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Despite the snow that fell this weekend over to the west of London it is officially spring and that means that shooting has now moved outside. In addition to the change of location there has been another change to my shooting with the onset of the better weather. My seven year old son has taken our beginners course this winter so he will be joining the juniors outside on a Saturday afternoon and I’m sure it won’t be long before he joins my father and I on a Sunday morning either. This is a perfect example of archery's appeal and the way in which it is one of the few sports at which three generations of the same family can compete equally with each other. I’m hopeful that by the end of the summer my son will have improved enough that all three of us can take on Steve and Rogers next field shoot. Good shooting.

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Contributors this issue: DM—David Mallett JB-Julie Bishop MV– Mitch Vaughan NA-Nic Adams RM-Robert Markham RG-Roger Glover SF-Steve Fenton Photos courtesy of Robert Markham Nigel Norris

Mayflower were represented by Compound Archers Charlotte Pudney, Lucy Gilbey, Ellie Vidgeon-Hart, Aaron Vaughan, George Fenton and Alistair Humphreys. Recurve Archers Michael Judd, Stephen Horne and Joseph Vidgeon-Hart and Longbow Archer Owen Humphreys in this years British Schools Indoor Archery Championships. Charlotte, Lucy and Ellie filled the first three places in the Ladies Compound. The same happened in the Gents Compound with Aaron, George (one point behind!) and Alistair third. In the Gents Recurve. Michael finished in third place in his class, Stephen came tenth and Joseph finished in eleventh place in his class. Finally Owen finished in first place in the Longbow Division. A great effort from you all and well done! To cap things off Aaron, George, Charlotte and Lucy were members of the winning compound team. This is an ideal competition for those juniors looking to get an introduction to tournaments so mark this in your diaries for next year. If any of you are interested in competing look at the website tournament section or see Julie as she has details of competitions locally and further a field. Many thanks to the Organisers and Judges for this enjoyable competition. Compound Ladies Charlotte Pudney 549 60 13 Ist place (Winning Team) Lucy Gilbey 504 60 3 2nd place (Winning Team) Ellie Vidgeon-Hart 456 59 0 3 rd place

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Firstly, to those who have made the effort, welcome to the 2006 AGM. One way and another, it has been quite an eventful year. As a club we have experienced a number of good things but this has been tempered with an episode of great sadness. We started our outdoor season on our new field in April and apart from the wind that constantly seems to blow, not always in the same direction on the same day, I might add, I think it is a better facility. Following very successful beginner’s courses in March and June our membership numbers have remained fairly constant, comfortably over one hundred! We also currently have twenty-three potential new members undergoing basic instruction. One wonders where all these members are from time to time though, as apart from Saturday afternoons, the field is invariably very quiet. However, this volume of membership has helped us, not only to maintain and improve our equipment levels but also to continue to keep our fees low. Our main fundraiser of the year, The Essex Country Show at Barleylands in September, turned out to be a rather damp and cool affair. The organisers also raised the admission price quite considerably and this, coupled with the weather, helped to keep visitor numbers down. Our “Come and Try” proved as popular as ever though and still provided us with a useful addition to our income, although around twenty five percent less than last year. Our second FITA 18 took place in November: a very popular competition, which was over subscribed. We also made a reasonable profit! Thanks to the raffle! We have seen mixed fortunes in league competition this year. Although we are a large club, occasionally we have had difficulties fielding a strong team or getting enough scores in for postal competitions. Junior members, however, enjoy continued success,


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Mayflower Archers AGM took place on Wed 15th March at Mayflower School, Billericay. Attendance was poor considering the fact that the club has over 100 members with the membership and committee present in equal numbers. Along with the committee reports, highlights of which are given below, there was a presentation to Alf Barber in recognition of the work he has performed with the junior club. Alf was presented with a trophy kindly designed by Keith Bishop and a photograph of the junior club signed by all the members of the club (thanks to Robert Markham for organising this).

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(Continued from page 2) locally, regionally and nationally. I should also mention that this is the first year we have had our own club colours and very impressive they look too! There are many members in the club, who generously give their time and effort throughout the year, without whom, we could not function. In addition to thanking my colleagues on the committee for all their hard work, there are many unsung heroes, who are either making something or other for us, organising competitions, supplying food and beverage at league matches or the country show, coaching or simply making themselves available when required. I would like therefore, to give my thanks to all those who played an active role in the club and who generally assisted during the year. I would not choose to finish my statement on a sad note but it would not be complete without mentioning Terry again. Not only was he a loyal and active member of the club but his legacy extended further than his ability as an archer. It may not be generally known, that he was responsible for making a number of fabricated articles we use, like target stands. He was a good friend and colleague and his departure has left a vacuum, which is impossible to fill. He will be sadly missed for many reasons. 2006 is another year and hopefully we will have no major changes or upsets visited upon us, as we have experienced in recent times. However, those experiences of the past and our strength in membership should make us a formidable club in the future.

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During 2005 our membership numbers remained fairly static with a total of 123 members at the close of the year compared to 121 in 2004.

The proportion of seniors to juniors increased during the year with 75 seniors and 48 juniors (last year we had 50 juniors).

During 2005, our work at attracting beginners worked well again with 40 new members (compared to 38 in 2004) but we also saw larger losses this year, with 45 members leaving during the year compared to 24 in the previous year. The difference in apparent totals is due to those who joined and left during the same year.

We remain one of the largest clubs in the County, but clearly have a problem retaining members with annual turnover of 33%. Currently, 55% of the members have been with us for just 2 years or less. The average length of membership during the clubs history is now just 1.9 years.

Last year we lost Alf Barber as Junior Liaison officer which left a considerable hole. The junior club nevertheless continued due to the hard work of a number of club members who rolled their sleeves up to lend help. Two members however, who went out of their way to support Julie Bishop were Roger Glover and Steve Fenton. During the year Roger has organised national postal tournaments including the July Nationals and November Challenge as well as putting on two club shoots for the beginners including the first ever run to FITA conditions with control lights.

Steve was always a willing helper and is now organising a fun field shoot later this month where for the first time, we will be shooting at a large number of 3D targets. I believe it is these types of activities that will begin to bind the club together over the months and years ahead and I think Roger and Steve (who are not members of this Committee) are to be thanked for all their efforts

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The 2005 year saw a total of 804 scores submitted from members. In respect of handicap improvements, for junior compound, James Curtis led the way with the largest handicap reduction of 14 points and for junior recurve Stephen Horne showed an improvement of 10 points. For the senior recurve archers, it was a tie between Roger Glover and Robert Markham, who both lowered their handicaps by 6 points. The senior compounds showed fewer improvements during the year, with Mitch Vaughan leading the way with a reduction of 1 point. We managed to add a total of 55 new county records during the course of the year and it was good to see some of the new record claims going to some new faces including Stephen Horne, Charlotte Pudney and Ellie Vidgeon-Hart. Owen Humphreys also showed good performance with two new record claims for junior longbow. Well done also to Michael Markham who continued to make a mark adding 22 new records during the year. For the seniors, Nigel Norris had a terrific season, claiming his first senior county record and shooting some great personal bests during the indoor season.

Two juniors who once again showed outstanding performance during the year were Philip Glover and Michael Markham. Philip’s achievements during the year are too numerous to mention in this report, but some of the highlights were representing the England Team at both the National Championships in Lilleshall and at the Euronations Tournament in Northern Ireland. Philip achieved 2nd place in the National Rankings and finished the year by earning his senior Master Bowman status as he moves into the adult category.

Michael Markham built on his success in 2004 of being one of the youngest archers to shoot for the England Team at the age of 13, and achieved a National Ranking of 7 amongst juniors of all age groups during 2005. Last November, he was selected for the GB Junior Team and now undergoes a rigorous training regime which includes shooting 300 each day, with a Korean coach who is focused on preparing this group for the 2012 Olympic Games.

In the County rankings, we again showed excellent form with the following Top Ten placings announced at the Essex County Archery Association AGM:

Senior Gents Recurve 6th - Robert Markham 7th - Tommy Hodder Senior Ladies Recurve 2nd - Kerry Hodder Senior Gents Compound 1st – Philip Glover 5th – Mitch Vaughan Junior Gents Recurve 1st – Michael Markham 4th – Michael Judd 6th – Stephen Horne Junior Gents Compound 1st – Tom Pow 2nd – George Fenton 3rd – Aaron Vaughan 4th – Clinton Abbott 6th – Luke Jarrold 8th – Harry Abbott Junior Ladies Compound 1st – Charlotte Pudney 2nd – Ellie Vidgeon-Hart


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We now come to chapter five, part two of the Compound Bow, (chapter four was split into two parts for the convenience of our editor). In this part I will explain a little more about the design of compound bows and the accessories used with them.

One important feature that has changed over the years is the method of adjusting draw length, (this is most important for bow selection, whilst for a Recurve bow draw length is not critical, for a Compound this is a major selection criterion). With the 4 or 6 wheeler bows, the pylons are rotated to lengthen or shorten the draw length, i.e. by changing the length of the buss cables. Alternatively strings of varying length could be used and for this purpose, the string was attached to the wheels using tear-drop connectors. Later the wheels were made with slots and pegs so that the string could be wrapped around the wheels varying amounts to lengthen or shorten it. These are often referred to as “Tri-draw” wheels, as they usually had three positions for the string, giving plus/minus 1 ins from nominal draw length. Some manufacturers extended these to 5 positions or more, to give finer adjustments. Additionally, the buss cable side of the wheel might also have slots/pegs to increase the range of adjustment. Many bows of the eighties and early nineties also included “doughnuts” with a choice of different length slots, in the buss cable part of the system. These were to provide fine adjustment of draw length and balance wheel rollover. Later, manufacturers hit upon the idea of modifying the inner part of the wheel/cam, by allowing for it to be rotated and then locked in required place. This is convenient, because this part of the system is not under load when the bow is in a braced condition. This system operates by stopping the draw when the inner cam contacts the buss cables. Using this system leaves the peak draw weight the same for all draw lengths. Unfortunately, it also creates a false valley, so on the shortest settings the bow feels “spongy” at full draw. A similar effect can be achieved by the use of “modules” on the inner cam, so that a different one is used for each required draw length. This has been refined by the manufacturers modifying the shape of each module to give more consistent feel to the bow. Some designers take advantage of this to provide alternative let-off ratios as well, to suit finger or release shooters. On many top line bows however, draw adjustment can only be achieved by changing the wheels/cams for each draw length change. This is because the cams are designed to operate only within a limited range of rotation and thus provide a precise force draw characteristic. With the systems using synthetic fibre cables, fine draw length adjustments can be made by twisting up strings and buss cables – up to about half an inch usually. For twin wheel/cam bows, it is important that the rollover, or timing, is kept the same for both wheels/cams, or else an erratic shooting characteristic develops. This problem of timing on twin cam bows was the reason for the growth in popularity of single cam bows. On these, all of the cam functions are carried out by a single, multi-track cam attached to the bottom limb. The top limb then uses just a round idler wheel to carry the string and transfer load to the top limb. This brings its own problems as the string and cables are no longer symmetrical and balanced. This causes the string nock point to move up and down as the bow is drawn and released, affecting arrow flight. Designers have attempted to overcome this by producing various “hybrid” systems, such as the Darton “CPS (Controlled Power


(Continued from page 4) County Colours for representing Essex at matches in 2005 went to Clinton Abbott, Mitch Vaughan, Aaron Vaughan, Tom Pow, Michael Markham, Michael Judd, Philip Glover and George Fenton. Congratulations must also go to Alex Purser, who took time out of his busy University schedule to run the Ken Gray Memorial shoot and to Roger Glover for managing our junior team on the day, who had the honour of securing the return to Mayflower of the winners trophy. Well done to the members of the winning team who were newcomers Matt Harris, Lewis Jones, Katie Ward and Nicole Scorah.

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(Continued from page 5) System)”, Hoyt “Cam & a half”, Merlin “Omega System” and Bowtech “Equaliser Binary Cam System”, in an effort to give true horizontal nock travel. Others, such as Mathews, have concentrated on modifying the inner and outer cam forms to give straight line nock travel. This compromise however, usually reduces the ultimate speed of the bow. The design of wheels and cams has gone hand in hand with changes in bow length. With long axle bows relatively small wheels/cams are needed for a given draw length. For short draw length archers, this is an important consideration. With larger components there would not be a complete roll over and the full characteristic could not be achieved. This is why single or complex cams cannot be fitted to the older long axle bows, if a short draw length is required. Short draw archers are therefore, much better off with a short axle bow and a lower brace height.

Compared to a Recurve bow, the Compound is noticeably heavier, usually above 4lbs (2kg). Then adding accessories, again heavier than equivalent Recurve, can take the all-up weight close to 7lbs (3kg). Fortunately most manufacturers also make lightweight versions for ladies and mature juniors and also lighter versions still for youngsters. These latter models often also include a wide range of draw lengths in one model, to allow for future growth. With regard to draw weight, virtually all models these days can have the peak force adjusted by tightening or loosening the bolts which connect the limbs to the riser. The range of adjustment varies, but is usually within the range of 10 to 15 lbs. If the draw length can also be varied, then the range will be greater, as a change of 2ins can cause a change of 10 to 20lbs in peak draw weight. In older bows, limb pockets are usually part of the riser or mounted rigidly to it. With these bows, limb shake and rattle can be a problem if the poundage is set too low. Newer bows tend to have the limbs mounted securely in the pockets and the whole pocket and limb assembly can be adjusted and then securely locked in place. This is a design feature that has only recently been widely adopted and is one of the reasons for the improved accuracy of modern bows and for making short axle bows acceptable to target archers.

Once the Compound bow was separated from the mainstream Recurve bow in competition, other changes were made to further improve its shooting accuracy. Changes were also needed to the accessories to make them strong enough to withstand the higher level of vibrations generated. Specific or modified accessories developed for Compound shooting include the following items.

Sights, similar to Recurve version but more robust to resist vibration. Usually equipped with a “scope” unit containing magnifying lens and spirit level bubble. The bubble helps in keeping the bow upright during aiming and shooting which is particularly useful in Field Archery when shooting across uneven ground. The magnification effect of the lens improves aiming accuracy. An example of a simple but robust compound sight and a magnifying scope are shown below. It is however, difficult to adjust in fine increments and the sight block often vibrates loose during shooting. More expensive models incorporate features to overcome these problems.

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Peep-sight (in string). This is part of the aiming system and is needed when a scope is used, to clarify or sharpen the image. It also helps in the lateral and vertical alignment of the bow. Some examples are shown below. Beginners and finger shooters tend to prefer the first model which has a rubber tube to pull the peep into alignment. This however, also pulls the string or cables and can cause inconsistent shots. Also, the rubber often breaks at a critical time in a competition. The others need more time spent in setting-up, but cause fewer problems in use when correctly installed.

Release Aids, these are used to improve the consistency of releasing the string. The earliest ones were developments of the devices used by archers from the east to shoot their short composite bows and later used with Flight bows. Early designs included a short hook or spike, held in the drawing hand, which could be twisted to release the string. Later developments resulted in jaw type releases and cam controlled releases. These could be held in the hand or retained by a strap around the wrist. The advantage of these devices is that there is only a single contact point on the string, so there is no string drag caused by the uneven release of three fingers. Some basic release aids, or trigger releases are shown below:

Two of these are shown with cords or “rope” attached, which can be hooked around the bow string. This can be a slow process at times, so a rope attached to the string is preferred by many archers. Besides speeding up attachment to the bow, this puts the pull directly behind the arrow, helping with speed and accuracy.

An example, known as a “D” Loop, is shown here These changes help to reduce the contact point, so “finger pinch” problems with short axle bows are reduced. These are all factors encouraging the current vogue for the use of short bows, both for field and target archery.

The release aid is probably the most significant of the accessories which make the Compound bow so much more accurate than a Recurve,. For this reason a wide variety of them can be found in current archery catalogues. The range covers wrist held and hand held models. The wrist models are usually triggered by the index finger, much like a rifle trigger. The hand held ones have much more variation, being activated by the thumb, the little finger or by hand rotation initiated by contraction of the back muscles, usually referred to as “back-tension” releases. :

This is a “back-tension” release, which can be used with the rope or with a “D Loop”. Versions of this are also available with a safety mechanism to prevent an inadvertent early release. This style of release was one of the earliest designs but initially lost out to the trigger type. It is now regaining popularity as it encourages good technique and can often

assist in overcoming some forms of “target panic”.

Using release aids changes the “paradox” effect on the arrow, from horizontal to vertical. This requires a different arrow rest, called a “launcher”, to cater for this, which has vertical compliance, either with a spring or magnets. Samples of some basic models are shown below: These are effective once set-up, but are difficult to adjust when bow tuning, which is why the more expensive versions have independent horizontal, vertical, rotational and spring tension adjustments.

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Shooting a Portsmouth round, teams from Oakfield, Abbey, Rayleigh, Epping and Mayflower supported this invitation shoot for less experienced archers. This allowed our very experienced juniors to step back, educate and take a turn at scoring. One of the aims is for juniors to learn to shoot under competition rules, but with no pressure so most archers were instructed to relax, shoot as best as you can, but above all, enjoy the event. Black Stag were unfortunate in not having many available juniors this year and several teams were short due to illness. This allowed some experienced juniors to shoot alongside and gain some free practice for the following day’s competitions.


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Above are examples of wrist releases. These are generally favoured by field archers, as the release is always close to hand and not likely to be left behind when moving from target to target.

Above, are some more advanced releases which employ a more complex internal lever mechanism to give a “snap” release action. These are preferred by most target archers as they can be set-up to suit various shooting styles. The cheaper, simple releases tend to lead to “punching the trigger”, a bad habit to fall into if consistent shooting is the aim.

In the next chapter I will explain more on the basic selection, setting-up and shooting of Compound bows.

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(Continued from page 8) As usual, the event ran smoothly, but Alex is now used to it and so are a lot of the assistants. I bottled out of some of the heavy work this year, preferring to concentrate on managing ‘my team’. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it, but those who did help, managed to set up in under an hour and take it down even quicker. That’s Mayflower teamwork. Those teams I spoke to said they had enjoyed themselves, competitors, helpers and officials. The only sad person again was Ian Pow being unable to fleece everyone for raffle tickets. He was so upset; he let Nigel Norris sweep the floor. While results were being prepared, archers were entertained by what Judge Mike Pearce described as the “World famous, Billericay balloon shoot” and free sweets for every balloon burst. It’s amazing how accuracy and competitiveness improve at this point. Twenty-five or so archers managed to burst 300 balloons in a matter of minutes. Thanks go to Judges Graham Sibley and Mike Pearce, Lady Paramount Iris Major, caterer Shirley Purser, all Mayflower helpers, Alex Purser for the total organisation and all clubs who entered teams that make this event worthwhile. Results as follows: 1st Mayflower 330 2nd Epping 298 3rd Rayleigh 292 Close behind and supporting the spirit of the event: Abbey 288 Oakfield 282 Best Gold Lewis Jones, Mayflower Worst White Reece Powell, Rayleigh

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Competitions coming up in the outdoor season - as usual talk to Julie for more information or if you want her to put your entry in. If you are wanting to get started in competition for juniors there are the Havering Youth Games on 6th May and for both juniors and seniors the Racketts shoot on 3rd June is another good one to start at. The rounds are explained on the round cards which I think most people have, with different distance requirements for the various age groups - ask if you are not sure. LONGBOW ARCHERS there are two competitions specifically for Longbows listed here (Fairlop Oak and Grays), although you are of course welcome at all of the others as well Sunday 16th April 2006, Essex County Clout Champs, Whitbread Sports Ground, Durham Avenue, Woodford Green. Round: Double Clout 9.15 assembly, 9.45 sighters Sunday 23rd April 2006, Colchester, Mill Road Sports Ground, Mill Road, Colchester Round: York, Hereford, Western 10am sighters Saturday 6th May, Havering Youth Games, Hornchurch Sportscentre Rounds: National, Short National, Jnr National, Sh Jnr National Recurve Team award for 3 archers, compounds welcome. No entry fee 11am sighters - This one is only open to juniors ( a good one to go to if you want to get in to competition shooting). Saturday 13th May 2006, West Essex Bowmen, Junior Invitation Competition, at


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(Continued from page 9) Belhus Woods Country Park, Upminster. assembly 10.15 sighters 10.30. National rounds according to age group. No entry fee, but £2 parking fee. This is only open to juniors and is a good one to get you started at competitions. Sunday 14th May 2006. The Pilgrim Whit Shoot, Belus Woods Country Park, Upminster Rounds: Long Western, Western, Sh Western, jnr western, sh jun western Assembly 10.15, sighters 10.30. Team awards for 4 recurve archers shooting Long Western. Highest 4 scores comprise A team, nex 4 comprise B team. Also trophy for highest scoring recurve junior shooting their age group. Sunday 28th May, Middlesex Country Champs , Osterley, Middlesex Rose Status, York, Hereford and Bristol rounds Sighters 10am Saturday 3rd June, Racketts Junior Shoot (Seniors & Longbows welcome) Woodlands School, Takely End, Basildon Rounds: Long Western, Western, Short Western, Sh Jnr Western 10.15 for 10.30 sighters This is a good one for all archers wanting to get in to competition shooting. Sunday 4th June, Abbey Albion, Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch Rounds: Albion, Windsor, Short Windsor, Junior Windsor. Sighters 11am. Note: juniors check distances as they may be further than you usually shoot for Windsors. Sunday 11th June 2006 Ascham “Old Foresters” Albion Shoot, The Park Rivenhall Gardnes, Snaresbrook London E 18 Round Albion, Windsor, Sh Windsor, Jnr Windsor Sighters 11am Saturday 17th June 2006, Essex County Target Junior Championships, at Noak Hill Archers, Grange Road, Noak Hill, Romford Rounds Bristol 1,2,3,4,5 Assembly 9.15 for 9.30 sighters Juniors only. Note: there are some entry forms in circulation with the wrong rounds on them - this will be Bristol Rounds. Sunday 18th June 2006, Essex Country Target Championships at Noak Hill Archers, Grange Road, Noak Hill, Romford Rounds York, Hereford, Western Saturday 24th June 2006, Fairlop Oak Longbow Meeting at Oakfield Archers, Elmbridge Sports & Social Club, Hainault Round, Double National Assembly 10.45 First Arrow 11am. Longbows only. Sunday 2nd July 2006 Grays Archers, Shell Club, Springhouse Road, Corringham Round: Double National Longbow Shoot Assembly 10.45, sighters 11am Sunday 23rd July 2006, Essex FITA Champs, at Havering Nalgo Archers (HNA), Gays Sports Field, Jubilee Close, Romford Assembly 9am, sighters 9.15 for FITA & Metrics, 13.15 for short metrics. Rounds: FITA & Metrics I to IV also Short Metrics in the afternoon (6 dozen starting at 50m) Sunday 30th July 2006 East Anglian Champs, Framlingham Sports Club, Suffolk Rounds: York, Hereford, Bristols


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Sighters 9.30 Sunday 13th August 2006, Kent Champs, Hadlow College, Tonbridge Kent Round York, Hereford, Bristols 9.15 assembly Sunday 20th August 2006, Grays Archers, Shell Club , Springhouse Road, Corringham Round: All Western Rounds - sorry no compounds 10.45 sighters That is all that I have in the book at present, but no doubt Robert has lots more listed on the Mayflower website “tournament diary” page.

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Last year whilst at our outdoor field at Barleylands, I toyed with the plan of organising a field shoot. A few thought this was a good idea and in December I started to get this project into motion. We thought of some dates and agreed on the 25 March, this was perfect as it is in the interim period between the indoor and outdoor seasons. So with a bit of GNAS, a bit of EFAA, a bit of NFAS and a lot of fun this became a reality and a tremendous success too. The layout was a 2x10 unmarked course with plenty of 3D's to give first timers a taster of unmarked 3D Field Archery and judging by the smiling faces and kind comments it was apparent that all had a good time. As this was the first competition I have organised, you can imagine my delight when out of the 26 names entered all had turned up. My thanks to Tony Preston for the 3Ds, Robin Frost for the paper faces (those little snakes were a challenge!), Julie and Keith Bishop for the metal stakes, George Fenton for designing the certificates and printing the names of every competitor as well as laying out the course with Philip Glover on Saturday morning, Mitch Vaughan for his Field expertise and course walking, Nic Adams and Ian Pow as the Field Party and to you the Archers for supporting this event all 100 pct of you! But I reserve my special thanks to Roger Glover. From the onset Roger has been there to help in every aspect of the organisation and I'm sure the NFAS and EFAA readers would like your meticulously painted stakes and pegs. Maybe the interim between the outdoor season and indoor season sometime in the Autumn we can do the same again, let me know what you think, in the meantime however welcome to the outdoor season and enjoyable shooting. Results

Longbow Junior Gent 1st Joseph Vidgeon-Hart 142 Bowhunter Recurve Gents 1st Nigel Norris 290 2nd Phillip Glover 162 Longbow Gents 1st George Fenton 240 2nd John Layton 216 3rd Keith Bishop 194 4th Martin Vidgeon-Hart 182 5th Owen Humphreys 152 Barebow Recurve Gents 1st Mike McGee 264

2nd Roger Glover 250 Bowhunter Unlimited 1st Mitch Vaughan 356 Freestyle Recurve Cub Girls 1st Nicole Scorah 264 2nd Katie Ward 262 3rd Sarah Finch 180 Compound Unlimited Junior Ladies 1st Lucy Gilbey 288 Compound Unlimited Junior Gents 1st Matthew Harris 170 2nd James Curtis 268


Chairman: David Mallett Club Secretary: Brian Manhood Membership Secretaries: Brian Manhood Robert Markham (see below for contact details) Treasurer: Julie Bishop Equipment Officer: Brian Edwards Competitions Officer: Nigel Norris Field Captain: Andrew Paice Junior Liason Officer: (position vacant) Records Officer: Robert Markham General Member: Jim Gilbey Newsletter Editor: Nic Adams

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(Continued from page 11) Freestyle Recurve Jnr Gent 1st Alastair Humphreys 270 Freestyle Cub Boy 1st Lewis Jones 294 Compound Unlimited Cub Boy 1st Andrew Curtis 124 Freestyle Recurve Ladies

Good representation from Mayflower seniors and juniors at this years indoor County Championships, held at the Courage Hall, Brentwood. A single spot FITA 25m round was shot and after an indoor season which has been without any tournaments for me and Michael, it was good to see some old friends again from around the County. It was good to see Kerry Hodder doing her bit for the County as Lady Paramount and a nice touch to present three prizes to archers from each of the three sessions. Mayflower's Tim Nash, shooting for the University of London, won Gold for the highest scoring Compound visitor. Thanks to our Juniors, Mayflower managed to retain both the County Compound Team and County Recurve Team trophies. A welcome result, and in the absence of Philip Glover who was attending the National Indoor Champs., Tommy Hodder made up the Compound numbers by shooting Recurve in the first session and Compound in the last. Not surprisingly, Tommy managed to prop up the Compound Team and secured a place in both winning team categories. Man of the Match was Michael Judd, who shot an excellent score of 534 and won the Junior Trophy as well as providing the highest score in the County recurve Team. The medal positions from Mayflower were as follows: Gents Compound Mitch Vaughan 2nd Ladies Recurve Kerry Hodder 2nd Junior Recurve Michael Judd 1st, Michael Markham 2nd Junior Ladies Compound Charlotte Pudney 1st Junior Gents Compound Aaron Vaughan 1st, George Fenton 2nd Married Couples Award Tommy & Kerry Hodder 1st County Recurve Team Michael Judd 1st, Michael Markham 1st, Kerry Hodder, 1st Tommy Hodder 1st County Compound Team Mitch Vaughan 1st, Aaron Vaughan 1st, George Fenton 1st ,Tommy Hodder 1st

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