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1.    Each time you shoot a round at home or away, take a target pin and stick it in the target under your name

2.    White pins for Home, Red dot pins for Away.

3.    When you have 3 pins under your name your handicap can be calculated

4.    When you have 8 pins under your name, you are in the running for Club Champion .

5.    Please place your score sheets in the Wallet provided. Your score sheet must be signed and dated, round shot and bow type .

6.    If shooting away, keep a copy of your score as you shoot and remember to get it signed by the target captain.

7.    Your score sheet will be collected by the Records Officer.

MONTHLY HANDICAP – SEPTEMBER 2007

The September Monthly Handicap was shot under almost perfect conditions (no wind for once) and the scores reflected this. Of the seven archers who finished the Western Round, four shot new personal bests for the round (Anthony Hilton, Long Western, 672: Nigel Jolly, Long Western, 612: Elizabeth Paget, Western, 531: Gary Wilson, Western, 489). Peter Hine also shot a personal best at a shorter National Round of 512. Ian Hey had to retire with a back spasm: hope you are OK Ian.

After adjustment for current handicap the top three were as follows.

All three were personal bests.

Congratulations to Liz for coming out on top this month. Next monthly outdoor handicap shoot, April 2008.

STATS ROUND-UP

Handicap Improvers Medal

It is pretty close at the top in the race for the 2007 Handicap Improvers Medal. To qualify for this award, you need to shoot at least 8 rounds over the year, and also be in your second year of membership of the Club (as it is for improvement of your handicap on two successive seasons. At the moment, due his recent run of blistering form, Allan (-10) is just in front of Phil (-8). However both need to watch our for Gary, who is also on –10 but has only shot 7 rounds so far this year. This competition runs until early December, so expect some last minute changes as the titanic struggle continues.

Current Standings:

                                      Allan Hall              -10

                                      Phil Wiles              -8

                                      Karen Lewis           -5

                                      Anthony Hilton       -5

                                      (Gary Wilson                   -10 / 7 rounds submitted).

Classification

To obtain a classification you need to shoot three rounds at a particular classification. To see what you need to shoot to obtain a particular classification (3^rd, 2^nd 1^st Bowman, Master Bowman or Grand Master Bowman), look at the following page on the Yorkshire Archery Website. http://www.yorkshirearchery.co.uk/shooting.html

For instance, if you click on Ladies Recurve Imperial you will see that you need to shoot 436, or greater than that, at a National Round to get a 1^st Class. These Tables will also show you that some rounds do not qualify for a particular classification: for instance you cannot get a Gents 1^st Class shooting a 60 yard round.

Most people have the three required rounds at their targeted classification, but if you reach a threshold late in the season (ask Phil about last year) then it can be close getting those three in. At the moment Nigel has 1 1^st class round (therefore needs 2 more) and Tony has 2 2^nd class rounds (- HOT PRESS; Tony’s score last Sunday, for a Western, was a Class 2 round so he now has the 2^nd Class for this year – Congrats): three months left everyone.

We have at least four 1^st classes so far which is great news (Louise, Allan, Phil and Anthony).

                          RECENT CLUB RECORDS

It has been a good (nay excellent) summer for new PANDA club records and personal bests. Here is a selection of some of the most recent new records.

As you can see from the above, Allan and Loiuse have been particularly on fire over the last few months. Phil and Anthony have also shot very well, but the Gents Recurve Club records are so good it will be a while before they are beaten.