Category: Club info

Summer Handicap Tournament

On July 6, 2024

Friday 5th July 2024

Just like our Spring Tournament this was a handicap event, where each person was shooting against their own current handicap. The person whose score was lower than their current handicap the most, or higher the least, would be the winner. Unlike in Spring, we have no divisions and instead a medal for 1st place and one for 2nd place.

The event was very well attended, with 11 archers (one non-scoring as I did not have a handicap score to compare with). With three target bosses, this meant we had to shoot in two waves, but we still managed to shoot 60 arrows plus two sighter ends with 20 minutes to spare.

Results

Name (bowstyle)	Current Handicap	Score Handicap	Result
Holly (B)	89	81	-8
Tarryn (B)	85	78	-7
Valerie (B)	78	73	-5
Cindy (B)	82	78	-4
Keeley (R)	71	68	-3
David (R)	57	65	8
Graham (B)	59	67	8
Alun (R)	52	60	8
George (B)	55	66	11
Freya (R)	81	110	29

Holly wins 1st prize, and Tarryn 2nd prize.

Raw scores

Here are the scores and classification (considering just this shoot). The Current Handicaps and Classifications page will be updated with the change in handicaps (for those that shot below their current handicaps), and classification if appropriate. Note that these are not qualifying classifications, for which we need scores from three competitions. Those will be updated on the page linked above. This is an indication of the level people were shooting at on this particular night.

Archer	Score	Classification
Holly (B)	303	Indoor Bowman 2nd class
Tarryn (B)	337	Indoor Bowman 3rd class
Valerie (B)	379	Indoor Archer 1st class
Cindy (B)	338	Indoor Archer 2nd class
Keeley (R)	422	Indoor Bowman 3rd class
David (R)	445	Indoor Archer 2nd class
Graham (B)	430	Indoor Archer 1st class
Alun (R)	474	Indoor Archer 1st class
George (B)	434	Indoor Archer 1st class
Freya (R)	72	Unclassified

Handicap updates

Five people get an updated handicap. We take the average of the current handicap and the tournament handicap (rounding up if necessary). If people shot above their handicap then there is no change.

Holly: 89 -> 85
Tarryn: 85 -> 82
Valerie: 78 -> 76
Cindy: 82 -> 80
Keeley: 71 -> 70

New Beginner’s Course

By admin

On June 27, 2022

In Club info

The club is planning a new beginner’s course, for a maximum of three people, starting on Friday 26th August for a period of six weeks. We will reserve one place for under 18s, but otherwise it is first-come, first-served. If no under-18s apply then all three places are for adults.

The cost is £50, which includes ArcheryGB insurance and hire of all equipment. There is nothing else to pay. On completion of the course you can then apply to join the club and ArcheryGB (which allows you to shoot at any AGB club in the UK and take part in competitions).

This is probably the final beginner’s course of the year, as at the end of it the club would not have room for new people given the size of our hall. If interested, please use the contact form.

[Update] within 1.5 hours of posting, all the places have been booked. We will post here and on Facebook when the next course will run. Thanks for all the interest.

Shooting indoors and out

By admin

On January 11, 2022

In Club info, Shooting

We have had normal weekly shooting since July at Cardross, running a succession of beginner’s courses in parallel. We came to the final session of the last course of 2021 last week; we are taking a break for a few weeks from running courses, in order to work more with those who joined recently. We will run a new course starting sometime in February (to be confirmed). We already have more people on the waiting list that we could accept as members, given the size of the hall, but we will accept them in order of initial enquiry.

In the meantime, we have in mind to run some workshops on bow setup and tuning, technique, and string making. We have some members working for ArcheryGB Progress Awards (with some already earned), both indoors and now outdoors. In addition, members can collect scores to work out their handicap in preparation for some tournaments later in the year, where anybody with a handicap has the possibility of winning.

Our sincere thanks for the hospitality of the new Trident Club on the base, who have been allowing us to join them to shoot outdoors on their range. We have long wished to have the ability to shoot at distances up to 100yds, and now we can!

Since Autumn we have been using Spond to organise events and stay in touch, which is working well.

Course Status Autumn/Winter 2021

By admin

On September 24, 2021

In Club info, Shooting, Uncategorized

We currently have one beginner’s course running, which ends on 1st October.

We have a fully booked beginner’s course starting 8th October and ending on the 12th November.

We have a final beginner’s course starting 19th November, and ending on 7th January. This course is now also fully booked.

Thanks to everyone for the enthusiasm of getting back into a sport after this weird 18 months. For those thinking about it, we aim to keep the costs as low as we can, which means a minimal club annual fee of £10 and the full 6-week beginner’s course (equipment and insurance included) for £50. I have seen some cutting back beginner’s courses down to a mere two weeks (for more money), but six weeks is standard and we will not go below that.

New archers are required to take a beginner’s course so that they not only are set on the correct path of shooting technique, but very importantly they understand the safety procedures. These are weapons, after all. On successfully completing the course, students are invited to join the club. Everyone, beyond the beginner’s course, must become a member of ArcheryGB and Scottish Archery Association for insurance coverage. This also means you can shoot at any club in the UK without joining it (they may charge a target fee for the sessions you shoot to cover hall fees and target replacements).