Bowmen of adel - archery excellence since1948
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Latest News & Notices : The annual Open Tournament
went ahead successfully on Sunday, with numbers of entrants pleasingly
high. Conditions were near perfect, with only a slight breeze. A
constant supply of food kept the archers satisfied, especially at lunch
where our new venture of serving chilli proved popular. Many club
members turned out to lend a hand, with the result that just about
everything ran impressively smoothly – even when, at the first end,
several arrows were found embedded in the fence. Many thanks to our
Lord Patron, Mike Bartram, and our judges, Amanda Bartram and Gareth
Beeby. ..... We recently hosted what has become an annual event for a group of the "Catenians", a church group from Cookridge. A group of ten hardy souls braved the chill of a July evening, to start with a brief refresher on archery technique after their first attempt last year. This proved what good teachers we had been, as all the old skills were in evidence. Then on to competition. A dozen arrows at a shortish distance laid the foundations, and saw some very good scores. Having warmed our guests up gently, we brought them down to earth by asking them to shoot at Mr Grunt, three single arrow each. The rubber pig need not have worried too much, as there were only three hits in total, and none in the "kill zone". Finally, back to the bosses, as the archers had to shoot at apples of various sizes – which proved even trickier than the pig.
The Custodians are pleased to announce that the Shoot-off for the Royal Armouries Arrow was won by Lewis Mitchell of Arrowflight. The Bowmen of Adel hosted the competition again with the Royal Society of St.George at the Morley Rugby Ground, Scatcherd Lane, Morley, West Yorkshire on Sunday 17th April 2011. Many thanks to the small field team led by Cedric Abbott of himself, David Aikin and Bruce Knights. The results for Adel longbowmen were:
David
Aikin
68-5-312
_____________________David Hood 69-2-297 Bruce Knights 66-4-276 Cedric Abbott 37-3-159 CLASSIFICATIONS A classification is a nationally
recognized award that shows
an archer
has
achieved a set standard. They range from 3rd class to Bowman
(which
the club can award) to Master Bowman and Grand Master Bowman (which is
awarded by
the GNAS directly). The club level awards can be shot either on a club
night or
in a competition and handed to the records officer (Nick Beeson). The
GNAS awards must be shot at a record status tournament and
sent to the GNAS. To achieve the award you must shoot the required
level three
times in a season. more... HISTORY
OF
THE
CLUB The history of the Bowmen of Adel has now been published as a pdf document and is downloadable here. SUNDAY
MORNING
SHOOTING Club
members can shoot on Sunday mornings every weekend but we
only have organised rounds in the afternoon.
If
you
are
thinking
of
coming
to
the
club
to
shoot
in
the
morning
and want to know if anyone else is coming down, post a message
on the club's message board:
 Please remember that if you cannot find an arrow you MUST complete a lost arrow form and hand it to one of the bar staff so that the groundsman is aware of the area in which it may be lying. In previous seasons a buried arrow has been found by a footballer skid tackling - so this is a safety MUST DO, not an option. NEW ON THIS SITE THIS MONTH
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Where
we
are?
The club is
based at the Adel Memorial Sports Ground (click for map),
in
Church Lane, Adel LS16 8DE in north Leeds.
When
do
we
shoot?
In
the summer, organised
practice shoots start at 7.00pm on Tuesday and
Thursday
evenings and at 11.00 and 2.00pm on Sundays. In the winter (October to March), we have four indoor sessions on Sundays at 11.00, 2.00, 5.00 and 7.00pm and at 7.00pm on Thursday evenings. Outdoors 11am one Saturday a month (see calendar) What's
the
weather
like?
Either
look
out
of
the
window
or
click
BoA forecast.Starting archery with BoA
Archery
is
an
excellent
sport
for
all
ages
and
we
welcome
familes.
For
information
on
Have-a-Go
events
and beginner courses starting in 2009 click on "Join Us link.___________________________ If you have any
views on how the club is run- don't just bottle them up - share them on
the club forum
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