3RD ANNIVERSARY!! JUNE_JULY_2019 FAN UK MAGAZINE

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New Features New Features New Features 4 Editor’s Letter-ish…! 18 Overton Black Arrows Charity Shoot upcoming 21/06/2019 30-31 FAN UK “Meet the Club” - WASP ARCHERS 46-52 Happy Birthday FAN UK messages :-) :-) 68-72 FAN UK would like you to meet host club of the 2019 Spanish Bowhunter Championships - “Destierro del Cid” 84-88 Learning Bow making - an inexpert has a go! 90 Comic Strip by Ted Vandebint 94-96 Phil & Rob’s Excellent European Adventure! 132 SNEAK PREVIEW: Mike Loades! Contents Contents Contents Regulars Regulars Regulars June / July 2019 June / July 2019 8-11 Bowyer’s Diary - “Flights of Fancy Part 1” June / July 2019 20 Superb Cartoons for you! 40 Archery on the Big Screen Field Archery Field Archery 136-137 FAN UK’s Dogs & Crossbows List so far! Field Archery News UK News UK Shoot Reports News UK Shoot Reports Shoot Reports 14-15 Archers of Dolphinholme 31/03/2019 24-27 Mayo Archery Club 07/04/2019 34-39 Company of Sixty 28/04/19 54-57 SFAA Scottish Bowhunter Championships 19 & 20/05/2019 62-65 Pentref Bowmen 3D selection shoot 30 & 31/03/19 74-75 Cloth of Gold 07/04/2019 78-81 Dearne Valley Archery Club 20 & 21/03/2019 92-93 Scottish Archery Field Champs & AFA Open 13 & 14/04/2019 98-99 Tavistock Company of Archers Easter 2019 shoot 102-103 Oakwood Bowmen 07/04/2019 110-112 Rednexstravaganza 2019 Hi everyone! I really hope that you Hi everyone! I really hope that you Hi everyone! I really hope that you 116-119 Castle Bowmen 12/05/2019 enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. Very kindest & thanks for all of Very kindest & thanks for all of 124-125 West Lothian Archers 28/04/2019 Very kindest & thanks for all of your support your support your support 2

Photography Photography Photography COVER Company of Sixty - thank you! :-) :-) 53 Adam Browning 83 Company of Sixty 101 Mark Service 128 Doc Smith REAR COVER Dearne Valley Archery Club Shoot Entry Forms & Shoot Entry Forms & Shoot Entry Forms & Information Information Information 6-7 THWAC 2-day field shoot 15 & 16/06/2019 13 Limerick Field Archery Club 14/07/2019 Contents Contents Contents 22 Dunbrody Archers’ 100 3D shoot 29 & 30/06/2019 June / July 2019 June / July 2019 28 Delamere FA 07/07/2019 June / July 2019 41-43 Wharfe Valley Archers Midsummer shoot 22 & 23/06/2019 Field Archery Field Archery Field Archery 45 Regent Archers 21/07/2019 60-61 Longbow Heritage’s “Jim’s Jungle Jaunt News UK 2019” 06 & 07/07/2019 News UK News UK 67 2019 South West Challenge 27/07/19 - 04/08/2019 73 Ballands Bowmen 17 & 18/08/2019 77 Draig Goch Welsh Champs 13 & 14/07/2019 104-105 THWAC 2-day field shoot 27 & 28/07/2019 114-115 Australian Archery Museum Awards 2019 120-121 D&NAA NCAS Championships 03 & 04/08/2019 122-123 IFAA Bowhunter Championships 20-22/09/2019 129-131 Fort Purbrook Open Field Championships 10 & 11/08/2019 134-135 Scottish Field Archery Championships 2019 24 & 25/08/2019 138-139 Welsh and Open Field Archery Champs Hi everyone! I really hope that you Hi everyone! I really hope that you @ Pentref Bowmen 28 & 29/09/2019 Hi everyone! I really hope that you enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. enjoy this issue of FAN UK magazine. Very kindest & thanks for all of Very kindest & thanks for all of The Editor reserves the right to edit Very kindest & thanks for all of your support - Hels x any submissions received. your support - Hels x your support - Hels x 3

Hello! I had a whole “editor’s letter” type-thing planned for this, the 3rd anniversary/ birthday edition of my magazine, but the putting it together & health parts of my life overtook so please forgive me for just this message and a photo of me and my awesome hubby (who supports me so much each and every day) at a medieval shoot ‘down our way’ in sunny Devon! I REALLY hope that you enjoy this edition and would like thank you SO much for all of your contributions & support over the last 3 years! Hels xx xx 4

birthday edition of my magazine, but the putting it together & health parts of my life overtook so please forgive me for just this message and a photo of me and my awesome hubby (who supports me so much each and every day)

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Del The Cat’s “Bowyer’s Diary” “Flights of Fancy” (Part One) by Derek Hutchison, AKA ‘Del the Cat’! Going to an official flight shoot has been on my bucket list for some time and, on the British Flight Archery Facebook page, I saw that the WMAS (West Midlands Archery Society) Flight Shoot at the end of May accepted GNAS, BLBS and NFAS members which is great for me as I’m NFAS. It’s so good to see some recognition between the various organisations and I quickly sent off my fee to enter. A slight problem for me is that it is being shot to GNAS regulations which have no self bow classes (the nearest thing being English Longbow (ELB)) and from my perspective this is a sad indictment of GNAS and modern archery; however the organisers were very helpful and said that if I brought along my Osage flight bow (reflex/deflex with a cut away arrow pass) they could find a class in which I could shoot it. I also decided to make an ELB for the “not exceeding 50#” class and this is where it became a bit tricky! The Mk 1 was Bamboo-backed, heat treated Yew with a slight reflex at the tips and about 67” long, originally built for a 26” draw. The performance was promising at 24” but a little disappointing when tillered to 26” then 27”. One limb lost a little reflex where I had worked down the belly past the heat treating, so I applied all my skill and knowledge and what I’d learned to make Mk 2 which was slightly longer. I tested the Mk 2 against the Mk 1 and it was slightly worse! A rethink was in order, so I re-worked it as the Mk 3 - this time slightly shorter than Mk 1. Meanwhile, while the Mk 2 had been in process of glue up, I made a quick try out bow of Hickory with a heat treated belly which was very promising until it blew up at full draw… I wanted to be reasonably competitive so I also started on another, Bamboo back, Yew tapered core and a thin belly slat of Ipe (the Mk 4). The requirements for a flight bow might seem obvious… it needs to be fast, but how to achieve this? So many theories, ideas and requirements are contradictory and even if you knew what was required it’s a matter of degree. Short light limbs will recover quicker than long ones but will be higher stressed, and that’s basically the problem. To get maximum performance the bow must be stressed to just short of destruction. A bow that is at maximum stress at 24” may not survive at 26” or 27” so it’s a matter of trying to match arrow and draw length to the bow for maximum performance. 8

A narrow bow has advantages in terms allowing a straighter path for the arrow as it flexes round the grip but can make the bow want to bend sideways or twist, so it’s a trade-off. Similarly with brace height, a higher brace will reduce the deviation of the arrow as it flexes to get past the bow, but it reduces the power stroke (draw length minus brace height) and increases the bend on the limbs. The ELB regulations say that for arrows less than 27” the bow must be not less than 5’ long and for arrows 27” or longer the bow must be no less than 5’6”. It dawned on me that my 27” arrows would have to be reduced by 1/10” to make sure they were less than 27” as my bow length was now less than 5’6”. While we are talking about arrows, I made mine from the stiffest spine 5/16” cedar shafts I could buy; these are then British Flight Archery Facebook page, I saw that the WMAS (West Midlands Archery heavily tapered at either end, a horn reinforced nock made and a tiny brass point fitted giving a weight between 250 and 300 grains. of GNAS and modern archery; however the organisers were very helpful and said that could find a class in which I could shoot it. I also decided to make an ELB for the but a little disappointing when tillered to 26” then 27”. One limb lost a little reflex where I had worked down the belly past the heat treating, so I applied all my skill and in process of glue up, I made a quick try out bow of Hickory with a heat treated The fletchings are short low profile parabolics cut from goose feather with the quill ground down until it is virtually all gone (see pic - right - showing an unfinished flight and a commercial one straight out of the packet). All this fiddling and fettling was getting a tad quicker than long ones but will be higher stressed, and that’s basically the problem. complicated, and then I found a discrepancy To get maximum performance the bow must be stressed to just short of destruction. between my digital scale and my spring one! What to do? I ordered some weightlifting weights so that I could weigh them on some accurate scales where I 9

used to work and then use them as my reference. Well I ordered them, but they didn’t turn up, apparently lost by the courier! This reminded me of the old tales of sending the apprentice to stores for a long weight! While waiting for the weights to turn up I thought maybe I could test the bows through my chronograph. I hadn’t done this before as flight arrows are rather delicate and can break on impact with a target boss. I had video showing that these arrows were leaving the bow fairly straight and I also had an nice soft old duvet that I could roll up and use to catch the arrow, but still being wary of smashing my arrows I made up a test arrow, about the same weight as the flight arrows but more robust. The aerodynamics of the test arrow don’t matter as it only flies a few yards and as long as the spine and weight are fairly representative it should produce useful results. Would the test arrow survive the impact? Would I be able to get a clean shot that registered through the chrono’? Yes! It took a few shots and I had to back away a few yards, but I finally got a couple of clean readings of about 196 fps which is in the right ball park. I want to get over 200 fps, but I probably wasn’t getting to a good full draw and clean loose, as I was trying hard not to shoot the chrono’! I now have a set up I can use to compare the bows without a 40 minute drive to the shooting ground. The weights have finally arrived and once checked on accurate scales I can get the bows finished and do some accurate comparison. I took them into 10

where I used to work and weighed them on their scales 10.5 and 10.6 kg. On the way home I thought I’d double check and stopped at the local post office where the nice lady there let me check one on their scales, it showed the 10.5 one as 10.48 which is good enough for me. I’ve started taking the Mk 3 towards final draw weight and length, it’s a bit over weight and I’m making it narrower and narrower, it’s almost as thick as it is wide and thus very highly stressed. I decided to go for a 26” draw. I’d taken it to about 50# at 24” and was rounding the belly a little more, when at 25” crack … the belly fractured. the apprentice to stores for a long weight! While waiting for the weights to turn up I thought maybe I could test the bows through my chronograph. I hadn’t done this It’s an interesting failure mode, normally if the back fails a bow shatters into numerous pieces, but with this, a short section just fractured away from the flight arrows but more robust. The aerodynamics of the test arrow don’t matter as belly like a geological fault. The pictures also show the dark pith line visible along the line of failure... I didn’t realize it went deep into the wood, I had thought it barely showed on the belly in places. We don’t often Would the test arrow survive the impact? Would I be able to get a clean shot that have the luxury of perfect timber! I may even patch in a piece registered through the chrono’? Yes! It took a few shots and I had to back away and make it into a field or roving bow, that would have been a few yards, but I finally got a couple of clean readings of about 196 fps which is impossible had the back failed. I think it pretty much shows in the right ball park. I want to get over 200 fps, but I probably wasn’t getting to bamboo to be a very good safe backing. I still have the Mk 1 and Mk 4 to play with and I’ll let you know how I get on at the flight shoot next time in part 2. I now have a set up I can use to compare the bows without a 40 minute drive to EXTRA!!!! (Pictured Left) “Just tested the Bamboo/Yew/Ipe through the chrono - 203.6 fps, pretty respectable…”! 11



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Archers of Dolphinholme Shoot Report Limited Entry Bowstalker Round st Sunday 31 March 2019 It was time to try something new, a concept born a while back and slowly growing into an idea:- minimalist shooting, just a walk in the woods with a bow. The pub and a few beers fertilised the young growth and the idea began to grow. Soon it needed to be allowed to take its first steps towards maturity and so a few friends were invited to our clubs New Year’s Day shoot to test the idea. The idea was tweaked and then it was ready to run so our new Bowstalker round was announced. Our wood cannot cope with too many people if the weather is wet so we have limited the entry to all our shoots, and this played into the appeal of the Bowstalker round. So on the bright sunny spring morning, with the bluebells just coming into bud, 52 of the North West’s finest (in our opinion) archers came to try the idea out. The safety brief was as brief as we could safely make it, with additional notes on the back of the score card explaining the round. Just two arrows as no animal would let you get 3 shots off. The course was set with no safety tape, no pegs and no backstops; just the natural lay of the land, a 3d, and the bow in your hand. This evidently confused some folk as even though we said there was nothing to bring in at the end, kind souls brought back the big 3Ds, thank you! It seemed that the idea went down well and we have had lots of positive feedback - it’s highly likely we’ll be repeating it next year, with a fresh course as always and maybe few more tweaks. Report, pics & scores provided by Alison Rayson Pictured right: our furthest travelled archer - Bob from Dragonfly :-) 14

Juniors U12 LB U12CL Max Smith Ind 360 + 0 spots Liam Carter Firebird 508 + 1 spot U14 TBH U16 UL Riley Eccles Pennington 614 + 3 spots Harry Smith Ind 630 + 2 spots Seniors It was time to try something new, a concept born a while back and slowly growing into AFB Gents AFB Ladies Alan Carruthers North Lakes 564 + 4 spots Marie Blackhall Delamere 420 + 1 spot Nick Stebbing Stonebow 556 + 3 spots Claire Thompson North Lakes 346 + 1 spot Andy Sloan Olde Delph 544 + 4 spots Paul McKeown Seedfield 460 + 1 spot BB Gents shoot to test the idea. The idea was tweaked and then it was ready to run so our new Stu Bowdler Ind 420 + 2 spots Mick Kirkman Owlet Hall 690 + 4 spots Kieron Van de Schans Firebird 622 + 4 spots BH Gents Dave Devlin Pennington 584 + 2 spots Liam Blakely Stonebow 576 + 0 spots Steve Smith Muttley Crew 574 + 3 spots Duncan Jaques Owlet Hall 490 + 2 spots BH Ladies Alan Birch Foxhill 468 + 2 spots Helen Watson Foxhill 540 + 3 spots Barry Dixon Firebird 440 + 3 spots CL Gents XB Gents nothing to bring in at the end, kind souls brought back the big 3Ds, thank you! It seemed Paul Carter Firebird 716 + 8 spots Harry Atkinson Kendal 718 + 8 spots Freestyle Gents HT Gents Nathan Smith Ind 374 + 0 spots Mike Thomson North Lakes 634 + 6 spots David Lyons Ind 576 + 4 spots HT Ladies John Rawlands Derwynd 532 + 3 spots Suesan Gill Kendal 400 + 0 spots Andy Flint Stonebow 484 + 4 spots Roy Pervis Pennington 438 + 0 spots LB Gents Steve Blackhall Delamere 578 + 5 spots LB Ladies Andrew Weekes Muttley Crew 518 + 2 spots Jan Booth Ind 436 + 1 spots Alan Beatty North Lakes 508 + 3 spots Peter Wood AoD 264 + 0 spots PV Gents Steve Mee Pennington 520 + 0 spots TBH Gents Andrew Booth Ind 420 + 1 spot Gus Gramauskas Olde Delph 706 + 4 spots Bob Miles Dragonfly 410 + 2 spots Marc Delerba Kendal 636 + 3 spots Chris Sharp Derwynd 628 + 5 spots TBH Ladies Marc Gill Kendal 616 + 3 spots Trish Gramauskas Olde Delph 690 + 6 spots Paul Daley Ind 586 + 2 spots Clare Akeroyd Muttley Crew 520 + 1 spot Simon Cowans Muttley Crew 520 + 1 spots Zoe Chadwick Ind 336 + 1 spot Willie McPhail Pennington 480 + 1 spots UL Gents UL Ladies David Shanks Firebird 696 + 6 spots Janet Allen Ind 758 + 6 spots Richard Manning Foxhill Non comp 15





Overton Black Arrows’ 24 hour Sponsored Charity shoot On the 21st June, Overton Black Arrows will be holding a marathon shoot, in aid of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance. Club members will be shooting continuous \"Frostbite\" rounds from 10am Friday until 10am Saturday over the summer solstice. A minimum of two archers will be shooting at all times at 80cm targets, placed 30 metres from the shooting line. Their aim is to reach and exceed a cumulative total of 20,000 points. Both beginners and seasoned competition archers will be taking part, with many different bow styles being represented. Anyone who wishes to support the club, and through them the Air Ambulance can donate via the fund raising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/OVBA About Overton Black Arrows: The club is based in Laverstoke, near Overton in Hampshire. Founded in 1962 they shoot both target and field archery at their range in Laverstoke and in the hills above Kingsclere. The club currently has 83 members aged between 9 and 80 years old. More information can be found at www.overtonblackarrows.org About the Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance brings an advanced Critical Care Team to sick and injured people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight when they need it most. Working 365 days a year, the Air Ambulance Critical Care Team is called out many times a day to attend to road traffic collisions, sporting accidents, collapses and many other incidents. It currently costs £15,000 a day to maintain the service. More information can be found at: https://www.hiowaa.org Steve Allam, Overton Black Arrows 18

seasoned competition archers will be taking part, with many different bow styles being The club is based in Laverstoke, near Overton in Hampshire. Founded in 1962 they shoot both target and field archery at their range in Laverstoke and in the hills above Kingsclere. The club currently has 83 members

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Dunbrody Dunbrody Dunbrody Archers’ Archers’ Archers’ ~ 100 3D shoot ~ ~ 100 3D shoot ~ ~ 100 3D shoot ~ 29th & 30th June 2019 29th & 30th June 2019 100 3Ds both days BBQ & drinks available to purchase Tea and Coffee provided B’n’B & hotel accommodation available locally Cost per person: €10 per adult/€5 per cub/junior per day This shoot is open to all registered archers. Valid membership cards for your association required. Book your place by email to Clodagh on [email protected] Please give your Name, Bow style, Association and age group (adult/junior/cub) - thank you! Book early to ensure a place at this not to be missed shoot!!!! 22

Several of our lovely readers & fellow archers have been asking me which clubs holding shoots allow dogs and which clubs allow crossbows – so… my question is, could you please help me to help them? You can let me know in a variety of ways, by letting me have your Club Name and a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ regarding Dogs and ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ regarding Crossbows at your shoots. You can contact me in the following ways:- 1. Email me at [email protected] 2. Contact me via the FAN UK website as a site member via Wix Engage message at http://fieldarcherynewsuk.wixsite.com/fanuk 3. Send me a Private Message via the FAN UK Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FieldArcheryNewsUK/ I am compiling an ongoing updated list in future issues of “Field Archery News UK” magazine and on the website. Thank you to those clubs who have already let me know and thank you in advance (and fingers crossed for more responses) to other clubs!! ������ ������ ☺ ������ ������ ������ Hels 23

Mayo Archery Club Sunday 7th April 2019 52 x 3D targets! It’s hard to believe we had 70 archers out shooting with us today in our quiet woods. It was great to see so many old friends and so many new ones. We hope to see you all again soon! 24

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FAN UK’s FAN UK’s FAN UK’s “Meet the Club” “Meet the Club” “Meet the Club” introduces introduces introduces Wasp Archers… Wasp Archers… Wasp Archers… I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the tale that he told of his wonderful club, which he entitled tale that he told of his wonderful club, which he entitled tale that he told of his wonderful club, which he entitled “Wasp Archers and the making of an archery widow!!” “Wasp Archers and the making of an archery widow!!” “Wasp Archers and the making of an archery widow!!” For too many years to remember I have been very close friends with the founder of a small field archery club. I see him most nights for a beer and on a Saturday when he has finished his archery training. He is clearly passionate about what he does and after one too many beers does not shut up about it. He takes all the pub jibes about being dressed in camouflage hunting gear really well and keeps nagging me to ‘have a go!’ I couldn’t think of anything more boring – standing and shooting at a few coloured rings over and over... where is the fun in that? But a couple of years back I took him up on his offer and took my kids to meet with him and the rest is history! Wasp Archers is a very small archery club located in a beautiful wood on the banks of a canal in the small village of Weston-on-Trent, South Derbyshire. It was not much to shout about. Four practice bosses and 18 targets dotted around a wood; a couple of unused portaloos; a pile of junk waiting to be burned; a barbecue and a bow stand were what awaited us when we arrived - but the thing that grabbed me the most was the camaraderie, the small group of mates all talking about their equipment, the total passion for the sport and - more than anything - the very warm welcome. Following a Health and Safety briefing and being geared up with our equipment my kids and I shot our first arrows. ~ That was two years ago! ~ 30

Now - as the Treasurer of the club - I am really proud to be helping Wasp Archers go places. In the last twelve months we have achieved so much. We started with a Facebook page and slowly but surely gained a bit of interest in our club. We tidied up and re-laid the wood. We purchased a used shipping unit and are in the throes of turning it into a decent storage facility and clubhouse. We introduced coffee and tea along with bacon and sausage cob breakfasts. We have launched a new website. I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the Our flagship though is designing and printing directly onto I spent some chatting with the lovely Russell and here is the Correx our very own set of 18 targets, from which we are gaining interest from other clubs! We hope that by the end of the year we will be in a position to put on shoots. So, what’s is the attraction? I am sure that all when he has finished his archery training. He is clearly passionate about what of you reading this will know! I am proud of he does and after one too many beers does not shut up about it. He takes all the fact that my two kids have developed their own styles, getting away from their screens in the fresh air every Saturday shooting their standing and shooting at a few coloured rings over and over... where is the fun Traditional and Compound bows. in that? But a couple of years back I took him up on his offer and took my kids I have stayed on Recurve barebow and am proud to be entering competitions and meeting so many other likeminded wonderful archers. I am not so proud of the fact that as my Saturdays and Sundays are mainly taken up with shooting that my wife now states (in good humour) that I have created an ‘Archery Widow!!’ Safety briefing and being geared up with our Find us on Facebook By Russell Delaney, and at Treasurer for Wasp Archers. www.wasparchers.co.uk 31

New Addition for Free Site Members Only:- New Addition for Free Site Members Only:- New Addition for Free Site Members Only:- Shoot Entry Forms/Information for Shoot Entry Forms/Information for Shoot Entry Forms/Information for upcoming shoots all in one place for you - upcoming shoots all in one place for you - upcoming shoots all in one place for you - my awesome FAN UK site members!! my awesome FAN UK site members!! my awesome FAN UK site members!! Just go to https://fieldarcherynewsuk.wixsite.com/fanuk and click on the Event Calendar tab as normal and nested below is the new link! I hope this helps your shoot planning… enjoy! Hels :-) 32

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Company of 60’s Bluebell Open Shoot 28 April 2019 th ~ Shoot Report ~ Our Bluebell woods were in full splendour for our April Open shoot, attracting 106 archers on the day. Thankfully the winds of Storm Hannah had abated overnight, to make shooting more comfortable. On our Savannah course, the ingeniously rigged moving bear caused much discussion, as did the much-blanked caiman alligator on our Bluebell course, that used its camouflage to good effect, lurking almost unnoticed on our over-the-pond shot. Thanks go to Stefan and Phil for their challenging courses. In the catering hut, new members Nadine and Amy proved invaluable additions to our regular team of Lorrain and Roy to keep everyone happy. Our next Shoot is our September 8th Friendly, which will have a rolling start and full catering and all four courses for you to enjoy. Shaun Bateman, Company of 60 Events Officer. 34

~ Shoot Results ~ Ladies Longbow Liz Robertson Fleet Ibex 412 Many Linn Rat Pack 392 Shauna Innell South Wilts 372 Jackie Willoughby Independent 332 Lesley Dutton Independent 324 Gentlemen Longbow Ben Knight COPRA 540 Rob Pointon MEDSOC 526 David Smith MEDSOC 492 Simon Pratt Bridgewood 484 Rob Slatem Templar Bowman 472 Paul Skippins COPRA 444 Paul Bromwich blanked caiman alligator on our Bluebell course, Independent 436 Richard Huggett MEDSOC 416 Kieron Andrews MEDSOC 314 shot. Thanks go to Stefan and Phil for their challenging courses. In the catering hut, Junior Longbow Ethen Huggett MEDSOC 428 Ladies Hunting Tackle Kieren Trex MEDSOC 394 Jan Seed Invicta 560 Linda Palmer Rat Pack 452 Amanda Grindall Independent 416 Our next Shoot is our September 8th Friendly, which will have a rolling start Anna Swan Wight Co of FA 376 Helena Montero Independent 250 Gentlemen Hunting Tackle Steve Rand Invicta 692 Steve Taylor Alresford Bowmen 676 David Curwen Independent 636 Ken Payne Magic Dragon 632 Peter Eldridge COPRA 576 Peter Parker Rat Pack 544 Graham Eldridge Independent 538 Robert Moore Bridgewood 506 Terry Rendle Magna Carta 504 Gentlemen Barebow Dave Terry Rat Pack 448 John Barcroft Archers of Battle 714 Tim Seed Invicta 442 Glenn Bolton Bridgewood 604 Alan Jones Rat Pack 362 Roy Fisher MEDSOC 580 Charles Liston Independent 352 Andrew Lehane HNA 560 Brian Grindall Independent 308 Brian Briggs Independent 276 Gentlemen Freestyle Tom Tomczyk Hartspring 268 Alex Smith Independent 798 Terry Wentworth Westcott Archers 634 Gentlemen Traditional bow Hunter Luke Hagon Independent 616 Ben Ringshaw Fleet Ibex 748 Josh Taylor Magic Dragon 706 Ladies Traditional Bow Hunter John Nicholls South Wilts 644 Linda Lehane HNA 400 James Taylor Magic Dragon 472 Ben Edwards Senlac 456 35

Gentlemen Bow Hunter Tony Fuller Senlac 716 Philip Maher Independent 596 Nick Appleton Independent 454 Ladies Compound Unlimited Andrea Beddard-Smith Independent 820 Sue Dickenson Independent 802 Soo Davison Fleet Ibex 760 Gentlemen Compound Unlimited Michael Lee Hartspring 882 Stewart Fenwick Independent 876 Lee Brown Bridgewood 860 Mile Davidson Fleet Ibex 834 Gentlemen Cross Bow Steve Dickenson Independent 822 Shaun Eldridge Independent 878 Robin Shelley Fleet Ibex 796 Nick Hearn Hartspring 790 Ladies American Flat Bow Jason Sawdy Avalon 764 Cathy Kerr Wight Co of FA 488 Robin Brown Bridgewood 756 Nikki Marr Senlac 454 Stacey Payne Wright Co of FA 416 Gentlemen American Flat Bow Darren Hawkins Alresford Bowmen 646 Phil Adams Rat Pack 618 Denis Alston Independent 586 Stephen Hinton Independent 518 Michael Maxen Cloth of Gold 432 Barrie Cooper Independent 356 Danny Sanders Wight Co of FA 278 ~ Company of Sixty Results ~ Club Handicap Competition:- Lady Karen Freeman Gent Alan Ruffle Club Competition:- Cub Barebow Under 9 Ladies Longbow Gentlemen Longbow Megan Godman 440 Freda Marshall 488 Alan Ruffle 592 Sylvia Marshall 460 Ladies American Flat Bow Gentlemen Barebow Karen Freeman 582 Ladies Hunting Tackle George Sprostrano 604 Rebecca Pickering 218 Jai Roberts 462 Gentlemen Hunting Tackle Paul Wilson 440 Paul Brewer 602 Gentlemen Cross Bow Tim Godman 364 Stan Brown 590 Chris Harwood 824 Paul Simmons 518 Antal Dobondi 500 Gentlemen Traditional Bow Hunter Ian Christie 760 Pedro Portello 626 36

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ARCHERY ON THE BIG SCREEN Throughout the decades, Hollywood has had more than just a passing interest in archery. The studios have churned out hundreds of films (some good and some quite forgettable) featuring bows and arrows in some form or other. Here is where we remind you of some of these alongside dredging up some you will have definitely never heard of!! GB Hammer Films 1960 Director: Terence Fisher Hammer studios (hitherto noted for their horror and gore films) produced this in the wake of Richard Greene's hugely successful TV series he had enjoyed in the 50s. Hammer again has shown they were well suited for making these kinds of films. The movie is in classic Eastman colour, a Hammer favourite, and has all the usual Hammer stars. Cast: Richard Greene - Robin Hood Sarah Branch - Maid Marion Peter Cushing - Sheriff of Nottingham Richard Pasco - Edward, Earl of Newark Nigel Greene - Little John Niall McGinnis - Friar Tuck Jack Gwillim - Archbishop Walter The above film was derived from the TV series \"The ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD\" (135 episodes x 25m. 1955 - 58). Those of you who had TV sets from 1955 to 1959 will no doubt remember the cast of stalwarts who performed in these prolific episodes. Here's a reminder:- Richard Greene (Robin Hood), Alexander Gauge (Friar Tuck), Archie Duncan (Little John), Bernardette O’Farrell/Patricia Driscoll (Maid Marion), Hubert Gregg (Prince John), Alan Wheatley (Sheriff of Nottingham), King Richard (Ian Hunter) and Paul Eddington (Will Scarlet). This successful TV series is still remembered with great affection and had several re-runs selling to many countries throughout the world. Richard Greene, a Hollywood star, brought athletic good looks and style to the part where he and his men were forever foiling the plans of the dastardly Sheriff played by Alan Wheatley. Paul Eddington, later of Yes, Minister fame, played Will Scarlet. The theme tune that concluded each episode and recorded by Dick James: \"Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of men Feared by the bad, loved by the good, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood.\" The ditty played to the match crowd at the Nottingham Forest Football Club for many years. DH 40

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Happy Anniversary!!! Happy to support you since day one. Hoping to contribute to the 10th anniversary and beyond! Keep up the Good Work. Magén Klomp, Fairbow Nederland 46

Happy 3rd Birthday to FAN UK!! Having contributed several times and also advertised in the magazine I would like to say a big thank you to Helen. It is by far the best and most comprehensive 'go to' source for all that's happening in the world of Field Archery. Keep up the fantastic work. Dave Wilson, Draig Goch Field Archers Hi Hels, Hoping to contribute to the 10th anniversary I would like to wish Field Archery News UK a very Happy 3rd Birthday. I would like to thank Hels - the editor and creator of this wonderful magazine, for the hard work she does to promote the sport we love: Field Archery. As the name of the magazine implies, it started out promoting Field Archery shoots and events in the UK and Ireland, but in a very short time the success of FAN UK has reached a global audience. Where Hels gets the energy to keep producing this great magazine I don't know, but I'm delighted she does. I look forward to each new edition because they keep getting bigger and better. Plus the best part of all - they're FREE. Best wishes, Doc Smith, IFAF Ireland 47

Archery in print. By Andrea Beddard-Smith and edited by Alex Smith [AGB and NFAS members] Books on archery have been around for centuries, in the UK one of the earliest texts is the classic ‘Toxophilus’ by Roger Ascham written for King Henry XIII and presented to him by the author in 1545. The fifties saw a revival of books on archery when people scarred by the horrors of war needed to return to better things and took up archery. ‘The Archer’s Craft’ by Adrian Elliot Hodgkin is one of these being a treatise on the making of archer’s tackle just using the materials at hand such as linen thread for shoes: “take your 3 long skeins and roll each up from the end until 18 inches only is left unrolled….. light your pipe, grip them together 8 inches from the free ends with your thumb and the finger of the left hand, and settle yourself in your easy chair.” By the seventies the sport was growing in popularity and with the competitive side also growing [the Olympics beckoned] there was Mike Smith’s ‘Archery’ leading the way. In the 1990s came Ray Axford’s brilliant ‘Archery Anatomy’, a highly recommended read. Recently ‘Total Archery’ by Kisik Lee gives the archer the means to shoot in the style of the brilliant Korean archery team. Standing along-side books were journals and one of the truly great titles was ‘The Glade’. The Glade was edited and produced by Ted Bradford a fellow Surrey archer and coach. The Glade was a wonderful mine of information on all forms of archery from target, to clout, field and horse-back. It had regular articles by Hugh Soar on the history of archery as well as technical articles on bows of all kinds written by well-known archers and coaches, shoot reports, and some truly great cartoons. A fabulous magazine which was never the same after it was acquired by Bow International in 2008. Though Bow International does include some excellent technical articles and covers all types of archery, the Glade lost its spirit. The Society of Archer Antiquaries published a very good magazine focusing on the historic side of the sport and the Society also had a lovely museum at the Royal Tox and an annual shoot held there too. Their shoot was very traditional and totally 48

unlike any other shoot we had ever attended, you moved targets after each shoot for the main competition and then there was a speed shooting competition too. Their ‘booby’ prize trophy was just the best, it was a Dutch clog and the winner had to write his or her name on it. [Alex won it one year and was very proud to have his name inscribed next to Chris Boyton’s]. Sadly, the Society stopped publishing the magazine a few years later. So, we were reduced to reading AGB’s Archery UK until 3 years ago when up popped a new online magazine aimed at field archers! And not just field archers from one society but field archers from all societies were welcome to contribute and from overseas as well. This great new magazine features shoot reports, interesting articles written by bowyers, and archers as well as some useful adverts. The last issue of Field Archery News UK [FAN UK] had an amazing 119 packed pages and in amongst them cartoons [Ted would most definitely have approved]. Happy 3rd Anniversary FAN UK and thank you Hels for giving us a really good read every 2 months... looking forward to celebrating your 10th anniversary as I very much hope that FAN UK is going to be around for a long while yet. unrolled….. light your pipe, grip them together 8 inches from the free ends with Happy 3rd birthday to Hels and FAN UK magazine, which is a wonderful and important production By the seventies the sport was growing in popularity and with the competitive hat widely unites archers and field archery. side also growing [the Olympics beckoned] there was Mike Smith’s ‘Archery’ So much fine content, archery info and shared news. leading the way. In the 1990s came Ray Axford’s brilliant ‘Archery Anatomy’, Keep up the great work. ~ Andrew Wayland, 3D Archery Ireland ~ side books were journals and one of the truly great Hi Helen, titles was ‘The Glade’. The Glade was edited and produced by Ted Bradford a fellow Surrey archer and coach. The Glade was a It's hard to believe that this amazing journey has reached its third year! wonderful mine of information on all forms of archery from target, You and your magazine are living proof that archers anywhere can connect and bond over this amazing sport as if they have known each other forever. Happy anniversary, Field Archery News UK. May you inform, enchant and inspire archers all over the country for another 3 decades and more :) xxx Ana Aldred, Managing Partner - The Archery Shop 49

A Huge Happy Birthday to FAN UK Magazine from all at Oakwood Bowmen. The third Anniversary is something to be proud of. Special thanks to Hels for all her hard work in making the magazine possible. We very much value your support and personal touches, from wishing every club a good luck prior to their shoot and gathering scores to publish for shoot reports with a friendly and very helpful manner. FAN UK is such a valuable asset to the Archery fraternity with a wealth of information, long may you continue. Wishing you all the best for the future. Mel Horne - Oakwood Bowmen. Hels, \"Happy 3rd Anniversary, hasn’t disappointed in three years! Good luck for the next three years!” :-) Jay, Gamut 3D ‘The first time I ever spoke to Helen was as part of my role as Field Archery Coordinator for Archery GB and I have to say I came off of that call utterly inspired by what she does. Surely she can’t do everything.... everything? For someone to give up so much time to produce the work that Helen does through the FAN UK Magazine and all of their social media channels is going above and beyond for our wonderful sport. To hear someone speak so enthusiastically about field archery, regardless of where you’re from, which association your part of, which politics you agree (or disagree) with was so refreshing to hear and it gave me a lot of hope for the future of field archery. It’s the third birthday of FAN UK’s magazine this year and I’d like to wish it all the success moving forward - here’s to many, many more. Helen, you’re one of a kind and I would like to personally thank you for all of your efforts. My understanding of field archery across all divisions has only bettered through making contact with you- long may it continue.’ Lizzy Rees, AGB Director & Field Archery Coordinator 50