Author: Mackenzie Geyton

Club Records Update and Presentations.

Our club records have been updated today, with David Quemby and Susan Corless continuing to be our record setters in tournaments across the county. David has beaten his old York record by scoring 1106 at Wicken, whilst Susan has set new records for National, Short Metric and Windsor rounds, with scores of 364, 483 and 752 respectively.

Susan also has had the honour of being presented with our outgoing Chairman’s Trophy for her achievements last year. At the same presentation  Susan was also awarded her 2nd Class GNAS Classification Badge.

NAC Club Competition abandoned due to high winds

Our club competition on Saturday 16th June started off  in well and truly windy conditions, but at least the rain was holding off. With over 30 archers turning up the event looked like being a long awaited success after a previous wash out in April. Upon completing the first 8 ends and less than brilliant scoring, we all prepared for the shorter distances. The winds then really picked up and our targets succumbed to the  British weather, collapsing backwards and uprooting our ground pegs. Unfortunately it was felt that conditions were no longer safe for either arrows or archers and the event was abandoned at that point. Maybe at some stage this year the weather will be kind to NAC. We did however all enjoy the hot dogs and tea organized for us by Pam and the crew.

 

252 New Rules and Badges

The committee has considered the rules for the 252 scheme and agreed that it will only be necessary to score 252 on two occasions  for each distance from now on, to qualify for a badge. In addition the 15 yard  badge will no longer be included in the scheme and ribbons will not be used. We have purchased a sample of the badges from Reading Archers which we will be using. The club offer a very quick turn around on orders with no minimum quantities – just a small postage charge. Some of the colours on the badges are different from those chosen for our original scheme which will be amended in due course. They can be seen online at the Reading Archers web site.Go to this page to read about the 252 scheme and how to record your scores and get your badge.