Paul and Daniel attended the Clophill Autumn shoot weekend on Saturday 24th September 2022. The two day shoot is one of the last World Archery shoots of the outdoor season. Great if you are looking to improve your 50m, 60m or 70m scores or gain a few extra national ranking points. There are no medals at this shoot.
A popular shoot with Team GB archers, with the Clophill club hidden behind a village hall and allotment area with trees all the way round. The field also has something like a 10% incline, which can take a while to get used to. This means your sight marks may need to change a little, did I mention the gravel shooting line? Clophill don’t allow tents as they have lots of very large gazebo’s at the back of the field with a number of picnic A frame tables to sit at.
It was a chilly start, with the shooting line and waiting area all in the shade until the start of the second session. The day otherwise was bright and sunny with variable wind.
Daniel didn’t manage to gain any extra ranking points over the two sessions with scores of 461 and 469. Paul was looking for around a 600 score, and finished with a 568, and 575.
It is a nice venue and a good shoot, they are held early in the outdoor season in April and at the end of the season in September if you are interested. Clophill is about 70 minutes from Ely. Sometimes it’s just really nice to go to a club and shoot and go home without having to wait around for the raffle and a medal ceremony.
Saturday results
Sunday results
