No less than six members of NAC represented Northamptonshire at the 57th Inter-counties Archery Tournament held at Bramcote Archery Club in Nottingham on 6th September. Well done to Ian Hyde, Paul Hyde (both longbow); and David Quemby, Kelly Pearce, James Mason and Susan Corless (all Compound) for being part of the County team. Sadly we didn’t have recurve or barebow shooters in the team – now come on NAC. In the final reckoning, on a sunny day that started with light winds, strengthening later on, Northants came fourth in the Longbow Boat Trophy and second in the compound Bradgate Trophy. In the individual awards, Susan took first in the ladies compound, and James Mason second in the Gents compound, whilst David, Kelly, Paul and Ian all scored very respectably. Northants were last in the Recurve Thoresby Trophy and third in the Barebow Trophy. Full results can be found here. Well done NAC.
Awards, Trophies and Medals
NAC archers win Gold at EMAS Regional Championships
NAC archers came away with the metal at the EMAS Regional and Open Championships held at Targetcraft on 16th November. Lizzie Cantopher won gold in the Ladies Recurve, as did Paul Hyde in the Gents Longbow. Susan Corless came second in the Ladies Compound. Great shooting and congratulations to our shooters. The full results can be found here .
Portsmouth Badge Awards
Now that we are back indoors I’d like to remind everybody about the Portsmouth badge award scheme. Portsmouth round being the predominant target archery shoot during the indoor season. Shot on a 60cm face with 10 zone scoring.60 arrows with two ends of sighters ,arrows shot in threes.
The badges start at 300 and rise in increments of 25 up to the max.score possible of 600. An application form is to be found on the website,simply follow the drop down menu from”Records & Awards”,click on “awards”,and a link is provided within the text.
Obviously scores need to be provable, our internal and open competitions around the county give opportunity to improve your personal badge status,however you may also use a normal practise day as long as you have a signed witness to your scores and have informed the line captain of your intentions.
The cost of the badges are a humble £2, and you are welcome to exchange your existing badge if you wish.
Tight groups !!! & happy shooting..
Ian Hyde(records officer)
Medals for NAC in County Indoor Portsmouth Championships
NAC performed very well in the County Indoor Championships on Sunday 11th March at Rothwell. David Quemby received a silver in the Gents Compound with a score of 575, just two points behind Martin Ross who took gold. David went on to get a gold however in the double round with a score of 1136. Susan Corless won a gold for the ladies double recurve with a score of 1052, and Paul Hyde took a bronze in the gents recurve with a score of 1120. Mick Lovell also shot but despite scoring well, missed out on the metal. New club records were set and these will be included in the next records update later this month. Well done and thanks for representing NAC so well.
A very wet day for the Kettering Clout – but medals for all NAC team
Four NAC Archers entered the FITA Clout shoot at Kettering on Sunday 4th March. Even though it rained heavily on the day, our team had a great time and all won medals. Beryl Tabberner, Sarah Stanley and Nat all came away with Golds, whilst Steve Tabberner won a silver. Well done.
Bronze Medal for NAC Team in Targetcraft FITA 18 Competition
In the Targetcraft 4th Annual Record Status FITA 18 Competition on 26th February the NAC team – Paul Hyde, David Quemby, Mick Lovell and Susan Corless – came third and took a bronze medal.The team just missed a silver with a score of 2071, being beaten by Melton Mowbray (2089 points), and Targetcraft who took the Trophy with 2105 points. Individually Paul took a bronze in the Gents Recurve Double round with 1068 points, whilst Susan took a bronze in the ladies recurve (single round – 492 points) and a silver in the double round (967 points). Ian Pateman, shooting recurve, also shot for NAC and achieved respectable scores totalling 897. Well done.