Centenary Archery Info to 2-Jun-2024
Centenary Archers Club Newsletter
Hi Centenary Archers Club members,
Club Rule Reminder
Never touch another Archer without their explicit permission; Especially when shooting.
This Week
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, Peter, Renn) (Signup)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Sandy)
09:30 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: Brian)
Sunday, 2nd of June
08:30 to 16:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: ChrisK/Bernd)
09:00 to 15:30 1440 Target Championship Practice (70 / 1440 max distance). (ChrisK)
◦ 09:00 Practice
◦ 09:30 Scoring
◦ 12:00 Lunch
◦ 13:00 Scoring resumes
◦ 15:30 Finish
Club News
• Club shirts are available, and the order will close on Thursday, 6th of June. 👕
• Jess Pugh (State MP for Mount Ommaney), and Milton Dick (Federal MP for Oxley) will be visiting the club from 12-1pm on Saturday 20th July. 📸📸
• Please congratulate our monthly comp winner for May, Alex Hill🥇 who shot above his rating by an amazing 15!, topping Sarah Denman’s🥈 impressive improvement of 11. Terence De Jong🥉 came in third with our first ever count-back decider.
• Bronwyn Healing has joined our team of L2 Coaches. You’ll see her in the coaching lane, around the club, and at competitions. Feel free to say Hi. 🎓
• Version 4 of the concrete shooting line plans are available for review. Feedback is desired.
• Please welcome our newest, fully approved club members: 👏👏
(Open) Roan Hoy & (70+) Lutz Wolf
Records
Congrats to our new club record holders from our May Monthly medal comp.
◦ Alex Hill - Open Male Recurve - Short Canberra - 758 -> 786 👏😲 & Monthly Medal🥇
◦ Kate Hall - Open & 50+ Female Barebow - Darwin -> 457 👏 (6 club records from 6 shoots!)
◦ David Conran - Open & 50+ Male Longbow - Melbourne - 558 & 493 -> 598 👏😲🤯
Etiquette
If you’ve hired or used a club bow, please ensure you unstring the bow before putting it in the shed. Recurve limbs, under tension, in an unventilated shed equals a Sad Panda.
“Alternative” Archery Facts
Forecast for Winter: The Archery Gods™ will favour archers who are up early as they rejoice at the pain of bare feet on bathroom floors. Your arrow shafts will be ever so slightly shorter due to the decreased temperature. Compound archers will eventually notice this effect. Longbow archers already knew this as it is Excuse #37. Our local kangaroos will be 1.84% slower.
Tip of the Week
❄ Winter is Coming! ❄
Now that the cooler months are here, we want to stay warm. That often means wearing long sleeves, gloves, vests, and jackets when on the shooting line. These items, while essential to keep us comfortable, can often alter our shooting form, or worse interfere with the bow string. Remember:
• Wear an arm guard over your long sleeves.
Perhaps even have an elastic band(s) to constrain loose sleeve fabric that may contact the string.
• Wear a chest guard, especially over any loose fabric vest, jacket, or jumper.
Our nipples also tend to be more erect & proud when we’re cold. You won’t be the first or the last archer to discover this with the help of their bow string during winter. I.e Ouch! (Note: Men have nipples too! Ask me how I know.)
• Check your warm gear doesn’t have zipper tabs, pockets, & buttons that might catch the string.
• If you wear a glove on your bow hand, your draw length will increase by its layer thickness.
Adjust your clicker and/or anchor point accordingly.
• Your pre-shooting warm-ups & stretches are now even more important.
Safety Tip
🚗🚘 🌳 Avoiding a local branch meeting 🌳 🚘🚗
As the months get cooler in Brisbane, often the wind picks up too. These winds frequently cause large limbs from the trees to weaken & come down. You’d be wise not to park directly next to or under the large gum trees in the club’s parking area.
The Month ahead
June
Monday, 3rd of June
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 to 20:30 CAC Management committee meeting (Submit agenda items)
Thursday, 6th of June
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
22:00 Entries close for 2024 National & SQAS Indoor Championships.
23:59 Club shirt orders close.
Saturday, 8th of June
10:00 to 13:00 Beginners Course - Week 2 (Instructors: Pierre, Shane, Victor) (Signup)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
13:00 to 15:30 Mid Month (720) Competition & OzBow (Scoring starts at 13:30)
09:30 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Stacy)
Sunday, 9th of June
09:00 to 13:30 Club open for general archery. (Open: Renn; Close: TBD)
Monday, 10th of June
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, 13th of June
16:00 to 17:30 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 15th of June
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Alex, Hayden, Kate, Scott, Bec)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Michael)
09:30 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: Shane)
SQAS Target Championships & WA Star 1440 at SVTA (Register by 5th June)
Sunday, 16th of June - Club Closed
SQAS Target Championships & WA Star 1440 at SVTA (Register by 5th June)
Monday, 17th of June
08:30 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Thursday, 20th of June
16:00 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 22nd of June
10:00 to 13:00 Come & Try class. (Instructors: Patrick, Renn, Victor, Peter)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (Rob)
09:30 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: ChrisB)
L1 Coaching course at MPB (Kate & Sam)
Sunday, 23rd of June - Club Closed
SQAS Youth Development Day at TBD (Lindsay)
Monday, 24th of June
08:30 to 12:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: David)
16:00 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Thursday, 27th of June
16:00 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Open & Close: Bernd)
Saturday, 29th of June
09:00 to 12:00 Youth Squad (Open: Lindsay)
09:30 to 17:00 Club open for general archery. (Close: TBD)
10:00 to 12:00 Coaching lane (TBD)
13:00 to 17:00 OzBow & Monthly Medal competition (900). (Scoring at 13:30) (ChrisK)
Sunday, 30th of June
09:00 to 11:30 Private Group Coaching (Open: Amanda)
09:00 to 13:30 Club open for general archery. (Close: TBD)