Results and Reminders

Chairman’s Challenge Competition - Results

Sunday’s Chairman’s Challenge competition which was a team competition against Berkhamsted Bowmen was by all accounts a great success. It was a blustery day but this didn’t put off the team of 14 from Berkhamsted who came to Challenge our mighty archers. The competition was a handicap competition and there were some good scores posted despite the wind.

And the best of it … Silver Arrow Archers were triumphant and now have the trophy to prove it.

The individual performances were also scored and medals awarded to the top 3 ladies and gents archers.

Well done to:

Ladies Gold Medal Chloe Mitchell –Silver Arrow Archery Club

Silver Medal Christie Harwood – Silver Arrow Archery Club

Bronze Medal Jess Matthews – Silver Arrow Archery Club

Gents Gold Medal Nick Nicholson – Silver Arrow Archery Club

Silver Medal Steve Baldry – Berkhamsted Bowmen

Bronze Medal Adrian Charman – Silver Arrow Archery Club

It looks like this may become a regular fixture for both Clubs!

Reminders– Fun Shoot

The sun is coming back this weekend (did it really go away?) so if you fancy a nice hot day on the field shooting at 3D targets then book your place on the line for this Sunday. It is a fun shoot so its free. Please book on our website Please be on the field at 10:30 or (preferably) earlier to help Ian set up. The shoot will start at 11am. (please make sure you keep hydrated and use the high factor sun protection).

Reminders– Edlesborough Carnival

Don’t forget that we will have a stall at the St Mary's carnival again this year on Saturday 5th July. If you have some time please come to help chat to people to promote and support the Club. Extra hands to help set or take down the gazebo would be very much appreciated too. Please let Jess know you can help by emailing events@silverarrowarchery.club . The Carnival is on Saturday 5thJuly on Edlesborough Green.

Robin Hood

The day after the Carnival, Sunday 6th July will see us all out again on the field for the next of the Robin Hood series. Time to achieve that next badge. Just 3 dozen arrows at your distance. Don’t forget to book now on the website.

Oh and by the way, I don’t think I gave you the results from June’s Robin Hood. Well done to Allan, Di, Simon, Duncan, Peter, and Michelle who all managed to get the required scores for their next badge.

The next Booster course

Gavin has announced dates for the next booster course. It is a three-session course for anyone who wants to improve their archery. If you did your beginners course a few months ago and want to improve this course could be for you. Or if you have been shooting for a while and need to shake off some bad habits to get you next Robin Hood badge it could be for you. Whoever you are, the course is limited to six people with a price of only £10 which we ask you to pay at the first session.

The course will cover back to basics posture and technique, introducing drills and skills that can be done anywhere at any time and in the final session we will also cover equipment setup and tuning.

The course is spread out over multiple non-consecutive weekends to allow you to put into practice what is covered in between the sessions.

The sessions for this second Boost Course are:

Saturday July 19th 11am to 1pm

Saturday August 2nd 11am to 1pm

Saturday August 23rd 11am to 1pm

Please book on our events page on the website. It is first come first served but please only sign up if you can attend all three sessions.

New Members

We have a new member has had his induction earlier this week.

Matthew Anderson, is another junior member and is a graduate of our recent Beginners course.

Then this weekend we have an induction for 3 family members. So, we will also be welcoming Rowan and Lisa Denton and River Yeep who are all experienced archers.

Please make Matthew, Rowan, Lisa and River very welcome when you see them on the shooting line.

… and Finally

There is Junior Social this Saturday at 11am. All Juniors welcome to attend. Come along and have fun and get some advise on your technique from Gavin.

Oh yes… next month’s fun shoot will be the Odysseus Challenge … you can already book it on the website … more on what to expect with the next email …