AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 In this edition: NEW Competition Time! Welsh National Champs N.A.D.A. - interview with the founder Southern Champs and much much more! Pictured: Nik Imholfe with the Gamut Grizzly Bear @ Magic Dragon Archers, showing that it can be done!
Photo: Jason Quinn Pictured: Helen Cohen-Quinn, Audris-Hart Field Archers @ Labyrinth Archers’ Medieval Shoot, Poltimore, 3rd July 2016
Welcome, or welcome back, to FAN UK magazine!! For those of you new to Field Archery News UK - it is your NEW online magazine covering all aspects of field archery in all its forms with the intention of bringing together individuals, clubs, archery societies, fans, suppliers, products and more to celebrate our wonderful sport! FAN UK magazine aims to cover as many aspects of field archery as possible and give archers of the UK and the rest of the world the chance to share their news, shoot dates, shoot reports, articles of interest, club and archery histories, targets (bought and home made), rounds, bow styles, equipment, achievements, views and inputs. We also aim to bring all versions of field archery together in one place to celebrate and promote our sport, while also providing a central location for clubs to share their events and contact details and suppliers to share their products with archers. For those returning - THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT & KIND MESSAGES - without you I would not be continuing to do this so again I thank you for making my endeavours worthwhile :-) Please share what I am trying to achieve with as many interested parties as you can - that way we can continue to grow the field archery family across the board and share as much with each other as possible without excluding anyone :-) FAN UK magazine will continue to be published bi-monthly on the website. To sign up for alerts then please complete the Subscription Form on the website and you will be the first to know when the current edition is out! Don’t forget! If YOU would like to contribute be it shoot reports, club contacts, event calendar inclusions or other articles we would be delighted to hear from you! Please email: fieldarcherynewsuk@yahoo.com to do so. For the love of field archery and the field archery family: that is why I wanted to do this. Thank you & enjoy (I hope!!) - Hels, Creator & Editor. Hart Field Archers The Editor reserves the right to edit any submissions received. 3
6 - 7 “The Bowyer’s Diary: Bows & Arrows” 44 - 45 Avalon Archers Annual Clout Shoot by Derek Hutchison 10/07/2016 by Carl Gibbard 8 - 10 Lawton Field Bowmen 03/07/2016 46 - 47 Broadland Bowmen EFAA Hunter by Rashid H. Khan 17/07/2016 by Lofty Rooke & 12 - 13 “The Strange Tale of the Man in the Mark Service Woods” by Ted Vandebint 50 - 53 “How Effective is an Arrow Against 14 Toad Hollow Archers August Bank a Charging Knight?” Holiday 10th Anniversary Shoot Info by Mark Stretton & Entry Form 54 REVIEW: Fairbow Vertex 15 QUIZ TIME! by Morten Jacobsen 16 A Cartoon or two for you! 55 - 56 “The South West Crown” 17 Readers’ Letters & For the Record... by Nick Hawken 18 My “One Arrow Challenge” at 57 2016 South West Crown Entry Form Stonebow by Richard Carter 59 WORD SEARCH 21 Aurora FAC September 2 day Shoot Info 60 - 61 “Azincourt 600 Archers Tribute, Part 2” by O H Boyd 22 - 23 “The Senlac Challenge 2016” 62 “Scarborian Field Archers: the story of our by Clive Spanton club field trophies” by Colin Greenway 24 Quiz Answers from July edition 64 - 65 * COMPETITION TIME!! * 26 Stacey’s Mountain Trike 2016 UPDATE 68 - 70 Magic Dragon Archers - Open Shoot 27 “The Rounds Round-Up” 26/07/2016 By FAN UK Magazine 72 Sheron Vowden’s “Spirit of Field Archers” 28 - 31 Labyrinth Archers Medieval Field Shoot #2 and #3 03/07/2016 74 - 75 NFAS Shooting Styles: Longbow (LB) by Stuart Moody 32 - 33 Introducing N.A.D.A & it’s founder 76 - 81 “A Journey in Archery” 34 - 38 Inaugural WELSH NATIONAL by Mitch Vaughan CHAMPS - Draig Goch Field Archers 82 - 84 Inaugural SOUTHERN CHAMPS 2016 16/07/2016 - 17/07/2016 Apollo & Raven Field Archers 39 Sheron Vowden’s “Spirit of Field Archers” #1 16/07/2016 - 17/07/2016 40 - 41 “Greetings Fellow Archers” - KLFA 85 “HOODS & MAIDS” by Colin Bonfield by Helen Cohen-Quinn 4
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Lawton Field Bowmen Annual Open Field Shoot at Beech, Staffordshire - Sunday 3rd July 2016 by Rashid H. Khan, Chairman. The day arrived, it’s early o’clock, last chance to check the weather, no time for breakfast, grab stuff, shut door and foot to the floor. The sun is out already and it feels good. Arriving at the club the sound of the generator in the background, our Safety Officer lets me know the course is checked and safety signs are out. The Ladies of Lawton have kicked the cooker in the guts, slapped the tea urn into shape and then the order is given … ”Ladies, roll out the rashers!”. Breakfast is imminent … archers begin to arrive from near and far smell the sizzling bacon; “Blast” there goes breakfast. I receive a message “treasurer is running late!”, plan B springs into action, aka, the fleecing of the members! 5 minutes later floats sorted. After plenty of welcoming, munching, slurping, chatting, stringing, strapping, tweaking, radio checking and announcing the archers are sent off to their pegs clinking, squeaking, creaking and far…… from the madding crowd! Little did they know what lay ahead lurking amongst the tranquil greenery still bathed in sun, yes, a course of such cunning and deception it could have been a politician! Arrows flying across the water, through the trees, uphill, downhill with Bigfoot starring back at you from the shadows. Breakfast was still on my mind, but duty calls and VIP treatment is rolled out for a gutsy lady. Marshals are busy around the course relaxing, Oops, realizing how important their role is … they even laugh safely! Well, lunch was called and experience has taught me not to stand by the door - how do the marshals get back so quickly? The Ladies of Lawton had prepared well and sprang into action, the queue was full of rosy cheeked archers … hungry ones. I stayed outside and embraced an old friend….welcome back. Archery books old and new were sold. Blimey! I bought one…….lovely pictures. That was an unashamed plug for Dyfi Valley Bookshop. We put out a 2 x 18 3D course depicting natural scenes. Apart from Bigfoot there were 17 pegs using 24 3Ds, one of which was a zip line flying goose. The course was designed to test. Back on the pegs and time to get even, some breakfast maybe? Big points were up for grabs, with gritted teeth and bellies full of burgers, bacon butties, home-made cakes and rhubarb crumble, loosed arrows began to find their prey. The sun was still out and shining upon a little archer who shouted “I hit the big robot”, 8
VIP treatment continued for our gutsy lady with a tour of the course in a 4x4 green lighted by the marshals. The battle worn archers returned to the clubhouse in time for tea and medals. For all of Lawton’s hard work it is Lawton who thank the archers at this year’s shoot. If you enjoy a good course, safe relaxed atmosphere and a lot of laughs come along next year. Well, finally got home and after a long day in the club kitchen - my wife asked “what would you like for dinner?”……..”Breakfast please!”….......... Now, the results… LONGBOW:- MALE: FEMALE: Mark Tarbuck DW Longbow 632 Sue Fenyn Albion Archers 408 Dave Wood Robin Hood 506 Wendy Young DW Longbow 380 Keith Harley Severn Valley 498 Louise Fox Robin Hood 353 imminent … archers begin to arrive from near and far smell the sizzling bacon; “Blast” there goes MALE JUNIOR: Ben Raybould Robin Hood 167 HUNTING TACKLE:- MALE: FEMALE: Neil Gilbert Pines Park 479 Gayle Spencer Harlequin 460 Colin Hanson Centaura Bowmen 410 Emma Thompson Albion Archers 448 MALE U12: FEMALE U12: Dylon Thompson Albion Archers 456 Amber Thompson Albion Archers 72 AMERICAN FLAT BOW:- MALE: FEMALE: Sam Ward Albion Archers 517 Emma Shadwell Orion Archers 510 Steve Osbourne Pines Park 446 Vanessa Earith Centaura Bowmen 434 Mary Hargest Severn Valley 430 cakes and rhubarb crumble, loosed arrows began 9
BAREBOW:- MALE: FEMALE: Philip Johnston Centaura Bowmen 645 Jacqui Johnston Centaura Bowmen 492 Rob West Pines Park 611 Maureen West Pines Park 452 Barry Buckley Pines Park 527 Harpreet Johan Harlequin 389 PRIMITIVE:- MALE: Mark Peet Centaura Bowmen 182 COMPOUND LIMITED:- MALE: Martin Barratt Harlequin 774 Shane Barratt Harlequin 658 Victor Thomas Harlequin 630 COMPOUND UNLIMITED:- MALE: Trevor Hayward Orion Archers 1000 Steven Ainscough Harlequin 791 10
The Strange Tale of the Man in the Woods Many archers I meet tell me they started out in Target Archery, standing on a neatly mown field, shooting at carefully measured target faces, from carefully measured distances. They bought highly technical equipment and learned that if they practiced over and over they could eventually get all six of their precision machined arrows to land inside a precision drawn circle. I too was one of these sad archers, we went to competitions where everyone was very serious and hardly spoke. Indeed speaking whist shooting or even near to those shooting was forbidden. We stood in neat rows and even marked the ground where our feet went for each and every shot. Social interaction was confined to the few moments before and after the shoot and sometimes at the brief lunch break. Everyone was intent on winning and it became a very dull business indeed. One day I had a go shooting in a small piece of woodland adjacent to our Target club, some odd people were doing something deviant and strange amongst the trees… Quite by chance I met a man with his dog, out in the woods. He could see I had been shooting, I had a full tourney recurve, complete with long rod, twins and a vitally important sight. Also I was sporting a 4 tube side quiver with some rather nice carbon/aluminium arrows. I noticed he had what appeared to be an old leather sack on his back with a few wooden arrows poking out, they had actual feathers for fletchings, no spin wings. In his hand he carried a wooden bow, it looked like something the Indians shot in old western movies, it had no additions not even a sight, it was just a bent stick. He told me to make a note of the date because my life was going to change, I was going to take up Field Archery! Just over one year later and my life has changed. I have not enjoyed archery so much in years. I have been to a few competitions as a novice and shot alongside some of the very best in the country. We have a chat about this and that, we shoot at unmeasured targets in woodland cover at unknown distances on uneven ground without any sights and we sometimes hit a tree, or the turf, but it doesn’t matter because we have a good time. Along the way I noticed that whilst mostly folks like to shoot “3-Ds” or models of animals, when they are practicing, and to make up the numbers at a shoot, they used flat faces. It seemed that images of real animals were the most popular. Most of these flat targets were hand drawn by the archers, it was around this time that I made the mistake of saying out loud “I could do a better picture than that” and so I got the job of producing target faces for the club. I have used a variety of materials and styles and have found my present method to be the most popular with archers. I paint by hand directly onto Hessian (or Burlap for those of a USA persuasion). Hessian is a natural and durable fibre material which is further enhanced by treating with a water resistant polymer. Water-based polymer paint works well with this material and the combination is ecologically friendly, involving no solvents or toxic compounds in the result. There are other materials but I don’t think they are so good, 12
plastic laminate pictures can be used as target faces, they are cheap to produce but once penetrated by an arrow or two their resistance to the English rainfall is significantly reduced along with their useful life. I find that the colours used in printed images are readily faded by the Ultra Violet element of sunlight, even in Britain, this too reduces their useful life. they could eventually get all six of their precision machined arrows to land inside a A painted hessian target face can be fixed to a variety of boss surfaces, it can be left out in the English weather, it can survive a great number of arrow hits and will still be useful. I really enjoy producing targets this way and I hope that archers will enjoy shooting them if you are interested in some great value 2Ds for your club or at home in the garden, please contact me, I’m sure I can deliver what you need. Ted Vandebint (Ted’s Targets) sight. Also I was sporting a 4 tube side quiver with some rather nice carbon/aluminium arrows. I noticed he had what appeared to be an old leather sack on his back with a few wooden arrows poking out, they had actual feathers for fletchings, no spin wings. In his hand he carried a wooden bow, it looked like something the Indians shot in old when they are practicing, and to make up the numbers at a shoot, they used flat faces. most popular with archers. I paint by hand directly onto Hessian (or Burlap for those of a USA persuasion). Hessian is a natural and durable fibre material which is further 13
With a small band of like-minded fellow archers, Toad Hollow Archers was started in 2006 by Ian, Brenda, and Jay Bolton and a few like-minded friends. Who would have thought that putting their first August bank holiday shoot with borrowed targets on the Devon/Cornwall border would lead to the date being a firm fixture in the NFAS diary with visitors from all over the country? Toad Hollow have also been responsible for the renowned fort shoots and setting two courses for the 3D championships, all with still a small, but perfectly formed, team. th Now Toad Hollow are proud to present their 10 anniversary NFAS bank holiday th th shoot on the 27 and 28 August 2016. Bookings are going well so if you would like to book in please visit the Toad Hollow website www.toadhollowarchers.org to book in and prepay. We are going to try and make it a humdinger of a shoot. ‘King Toad’ Ian has grand designs involving wood and Paul has been horsing around with an idea that he’s been itching to try for months. There will also be water involved… The location is in the middle of delightful Devon, less than 20 minutes from junction 31 of the M5 and two minutes from the A30. Camping will be available on site with water, payable locally. A two course evening meal will be available on Saturday night, payable on Saturday morning, at £7.50 per adult and £5 for children aged 14 and under, menu nearer the time. The usual on course catering will also be available with (among all the usual fantastic fare) bread pudding, black pudding and smiles! Toad Hollow Archers - Tenth Anniversary Shoot th th 27 and 28 August 2016 **PREPAY ONLY** Livestock on site therefore dogs are welcome at the shoot but must be kept on a lead at all times including when camping £7 per day per adult, £3.50 per day per junior, cubs free PayPal available through Toad website: www.toadhollowarchers.org or cheques payable to Toad Hollow Archers and sent to: Juliet and Paul Harrison, 67 Sycamore Avenue, Bishopsmead, Tavistock PL19 9NL Name...........................................................................Style……………................................................ Gender/Cub/ Junior...................................Club………............................................................................ Phone.........................................................Email…………………………………………………………… Name...........................................................................Style……………................................................ Gender/Cub/ Junior...................................Club………............................................................................ Phone.........................................................Email…………………………………………………………… Name...........................................................................Style……………................................................ Gender/Cub/ Junior...................................Club………............................................................................ Phone.........................................................Email…………………………………………………………… Notes...................................................................................................................................................... 14
* Q u i z T i m e ! * diary with visitors from all over the country? Toad Hollow have also been responsible for the renowned fort shoots and setting two courses for the Can you unscramble the anagrams to identify these archery targets? in and prepay. We are going to try and make it a humdinger of a shoot. ‘King Toad’ Ian has grand designs 1. D e b D e e d R e d 2. A n d a n t e B r i g s 3. S e t I O r T o Livestock on site therefore dogs are welcome at the shoot but must be kept on a lead 4. A p r i c o t L o v e r and sent to: Juliet and Paul Harrison, 67 Sycamore Avenue, 5. S e a r T u g S o u s 6. T a s k i n g T e r m i t e 7. L e c h T o y i n g W o o 8. A G a r L i t L o 9. B r a n G n u I r o n 10. X C l i m b G i n L y n
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READERS’ LETTERS Dear Editor, I spent this morning giving an introduction to archery to a young man with Asperger's - and with sight in just one eye. He concentrated on the lessons and was hitting the \"gold\" by his fourth arrow. He now wants to take his new-found skill forward. He was here because he wants to find outlets for \"what he can do\" - and that should be our maxim. Archery is, without a doubt, a therapeutic activity for all of us - especially if we have physical or mental injuries. I'm still searching for that flat woodland site, with easy road access, that can become the UK's first field archery course that is fully accessible to the disabled. If you know of a potential site, do please shout! Very best wishes, David Sturgess. For the record... In the July 2016 edition, the article “What is EFAA?” I hear you ask… stated that the EFAA has been around for over 20 years. While this statement is absolutely correct I have since been contacted by a reader - also an EFAA member - who has provided further information that the EFAA has, in fact, been around for over 40 years as it celebrated a Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1994! We hope to bring you some more information about the English Field Archery Association in subsequent editions of FAN UK - if YOU have any information to contribute then please do get in touch! Email: fieldarcherynewsuk@yahoo.com Send a Facebook message via the page: https://www.facebook.com/FieldArcheryNewsUK/ I hope to hear from as many of you as possible really soon! Hels, the Editor. 17
My “One Arrow Challenge” at Stonebow by Richard Carter. I am Secretary of Stonebow Field Archers and a few weeks ago thought I would organise a club shoot with a difference. I also wanted the prizes to be a little better than just a medal or plastic trophy that are won at most NFAS open shoots. Don't get me wrong I don't very often get amongst the prizes so would enjoy winning a medal! I am a furniture maker and work for a small company just outside the town of Thirsk in North Yorkshire. We are specialists in high quality bespoke furniture. At the beginning of this year we were commissioned to produce a number of pieces of furniture for Windsor Castle to be delivered on time for the Queen’s 90th birthday. I helped in the designing and made 10 chairs and stools along with a table to the cost of £50,000. Basically I was given a sketch to work from (pictured above right) and built the chair from that. This was the original prototype and apart from some slight alterations the final products look almost the same (also pictured above right). The trophies have been made from off cuts from the furniture - from the back legs to be precise. The wood used is English Walnut and I attempted to give them a shape of an arrowhead with a bronze arrow attached to the centre that was found on the internet. Whoever becomes the recipient of these trophies I will guarantee there is only one of each in existence, as every single piece is hand made and there are no two exactly the same. 18
Photo: Adam Browning I am Secretary of Stonebow Field Archers and a few weeks ago thought I would organise a club shoot with a difference. I also wanted the prizes to be a little better than just a medal or plastic trophy that are won at most NFAS open shoots. Don't get me wrong I don't very often get amongst the prizes from the back legs to be precise. The wood used is English Walnut and
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The Senlac Challenge 2016 by Clive Spanton. This year’s Senlac challenge was held on June 19th and was a little different as we introduced a special “Bronze arrow” award shield to increase the challenge aspect. One of these shields could be won by the highest scoring male and female “Traditional” and “Pro” style archer - traditional class being any archer shooting a handheld bow without aids but not a compound. The Pro class being any archer shooting a handheld bow with aids including a compound (“Aids” being any sights/stabiliser or additional weights, dampeners etc). The standard class prizes ran in parallel to this new award, but you couldn't win both. The course was designed and laid by Tony Fuller and Steve Joy with their normal meticulous eye for using the lay of the land to deceive, but with an equal amount of work put into all the safety aspects and was designed to best use our heavily foliated wood so there were very few shots on the flat and every shot required an effort to find it, that is to say, there were very few shots you could make easily from a classic stance, so that meant some required kneeling shots through windows in the foliage, all of this on uneven terrain, the intention being to both challenge yourself and the course layer and evoke the spirit of the traditional NFAS shoots of the past. Archers shot twice around the course of 20 targets - first round shooting two arrows at each target where applicable; second round shooting one arrow at each target. Compound and sighted archers shooting from the red peg, traditional archers shooting from the white peg and Juniors and U/12s shooting from the blue peg. The Scoring used was 12 points for pro ring, 10 points vital area (kill) and 8 points for the body. The weather on the day held fine after a couple of weeks of heavy rain, which made the going a little soft but kept the spirits high when the sun shone through the leaves. I would like to thank all those that took part, as well as the Senlac members that helped with the course and marshalling on the day and baked all the delicious cakes. In particular Phil and Niki Marr who ran the catering and were kept rather busy. Those that participated in the shoot have made some appreciative comments afterwards which have helped to raise the spirits of those who helped put on the shoot and made the day pass successfully. Senlac Field Bowmen was formed in 1974 by Steve Joy, Trevor Smith and Harold Cox. At the end of the 1973 target archery season Steve and Trevor went to there first field shoot held by Black Prince Field Bowmen they quickly decided the strict discipline of target archery didn't suit them any more, the way to go was traditional field archery. Steve Joy started to look for suitable woodland and managed to get 250 acres of wood for a £1 a week in Battle East Sussex. They then joined the NFAS with Harold Cox a part founder of the NFAS coming on board and Senlac Field Bowmen was formed. Senlac as a club have had to relocate woods on a number of occasions, today we are at Reeves wood in Battle East Sussex, sadly the rent is no longer at the 1974 prices. The Senlac Challenge Shoot was started as a special event to celebrate the club’s 40th anniversary in 2014. 22
GENTS SCORES: NAME CLASS SCORE SENLAC AWARD Bob Miles P/V 252 Phil Budgen L/B 398 Gerry Tierney L/B 340 Rob Slatem L/B 324 traditional class being any archer shooting a Vince Clarkson L/B 180 bow with aids including a compound (“Aids” being any sights/stabiliser or additional weights, Stuart Stevenson H/T 446 Traditional Gent dampeners etc). The standard class prizes ran in parallel to this new award, but you couldn't Steve Rand H/T 410 Don Maynard H/T 308 Dan Gadson H/T 308 Ian Taylor AFB 310 Rob Williams AFB 224 Stewart Beckham B/B 470 Martin Joy B/B 438 Andy Haynes B/B 414 Gary Roffey-Bond B/B 408 Mark Stockton B/B 390 Andy Lehane B/B 372 Andreas Meyer B/B 362 Ken Payne B/B 346 Mark Dunbar B/B 344 Paul Little F/S 482 Charlie Limbert U/L 590 Pro Gent Nik Imholfe U/L 518 JUNIOR/CUB SCORES: kept rather busy. Those that participated in the shoot have made some appreciative comments Sebastion Stockton B/H 292 LADIES SCORES: Liz Robertson L/B 264 the way to go was traditional field archery. Steve Joy started to look for suitable woodland and Lee Taylor L/B 212 Mandy Rayner H/T 176 Karen Roffey Bond H/T 156 Alison Law AFB 258 Mel Roberts AFB 254 Linda Lehane B/B 284 Ladies Traditional Zena Bird B/B 254 Teresa Little F/S 386 Ladies Pro Kayleigh Rayner B/H 140 23
* Quiz Answers from July edition * Word Search: types of trees you may see in the woods or make bows from! M L A S H E H B R S E L D E R D I H G Y C A O V B I R C H K I N M O S C E A R B W E Y I V U O L A X Z A E K N I O F R E Y S O W P W H M B U B Q K G H U R A P I L I E O D C E D A R S I R Q U L E H N R J L A S O T H O E M N L P L D E N O M I L E Z A H A K O E F I R D T E S U R U Q C H I W Anagrams: types of archery equipment! 1. R e c l i n i n g T r e e s = S t r i n g S i l e n c e r 2. A C o b S e w = B o w c a s e 3. O l d F i r e d = F i e l d R o d 4. A t B i g F e r n = F i n g e r T a b 5. A C a f é P r e p = P a p e r F a c e 6. A D r i f t S k i i t = F i r s t A i d K i t 7. M r S l i v e r C u b e = R e c u r v e L i m b s 8. A r e A r k R o w = A r r o w R a k e 9. A E r a s e d L i e = R e l e a s e A i d 10. A c t B i t t e r U p = P r a c t i c e B u t t s 24
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As of today (25-07-16) the funding total is £3074 (61% funded!!) and is growing nicely. We'd love to thank Paul Provins, Trish Jones and Nadeem Shabir for getting behind us and really pushing it along; Steve Hinton for making and donating a custom leather quiver and Oakwood Bowmen for making a £200 donation!! We would also like to thank all of the archers that have generously donated at these shoots: NFAS 3D Champs Pines Park Jim's Jungle Jaunt Cloth of Gold Magic Dragon Apollo/Raven Southern Champs Special thanks to Liquid Grafix - they will be hydrodipping the trike in “Muddy Girl camo”, also to Aqua Grafix for donating the materials for dipping. The most recent venue with collection bucket was at Liberty Archers this weekend just gone. We shall keep you posted - Mark Service. 26
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Labyrinth Medieval Field Shoot rd 3 July 2016AD On Sunday 3rd July 2016, 54 archers travelled to the beautiful south west setting of Poltimore House, Poltimore, Exeter for Labyrinth Archers’ annual Medieval Shoot. The majority of those in attendance adopted traditional period costume for the day and looked spectacular! From cubs to Lords and Ladies, everyone had put in the effort to immerse themselves fully in a superbly planned and set out course. Upon arrival the guests were treated to meeting in the hall where the host club, Labyrinth, had decorated the rafters with home made coats of arms/shields bearing each and every name of the visiting archers - it was breathtaking and utterly wonderful - the time, care, preparation and lengths that they had gone to for us was simply overwhelming. It wasn't just the hall that had been meticulously planned and executed, once out on the course we were met with an astonishing and truly “one-off” course. It was not merely ‘A Medieval Field Shoot’ nor was it any old ‘2 X 18 targets on a heraldic/medieval theme’ as advertised - the entire area, woodland and course had been transformed into the time period which was magical! Every target had unique mythical creatures with a full description of the animal/being that you were taking aim at … there was one mystical being that only those of purest virtue would be able to see - I saw it at the white peg while the rest of my shoot group couldn't see it at all!! There was a castle fort where you had to shoot through the arrow slits either side of the portcullis - which you also had to shoot through - at three different crossbow archers aiming back at you … rather intimidating but spectacularly good fun to do! There was charging knight on horseback to contend with as well as a wand shoot and a speed shot timed by a giant hourglass - just a cracking day with so much effort and hard work put in. I cannot wait to go again next year - it is such a shame it is so far away yet but it is DEFINITELY worth it! By Helen Cohen-Quinn. 28
Results: Gents AFB Ladies AFB Pasty Cain 486 June Cronk 448 Bob Cronk 444 Rae Gulliver 446 Brian Brown 442 Jane Griffiths 312 Ian Egerton 398 Jo Masters 96 Phil Anning 376 Richard Knightley 326 Ladies XB Donald Munro 306 Sheron Vowden 552 Bill Wardrop 306 Shean Rielly 220 Ladies HT Dian Kirby 516 Gents HT Helen Cohen-Quinn 442 Steve Hipgrave 544 Ali Le-Mar 428 Brian Bellinger 498 Gina Finch 384 Michael Sharland 464 Michelle Madden 316 Derek Sharland 456 Jason Quinn 448 Ladies LB Chris Brown 444 Juliet Harrison 378 Dave Moore 440 Pauline Wells 370 Lee Brice 436 Barri Penrose 424 Ladies PV Alan Trim 420 Morwenna Dunstan 378 Graham Cawsey 408 Pat Rous 156 Dominic Raffler 488 (NC) Alan Dennis 312 (NC) Gents LB Steve Bastyan 360 Tony Vowden 466 Neil West 294 Bob Scott 426 Paul Harrison 404 Junior Boy HT Steve Rufus 398 Hector Dunstan 474 Ian Lavery 352 Cub Boys HT Gents PV William Dunstan 430 Rupert T Davies 398 Alex Harris 346 Giles Spearing 382 Ant Johnson 374 Cub Boy PV Bob Miles 314 Luke Johnson 258 Phil Smith 298 Cub Girl HT Girls Junior HT Eirinn Harris 348 Caja Kelly-Raffler 290 29
The King’s Challenges Winners ~ Wand Shoot ~ Lords Hits/Score Ladies Hits/Score 1 Derek Sharland 11 - 39 1 Helen Cohen-Quinn 9 - 25 st st 2 Bob Scott 9 - 37 1 Pauline Wells 9 - 25 nd st 3 Dave Moore 10 - 34 3 Dian Kirby 10 - 22 rd rd Squires X Bow 1 Hector Dunstan 12 - 42 1 Sheron Vowden 12 - 20 st st Cub Squires Damsels 1 William Dunstan 6 - 6 1 Caja Kelly-Raffler 9 - 25 st st 2 Alex Harris 5 - 5 nd 3 Luke Johnson 3 - 3 Cub Damsels rd 1 Eirinn Harris 10 - 18 st ~ Speed Shoot ~ Lords Shot/Hits/Kills Ladies Shot/Hits/Kills 1st Steve Rufus 22-18-8 1 Morwenna Dunstan 22-11-1 st 2 Brian Brown 19-15-3 2 Rae Gulliver 18-15-3 nd nd 3 Brian Bellinger 18-16-9 3 Jo Masters 18-11-4 rd rd X Bow Squires st 1 Sheron Vowden 8-6-4 Hector Dunstan 33-6-1 Cub Squires Damsels Alex Harris 22-18-7 Caja Kelly-Raffler 18-8-2 William Dunstan 12-10-7 Luke Johnson 11-7- 0 Cub Damsels Eirinn Harris 18-8-2
~ Wand Shoot ~ ~ Speed Shoot ~ Lords Hits/Score Lords Shot/Hits/Kills 4th Bob Cronk 29 - 9 4th Chris Brown 18-12-2 5th Barri Penrose 27 - 11 5th Paul Harrison 17-17-10 6th Steve Bastyan 27 - 7 Joint 6th Barri Penrose 17-17-5 7th Rupert T. Davies 25 - 9 Joint 6th Tony Vowden 17-17-5 8th Steve Hipgrave 24 - 8 7th Dominic Raffler 17-16-3 9th Tony Vowden 23 - 11 8th Ian Egerton 17-13-3 Joint 10th Phil Anning 21 - 9 9th Michael Sharland 16-15-8 Joint 10th Paul Harrison 21 - 9 10th Giles Spearing 16-13-11 Joint 10th Alan Trim 21 - 9 11th Bob Cronk 15-14-10 11th Phil Smith 20 - 8 12th Bob Miles 15-14-6 12th Michael Sharland 18 - 10 13th Shean Riley 15-13-7 Joint 13th Brian Bellinger 17 - 9 14th Neil West 15-13-3 Joint 13th Pasty Cain 17 - 9 15th Lee Brice 15-12-1 Joint 13th Graham Cawsey 17 - 9 16th Phil Anning 15-10-5 Joint 13th Jason Quinn 17 - 9 17th Ian Lavery 14-14-6 Joint 14th Ant Johnson 16 - 8 18th Rupert T. Davies 14-13-9 Joint 14th Giles Spearing 16 - 8 19th Derek Sharland 14-12-7 15th Brian Brown 15 - 7 20th Jason Quinn 14-11-7 16th Neil West 14 - 6 21st Donald Munro 14-11-3 17th Donald Munro 12 - 8 22nd Steve Hipgrave 13-13-6 Joint 18th Alan Dennis 12 - 4 23rd Alan Dennis 13-13-5 Joint 18th Bob Miles 12 - 4 24th Dave Moore 13-12-3 19th Dominic Raffler 11 - 7 25th Richard Knightley 13-10-2 Joint 20th Lee Brice 10 - 6 26th Ant Johnson 12-12-6 Joint 20th Shean Riley 10 - 6 27th Pasty Cain 12-11-8 Joint 20th Bill Wardrop 10 - 6 28th Phil Smith 12-11-4 21st Ian Lavery 7 - 7 29th Alan Trim 11-11-9 22nd Richard Knightley 7 - 3 30th Bob Scott 11-10-5 Joint 23rd Chris Brown 5 - 5 31st Graham Cawsey 10-9-6 Joint 23rd Ian Egerton 5 - 5 32nd Bill Wardrop 10-9-0 24th Steve Rufus 4 - 4 33rd Steve Bastyan - Ladies Hits/Score Ladies Shot/Hits/Kills 4th Gina Finch 21 - 10 4th Dian Kirby 18-9-1 5th June Cronk 20 - 8 5th Michelle Maddern 14-14-6 6th Morwenna Dunstan 19 - 7 6th June Cronk 13-13-5 7th Rae Gulliver 16 - 8 7th Gina Finch 13-13-4 8th Ali Le Mar 15 - 7 8th Jo Masters 13-8-3 9th Pat Rous 12 - 4 9th Helen Cohen-Quinn 12-11-4 10th Michelle Maddern 10 - 6 Joint 10th Jane Griffiths 12-10-2 11th Juliet Harrison 7 - 5 Joint 10th Pauline Wells 12-10-2 Joint 12th Jane Griffiths - 11th Ali Le Mar 12-9-3 Joint 12th Jo Masters - 12th Pat Rous 12-4-0 31
FAN UK recently caught up What does it mean to you to with the founder of the be able to do field archery, National Association of and how does it help you? Disabled Archers (N.A.D.A.) Like some ex-servicemen and to find out who they are, women, I've been through some DARK times and field Archery what they do & what their gives me something to focus on. goals are - this is what we While I’m on a course I'm in a discovered … 'zone' and my mind is taken off of my physical pain for a short time; it helps me cope with a Who are you and where are you based? number of mental issues because its a martial discipline and as ex-forces it's something I can I am Paul “Skippy” Hammond and I am the relate to and focus on. To top it all off I've made founder of N.A.D.A. – the National Association of some fantastic friends all over the UK and some Disabled Archers. I am based in King’s Lynn, in Europe too. Norfolk and I’m the Quartermaster and Disability Officer for my local club - KLFA - King's Lynn What is N.A.D.A. and where Field Archers. I had an RTC over 20 yrs ago and did the idea come from? after some serious mistakes made in hospital I The Idea for the N.A.D.A came from talking to a was left with a bone infection. During this time I few other disabled archers who happened to be had moved to King’s Lynn and changed hospital. attending a KLFA open shoot and discussing This hospital tried corrective surgery but after things like different types of archery, different several attempts to save my leg enough was organisations, disability needs, adaptions etc and enough and I elected for an amputation. I thought: wouldn’t it be good if there was a After the surgery I was bed-bound for a couple place ALL disabled archers could go no matter of days and anyone who has spent any amount what their disability, discipline or affiliation to of time confined to a hospital bed will tell you socialise, to ask advice and to ask for help or bed pans ain’t comfortable so when the nurses support? The N.A.D.A has received some great weren't looking I'd hop across to the toilet and support from some fantastic people and I'd like one time my friends were visiting me i got up to to see it grow and to become a voice go to the toilet and one of my friends said, for ALL disabled \"Bloody Hell Skippy's off again\", and it stuck!! archers in all I’ve been practising archery for about 16 months disciplines and and after shooting about every style I’ve found affiliations. my heart is in Primitive Archery. 32
What help do you need from the How can people get in touch to find field archery community and the wider out more and/or help with community to achieve your goals? achieving the aims of N.A.D.A.? What any organisation needs support, passion We have a Facebook page: and for people and organisations to believe in us, https://www.facebook.com/National-Association- to listen to us, to take us seriously and to take a of-Disabled-Archers-1008376729198760/ . chance and help us grow and become stronger. To make archery more accessible to everyone You can send private messages via the page and with a disability no matter what type of disability. if you leave contact details we will try to respond ASAP. You can also telephone 07882 291497 or email enquiries_NADA@hotmail.com . The N.A.D.A also has able-bodied supporters - Trish Jones, the President of the NFAS is our patron. There are no joining fees, as long as you have a disability (no matter what type!) and are an archer or interested in getting into archery What is N.A.D.A. and where you’re already a member of our FAMILY. “ The more support we can get the better. For all disabled archers - as we say - ‘Ability not Disability’. \" What is your favourite field target and what is your most hated one? Let’s be To learn more about to see it grow and to become a voice honest, we all have them!!!! King’s Lynn Field Archers, That’s really easy! I think - like most archers - their new ground & their plans my favourite would be every one that I hit. Most hate, yep - you guessed it! - every one create a course fully accessible to I miss … not that many though [LOL] ) I hope??!! to all, please go to page 40! 33
Draig Goch Field Archers Welsh National Champs 16th - 17th July by Dave Wilson. What a fantastic turnout of 151 archers for our first Welsh Nationals held at our woods in Rhuallt, North Wales. 40 targets laid out each day, (38 x 3Ds plus 2 x 2Ds) with the figure of 8 course laid out as all walk-backs which enabled us to reverse the direction of the course on the Sunday (and change a few targets, peg positions etc). It was certainly a 'game of two halves' with sombre wet weather virtually throughout day one but lovely sunshine on day two. Our catering staff provided pulled pork baps with all the trimmings, burgers and a selection of cakes along with hot and ice-cold drinks. We would like to thanks Julie, Sheri, Liz and Max for all their hard work over the two days. Thanks also to the course layers, Texas Dave and John, a testing course over 30 acres and 4 km peg to peg, not one for the faint-hearted! The 8' Grizzly Bear raised a few eyebrows! We also thank all the marshals who took lots of stick on Day 1 for the rain! Finally thanks to everyone who turned up travelling from as far as Devon, Scotland and Wexford. We hope to see you all again (plus a few others) next year. 34
Female American Flat Bow: Name Club Sat Sun Total Sharon Jones SVFA 574 563 1137 Emma Shadwell Team Orion 358 445 803 Mary Jones Artemis 348 416 764 Marie Blackhall SCFA 316 328 644 Claire Thomson North Lakes FAs 234 249 483 Female Barebow: Lynne Harrison Centaura 610 615 1225 Trish Jones Ye Olde Delph 572 609 1181 Emma Whitty Artemis 510 562 1072 Julie Moseley Long Eaton FA 488 551 1039 Sarah Taylor Oakleaf 442 550 992 Mel Morgan-West Harlequin BHs 428 499 927 Maureen West Pines Park 388 535 923 Jaqueline Johnson Paget de Vesey 436 420 856 Kathy Newell Ye Olde Delph 280 334 614 Sheena Leader Redoubtables 236 266 502 Lindsey Davidson Lloyd Redoubtables 212 273 485 Female Bowhunter: Natasha Hood Lyme Valley 398 410 808 Female Compound Limited: Jane Hunt Lyme Valley 692 718 1410 Lesley Wason Independent 576 671 1247 Female Freestyle: Oakleaf BM Helen Kelly Thanks also to the course layers, Texas Dave and John, a testing course over 540 0 540 Female Hunting Tackle: Rae Gulliver Independent 432 537 969 Alison Le-Mar Independent 376 446 822 Victoria Foulkes Redoubtables 386 423 809 Anne Moon Robin Hood LB 248 273 521 Female Longbow: Sandra Anderson Buckland BM 408 450 858 Liz Robertson LB Heritage 334 440 774 Eleanore Cottrell Duvelle 380 355 735 Viv Guthrie SCFA 352 368 720 Amanda Burgess BM of Salcey 252 316 568 Christine Beatty North Lakes FA 294 264 558 Female Compound Unlimited: Janet Allen Team Phoenix 666 729 1395 Kay Farnham Club Merlin 650 715 1365 Clare Akeroyd Muttley Crew 646 699 1345 Yazz Procter Lyme Valley 624 689 1313 35
Female Crossbow: Name Club Sat Sun Total Margaret Rickard Kings Lynn 650 676 1326 Sheron Vowden Ashcombe 656 642 1298 Female Under 12 Barebow: Elinor Jones Ye Olde Delph 616 618 1234 Female Under 12 Compound Unlimited: Harriet Farnham Club Merlin 496 622 1118 Male American Flat Bow: Mark Paterson SCFA 556 552 1108 Roberts Jones SVFA 524 574 1098 Christopher Moon Robin Hood LB 502 579 1081 Robert Pierce Redoubtables 560 509 1069 Mark Smith SCFA 516 550 1066 Martin Ward Seedfield 480 558 1038 Gus Gramauskus Ye Olde Delph 496 528 1024 Jim Pierce Artemis 520 476 996 Steve Rufus Windwhistle 412 532 944 Gordon Harrison Ye Olde Delph 454 463 917 Volker Fauvel Toft Hill 398 496 894 Geoff McSweeney Seedfield 366 418 784 Stuart Bowdler Ye Olde Delph 430 302 732 Joe Airey Seedfield 282 344 626* Peter McGiffen Sabden Fold 318 308 626** * Ranked higher based on - zero spots, 1 x 20, 20 x 16s ** Ranked lower based on - zero spots, 1 x 20, 15 x 16s Male Barebow: Dewi Owen Castle Bowmen Denbigh 634 660 1294 David Holmes Pines Park Archers 608 612 1220 Alex Wilks Redoubtables 624 592 1216 Robert West Pines Park Archers 534 664 1198 Dave West Pines Park Archers 606 585 1191 David Owen Castle Bowmen Denbigh 566 604 1170 Phillip Johnson Paget de Vesey 560 585 1145 Bradley Hunt Forest of Arden 504 596 1100 Surinderpal Jheeta Forest of Arden 494 595 1089 Ian Whitty Artemis 534 542 1076 Dylan Hopwood Forest of Arden 540 511 1051 Simon Smith Muttley Crew 460 475 935 John Eddleston Ye Olde Delph 458 434 892 Phil Higgins Pines Park Archers 424 455 879 Rickard Tod Seedfield Archers 316 400 716 Paul Tod Seedfield Archers 358 346 704 Male Compound Limited: Ken Penrose Thornbury 702 786 1488 Anthony Fell SCFA 708 706 1414 Levi Allen Team Phoenix 546 556 1102 36
Male Bowhunter: Name Club Sat Sun Total Adrian Morgan Harlequin BHs 684 701 1385 Tim Jones Ye Olde Delph 562 525 1087 Howard Roberts Redoubtables 538 488 1026 Derek Fuller Foxhill BM 432 532 964 Male Freestyle: Dave Howell Independent 646 691 1337 Nathan Smith Gawthorpe For. 618 691 1309 Larry Hood Lyme Valley 554 627 1181 Jon Chew Firebird FAC 560 512 1072 Dave Sanderson Woodend FA 450 556 1006 Male Hunting Tackle: Roger Hands Long Eaton FA 584 667 1251 John Allen Wyre Hall 578 645 1223 Richard Ford SCFA 540 610 1150 Michael Winward Derwynd 516 519 1035 Mike Thomson North Lakes 474 560 1034 Christopher Plant Foxhill BM 486 531 1017 Andrew Baker SCFA 442 495 937 Paul Daley Ye Olde Delph 440 473 913 Steve Williams Butsfield BM 444 467 911 Andy Brown DW Longbow 432 470 902 Harvey Kay Seedfield 406 484 890 Pat Kenny Seedfield 404 434 838 Geoff Weldon Muttley Crew 374 382 756 Bob Lloyd SCFA 402 330 732 Jim Hodge Seedfield 338 390 728* James Kay Seedfield 360 368 728** Stewart Bartram Independent 0 487 487 Shanker Achari Cloth of Gold 398 0 398 * Ranked higher based on - 2 spots, 6 x 20s ** Ranked lower based on - 2 spots, 1 x 20 Male Compound Unlimited: Tony Hunt Lyme Valley 842 848 1690 Matthew Farnham Club Merlin 802 849 1651 Mark Duerden Team Phoenix 796 842 1638 Trevor Hayward Team Orion 782 846 1628 Mike Penrose Thornbury 714 777 1491 Brian Holmes Pines Park 700 746 1446 Simon Cowans Muttley Crew 688 751 1439 Christopher Procter Lyme Valley 686 732 1418 Anthony Commander Oakleaf BM 618 687 1305 Paul Kelly Oakleaf BM 768 0 768 Alistair Pritchard Redoubtables DNF 0 DNF 37
Male Longbow: Name Club Sat Sun Total Steve Blackhall SCFA 548 639 1187 Lee Ankers Independent 556 521 1077 Neil Beeby DW Longbow 498 532 1030 John Rudge Paget de Vesey 482 543 1025 Nadeem Shabir Kings Norton 460 515 975 Brian Simcox BM of Salcey 474 484 958 Dave Wood Robin Hood 472 474 946 Alan Beatty North Lakes 412 492 904 Clifford Davies Kings Norton 456 447 903 Jon Manners Sp of Sherwood 410 478 888 Graham Baker Robin Hood LB 422 403 825 Michael Schofield Foxhill BM 338 446 784 John Cottrell Duvelle 392 376 768 Andrew Weekes Muttley Crew 336 417 753 Tony Dyal Long Eaton FA 378 372 750* Phil Stratton LB Heritage 370 380 750** David Harris Na Laoch Dall 320 414 734 Hugh Watkins Buckland BMn 248 411 659 * Ranked higher based on - 1 spot, 5 x 20s ** Ranked lower based on - 1 spot, 3 x 20s Male Primitive: Male Crossbow: Pat Morrow Pride Park 404 495 899 Mike Williams Cheshire Oak 756 769 1525 Giles Spearing Independent 350 499 849* Alan Hearson Umberleigh 756 763 1519 Andrew Booth Independent 414 435 849** Ray Bell Cheshire Oak 608 754 1362 Mark Peet Centaura 416 421 837 Harry Atkinson Kendal BM 650 658 1308 * Ranked higher based on - 1 spot, 8 x 20s Male Under 12 American Flat Bow: ** Ranked lower based on - 1 spot, 4 x 20s James McGiffen Sabden Fold 338 392 730 Male U12 Barebow: Male Under 12 Compound Unlimited: Rowan Smith Muttley Crew 398 401 799 Harry Smith Gawthorpe 448 516 964 Lewis Morgan-West Harlequin 394 370 764 Male U12 Bowhunter: Reece Morgan-West Harlequin 528 534 1062 Male U16 Barebow: Casey West Pines Park 534 525 1059 Male U16 Bowhunter: Jacob Whitty Artemis 596 529 1125 Male U16 Compound Unlimited: Harry Nichols Team Phoenix 616 687 1303 (Pictured: Our beautiful trophies hand made by Mike Penrose from Welsh slate.) 38
Photo: Sheron Vowden’s “Spirit of Field Archers” #1 Pictured: A tricky little short, sharp, downhill shot at Tavistock.
Greetings Fellow Archers! Your cousins from a Norfolk Field Archery Club extend an invitation to come play at our new field range in Blackborough (PE32 1NN), in order to see what all the fuss is about. We have just moved as of the 1st July so we are still tripping over packing boxes and rearranging our storage facilities. You might just enjoy the challenge of our new 49 acre site. Although we are still in the process of moving in we have managed to establish a 20 target course and are developing another 16 target area. A disabled field course is at the planning stage and we hope to have this up and running by the end of summer. The ground is perfect for a Field and Rove course and we have already tested the site with a 1.5 mile rove. The Kings Lynn Field Archers (KLFA) is an active and well organised group of 60+ archers and was established in 2011. We represent the 10 shooting disciplines of the National Field Archery Society (NFAS) which is our overarching governing body. Our archers age from 9 -79 and include a couple of National NFAS Champions in Crossbow. The new site is an overgrown, disused carrstone quarry set in undulating countryside and benefiting from a very quiet location stuffed full of undisturbed wildlife and flora - have a look on Google maps following a search for Kings Lynn Field Archers. The Google imaging was taken some years ago and it is now quite overgrown with a few nicely established wooded 40
areas. The course offers a full variety of elevation shots with some seriously long ones and a few novelty targets. We have a 4 lane practice area which is permanently set and a separate marked siting range (150 yards ) for Compound and Crossbow archers. We shoot our 3D targets every Wednesday and Sunday with first arrows down the range at 10:00 hrs; set up from about 09:00 hrs. Bring robust footwear, drinks & a snack and plenty of arrows. We have basic toilet facilities on site and plenty of secure parking on hard standing. The bridle path access is a bit bumpy but we are in the process of filling in the pot holes so it should be nice and smooth in the next few weeks. Our website is: www.klfa.co.uk where you will find directions and contact details. Providing you are a member of the (NFAS), or have evidence of compatible 3rd party liability insurance, you can We have just moved as of the 1st July so we are still tripping over packing boxes and shoot our course for a mere £4. Archery Liability Insurance is often invalidated as some companies will not allow groups from differing organisations to shoot together i.e. Archery GB and NFAS … bizarre I know, and almost certainly a “Rip-off”, but please check before shooting. Julia takes on a fierce turkey! We have 2 NFAS coaches who will be happy to assess you for membership of the NFAS. You would be most welcome to join our growing band of field archers and as a member of the KLFA you can shoot all year round for a membership fee of £60 and no daily shooting charge. We have other types of membership ranging from £5-£30 and our Membership Secretary will be delighted to have a chat with you. If you are unfamiliar with the National Field Archery Society (NFAS) I would recommend a visit to their website (www.nfas.net) for an idea as to the rules and disciplines covered by the society. For those unfamiliar with the NFAS courses a summary is below: The targets are laid out on a circular course with archers moving as small groups between the pegs (a bit like golf). Each target is at a different unmarked distance and elevation and is shot from 3 pegs, in sequence, with the archer shooting a maximum of 3 arrows, an arrow from each of the 3 different places (pegs) until the target is (hopefully) hit. The targets have a kill and a wound area each scoring differently with a maximum of 24 scored for a first arrow inner kill hit with the score reducing as the archer moves to a different “peg” until they successfully hit the target. It is not unknown for a field archer to miss entirely despite 3 attempts and score zero!! by Colin Bonfield, KLFA. 41
Avalon Archers Annual Clout Shoot Sunday 10th July 2016 Photos by kind permission of Charlie Cook. As well as some stunning woods for field shoots Avalon are lucky to have the use of a field for our annual Clout shoot. It is not like any clout shoot that you might normally come across though – we do it with an NFAS twist. The clout is 12 ends of six arrows per end shooting both ways to a distance of either 180 yards or 120 yards (archer’s choice) with a well-earned tea break at half time. Scoring is 2 points per arrow within one longbow-length of the target and a single point per arrow within two longbow-lengths of the target……..oh, and the target is a 3D so you also get normal first-arrow scoring if you hit it. We had ten archers for the clout, shooting a range of bows including Korean bows, horse bows, flatbows, recurves and Longbows – all shooting wooden arrows. It is a really good feeling opening up the full potential of your bow and seeing your arrows hurtle through the air and then plummet from a great height to miss the target by quite a considerable distance. The spread of everyone’s arrows was almost as wide as it was lengthwise in front of and behind the 3D although by the end of the shoot we were all starting to get closer and closer to where we wanted to be. 44
We even had one archer, Ian Lockyer, hit the 3D from 180 yards – a “lucky arrow”, obviously……… (pictured left). There was an interesting moment during the shoot when a low-flying helicopter sped over the field; we were getting quite a bit of height and there was a brief moment of “oh crikey this isn’t going to end well” but we managed to stop in good time and I don’t really think they were flying as low as they looked - it got the heart racing though! So at the end of the day everyone still had all of their arrows and some people had actually scored some points – although, as you can imagine, not a great many points. earned tea break at half time. Scoring is 2 points per Andrew Hall won the gents (30 pts) and Josie Allen won the ladies (14 pts); but more importantly everybody had a really good time. Hopefully we will see some of you at next year’s clout – keep an eye on the Avalon website: www.AvalonArchers.co.uk . We had ten archers for the clout, shooting a range of bows including Korean bows, horse bows, By Carl Gibbard. 45
Broadland Bowmen EFAA Hunter round Sunday 17th July 2016 By Lofty Rooke & Mark Service. On Sunday 17th July, Broadland Bowmen held their first EFAA classification hunter round for 2 years. We had appalling sunshine, horrible blue skies and no need for heavy raincoats or wellies! We had a great turnout of local archers of all shooting styles, from longbow to compound and all had a smile on their face. The Broadland Bowmen had worked hard for the previous 3 months getting the course ready and did themselves proud, with great compliments received from the archers shooting there. Bacon rolls and tea were flowing freely all day and at the end some good scores were produced too; so thank you to all that came to shoot and a big thank you and a well done to all at Broadland Bowmen. The round that was shot was a Hunter, meaning it was a marked course. The scoring was: spot =5, inner white =4 & outer black = 3. 46
Name Style Club Score D. Allen L/B Broadland 122 P. Smith B/R Kings Forest 218 E. Smith BBR Whitefriars 247 D. Smith BBR Whitefriars 385 S. Wilding BU Kings Forest 459 S. Meek HT Kings Forest 187 Name Style Club Score A. James BBC Kings Forest 415 K. Delany BHR Broadland 235 A. Smith HT Kings Forest 144 C. Smith BHR Kings Forest 206 Rosie Potter LB Kings Forest 102 Ron Potter BU Kings Forest 501 Bacon rolls and tea were flowing freely all day and at the end some good D. Hill BU Kings Forest 512 Name Style Club Score S. Goodings U/L Whitefriars 505 G. Harvey U/L Kings Forest 527 M. Gudgeon U/L - 484 B. Bruce U/L Whitefriars 471 P. Whitaker U/L Whitefriars 510 D. Clarke U/L Whitefriars 509 J. Zackariedes U/L Whitefriars 473 G. Zackariedes U/L Whitefriars 471 D. Rae U/L Kings Forest 543 A. Stolworthy U/L Broadland 446 47
How Effective is an Arrow Against a Charging Knight? by Mark Stretton. Can an arrow from a Warbow really pierce armour? How effective was Brigandine against arrows? Can the arrows kill an armoured Knight with blunt trauma without piercing his armour? These are just a few of the questions that Mark Stretton wanted to find definitive answers to and performed many evidence based tests and experiments to research. Mark is the current Guinness World Record Holder of the heaviest Warbow ever pulled to full draw and shot, which he has held for a 200lb warbow for the last 12 years. Some of Mark’s empirical tests were performed at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham and they are all explained in great detail on his blog: www.markstretton.blogspot.com The following article is a particularly exciting account of him shooting at a remote controlled target that was moving perilously towards him at 20mph, the speed of an armoured Knight on horseback… In Parts 11 and 12 of my Practical Tests, I experimented with a piece of apparatus, which allowed me to shot at a moving target. It was found that a piece of plate armour, which was moving at a constant speed of 20 m.p.h. towards the archer, could be penetrated by an arrow to a far greater depth – than if the same arrow had been shot at the armour whilst it was static. The apparatus consisted of a wooden frame supporting the armour, which then ran on pulley wheels along an aerial rope way for a distance of 80 yds. This worked extremely well, however there were a few limitations to this type of design, which meant that further experimentation of the concept was needed. The main limitation was that the test rig could only travel at one fixed speed, by rolling downhill under its own momentum, and this was also restricted to the area where the wire rope was positioned, which meant very long range shots could not be tested. Also, the shots taken at the armour when it was at 80 yds were all at an elevated angle, which made the judging of distances and the subsequent placement of the arrow much more difficult. I thought long and hard about how to make a test rig that was self-propelled, could operate at variable speeds and would also work over longer distances as well. The solution to this problem came when I found an old ride-on lawnmower, which was perfect for what I wanted to make. All that needed to be done was for me to rebuild it into the apparatus that I required, and then make it totally remote controlled – so as to obviously eliminate the need for a driver! Building the Moving Target To build the apparatus, I first striped the engine, gearbox, axles and differential off the pressed steel body of the original mower. A smaller replacement chassis, out of light weight box section steel, was made to mount the engine and gearbox on, which also allowed me to fit the axles on to it at either end. The final drive was a chain from the axle to the gearbox, and the ratio of the chain sprockets had been calculated to make the rig travel at a constant 20 m.p.h. The velocity calculation was based on the circumference of the tyres when the rig was in top gear (with the engine running on full throttle), and this meant that my new rig 50
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