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This year we would like to be as inclusive as possible so have picked a relatively short distance round for the seniors. We will be using the St. Nicholas round which is 4 dozen arrows at 40 yards and 3 dozen arrows at 30 yards on a 122cm face using imperial scoring. All seniors (18 and over) entering the competition will shoot this round. Juniors (under 18) will shoot a Long Metric V: 3 dozen arrows at 30 yards and 3 dozen arrows at 20 yards on a 122cm face using metric scoring.
An archer can make one attempt in the competition on either Wednesday 25th September or Sunday 29th September. An archer can shoot a second bowstyle if they shoot on both of these days.
All club members are eligible to shoot in the club championships. Enter on the day, normal target fees apply, score on paper provided (you can double up with your phone app), scoring each other in pairs and competition rules.
Please direct any questions to the Records Officer.
Happy shooting.

Due to unforseen circumstances, our event on September 7th 2024 has been cancelled. Our apologies to those who were looking forward to it. The Have A Go days will resume in the warmer months of 2025.

The club target day on Sunday 30th June will feature the National rounds. This event will be run as a club competition and archers can compete for a gold medal based on handicap. This allows us to compare across bowstyles, age groups and gender. Your handicap result will depend on how you compare to your current outdoor handicap.

A National round consists of 4 dozen arrows at one distance and 2 dozen arrows at a shorter distance, and uses 5 zone scoring on a 122cm target face. Archers can choose from the full range of National rounds. These are New National (100 & 80 yd), Long National (80 & 60 yd), National (60 & 50 yd), National 50 (50 & 40 yd), National 40 (40 & 30 yd) and the National 30 (30 & 20 yd). Scoring will be completed on paper and submitted to the records officer at the end of the round. Scoring must be checked and signed by another archer on the line, ideally your partner on the same boss. You can use phone apps to score but only after entering your score on paper. We hope to have a judge on the day to help make it more like a standard competition. If you do not wish to take part in the competition, you can still attend to shoot a different round or practice as usual.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The 2023 Club Outdoor Championship can be shot on either Wednesday 13th or Sunday 17th September 2023. The championship round selected is the Western round. This consists of 4 dozen at one distance and 4 dozen at a second distance, using 5 zone scoring on a 122cm face.

Senior archers will shoot a Western round: 60 yards & 50 yards.
Novice archers will shoot a Western 40 round: 40 yards and 30 yards.
Junior archers will shoot a Western 30 round: 30 yards and 20 yards.

A novice is defined as an archer ‘new’ to the sport and in their first year of registration with Archery GB, the governing body of archery in the UK. An archer can elect to shoot in a higher or lower category and will then compete only with the archers in that category if higher, but if lower will not compete with archers of a lower age group.

Pre-event entry is required so that we can organise targets. As our secretary is on a well-earned rest at the moment, please email the Records Officer stating exactly which event you would like to enter and on which day you would like to shoot. You will then be allocated to a target for the competition. Please note that you only get one chance per bowstyle so if you shoot on Wednesday you cannot try to better your score on Sunday. You can, however, shoot a different bowstyle on the other day.

The club target day on Sunday 20th August will feature the Windsor rounds. Usual Sunday times with set up at 12:30 PM. This event will be run under competition rules.
A Windsor round consists of 9 dozen arrows over 3 distances, with 3 dozen at each distance, and uses 5 zone scoring on a 122cm target face. Archers can choose from the full range of Windsor rounds. These are St. George (100, 80 & 60yd), Long Windsor (80, 60 & 50yd), Windsor (60, 50 & 40yd), Windsor 50 (50, 40 & 30yd), Windsor 40 (40, 30 & 20yd) and the Windsor 30 (30, 20 & 10yd).
Scoring will be completed on paper, checked and signed by another archer on the line, and submitted to the records officer at the end of the round. You can use phone apps to score but only after entering your score on paper. If you do not wish to take part in the competition, you can still come along to shoot as you would any other day.
We look forward to seeing you there.

The Have-A-Go event today has been called off due to bad weather. We apologise for the short notice, and hope to see you at the next one on Saturday 2nd September.