A pleasant evening shooting at bramcote. Calm all evening. Finished shooting as the sun set.Emma Thomason was 2nd lady recurve.
We were well represented with Mike Thomason, Mike Sanchez, Sharon Sanchez, Adam Dewsbury and Steve Attwood also shooting.
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Wilford successes at the Golden Arrow and Oregon
On Saturday Sallie and Sharon both won Dunster Horns at the Golden Arrow shoot at Sherwood Archers in Southwell.
Well done to all our Medal winners yesterday at the 60th Oregon challenge match.
Senior Oregon Team: Sallie Kirk (also winner of the Ladies Oregon Cup), Steve Attwood, Compound Team: Mattia , Junior Oregon Team: Sarah Humphries (also Highest scoring Junior), Jack McGuire and Henry Tien. Sharon Sanchez got the Highest Unrewarded Lady.
Brilliant result, well done to all 16 that shot and braved the downpours.
Wilford at the Notts FITA
We had a great day at the Nottinghamshire FITA at Sherwood Archers in Southwell on Sunday. The conditions were good: warm and sunny with just a light breeze.
We had a good turnout and were well represented in the awards, including 1st lady -Sallie, 2nd lady -Emma. Henry, Tobias and Lois all won their age groups and we won the team trophy. Well done also to Mattia who shot another Bowman score.
Back to Sherwood Archers on Saturday for the Golden Arrow and Sunday for the Oregon.
Busy, busy, busy
Big archery weekend
Well, it was only a day actually, due to the availability of the Walled Garden. There was steady stream of people wanting to try archery and plenty of interest. More details at the new Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Wilfordbowmen/.
Busy, busy, busy
Its been very busy at Wilford Bowmen lately. Firstly we hosted a World Record Status competition on 22nd May, which was well attended (see previous post). Immediately after that we were helping all week at the European Archery Championships at the University Sports field on University Boulevard, with the exciting finals in the Old Market Square. As well as that we had a good turnout at the Welbeck York/Hereford on Sunday (which was also a County team selection shoot) where several members shot well and won medals.
And then next weekend there’s the Big Archery Weekend in the Walled Garden on Saturday 4th June, another County team selection shoot at Sherwood Archers on 5th June followed by the Golden Arrow and the Oregon and Notts League the following weekend.
Results Wilford’s Double WRS 720 22 May 2016
Here are the results from the double World Record Status 720 round that we hosted on 22nd May Results Wilford WRS Double 720 22May2016
We all worked well together, especially considering that we had a tight schedule for setting up and managed to get it all done in just over an hour and a half, due to the good turnout at that uncivilised hour, and it was something that many members had not experienced before. It was not something that we could have achieved a few years ago and shows how the club has developed in event years. Many hands …
There were some of the top UK archers taking part as well as a member of the Zimbabwe Olympic team. Several of the archers taking part in the European champs on the University Sports Ground came to have a look at our shoot. Competitors travelled significant distances to take part, from Exmouth, Worthing, Reading, Ipswich, Manchester and Yorkshire to list a few of the further places. Many of the competitors that are relatively local have visited us before, but a significant number were new to us and are likely to return. All in all we have raised our profile and reputation significantly, by running a world record status event to a high standard. The weather did help.
There have been a lot of positive comments, well done everybody.
Provisional target list double WRS 720 22May 2016
The provisional target list for our double WRS 720 shoot on 22nd May at Nottingham Hockey Centre is now available: Provisional target list Wilford WRS double 720 22May2016
The Hockey centre clubhouse upstairs will be open from 9.30 for teas, coffees etc, until after the presentation. The cafe area will be open from 12.00 until 14.00 for hot food, a copy of the menu is here Cafeteria Menu Board
Practice for the European championships will be taking place on the adjacent field. Our event is well outside their safety area.
See you there on Sunday.
Revised dates for the June beginner’s course
The dates for the June beginner’s course have been changed due partly to the Big Archery Weekend on 4th and 5th June. The course will now run on June 18th, 25th, July 2nd and 9th.
Summer schedule
Now that the clocks have changed, we’re now into the summer schedule, with club sessions on Wednesday and Friday evenings (depending on the weather of course) usually from about 5pm, possibly earlier depending on when keyholders can get there. This is in addition to the informal and coaching sessions on Saturday mornings and the formal club sessions on Sunday mornings when shooting starts at 11am.
Birthday shoot – wow
We held the annual birthday shoot today along with the usual fuddle for the club competitions. There was a record turnout for a club session with 34 members shooting Warwick rounds. It shows just how the club has grown over the past here years. There were several personal bests, but as the overall result was determined on handicap it was open to anybody that shot well. The top four (in no particular order) were Andy W, Eleanor, Laura and Holly. The final result will be announced at the AGM. What’s more the weather was calm, warm and sunny, just like it should be – ideal shooting conditions.
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