Centenary Archery Info to 24-Aug-2025
Centenary Archers Club Newsletter
Hi Centenary Archers Club members,
⛔🚫🚽 NO ACCESS TO TOILETS Monday to Friday this week due to council work 🚽🚫⛔
Club Rule Reminder
A paper score sheet is always required, & it takes precedence over an electronic one!
This Week
Monday, 18 August
08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ Club open for general archery. (Morning: David; Afternoon: Bernd)
World Archery Youth Championships (Ellen)
Wednesday, 20 August - 09:00-12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Jim)
World Archery Youth Championships (Ellen)
Thursday, 21 August - 16:00-17:30+ Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
World Archery Youth Championships (Ellen)
Saturday, 23 August
09:30-17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
10:00-13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Victor, Sandy, AlexH, AlexR)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Michael)
World Archery Youth Championships in Winnipeg, Canada (Ellen)
Archery Queensland Championships at MPB & LCA
Sunday, 24 August
08:30-12:30 Club open for general archery & para squad training. ♿ (Open/Close: Tom/SarahF)
World Archery Youth Championships (Ellen)
Archery Queensland Championships at MPB & LCA
Club News
• Council will be revamping our entrance to the clubhouse during the week. (new doors, a landing + platform, and new stairs) During which (Mon-Fri) we will lose access to the building. ⛔🚽🚫
• MISSING: One (1) of our 3 red DOS whistles has been misplaced. Please check if you have accidentally taken it. 🔎📯
• AGM - The Notice and Call for Nominations is out. AGM will be on 27th of September.🙋
• Metal Detector - We have a brand new one, hopefully many lost arrows will turn up, and new lost ones found easier. 🧲🔎🤞
• 💰Fundraising Policy💰 The committee has put forth a draft policy for Fundraising at the club. Before it gets ratified, we would like any feedback from the membership, so please have a read.
• Volunteer of the Week: Sarah Denman, for getting up and being at the club before 7am,on a public holiday, in Winter, to babysit two different sets of contractors! Thanks Sarah! 🧊🛌😴🌅
• Working-Bee - Heads up, we will have a major working bee on August 30th. Save the date. 👷🚧
• Nest Alert - Beware we have a plover nest near the 60m mark on lanes 34 & 35. 🐦🥚🥚🥚🥚🐦
• The club will be the venue for a professional development course run by Marcus Anear (a qualified L3 Archery Coach from Victoria). It will consist of a Thursday (4pm-7pm) structured group training sessions & a monthly intensive weekend (4 hours each day on the last weekend each month, excluding Dec & Jan). Regular attendance is required to qualify for the weekend sessions. Cost: $20/week (month in advance), in addition to the standard club usage fees etc. It is suitable for all levels. Contact Kristy for more details. See also: Professional Coaching Policy. 🎓
For Sale
Private sale: Second-hand Basic Recurve Archery Kit - $450 ono (details)
Club Records
Congrats to our new club (& state?!) record holders, from Ekka Wednesday shoot:
◦ Ruth Chamberlain - U14->Open Female Compound - Geelong - 895 (844/877) 👏😲🤯💣🕷
◦ Chris Kerslake - Open Male Compound - Sydney - 1095 (1089) 👏😲🕷
◦ David Conran - Open & 50+ Male Longbow - Sydney - 616 👏
◦ Peter Gold - Open & 50+ Male Barebow - Short Adelaide - 871 👏
And from Saturday Morning's shoot:
◦ Ruth Chamberlain - U14 & U16 Female Compound - WA 50/720 - 664 (639) 👏😲🤯
Etiquette
Working Bees are important to our club. Our club is a non-profit 100% volunteer organisation. We can’t afford staff or to pay people to do everything to maintain the upkeep of our club. Please consider donating a portion of your time wherever possible to working bees. It is only through the strong support of individual members that we will continue to succeed as a club. If you can’t attend the scheduled working bees, contact us to arrange other times and/or we have a list of take home tasks you can help with.
“Alternative” Archery Facts
As the archery zodiac leaves the Element of Easton and transitions to the House of Hoyt, the Archery Gods™ will be guiding carbon arrows towards stray bits of metal on the target butts whenever most impractical; Aluminium arrows will be exempt, unless of course your shooting stance has an even number of millimetres between your feet.; If you are shooting at a competition, there will be an error on your scoresheet: If you’re lucky, you’ll find it. If you are very lucky, no one will. Due to unusual solar activity, left handed archers will have a slight advantage but only on days with two vowels.
Tip of the Week.
🔫 Six Shooter 🔫
When shooting in an outdoor target competition, a good idea is to only have six arrows in your quiver. Take your spare arrows from your quiver and put them in or on the ground at the shooting line. This stops you from accidentally shooting more than six or forgetting to shoot all six, but still allows you to grab one in case you discover a problem with one of your arrows. Even elite archers have been known to lose count and shoot the wrong number of arrows.
Safety Tip
📯 DOS Whistles 📯
No DOS means No Whistle means No Shooting!
Two blasts: Pick up your bow etc. Approach the shooting line & select your arrow.
One blast: You may load your bow and are allowed to start shooting.
Three blasts: The end is over. Stop shooting. Return to the waiting line then go forth to score & retrieve arrows unless otherwise instructed.
Five or more blasts: Emergency stop! Do not go forward etc. Arrows must be removed from the bow, and bows lowered. You may remain on the shooting line unless otherwise advised. Shooting (and the timing) will resume after a single blast.
In short, if you hear any blasts after starting, immediately let down. Do not release any arrows. Remove any arrows from your bow to your quiver. Any blasts during shooting effectively means Stop!
If in doubt, Stop!
The Month ahead
Monday, 25 August
08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ Club open for general archery. (Morning: David; Afternoon: Bernd)
Wednesday, 27 August- 09:00-12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Jim)
Thursday, 28 August - 16:00-17:30+ Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 30 August
08:00-12:30 Working-Bee (Open: David)
12:30-13:00 Free lunch for workers.
13:00-17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
13:00-17:00 Monthly Medal Event (720) & OzBow (Scoring at 13:30) (ChrisK, Judge: TBD)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Pierre)
Sunday, 31 August
09:00-13:30 Club open for general archery. (Open: Pierre, Close: ChrisB)
09:30-13:30 Compound Training Group - All Welcome - See WhatsApp group for details
Silver Arrow Clout at MPB (If you haven’t tried clout before, here is a great chance)
Monday, 1 September
08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ Club open for general archery. (Morning: David; Afternoon: Bernd)
Wednesday, 3 September - 09:00-12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Jim)
Thursday, 4 September - 16:00-17:30+ Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 6 September
09:30-17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
10:00-13:00 Morning OzBow and 720 Club Shoot (Scoring at 10:30) (ChrisK, Judge: TBA)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
Sunday, 7 September - club closed
Monday, 8 September
08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ Club open for general archery. (Morning: David; Afternoon: Bernd)
Wednesday, 10 September - 09:00-12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Jim)
Thursday, 11 September - 16:00-17:30+ Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 13 September
09:30-17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Sandy)
13:00-16:00 September Mid Month 900 and Oz Bow shoot (Scoring at 13:30) (ChrisK, Judge: TBA)
Sunday, 14 September
08:00-15:00 Double Target QRE (Scoring at 9:20 & 13:10) - Register by 10 September (Judges: Pierre Roux COJ, Bernd Martini, Lindsay Roux)
09:00-15:00 Club open for general archery.
Monday, 15 September
08:30-12:00 & 16:00-18:00+ Club open for general archery. (Morning: David; Afternoon: Bernd)
Wednesday, 17 September - 09:00-12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Jim)
Thursday, 18 September - 16:00-17:30+ Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 20 September
09:30-17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
10:00-13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Hayden, Shane, Hemming, David)
10:00-12:00 Coaching lane (Salomon)
10:00-13:00 Morning OzBow and 720 Club Shoot (Scoring at 10:30) (ChrisK, Judge: TBA)
Sunday, 21 September - club closed