Mayo Archery Club 3D shoot Sunday 25th September 2016 The Mayo Archery Club 3D course is located in Massbrook Woods on the banks of Lough Conn in the Northwest of Ireland. Massbrook Woods is owned by Coillte, the Irish state forestry company (www.coillte.ie) Part of Coillte’s remit is to support recreational use of Ireland’s forests. One of the ways Coillte does this is to allow Irish archery clubs to use their forests for all types of field archery. Coillte only charge a nominal fee for allowing archery clubs use their woods and their support of field archery in Ireland is vital to the sport’s continuance across the entire country. Mayo Archery Club is affiliated to the Irish Field Archery Federation (IFAF) and focuses exclusively on 3D field archery all-year round. Club members mostly shoot single-string bows: American flatbows, longbows and various types of takedown recurves. Twice each year the club hosts 3D shoots that are open to any experienced field archer. Mostly those who attend are members of the Irish Field Archery Federation, the Society of Irish Field Archery, Archery Ireland, the Irish Traditional Field Archery Society, the Northern Ireland Field Archery Association & NFAS. At our most recent shoot on Sunday the 25th of September 2016 we had almost sixty 3D targets out on the course. We had laid out 25 shooting lanes and we placed either two or three 3D targets on each shooting lane. The participating archers were divided into groups of four with two archers scoring so as to ensure accuracy. One red adult peg (as well pegs for juniors) was set-out on each shooting lane and each of the 3Ds was shot from this peg. The targets were placed at distances from 5m – 50m but in general they were placed in the 20m – 40m range. A maximum of two arrows could be shot at any target and the first arrow to hit the target was scored. A first arrow hit scored twenty points for a kill and ten points for a wound. A second arrow hit was scored 10 points for a kill and five points for a wound. The maximum score was 1,200 points and each archer would shoot somewhere between 60 – 120 arrows depending upon their accuracy. Mayo Archery Club is located in the Northwest of Ireland and is somewhat remote from most other Irish field archery clubs. It takes an effort for our guest archers to shoot with us as most have to travel up to Mayo the night before the shoot. At our September shoot over sixty archers participated. Most of the participants were guests as the Mayo club have some talented archers but they are a very small band of enthusiasts. The weather on the day of the shoot was wet to begin with but then it then cleared as the morning passed. We shot for two hours and then stopped at exactly 1.00pm for an hour for lunch. The unpaid, overworked but greatly appreciated catering corps had the kettles boiled, the sandwiches ready and most importantly the cake (courtesy of O’Hara’s Bakery) all sliced and laid out for the hungry hordes. After lunch a further two hours were spend finishing the course, checking the score cards and thankfully awarding the prizes in autumnal sunshine. The photos taken during the day’s shooting can be seen on the Mayo Archery Club Facebook as well as the scores across the various categories. It was a great day in the woods with many old friends and some new ones for the archers of Mayo. We’re very hopeful that everyone enjoyed themselves and that they’ll return again in 2017 to shoot with us. We’d also like to extend an invitation to any archers visiting Mayo to contact us via our Facebook page and drop over to Massbrook Woods to shoot with us. https://www.facebook.com/mayoarchery/ by James Moloney. 51
Longbow/Historical - Gents Am Flat Bow - Gents James Delaney Laois Archery Club 470 Anthony McDermott Mayo Archery Club 570 Liam McDonald Laois Archery Club 455 Ian Wise Mayo Archery Club 495 Dutch Doherty Warriors of Queen John Shiel Wexford Archery Club 465 Maeve Field Archery 410 Eddie Ryan Wexford Archery Club 400 David Harris Na Laoch Dall Noel Bannon Laois Archery Club 345 Archery Club 370 Joe Sheridan Laois Archery Club 275 Tony Eady Dunbrody Archers 365 Richard Dalton Mayo Archery Club 110 Dirk Diggler South Cork Field Archers 230 Am Flat Bow - Ladies Am Flat Bow - Juni0rs & Cubs Rafiela Herberich SCFA 315 Luke Bannon Laois Archery Club 540 Sibylle Leon Mayo Archery Club 180 Robyn Neylon Laois Archery Club 315 Traditional - Gents Michael Hambly Mayo Archery Club 555 Martin McCabe White Wolf 565 Doc Smith Loughcrew 510 Richie Scott Mayo Archery Club 505 Dave Lester South Cork Field Archers 445 Michael Hambly Mayo Archery Club 420 Clive Hewer Mayo Archery Club 435 Emylyn Phipps Laois Archery Club 385 Traditional - Ladies Ali Burhan Archers of Ennis 335 Mary Fitzgerald Archers of Ennis 230 Nick Moore Warriors of Queen Maeve Field Archery 270 Bowhunter Recurve - Ladies Mike Kelleher Archers of Ennis 220 Lynn Ellingworth Wexford Archery Club 385 Georgi Phipps Laois Archery Club 340 Bowhunter Recurve - Gents Emily Phipps Laois Archery Club 265 Mark Daly Dunbrody Archers 720 Alan O'Grady Laois Archery Club 350 Bowhunter Recurve - Juniors & Cubs James Moloney Mayo Archery Club Retired Oisin Smith Loughcrew 400 Aoibhinn McDonald Laois Archery Club 335 Oisin Herberich SCFA 270 Morgan Hyland Laois Archery Club 265 Corman Smith Loughcrew 200 Bowhunter (Com) - Gents Sean Crowe Killygarry Archers 565 Stef Sips Dunbrody Archers 465 52
Bowhunter (Com) - Ladies Tina Rawson Loughcrew 420 Freestyle Ltd - (C) Gents Thomas Crowe Killygarry Archers 320 Freestyle UnLtd - (C) Gents David Leigh Three Counties Archery Club 805 David Skillen NIFAA 745 Barebow Recurve - Gents Bowhunter UnLtd - (C) Gents Bryan Rentes IAC 655 George Shields NIFAA 770 Darren Murphy Warbow 530 Thomas McDonald Laois Archery Club 415 Barebow Recurve - Ladies Sharon Eady Dunbrody Archers 450 Tammy Viastner Mayo Archery Club 270 Patricia Murphy Warbow 235 Barebow Recurve - Juniors & Cubs Corey Eady Dunbrody Archers 580 Olivia Eady Dunbrody Archers 445 Kate Murphy Warbow 425 Gerald Eady Dunbrody Archers 400 Aisling Murphy Warbow 365 Siobhan Murphy Warbow 320 53
PROGRESS ON THE AZINCOURT 600 ARCHERS TRIBUTE Detail work is progressing on the first Azincourt archer, (please see the website: www.ohboyd.com) Pose concentrating at this point on the equipment that sketches of he would have carried into battle on that fateful Mark day. The sword, belt and buckler are being Stretton roughed in and further refined together with the clothing, how it compresses and flows is noted and power and effectiveness to a fascinating degree roughly replicated at and as far as we can gauge at this 600 year the belt area ready distance, as accurately as we can possibly achieve for the final cut. until an effective time machine is invented. At last we can It is a fitting tribute to him that he becomes the see good progress mainstay character for the work, especially as towards the finished he exudes the power that is contained within tableau and he is him as well as the grace of bodyline to accompany and compliment that power. taking on a real persona. The detailed work is incredibly labour-intensive but that is where the His body has been trained to adapt to the tremendous forces required to do what he does real joy lies for me, things seem to come to life at the most fundamental level and there is as you work on them, it's quite a strange feeling but one that gives intense satisfaction. no one more qualified than he as he has arrived at this style of draw and its resultant In conjunction with this we must work movement from sheer experience and long-term towards the creating of the pattern and its development. The result is a unique body angle, resultant slices for the next archer so I can style and technique whilst at full draw, which he get a continuum of work, the emphasis for has named ‘the rolling loose’ and it is this that me being on the intensive detail work with I seek to replicate. no distraction. Mark liked the project and agreed to pose for the The Next Figure figure. We spent a pleasant morning with him patiently posing in different stages of draw whilst Deciding that the next archer should be I did sketches and took photographs. From these, the central figure in the tableau I contacted Mark Stretton (www.markstretton.blogspot.com), at the studio, I made a full-size pattern board the most powerful archer in the world, who has which I thought looked good and so did Mark; held the Guinness World Record for drawing to full however, when it came to do the other view draw and shooting a 200 lb Warbow for 12 years. I felt it didn't have quite the power and energy that I seek to portray. Mark is also a Master Arrowsmith who has experimented greatly with the penetrative qualities Mark was right on the ball and educated me of arrows and arrowheads against various types of to understand the tremendous difference in draw armour and protection in conditions anticipated in from archers with that kind of power and so I all battle conditions. had to rethink it. Mark was quite happy with that In so doing he has expanded our knowledge and view but I thought the initial one could be understanding of the mediaeval archer and his improved and so I have re-jigged or rethought it 54
from scratch and now I'm far happier with the result and so is he. The reason why the patterns are being done now is because the preparation of the timber and the gluing up is a major laborious event and happily Joe Irving, the owner of the boat yard and himself an archer, took great interest in how I did the first figure and will now form and glue up the second one from my patterns and under my loose supervision, this will free me up tremendously to concentrate on the detail work where I am best employed. The Timber English Yew, (Taxus Baccata) was the choice to celebrate the yew of the longbow, 17 trees were felled, transported, converted and we reckon there is about nine tons in weight, most of which and as far as we can gauge at this 600 year will go in the bin as being absolutely useless, Transferring to Pattern Board such is the nature of Yew wood in this kind of quantities and sizes. The machinery at the shipyard is of course In mitigation, it is worth all the work, the waste, commiserate with the size of the jobs they do and this means that the facilities for this type of work mainstay character for the work, especially as shakes and inclusions of rubbish around it because it is beautiful when it is finished, beautiful are excellent for me. Accuracy in the marrying of the slices is very him as well as the grace of bodyline to when polished and even more beautiful when accompany and compliment that power. matured and mellowed. important at this stage simply because we must have perfect glue lines to cope with the intense His body has been trained to adapt to the The timber came into the yard in 3 batches and every plank was thoroughly examined and detail the figure will hold, there is nothing worse at the most fundamental level and there is selected for best usage and utility then machined than bits breaking off at critical junctures due to no one more qualified than he as he has to precise thickness, this is very important as the a bad glue job, this is not always easy to achieve and of course mistakes are made especially when final figure is built up of so many planks any term accumulation of error in the thickness would the slices are so big and because of this errors mean a lot of hand dressing to correct. in contact cannot be easily seen. has named ‘the rolling loose’ and it is this that Making uniform which I thought looked good and so did Mark; thickness I felt it didn't have quite the power and Mark was right on the ball and educated me Timber arrives view but I thought the initial one could be 55
Each slice is dressed very carefully and very accurately fitted to its neighbours thus gradually building up to a lump which is the right size, attitude and is stable and will Slices ready for gluing & cramping hold the detail. It is also incredibly heavy and much manhandling is required. The glue used is the polystyrene foaming glue that permeates both timbers. This has proved over the Examined for conversion years to be the best The Pattern for the job but it does Dressing the first slice equire a tremendous amount of pressure for it to The image of the archer is drawn full-size on an 8 x 4 sheet of plywood in two views, side view and effectively drive its penetration of both slices that end view - these represent enough information to gives it its strength. Every cramp possible is be able to mark the thickness of the planks on the applied to give this end view and in turn this will allow the shape of uniform pressure so vital the slices to be determined by developing the for the bond. I can then be confident of carving at points of intersection on the other view. This shape is then transferred to tracing paper the glue lines without (my preferred method) in soft pencil, then applied losing detail on important to the actual timber slices. and highly visible areas. What is also good is there is some flexibility with the glue that matches the flexibility of the timber itself so there is no Glueing up conflict between them, they move together. After leaving to cure for 24 hours, (three days is always better) the cramps are removed and a general dressing of the figure can begin. In all there are 6 slices at the final 3\" machined You can follow progress of this work online at finish, each requiring its own unique paper pattern. www.ohboyd.com Now glued into a working block which has a blog, Twitter and regular updates. The traced-on outline Comments are always welcome, especially from is numbered for archers. This is the Azincourt 600 year Archers identification then Tribute so any interest/input from archers is also band sawed out ready a tribute to the comradeship that they enjoyed for fitting (see left). so long ago and still exists for archers today. OH Boyd 56
* The 2016 South West Crown - Sunday 9th October * Six years ago, the first South West Crown competition was held at Toad Hollow’s ground. It was a Toad/Muscovy collaboration and we pooled our 3Ds to make up herds of dear, packs of wolves and other groups of animals to make it a bit special. Our intention was always to involve other South West clubs and move the event between venues, but first we had to prove the concept. Held at Muscovy’s wood for the next few years, the format has been proven to work and now The Bowmen of Bude have become the first club to take on the franchise. They made a great job of it, the administration was slick, the course was excellent and the catering first class. The entry numbers were up this year and, for the first time since its inception, Muscovy archers were able to take part in “the Crown”. We can honestly say that we enjoyed every second of it and felt that it was in really good hands. The winner of the antler Crown in 2016 was William Dunstan of Westcombe who, after the handicap was added, scored 852 out of a possible 864 - well done William. The results will also be posted on our website: www.southwestcrown.org along with the rules for gives it its strength. Every cramp possible is forming a team and which postcodes can shoot for the Crown. We also had more visitors, from out of our catchment area, this year. Shooting in the Visitor's class, the styles ranged from AFB and HT to LB and UL. Class handicaps were applied to their scores and awards were presented to the top three visiting archers. Next year, the event will be held by South Hams Field Archery Club at their Kitley House woods near Plymouth. A new feature will be two extra awards, one for juniors and one for cubs. The standard of archery that we are seeing from the under sixteens is constantly improving and they are shooting so well that they deserve their own trophies. Finally, if you would like to enter a team, or enter as a visitor, it's always a good idea to check out the rules on the website. Get in touch with Ian or myself, if you have any queries, and that may save any confusion or disappointments on the day. Nick Hawken - Muscovy Archers The Brilliant South West Crown came to Bude on tour and was met with the usual sunny Bude weather, although with a bit of autumnal chill thrown in. We welcomed 67 South West Archers and 5 Visitors on to a 2 x 18 Predator and Prey Course set throughout the woods, run on a handicap system provided by the originators of the Crown, Muscovy Archers and Toad Hollow Archers. We would like to thank our which has a blog, Twitter and regular updates. own club members for doing, for the first time, a wonderful job with the in house catering. So many complements throughout the day proved the clubs hard effort was worthwhile. With wonderful Trophies and a successful raffle we thoroughly enjoyed hosting this great event and would recommend to other clubs to step forward. We are already looking forward to going to South Hams for 2017! Bowmen of Bude 57
Gents HT Archer Club Score Handicap Total Andy Moore South Hams 568 251 819 Steve Hipgrave South Hams 518 \" 769 Dominic Raffler Elmtree 496 \" 747 Pasty Cain Yelverton 488 \" 739 Alan Trim Ballands 474 \" 725 Dave Moore Yelverton 446 \" 697 Ladies HT Gina Finch IND 496 319 815 Dian Kirby IND 484 \" 803 Anita Gibson Arms of Old 428 \" 747 Michelle Maddern Elmtree 326 \" 645 Junior Girls HT Caja Kelly-Raffler Elmtree 428 421 849 Cub Boy HT Archer Club Score Handicap Total William Dunstan Westcombe 526 326 852 Gents BB Malcolm Allen Muscovy 596 205 801 Dave Jeffery Ballands 560 \" 765 Dave Andrews Aquarius 536 \" 741 Chris Acland Muscovy 534 \" 739 Andrew Richards South Hams 518 \" 723 Ralph Porteous Tavistock 514 \" 719 Steve Richardson Muscovy 488 \" 693 Graham Cawsey Umberleigh 454 \" 659 Graham Hatch Muscovy 408 \" 613 John Wedgwood Elmtree 356 \" 561 Ladies BB Archer Club Score Handicap Total Marlene Toomer Ballands 536 304 840 Helen Cohen-Quinn Audris-Hart 488 \" 792 Karen Hall IND 430 \" 734 Cally Bowers Muscovy 412 \" 716 Rachel Crowe Druids 222 \" 526 58
Junior Girl BB Archer Club Score Handicap Total Maisy Wedgwood Elmtree 272 368 640 Cub Boy BB Harry Jeffery Ballands 586 260 846 Gents XB Simon Wright Arms of Old 742 84 826 Ray Day Muscovy 634 \" 718 Bryan Lawlor Toad Hollow 602 \" 686 Ladies XB Archer Club Score Handicap Total Sheron Vowden Ashcombe 622 172 794 Gents BH Tony Young South Hams 650 190 840 Trevor Walter Elmtree 646 \" 836 Michael Sharland IND 606 \" 796 Paul Farr IND 596 \" 786 Tom Farr IND 586 \" 776 Gents LB Derek Sharland IND 512 \" 702 Richard Eddington Ballands 432 327 759 Ladies LB Pauline Wells Ballands 360 393 753 Ladies PV Morwenna Dunstan Westcombe 304 478 782 Gents PV Archer Club Score Handicap Total Nick Hawken Muscovy 448 388 836 Albert Hibbert IND 410 \" 798 Norman Redclift Brixham 334 \" 722 Gents UL Barry Penrose Belvedere 732 53 785 Trevor Vanstone Elmtree 722 \" 775 Bryn Heanes IND 720 \" 773 11 spots, 14 1st arrows and 11 2nd arrows Kevin Jackman Ashcombe 720 \" 773 11 spots, 14 1st arrows and 11 2nd arrows Phil Smith IND 664 \" 717 Donald Munro Tavistock 612 \" 665 Paul Williams Audris-Hart 610 \" 663 Dion Cook Martin Elmtree 590 \" 643 Ladies CL Rae Gulliver IND 636 207 843 Jenny Bellinger IND 590 \" 797 59
Gents CL Archer Club Score Handicap Total Rob Parfett Labyrinth 666 144 810 Bob Grimshaw Elmtree 628 \" 772 Adrian Drew Elmtree 622 \" 766 Jason Quinn Audris-Hart 620 \" 764 Tony Cox South Hams 608 \" 752 Junior Boy CL Alex Harris Labyrinth 628 217 845 Gents AFB Brian Brown Buzzard 520 259 779 Steve Rufus Windwhistle 468 \" 727 Nicholas Mitchell Belvedere 424 \" 683 Tony Hodge Brixham 336 \" 595 VISITORS TROPHY for Out of Area Archers Archer Club Score Handicap Total Sharon Jones Severn Valley YF 534 304 (AFB) 838 Sandra Anderson Buckland Bowmen 424 393 (LB) 817 Rob Jones Severn Valley YF 540 259 (AFB) 799 Joseph Willis IND 506 251 (H/T) 757 Mike Penrose IND 692 53 (C U/L) 745 The winner of the South West Crown trophy was William Dunstan with a score (adjusted by handicap) of 852 out of a possible 864. 60
Team Entries 1st Elmtree plus 2 Total 4889 Michelle Maddern, Caja Kelly Raffler, Dominic Raffler, Rob Parfett, Morwenna Dunstan & William Dunstan 2nd Steven Hawkins Football Boots Total 4801 Barry Penrose, Mike Penrose, Alex Harris, Marlene Toomer, Trevor Walters & Karen Hall 3rd The Unusual Suspects Total 4718 Paul Williams, Albert Hibbert, Jason Quinn, Helen Cohen-Quinn, Sharon Jones & Rob Jones 4th 4+2 Total 4715 Rae Gulliver , Gina Finch , Simon Wright, Anita Gibson, Dian Kirby & Donald Munro 5th The Misfits Total 4675 Sheron Vowden, Michael Sharland, Derek Sharland, David Jeffery, Harry Jeffery & Dave Andrews 6th The Bastard Archers Total 4591 Steve Hipgrave, Andy Moore, Tony Young, Pasty Cain, Dave Moore & Steve Rufus 7th 1- 2 - Farr Total 4535 Paul Farr, Tom Farr, Jenny Bellinger, Joseph Willis, Bryan Lawlor & Phil Smith 8th The Six Muscovites Total 4400 Nick Hawken, Malcolm Allen, Chris Acland, Graham Hatch, Ray Day & Steve Richardson 9th Richard Cranium Total 4107 John Wedgwood, Maisy Wedgwood, Trevor Vanstone, Dion Cook Martin, Bob Grimshaw & Adrian Drew 61
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FAN UK - Getting to know … Keith of English War Bows New Zealand English War Bows NZ was formed in 2009. To begin with it had a membership of one – me. At the time I think I was the only person in NZ with a bow that could be called a warbow. It was a 125lb Stratton laminate (pictured right). The mission was to give New Zealanders an idea of what a powerful bow could do instead of the low poundage re-enactment bows that were all that was available at the time. Prior to setting up the society I’d been a member of the English Warbow Society and the NZ group progressed as an affiliated society. Before the EWBS was formed there was a precursor group which was an internet-founded organisation called English warbow.com. I designed a logo for the group which has been used since in modified form by several warbow societies around the world. (English War (Original logo Bow Society used for Logo English Left) warbow.com and then the original NZ logo. Right) 64
Dutch Warbow Society The American Warbow Society Canadian Warbow Society The first public outing of the NZ society was at the Taupo Jousting festival in 2009 where it immediately impressed by putting arrows several inches through a pretty tough Viking shield. It was at that event that I met Oscar Maisel who was, at that time, a professional bowyer. He became one of the first recruits to the group together with Martin Engelbrecht who I had met earlier in the year. Two others followed early in 2010, Aaron Williams and Wayne Layton. Aaron was already making his own bows and arrows and it was very much a case of like minds coming together when we met at the 2010 Taupo Jousting Festival. Wayne was a member of the audience who had gone along as a warbow display had been advertised. It was sometime after that when he got in touch with me and found out that we both lived in the same town! Wayne had shot a bow before but was keen to learn and by the end of 2010 was drawing 100lbs. Julian De Vries joined up at the end of the year and that - with the addition of my sons - Ethan and Marcus has been the core group up to the present day. The membership is spread around the North Island of NZ and we were fortunate to secure land to shoot on at a farm in Taupo which was the ideal central location for us to meet up. At the farm we originally shot for distance and had the occasional rove too. Now we use the weekend to test new bows and arrows that we have made as well as shooting for distance and roving. While roving we discovered a gully with several wrecked cars in it which make ideal targets. 65
As can be seen from the photos we shoot in the classic war bow style which uses the full length of the arrow without any obvious anchor point. The arrows vary in length from 28” to 32” which suits the various draw lengths of the members. We make our own bows, arrows and other bits and pieces of equipment. (Below: Arrowheads hand forged by Aaron Williams) Right from the beginning of the group we have performed warbow demonstrations at public events. We’re not a re-enactment group but we needed some period kit in which to perform. After doing some research, my son Ethan and myself knocked up some reasonable looking 14th century clothing. The most important displays have been at the Harcourt Park jousting festival just outside of Wellington. It is held where some of the scenes (Isengard Gardens) from Lord of The Rings were filmed. We performed our displays in the jousting lists. This meant that the crowd was on all four sides! With that in mind we had a very solid wall of hay bales with plywood boards a metre behind them to stop any arrows which made it all the way through the bales. Performing to an audience of several hundred people was a new experience and to ensure that everyone stayed safe and that the display was as good as we could make we practised together for a month before the event. Medieval-themed events are few and far between in NZ but we’re always ready to give the public a bit of warbow action. 66
The most important displays have been at the Harcourt Park jousting festival just outside of sides! With that in mind we had a very solid wall of hay bales with plywood boards a metre safe and that the display was as good as we could make we practised together for a month
Sunday 6th November 2016 2 x 18 Open 3D Predator Prey Many Thanks to all our Guests and Members for another Fab Shoot at Oakwood. We were Blessed with good weather and 90 Guests attending. The Catering was First Class as always. Thanks to Anne and Ray Tunstall. Superb course laid by Richard Narey and his Crew, Cheers Richard. The Fred Harrison Longbow Trophy winners were Olivia Morgan and Roger Grew - well done to both of you. Our next shoot will be 4th Dec, Oakwood Bowmen Christmas Shoot, 2 x 18 3D Big Game scoring ... see you there - Mel. Men’s HT Men's LB Men’s AFB Archer Score/Spots Archer Score/Spots Archer Score/Spots Martin Joy 958 9 Roger Grew 940 5 Mark Jones 990 15 Steve Osborne 934 5 Kevin Button 936 10 David Lovell 968 3 Cliff Meyer 926 5 Colin Rose 884 4 Rich Davis 776 5 Steve Dixon 914 1 Mark Allen 874 4 Keith Cattermole 678 2 Paul Tucker 896 3 Carl Gibbard 836 0 Andy Williams 634 0 Andrew Lehane 870 5 Adam Browning 810 6 Ben Hearne 870 2 Alfie Allen 702 3 Men’s BB Elric McCloud 764 2 Martin Sutton 614 0 Stewart Beckham 1012 14 Brian Grindal 736 4 Sean Quelch 1008 8 Kevin Pyle 732 3 Men’s BH Andreas Meyer 770 3 Shaun Beckham 606 1 Alan Rodgers 984 2 Tom Rushton 770 2 Dave Arnold 976 11 Men's FS Dave Sexton 964 6 Men's CL Doug Shaw 1144 22 Duane Williams 1212 30 John Smith 966 11 Men's PV Peter Tricker 758 2 Andrew Manning 646 2 Women's HT Men's UL Linda Lehane 800 3 Women's BB David Stone 1142 9 Clair Parfitt 660 1 Sue Birch 958 5 John Heeley 1076 13 Amanda Grindal 638 3 Viki Motchman 516 4 Graham Birch 1070 16 Tricia Seaman 614 1 68
Women’s BH Women's AFB Women’s LB Archer Score/Spots Archer Score/Spots Archer Score/Spots Sue McCloud 446 0 Pennie Grew 644 2 Olivia Morgan 726 4 Theresa Hearne 500 0 Josie Allen 466 0 ~ Collage by Mary Narey ~ 69
Avalon Archers Open Shoot 30th October 2016 Report by CARL GIBBARD Thankfully the clocks went back an hour the night before so the early start setting up the kitchen and registration didn’t hit quite as hard as it could have done. It did, though, mean that it would be a race against the sunset to get everybody around the course and prizes awarded before dark. Registration opened at 08:00 and, despite 19 no-shows meaning quite a radical rearranging of groups and peg allocations, Chris Cox started the pre-shoot briefing at 09:45 and everybody was walked out by 10:00 – so far so good. 113 archers started the course of 36 3Ds; the majority of them shooting traditional bows, and there was a good turn-out of marshals and helpers from the Avalon thanks to the club’s increasing popularity and steadily increasing membership – but actually more likely due to the incentive of free food and beverages for helping out. There was a distinct nip in the air but, luckily, the weather stayed fine and the light held until the last group emerged from the woods at about 16:00. Scorecards were processed and prizes given out as the sun was setting and by 17:00 most visiting archers were leaving the woods for the journey home. In 2017 Avalon will be holding only 2 open shoots; both 2-day events, the first on 3rd & 4th June and the second on 2nd & 3rd September. There will be full catering at both shoots. Booking for the first shoot will open in January and should be done through the website (Avalonarchers.co.uk). We hope to see you at Avalon in 2017. Results overleaf :-) ... 71
AMERICAN FLAT BOW - LADIES Denise Rayner Black Eagle 540 Pennie Grew TFA 468 Joyce Morgan Cloth Of Gold 468 AMERICAN FLAT BOW - GENTS Mark Jones Independent 616 Pete McDermott Westcott Archers 604 Mick Maxen Cloth Of Gold 526 Simon Webster Westcott Archers 518 Martin Langford Independent 510 Roger Grew TFA 506 Geoff Taylor Cloth Of Gold 500 Mike Cullen Black Eagle 498 Curly Fulton Independent 472 Glen Bolton Bridge Woods FAC 444 Roy Fisher Bridge Woods FAC 432 Barrie Cooper Independent 430 BAREBOW - JUNIOR BOYS Mac Symmonds Priory 474 Korben Symmonds Priory 386 BAREBOW - LADIES Holly Stewart Aurora FAC 484 Sarah Crabb Avalon 444 Karen Carter-Pearson Orion 372 Sarah Symmonds Priory 220 BAREBOW - GENTS Graham Holmes Nemesis 638 Peter Morgan Cloth Of Gold 632 Tony Weston Orion 574 Martin Pearson Orion 574 Richard Corringan Black Sheep 554 Al Morrow Avalon 528 Christopher Brown Company of Sixty 522 BAREBOW - U12 GIRLS Kurt Kamm Independent 488 Esme Symmonds Priory 404 Karl Kamm Bowmen Of Salcey 476 BOWHUNTER - LADIES Olivia Morgan Independent 538 COMPOUND LIMITED - LADIES Liz Holmes Nemesis 634 Joanne Healey Black Eagle 592 COMPOUND LIMITED - GENTS Duane Williams Independent 580 Andrew Knott Oakwood Bowmen 548 FREESTYLE - LADIES Karen Howard Independent 618 Lisa Lord Aurora FAC 410 FREESTYLE - GENTS Richard Green Independent 748 Mitch Hill Aurora FAC 616 Terry Wentworth Westcott Archers 614 Hugh Stalker Westcott Archers 612 Stewart Beckham Aurora FAC 560 72
HUNTING TACKLE - JUNIOR BOYS Joshua Smith Black Eagle 564 Ashley Cammish Celtic Harmony 378 HUNTING TACKLE - LADIES Clair Parfit TFA 364 Patricia Seamen TFA 340 Stephanie Davis Cloth Of Gold 314 Anastasia Sichkarenko Cloth Of Gold 304 Sheila Provins Hartspring 156 HUNTING TACKLE - GENTS Steve Rand Invicta 638 Keith Burton Independent 598 Colin Lightfoot Celtic Harmony 512 David Cammish Celtic Harmony 510 Kevin Finnegan Independent 504 Josh Tongue Celtic Harmony 466 Keiron Pittore Celtic Harmony 464 Rob Halliwell Bridge Woods FAC 450 Michael Ashington Longbow Heritage 442 Bob Basset Independent 436 Mark Brown Cloth Of Gold 434 Chris Osborne Oakwood Bowmen 430 Clive Moss Independent 370 Sandy Barrett Independent 368 Mathew Crabb Avalon 336 LONGBOW - LADIES Alex Tyler Oakwood Bowmen 502 LONGBOW - GENTS Freeda Marshall Medieval Society Bowmen 468 Mark Allen TFA 536 Vicky Amies Broadland Bowmen 458 Colin Rose Independent 534 Sandra Anderson Afad Nedd 450 Lawrance Wiles Cloth Of Gold 516 Carole Pearce Longbow Heritage 438 Peter Warner Independent 514 Sylvia Marshall Medieval Society Bowmen 374 Mick Baily Longbow Heritage 514 Bela DeFreitas Black Eagle 358 Roy Wareham Celtic Harmony 512 Wai-King Cammish Celtic Harmony 318 David Smith Independent 508 Jackie Willoughby Whitemark Bowmen 286 Keith Sharp Priory 492 Jon Broad Independent 484 LONGBOW - U12 GIRLS John Lowe Celtic Harmony 474 Daisy Moody Celtic Harmony 282 Adam Browning Aurora FAC 474 Alain Jacq Independent 468 PRIMITIVE - GENTS Graham Anderson Afad Nedd 454 Stuart Moody Celtic Harmony 514 John Thomas Longbow Heritage 448 Mark Corstin Black Eagle 490 Dominic Healey Avalon 444 Derek Hutchison Independent 480 Scott Independent 442 Dave Andrews Aquarius 456 Trevor Bayliss Cloth Of Gold 434 Martin Ward Windrush 360 Martin Watson Bridge Woods FAC 420 Paul Knight Independent 416 UNLIMITED - LADIES Robert Webb Independent 412 Karen Hillsden Orion 634 Terry Chittock Independent 342 Katie Fletcher Independent 612 Mark Bond Bowmen Of Salcey 332 Martin Sutton Independent 324 UNLIMITED - GENTS Peter Humphrey London Archers 734 CROSSBOW - LADIES Chris Smedley Independent 646 Margaret Rickard King's Lynn Field Archers 588 Fred Wentworth Westcott Archers 392 CROSSBOW - GENTS CROSSBOW - U12 BOYS John Newton Westcott Archers 716 Logan Chapman King's Lynn Field Archers 690 Mike Sawyer King's Lynn Field Archers 696 Paul Provins Hartspring 688 73
Looking for a smart Christmas gift idea for a loved one or club colleague? FAN UK has teamed up with Derby based personalised clothing supplier Multiprint & Embroidery Limited, who have supplied personalised garments to sports clubs and businesses for over 34 years. They are also the official branded club wear supplier to the NFAS (National Field Archery Society). They are offering our FAN UK readers a festive-tastic 20% discount, just enter web code FAN-UK-20 online at the checkout. You can view their entire range of smart club wear at http://www.multiprint.info So why not browse around their site and choose a personalised hoodie, polo shirt, sweatshirt or T shirt for a loved one or club colleague this Christmas - embroidered or printed with their own club or business logo. How about personalising it with their name on the opposite breast for a truly personalised present? We think this would make an excellent and practical Christmas gift idea! 74
Established in 1982, Multiprint & Embroidery Limited have been supplying quality garments using only the best, tried and tested brands they have come to trust and love during their 34 years of trading. They have built strong relationships over the years with an impressive portfolio of organisations including schools, public sector, sports clubs and many local businesses. As one of the most established personalised clothing companies in their field, they have become true experts and are ready to add their skill and knowledge to your project, to ensure you get the very best advice and the products which are tastic 20% discount, just enter right for you. Quick Shoot Report - EFAA Classification Sunday 16th Oct. 2016 We had a great turn out of hardy archers for our EFAA hunter round. The rain did make the start of the shoot a bit damp but the archers braved it and, as the morning went on, the sun came out. Good shooting from everyone and loads of sausages & bacon consumed … we hope to see more new faces at our next shoots! 75
I’ve been shooting field for about 5 years now, EFAA, NFAS and IFAA, in HT, BHR and AFB classes. I found a combination of shafts that work well with my various bows by carefully selecting sources and materials, matching grain weights, wood types and spine testing the shafts, then bare shaft testing of course. However, the recent closure of my usual supplier saw me looking for new materials that matched the quality and consistency that I was used to. Then, I found the feather cutting templates you supply. I’m happy to tell you that they’ve helped me create arrows that exactly match the specification I need, consistently, and I’ve saved a large amount of money in the process. Simply by buying full length feathers (again from you), using the 3” banana and 4” parabolic super fast template shapes has seen me save 60% against buying exactly the same thing from other shops that sell pre-cut feathers. The templates are really easy to use, I can see what I’m doing as I do it, and the amount of waste is almost zero. The template and rotary knife method delivers really good, consistent results every time. Thank you for a wonderful tool. Review by: Peter Barclay 76
You have all been busy (again!) and keen to show us your field archery skills … for those not familiar with the concept, the basic premise is as follows: the concept of “Hoods & Maids” was my way of celebrating stunning shots – both jammy and pure skill – that only Robin Hood or Maid Marion themselves would’ve been able to pull off. It was also my way of trying I’ve been shooting field for about 5 years now, EFAA, NFAS and IFAA, in HT, BHR and to celebrate the shots we all either dream of hitting or are so lucky that they need scoring before they fall out of the target! We all – no matter what age or ability – seem to rack up a couple of these shots so it was also my way of trying to include more people and show off their shots and give them a mention as stars – albeit having stood in a blob of Hartley’s or just from being a blooming good shot. This edition we are proud to welcome... 1. COLIN GREENWAY: He told us - “This is my only Robin Hood in sixty years of shooting. It happened a couple of weeks ago when practising in our field shoot. It was shot from red peg and the second arrow split the nock and the wooden shaft.” Massive congratulations Colin on your 1st Robin Hood … it’s an absolute belter too!! Well worth waiting for :-) 2. JAYNE FLETCHER: a very warm welcome to you, Maid Jayne, with this classic kill zone shot to a troublesome tree! Pure class! (Bottom Left pic) cut Jayne is also a candidate for the “Ron Pickering Award” - a prestigious accolade at Pines Park Archers … be sure to keep your eyes peeled for a full explanation of this award in FAN UK’s what I’m doing as I do it, Christmas & New Year Special, Part Two, out on New Year’s Day 2017!! and rotary knife method And last but delivers really good, by no means least ... Thank you for a 3. WILLIAM LEES: (nominated by Jayne Fletcher) Well, what can you say about this one?! The precision required to get through the rope is absolutely second-to-none - we all salute you Mr. Lees!! 77
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* Quiz Time! * Can you unscramble the anagrams to identify these Christmas-related items? 1. C O N G R E S S L I A R (5,7) 2. D R A S T I C C H A R M S (9,4) 3. I N T H E G L I N T S (6,5) 4. E N J O Y M A D S H A R P (4,3,6) 5. U N R E A D Y C A B S (6,5) 6. V I C A R S T H E M E S (9,3) 7. H O N E S T Y W A R M S F O N T (6,3,7) 8. T I N Y P A Y V I T A L (8,4) 9. R O B U S T S P U R L E S S (7,7) 10. S T R E A K Y R O U T (5,6) You can find the answers in the next issue>>> December 2016 / January 2017 - Volume Two! 82
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Don’t forget to visit the FAN UK website Site Members’ Only Areas (Clubs Info & Reports and FAN UK Magazine) for updates, Photo by Paul Harrison
Photo: Paul Williams Pictured: Dominic Raffler @ Toad Hollow Archers
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