Demonstration Videos
Hey guys, some of you may have noticed I have updated the compound video in the about archery section of the site but the recurve & longbow ones are really old and we have no video for flatbow. I would like to ask for some of you to get some nice new videos in high definition uploaded to youtube so we can showcase good form on the site. Just a upload a video of you shooting an end and drop me an email with a link. If I get lots of submissions I’ll rotate the videos on the site so everyone gets a go.
Obviously this is for DCA Members only…
WA18M results
Below are the results from the WA18M on the 7th of December.
Compound Postal Scores
Compound archers, I will be coming after you all again shortly for scores for the postal league.
Our first match in October was a Bye so this week will be the match for November Vs Cleadon. In December we are against Killingworth, then Houghton in January. March will be the final against whoever wins the B league.
Good luck toour opponents. You will need it :)
Awards Evening
Wednesday 8th October – 7pm at Houghall.
It’s time for our awards evening to recognise everyone’s achievements. Awards classifications, club records and vote for the DCA archer of the year.
Quiz and buffet provided and it won’t cost you a penny! just bring along your own alcohol.
Would be great to see as many members as possible there. Even if you don’t have an award to collect come along for what promises to be a great evening.
No Shooting – Tuesday 23rd September
The School need the hall on Tuesday 23rd September, so we will be unable to shoot. The next indoor session is Friday 26th September.
Indoor Shooting
Don’t fofrget we are indoors from Tuesday 16th September during the week.
Venue: Framwellgate School – 6pm to 9pm, Tuesdays and Friday’s
We will continue to shoot outdoors at Houghall on Saturday’s until we move fully indoor’s on Saturday 4th October.
End of Season Shoot
Well done to all those that took part in yesterdays End of Season shoot. I hope you all enjoyed it and I think everyone went away with a prize.
It’s was a great day and several new Club records were set! – well done everyone.
Archery GB Membership
Archery GB and Affiliation Fees Annual Renewal
Membership fees for 2014/15 are due by the end of September – the cost for this year are shown below:
Can you please arrange to pay to Club Secretary or Treasurer as soon as possible please?
| Adult | Junior | |
| Archery GB | £40.00 | £25.00 |
| DNAA | £3.00 | £1.50 |
| NCAS | £2.50 | £1.25 |
| Totals | £45.50 | £27.75 |
FIeld, because shooting while not falling over is boring!
When: Monday August the 25th
What: WA Field familiarisation day
Eh?: Some of you will have at times over the summer seen me shooting at funny distances on funny little targets like this:
This is a FITA (WA) Field target. Field archery is a form of target archery practiced in a woodland setting. for a standard FITA 48, 24 targets are shot on Day 1, 3 arrows per target, but the good bit is that you don’t know how far away the target is, or what angle it will be at. To further enhance the fun, the targets range in size from the 20cm “bunny” to the big 80cm face. Distances range from 5-60M (unmarked) and different bowstyles shoot from different positions, e.g. Compound and Recurve Unlimited shoot from the red (hard) peg. Day 2 is the “marked” day where you are told how far away the target is, however the shots are often more difficult due to the position of the peg. The rules are somewhat different, like what you can have with you, (hint, no rangefinders) but the joy of wandering around in beautiful woodland with your bow and your target companions where every target is a surprise has to be experienced.
Every year the County organises an open shoot at Netherwhitton in Northumberland and I thought that in order to introduce everyone to a new way of looking at Archery and hopefully get a few of you to try it out, I would run a familiarisation day to demystify the whole thing. I will explain the rules / how the shoot will run / how to gauge distances / what to expect on the day etc.
Dee and I tried Field last year for the first time and both loved it. I hope that you will too.
If you are interested in attending the familiarisation day please can you let me know in advance so I can plan for the attendance levels appropriate.
Note, normal shooting will take place as usual on the rest of the field, so don’t worry if you aren’t interested.
Lloyd