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We are pleased to announce details of the outdoor shooting programme for this year.

Along with the regular practice nights (all of which are designated as target days), we are setting aside the last Saturday of the month to shoot a specific round (details in the events calendar).

Here's the summary

Apr 28th: Warwick & Junior Warwick

May 26th: National & Junior National

Jun 30th: National & Junior National

Jul 28th: Long Metric III & IV

Aug 25th: Short Metric II & III

Sep 29th: End of season handicap shoot (Western rounds)

Scores from these rounds (and scores from other rounds shot on target days (basically any other club day)) can be submitted to records@netherhall-archers.org to generate the handicap needed for the end of season shoot in September. If you have any questions about rounds or handicaps, don't hesitate to ask one of the committee who will be happy to explain things to you.

A double celebration was held during the practice session on Saturday (14th) as Francois and Mary were congratulated by members of the club for their recent achievements.

Francois (pictured here with coach Philip Watson), who has recently returned to archery after a long absence from the sport, clearly has his sights set high as he shot a fabulous score of 126 to easily pass the requirements for the FITA White Arrow award. While Mary, one of our club coaches, shot a new personal best of 488 for the National round and qualified as Bowman 2nd Class.

Congratulations to both!

Lloyd Brown, Archery GB's head coach, along with his coaching team at Lilleshall have put together a fabulous series of YouTube style video clips which will be a huge benefit to those looking to improve their shooting.

Take a look at Archery GB Coaching Videos then why not ask one of the Club coaches for more hands on help and advice.

The rain couldn't dampen the enthusiasm as the outdoor season got underway on Tuesday evening. With Bosses at distances ranging from 20yds-60yds most folks were taking the opportunity to update their sight-marks and check their wet weather gear was performing well!

Thankfully the weather for Thursday looks better so why not come on down and enjoy a little early evening practice.

Also check out the handy/dandy forecast widget on the shooting times page here.

Adult Recurve

• Chris Ferney 508
• James Beal 484
• Mary Watson 483
• Martin Hathaway 455
• Debbie Mould 410

Bare Bow

• James Bridges 416
• Joe Bridges 405

• Daniel Gibson 351
• Julian Harpum 134

Novice

• Graham Taylor 409
• Vanessa Cox 396
• Sarah 352
• John Cox 339
• Diana Cox 327
• Nick Scott 211

Junior Recurve

• Peter Cox 353

Compound

• Francis Williams 463

On Saturday we had an excellent turn out of club members for the end of indoor season Portsmouth shoot. Here are some photos of that event. The full results of the shoot have been posted here.

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Just a quick reminder about the end of season shoot.

This year the end of season shoot will be held on the 24^th of March at our usual Saturday venue (Netherhall School).

We'll be shooting a Portsmouth round. Medals and certificates will be available in five different classes:-

• Compound
• Recurve (Snr.)
• Recurve (Jnr.)
• Longbow/Barebow
• Novices (those who have been shooting for less than a year)

Everyone should be in with a chance of a medal and either way it should be a good social and the chance to get together as a whole club and enjoy a good morning's shooting so why not come along and have a bit of a giggle.

Philip & Mary, two of our club coaches, spent a day out at the Southern Counties Archery Society (SCAS) coaches conference yesterday (3rd March) which was held at the RAF Musuem near Hendon in London.

Coaches from all over the southern counties region came to hear speakers deliver talks on a wide range of topics including sports psychology, the use of video analysis, the latest developments in strength and conditioning training and news from the national coaching committee.

The keynote speaker was Michael Peart a TeamGB member and a strong contender for a place in our Olympic squad. Michael kept everyone entertained with insights into what it's like to be a TeamGB member and the differences in coaching styles between coaches he's worked with in the recent past including some great stories about Lloyd Brown who was brought in following the 2008 Beijing Olympics to prepare TeamGB for this summers games in London.

Philip & Mary will be passing on the latest developments in archery coaching they've learned at the conference through the club coaching clinics so don't forget to sign up!

Wednesday's club night saw three more members scoop their FITA Black Arrow award. Presented by club Chairman Chris Fernie, Sarah, Ken and Onel were quite rightly delighted with their achievement having only recently completed their beginners course with us.

They now have their sights firmly trained on the Blue Arrow award and another badge to add to their quiver!

For details on the FITA progression scheme and the arrow awards, surf on over to http://www.archery.org and follow the links to the beginners area.

Disney/Pixar have always produced great family entertainment and this summer we'll have an archery themed movie from them to enjoy!

Point your browser at Disney Pixar's "Brave" movie site for more information and sneak-peek trailers of what's likely to be this year's summer block-buster.

Like Brave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PixarBrave

Official Brave Website: http://disney.com/Brave

Credit: ©Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Seen here with club coaches Mary and Philip are recently qualified archers (from left to right) Graham, Sarah, Nick, Ken, Sue & Onel (not pictured) showing off their certificates and FITA White Arrow awards.

Well done to all and see you on the shooting line!

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We're delighted to announce the details of the end of indoor season shoot which this year will be held on the 24^th of March at our usual Saturday venue (Netherhall School).

We'll be shooting a Portsmouth round. Medals and certificates will be available in five different classes:-

• Compound
• Recurve (Snr.)
• Recurve (Jnr.)
• Longbow/Barebow
• Novices (those who have been shooting for less than a year)

So everyone should be in with a shout of a medal and either way it should be a good social and the chance to get together as a whole club and enjoy a good morning's shooting so why not come along and have a bit of a giggle.

Keep a close eye on the web-site as we're putting the final touches to the plans for the end of season shoot. This year we'll be offering a Portsmouth round with classes which will give all club members a good chance of a medal.

For those of you not familiar with the Portsmouth round, it consists of 5-doz. arrows, shot in ends of three at a 60cm target face at 20yds. Ten-zone scoring is used (inner gold=10, outer gold=9, etc.) with a maximum score of 600.

A blank score-sheet will be available in the members area shortly for those of you who fancy getting some practice in before hand!

The most recent Beginners' course at Netherhall is fully subscribed, and is now in full swing. Here is a picture of Phil and Mary instructing them at Netherhall School Sports Hall this weekend. The next beginners' course has already got people signed up for it. The date is yet to be decided, but we'll post this information soon.

Members braved a chilly afternoon to blow away the Christmas/New Year cobwebs last Wednesday (28th Dec) with a Frostbite round at our regular outdoor shooting venue in Cambridge.

Although the weather was kind, everyone was pleased to re-fuel and warm up with hot chocolate at half time.

Check out pictures of the event here.

With the holiday period fast approaching, Chris has confirmed the shooting schedule for the Christmas/New Year period. Details below.

• Wednesday 21st December: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 24th December: No shooting
• Wednesday 28th December: 1pm-3pm Hills Road Sixth Form College playing fields (Sedley Taylor Rd). Frostbite round.
• Saturday 31st December: No shooting
• Wednesday 4th January: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 7th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 11th January: Cancelled (School Exams)
• Saturday 14th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 18th January: Cancelled (School Exams)
• Saturday 21st January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School
• Wednesday 25th January: 7pm-9pm, Sawston Village College
• Saturday 28th January: 10am-12pm, Netherhall School

Club members came out in force to support the Christmas fun shoot this year which was held at our regular Saturday indoor venue of Netherhall School.

The target list filled up quickly with a great mix of Juniors and Seniors in Recurve, Barebow and Compound disciplines.

After a brief talk by our "Elf'n'Safety" Elf Philip and a welcome and introduction by our Lady Paramount, Mary, the shoot got underway with a fantastic selection of novelty targets on offer.

Mince Pies and Fruit Punch at half-time gave everyone the chance to mingle and share hints on how best to score each boss before getting back to the not so serious business of racking up the points!

After a great shoot, the final positions were:-

• Snr. Recurve Champion: Chris Fernie
• Snr. Barebow Champion: James Bridges
• Snr. Compound Champion: Francis Williams
• Jnr. Recurve Champion: Toby Bingham
• Jnr. Recurve 2nd place: Pia Doh
• Jnr. Recurve 3rd place: Ciaran Tunmer
• Jnr. Barebow Champion: Joe Bridges
• Jnr. Barebow 2nd place: Michael Beal