1 July 2023
Welcome to the third report of the 2023 outdoor shooting season.
Neill White has offered to take over while I am away – he will deal with the 252, Archery GB Progress and DCAS Summer Postal score sheets in my absence. Thank you Neill.
Two new club records were set and two existing club records beaten in June.
Certificates will be awarded to the following archers:
The following Classification Badges were awarded under the new Archery GB Classification Scheme:
More information on classification can be found here, or speak to me on a shooting night. You can start to shoot classification rounds once you have achieved your 20 yard 252 or AGB Progress award, and start working towards your first Archer Classification.
Badges were awarded to the following archers:
John Pengilley:
Nick Tripp:
Steve Marsh:
Steve Millard:
Corey Richardson:
Paul Horsley:
Bruce Cox:
Stacey Warren:
Henry Munns:
Laurence Nairne:
Mark Downing:
Mark Nightingale:
Jake Downing:
Jack:
Seraya:
A further three people completed their 252 award during their supervised sessions. Badges will be awarded once membership has been confirmed.
More information on the two progress schemes can be found here, or speak to me at one of our club sessions.
The following scores were entered for June:
This month saw wins for the Compound, Longbow, Mixed A, Mixed B, Mixed C, Mixed D (Bye), Yelverton A (Bye) and Yelverton B.
Jack retains his title as the highest scoring U16 Boys Recurve Archer, whilst Neill White takes the title of highest scoring Gents Longbow Archer with a score of 275.
After the second month the team standings are as follows:
Once again can I please remind you all that this is a monthly competition so we all need to be shooting our Warwick rounds for entry into the July round. This is open to all club members who are currently capable of shooting the relevant distances.
Details of the competition can be found here.
DCAS Summer Postal League Scores – June 2023
DCAS Summer Postal League Tables – June 2023
Corey, Neill and Linda all won competition medals. Linda and Neill won Rose Awards, and Neill shot a new Longbow 50+ National Record with his Hereford/Bristol I score of 561.
Neill’s national record has now been confirmed. Well done Neill!
A full report of the day can be found in the club news section.
So far only 5 score sheets have been submitted for the club Coronation Competition. Three have qualified for a Gold medal and two for silver.
The competition runs to the end of August and details can be found here, anyone with a 20 yard 252 or AGB Progress award, or above, can shoot a Windsor round and be in with the chance to win a Coronation medal. The Windsor rounds are as follows:
Shooting a successful Windsor round will also go a long way towards an Archer Classification.
If you have any questions please talk to me at one of our club sessions.
John Pengilley,
Records Officer, Yelverton Bowman