Lots of activity and some successes to report from the last 2 Sundays:- Young Harry Tapp keeps breaking his own records, has shot two Junior Bowman scores and has achieved his First Class Archer Badge, well done Harry! Not quite so young Joshua Chapman has broken two of his previous records, well done Josh ! Plenty of scores coming in and handicaps being established, great stuff.
The club’s End of Outdoor Season Handicap Tournament has been brought forward to Sunday 21st Sept. in order to avoid a day when all our coaches and trainee coaches are booked elsewhere together.
A real, early Autumn evening at the field, light fading early and squadrons of mosquitos feasting on any exposed flesh or hacking through layers of cloth ! But we weren’t put off ! Coaches were hard at work with their students, targets were in use at all ranges. Roy and I put scores in for a WA 70, Roy a First Clas Personal Best with recurve and me a First Class Second Best with Recurve Barebow. I remembered to award Harry and Joshua their Record certificates, but forget that I had some for David and myself, sorry David, next time !
Very few of us today to shoot in the Sun, but you’ve been busy during the last few days: David Stagg re-achieved First Class Barebow Archer and beat his own Club Record for Long National by 8 points. Mike Thorley shot a new club record with a recurve New National, it’s a long long way ! Rob Edson shot a First Class Barebow WA 70 and beat David’s previous Club Record. Eric Godber shot a second class recurve National and achieved his Second Class. Archer Badge Harry Tapp shot a First Class recurve Short Junior National and beat his own club record. Joshua Chapman shot a new club record Under 16 recurve Short Junior National Well done everyone, that’s terrific !
The dark clouds passed us by and we enjoyed a pleasant shoot. Targets out from 30 yards to 100 and they all were used. Coaching took place, personal objectives were addressed, arrows flew, there were sighs and cries of jubilation. Just an average night then ! Mike Atkinson put in his first scored round, well done Mike, 2 points off 3rd class ! Sigh ! See you on Friday 29th with luck. Enjoy your shoots.