Very Hot Round

Wow, was Saturday hot or what? 14 of us, dragged ourselves around the Ant Hill Range to post some great scores despite the high temperature. There were personal best scores abounding. Sam Harwood shot fantastically to beat his own record. Ben Ward shot 80 pts better, Gene Shea, PB of 336 and Brett Hodgeman an unlucky 398 out of 400. He was on the 3rd last target and just missed the “A” zone, scoring only 18 points to dash his chance at the elusive 400 out of 400, maybe next week.
The scores were;
Men – Brett Hodgeman 398, Alastair Smedley 380, Cec Apps 370, Glenn Freeman 366, Neil Ussher 366, Gary Ward 330, Lenny McGlashan 284.
Ladies – Karen Smedley 346.
Juniors Boys –Jacob Fuit 380, Sam Harwood 340, Gene Shea 336, Ben Ward 330, Dion Ussher 232 (Bare Bow), Zac Ward 98.
A warm welcome (pardon the pun) to Zac Ward who gave competition archery a go for the first time. He shot quite well from the second peg (green peg) as he thought the 1st peg (yellow peg) was to close!
Remember our Christmas Party is set for the 19th of December and coincidently so is the AGM. All positions will be vacant for new blood. Don’t let that put you off coming to the party though. Looking forward to seeing you all there

3 Arrow Round Goanna Range 14th November

What a difference 7 days makes, we had a fine and sunny afternoon at “the back of Batty” for last week ends club round. A massive change from the previous week’s near wash out of the branch shoot. Our small club can conquer a lot, but not the weather.
This week 13 archers went round the Goanna Range with the targets be “put out” by a more forgiving crew as our range captain was out of action. Even so some of the cardboard critters were still a challenge. Martin Ussher is sneaking up on the rest of the club members, making things quite interesting in the juniors with a 384 out of 400, a very good personal best. Jacob Fuit is still the one to beat, only ahead by 2 points this week.
The scores were;
Men – Cec Apps 384, Alastair Smedley 382, Glenn Freeman 378, Brett Hodgeman 374, Josh Apps 362, Matt Hodgeman 254.
Ladies – Karen Smedley 340.
Juniors Boys –Jacob Fuit 386, Martin Ussher 384, Dion Ussher 366, Sam Harwood 328, jack Powick 292 (PB), Frank Smith 238 (PB).
Young Jack Powick achieved a good PB this week after not having a shot for a while, and junior shooter Frank Smith also had a great PB as well, excellent. This is what it is all about, having fun with friends and achieving a best score on the way.
Our Christmas Party is set for the 19th of December, bring your tent, bring your van, bring yourself for a great social occasion after the Saturday shoot. Mark this date on the calendar. Old and new members are all welcome. We all looking forward to seeing you all. Contacts for archery are Cec Apps – 65627047 or Neil Ussher 65631148 for more details.

Macleay Valley Archers – N.N.S.W Branch ABA Shoot

What to do whilst it is bucketing down.

A Meal Fit For A King

What Archers will drive through for a weekend away.

Well, we can certainly organize some rain, our Club Invitational Branch Shoot was almost washed out over the weekend, and after all the great week ends we’ve had lately, But we’re a hardy lot and those who got through had a go despite the wet. 18 archers competed in the lecherous (leeches galore!) conditions, it was a bit slippery out there and a there was a whole lot of the running stuff underfoot. The official branch shoot was called off but we ran a club shoot anyway. (We didn't drive through all that water for nothing.)
First up on Saturday morning was the 3 arrow round and thankfully we caught a break with no rain while we were out on the Goanna range. Unfortunately the afternoon was unkind as most got a drenching in the 1 Arrow Round before they completed the course. The uncomfortable conditions didn’t seem to worry Macleay Valley Archer Jacob Fuit as he top scored for the day with a pair of 394 scores. Brett Hodgeman also reveled in the wet with a 390 and backed it up with 382, each out of a possible 400 points.
After a belly warming breakfast on Sunday, it was decided that we call off the 2 arrow round in favor of an early mark to get home in daylight.
A big thank you to Karen, Neil, Narelle & Kathy for all their work in the kitchen.
It was still a great week end and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like warming themselves in front of the fire when it’s a bit wet under foot.

Back to normal now, hopefully it will stop raining for next week ends club round, see you there.

One Arrow Round 31/10/09

Well a couple of earlier spots of rain didn’t deter the 20 Macleay Valley Archers who tackled the Ant Hill Range on Saturday. Range Captain Shane, tricked a few this week with his angled and upside-down targets. You’d think that it would be the same, just the other way up, but it certainly pulled a few arrows amiss. Its great to see the younger ones having a go, we had Frank and John Smith, Allan Youdale and Josh Heuston coming back out to Tamban to test their skills with bow and arrow with their scores getting better each week.
The scores were;
Men – Brett Hodgeman 386, Shane Fuit 384, Matt Gray 374, Alastair Smedley 354, Glenn Freeman 338, Darrin Simmonds 336, Josh Apps 316, Cec Apps 314, Matt Hodgeman 172.
Ladies – Karen Smedley 330.
Juniors Boys –Jacob Fuit 388, Dion Ussher 378, Martin Ussher 350, Sam Harwood 260, Gene Shea 246, Jordan Byrne 164, Frank Smith 152 (PB), Allan Youdale 106, Josh Heuston 102, John Smith 56.
This week end is our NNSW Branch, ABA Shoot. If you’re camping over be sure to get out there early, so you can set up. Meals available on Friday night as all is prepared for a great week end. It’s a 9.30 Muster on Saturday, so don’t be late and allow enough time to register.