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Broadland Bowmen Broadland Bowmen Broadland Bowmen Richard Groves Master Richard Groves Master Richard Groves Master Archer Shoot Report: Archer Shoot Report: Archer Shoot Report: 11/03/2018 11/03/2018 11/03/2018 Well what can we say? after several weeks of planning and course laying in the rain and snow, Broadland did the almost impossible we had put on a shoot between the “Beast from the East” and the “Mini Beast from the East”, the weather Gods had looked down on us favourably, but it was still cold (-2 Deg C )however it was also Mother’s Day so unfortunately we did not have the usual numbers of archers, as many had decided to either stay warm or spend time with families, which meant we were able to keep hold of our new shiny master archer patches. The shoot had a very informal feel to it with lots of laughter in the woods, as well as the odd “You’re having a laugh” could be heard, Derby dog - the club Staffie - made everyone welcome with a good slobbery kiss whether you wanted one or not, the hot food was an absolute hit with bacon butties burgers and hot dogs; there was also a healthy option of gluten free chocolate brownies and lemon drizzle cake. All the archers finished shooting and we’re away by 4.00pm. Master Archer Awards: Adam Browning, Rick Bellars, Bridget Bellars, Andrew Burns, Ken Sparham, Robyn Parker, Sarah Salmons, Kaitlyn Salmons, Dave Arnold, Richard Fulton, Dave Hill, Dave Stone, Simon Hewson, Michael Kenworthy , Nadine Eastall, Sue Kenworthy, Colin Bonfield, Kevin Pyle, Ian Stanley, Jimmy Harcus, Clair Parfit, Kevin Button, Skippy Hammond.. All archers that placed 1st and 2nd received a Master Archer patch. Colin Bonfield received the Richard Grove Master Archer memorial shield for the largest gap between him and 2nd place, however due to a technical error (we didn’t have enough fingers) the Memorial Trophy should have been awarded to RICHARD FULTON Well Done Richard.. There was also a fantastic raffle at the end of the shoot with Archers fighting over the star prize of bread rolls….no expense was spared! ~ By Sean Quelch ~ 54

Gents AFB Adam Browning – 900, 5 spots Rick Bellars – 892, 6 spots Mark Oakes – 888, 8 spots Dexter Locke – 824, 8 spots Ladies AFB Bridget Bellars – 592, 5 spots Gents BB Andrew Burns – 1212, 15 spots Ken Sparham – 1096, 10 spots Garry Fisk – 932, 8 spots and the “Mini Beast from the East”, the weather Gods had looked down on us favourably, Steve Salmons – 840, 2 spots Ladies BB Gents BH Robyn Parker – 620, 3 spots Dave Arnold – 1172, 13 spots Junior Girl BB Sarah Salmons – 440, 2 spots Richard Fulton – 1040, 9 spots Kaitlyn Salmons – 956, 6 spots Ladies FSR Nadine Eastall – 888, 7 spots The shoot had a very informal feel to it with lots of laughter in the woods, as well as the Gents CUL welcome with a good slobbery kiss whether you wanted one or not, the hot food was an Dave Hill – 1660, 37 spots absolute hit with bacon butties burgers and hot dogs; there was also a healthy option of Dave Stone – 1446, 17 spots Andy Williams – 1112, 8 spots Ladies HT Sue Kenworthy – 728, 6 spots Adam Browning, Rick Bellars, Bridget Bellars, Andrew Burns, Ken Sparham, Gents FSR Simon Hewson – 996, 7 spots Gents HT Dave Stone, Simon Hewson, Michael Kenworthy , Nadine Eastall, Sue Kenworthy, Michll Kenworthy – 764, 8 spots Colin Bonfield – 1278, 16 spots Kevin Pyle – 860, 5 spots Gents LB Ian Stanley – 824, 7 spots Jimmy Harcus – 808, 4 spots Carl Gibbard – 724, 3 spots Mike Popplestone – 712, 5 spots Keith Sharpe – 704, 10 spots Martin Sutton – 628, 6 spots 55

Field Archery – Chapter 6 Still in the Coaching Road! Part 2 by Mitch Vaughan, Billericay, Essex. My plans for 2010 did not It was an early start on the initially include any major Field Saturday of the May Bank shoots, but I was approached Holiday for the drive up to by some Panther club members Bedford for the start of the event. to support them in the Spring Fortunately, the weather was kind Champs to be held at Black to us on the drive up and would Eagle. Ever since the origin of stay that way for the weekend. the Panther Posse, this club When we arrived we found that had raised the most competitive everything was well organised round was EFAA President Steve elements between us. This year and I was soon meeting up with a Kendrick, not the first time we the Panther Posse entry included number of EFAA archers I had would be shooting together. a small number of recurve and been shooting with for many We had an enjoyable days limited compound archers, but years. Much like old times! We shooting although it ended up no unlimited compounders. It only had a short time to sign in with Steve outscoring me, as was felt one would be required and have equipment inspection he had also done the previous to make up a competitive group before we were called together day with a different group. for a team over the weekend, so for Assembly. Once allocated to I was approached to fill this void. our groups, we were led out to To sweeten the pill, one of the our respective targets to start the archers entering, Steve Fenton, usual Hunter round. Amongst my who was also a Mayflower shooting companions for this first member, stated that he had day was “Dusty” Miller, someone a spare seat for the weekend I got on well with and who made and offered to take me with a great shooting “adversary”. We him to the venue each day. I found a well laid out course, with When shooting ended and all was not committed to any target butts in good condition, coaching or target shooting for in varied woodland. The ground the awards were made, I was able to join Matt Murdoch that weekend, so agreed to was generally fairly flat, with go along as this was a club I no extremes in elevation, which (BBC), Donna Gladwell (BBR) and Brad Trower (FSC) to make had not visited before and was suited me well. As far as I interested in doing so. remember, we finished in good Panther Bowhunters the winners time and were able to make an of the Team Trophy. This was early start back to Billericay for very satisfying, even though I our evening meal and off to bed, didn’t gain an individual medal to be ready for the next day’s in my division. Others in the journey. Panther Posse that day did much better and we ended up The Sunday was a Marked with 5 Golds, 1 Silver and Forester round, something I had 1 Bronze medal, in addition to not shot in a serious competition the Team Trophy, not a bad before, so was looking forward collection for just 9 archers. to doing so. In the group for this 56

Overall, during the rest of 2010 This was a postal competition strained my left wrist and arm. I did manage to shoot a fair designed to keep archers active This restricted my shooting for number of Classifications, all during the winter months and a while and I had to reduce using my Ultra 2 bow, now was organised through SCAS, the peak poundage of my with some new Easton Navigator the Southern Counties Archery bows before I could get back arrows, the same set-up I had Society, the local region of GNAS. to shooting. I had to experiment used at Black Eagle. I managed The round was composed of a with varying poundages and to score 500 or over on all single 12 target unit of a FITA arrows as most of my existing the Field and Hunter rounds I Marked Field Round. This was arrows were now too stiff for shot and so maintained my “A” an interesting diversion for a the lower poundages I was Classification for another year. Sunday morning and provided having to use. I did eventually a good basis for testing out find a combination that, bows and equipment as well as while not perfect, did produce practising shooting form, as reasonable grouping at limited an alternative to just shooting distances. indoor competitions. While a Early in the year, Essex number of GNAS archers were County Archery hired the very keen, not too many EFAA Panther ground for a weekend archers took to the format, even to put on a FITA 2-day shoot, though on a good day, on our one day unmarked and the course, one could complete the other marked distances. Graham would be shooting together. round in about an hour. was keen to give this a try so On the coaching front, at the we both entered, as I found this end of the year I decided to was the easiest way to guide with Steve outscoring me, as step down from being Chairman and work with him. My choice of the EGAC and from the of bow was the Switchback at Committee as well. This was about 40 lbs peak weight, down because GNAS wanted to make from the usual 50 lbs and using a number of changes to the ACE 570 arrows with heavier My Mathews Ultra 2 Bow coaching structure which I was piles. Neither of us scored too not happy with; I thought a well, but it was an interesting Although I didn’t enter any of younger person would be better experience for us both. the other major competitions suited to argue for or against this year, Panther still managed the changes, as any decisions Panther were again hosting the to get into the results lists - Spring Champs, so I decided to reached would be likely to for example: for the WEFAC in have a greater long term effect enter these as well. This helped Germany, two Cubs and a Junior on their archery careers than on to make the Panther Posse up 20 to returned as World Champions mine. I would not give up members, (from a and another Junior claimed a my general coaching activities membership now close to 140), quite an improvement over last Silver medal. This was certainly however; in fact I was hoping year at Black Eagle. Perhaps this looking good for the future of to have more time to spend the sport! For the Nationals was due to us having another on working in local clubs and at March Hare in September, “Murdoch” in the club. This was with individuals. If I was lucky, Matt Murdoch, son of the a Posse of only 11 returned with in the coming year, I might also 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze and late Dave Murdoch, who had have a little more time to shoot been the inspiration for the 1 Class Award, plus winning both as well, if not in Field, at least the Open Team and Mixed Team in local Target competitions. original Panther Posse. Matt was a competitive Junior Archer then, with 5 Golds, 1 Silver and Golds - an excellent strike rate. As things turned out, 2011 was but after his father passed away, An innovation at the end of the not so good for me on the he left to pursue his studies. the Team Trophy, not a bad year was that the club started to shooting front. Towards the end He had now rejoined the club put on monthly Winter Field of 2010 I had a fall - not while and brought along his fiancée Archery League (WFAL) shoots. involved in archery - which Donna Gladwell, as well, who was 57

peak poundage on my bow. 2012 was of course Olympic Year By the end of the year however, in Britain and to me that would I had only increased peak weight usually include spending many to 43 lbs, still quite a way from hours in front of the television my usual 50 lbs or so. marvelling at the various athletic In the middle of the year performances. Graham, however, our local Pro shop, Perris with his new found interest in Archery, in conjunction with archery, wanted to get much closer to the action. He therefore the EGAC, invited one of the top GB compound archers, arranged tickets for me and Liam Grimwood, to come along himself to a couple of sessions to their shop to talk about at Lords Cricket Ground to his experience, equipment and watch the archery competitions. shooting technique. This turned out to be a also keen on competitions and very interesting experience, but became an active club member. This attracted a good audience unfortunately not good days for As mentioned earlier, they had as he is well known for his Field the British competitors. At the been part of the team for the shooting, not just Target. I think first session that we attended, we saw the British men’s team of Spring Champs at Black Eagle all of those attending gained the previous year. Donna even a good few tips to incorporate Simon Terry, Larry Godfrey and into their own shooting. took over as Hon Sec. when Alan Wills, knocked out by the Bill Coles stepped down from 2012 was of course Olympic Year Ukrainian team. On the second the position. in Britain and to me that would occasion it was to see our only usually include spending many remaining individual archer, Larry “The Posse” did well, with 6 first places and 2 seconds. Even hours in front of the television Godfrey, knocked out in a one though it was on home ground, marvelling at the various athletic arrow shoot off, by a Malaysian it could only come second to performances. Graham, however, Archer. It was, however, a Kings Forest in the Team event. with his new found interest in great experience watching the I did not make the team this archery, wanted to get much cream of the world’s archery closer to the action. He therefore performing in front of a crowd time. In fact I was surprised arranged tickets for me and to be only 1 point down on of spectators who were prepared himself to a couple of sessions give all of them so much last year’s aggregate score, to support in their endeavours. We considering that I was shooting at Lords Cricket Ground to with a de-tuned bow. watch the archery competitions. also met quite a number of other archers This turned out to be a we knew from clubs For the National Champs at very interesting experience, but around the region, some as Kings Forest in September, spectators, others as guides unfortunately not good days only 14 members went along for the British competitors. At the and helpers. and again I did not enter. first session that we attended, It was a critical year for “The Posse” did well however we saw the British men’s team and returned with 5 Gold and 2 Graham, as he was called to attend a weekend Silver medals, plus 1 Class Award and winners of both Mixed Selection Camp at Team and Open Team Trophies, Lilleshall, for potential another good weekend’s work Paralympic archers. As for the club. his nominated coach I was allowed to attend For the rest of the year I was and be involved in mainly involved with coaching the process. and occasional Target shooting. My shooting was mainly to get more strength back into my bow Paralympic Talent arm and gradually increase the Camp - Shooting Hall 58

these competitions, even though only 32 ins A/A, 2.0 ins Reflex, I had now managed to increase but with a reasonable 7.25 ins my bow poundage up to around Brace Height. I found this a very 45 or 46 lbs and felt I was smooth bow to draw and shoot, shooting fairly well, if not quite if a little under-damped, but still up to my previous standard. faster than most of my other bows for a similar Peak Draw The Bowtech bow, with which I had been very pleased, had now Weight. It was quite accurate up to about 60 yards, but beyond developed splits in the limbs Paralympic Talent Camp - and the company were not able this I could not achieve the Hold My Bow to supply replacements. However, consistent accuracy that I was Clickers Archery, where I had hoping for, due to the rather This was another eye-opening purchased it, let me trade it in for acute string angle at full draw, This turned out to be a experience as we met archers a second-hand Reflex Rampage similar to the problem I had who were working hard to bow. This bow continued the had with the Martin Magnum, although with two rather large, overcome extreme disabilities trend of short axle bows that linked cams, this was not quite which severely limited their been working with, had I ability to shoot in the so severe. It did however provide reasonably successfully, for some me with hope for the year ahead. conventional way. While we time now. It was shorter than were there, Graham had to my most successful bows, being undergo an assessment to see if he fully met all the requirements for shooting as a Paralympic Mitch Vaughan, Archer. Unfortunately for him, Billericay, Essex . he just failed this assessment, even though he had been Archer. It was, however, a classed as medically disabled for many years. This did not put him off archery altogether and I continued to coach and support him for both Target and Field archery. We therefore continued to enter several of the shoots put on by Panther, such as the newly introduced WFAL rounds over the winter. Even though Panther membership was still holding It was a critical year for at well over 100, Panther Posse Graham, as he was called was again dropping in numbers. For the Spring Champs at White Mark Bowmen only 7 turned out, but still managed 2 first and 2 second places, together with coming second Pictured:- in the Team Trophy. Later in the and be involved in autumn, for the National Panther Champs at March Hare Archers, only 6 turned out but managed Classification to claim 3 Champs, 1 second and 1 third. Needless to say, 1, 2 & 3 neither Graham nor I entered 59



MUTTLEY CREW OPEN SHOOT REPORT TH SUNDAY 18 FEB 2018 This open shoot was the first of 3 arranged for 2018. The weather gods showed favour on us for the Saturday setting up of peg positions direction markers etc, and for the early hours of Sunday in taking out the 3Ds. This made a change from the January Lancashire league shoot in hail, rain and wind conditions. 100 archers had booked in and at the end of registration we had 97 attendances, 2 no shows and the one apology on the day. Catering was the highlight of the day, with our new French chef-come- archer in complete control of the bacon butties, pies and beef stroganoff; but, more importantly, the entertainment. He drew quite a lot of attention and gave us all a headache with laughing and his loud demeanour. Thanks Daniel, (sorry, illegal Lionel) but please help again, you are a star, sometimes think you would disappear into a black hole though, LOL! Anyway, the shoot brief was given and all the archers led out through the muddy pathway, which unfortunately saw the end of our photographer due to a mishap on the path, hence no photos in this report sorry. All went well through the day’s proceedings with lots of nice compliments about the course and the marshalling. The shoot was a 2 x 20 mixed, with the faces within part of our permanent course and 14 3Ds in an area of the woodland we do not have regular use of. Thank you to all of you that attended and we hope to see you in May again. Geoff Weldon, Field Officer, Muttley Crew Archers. RESULTS, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER... AFB LADIES CLUB SCORE/SPOTS AFB GENTS CLUB SCORE/SPOTS MARIE BLACKHALL DELAMERE 498 2 SPOTS DUNCAN JAQUES OWLETT HALL 654 2 SPOTS MARY TODD WYRE HALL 470 3 SPOTS PHIL NELSON NORTH LAKES 568 2 SPOTS TONY BOONE DELAMERE 530 2 SPOTS BAREBOW LADIES PAUL McKEOWN SEEDFIELD 524 2 SPOTS LYNNE HARRISON CENTAURA 688 6 SPOTS STUART BOWDLER OLDE DELPH 476 1 SPOT JACKIE BROOKES COBRA 536 NORMAN JACKSON SEEDFIELD 474 PETER McGIFFEN SABDEN FOLD 396 BAREBOW GENTS JIM STANDRING SEEDFIELD 302 RICHARD FORD DELAMERE 762 9 SPOTS CHRIS ROBSON WYRE HALL 746 8 SPOTS FREESTYLE GENTS MARK BROOKES COBRA 658 4 SPOTS PAUL EVANS REDOUBTABLES 724 10 SPOTS MIKE EATON OAKRIDGE 626 1 SPOT DANIEL MOORE TEAM FIREBIRD 718 7 SPOTS BARRY DIXON TEAM FIREBIRD 590 4 SPOTS TONY FLOOD GAWTHORPE 552 5 SPOTS CHRIS SHARP INDEPENDENT 570 3 SPOTS DARRYL BLANCHARD GAWTHORPE 540 2 SPOTS FREESTYLE LADIES JUDITH NICHOLS - 636 2 SPOTS BOWHUNTER LADIES ZOE CHADWICK TEAM FIREBIRD 582 1 SPOT BEKI BATES CHESHIRE OAK 730 6 SPOTS HELEN WATSON FOXHILL 622 5 SPOTS BOWHUNTER GENTS KIRI FRANCIS FOXHILL 612 2 SPOTS MICK DEVINE STORM 756 8 SPOTS KATH HARRISON TEAM FIREBIRD 600 2 SPOTS TRISH JONES OLDE DELPH 588 3 SPOTS COMPOUND LIMITED GENTS ROBERT PIERCE REDOUBTABLES 844 18 SPOTS GENTS XB TOM LAWTON TEAM FIREBIRD 744 7 SPOTS HARRY ATKINSON KENDAL 740 7 SPOTS HOWARD ROBERTS REDOUBTABLES 690 3 SPOTS 61

HUNTING TACKLE LADIES HUNTING TACKLE GENTS ALISON RAYSON DOLPHINHOLME 610 2 SPOTS JAMES BAXTER INDEPENDENT 658 5 SPOTS SARAH SHEPHERD HOLLYWOOD 484 1 SPOT GLENN WOOD HOLLYWOOD 650 3 SPOTS JANET WOOD DOLPHINHOLME 482 1 SPOT DEREK FULLER FOXHILL 640 5 SPOTS TORIA HOUGH INDEPENDENT 440 1 SPOT ANDY BAKER DELAMERE 640 2 SPOTS KATHRYN DIXON TEAM FIREBIRD 354 1 SPOT GRAHAM BELL DOLPHINHOLME 632 3 SPOTS LYNNE ROE OLDE DELPH 374 MARTIN LEONARD DOLPHINHOLME 626 4 SPOTS KATHY NEWALL INDEPENDENT 330 STUART SHAW DERWYND 622 2 SPOTS STEPH BROWN TEAM FIREBIRD 286 LES BILBROUGH WYRE HALL 608 2 SPOTS PETER PLUNKETT DERWYND 602 4 SPOTS LONGBOW LADIES JIM HODGE SEEDFIELD 574 2 SPOTS JANET BOOTH OLDE DELPH 548 5 SPOTS BOB LLOYD DELAMERE 572 1 SPOT VIV GUTHRIE DELAMERE 530 5 SPOTS JOE WOOD HOLLYWOOD 564 5 SPOTS RAY WHITEHEAD BUTSFIELD 562 3 SPOTS LONGBOW GENTS PAT KENNY SEEDFIELD 544 2 SPOTS STEPHEN BLACKHALL DELAMERE 682 6 SPOTS DAVID SHEPHERD TEAM FIREBIRD 526 2 SPOTS ALAN BEATTY NORTH LAKES 584 3 SPOTS PHIL PEAK INDEPENDENT 520 1 SPOT GORDON KEOWN NORTH LAKES 524 3 SPOTS PETER WOOD DOLPHINHOLME 506 2 SPOTS MARK OVERSON FOXHILL 426 3 SPOTS JAYENDRA SHANKAR OLDE DELPH 496 2 SPOTS ARCHIE STANDRING SEEDFIELD 400 1 SPOT COMPOUND UNLIMITED GENTS MARK DUERDEN TEAM FIREBIRD 916 31 SPOTS PRIMITIVE GENTS SPENCER MARTIN REDOUBTABLES 916 29 SPOTS MARK PEET CENTAURA 526 1 SPOT STEVE MAY FOXHILL 896 26 SPOTS ANDREW BOOTH OLDE DELPH 508 3 SPOTS JON BAGNALL PENNINGTON 876 22 SPOTS RAY BELL CHESHIRE OAK 850 17 SPOTS GRAHAM LORD TEAM FIREBIRD 818 15 SPOTS JIM MARSH TEAM FIREBIRD 808 12 SPOTS DAVID SHANKS TEAM FIREBIRD 690 4 SPOTS ALISTAIR PRITCHARD REDOUBTABLES 684 1 SPOT JUNIORS:- BAREBOW UNDER 9 BOY JACK DEVINE STORM 488 3 SPOTS BAREBOW UNDER 9 GIRL ISABELLE McKEOWN SEEDFIELD 408 2 SPOTS AFB UNDER 14 BOY JAMES McGIFFEN SABDEN FOLD 558 COMPOUND LIMITED UNDER 14 GIRL IZZY FEATHER FOXHILL 678 7 SPOTS COMPOUND LIMITED UNDER 9 GIRL MORGAN LAWTON TEAM FIREBIRD 698 9 SPOTS HUNTING TACKLE UNDER 14 GIRL CHARLOTTE McKEOWN SEEDFIELD 470 2 SPOTS 62

Pictured: James McGiffen from Sabden Fold Archers - Pictured: James McGiffen from Sabden Fold Archers - Pictured: James McGiffen from Sabden Fold Archers - shooting his custom Union Jack Junior American shooting his custom Union Jack Junior American shooting his custom Union Jack Junior American Flatbow at Derwynd Field Archers, Darwen, Dec. 2016 Flatbow at Derwynd Field Archers, Darwen, Dec. 2016 Flatbow at Derwynd Field Archers, Darwen, Dec. 2016 Photographer: Ray Bell of Cheshire Oak Bowmen Photographer: Ray Bell of Cheshire Oak Bowmen Photographer: Ray Bell of Cheshire Oak Bowmen

FAN UK are proud & excited to present... Clout Archery Basics, Part Two Hels spent some time with Rod Brown and he has very kindly has allowed FAN UK to serialise his awesome guide to clout shooting! Enjoy! Safe Clout Shooting The Need for Instruction:- GNAS/Archery GB Rules of Shooting insist that Archers are given Instruction before shooting Clout. The reason for this is the perceived risk of arrows landing dangerously outside the mandatory safety zones. The greatest risk is that archers will under-estimate the power of their bow and elevate (that is, aim up) too high, so the arrows will fly beyond the safe drop zone. This series is meant to de-mystify clout shooting a bit so that your first experience of it will be a good one. The important parts of Clout Instruction are very simple… a) Only shoot in the direction of the clout flag. b) Until you know what the sight mark is for your bow and distance, don't assume (unless you are using a moderate-weight longbow) that you need to give your bow maximum elevation. For recurve archers, most likely your aiming point will be somewhere above where your bottom limb enters your riser, so don't elevate your bow higher than that until you know for sure. 64

FAN UK are proud & excited c) If your bow is a Compound, until you have sent down some ranging shots and have some idea of the capabilities of your bow, NEVER elevate the bow so that the arrow shelf (just above your bow hand) is higher than the flag, make sure you can see the flag above the shelf when using the peep sight in the normal way. d) When drawing and aiming the bow, you must not elevate it higher than the angle you need to reach the flag (unless shooting a Longbow - refer to Rules of Shooting). As on all Archery Ranges, the Rules state that arrows should only be shot in the direction of the target; and provided you've been taught the basics of archery, the arrows shouldn't stray very far off to left or right. Most Club archers can keep their shots within a couple of metres left or right of their target at 90 metres and similarly should be able to keep within 10 metres of the clout at 165 metres distance. The bigger group is due to the height the arrow needs to fly, the wind is much stronger up there and can carry the arrows further off line. The required safe overshoot drop zone extends out 30 yards at each side of the ENDs of the shooting line, which is likely to be about 37 yards (34 metres) to the side of the Clout Flag; and 50 yards (46 metres) beyond the clout flag, so it would require a quite bad aiming error to leave the zone on either side. But while it is easy to see the line towards the target, and to know how to send your arrows close to that line, knowing how much bow elevation is needed to get the arrows to reach the clout without flying dangerously past it is not so obvious. But for most bows the danger isn't extreme, because the clout distance plus the safety overshoot zone is in many cases not much less than the extreme range of the bow. GNAS/Archery GB Rules of Shooting insist that Archers are given Instruction before shooting Clout. The reason for this is the perceived risk of arrows landing dangerously However, this is certainly not the case for Compound Bows, estimate the power of their bow and elevate and it is Compound Archers who need to take a great deal of care. Pictured: Typical b) Until you know what the sight mark is for your bow and distance, don't assume weight longbow) that you need to give your bow Bow Elevation Angles 65

In a GNAS/Imperial Clout Shoot the greatest distance is 180 yards and the safety zone extends to 230 yards from the Shooting Line (210.5 metres). The greatest distance for a WA/Metric Clout is 185 Metres and the end of the safety zone is at 231 metres (252 yards). There are few English Longbows other than specialist flight bows or bows with draw weights over 65lbs with very well matched arrows that will send an arrow beyond this distance, and longbows with draw-weights below 45-50lbs will generally find it challenging to reach 180 yards/165 metres. Similarly, many target-weight Recurve bows will barely reach 250 yards (although it's worth mentioning that a keen junior clout archer, Zack Crawford, has shot over 330 yards with a target bow of less than 35lbs and Tony Osborn, for years the outstanding Compound Clout archer, has shot over 430 yards also with a recurve of less than 35lbs, but both these people were shooting for distance, using specially prepared arrows and a 'slashing' loose intended to give maximum arrow speed). But it's a different story with compounds. Not only do many of them have a maximum range of half a kilometre or more, even at quite modest elevations compared with recurves they can easily send the arrow beyond the safety zone. Compound Archers must be aware that they only need to raise the bow about the same as a recurve shooting at a 90 metre target, which is not very much at all. There's no advantage in having a high-draw-weight compound when shooting Clout because the flat trajectory makes it particularly difficult to see where the arrows are landing, and any small error in elevation makes a major difference in the length of the shot - which is why Tony Osborn (see above) uses a 40lb peak weight - and he's the only archer to have scored a Six-Clout-End at 180 yards. Whatever type of bow you shoot, start cautiously. It’s far better to aim on the low side to start with, and gradually move your arrows up to full distance, rather than experience that horrible sinking empty feeling when you realise you’ve over-cooked it. If your local club can't give you an opportunity to practice, check the entry forms of nearby Clout Tournaments because many of the organisers can provide instruction/practice before t he start of the shoot, or on the day before. Of course another Positive about receiving Clout Instruction is that it should give you an idea of your sight mark for the distance, and so you will be likely to get a higher score and a better outcome the first time you shoot, which also makes it more likely that you'll decide to continue to take part in this very enjoyable, if sometimes perplexing, form of Archery. ~ Next time… body alignment. ~ 66

In a GNAS/Imperial Clout Shoot the greatest distance is 180 yards and the safety zone extends to 230 yards from the Shooting Line (210.5 metres). The greatest distance for a weights over 65lbs with very well matched arrows that will send an arrow beyond this reach 250 yards (although it's worth mentioning that a keen junior clout archer, Zack for years the outstanding Compound Clout archer, has shot over 430 yards also with a send the arrow beyond the safety zone. Compound Archers must be aware that they weight compound start with, and gradually move your arrows up to full distance, rather than experience cooked it. If your Tournaments because many of the organisers can provide instruction/practice before t makes it more likely that you'll decide to continue to take part in this very enjoyable,

Making Progress in Field Archery (a Personal Experience) by Jake Downey. Getting Started (Age is no barrier) Began when I was 76 and now 81 and still making progress. First learned target archery after doing a beginners course to get my certificate of achievement at the Bournemouth Archery Club in 2012. Then, luckily, got invited to a Sunday morning session at Osprey to do field archery. Never heard of field archery before but after that morning I was hooked. This for me was what archery should be, walking through the woods shooting at 3D and face animal targets at different distances and of different sizes all framed differently with various degrees of difficulty in the surrounds. A welcome change from target archery that, I must admit, was challenging to be consistently accurate but rather boring with the sameness of it. I was told about the NFAS so went home, Googled it for more information and then looked for field clubs near Christchurch. Nearest one was the South Wilts Archery Club (SWAC). Made contact and was invited along for a trial session before being accepted as a member and then joined the club and the NFAS. I am now in my fourth year as a member and enjoying every minute of my time there. We are lucky at SWAC as the field club is open all day, seven days a week; and there is always someone to shoot with as the members are an enthusiastic and friendly group of archers. So how have I made progress? I suppose like many when they first begin archery, as with any sport, I wanted to attain a satisfactory level of competence and, as with really competitive archers, to be the best that I could be. One wants to shoot and hit the target more times than not. This can be quite a challenge and very frustrating when you find that one day you are successful in this objective and the next day you cannot hit a barn door so to speak. One of the attractions of any good sport is that perfection is the unattainable ideal and that is what keeps us interested in a sport. So, it is unrealistic to expect to get good scores every time you shoot. Even professional golfers and tennis players who practice every day have bad days. So how does one go about attaining a satisfactory level of competence? Well - apart from learning how to handle a bow, to tune it and the arrows, it comes from having a go, lots of practice and testing oneself out by trying to better one’s previous score or entering competitions to test yourself against others. I certainly practiced a lot shooting down the drive into my garage and then at the club several days a week. I also entered open shoots within a two hour drive from my home and also entered the NFAS 3Ds for three consecutive years. In addition I found that it helped to read the many books on archery for technical advice on how to shoot successfully and also by watching the many videos on YouTube. Being an instinctive archer I was obviously more interested in learning more about instinctive archery which basically is about learning to shoot without any aids but simply using one’s own judgement in being able to judge the distance to the target and the trajectory for the arrow. Not much different to throwing a cricket ball from the outfield to the wicketkeeper or kicking a 40 yard pass in football. I have listed some of the books at the end of this article for any one interested in reading. (Pictured below - the practice boss in my garage.) I found the YouTube videos very helpful, for here one could learn from observation and copying the style of shooting; so I would recommend going on YouTube and searching for Howard Hill, Fred Bear, Jeff Kavanagh, Byron Ferguson, Jimmy Blackmon, Wolfie and Grey Archer - all have something to offer though I must admit the one I found most helpful was the series of videos made by Jeff Kavanagh. What have I learned? My progress has been like a mystery tour – an adventure into the unknown with respect to what I was likely to experience in becoming a competent archer. When I reflect on my journey I find that there have been a number of stages I have experienced with regard to my progress. It is these I find interesting and my main reason for writing this article. They are as follows:- 68

1. Try not to lose any arrows: In the early days, even though I aimed at the target such was my lack of skill at aiming and judging distance that often my arrows would miss the target and the boss (if one) and disappear behind into whatever type of jungle lay there. Sometimes I found the arrow broken if shooting Hunting Tackle category (HT) and sometimes not. I realised that I am not alone in this category - just go to an open field shoot and notice the number of arrows placed in the lost/found container. To digress for a moment, with regard to breaking arrows, initially I shot mainly HT and having to use wooden arrows it seems to be a common occurrence that they can break if hitting anything other than the target. Because of this I now shoot mainly with carbon arrows and so fall under the Barebow category. I don’t understand and can see no good reason why carbon arrows cannot be walking through the woods shooting at 3D and face animal targets at different distances and of used in the HT category. It would save many archers time and money in buying and making up their arrows. 2. Hit the boss: Your aim has now improved. I found Jeff Kavanagh’s advice useful for this. He reckons it is a matter of technique to shoot straight and judgment to get the correct trajectory. To improve his technique he aimed at a string hanging down his boss. So, I painted a vertical line on my boss and practised hitting the line. I can now guarantee that I shoot straight more often than not so, though I aim at the target, there. We are lucky at SWAC as the field club is open all day, seven days a week; and there is I accept it if I hit the boss or my arrows land short in line with it. So, in general, I have gotten beyond missing the boss and losing arrows. (Pictured - “Aiming for Accuracy”) I suppose like many when they first begin archery, as with any sport, I wanted to attain a 3. Use less arrows with no misses: On a Big Game course at first I often missed the target completely for no score or had to shoot a third arrow after missing with the first two. My intention became first to avoid a no score (a blank), then to score on my third arrow, then to use only two arrows to score and finally to complete the course using only a single arrow on each target. I have never yet achieved that but came quite close with 17 first arrows and 3 second arrows. That was just another way that I used to measure my progress. 4. Hit the target: Whether it is a 3D or a face you now focus on hitting the target how to handle a bow, to tune it and the arrows, it comes from having a go, lots of practice and and scoring in the belief that this is now possible. You simply aim your arrow at the target in the belief that you will hit it somewhere in the scoring area. If you manage to hit the kill area then that was a stroke of luck and could not claim to be intentional. 5. Hit the kill area: Now you have really made progress for your intention is to hit the kill area. There are two phases here that though you intend to hit the kill area there is still a minor degree of doubt so you from the outfield to the wicketkeeper or kicking a 40 yard pass in football. I have listed some of hope that you will hit it. The second phase is that you believe the that you can hit the kill area – no doubts, that is, if you know where it is which is often not the case unless you have studied I found the YouTube videos very helpful, for here one could learn from observation and copying where the kill area is on all the 3D and face animal targets that may be used on shoots. Also you the style of shooting; so I would recommend going on YouTube and searching for Howard Hill, may know them from being familiar with the targets on your local course. It would, of course, be of more help if course organisers followed the recommendation of the NFAS where under Shooting, rule 6 states - “Kill areas must be clearly marked on targets and drawn on by course organisers if necessary. There must be no ambiguity about which areas constitute inner kill (if used) kill and wound area”; so unless organisers do this (which few, if any, seem to do so) it can be matter of guesswork to aim at and hit the kill area. (Pictured above - “Variations in Judgement”) 6. Hit the inner kill: Again there can be two phases, the first being that you may have a slight doubt that you can hit it and the second that there is no doubt. This is the ultimate goal in your pursuit of perfection as a field archer. Of course, you have to know exactly where the kill area and its inner kill are on the target but, assuming that you do, then this is what you aim for in the belief that you are now capable of hitting it. 69

How can you reach this level of competence? There are a number of ways to make this possible:- 1. Good technique (Pictured right - “Release”) 2. A sensible draw weight bow - I first began with a 50lb longbow that I could cope with at the time but being over enthusiastic I did a practice session into my garage shooting 200 arrows in batches of ten. The following day my bow arm was knackered as I had now got ‘golfers’ elbow’. I was out of action for three months apart from learning to shoot left handed with a 28lb training bow. When I could shoot right-handed again I bought a 35lb longbow that was adequate and then changed to a 35lb recurve bow. I now have a number of bows all of 35lb draw weight and more appropriate for my ageing body and any distance in field archery. Having said that I don’t want to appear as a deteriorating geriatric but wear and tear over the years can have it consequences when doing a sport. From my limited experience I consider that it is not necessary in field archery to shoot with any bow beyond a 40lb draw weight unless it is by choice for a more powerful bow. Having said that, it is obvious that the more powerful the bow the flatter the trajectory will be of the arrow whereas the less powerful the bow the more demanding it is to judge the required trajectory of the arrow to the target; and it certainly doesn’t help to mix different bows as I do, for if one wants to gain a consistent improvement I think it is better to stay with the one bow. 3. A well tuned bow and arrows 4. Lots of practice and competing against yourself to improve your score and against others in open competition 5. Type of competition - We are fortunate at SWAC club for we have a very creative field officer, Dave Holt, who gives much thought to ways of improving the standard of archery at the club. There has definitely been a noticeable improvement in some of the regulars with respect to their personal best score and their results in open shoots. Apart from the standard Big Game round, Dave Holt has achieved this in three ways: (a) Single Arrow Round - we shoot our 20 target course using a single arrow for each target. It only counts if it hits the kill area, so it is a hit or miss situation. At the end of the round, one simply counts the number of hits and that is the score. This can be very frustrating and disheartening as one may complete the round with a nil score. On the other hand the task forces one to really concentrate and focus on the kill area. This has a transfer effect to the usual Big Game round whereby one can find that one’s focus is more intense and consequently one achieves higher scores. (b) Master Hunter Round - on each target we shoot two arrows only – one from the red peg and one from the white peg. A good overall score is achieved by obtaining two scoring hits on each target. I have found that this task demands concentration and consistency in hitting each target with both arrows. (c) Course Difficulty - Dave Holt and his small group of hard working club members not only help to maintain the course every Thursday but also periodically alter the layout of the course, for example: by re-arranging the placement of the pegs or the placement and size of the targets he can make each target more difficult to hit. Not only does this make it more interesting and challenging but it has the intended effect of demanding greater concentration and focus and results in improved scores in Big Game rounds as experienced by a number of club members. Enjoy Shooting! Useful Books:- ‘Become the Arrow’ by Byron Ferguson ‘Archery – the Art of Repetition’ by Simon S Needham ‘Instinctive Shooting’ by G. Fred Aspell ‘Precision Archery’ by Steve Ruis/Claudia Stevenson ‘Hunting the Hard Way’ by Howard Hill ‘The Traditional Archers Handbook’ by Hilary Greenland ‘Beginners Guide to Traditional Archery’ by Brian Sorrells Footnote:- I now read that the NFAS have introduced a new category of Traditional Bowhunter which will simply allow carbon arrows to be used instead of wooden arrows for those 'Hunting Tackle' archers who wanted to be able to use carbon arrows. A good move! 70

Amarok Archery Email - [email protected] Tel: 01204 604630 (After 6.00 pm only) A home of TRADITIONAL Archery. All my bows are made to NFAS Primitive rules, but can be used in general purpose archery. I offer my Bows in natural or coloured (Green, Brown and Blue) Bamboo backings and Fast Flight strings. The Bows are as follows :- 1 - Flat Bow: 63ins nock to nock. Made from Bamboo and Ipe. Draw weights 45 – 80lbs with a Maple or Ash Handle. 2 – Reflex/Deflex: 63ins n2n. Made from Bamboo and Ipe. Draw weights 45 – 60lbs with a laminated handle made from Maple or Ash. certainly doesn’t help to mix different bows as I do, for if one wants to gain a consistent 3 – Bamboo Recurve: 63ins n2n. Made entirely from Mozo Bamboo lams. Draw weights 40 – 65lbs. 4 – Bamboo Reflex/Deflex: 63ins n2n. Bamboo lams. Draw weights 40 – 65lbs. This can be very frustrating and disheartening as one may complete the round with a nil score. Please note, add £20.00 for a colour. I only offer the colours stated. Please don’t ask for a Pink one, or mixed coloured backings My Bows are finished with 4 coats of Marine varnish, either Satin or Gloss. If you want to finish the bow yourself, I will supply the bow sanded down ready for finishing, deduct £30.00 from the price. In order to maintain your Bow’s warranty you must to tell me in advance what finish you are using. one from the white peg. A good overall score is achieved by obtaining two scoring hits on each I try to keep prices reasonable by not using additional materials for cosmetic purposes, however, if that’s what you want, you can email or phone me after 6pm and we can talk about it. Prices:- 1. £260.00 2. £400.00 3. £340.00 4. £400.00. to maintain the course every Thursday but also periodically alter the layout of the course, for can make each target more difficult to hit. Not only does this make it more interesting and

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I started shooting three years ago with Fort Purbrook Company of Bowmen on the South Coast of Hampshire. Coming to the sport as a complete novice, I knew nothing about field archery, but I soon found out it’s the main focus of many of the club members and five months into shooting longbow, club coach and longbow man extraordinaire Daniel Hawley encouraged me to take part in my first field competition at Ballands in Somerset, which was the two day GNAS English field champs. “What’s the terrain like?”, I asked, having explained that I have dodgy wobbly joints with lax tendons, and hills and uneven ground are difficult for me because I have to carefully gauge every single step (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome – it’s exhausting!). The answer I had back was that there were one or two slopey bits but on the whole it would be fairly flat. So I decided to have a go. I found the going quite gruelling to say the least. Able-bodied people’s ideas of flattish turned out to be not so flat! I fell over, almost dislocating a hip joint and my leg muscles spasmed all night, both nights and afterwards. But boy, did I enjoy the shooting, the atmosphere, the friendliness, the whole experience (apart from the weather, which was atrocious for the main part). I was hooked, although at the same time realising that if that was considered flat, I would have difficulty with other courses. That first year, I also managed to find the Exmouth and Panther (Essex) courses good ones to do and in September I also joined NFAS and shot at South Wilts club’s excellent Agincourt 600 and their Not Boxing Day Shoot. The Sussex National Animal round in November had its moments but on the whole was manageable. But while my club mates and new field archer friends were enjoying themselves at the GNAS shoots in Mere, Pentref and Overton, all hilly courses, I was consumed with itchy longing to be out there with them. Enjoying a few more NFAS shoots at South Wilts (Bluebell) and Raven (Hampshire) and SPTA (Society for the Promotion of Traditional Archery) Venison field shoot (near Romsey) eased me through until the Northants GNAS shoot in Daventry. A Rugby club location was bound to be flat, I thought! Except around the edge is a rising wooded border that required some careful negotiation with the help of a 78

walking pole. I became complacent, and despite my condition and to challenge myself, I decided to enter the Apollo and Raven NFAS Southern Champs, set in the same location as the Overton FITA field shoot in Hampshire. It was a hot July Saturday and I started off well, having changed styles from longbow to hunting tackle with my new Bodnik Mohawk Hybrid. The last arrow I shot scored a great 24. Unfortunately, combined joint pain and standing still too long in the heat sparked off postural tachycardia and I had a rather dramatic collapse and faint on the side of a hill, much to the dismay of the ambulance crew! And that was the end of my shooting that weekend. bodied people’s ideas The following Saturday found me struggling around a different, much steeper course at Ballands, trying desperately to keep from collapsing in the heat, and I really didn’t enjoy the pain that the terrain brought me, but I at least persevered to the finish. So the question is, for an archer that doesn’t really like target disciplines, what’s the the weather, which next best thing to field, but flatter? I found my answer in clout. Having been introduced to clout in November 2015, and getting the hang of it quite quickly, I was encouraged to enter some local competitions. There’s something immensely satisfying about launching arrows high into the air with a longbow (other bow styles are available) and watching them come down (hopefully) near a flag stuck in the ground at 120m or 145yds that if that was (for ladies) and 180yds or 165m (for gents or brave ladies). Clout can be shot one way, from a single shooting line, or two way, from a shooting line at either end of the field. Attached to the flag is a rope with coloured sections and when this is pulled around the flag the arrows can be scored and pulled as if they are on a target. Once the rope has gone all the way around, the arrows are placed on the appropriate colour to do and in September I also joined NFAS and shot at South Wilts club’s excellent for recording the scores. Agincourt 600 and their Not Boxing Day Shoot. The Sussex National Animal round in Walking up and down a field thirteen or fourteen times certainly does tot up to a good step count and I usually find I'm at around 12,000 steps by the end of the day, so again, it wouldn't be for everyone, but I have seen people with mobility scooters shooting at clout competitions, and some archers who can't make the walk nominate people to score for them. The only disadvantage is that you can't see precisely where your arrows end (Bluebell) and Raven (Hampshire) and SPTA (Society for the Promotion of Traditional up unless your scorer also marks down their positions for you. Some clout archers take it very seriously and bring telescopes, but for me, the fun is only seeing where the shoot in Daventry. A Rugby club location was bound to be flat, I thought! Except around arrows have landed once I have walked up to the scoring zone. 79

In my first full season, 2016, I managed to win the Hampshire County Championship for ladies longbow and came second in the Southern Counties Archery Society champs. I achieved a Master Bowman classification (for three scores over a certain level) and a gold tassel (score achievement award, similar to arrowheads in field) and a three clout end badge. Last year wasn't quite as successful and I had some really dismal days (it happens for longbow if the conditions aren't optimal), but the company is always great and I've made some lovely friends. I'd thoroughly recommend giving clout a go. ~ By Sue Kenworthy ~ FAN UK Embroidered Patches are now available to buy! Beautifully embroidered cream background, black logo and ruby red edging, our sew-on patches are beautifully crafted for you (65mm in diameter). Superbly detailed and made with love :-) ~ Only £3 each including postage & packaging (UK & worldwide) ~ To own yours simply go to http://fieldarcherynewsuk.wixsite.com/fanuk/patches or email [email protected], stating the quantity of patches you would like, your name and your address with full postal/zip/area information/codes please. Once payment has been received your patches will be on their way to you. 80

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Welcome to another selection of NEW truly talented “Hoods & Maids” - we salute you fine souls & bow to your superior skills!! First we welcome young GRACE CALLAGHAN, of Audley Parish Bowmen. She was nominated by Phil Callaghan who contacted Hels and said - “Can I nominate my 9 year old granddaughter Grace Callaghan for the Hoods and Maids section of the Mag?” Here is the shot that accompanied the nomination and boy it’s a cracker!! Grace, at the tender of age of 9 years old, we hereby officially crown you “Lady Grace of Audley” - long may you reign! Next we induct into our illustrious hall of fame a self-nominee by the name of ALISON RAYSON whose carrier pigeon, Yahoo-mail, did deliver the accompanying message and pictorial proof of shot thusly… “Oh venerable judges, I respectfully submit a candidate for the Robinsons Trophy for Jammiest shots, Done this day at Draig Goch Open 11/3/18. I was glad the wind was very light!” Arise “Maid Rayson of Dolphinholme”, M’Lady! 84

Thirdly good readers, please be upstanding for our newest Hood, the truly dedicated SIMON BANKS, who presents as a self-appointed ‘career-Hood’ if you will! Feast your eyes on yonder jammy shots aplenty here… <<< “So my white arrow bounce off the boars back taking a chunk with it. That’s a hit right?” “This one I shot at Wolfshead last month. I’m not too sure what the arrow snagged on but was happy to take the 10 point and wear the Jammy dodger badge with pride.” >>>>>> “This last one was taken at Magna Carta Field Arch- ers a couple of years ago!” Simon, we salute your dedication to the cause and from this day forth you shall be known as “Sir Banks The Persistent” - huzzah!! And finally, we re-re-re-welcome the lovely SUE KENWORTHY whose unerr- ing commitment to Hoods & Maids is now indisputable! This time she told us… “This was today (11/03/2018) at the Broadland Bowmen shoot in Norwich. 11/3/18. We took a 400 mile round trip to shoot there and were glad to find no ‘pawcity’ of technical challenges!” Oh Lady Sue…! 85

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UPDATE:- THE AZINCOURT BATTLEFIELD AREA 2017 & THE AZINCOURT 600 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ARCHERS TRIBUTE ~ By OH Boyd - Part Two ~ THE CONCEPT OF THE AZINCOURT ARCHERS 600 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE IN THE AZINCOURT AREA:- This beautiful area with its rolling countryside is little known as a tourist area and generally used as a place to pass through on the way to somewhere else. It is however, well known throughout the world for the battlefields of Azincourt and Crecy and these very names have tremendous international significance, the development of this area as a tourist area would greatly benefit from capitalising on this important asset, a real hidden treasure not just for archers and historians but because this area is beautiful in its own right and eminently suitable for walking and cycling, amongst other activities. THE AZINCOURT BATTLEFIELD:- Essentially the battlefield is a rectangle with a village on each side. Azincourt itself, Tramecourt, Maisoncelles and Ruissonville. The plan for the Tribute is to have the main body of the Azincourt 600 year Anniversary Archers Tribute stationed in Azincourt itself. The Tribute consists of three archers, standing back to back with longbows drawn and contained in a bubble of companionship; the bubble is formed by the arcs of their longbows where the Cross of St. George sits on top where the longbows meet. They are flanked by archers’ stakes. This also represents, and looks like, the crown for which they were fighting. Each archer is wearing authentic kit of the time and is done with as much realism as the yew wood from which it is made, will allow. The plan is to have the three archers separately replicated in resin and each one of these stationed at the other villages, all exactly orientated by GPS towards the main Tribute in Azincourt, the imaginary arc of the arrows forming imaginary longbows in the sky to encompass and enclose the whole battlefield. The main archer in Azincourt, that of Mark Stretton, will be oriented towards the battlefield in Crecy where a corresponding archer will be similarily organised by GPS, this will form another imaginary longbow in the sky to link Crecy with Azincourt, connected to the battlefield itself in the manner described. At the arrow pass which is in Hesdin (pictured), a 669 centimetres high Arrow of the period (to represent the 600 anniversary plus the Crecy battle date) made in stainless steel, around the arrow shaft a long ribbon, also in stainless steel, inscribed with the names of the dead of both battles as tribute. The arrowhead is to contain a laser pointing directly upwards to intersect and indicate the flight path of the arrow, visible at night and in certain weather conditions. This will form a focus from which to imagine the arc of the Longbow from Azincourt to Crecy. 88

It is important that Hesdin is brought into the scheme as it is well situated between the two battlefields and the tourist route and is a pretty and interesting place in its own right. This will mean that the whole Azincourt area together with Crecy will celebrate the significance THE AZINCOURT BATTLEFIELD AREA 2017 & of these medieval battles and become a focus for the development of tourism for the area. The magnificent Musee de Azincourt together with the new one at Crecy will form a logical focus for this with Hesdin as a useful and interesting stop off place. The figure This beautiful area with its rolling countryside is little known as a tourist area and generally used as in the Musee a place to pass through on the way to somewhere else. It is however, well known throughout the world for the battlefields of Azincourt and Crecy and these very names have tremendous with international significance, the development of this area as a tourist area would greatly benefit from capitalising on this important asset, a real hidden treasure not just for archers and historians Patrick & Richard Essentially the battlefield is a rectangle with a village on each side. Azincourt itself, Tramecourt, Maisoncelles and Ruissonville. The plan for the Tribute is to have the main body of the Azincourt Surrounding villages with any connection at all with the battles can be included as can the route that King Henry’s army took from Harfleur, suitably marked and indicated and interest The Tribute consists of three archers, standing back to back with longbows drawn and contained has also been shown by the attendance of the Mayor of Blangy/Ternoise at both the battlefield in a bubble of companionship; the bubble is formed by the arcs of their longbows where the Cross ceremony and the presentation in the Musee de Azincourt, Blangy/Ternoise being a crossing point of Henry’s army and leading to the Azincourt battlefield. The plan is to have the three archers separately replicated in resin and each one of these stationed at the other villages, all exactly orientated by GPS towards the main Tribute in Azincourt, the Unveiling with the imaginary arc of the arrows forming imaginary longbows in the sky to encompass and enclose 5 mayors and The main archer in Azincourt, that of Mark Stretton, will be oriented towards the battlefield in Crecy where a corresponding archer will be similarily organised by GPS, this will form another Vicomte imaginary longbow in the sky to link Crecy with Azincourt, connected to the battlefield itself in on the battlefield You can follow the progress and see all of the stages of the Azincourt 600 Archers Tribute, plus many more of the wonderful projects by OH Boyd, on his website at:- http://www.ohboyd.com/ 27 89

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Aurora New Year shoot January 2018 In marked contrast to last year we were blessed with a lovely winter day as we welcomed 115 eager archers to our 2018 New Year Shoot and what a wonderful day it was too. Beautiful weather, amazing company with plenty of laughter, great food, delightful woodland, oh and a few arrows being loosed to top it off. What more could you possibly want? As always, a massive thank you to everyone for supporting us and making it such a great occasion. Thank you too for your wonderful feedback, it's good to know that we're doing it right, that you enjoy visiting us and are keen to return for more. Being ever conscious of the limited daylight hours at this time of year, we were keen to get everyone round with minimal delay. To that end we laid a cheeky little 2x20 course with each target double-pegged, restricting it to two-arrows max per target with any second arrows to be taken from the same peg as the first (red for all adults, blue for juniors and orange cubs). I am delighted to report that this particular format worked a treat with the whole day running like clockwork and everyone done and dusted mid-afternoon with plenty of daylight remaining - phew. Massive thanks and congratulations to Adam Browning and Phil Belyavin who, for the first time, took the lead in designing and laying the course, assisted by Holly and Stew. Great job guys and fully appreciated by all those who attended. Some cracking scores were recorded on the day, not least in gents Barebow where a double-check was required to ensure that the correct style had been entered... it had and everyone was suitably in awe of what had been achieved – hats off to Terry Stephens, stunning shooting sir! On now to the traditional and totally deserved roll call of thanks to everyone that made the day possible and such a success: to every member of Aurora that helped in any way over the weekend and during the run up, thank you - a very special bunch if ever there was one - specifically and in no particular order, Teresa, Paul and the whole catering team for serving up the culinary delights for the assembled masses; to the various folks that helped me in Admin including Louise, Nadine, Ken and Madi - thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow; and not forgetting, of course, Clair Parfit for being our fabulous Lady Paramount; to Tom, Molly, Mick and Maria from Radical Bikes for your boundless tolerance and humour in handling over 100 marauding archers taking over your ground; and last, but not least, to Lord Petre for kindly allowing us all to enjoy his fabulous Parsons Spring woodland. We look forward to welcoming you once again for more fun at our August Bank Holiday bonanza later in the year. In the meantime, be well, shoot straight and keep smiling. ~ Martin Joy ~ 94

AFB - M Aurora New Year shoot Score/Spots AFB - F Score/Spots Stevens Terry Score/Spots BB - M 616 4 Jones Mark 820 17 762 11 Tyler Alex Massey Roger Doyle Andy 424 2 738 8 Marr Niki Bellars Rick 640 7 Bellars Bridget 474 1 Roffey Gary 740 7 594 4 Maxen Mick 556 1 Everitt Amanda 400 2 Desforges Ian 714 6 Lehane Andrew 554 4 Hearne Theresa 384 - Tierney Gerry 712 2 Marshal John 526 3 Stockton Mark 674 7 In marked contrast to last year we were blessed with a lovely winter day as we welcomed 115 Purdy Stefan 510 3 BB - F Humphrey Peter 630 5 Barrett Sandy 494 2 Harrison Lynne 670 4 Horne Brian 616 4 De-Buriatte Roger 440 3 Desforges Nicola 634 3 Tucker Paul 588 3 Manning Andrew 434 2 Motchman Vikki 430 1 Fisk Garry 586 1 Lehane Linda 402 - Rushton Tom 548 4 BB - U12B Hope Rowena 336 - Kroger Karl 414 2 Stockton Sebastian 626 3 Rushton Chris 286 - BH - M Maher Phil 754 10 BH - F Being ever conscious of the limited daylight hours at this time of year, we were keen to get Jones Scott 692 9 Morgan Olivia 522 2 To that end we laid a cheeky little 2x20 course with each Fulton Curly 636 4 Tricker Madi 450 1 Tagg Carl 616 2 taken from the same peg as the first (red for all adults, blue for juniors and orange cubs). I am Gillespie Jim 596 3 CL - M Pyle Kevin 534 3 Knott Andrew 760 7 Tricker Peter 672 3 FS - M Hillsden John 754 7 FS - F Lewington Damien 700 10 Fowler Lisa 602 1 fully appreciated by all those who attended. Some cracking scores were recorded on the day, Goodall Lawrence 690 6 Munnings Steve 642 5 HT - M Rand Steve 688 7 HT - F Dixon Steve 656 5 Seed Jan 582 2 Seed Tim 608 3 d’Attoma Alayne 556 2 Gamble Neil 596 1 Cooke Beverley 502 1 Lightfoot Colin 588 5 De-Buriatte Samantha 494 3 Moore Bob 574 4 specifically and Pilbeam Brenda 420 2 Barnatt Tony 554 6 in no particular order, Teresa, Paul and the whole catering team for serving up the culinary LB - M Bayne Barbara 320 1 Williams Andy 500 5 Jacq Alain 692 7 Roffey-Bond Karen 268 1 Mercer Adrian 454 4 thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow; and not forgetting, Ashington Mike 608 6 Watson Richard 444 1 Radford Graham 588 6 HT - U16B Lowe John 346 1 Broad Jon 574 6 Massey Jack 634 7 Chittock Terry 324 - Button Kevin 574 3 Warner Peter 566 1 LB - F PV - M Pratt Simon 560 4 Grew Penny 582 5 Peet Mark 622 2 Slatem Rob 560 4 Chandler Catherine 394 - Marr Phil 366 - We look forward to welcoming you once again for more fun at our August Bank Holiday Stanley Ian 544 3 Purdy Monique 324 - Grew Roger 530 3 Parfit Clair 296 - PV - F King Scott 528 1 Freeman Karen 424 1 Stratton Phil 514 - UL - M Nurse Nicky 320 2 Gibbard Carl 498 6 Wiseman Mark 916 29 Wilby James 494 3 Rooke Lofty 880 23 XB - M Tasnady Kim 494 3 Dickenson Steve 860 23 Williams Duane 850 19 Sharp Keith 492 2 Lee Michael 848 18 Quelch Sean 782 13 Sutton Martin 488 2 Stone David 804 13 Webb Robert 440 2 Ward Mark 778 11 Powell Gary 412 2 Birch Graham 752 10 Grew Ben 384 1 Service Mark 742 7 Hardy Barry 732 8 Photos UL - F Hearn Nick 714 9 by Dickenson Sue 842 18 Adam Service Stacey 718 9 XB - F Browning Mellor Linda 612 6 Rickard Margaret 804 14 95

Pictured: this is my son Oisin, Pictured: this is my son Oisin, Pictured: this is my son Oisin, aged 14. It was taken at our aged 14. It was taken at our aged 14. It was taken at our own club's course Loughcrew own club's course Loughcrew own club's course Loughcrew Archers in Co Cavan. Archers in Co Cavan. Archers in Co Cavan.

~ Bow Review ~ by Phil Peak. For the past year I’ve been lucky enough to test a Madoc 64” Hybrid bow from Austrian-based Antur Archery. As the first bow shipped to the UK it was a step into the unknown for both myself and Antur but straight out of the box (I literally couldn’t wait to test it!) I was impressed with the design and feel of the bow and after a few ends and very little tuning the bow was a joy to shoot… But, to wind back a little, whilst surfing the net I stumbled across the company website and was taken with the bold styling of their Madoc Hybrid and the fact that the red and black matched my arrows nicely. I promptly contacted them to say if they ever needed a UK tester they could put my name in the hat! I was taken aback when a few months down the line they contacted me for more details. I’m in no way a master archer or even that talented but after some discussion they kindly sent me a 40lb version of the 64” bow to trial on the understanding that I provided honest feedback and would showcase the bow to as many UK Archers as I could. With many compliments from fellow archers whilst on shoots the bow always gets attention and, as I’ve said, it really is a joy to shoot. I soon settled in with the bow and was managing to achieve respectable scores within the HT class. The feel of the bow through draw and on loose is incredibly smooth with virtually no hand shock and the performance is as good as any of the similar hybrid bows I’ve shot previously. One significant change to the bow I made by way of experimentation was to swap out the standard fast flight string that came with the bow for one supplied by Evans Performance Bow Strings. To get something straight, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the stock string, I just wanted to see what difference a custom one would make. The black and red two-tone one Chris made up certainly complimented the bow’s style and the performance improvement was instantly noticeable, giving more cast and a more stable feel on release. Antur Archery offer a range of great looking traditional bows including the Madoc, Euron and Nesta, as well as a range of accessories; and I can’t recommend Evans Performance Strings highly enough. Now for the good bit! The kind folks over at Antur have agreed to let me raffle the bow off to raise money for charity! I’ve chosen the East Lancashire Hospice to be the beneficiary and although I can only open the opportunity up to archers based in the North West area I hope to be able to raise a good sum towards to support this great facility. I’ll be selling tickets at £2 each on shoots I attend (the bow is certainly distinctive enough) and I’ll post regular updates with Field Archery UK and on the Official NFAS Facebook Pages. Phoenix Archery in Burnley have also kindly offered to have the bow in their store to drum up ticket sales… feel free to have a go on the range whilst you’re there! 97

Shoot Reports & Clubs’ Location Directory Name Location Afan Nedd South Wales Apollo Field Archers Hampshire Artemis Archers Belper, Derbyshire Aurora FAC Chelmsford, Essex Avalon Archers Near Sandy, Beds. Baldivis Archery Club Rockingham, Western Australia Bowmen of Bude Bude, North Cornwall Broadland Bowmen Norwich, Norfolk Caldy Bowmen West Kirby, Wirral CSAA Open FA Champs Various, Surrey Company of Sixty Oxshott, Surrey Dearne Valley Archery Club Near Barnsley, South Yorkshire Deer Park Archers Cheltenham, GL51 4UD Delamere Field Archers Delamere, Northwich, Cheshire Draig Goch Field Archers Rhuallt, North Wales Druids Field Archers Wiltshire Dunbrody Archers Nee Ross, Ireland Elmtree Archers Near Hatherleigh, Devon English War Bows NZ New Zealand Foxhill Bowmen Pendle Hill, above Downham Havering Nalgo Archers (HNA) Ramsden Heath, Essex High Weald Archery Club Etchingham, East Sussex King’s Lynn Field Archers (KLFA) Near Blackborough End, Norfolk Kingston Archery Club Ontario, Canada Lakeland Field Archers Wythop (Western Lake District), between Keswick & Cockermouth Longbow Heritage Shackleford, Surrey and Carters Clay, Hampshire Magna Carta Field Archers Lyne (near Chertsey), Surrey Mayo Archery Club Ballina, Mayo, Ireland Muscovy Archers Near Liskeard, Cornwall 98

Name Location Muttley Crew Archers Merseyside Noak Hill Archers Romford, Essex North Lakes Field Archers Penrith Oakwood Bowmen Near Woodbridge, Suffolk Overton Black Arrows Laverstoke, Overton, Hampshire Pines Park Archers Between Ravenshead & Calverton, Nottinghamshire Purbeck Archers Wareham, Dorset Raven Field Archers Based on the Sussex/Hampshire border Rebellion Archers St Austell, Cornwall Rednex Thorrington Regent Archers Bridlington, Yorkshire South Hams FA Yealmpton, Devon Spirit of Sherwood Worksop, Notts Tavistock Company of Archers Tavistock, Devon Thornbury Field & Roving Archers Thornbury, Bristol Umberleigh Field Archers Umberleigh, Devon Whitefriars Bowmen Between Westleton & Dunwich, Suffolk Wolfshead Field Archers Near Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire Zenith Archers Whitney-on-Wye, Hereford 99

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