunter.
Laois Archery
hosted this weekend's Champs and what a standard they've
set for upcoming competitions… the courses were technically set out
brilliantly - I especially loved the new course which was set out in a very
short time for the event, a credit to the Club.
Thank you Laois Archery members each and every one of you for making this
weekend happen.
I suppose I'll have to thank the reprobates who were my shooting buddies
for the weekend - Dave McCaffrey,
Mark Deevy and James Byrne -
for the
craic and the ‘slagging’ as we were going around the course with them…
… and did I mention that I won all
three Nationals in my category for
the second year in a row?!!
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The Young and the Old showing that a
little drop of rain isn't going to
dampen their spirits!
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The Lincolnshire Wand
The Lincolnshire Wand
The Lincolnshire Wand
Shoot for the Marshal’s Cup.
Shoot for the Marshal’s Cup.
Shoot for the Marshal’s Cup.
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by OH Boyd.
The Bourne Retinue’s first Annual Wand shoot was held at our shooting
ground in Kirmington where the facilities are excellent. The format was
unashamedly cribbed from the one used by The Archers of the Tees
for the World Champion Wand Shoot; our shoot is to honour that tradition.
The weather held out for us and it was an excellent day with four wands
being set up with accompanying coloured pegs.
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Pictured right:
The “Archers
of the Tees”
contingent.
The morning was taken up with welcome and registration with sherry and
shortbread and the subsequent ‘shoot proper’ for the medals took the
following form: a CAPTAIN was appointed for the colours and lots were
drawn for the coloured peg to shoot from, shooting being controlled a
whistle.
Quite simply, the most hits got the gold; however, the silver was won
by the person of the opposite gender to have most hits and the bronze
by the juvenile with the most hits - this
system gives everyone a fair chance.
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After a fun shoot by elimination for
ringing a bell at 30 yards, the
competition went down to 3 contestants
- the winner being the one who rang
the bell.
Pictured right:
The last 3 in contention.
This was an event where all contestants put in 20 shillings, winner took all.
To get me back for using shillings, everyone conspired to give me a
bag full of five pence pieces... the winner requiring a wheelbarrow
to take it home!
Pictured
left:
The World
Champion
as adjudicator.
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Pictured left:
Dave Fisher kissing
Ross’s hand after
ringing the bell.
The shoot for the Marshal’s Cup
was an elimination shoot at 30
yards and was admirably won by
the deserved winner, Gary Flatters.
Pictured right:
“Last man standing”,
Gary Flatters.
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The Presentation:
Pictured above: The Marshal in full regalia with his Captain of Archers.
MEDAL SHOOT RESULTS:
GOLD MEDAL:
Gary Flatters
17 hits
SILVER MEDAL:
Hayley Fisher
10 hits
BRONZE MEDAL:
Charlie Dulieu
10 hits
THE MARSHAL’S CUP:
Last man standing - Gary Flatters
THE BELL RINGER PURSE
was won by Dave Fisher,
who was presented with his own wheelbarrow load of shillings.
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The presentation of the prizes, including the Marshal’s Cup was made by
the Marshal of the Medieval Society, Gary Bourne, who is also our Marshal
and our retinue is named after him.
Gary shot as an archer of the 15th century in the competition but for the
presentation he was in full regalia as Marshal, this gave the occasion much
more dignity and gravitas. Afterwards, he gave some instruction in sword
play and this was well received.
Pictured above: The Marshal demonstrates
swordsmanship to Squire Charlie.
At the presentations our juvenile winner, Charlie Dulieu, who did
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exceptionally well matching the silver medallist for an equal number
of hits, was presented with his own longbow and arrows by
Fred Bates, who also presented the club with a bow with arrows
to be used for beginners.
Bowyer Fred Bates presenting one of his bows to a delighted Charlie!
Pictured right:
Bowyer Fred Bates presenting
the club with one of
his longbows.
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In addition, Fred presented a wand that replicated the ones used for the
world championship to the club. This was the most generous act and it
made a young man very happy, as well as we club members.
The standard of archery was pretty good but even better was the
good humour, the banter and all of the good things that are associated
with the archery that we love.
The Marshal's Cup winner 2024 -
Gary Flatters
Most hits -
Gary Flatters.
Silver medallist -
Hayley Fisher.
Bronze medallist -
Charlie Dulieu.
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We as a club have decided to hold another Wand Shoot in the spring
as well as this one, which will be an annual event. We are all looking
forward to that very much indeed and we thank everyone who took
part in this, our first Lincolnshire Wand Shoot.
OH Boyd, Captain of Archers, The Bourne Retinue of Archers.
The Marshal’s message…
It was an honour to attend the Bourne Retinue’s first Lincolnshire Wand
Shoot and as it was to be shot for in my name, it was also a privilege to
be there to present the trophy.
I had never shot the wand in this format before and found it somewhat
of a challenge. The system of increasing and decreasing the distances was
a novel idea. Howard has said that he had cribbed the style from the
Archers of the Tees - that's not strictly true, having seen the wand that
was presented to The Retinue from them. The retinue are shooting at
a wand with a scoring area that is six feet high (this representing the size
of an average man) although the wand is only four inches wide.
Shooting distances ranged from 20yds to 50yds, shooting a longbow with
medieval style arrows with hand cut fletchings at a four inch wide
target at 50yds is not easy!! If you have never shot this type of target
before I suggest you give it a try, I think you will find it most interesting.
The knockout shoot too - shooting at the hanging bell (that seemed
about the size of my fist) at 30yds - again was a challenge, but was still
being hit regularly.
I look forward to shooting it again next year.
Gary Bourne,
Marshal of the Medieval Society.
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Pictured: Glenn May on Thomas
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by Jim Granger,
unter Champs 2024.
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