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Field Course

Next meeting Sunday 16th October @ 9:30am Bubbs Hill

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The following dates were proposed by the field committee and confirmed with Girlguiding, however as the 7th August clashes with Black and Gold and the 21st with the club attrition day the field committee will have to agree new dates.  We are also asking for volunteers to organize the county Field Championships in October. Names to Roger please.

More 3D's for the Field Course

Early June will see the purchase of more 3D's for the field course, Nicky is also producing a set of hession 2D's. We are installing further targets in the wooded area, using a number of the recently purchased foam bosses. Once all this work is complete we will be encouraging more club members to get involved with the field course by organising some evening shoots.

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Using 3D's on the Field Course. We need more!

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Using 3D's on the Field Course. We need more!

The following Field Course dates at Bubbs Hill are confirmed.

24th April
8th May
22nd May
19th June
10th July
7th August
21st August
4th September
18th September
2nd October
We can arrive from 9.30am to practise on the target bosses and start the field course at 10am. It usually takes about 2 hrs, sometimes a little longer. We should plan who's attending 2 weeks ahead. That should give us time to find a replacement 'leader' if someone withdraws. Martin Hutchings

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Next field course meeting Sunday 6th March at 9:30.

We will also have a more formal shoot on the 13th March and will be inviting members of other clubs.

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No field for next 2 Sundays as half term and fields being used by Guides.
Field Course on 6th March at Bubbs Hill, 2D animal round, will invite archers from other clubs and run it as a competition.

During September and October we met on 6 Sunday Mornings. The weather was kind to us on each event.

During that time we built up our collection of Hessian Animal Faces but more importantly completed a set of 24 Fruit & Veg Hessian faces! All painted by members of the club. Pictures to be added shortly!

November/December dates to be circulated in the Newsletter.

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Field Course Meet Dates for September

To be announced by 24th August

Important Notice

For the first 2 weeks in August the field course has not/is not being used. As fields 2, 3, amd 4 are being cut for hay, all dirction signs etc have had to be removed until cutting is complete.

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This Sunday (4th) at Bubbs Hill, 9:45 for 10am start.

Dunster Field Course

Well done to Rosemarie and Martin for completing the Dunster Field Course, it took just over 6 hours!

Bubbs Hill Shoots

Thank you to those that have supported the shoots during May and June. As you will have realised we are continually developing the course to maintain its interest. It is a bit of a struggle at the moment to keep paths clear in the growing season but we are on top of it now. Just watch the horse flies.  New dates to be announced this week.

Easter Sunday Shoot and Longer term plan!

There will now be a club members only shoot starting at Bubbs Hill this Easter Sunday starting at 10am.

Over the summer we are planning to develop our field archery skills to a level that will allow us to enter the Regional Championships to be held at Exmouth Archers Course on a Sunday in October. We will circulate the entry forms as soon as we have them. What about an overnight stay on the Saturday?

Mothers Day Field Shoot

26 people turned up for the field shoot, 24 unmarked, mixture of animal and Fita field faces. Most archers recorded scores, sunny but the strong breeze carried a chill.

Scores collected were as follows;

TomRC235
VanessaRC234
EdRC230
RogerLB198
MartinRC185
EmilyRC156
TedGenesis136
DanGenesis B/B134
DaveLB115
GordonLB107
JohnLB95
BeckieBB86
BrianLB86
SteveRC86
LyndaRC85
NigelLB76
NikkiLB68
JamesBB45
SammyBB34

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Pictures from our Mothers Day Shoot

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Mothers day Shoot

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Mothers day Shoot

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Next Field Course Meeting

Sunday 14th March

CLUB FIELD COURSE SHOOT at Bubbs Hill 9:45 for 10am start.

Following the trial sessions we will be adding 7 more targets to give a round of 25.

We will be inviting 2 other local clubs to join us on this shoot. Whilst it is all about fun the round will be designed to allow scoring for those that want to record their efforts.

Bubbs Hill Field course Update

Following an excellent attendance on the 14th February, the attandance was surprisingly good on the 21st as there had been a couple of extra cms of snow overnight and the roads were not good. Having used the course twice we have decided to add another 4 targets and to move 2 of the current ones to create a better balance between open and woodland shots.

Next dates for shoots TBA, this time we will have a scoring round. We have also decided to confirm with the county that we would like to hold the County Field Championships late December.

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First Week on Bubbs Hill Course
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First Week on Bubbs Hill Course
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More Photos from Week 1

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This is to confirm that we will be holding our first Field course shoot  at Bubbs Hill this Sunday (14th February).
Everyone with their own equipment is welcome (However NO Senior Compounds for this event), please arrive 10am for 10:15 start.
Course designed to minimize arrow loss, pegs for all ages and abilities, so why not give it a shot. Mixture of animal, Fita and cardboard 3D’s.
Cost just £3 per head.  18 targets taking about 2 hours. 
For those that want to, a swift drink in the Green Dragon to finish!
PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE COMING, however if you make a late decision that is fine.

New Field Course Opening

Its looking like Sunday 21st February! Will confirm date after 8th February review.

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On the 22nd January, John, Ed, Dan and Roger braved the elements to hammer in all the target support posts. There will be 18 targets, most with clear overshoot and surrounds to ensure we minimize the loss of arrows. We have just ordered a number of new foam bosses, some for the target range at Bubbs Hill and some for the field course. We will also use some of the old bosses we used last year at Bubbs Hill. As soon as the new bosses are available we will complete the course and let you know when it is open for training!

Field Archery - 8 Week Beginners Courses

We will be running 2 field archery training courses during 2010. Participants need to have their own equipment and be members of ArcheryGB.

Applications to RSCrang@aol.com

New Field Course at Bubbs Hill

The course design is complete (Dec 26th), it will be an 18 target round and will be exclusive to GNAS Members. Installation will be complete some time in January (Dependant upon delivery of new bosses).

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The course at high Cross it to demanding and not well enough maintained for new members to shoot without a very high risk of losing arrows. We have now got permission and funding to create a new course around the Bubbs Hill perimeter and in the adjacent area of Cowley Woods. The target is to build a course by the end of the year, probably 15 bosses, with lots of clear areas behind the targets, hilly terrain and open and well wooded areas will provide an excellent setting. Already a number of club members volunteered to constuct and maintain the course.

Members Field Course at BUBBS HILL – Thursday 11th June

We are putting a mini-field course together at Bubbs Hill for this Thursday. We know a number of you would like to try field archery but are worried about losing your arrows at High Cross. The course will be made up of 2D and 3D targets at markers suitable for everyone and there will be cut grass/banks behind each target. Every thing else will be explained on the evening and groups of 4/5 will make their way around from 6:00pm (last starting time will be 7:30).  This is a great chance to try field archery, so why not give it a go!

2008 GWAS Field Champs - Results

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Guest Mavis Reynolds from Cheltenham Archers

We have discovered that the challenges of the course really do change with the time of the year. During the summer plenty of growth, long grass and flies, the winter (plus sheep) has seen much shorter grass, few flies but plenty of streams and ponds to shoot across!
 
All those that have used the course will tell you that as the course is on the side of a hill, almost in a bowl, it has its own micro climate little or no wind and as a result seems to be much warmer on the course rather than at the start.

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Want to know more about GNAS Field Archery then click here.