Centenary Archery Info to 5-May-2024
Centenary Archers Club Newsletter
Hi Centenary Archers Club members,
Club Rule Reminder - Always have fun! Just think first & do it safely!
This Week
April
Monday, 29th 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)
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 - Star Wars day
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 - 15:00 - Club open for general archery to all clubs & ex-members. (Free!)
10:00 - 15:00 - Inflatable Archery Range (Free!)
10:30 - 12:00 - 📨Mystery Envelope✉ Archery Competition (Prizes!🎁)
12:00 - 14:00 - Member’s Archery Gear Swap & Sell (💸)
12:30 - 13:00 - 🎂Birthday Cake🎂 & 🌭Sausage Sizzle ($)🌭
13:00 - 13:30 - Lost Property Auction & Give-a-ways 👕🕶👚🛄🎁
14:00 - 15:00 - A 90 metre shoot (like the ol’ days!) 🏹 🎯
Club News
• AA membership renewal notices seem to be broken with the new system (Assemble). If you’ve got a AA card, please check it as your membership may have expired and not realise it. 🪪
• In future, before our End of Month club comps, we will be closing the Archery fields for a short break at 12pm (noon) so we can set up the targets and equipment needed for the competition. 🚧
Records
Congrats to our new club record holders from our April Monthly medal comp.
◦ Ryan Clark - U16->Open Male Recurve - Short Canberra - 720 -> 758 👏😲 & Monthly Medal🥇
◦ Sarah Denman - Open Female Longbow - Short Canberra - 421 -> 493 👏😲 & 🥈
◦ David Conran - Open & 50+ Male Longbow - WA60/900 (Canberra) - 494 -> 571 👏😲
Etiquette
If you’ve borrowed a club tool, key, or piece of equipment, please put it back where you found it, immediately after you’ve finished using it.
“Alternative” Archery Facts
Forecast for May: The Archery Gods™ will turn a blind eye to left-handed archers, whatever that means. Despite the public holiday, you still won’t shoot enough arrows as you should. Your last arrow shot would have Robin Hood’ed one of your other arrows except for that pesky butterfly in the Brazilian Rainforest. In a parallel universe, your best archery-self will score a perfect round.
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 time & 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
May
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 - 👩🤰👵Life Grower’s Day 👶🍼🧒
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)
Monday, 20th 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, 23rd of May
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 25th of May
09:00 to 12:00 Youth Squad (Open: Lindsay)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: ChrisK)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
13:00 to 17:00 OzBow & Monthly Medal competition (900). (Scoring at 13:30) (ChrisK)
Sunday, 26th of May
09:00 to 11:30 Private Group Coaching. (Open: Amanda)
09:00 to 13:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Stacy)
Monday, 27th 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, 30th of May
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
June
Saturday, 1st of June
10:00 to 13:00 Beginners Course - Week 1. (Instructors: Pierre, Liezel, Peter, Renn)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Sandy)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
Sunday, 2nd of June - Club Closed
MMMMMM Barry update - Bernd threw his hat into the ring with a 7 on ANZAC day.