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News for Spring 2002
Here we are again, well into the new
millennium This is the time when you find that weakening your bow, moving the clicker forward and using fat arrows together with low arm positioning all through winter leaves you with, strangely enough, a lousy sight mark at maximum distance. That's if you've got one at all. Shortly we will all be out there winding up the poundage and doing everything we can to reach that elusive 100 or 80 yards with a reasonable margin of comfort, and getting a whole new set of sight marks for all the distances. As usual, the beginners course started at the end of March in the St. John's Ambulance Hall, with the first five weeks being held there, and the last and sixth week held on our club field. This, with all your help is where we give back some of the help we recieved in the past by handing the knowledge on to those beginners who "always wanted to try archery" (as they say). From then on we continue to introduce them to our sport all through the Summer until the end of August on Wednesday evenings. Please help them by letting them have this time to themselves. We have all the other days for ourselves. Help Needed Help is needed on a 'Make and Mend' day on Sunday 7th April as well as on the usual pre-tournament weeks. You're Going to be Busy! With the season about to start the have-a-goes are rolling in, starting with the 'Spring Awakening' in the Bamboo Gardens at Mawnan Smith on Monday 1st April, where we will let the public have a go (6 arrows for £1). Following that, we will entertain the St. Day and Illogan Girl Guides on our field, Mondays the 8th and 15th April. Later on we are doing the Mabe Shindig on Monday 3rd June. Odd, isn't it? How they all seem to fall on a Monday. These events are all fund raisers for the Club, which all members should try to attend in order to keep subs as low as possible Our Tournaments
Dunster 2002 Dunster Week is looming up, and if you haven't already booked your favourite shoot by now you may be in for a disapointment. This years Dunster Week starts on the 16th June and finishes with the Grand Western Championships on the following weekend. As usual the format is:
All set in the idylic surroundings of Dunster Castle under the auspices of Col. and Lady Lutrll (Lady P). 100 Club Winners Below is a summary of all the 100 Club winners for last year, with their winning numbers shown.
Why doesn't your number ever come up?Perhaps you haven't got one! You will never win if you don't have a number. See Barbara (there's only one Barbara) and she will set up a standing order for you at only £1 per month. Don't Forget! Don't forget to 'pass out' from your improvers' scheme if you haven't already done so. Target Days Just a reminder that Club Target Days are Thurdays, Saturdays, Sundays and any Bank Holidays. Only scores shot on those days can be recorded for official handicap, classification or record purposes, so don't even bother to leave scoresheets in the box if they weren't shot on those days. Also, times of shooting on target days are:
And please remember that it is up to all archers to place targets and faces, so please don't leave it for someone else to do. Why Not Become an Archey Coach? If you would like to pass on some of your skills to others the best way to do this is to take an Assistant Coaches Course. You'll learn all sorts of useful skills yourself, and this could then lead on to becoming a Club or County Coach if you wish. Wendy Wheeler the County's Coaching Organiser is currently running just such a course at the moment so it's too late for this year, but just let her know if you are interested and she will put you in the next course. Beginners Course The Beginners Course is under way and this is your opportunity to help those comming into our sport. You can help by just being there to talk to them, advising where possible and coaching them where you can All Wednesdays are set aside especially for beginners and improvers, with special restrictions placed on distances shot, timing and number of arrows per end. You can also help by not asking to shoot yourself (well you know what I mean!). Club Trophies Have you got or do you know who has any of the Club's trophies? Remind them that trophies are not keepsies and must be returned each year for presentation at the next tournament. A number have gone missing in recent years. This of course does not apply to the usual medals or givaway plaques Thanks Thanks go to Gwen Skipper for her recent donation of a microwave oven for our catering needs at tournaments Lastly The dates of all tournament fixtures, work days and fund raisers are too many to list here, but are always displayed in the garage. So please read them when you are checking off your target fees. |