Ibex success at open shoots

There were several success stories coming out of recent open shoots for Fleet Ibex members.

Southern Championships 16th and 17th July 2016

Several members competed in the excellent 2 day Southern Championships organised by the Apollo and Raven clubs. Only those completing the full 2 days (11 Ibex members) were listed in the results but these included (in medal positions):

Gents AFB - Denis Alston 2nd

Gents Bowhunter - John Jackson 3rd

Junior Girl Bowhunter - Lara Evans 1st

Ladies Compound Limited - Caroline Jameson 1st

Gents Compound Unlimited - Edward Britton 3rd

Ladies Primitive - Carolyn Neville 3rd

Magna Carta 24th July 2016

A smaller shoot but none the less equally enjoyable was the open shoot at Magna Carta on 24th July. Several Ibex members achieved medal performances:

Gents AFB - Glenn Martin 1st, Grant Hazelton 2nd

Ladies Barebow - Sharon Charman 1st, Vanessa Manchester 2nd

Gents Barebow - Rod Harris 2nd, Derek Manchester 3rd.

So, an excellent day for Sagittarius bows - all 6 medals in the bag!! Of particular note was the performance by Sharon whose score would have won her gold in the gents barebow.

So, next date for the diary is 14th August where we are holding our own open shoot of the year. Many thanks to all clubs involved (Apollo, Raven and Magna) for all their effort.

 

 

Traditional Nepalese Shoot - 12th June 2016

On 12/6/16 a small team (Denis Alston, Grant Hazelton, Richard Cadwallader and Paul Harding) representing Fleet Ibex competed in a highly enjoyable traditional Nepalese archery competition at Cody Sports and Social Club in Farnborough.

It took most of the morning to understand the rules but in essence, the actual shooting and scoring was very straight-forward. The target is about 6ft high and about 15 inches wide and each archer shot two arrows from a standard distance (38 yards). Every hit scored one point with a bonus point if you hit the bulls eye about the size of a 50p coin. From 38 yards this is not easy although throughthe course of the day we did get about 5 bulls eyes - all by Nepalese archers of course! The competition was for 8 teams of 4 archers with each shooting 2 x 2 x 4 = 16 arrows so, ignoring the bulls eyes, the maximum score is 16 for individuals and 64 for the team. The complications arose when money started changing hands. Everyone had to put in 50p every time someone hit the bulls eye although who got this is anyone's guess - as none of us hit the bull we didn't see our money again!!

There were 4 Nepalese teams and 4 British teams. The 4 Nepalese teams, naturally, came 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th followed by Fleet Ibex, Cody Archers, SPTA and Longbow Heritage at 5th, 6th, 7th and 8threspectively. There were individual prizes for some of the non-Nepalese competitors. Denis on best score (14/16) (with Grant in second place also with 14/16 after a tie breaker), Micky Pearce (Longbow Heritage) won a prize as the oldest archer (!!) with Angharad Thomas (SPTA) as the youngest. It was perhaps fitting that Denis won his category as it was his birthday (21 again??) and the prize was a traditional Nepalese bamboo bow and two arrows

An interesting feature was that barracking, shouting and whistling whilst archers were shooting was not only permitted it was positively encouraged. Perhaps something we could introduce to our shoots!! It was a little un-nerving to shoot with everyone watching and shouting!!

Many thanks to our hosts - the Everest Archery Club UK - who organised the event and BBQ and to Glenn for organising the Ibex and Cody Teams.

Clive Freemantle Memorial Shoot - 22nd May 2016

A full complement of archers congregated on Sunday 22nd May 2016 for our annual Clive Freemantle memorial shoot.

We were lucky with the weather and a great day was had by all. The course setters had done a superb job as usual with a challenging course of 40 targets. The catering was up to the usually high standard and so no one went hungry and the marshals kept things moving. 

Many thanks to all those involved with making the day a success.

The Clive Freemantle trophy is awarded to the top Compound Unlimited archer on the day (as it was Clive's chosen shooting style) and this year was won by Owen Blackmore from the South Wilts. club. Many congratulations to him.

Some photographs have been posted on the photo page (thanks to Graham who was entrusted with my camera to ensure we had some photographs of other groups!). I will upload the full results as soon as they are available.

Paul Harding

Easter Open Shoot Results Available

A total of 167 archers registered for the Easter Day Open Shoot this year. However, the weather promised to be pretty foul and so there were a record number of 28 cancellations / no shows. In addition, there were 7 retirements.

Actually, the weather was not as bad as feared and 167 competitors managed to complete the course and register a score. A brief shower half way through the day was the worst it got (all right, so it was more of a downpour with hail!) so many stayed around for the prize giving (see photo gallery).

Many thanks to the course setters who set a challenging course (as usual), the catering team who kept us fed all day, Terry who kept us well briefed and, of course, to Helen who carried out the administrative duties with her usual efficiency.

The full results can be seen by CLICKING HERE or by visiting the "Shoot Results and Reports" page.

Fleet Ibex Easter Open Shoot

Our first shoot of the season was well attended (despite the weather) and a great success.

Full results and a brief shoot report will be posted as soon as they are available. In the meantime, have a look at the photographs (including most of the medal winners) on the "Photo Galleries" page.

If anyone has any photos they'd like to add Email them to Paul Harding at  pnharding@gmail.com

 

Membership Renewals

A gentle reminder from our Membership Secretary:

Subscriptions become due from 31st March 2016 for the 2016 - 2017 year. I have renewed about 130 members' subscriptions so far so there's around 100 2015-2016 members who have not yet renewed. Please note that the combination to the lock on the gate will be changed on 1st April 2016 after which only those who have renewed their membership will be allowed access.

I have been asked by several members if there is an alternative to paying by cheque as the use of cheques is becoming less common. For those of you who use on line banking, it is an easy thing to do to pay by direct bank transfer. All you need to know is the club's bank account number and sort code so you know where to sent the payment. In addition, you'll need to know what your membership number is so you can add a reference to your payment. This allows us to check where the money has come from. If you would like to pay this way, please contact the membership secretary, Paul Harding, to get this information.

Email him at: pnharding@gmail.com

Thanks

Paul

 

 

 

Medals for Ibex members at the Company of 60 open shoot

Our first "local" open shoot of the year was held at the Company of 60 club on 20th March. As usual there quite a few Ibex members there with a total of 5 medals coming our way.

Paul Cole picked up a silver in the gents AF with Grant Hazelton getting a bronze in the same class. Glenn Martin won a gold in the gents freestyle and the Nevilles shot well in the primitive - Andy getting a bronze in the gents and Carolyn getting a silver in the ladies.

STOP PRESS: After posting this, I've been told there were two other Ibex successes: Mike Davidson won gold in the gents unlimited and Soo Davidson won gold in the ladies unlimited. Put the fact that I left them out down to the reporter (ie. me) going senile!!

Note that Company of 60 have published the full results. To see them go to their web site by clicking the link on our "Downloads and Links" page.

Well done to all. Now for the big one next week at Ibex!!

A couple of reminders regarding out open shoot next Sunday.

Firstly, will all those not booked in to shoot please note that the courses will be closed to all except for the open shoot.

Secondly, please note that Sunday is the day after the clocks go forward so please don't be late (as was the case last year!!)

2016 AGM Held on 6th March

Over 20 members attended the annual AGM held on 6th March. 

As Andy Reed is re-locating to Wales, a new chairman was needed. Stuart Oldman was proposed, seconded and voted in as the new chairman. Andy was thanked for his efforts over the last year.

2015 has been another successful year with three open shoots and the club championships being held. A team Sagittarius shoot was also held. Three open shoots and the club championships are also planned for 2016. We have been asked if we could host a 3DAUK shoot in October 2016 - something that is still under consideration.

The number of members has stayed reasonably stable with about 230 "on the books". Membership records are now maintained electronically to ease administrative tasks and a new web site set up to improve communication.

The club finances remain in a healthy state and are likely to remain so as no significant expenditure is planned for 2016.