3RD ANNIVERSARY!! JUNE_JULY_2019 FAN UK MAGAZINE

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, Happy birthday FANUK! It's great to see this magazine three years on, going from strength to strength. It really is the one-stop-shop for all things field archery. Shoot reports, information about clubs and the different societies, as well as other interesting and informative features about bow making and archery styles. Thank you so much for all your time and effort making our rather niche sport so easily accessible, ‘The first time I ever spoke to Helen was as part of my role as Field Archery Coordinator whether through Facebook, the website, or of course, the magazine itself. Keep up the fantastic work! Adam Browning - Field & Feather (Aurora FAC & terrific FAN UK Photographer!) 51

Hope you like what we have been up to in central Queensland. First let me and all the archers from Peace International Archery Club wish your magazine a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY, your magazine is fantastic with plenty of content, crammed with information and I hope many many editions to come. We at Peace Archery have been continuing to grow the disability side of what we do, our latest success is to introduce our disability program to the Hervey Bay Archery Club in conjunction with our Cerebral Palsy League centre in Hervey Bay which is approximately five and a half hours south of Rockhampton. This means for the first time we will be having a team trophy up for grabs at our annual CPL Tournament. Also in just the last couple of weeks we have been approached by another club in Bundaberg in regards to starting the disability program in their region, Bundaberg being about an hour from Hervey Bay. I have attached some of the shooters from the Hervey Bay Cerebral Palsy League at the Hervey Bay club. These are exciting times having the privilege of introducing people with a disability to our great sport, and in the words from a Hervey Bay Archery Club Member why didn’t we do this years ago as both club members and client are having a ball. Once again Hels Happy Birthday and congratulations on a great magazine. John Hans OAM Peace International Archery Club, Australia 52

First let me and all the archers from Peace International Archery Club wish your We at Peace Archery have been continuing to grow the disability side of what we do, our latest success is to introduce our disability program to the Hervey Bay Archery Club in conjunction with our Cerebral Palsy League centre in Hervey Bay which is This means for the first time we will be having a team trophy up for grabs at our annual CPL Tournament. Also in just the last couple of weeks we have been approached by Photographer: Adam Browning Location: Aurora FAC, Jan. 2019

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SFAA Scottish Bowhunter Championship 2019 Results Name Association 3D 3D Total 2D 2D Total Total Final Unit 1 Unit 2 3D Unit 1 Unit 2 2D Result JUNIOR MALE BAREBOW RECURVE Evan Fraser SFAA 82 122 204 184 88 272 476 Scottish Champion ADULT MALE BAREBOW RECURVE Stephen Havranek SFAA 404 348 752 266 258 524 1276 Scottish Champion ADULT MALE BAREBOW COMPOUND David Leathar SFAA 86 50 136 DNF DNF 0 136 Did Not Finish JUNIOR FEMALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE Emily Sandilands SFAA 198 184 382 128 148 276 658 Scottish Champion ADULT MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE Calum Cameron SFAA 346 350 696 264 274 538 1234 Scottish Champion Nathan Timms SFAA 284 324 608 216 266 482 1090 James Laing SFAA 280 328 608 216 266 482 1090 Graham Poteous SFAA 270 314 584 250 222 472 1056 William Marr SFAA 286 260 546 256 226 482 1028 ADULT MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED COMPOUND John Angiolini SFAA 306 350 656 256 274 530 1186 Scottish Champion ADULT FEMALE FREESTYLE UNLIMITED Rose Sandilands SFAA 194 278 472 258 256 514 986 Scottish Champion Julie Marr SFAA 224 222 446 266 250 516 962 ADULT MALE FREESTYLE UNLIMITED Rod Groom SFAA 512 470 982 276 272 548 1530 Self Eliminated Chris McHale SFAA 480 432 912 266 280 546 1458 Scottish Champion Martin Krusche SFAA 442 452 894 280 278 558 1452 John Kerr Sneddon SFAA 406 392 798 270 268 538 1336 Ross Sandilands SFAA 144 302 446 258 250 508 954 CUB FEMALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Toni McHale SFAA 86 108 194 170 82 252 446 Scottish Champion YOUNG ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Steffan Hall WFAA 236 220 456 146 186 332 788 Open Champion 56

Name Association 3D 3D Total 2D 2D Total Total Final Unit 1 Unit 2 3D Unit 1 Unit 2 2D Result ADULT FEMALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Isabella Fraser SFAA 134 192 326 154 168 322 648 Scottish Champion ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Trevor Anderson SAA 318 240 558 202 206 408 966 Open Champion Chris Pearce SFAA 248 204 452 168 188 356 808 Scottish Champion JUNIOR MALE BOWHUNTER LIMITED Kodi Gemmill SFAA 142 214 356 172 168 340 696 Scottish Champion JUNIOR MALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED Nathaniel Dixon SFAA DNF DNF 0 266 250 516 516 Did Not Finish ADULT FEMALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED Fiona Dixon SFAA DNF DNF 0 268 272 540 540 Did Not Finish ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED Ken Brill SFAA 420 458 878 280 280 560 1438 Scottish Champion Ken Myles SFAA 388 410 798 268 272 540 1338 Rhys Shingler SFAA 346 436 782 276 270 546 1328 Andrew Taylor SFAA 384 376 760 256 258 514 1274 Mikey Linton SFAA 344 384 728 270 260 530 1258 ADULT FEMALE TRADITIONAL RECURVE BOW Louise Linton SFAA 126 168 294 110 152 262 556 Scottish Champion ADULT MALE TRADITIONAL RECURVE BOW Alan Wallace SFAA 220 206 426 194 238 432 858 Scottish Champion Andrew Hall WFAA DNF DNF 0 50 84 134 134 Huge thanks to Ken Brill for providing us with such a terrific shoot report, pictures & the full results! 57





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~ Pentref 3D selection shoot ~ st th March 30 & 31 2019 Archers wishing to achieve selection scores for the British 3D team were welcomed at Pentref Bowmen's club house on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday the 30th and 31st March. Also welcomed were those archers whose aspirations were not quite so high, with the main goal of starting and finishing the day with the same number of arrows being the driver for a number of those that took part. Unfortunately even this modest goal was not achieved by a number of unlucky archers. The wolf in the quarry and the owl on the stand being two of the main culprits. A high class field completed the course on day one with almost each and every archer having a comment to make on the course. Luckily the course layers being true professionals turned aside from the questions of their parentage, senility etc. and maintained their dignity throughout. Many blue peg archers thought the course a little long while the opposite was being propounded by their red peg colleagues. At Pentref we always like to accommodate our guests so a revamp of the course was undertaken on day two. This led to further questions about the course layers family history as both blue and red peg were stretched to score well on all targets. Targets were placed across slopes and dead ground with archers having to shoot at the rear of a number of targets. Apparently this view of the targets is not the norm and the narrow width and angle of the spot presented their own problems. The changes were a direct result of the sighted archers being so accurate on day one, the smaller targets in particular having suffered considerable damage to the 11 and 10 areas. This was not the case on day two, so score 1 for the revamp. The course was compact and easily walked with 2 loops of 12 giving an adequate time for mid-shoot refreshments but still allowing archers to be finished by early afternoon on both days. Grateful thanks are extended to all those who turned up at a very early hour to take the targets out on both days, plus the archers who brought their targets in at the end of each day. 62

Archers wishing to achieve selection scores for the British 3D team were welcomed at March. Also welcomed were those archers whose aspirations were not quite so high, the driver for a number of those that took part. Unfortunately even this modest goal was A high class field completed the course on day one with almost each and every archer Tracy and Greg Hill travelled a long way to be put upon as unpaid slaves for the day, so many thanks. To see Tracy head off with the large mule deer over her shoulders was a sight not to be missed - and not emulated by her weaker male colleagues - including the two course layers who watched in awe. The weather and the judges remained kind to us throughout the weekend, each helping to make the weekend a great success - so a grateful At Pentref we always like to accommodate our guests so a revamp of the course was thanks to Sue, Kevin and Loraine for their input and assistance. undertaken on day two. This led to further questions about the course layers family Results:- placed across slopes and dead ground with archers having to shoot at the rear of a Gents Compound Unlimited Sat Sun Total Gary Cole High Weald 496 480 976 Apparently this view of the targets is not the norm and the narrow width and angle of Colwyn Bowmen 456 474 930 Spencer Martin Martyn Cotterill Derwent Bowmen 475 453 928 archers being so accurate on day one, the smaller targets in particular having suffered Simon Holmes Derwent Bowmen 458 447 905 considerable damage to the 11 and 10 areas. This was not the case on day two, so score Archie Crawford Ravenfield 465 429 894 Chris Cassells Aber Archers 447 433 880 Martin Krusche Shetland Archery 431 427 858 Kevin Cassidy FOBB 448 385 833 Paul Lidden Pentref Bowmen 380 397 777 Liam Lewis Pentref Bowmen 374 386 760 Malcolm Rees Guilford 435 - 435 63

Ladies Compound Unlimited Sat Sun Total Tia Kalmaru Castle Archery 358 357 715 Judith Stolzenburg Pentref Bowmen 319 291 610 Gents Compound Barebow Sat Sun Total Simon Price RSM Archers 385 405 790 Wynn Jones Pentref Bowmen 301 328 629 Ladies Compound Barebow U/18 Sat Sun Total Menna Williams Pentref Bowmen 195 234 429 Gents Recurve Sat Sun Total Chris Pleasants Ballands Bowmen 363 354 717 Jason Rual Pentref Bowmen 307 245 552 Gents Recurve U/18 Sat Sun Total Simon Hake Ballands Bowmen 354 260 614 Ladies Recurve Sat Sun Total Kirstie Hake Deer Park Archers 155 - 155 Ladies Recurve U/15 Sat Sun Total Niamh Rual Pentref Bowmen 253 177 430 Gents Barebow Sat Sun Total Paul Meeson Independent 406 428 834 Jeff Williams Pentref Bowmen 423 391 814 Mel Rawlings Mere Archers 388 420 808 Mathew Thomas Pentref Bowmen 397 396 793 Jason Meehan High Weald 384 399 783 James Annall Bath Archers 389 391 780 Terry Stevens Thanet Archery Club 384 362 746 John Dalton Deer Park Archers 360 382 742 Paul Kingston Bride Valley Archers 358 360 718 Pete Mann High Weald 344 369 713 Steve Hamilton High Weald 347 347 694 Gary Hart AGB 336 337 673 Adam Strachan-Stephens Ballands Bowmen 316 351 667 Chris Bines Pentref Bowmen 301 290 591 Calwyn Glastonbury Independent 251 302 553 David Roberts Pentref Bowmen 247 232 479 Mal Williams RSM Archers 225 251 476 John Field Deer Park Archers 261 - 261 Gents Barebow U/18 Sat Sun Total Steffan Hall River Darcy 178 237 415 Ladies Barebow U/15 Sat Sun Total Amelia Thomas Pentref Bowmen 330 341 671 64

Ladies Recurve U/15 Sat Sun Total Victoria Williams RSM Archers 339 358 697 Adele McPeake High Weald 302 326 628 Sarah Fern Chippenham 309 304 613 Sarah Hake Ballands Bowmen 303 305 608 Lizzie Rees Ballands Bowmen 293 313 606 Ladies Barebow U/12 Sat Sun Total Ruby Davies Pentref Bowmen 124 229 353 Gents Traditional Sat Sun Total Ceri Thomas Pentref Bowmen 339 329 668 Carl Day Pentref Bowmen 187 229 416 Charlie Coombs Pentref Bowmen 175 145 320 Ladies Barebow U/15 Sat Sun Total Amelia Thomas Pentref Bowmen 330 341 671 Ladies Barebow U/12 Sat Sun Total Ruby Davies Pentref Bowmen 124 229 353 Gents Traditional Sat Sun Total Ceri Thomas Pentref Bowmen 339 329 668 Carl Day Pentref Bowmen 187 229 416 Charlie Coombs Pentref Bowmen 175 145 320 Gents American Flatbow Sat Sun Total Alex Newnes Aber Archers 272 271 543 Peter Lewis Pentref Bowmen 231 202 433 Andrew Joyce Adur Valley Archers 193 192 385 Ladies American Flatbow Sat Sun Total Emily Williams Meridan AC 265 281 546 Gents Longbow Sat Sun Total Robert Twigg Exmouth Archers 220 288 508 Ladies Longbow Sat Sun Total Beth Duthie Aber Archers 169 203 372 Sophie Twigg Exmouth Archers 161 159 320 Freya Wise Kendal Bowmen 142 154 296 Gents Instinctive Sat Sun Total Jed Cullen Independent 355 371 726 Glen Thompson City of Belfast 311 288 599 Cyril John Red Kite 106 108 214 Ron Morgan Red Kite - 212 212 Ladies Instinctive Sat Sun Total Michaela Lake Eastbourne 257 301 558 65



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FAN UK would like FAN UK would like FAN UK would like you to meet host club of the you to meet host club of the you to meet host club of the 2019 Spanish Bowhunter Championships & fellow 2019 Spanish Bowhunter Championships & fellow 2019 Spanish Bowhunter Championships & fellow field archery club: ~ Destierro del Cid ~ field archery club: ~ Destierro del Cid ~ field archery club: ~ Destierro del Cid ~ Who are you and where are you based? enemies who accused the king of murdering the king’s brother, so he was banished from Our club name is “Destierro del Cid” (The Cid banishment). We are now 65 archers from the the Castilla Kingdom and moved to the South East of Spain to fight against the Moorish Spanish province of Castellón de la Plana, in the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. We have kingdoms. two permanent training ranges: 1. “Mas de What types of shoot do you do and Magdalena” close to “Lucena del Cid” a small what affiliations does the club have? village inland Castellón province. Here we have We host 3D and Field shoots. We are affiliated a country house with pine, oak and holm oak to both Asociación Arco libre (IFAA-SPAIN) woods - the typical Mediterranean woods and to RFETA (Real Federación Española de where we have arranged both Field and Tiro con Arco (Spanish WA representative). bowhunter (3D) ranges; and 2.- “Castellón city” - here we have a training range of flat What makes your club such a special one? ground with 2d targets and bales for archery What makes you different? practice in all of the Field distances, both IFAA We are proud or being the only club in all the and WA. Comunidad Valenciana region with permanent archery ranges for Field and 3d practice in the Where did the idea for the club come from? privileged surroundings of Peñagolosa Peak with an almost wild natural environment. The Destierro del Cid club started in March Despite of being a small club with so few 2015 with a group of archers who share their members we are proud of their commitment love for Field and 3D archery in the woods. to arrange championships and to provide our Previously we all were members of another guests with the best archery experience and club that had been in field archery for more hospitality. than 10 years. We decided to move into the Olympic archery and were quickly banished Do you have any special events, because of the field archery. We moved to targets or club activities? Lucena del Cid village where we found our new Under WA regulations we host shoots for the home. That’s the reason of our name, we were Valencia regional 3D league. Under IFAA banished from our club and started again in the regulations we have been involved from the home of El Cid. For those who don’t know beginning of IFAA archery in Spain, even about El Cid, it is one of the first written texts when we previously organized Spanish IFAA of Spain; telling the real history of Rodrigo Diaz field competitions like the EIAC 2013 European de Vivar “El Cid”, the name given by friends & Indoor Archery Championships). Our club also 68

hosted the Spanish IFAA Field Championship in How can people get in touch to find 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the IFAA European out more and/or join your club? with an almost wild natural environment. Indoor Archery Championship (EIAC 2016). The easiest way is through our website members we are proud of their commitment The permanent 2D targets are self built by the www.destierrodelcid.es or through our club members. Made out of Foam layers we Facebook page “Destierro del Cid” at: form the shape of the animals and one of https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009538118818 our fellow club members applies the finishing What is it about field archery Do you have any special events, touches. She is an Artist and pays special that you love the most? treatment to the targets so each one is a piece of art. The most distinctive target is a Black Shooting in a natural environment, taking fighting bull twice the height of a man, placed advantage of the orography to get technically Valencia regional 3D league. Under IFAA in the middle of the range. challenging shots. At different distances ranges, ever changing shades of light, uphill As a member, what does your beginning of IFAA archery in Spain, even and downhill shots, shooting among the club mean to you? trees… Being the President of the club means many What benefits does field archery give? hours of work and dedication, but always with a sense of responsibility and eagerness to bring The first benefit comes from the physical archery to as many people possible. activity of the sport in nature, far from the stress of the city, where you combine It gives me great pleasure and joy to meet hiking with archery. During a competition archers of every level and sharing good times you walk several kilometres up and down the with friends. mountains. 69

When is your next shoot and what type of shoot is it? Our next big competition is on September 20th, 21st and 22nd. We are hosting the VIII IFAA Spanish Bowhunter Championship at which you are very welcome to join us! 70

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And finally, is there anything else you’d like to share? Just thanks to FAN UK and Helen Suzanne Cohen-Quinn for the interest in our club and history. Once more time, to encourage all archers reading this visit us this September and shoot in the Spanish Championship. Surely you'll enjoy a weekend among friends and arrows. We are looking forward to meet you all in Lucena del Cid! Club House:- https://goo.gl/maps/wToe3gBf35qTxKEL6 A huge thank you must go to Mr. Paco Roig, President of the Destierro del Cid Club for sharing all of this with us. 72

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Cloth of Gold Cloth of Gold Cloth of Gold Open Shoot Open Shoot Open Shoot ~ 7th April 2019 ~ A record 98 archers took part in the first shoot of the year put on by us at Cloth of Gold. Although it was chilly, grey and overcast, the day soon got warmed up by everyone’s enthusiasm. Bacon rolls on hand, new toilets operational, targets (2 x 20 3Ds) checked, marshals in place and everyone determined to have a successful shoot, the day began. If only they knew our course layers! At the end, after the raffle was drawn and medals awarded, we had many positive comments on the shoot. Everyone felt that it was once again a challenging course, with good use of the ground and very enjoyable - although one or two did think our flying bear was a challenge too far! Normal comments for the club! Thanks to all who helped and to everyone who came and shot round on the day. We hope to have you back again for the Master Hunter. AFB Ladies AFB Gents BB Juniors Claude Rouschmeyer 474 Pete McDermott 666 Ashton Cox 408 Alex Gloster 312 Mark Jones 646 Simon Webster 600 BB Gents BB Ladies Jim Pierce 544 Ken Sparham 636 Jackie Johnson 554 Volker Fauvel 540 Al Morrow 626 Monique Purdy 502 Mick Baily 522 Glen Bolton 588 Angela Lindsay 470 Ian Nuttall 514 Andrew Lehane 584 Teresa Little 462 Darren Hawkins 498 Roy Fisher 548 Mark Stevens 474 Andrew Lindsay 416 BH Gents Barrie Cooper 438 Cliff Meyer 342 Phil Maher 660 2 spots Steve Hinton 398 Craig Jones 660 1 spot Mike Cullen 378 TBH Gents Carl Tagg 542 Pedro Portello 652 Daniel Brown 540 TBH Ladies Adam Browning 594 Jurek Jacyna 426 Kathy Jones 560 Ben Ringshaw 572 Linda Lehane 446 Karl Kamm 552 FS Gents Keith Burton 544 Richard Green 794 TBH Juniors John Hillsden 494 Paul Little 754 Brandon Brown 380 James Brown 490 Doug Shaw 728 Kurt Kamm 480 Patrick Wright 722 FS Ladies Andrew Guest 452 Terry Stevens 704 Karen Howard 650 Ian Ball 408 Terry Wentworth 548 74

HT Ladies HT Gents LB Ladies Jan Seed 520 Steve Rand 598 Julie Fuller 448 Andy Doyle 568 Amanda Burgess 428 LB Gents Steven Taylor 556 Claire Parfit 352 Rob Slater 432 Tim Seed 530 Anita Sutton 298 P. Stratton 430 Andrew Gilfrin 500 Katherine Roper 296 Alistair Wren 428 Chris Keable 420 Jackie Willoughby 296 Alan Benson 422 Tony Cox 280 Carol Clark 246 Brian Simcox 420 Stuart Fuller 394 PV Ladies PV Gents Martin Sutton 372 Bella De Freitas 382 Philip Johnson 538 James Walker 356 Sue Blunsdon 372 David Searle 418 Mario D’Auria 402 UL Ladies UL Gents Paul Hankin 378 Sue Dickenson 748 Mark Wiseman 840 John Thomas 300 Martin Himpson 834 Roy Easton 294 At the end, after the raffle was drawn and medals awarded, we had many positive XB Gents Andy Williams 802 comments on the shoot. Everyone felt that it was once again a challenging course, John Newton 814 Andrew Law 790 Results not submitted although one or two did think our Ian Blunsdon 808 Steve Dickenson 780 Michael Ashington Stefan Purdy 794 David Stone 722 Thanks to all who helped and to everyone who came and shot round on the day. Hugh Stalker 740 75



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Dearne Valley Archery Club th st 20 & 21 March 2019 Two Day Easter Tournament 2019 UK Record Status Report by Mark Tinker, DVAC Report by Mark Tinker, DVAC Photographs by David Shaw, Chairman of York Archers Photographs by David Shaw, Chairman of York Archers Dearne Valley Archery Club welcomed archers to their FITA 48 Combined UKRS Easter Shoot over a very warm and sunny weekend. In stark contrast to the freezing cold, torrential rain and cascading water features of the previous year, the conditions were perfect for the shoot in Savin Royd woods. A full contingent of 96 archers over 17 categories contested the course prepared by Scott Webster, Jeff Birch and the DVAC team and an enjoyable weekend was had by all. There were several GB field squad members present, all looking to bolster their scores for the European Championships in Slovenia later on in the year. With the selection period cut off at the end of May, there are only a few shoots available to post those all-important qualifying scores. Chris White (Meriden) in the Gents Compound Unlimited category led from the start with a massive 413 points, taking a slender 1 point lead ahead of Tom Duncan (Meriden) after day one. Chris extended this lead on the second day, scoring a combined score of 816. Tom would go on to claim 2nd place with 807 points while Tapani Kalmaru was only a few points further behind, finishing on 797 for third. Hope Greenwood (Edinburgh Uni) produced a masterful display in the Ladies CUL division, scoring 400 and 397 for a combined score of 797 over the two days and securing first place over Daisy Clark (Chelsmford Tudor Rose) on 759 and Tracey Hill (Camarthan Archers) on 745 in third. Gents Recurve was hotly contested with former World Champion Jonathan Shales (V AC) leading a strong field after day one by 20 points on 368 with Paul Tittensor (Eccles Archery Club) on 349 in 78

Dearne Valley Archery Club welcomed archers to their FITA 48 Combined UKRS Easter Shoot over a very warm and sunny weekend. In stark contrast to the freezing cold, torrential rain and second, closely followed by highly-rated USA prospect 18 year old Alex Gilliam (USA Archery) on 346. Jon was able to keep the lead by the end of day 2 with a combined score of 715 but Alex had closed the gap slightly with a marked round recurve days best score of 351 to take second on 697. Paul took the final medal place with 668 points. In the Senior Ladies Recurve division, Megan Tinker (DVAC) set the standard with a 308 on the unmarked day, ahead of Kayleigh Bayliss (LLantarnam) on 284 and Wendy Aubrey (Pendle and Salisbury) on 272. Wendy would jump over Kayleigh on the second day with a Ladies recurve best day score of 302 for a total of 574 while Megan finished strongly with a 297 to give a combined, gold-winning score of 605. Hope Greenwood (Edinburgh Uni) produced a masterful display Jonathan Shales (V AC) leading a strong field after day one by 79

The Barebow divisions also produced some very close scores with Carole-Anne Seez (Penicuik) in the Ladies division continuing her good form with a gold-medal winning score of 569, leading Victoria Williams (RSM Archers) on 542 who pipped Adele McPeake (THWAC) into second place by only 2 points. Paul Meeson (Independent) produced an excellent 648 over two days in the Gents Barebow category to take gold ahead of Jason Meehan (THWAC) on 627. James Annall (Bath Archers) would shoot the same score but was pipped to second place by virtue of scoring just two less 6's than Jason over the weekend - incredibly close competition for the medals. In other categories, Ruth Breeze (New Century) took first in Ladies Longbow with a score of 203. Michaela Lake (Eastbourne) took first in the Instinctive category scoring a superb 380. Simon Price (RSM Archers) scored 619 in the Compound Barebow division. Ian Taylor (Castle Moat and Folkeston) took first in the Gents American Flatbow with 435, leading Edward Pike (Edinburgh Uni) in second on 247. Emily Williams (Meriden) scored 381 for a convincing win in the Ladies American Flatbow category. Joann Shales (V AC) would place second on 257. There were several junior divisions shooting over the weekend. Joe Fairburn (Wharfe Valley Archers) shot a national record for the unmarked round with a 349 in the U18 Gents Recurve. He followed this up with a 346 on the second day for a combined score of 695 and the gold medal. In the U18 Gents Compound, Archie Crawford (Raven Field Archers) scored an excellent 750 over the two days. Niamh Titchener (Bridlington Bay Archers) scored 384 in the U18 Ladies Recurve, in only her third ever field competition and her scores are constantly improving - well done Niamh. Phoebe Rose (Mere Archers) went on to claim first in the U18 Ladies Barebow with a score of 483 - very close to the senior scores. Field archery veteran, 9 year old Eleanor Thornton (Whitburn) took first in the U12 Ladies Recurve division with a score of 171 - definitely one to watch in the future! 80

The Barebow divisions also produced some very Anne Seez (Penicuik) in the Ladies division continuing her good form with a McPeake (THWAC) into second place by only scored 619 in the Compound Barebow division. Ian Taylor (Castle Moat and Folkeston) took first in the Gents American Flatbow with 435, leading Dearne Valley continue to improve the facilities at Savin Royd Woods and this Easter has seen them expand the cooking and organisational facilities in the hut. This allowed them to offer a much larger range of catering options, something all the archers appreciated! This year they will be looking to improve the toilet facilities, revamp the practice range and continue with a rolling program of updating/replacing the older bosses. Dearne Valley have also announced their traditional Autumn shoot is being renamed. In honour of the dearly-departed Joyce Kiddy, wife of former chairman Albert Kiddy and a stalwart of the club for many many years, DVAC are proudly renaming their autumn shoot to The Joyce Kiddy Memorial Shoot and will incorporate the Yorkshire County Field Championships. Look out for the entry form, coming soon! Finally, Dearne Valley would like to thank all the competitors for their continued support of the shoot and also to all the club members who gave up many of their weekends to prepare the course and help out on the day. Direct link to the results:- http://dvacrecords.weebly.com/uploads/8/8/3/7/8837490/easter_shoot_2019_results.pdf 81



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Learning Bow Making – An inexpert has a go… The thing about traditional and field archery is that you meet folks armed only with a bent stick and some more sticks with feathers on, and they are having fun. This can lead to some radical thinking, that when it comes to archery, all the things you really need, quite literally grow on trees. Timber It seemed to me that all I needed was a bit of wood from a local tree. My local woods are adjacent to an urban spread and consequently have a team of volunteers and a Woodland Warden looking after them. I happened to meet him one day and enquired if I could cut the odd small tree or bough to make a bow. He was most helpful and pleased that I was not one of the “pickup truck chainsaw wood burning stove” community whom he often has to dissuade from excess, I was given permission. This was a good start, I didn’t want to get arrested for ABH (Arboreal Branch Harm). You soon realise that there are a lot of trees in the wood… I reckoned that for a six foot bow I would need about seven feet of straight, knot-free timber to allow for cracks, knots and my miscalculations. I had read some nice accounts on tinterweb of buff, axe-carrying chaps, popping a few feet from their ‘back yards’ and lopping down a stand of Black Locust or Osage Orange, to collect a dozen perfect bow staves in an afternoon. This kind of thing probably takes place in New Hampshire, unfortunately I’m in the old one. Armed with my modest garden pruning saw and the mk1 eyeball, I spotted on the edge of the wood a nice clump of hazel (what educated types call a coppice). I selected a trunk that looked straight-ish and was not damaged or full of side shoots. It was about six inches in width, probably a bit on the small side, but without ado, I set to work liberating it and dragged it home. I should have taken a rope or a wheel barrow, trees can be quite heavy. On the garage floor (concrete) I set about splitting it with an assortment of tools. I had assembled a club hammer, an old brick bolster and two old and very blunt cold chisels. Drew a line down the middle and hammered in the first wedge at one end. Then I began to progress down the log. It soon became apparent that things were not going so well, the crack was heading off to one side. I remedied this by starting again from the other end and somehow managed to join the two splits in the middle. Suddenly I had two halves of a tree. The surface was rough inside but that didn’t matter. I left the bark on, painted the ends about a foot with an old PVA glue mix, and shoved the timber into the roof space of my garage. Planning I got on with life and largely forgot about the bow timber. Much later… about two years, I thought I would have a go at making a primitive bow. Goodness me, I had a ready-seasoned stave sitting above my head. Taking it out and looking over the cracks and knots, I tried to figure out what shape I would make and where it should fit on this wood. I had a general idea for a basic shape with a handle in the middle drawn on paper, so I drew a line down the centre of the wood and 84

sketched in a shape about 70” long. Folks in Britain were doing this about 5000 years ago, without benefit of a pencil, a straight edge or readymade string, I mean, how hard could it be? Roughing out Looking at my drawing I could see I was not going to need all of this wood. In fact I could see that most of it had to go, but how? I had a go with a billhook to chop away the excess. It was okay for shaping the narrowing sides but when it came to reducing limb thickness, I lacked control and progress was slow. It also makes yer arm hurt. This is where those better equipped than I, in their “garage workshop”, just whip the dust cover off the trusty band-saw and set to. It seemed to me that all I needed was a bit of wood from a local tree. My local woods are Alas, I am sans le scie a ruban, so I decided to use my chop-saw to make cuts down through the adjacent to an urban spread and consequently have a team of volunteers and a Woodland split face of the stave to leave an approximate depth of ¾ inch wood untouched. Warden looking after them. I happened to meet him one day and enquired if I could cut the odd small tree or bough to make a bow. He was most helpful and pleased that I was not one of the “pickup truck chainsaw wood burning stove” community whom he often has to You soon realise that there are a lot of trees in the wood… I reckoned that for a six foot bow free timber to allow for cracks, knots and my a few feet from their ‘back yards’ and lopping down a stand of Black Locust or Osage Orange, side shoots. It was about six inches in width, probably a bit on the small side, but without ado, This is quite risky as you can cut too deep and wreck the whole thing. I set the depth-stop just in case. Having cut slots, I just chiselled out the blocks in between using a mallet and hand chisel. It only took a few minutes. a club hammer, an old brick bolster and two old and very blunt cold chisels. Drew a line down It soon became apparent that things were not going so well, the crack was heading off to one side. I remedied this by starting again from the other end and somehow managed to join The thing was now beginning to look more look more bow-like, but it needed a lot more work. It was far too rough to plane or spoke shave but I had a rough forming tool that could handle it and set about flattening and thinning the limbs. After I got it a bit more flat I used a wood rasp 85

but I don’t think much of the results from the rasp, I got some deep gouges but not much controlled shaping, perhaps I need a decent rasp (note to self – shopping trip). When the limbs were down to 2 ¼” at the wide bit and approaching a limb thickness (in places) I hit a bit of a problem which is not uncommon. Trying to get the flat surface of one limb to line up with the flat surface of the other was obviously going to be tricky because on one side the bark met the edge, while on the other side there was a flat slab of wood. I contacted an expert. The advice was, don’t worry about lining them up, just go for edge to edge and equal thickness. “The only criteria is how well it bends.” So, I began to make a propeller. I named the bow the “Avro”. Floor Tillering Pretty soon my lump of tree (still with the bark on the back) began to look a bit more bow shaped. I held onto the handle in the middle and tried to flex it against the floor. It barely moved. You really don’t want it to move much at this stage, I was hoping to make about 40lbs bow but at this stage it felt more like 80lbs. It turns out that in a flatbow design there is not much thickness of wood between a heavy bow and a light bow. Double the width and double the weight, double the thickness and it’s eight times the weight, so I went slowly. I kept on shaping with the rasp and sometimes with the spokeshave, giving it a bend on the floor every now and then, un- til eventually it began to move! At this point I began to aspire to a tillering jig. I didn’t have one, but I did have a garage wall, some bits of old timber and some big wall fixings left over from a conservatory project (like you do). I went to my local hardware shop and bought a wall-mount pulley along with some suitable polychord to fit. The Tillering Jig After a bit of block cutting, wall drilling and stealing the luggage scale from the cupboard, a hook from the bird feeder and a “Not for climbing” pound-shop toy karabiner, I had the components of a wall-mounted tillering jig. Before using the jig I needed to fit a string so I had to cut temporary bow nocks. I made them about an inch beyond where the final bow length would be because the bow was over-long at this stage, just in case it needed to be. To start, I used a ‘slack string’ to get some visual clue to correct bending without stressing the bow too much. I did not have an extra-long bow string, (why would anyone?) so, I used a piece of genuine para-cord which, though a bit stretchy, was considerably less stretchy than the other various bits of nylon cord I tried. I tied slip-knot loops at each end, keeping the string taut so that it had to be stretched onto the nock, but I did not brace the bow at this stage. With immense trepidation, dear reader, I sat the bow on the block of the jig and connected the cord through the wall pulley to the hook on the string. I hauled the cord in expectation… but I could tell right away that this was going to be a problem. It was very tough to pull the bow into a bend in fact it hardly moved. Frustration! 86

but I don’t think much of the results from the rasp, I got some deep gouges but not much I looked at some other tillering jigs on ‘tinterweb’, I had only one pulley wheel, but they had two. Back to the shop and selected a very small but perfectly formed metal in-line pulley, which I at- tached to the luggage scale, locking the end of the cord to the pulley block with a decent knot. When the limbs were down to 2 ¼” at the wide bit and approaching a limb thickness (in places) I hit a bit of a problem which is not uncommon. Trying to get the flat surface of one limb to line This was a big improvement. Also I found that tying the cord to a 10” piece of a tree branch (I happened to have a length of oak lying on the garage floor, of course) worked as a neat handle up with the flat surface of the other was obviously going to be tricky because on one side the bark met the edge, while on the other side there was a flat slab of wood. I contacted an enabling an easy two-handed pull. At this stage I did not need or use a scale, but later I added a tape measure gained from a Christmas cracker, ideal! thickness. “The only criteria is how well it bends.” So, I began to make a propeller. I named In this pic (above!) I did some fancy graphic merging to get a graph paper background... unnecessary Just pulling a foot or so, (never beyond the target weight) the slight bending of the bow revealed that some areas were just solid and some were going to be “Hinges”. It is these hinges that must be identified and left alone and the stiff bits made thinner. So off the wall again and scraping/ shaving some more wood off the unbending areas then back on the tiller. Rinse and repeat many times. I found that it was helpful to analyse the shape of the curved bow in a photo taken at the full weight position. Also, it does help if you first clear out the clutter of old junk from the garage floor under your tillering jig before you start this. The Tricky bit Once I started to get some real bending in the limbs I had to go carefully. Identifying hinges, I marked the wood with a charcoal pencil (any old pencil will do). These parts I left alone long and scraped wood from the stiff areas to get more even bending. As I said above you don’t at this stage, just in case it needed to be. To start, I used a ‘slack string’ to get some visual clue need to remove much. I was generally scraping with the very sharp blade of my sheath knife rather than any rough tools at this point. cord which, though a bit stretchy, When it is really beginning to look curvy, bending evenly in an arc and the tips are moving a little bit, time to look for a proper bow string to brace the bow at a low height. Now I needed to decide the final length of the bow and cut proper nocks. I chose 68 inches and used an old tile saw to cut nicely rounded slots at 45’ in each end. I found an old string with a bowyers hitch at one end, helpful when you don’t know what length you need. I fiddled about a bit and got it to fit braced up at 4 inches. This is low but just fine for the first stage, I didn’t want to stress out the bow too much. 87

Now I really had a bow, with a string! It is quite a feeling, (don’t break it, don’t break it…). Back on the tiller and I started with pulls to about 10”. I had fitted the tape measure and taken account of the bow handle thickness so I could read off true draw length at the string position. I pulled up slowly to 10” about twenty times. Still a few stiff areas…scrape scrape, (I’m actually using 80 grit paper at this stage). Up to 15” more reps, then 20” more reps, then 25” more reps. By this time I was getting quite a workout and was quite anxious that there may be a loud bang at any moment. Finally I got to 28”, it was pulling over 41lbs on the luggage scale and bending nicely, though not perfectly. I decided to stick. Phew! Woodland Trial It was a particularly cold afternoon and the light was beginning to fade, but I popped down to the woods for a quick test. Not an ‘off the hand’ shooter, I was not really shooting straight, the arrows seemed too stiff (I forgot I had to kant!) and I was very conscious of the imminent hazard presented by splintering wood. Nevertheless, I loosed 6 arrows and hit roughly where aiming with all of them at around 20 yds. The bow felt good in the hand, the arrows went swish. I had a big grin - and it’s still there. Back at the garage I have been smoothing and varnishing. My first handmade bow may explode in the next 50 arrows, but it doesn’t matter… after all there are plenty of trees in the wood. P.S. I have since taken it for a little shoot around the local mini-field course and was very pleased with the outcome. The bark backing has cracked a little but the bow remains intact, long may it do so. By Ted Vandebint. 88

paper at this stage). Up to 15” more reps, then 20” more reps, then 25” more reps. By this time I was getting quite a workout and was quite anxious that there may be a loud bang at any

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Scottish Archery Field Champs and AFA Open 2019 13/14 April 2019 Venue: Inverawe Argyll Weather conditions: Saturday - Sunny with Cold Wind, Sunday - Cloudy with Cold Wind Organiser: Mr. Brian Kupris Round: Arrowhead Combined Unmarked/Marked Results: 92

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Phil and Rob’s Excellent European Adventure! By Phil Marr. For some years now I have followed Henry Bodnik and been inspired by his style of course laying and his philosophy on archery. Henry is of course well known for his range of trad. bows and Bearpaw. Over the past decade he has set up annual “Kill Tournaments” in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Romania. The concept is simple, to emulate a hunting scenario. No targets over 28 yards, mostly small game, sometimes… mostly finding a window as if you are shooting from cover or stalked a prey to an opportunist position. If hunting for the table it would be our duty to respect the animal and dispatch it as quickly as possible, to be as humane as possible and so wound shots are penalised with minus points and only kills awarded positive marks. This is a punishing round and more than frustrating on small targets where “So Close” is minus 2. The first day scoring with two arrows is kill 10 points, wound –2, no score for missing, 2nd day is one arrow 20 points for a kill, -5 for wound. Try a blue peg round with this scoring on your regular course and you will see what I mean! I turned 50 in February, Oh! You are kind, but it’s true; and as a gift to myself I wished to take part in Henry’s 11th German tournament. My friend Rob and I began to monitor social media waiting for the announcement. An email and we were booked in. We decided to drive as neither of us shoot takedowns and take a couple of days to get there and back. I must admit I was not looking forward to the length of drive but actually it was nowhere near as bad as I thought. We arrived in Eisenbach in the Black Forest early Thursday evening at Gasthoff Bad, basic but not bad! The hotel (owned by Hubert, a life long archer and close friend of Henry’s) has two courses, most of which are multiple shots and a pole barn for teaching and practice as well as a 4D shooting cinema - “The Dragon Quiver arrives” all free for guests to use. Obviously on arrival we needed to stretch our legs… ok arms and backs… rude not to! The Friday was spent on one of the mountain courses and fine tuning in the barn as competitors arrived and also needed to warm up. Nods and smiles exchanged and a few conversations. Word was spreading about the two English who had travelled all the way for the event! On Saturday Henry gave his welcome address and talked about the concept, all of which was wonderfully translated by Daniel from Red Fox Archery in Switzerland organised by Henry so as not to have to repeat himself delaying everyone. In fact, we had 94

no problems at all with language as all the archers enjoyed practicing their English which was far better than our German! Henry reminded us that we have a duty to look after each other on the course. Something I have always maintained is that we are all marshals. A start time was given and the person at the top of the group list collected the cards. Our Captain was Henry’s son Tom, a pleasure to shoot with. Then up the mountain… then to the targets. The whole thing operates in pretty much the same way as here - you know, “Kill Tournaments” in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and start in sunshine and then a snow storm comes in... pretty Romania. The concept is simple, to emulate a hunting much the same! In the evening, after being invited to supper scenario. No targets over 28 yards, mostly small game, with the Swiss, a knock out game was organised by H, with a small white balloon back lit with a glow stick and up to three from cover or stalked a prey to an opportunist position. If hunting for the table it would “Rob in a snow globe” arrows, names out of a hat and oh, did I mention, lights out?! No time for your eyes to adjust and impossible to correct as you can’t see where you shot. I think we were playing for some venison. Health and safety was the standard use of common sense; remember when we used that? Day two is a one arrow round and so quicker, but no less entertaining. Groups are arranged with archers who scored closest, so the “Top Boys and Girls” battle it out together. H had been out and moved pegs, targets and sometimes both, such is the effort put in to make it the best experience possible. The winners get fame and bragging rights and the leading three scorers in each category get put into a hat and drawn to contend for a cash prize of €1000. To my amazement and shock I found myself in it… 50 seconds to run 75 metres, pick up your bow and shoot a balloon at 20 yards on a 3D, if neither get it then both are out. This is Henry’s way of teaching you how to control adrenaline while hunting. “Me and my Penobscot that I made three weeks before” Those who know me will tell you that when you want a light bulb changed, I’m the man, running (not so much). This is hard AND in front of some of the best trad archers in Europe, my heart was bursting through my chest before we started. I was drawn against Nina, a great shot and was outshot The Friday was spent on one of the mountain courses and fine right on the 50 seconds - well deserved. She was then knocked out by the eventual winner who was lightening on his feet and hit it first arrow before the other two in the final had hardly nocked an arrow. I’d like to think they practice this… outstanding displays of real quality archery. 95

I have been to and put on all sorts of archery in the past 6 years and previously in the 1990’s, but I can honestly say that this was the best archery experience I’ve ever had. I only have love, praise and admiration for Henry, he is everything and more than I expected, kind, funny, attentive with an endless energy and enthusiasm for trad. archery. If you get the opportunity then go, do it, meet and shoot, laugh and drink. The European archery family is most welcoming. I’ve already signed up to the Switzerland Tournament in September and it can’t get here quick enough. A massive thank you to Rob for accompanying me on this adventure and I hope we have more soon so get your passport and I’ll see you there! Phil 96

praise and admiration for Henry, he is everything and more than I expected, kind, funny, then go, do it, meet and shoot, laugh and drink. The European archery family is most

Tavistock Company of Archers Easter Shoot 2019 What brilliant weather for the Easter weekend! It was great for setting up and even better for Easter Sunday when 70 archers came to pit their skills against our course layers. The course was 2 x 18 with different shooting pegs for the second time around and one predator and prey shot. It was undoubtedly challenging but the feedback we received was very positive and there were lots of smiling faces at the end of the day. Tavistock Company of Archers would like to thank everyone who came and we hope to see you all again next time. Name Style Club Class Score Spots Nicholas Mitchell AFB Belvedere G 406 0 Dan Darlow AFB Brixham Archers G 258 3 Rae Gulliver AFB Independent L 386 0 Sarah Richards AFB Brixham Archers L 242 0 Emily Anthony BB Thornbury CG 556 2 Sky Acland BB Muscovy CG 472 1 Huw Vaughan-Jackson BB Ballands G 516 1 Pasty Cain BB Yelverton Bowmen G 512 4 David Windmill BB Independent G 506 5 Malcolm Allen BB Muscovy G 488 1 Chris Acland BB Muscovy G 484 3 Larry Baker BB Independent G 422 1 Bryn Heanes BB Independent G 420 2 Andy Topps BB Independent G 404 1 Steve Caton BB Muscovy G 376 2 Dian Kirby BB Independent L 464 4 Sue Topps BB Independent L 424 4 Cally Bowers BB Muscovy L 390 1 Clare Laverick BB Ballands L 380 0 Sarah Henderson BB Ballands L 306 0 Beth Allen BB Muscovy L 300 1 Nicola Macrae BB South Hams L Non-comp 496 1 Trevor Walter BH Elmtree G 632 6 Dave Andrews BH Cloth of Gold G 576 4 Michael Sharland BH Independent G 542 2 Mark Anthony BH Thornbury G 530 2 Derek Sharland BH Ashcombe G 526 5 Jane Walter BH Bowmen of Bude L 528 2 98

Name Style Club Class Score Spots Dave Howell FS South Hams G 570 5 John Read FS Brixham Archers G 466 1 Penny Kennedy FS Lamberts Castle L 530 3 Warren Potier HT Bowmen of Bude G 542 3 Brian Bellinger HT Bowmen of Bude G 476 0 Tony Bristow HT Thornbury G 454 6 Andrew Pickering HT Toad Hollow G 412 3 Mike Taylor HT Windwhistle G 360 1 Norman Redclift HT Ashcombe G 250 0 Gina Finch HT Independent L 464 3 Karen Redclift HT Ashcombe L 248 1 Jules Harrison HT Independent L N/S Will Platten LB Tavistock CB 432 0 Gary Waters LB Brixham Archers G 410 0 Daryl Butt LB Brixham Archers G 406 0 Piers Chandler LB Medieval Society of Bowmen G 392 2 Richard Eddington LB Ballands G 356 1 Andrew Stanton LB Independent G 320 0 Mike Poile LB Umberleigh G 310 1 Robert Gobourn LB Longbow Heritage G 286 0 Alan Trim LB Ballands G 238 0 Tony Vowden LB Ashcombe G Ret Bob Scott LB Independent G Ret Barrie Lloyd LB Independent G Ret Jane Whitford LB Ind L Ret Nick Hawken PV Muscovy G N/S Rachel Kaleta PV Tavistock L Non-comp 146 Dominic Raffler TBH Elmtree G 514 4 Mark Bleazard TBH Independent G 392 1 Steve Hiller TBH Bowmen of Bude G 368 0 Dave Moore TBH Yelverton Bowmen G 344 0 Roger Birt TBH Bowmen of Bude G 310 0 John Pamplin TBH Brixham Archers G 298 0 Kevin Jackman UL Independent G 692 11 Trevor Vanstone UL Elmtree G 654 8 Albert Hibbert UL Independent G 518 2 Dion Cook-Martin UL Elmtree G 506 3 Bryan Lawlor UL Toad Hollow G Ret Ryan Windmill XB Independent G 492 5 Sheron Vowden XB Ashcombe L 554 6 99