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Handicap shoot results
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Thank you to everyone who came along to our FITA 18 for making it an enjoyable day. The heating in the hall was a little erratic but we hope nobody minded too much.
Archers shot a FITA 18 qualification round, either in the morning or afternoon sessions. The best 16, 8, 4 or 2 archers in each class (depending on entries) then went on to shoot a Head to Head knockout round of a dozen arrows in each match. Some of the matches were very close, with only a point or two in it right to the end! Dowload the results here.
We held our annual summer handicap shoot on Saturday under most unusual weather conditions - it didn't rain! Adult members shot a Short Warwick, and the sole junior who turned up shot a Short Junior Warwick. There were awards for best unadjusted scores and for the highest overal on handicap. Here are the results.
Junior: Harry johnson 255
Recurve: 1st - David Dickens 356, 2nd - John Nunn 350, 3rd - Dave Fisher 324
Compound: 1st - Sarah Conisbee 358, 2nd - Michael Jennings 307
Longbow: 1st - Virginia Quick (guest) 212, 2nd - John Sell 202, 3rd - Paul Phillips 183
Handicap: 1st - Peter conisbee 1491, 2nd - John Nunn 1473, 3rd - David Dickens 1437
Thanks to everyone for helping to set up and pack away quickly and efficiently.
Following our Spring 2009 beginner's course, we are pleased to welcome several new members. We wish them them well in their new archery careers.
At Lizard Penisula's open tournament in June, Jill Ward won the Ladies longbow Albion round, and David Fisher won the Gents recurve Windsor. Well done to them both.
Ladies Recurve: 1st Emma
Ladies Longbow: 1st Jill
Gents Recurve: 1st Bob
Gents Longbow: 2nd Paul
Well done to all.
We were fully booked for this event, although a couple of archers had to drop out for various reasons. The wind and rain were somewhat ferocious outside, but we were relatively cosy inside the hall. Two rounds were shot under the able eyes of our judges Steve and Mick, who helped us make sure everything went smoothly and finished on time. A results lists can be downloaded from the Open Tournaments page.
Archers shot FITA 18 qualification rounds in the morning and afternoon sessions, then the top eight or sixteen in each category, according to entries, went through a series of head to head knockout rounds of a dozen arrows each. Some rounds were very close! The results list can be downloaded from the Open Tournaments page.
We were a bit concerned we might have scared you all off with the higher fees, so we have reduced the shooting fee for visitors from £2.50 to £2.00. Please come along - we will be glad to see you!
Firsts for Bob Young and Sue Mackenzie (recurve), third for Paul Phillips (longbow)
Ladies Recurve: 1st, Emma Young (after a long break from shooting!)
Gents Recurve: 1st, Bob Young; 2nd, Paul Phillips
Gents Recurve Double Worcester: 1st, Bob Young, with a new DCAS record score!
New member Alan Humby wins the annual Summer Handicap Shoot. We shot a selection of Warwick rounds in rather damp and windy conditions on Saturday 6th September. At a handicap shoot each archer is given an allowance to add to their actual score which is based on their previous scores. Newer archers will have higher allowances, so everyone has an equal chance of winning. Well done to Alan!
Bob Young wins the Gents FITA at Dunster Week with a score of 1191. Dunster Castle hosts a very popular week of tournaments in June each year. Well done, Bob!
We have just completed our latest spring beginners' course, and we hope that many of them will join us as a result. We welcome them all to the wonderful world that is archery.
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