St George's Archery Club, Harrogate

Important Info Re: shooting 10 -17 February 2012

jives — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:28:29 +0000

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:

Friday 10th February – St John Fisher Wednesday 15th February – Wetherby School Friday 17th February – St John Fisher

Sunday shooting at St John Fisher as normal.

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The Hobnob Clout Challenge – Join in

jives — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:29:08 +0000

Come and join us in The Hobnob Challenge

Every Sunday at 11am
One end of 6 arrows will be shot
The Archer (gent, lady and junior) with the arrow nearest the flag will be the weekly winner

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!

Hobnob flyer

Records tumble at Snowman Shoot

jives — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:08:37 +0000

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 8^th 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.

Members’ Event: Snowman Fun Shoot Sun 29 January 2012

jives — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:09:39 +0000

Sunday 29th January is our Snowman Shoot which is our biggest fun target shoot of the year.

This year we will also be hoping some of our neighbours from Thirsk Bowmen may be able to join us so do come along and join us. Newer members are especially welcome. We would appreciate it if you could sign up in advance by contacting the organiser Carol Fairbrother as this will help us to plan the field and catering. Email is best at this late stage so send an email to carol74@talktalk.net confirming name, bowtype, experience/novice and age if u18.

What you need to know!

Sighters at 10 a.m. sharp
4 dozen arrows shot at snowman targets with prizes for most snowman hits and most golds
Hot food will be served

See you there!

Exceptional Scores at Brass Monkey Clout

StGeorgeArchery — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:52:57 +0000

20 members of Harrogate’s St George’s Archery Club travelled to Baldersby St. James last weekend to take part in the friendly Brass Monkey Clout shoot against neighbours Thirsk Bowmen.

Clout is a form of the sport where archers attempt to drop arrows as near as possible to a 12 inch square flag placed at 180 yards for gents, 140 yards for ladies and various distances dependent on age for juniors, and St George’s are among the premier clout clubs in the country with members holding titles and records at Yorkshire, Regional and British level.

Despite the shoot being a friendly season-opener some of the scoring was exceptional with junior archers Tom Woolley (under 18 longbow), (Harry Street under 14 bare bow) and Ben Daniel (under 12 barebow) both continuing their fine form from last year.

New members Hayley Kemp, Karl Walker and Michael Stretton, all shooting barebow, also acquitted themselves really well in their first clout competition.

Thanks were extended to Thirsk Bowmen their hosting of the shoot and the friendly rivalry between the two clubs will be resumed later in the month when Thirsk join St George’s for their annual Snowman Target Shoot.

There is now a short break in the clout calendar until the Barbara Williams Memorial Shoot in March which marks the start of the 2012 competition season in earnest.

YAA calendar updated for 2012

paulh — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:20:03 +0000

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.

Record Rankings Success for St George’s Archers

jives — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:50:47 +0000

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 9^th in 2010 to 3^rd in 2011. Hazel Ketley (19^th) 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 3^rd and 4^th 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 17^thlast year to 14^th, Dave Strike moving up from 21^st to 16^th, and Dennis Ketley rounding off his first season of shooting in a very creditable 22^nd.

The club’s longbow archers also fared well with Clive Woolley improving from 19^th last year to 9^th and Rod Spink, Steve Lilley and Geoff Oliver featuring at 14^th, 15^th and 27^threspectively.

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.

2011 Xmas Pudding Shoot photos now on the gallery

paulh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:28:38 +0000

The photos from the Christmas Pudding Shoot have now been posted up to the gallery pages.

St George’s Xmas Pudding Shoot 2011

paulh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:12:36 +0000

Brass Monkey Clout Event: 8 Jan 2012

jives — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:36:04 +0000

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.