Centenary Archery Info to 21-April-2024
Centenary Archers Club Newsletter
Hi Centenary Archers Club members,
Club Rule Reminder - Shipping container doors must be tied back when they are open.
This Week
Monday, 15th of April
07:00 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Thursday, 18th of April
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 20th of April
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Scott, Kate, Peter, Renn, Stacy)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Lindsay)
Sunday, 21th of April
09:00 to 11:30 Club open for general archery & Private Group Coaching. (Open & Close: Amanda)
Club News
• Please create your new AA membership account with Assemble. Existing members will need to do this as AA stopped making physical membership cards last year. Electronic cards are the new norm. Get it via Dashboard -> View -> Registration History -> Download Membership Card icon. 🪪
• The Talent Encouragement committee has approved an application from Liezel Roux to attend the Yeochen 2024 Hyundai Archery World Cup Stage 2 in S. Korea. Congrats! 🏅🤞
• The approved minutes from the Management committee meetings are now available. ✍📒
• Attn 🐴Horsebow archers🏹 The club will consider this if you bring your own 🐎. No rentals!🦄
• Congrats to our 13! members who competed in the SQAS Short Range Target Championships:
Ruth Chamberlain🥇, Nate Angwin🥇, Ciara Doyle🥇, Ellen Martini🥈, Ryan Clarke 4th,
Liezel Roux🥈, Sarah Denman🥇, Chris Kerslake 5th, Pierre Roux 7th, Terence De Jong 8th,
David Conran🥇, Brian Dymock🥈, & Mark Griffiths🥈
• Please welcome our newest, fully approved club members: 👏👏
(Open) Jinyu Chen & (50+) Jim Dobbin
National Records
Congrats to our new (potential) National record holders, from Youth Nationals in Canberra: 😲💥
◦ Ruth Chamberlain - Championship Record - U14 Female Compound - Junior Canberra -> 855👏
◦ Ellen Martini - Tournament Record - U16 Female Recurve - Short Canberra -> 825👏
◦ Liezel Roux - Championship Record & SQAS - U18 Female Compound - Field(Blue) -> 407👏
Club Records
Congrats to our new club record holders, from April’s Mid-Month competition:
◦ Nate Angwin - U14->Open Male Compound - Junior Canberra - 754 -> 819 👏😲💥
◦ Ryan Clarke - U16->Open Male Recurve - Short Canberra - 707 -> 720 👏😲
◦ David Conran - Open & 50+ Longbow - Short Canberra - 610 -> 677 👏😲💥
Etiquette
Please remember to sign-in via the club’s QR code when you first get to the club, and remember to always pay your ground fees. Doing this is required to cover us all by insurance. Of course, you can always skip the latter if you purchase an Annual Ground Fee.
“Alternative” Archery Facts
Did you hear about the time Orion lost an archery match?
He was given a constellation prize.
Tip of the Week
🠈 A Pressing Need 📐
If you have insert or pin nocks on your arrows, you will know that sometimes they are hard to press in/on and turn to align the vanes with the bow string. Special tools exist to do this. However, you’ve probably already got a tool handy that will do the job just as well, & give that tool yet another purpose. It turns out that your common cheap bow square, which you should have already, is as thin as a bow string, and you can use that to push on & align your nocks. It works perfectly, & it’s a great multi-tasking tool.
Thank-you to the club member who kindly pointed this out!
Pro-Tip: Never push the nock in using its ears on a flat surface. They will likely buckle and render it useless.
Safety Tip
🏃💨 No running 🏃💨
As a child, you were told & learnt to never run with scissors; Arrows are just as bad. So don’t. Unlike scissors, arrows also like to embed themselves in targets at face height, and love pointing out of the ground at optimal angles for injury. That’s all before we get to tripping hazards etc. The sport of Target Archery is not a race, there is no need to run, jog, or even power walk. The DOS will always wait for you to get behind the line safely.
To quote a very experienced SQAS archer: “Take your time; Be quick about it!”.
The Month ahead
April
Monday, 22nd of April
08:30 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Thursday, 25th of April 🌄🥆 Lest We Forget 🛦🌅
12:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open: Stacy, Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 27th of April
09:00 to 12:00 Youth Squad (Open: Lindsay)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Pierre)
13:00 to 17:00 OzBow & Monthly Medal competition (900). (Scoring at 13:30) (ChrisK)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: ChrisB)
Sunday, 28th of April
09:00 to 13:30 Club open for general archery. (Open: Renn; Close: Brian)
Monday, 29th of April
07:00 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
19:00 SQAS Annual General Meeting (Zoom)
May
Thursday, 2nd of May
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, May the fourth be with you
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Bec, Hayden, Shane, Stacy)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Michael)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Pierre)
Sunday, 5th of May - 🎂 CAC’s 40th Birthday Celebrations 🎂
09:00 - 16:00 - Club open for general archery to all clubs & ex-members. (Free!)
10:00 - 15:30 - Inflatable Archery Range (Free!)
10:30 - 12:00 - 📨Mystery Envelope✉ Archery Competition (Prizes!🎁)
12:30 - 13:00 - 🎂Birthday Cake🎂 & 🌭Sausage Sizzle ($2.50)🌭
13:00 - 13:30 - Lost Property Auction & Give-a-ways 👕🕶👚🛄🎁
15:00 - 16:00 - A 90 metre shoot (like the ol’ days!) 🏹 🎯
Monday, 6th of May ☭ No work day! 🚩
09:30 to 16:00 Club open for general archery. (Open: David, Close: Bernd)
10:00 to 15:30 The Great Indoor Outdoor Shoot 2.0 (ChrisK) Scoring at 10:30
13:45 to 16:00 The Great Indoor Outdoor Shoot 2.0 (ChrisK) Scoring at 14:15
19:00 to 20:30 CAC Management committee meeting (Submit agenda items)
Thursday, 9th of May
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 11th of May
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Scott, Peter, Renn, Kate, Victor)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (MarkK)
13:00 to 15:30 Mid Month (720) Competition & OzBow (Scoring starts at 13:30)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: ChrisB)
Sunday, 12th of May
09:00 to 13:30 Club open for general archery. (Open: Rob; Close: Pierre)
Monday, 13th of May
08:30 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Thursday, 16th of May
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 18th of May
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Patrick, Bec, Hayden, Sam, Alex)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Sandy)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Renn)
SQAS Field Championships & WA Arrowhead - Day 1 (Register by 8th May)
Sunday, 19th of May - Club Closed
SQAS Field Championships & WA Arrowhead - Day 2 (Register by 8th May)