ISSUE NO
166
OCTOBER
2009
Dear Members,
No guff this month
so let’s get onto
the
news.........................................................
CLUB NEWS
OPEN COMBINED FITA (
UKRS ) – SUNDAY 18TH
OCTOBER 2009
This is the first of
5 shoots between now
and March 2010, and
will take place on
the above date.
For the benefit of
newer members the
round is as follows.
5dozen arrows are
shot from 25m at a
60cm Portsmouth face
which you will be
familiar with. After
the lunch break you
then move down to
18m and you shoot
another 5dozen
arrows at a 40cm
target face. All our
established members
will also be
familiar with this
smaller face it’s
just that some of
them are too
terrified to shoot
at them!
Your scores for the
2 distances are then
combined to give you
a total score for
the round.
A perfect score
would be 1200.
Those of you who
have been with us
some time will know
that rounds such as
our Portsmouth
usually involve one
group of archers
shooting in the
morning and a second
group shooting in
the afternoon.
However, due to the
fact that we cannot
do 2 rounds then
this means that only
a maximum of 44
archers on 11 bosses
can shoot due to
safety issues in the
morning session.
When we move to the
18m shooting – line
then this enables us
to use targets 12
and 13. So this year
it has been decided
that any archer who
only wants to do the
18m/ session may do
so although there
will only be 8
spaces available and
no awards will be
made. Sighter arrows
are only allowed for
the 25m distance but
any archer shooting
the 18m single
afternoon session
will be allowed
sighters. As spaces
will be limited, I
advise you to see
Adelle if you wish
to enter or get your
own entry in ASAP.
This is a Record
Status Shoot so as
club colours may not
be ready then you
will have to wear
the regulation
colours of white and
/ or plain dark
green. Cream, beige,
olive or khaki is
not permitted.
One thing I forgot
to add in the last
newsletter is that
all Record Status
Shoots are liable
for drug testing so
if a junior enters
then a parent or
guardian
MUST
sign the entry form
consenting to their
child being tested
if required. A
refusal will be
treated as a
positive result.
However, in my 17
years at Lasswade
drug – testing has
never taken place.
All new and existing
members are also
reminded that
several weeks prior
to the shoot on
Saturday nights
ONLY
the 25m shooting –
line will be used to
enable any member or
visitor who is
taking part to get a
decent sight – mark.
If anybody wants to
shoot 20 yards then
these targets will
be brought closer so
that everybody
shoots from the same
line.
As with all our
shoots it would be
appreciated if
members can stay
behind to get things
set up on the
Saturday night and
to possibly help get
things packed away
on the Sunday
especially if they
live locally and are
/ are not shooting.
I hope I do not have
to rely on visitors
to do this as this
is your club and you
must learn how to do
things.
These tournaments
are a major source
of income for the
Club and if the
usual few decided to
give up running them
then you would
probably see an
increase in your
Club fees to cover
potential short –
falls!
We usually run a
raffle before the
presentations at our
shoots so any
donations will be
most welcome. If you
have any questions
then please see me
or a committee
member.
GOODBYE!
Now that most of us
have re – affiliated
for another year it
is usual for some
members to drop out
sometimes after only
a short space of
time.
This year our Vice
President, Frank
Harrison, has had to
leave us due to
problems with his
neck, which may be
aggravated if he
continues to shoot
on a regular basis.
I think his neck
problems are caused
by his better half,
Sandra, who has to
throttle him to get
her house – keeping
money!
Frank joined us in
2002 and served as
our Club Treasurer
for several years
before he returned
to full – time
employment some
years later, which
had also encroached
on his shooting
time. He will be
missed.
One of our former
junior members Jakub
Srsen has also left
us. Jakub joined us
in 2003 and has gone
to Swansea
University to study
engineering.
On behalf of the
Club I wish him well
and hope that he may
visit us if his
studies permit.
However, Jakub’s
sister Katryn will
remain with us. It
won’t be easy but I
will cope somehow!
HA! HA!
COACHING
Some of you may
remember that during
the last indoor
season Billy and
Richard ran a few
Wednesday night
sessions to try and
bring on some of our
newer and existing
members and these
sessions appeared to
be popular. I now
think it is time for
our newer members to
consider what they
want to achieve in
the sport. If they
want to just shoot
some arrows then
that is fine. If
they want to
progress then they
will have to put in
the required effort.
They cannot expect
to win awards just
by shooting a few
arrows each week.
To that end it has
been agreed to
accept Billy’s
proposal that on the
SECOND AND FOURTH
Wednesday of each
month where
practical that 2
targets will be set
aside for coaching
only.
I hope that some of
you will support
Billy on this matter
as he is giving up
his own shooting
time to help you.
However, no – one is
obliged to take part
and the sessions
will last for about
an hour initially.
Billy seems to be in
top form as he has
also suggested
having a once a
month outdoor
session on a Sunday.
Naturally, this will
only be possible if
enough members wish
to do this.
If this were to take
off then the Club
would have to see
how the additional
field hire charges
would be met.
THE GREEN STORAGE
CABINET
I am sure most of
you will recognise
the storage cabinet
where the target
faces and other
items are stored.
During the outdoor
season Derek took
the cabinet away for
some modifications
with particular
regard to the
security of the
stored items.
In the event of a
key – holder not
attending then
ANY MEMBER OLD OR
NEW
should get the spare
keys from the
reception desk.
Two keys are now
needed and one has a
red fob and the
other one has a
black fob.
The red – fobbed key
opens the padlock
for the drawer and
the black – fobbed
key opens the long –
shackled padlock,
which allows both
the old and new
doors to be opened.
The old door on the
right hand side
allows access to the
target faces and the
new left hand door
access to the club
arrows although
under normal
circumstances the
rank and file
members should have
no valid reason for
removing the arrows.
A spare black –
fobbed key is also
inside the drawer
for the long –
shackled padlock.
As always if you
have to get these
keys from the
reception then
please remember to
return them after
the club session has
finished.
THE CLUB WHISTLE
I have been somewhat
irritated,
especially on
Saturday nights ,
that many members
seem to stare at me
like moon – struck
calves waiting for
me to blow the
CLUB WHISTLE
particularly if I
am trying to do
other duties.
To that end if
members (seniors
only) do not take it
upon themselves to
use it then I will
be suggesting to the
committee that after
the beginners class
has finished a rota
will be made up with
the appropriate
member doing the
whistle duties for
that session. This
is after all
Lasswade Archery
Club
NOT
Donald’s Archery
Club!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
– 2009
OCTOBER
Wednesday 14th
Optional Coaching
Session
Sunday 18th
Open
Combined Fita (UKRS)
Wednesday 28th
Optional Coaching
Session
NOVEMBER
Sunday 8th
Open
Portsmouth Round (UKRS)
Wednesday 11th
Optional Coaching
Session
Wednesday 25th
Annual
General Meeting (No
archery/coaching
that night)
This issue is duly
concluded.
DONALD
THE ARROWHEAD