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Medals and Trophies for NAC at Targetcraft 6th Open Portsmouth

Beryl Shield cropped

Beryl proudly shows off her trophy.

NAC performed well again in the Targetcraft 6th Open Portsmouth Tournament at Rothwell on the 2nd December.

In the single rounds – David Quemby received a bronze for the Gents Compound, Christine Gibson a Silver in the Ladies Recurve, whilst Beryl Tabberner achieved a Gold and Trophy in the Ladies Barebow. David Quemby and Pamela Joseph received a silver in the couples awards, whilst NAC achieved a bronze in the Team section.

In the Double Rounds – Mick Lovell and Christine Gibson came second in the Gents and Ladies Recurve rounds respectively. Steve and Christine Gibson went on to receive Golds in the Triple Recurve Rounds. Christine also set a new county record in the triple round (along with club records for double and triple).

Another good day for our club.

 

Records Update

Several new records have been set since our last update and can be viewed on our Records Page. In the Club’s Portsmouth Series on 8th December new records were set by Vaughan Tucker (Gents Trad. recurve) with a score of 327, Tina King (Ladies Barebow) with 329, and Deaglan Rooney (Junior Gents u 14 Flatbow) with 209. Elsewhere – Christine Gibson has snatched the Ladies’ Portsmouth recurve records in the single,  double and triple rounds, grabbing a triple county record of 1589 in the process. Christine is also our first lady to achieve a 550 Portsmouth badge, with a  score of 558 on 13th December at John Ashby. Paul Hyde has also set records for the Bray II single and double rounds with 259 and 519. Well done to you all.

A Great Weekend for NAC

Not only was Saturday 10th November a full event for the first of the 2012-13 Winter Portsmouth series, with no less than 34 archers participating, plus other archers shooting at Carlsberg; BUT on Sunday 11th November eleven NAC members competed in the Wellingborough Open Archery Club Indoor Open competition. Seven medals were claimed by the club in the single rounds and others in multiple rounds. In the team results NAC came second, being beaten by WOAC. It was great to see two of our juniors, Jacob and Lizzie taking part and bringing away some of the metal in the process. All in all a very busy and great weekend for the club.

Portsmouth Badges are back

During the Outdoor Season we have 252 badges, but indoors we have Portsmouth Badge awards. These are personal achievement badges. As archers achieve higher scores at this round, they can claim a badge for each step they take. These start at a score of 300 and increase in increments of 25 to the maximum score of 600. They cost £2 each and can be traded in if this is wished at no extra cost. In respect of the Portsmouth Badges ONLY ONE score need be submitted per badge application. Usual shooting rules apply – first shoot of the day, two lots of 3 sighter arrows, scoresheets properly recorded and witnessed etc. They can be claimed from tournaments, club target days at NAC or other clubs, or at normal shooting session at Moulton.

 

A Round-up of Summer

The outdoor season is over, and we have now moved indoors for winter. What started off as a wet and miserable summer in 2012, ended with considerable achievements for NAC. We won’t mention names, because so many have done so much for the club. There has been a steady improvement in archery standards and we have seen an increasing number of active members. Numerous new records have been set and 18 classification awards presented, including several to our Junior Section. Two NAC members have shot for the County, whilst those at the helm and others have sacrificed considerable shooting time to take NAC forwards and improve facilities and equipment. Despite abandoned have-a-go sessions early on in the season, things went well in the end and we have introduced many to the sport, with a large beginners course being held last month. Our social side flourishes and we can safely say NAC is looking very healthy. Thanks to all our supporters.