Centenary Archery Info to 3-May-2026
Centenary Archers Club Newsletter
Hi Centenary Archers Club members,
Club Rule Reminder:
Not a fully financial Archery Australia member? No shooting for you!
For Sale - New arrow shafts: (Contact Pierre 0478-012-188 or Lindsay Roux 0435-751-552)
• 12x Easton A/C/E Shaft – Uncut – Spine 430 – $475 ONO
• 12x Easton A/C/E Shaft – Uncut – Spine 470 – $475 ONO
• 12x Easton A/C/E Shaft – Uncut – Spine 720 – $475 ONO
• 12x Easton A/C/E Shaft – Uncut – Spine 920 – $475 ONO
This Week
Monday, 27 April - 08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (AM: David; PM: Bernd)`
Wednesday, 29 April - 09:00-12:00 General Archery. (AM: Jim)
Thursday, 30 April - 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (PM: Bernd)
May
Saturday, 2 May
08:30-17:00 General Archery. (Close: Lionel)
09:00-12:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Bec, Kate, Kristy, Dale, AlexF)
09:30-12:00 Morning OzBow & 720 Club Shoot (Lionel)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (TBA)
Sunday, 3 May - (No scheduled sessions)
Club News
• Tentative - We are looking at holding a Working Bee on the weekend of May 23/24th. The aim is to fix the new under-cover surface down near the Come & Try end & extend it a lot further. If you’re able to assist with this, please let the committee know. 🐝👷🚧🐝
• Free - We have been donated a 30lbs RH wooden recurve bow. If you’re interested in it, please see Brian, David, or Rob etc to plead your case. It deserves a good home. 🏹💸
• Help Wanted Martin Lau will be taking time away from archery & the club. He is the awesome bloke who manages the coaching/open/closing roster & email reminders for the Come & Try classes. We need to find someone(s) to take over these vital tasks. They are not onerous, nor time consuming, but they are regular, ongoing, & important. If you have some time, please consider helping the club out by taking on at least some of these tasks. See David or Martin for more. 🙏
• Please welcome our newest, fully approved club members: 👏👏👏👏👏
(U16) Jack Hartsuiker, (U16) Tully Anderson,
(Open) Ou (Kitty) Yu, Laura Hartsuiker, & (70+) Conrad Hedrick
Etiquette
When you’ve finished shooting, please quietly step back from the Shooting Line to the Waiting Line to give other archers a chance to finish without interruption. Ideally, make your exit from the line when the archers are not in the middle of their shot process.
“Alternative” Archery Facts
Forecast for May: The Archery Gods™ will favour archers who co-ordinate their fletches with their shoe-laces, & their bow risers with their warmer gear; But only if both sets co-ordinate. All shoe-laces must match for this blessing, even the one used as a finger sling. Longbowers are excused, because the Archery Gods™ know they can’t tie shoe laces as they are too complicated.
If you’re not using a finger-sling, sorry, no boon or blessing for you this time. Maybe next year. Additionally remember to adjust & allow for the thermal shrinkage the target faces and the overall distance to the target; plus any extra mass you put on with warmer clothes. Details of these precise calculations can be found in an online archery forum nearest to you.
Tip of the Week
🔍👀 The Metal Detector 🔉🔊
Losing an arrow is easy to do. Finding them, not so much. Especially with longer grass. For this reason, the club has a metal detector located just inside the target shed, on the left wall. It goes by many names: The Minesweeper, The Wand of Shame, The +5 Wand of Recovery, etc.. Don’t waste effort just visually looking for an arrow after the end in which it was lost. Go directly to the metal detector.
For optimal usage:
• Ensure all the dials & switches are set to their respective “gold” location marks.
• The “loop” is parallel to & as close as possible to the ground as you swing it.
• The cable is snuggly plugged in all the way into the control box.
• Test it detects one of your arrows before proceeding.
• Take small steps (~20cm) and complete a wide swing arc per step.
• Turn it off between ends. Setting the Sensitivity knob to its lowest setting turns it off.
• Ask a barebow archer for help. They have lots of experience with losing & finding arrows.
Safety Tip
➶➳ Check your arrows ➷⇏
• Never shoot a damaged arrow! Separate it until it has been suitably repaired. It can be incredibly dangerous to you & your fellow archers.
• Before every archery session, check your arrows (and other equipment) for any damage.
• When walking back from collecting your arrows is the ideal time to quickly check your arrows. Has a nock been struck or come loose?; Has a point come partially out or been left in the target? Has a fletch torn or come off? It’s best to discover this before the start of the next end.
• If an arrow has struck something other than the soft part of the target butt, give the arrow a thorough inspection. When this happens it is quite common for nocks to crack or come off; points to partially or fully come out; Or worst of all, the arrow to be bent, cracked, or split. In addition to visual & tactile inspection, give any carbon shaft a good flex, then rotate the shaft 90°, and flex again! This can help expose mid-shaft damage.
If you’re unsure what to look for, ask an experienced archer, instructor, or coach.
The Month ahead
Monday, 4 May - 08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (AM: David; PM: Bernd)`
Wednesday, 6 May - 09:00-12:00 General Archery. (AM: Jim)
Thursday, 7 May - 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (PM: Bernd)
Saturday, 9 May
08:30-17:00 General Archery. (Close: TBA)
09:30-12:00 May Mid Month 900 and Oz Bow shoot (Lionel)
09:00-12:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Joslyn, David, Kristy, Darren, AlexH)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
Sunday, 10 May - (No scheduled sessions) - 👶🤰Mummy’s Day👩👫 - Call her if you can!
Monday,11 May - 08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (AM: David; PM: Bernd)`
Wednesday, 13 May - 09:00-12:00 General Archery. (AM: Jim)
Thursday, 14 May - 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (PM: Bernd)
Saturday, 16 May
08:30-17:00 General Archery. (Close: TBA)
09:00-12:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Hayden, Kate, Ellen, Alisha, Bec)
09:30-12:00 Morning OzBow & 720 Club Shoot (Lionel)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Salomon)
Sunday, 17 May - (No scheduled sessions)
13:00-19:00 Archery Shooting Gallery & Club Stall at the Sherwood Festival (Volunteers needed!)
Monday,18 May - 08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (AM: David; PM: Bernd)`
Wednesday, 20 May - 09:00-12:00 General Archery. (AM: Jim)
Thursday, 21 May - 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (PM: Bernd)
Saturday, 23 May
08:30-17:00 General Archery. (Close: Brian)
09:00-12:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Victor, Ellen, Kristy, Liezel, Dale)
09:30-12:00 Morning OzBow & 720 Club Shoot (Lionel)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Sandy)
08:00-17:00 Tentative - Working Bee for shade structure ground work
Sunday, 24 May - Tentative - Working Bee for shade structure ground work
Monday, 25 May - 08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (AM: David; PM: Bernd)`
Wednesday, 27 May - 09:00-12:00 General Archery. (AM: Jim)
Thursday, 28 May - 16:00-18:00+ General Archery. (PM: Bernd)
Saturday, 30 May
08:30-17:00 General Archery. (Close: ChrisK)
09:30-16:00 OzBow & Monthly Medal Event (720) Morning (Lionel) & Afternoon (TBD)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (TBA)
Sunday, 31 May - (No scheduled sessions)