Please note that the gym at Wetherby School and the gym at St John Fisher are not be available to us on the following dates:
Sunday shooting at St John Fisher as normal.
Apologies for inconvenience.
Come and join us in The Hobnob Challenge
Overall winners will be announced and trophies presented at the Barbara Williams Memorial Clout on 25th March
You’ve got to be in it to win it … come along and take the biscuit!
A record equalling turn out of 52 archers braved the freezing conditions on the 29th to take part in St George’s Archery Club’s 8th annual Snowman Shoot which was held on the club’s ground at St John Fisher School. Members of the Harrogate club were joined for the shoot by guests from neighbouring clubs Riggwelter Field Archers and Thirsk Bowmen.
The round was four dozen arrows shot at specially designed target faces and the shoot was handicapped according to bow-type and experience so that all of the archers could compete against each other. The scoring was exceptional with the records for three of the shoot’s four classes being broken and the other being equalled.
Guest of Honour, Kath Street, presented Chris Francis with the prize for the highest senior score of the day. Novice archer Jeanette Ives claimed second place and Brian Hiscutt third. Chris’s score of 255 beat the existing club record, set by tournament organiser Carol Fairbrother back in 2008, by 25 points.
In the under 18 category novice recurve archer Sarah Richardson took first place and also claimed a club record with her score of 233. Karl Sierevogel of Thirsk was second closely followed by Inez Tully.
The scoring in the under 13 class was particularly close. Novice Joshua Baron shot superbly and his score of 204 was the third club record of the day. Second place went to Tom Ketley and third to Ben Daniel, with Harry Street, Chris Hill and Lewis Francis being only a handful of points behind.
Other prizewinners were Jacob Greenwood for the best white and Charles Rawson who equalled the club record set last year by fellow compound archer Jon Overfield for the most golds.
Sunday 29th January is our Snowman Shoot which is our biggest fun target shoot of the year.
The Yorkshire Archery Association shoot calendar has been updated with all shoots expected for 2012.
http://www.yorkshirearchery.co.uk/calendar.html
Upcoming events are: Wakefield Double Portsmouth on Jan 8th, Barnsley Portsmouth on Jan 15th and Dearne Valley Double Portsmouth on Jan 22nd.
The British clout archery rankings for the 2011 calendar year have just been released and St George’s Archery Club of Harrogate have 14 members featuring in the top rankings, the highest number in the club’s history. The rankings are based on the sum of an individual’s top three scores in open competitions held throughout the year.
Carol Fairbrother is the number one ranked British lady barebow archer for the fourth time. This reflects another excellent year for Carol in which she won eight competitions including the Yorkshire and Regional Championships. Moira Salmons made superb progress throughout the year. In October she was presented the highest award in clout archery, the purple tassel, for her score of 175 at York Archers’ shoot and her progress is reflected in her ranking jumping from 9th in 2010 to 3rd in 2011. Hazel Ketley (19th) also shot exceptionally well in her first competitive season to feature in the rankings.
Tom Woolley is the number one ranked junior longbow archer by a margin of over 150 points. Tom retained his British title this year despite having to move up shortly before the National Championships from the u16 distance of 120 yards to the u18 distance of 140 yards. Tom Ketley and Ben Daniel are ranked 3rd and 4th respectively in the junior barebow category. They both shot superbly in their first year in the sport with Tom winning the Northern Counties Championships and Ben the Durham and Northumberland title. They each claimed two Yorkshire record scores and hopes are high for their continued progress in 2012.
In a very competitive gentleman barebow category Nigel Cockshott was ranked at number 10, with Mike Salt improving from 17th last year to 14th, Dave Strike moving up from 21st to 16th, and Dennis Ketley rounding off his first season of shooting in a very creditable 22nd.
The club’s longbow archers also fared well with Clive Woolley improving from 19th last year to 9th and Rod Spink, Steve Lilley and Geoff Oliver featuring at 14th, 15th and 27th respectively.
St George’s travel to Thirsk next weekend for the friendly Brass Monkey Clout against Thirsk Bowmen and the Company of Scorton Archers before the competition season commences in earnest in April.
The photos from the Christmas Pudding Shoot have now been posted up to the gallery pages.
The Brass Monkey Clout Event will take place on Sunday 8th January 2012 at the Thirsk Archers Ground near Baldersby St James. Start times: 10.00 for 10.30am. Anyone who would like to take part in this fun event contact Bill.
