Congrats SWAC

Although I wasn’t there (I was at another competition) just wanted to say a huge ‘well done’ to all my team mates at South Wilts Archery Club for an awesome display at the county indoor champs Key winning achievements included: County recurve team Gents longbow Gents barebow Junior ladies barebow There is a report on [...]

Clout Archery – 2012 will be better!

So some of you may have read my previous posts about my lame attempts of clout archery. It was slowly getting better then field archery took over massively during 2011 and I didn’t get round to doing any clout comps at all. Anyway – I had my first practice in years on the 2nd of [...]

British Barebow Champs 2011

This weekend will be my second go at the BBCs (http://www.archerygb.org/members/tournaments/entryforms/barebow_championships.php) I had an awful shoot last year and didn’t even make it to 400! My handicap suggests that I should be shooting around 420. Never-the-less I managed to come 19th in Britain and 49th in the World but I really hope to do better! [...]

Watch the birdie!

Training – an update

Since January I have been working hard on improving my archery performance. I have done well over the last few years but I have always felt that I wasn’t shooting to my potential. So I spoke to the sports dept at my uni for some help. I also got new glasses so I can now [...]

My first FITA!!!

You may have read in a previous post my joy at getting a Bowman score and qualifying for the BUCS outdoor champs. Well, as it turns out BUCS has now issued a list of qualifying rounds – and my Long National wasn’t on it (boo ) The Monday just gone was a bank holiday and [...]

SWAC Lady Archer of the Year 2010!!!

Every year, my archery club holds a presentation evening where the results of the main competitions are announced. The main comps are: Clout Champs Summer Outdoor Target Winter Outdoor target Winter Indoor Target Winter Field Champs Dave Enticott Memorial Field Shoot Target Handicap Improvers Award Field Handicap Award Archers of the Year I was really [...]

Update on archery things!

It feels like ages since I last shot my bows! Target will have to wait as I am not around to do any of the outdoor sessions, which is a shame as I was getting a lot more consistent! We have just sent off our forms for lots of camping shoots – Jim’s jungle Jaunt [...]

Giving it some Clout! 11/04/2010

Never really got on with clout archery – always been thrashed by other club members – including tiny children. But hey – it’s quite possibly the most fun you can have with your clothes on! And it’s legal!!! Click here to read up on clout shooting But today was going to be different! Too long [...]

GNAS Coaching Update…

Just a quick update on how it’s going with my Level 1 Archery Coaching Award. I had passed my practicals & portfolio of evidence at the end of last summer (all signed off and very happy), completed my Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course, kept a log of anyone I have coached/mentored and now need to [...]