smaller 'regional' shoots - on the way out ?

[FlourPower]

Personally I don't want to shoot more than 1hr from my house or my parents house and I don't want to shoot less that 100yds in a competition. Or even really in practise. So I don't attend the short distance shoots (like windsors) I also don't believe the fuss of filling in a form, paying money etc etc is worth it for a national unless it's with any of the three clubs I'm affiliated with. Even then when I travel to Kestrels for their national tournament there's the option of a double new national!

[WhitehartFB]

Originally Posted by FlourPower

Personally I don't want to shoot more than 1hr from my house or my parents house and I don't want to shoot less that 100yds in a competition. Or even really in practise. So I don't attend the short distance shoots (like windsors) I also don't believe the fuss of filling in a form, paying money etc etc is worth it for a national unless it's with any of the three clubs I'm affiliated with. Even then when I travel to Kestrels for their national tournament there's the option of a double new national!

FWIW I would give them a try, ok so there is not the same challenge as shooting 100 yards but there is a bigger mental challenge of getting as close to a maximum score as you can (this is even the case at the top level with the 70m round & H2H). It's comfortable shooting the longer distances and having a bad day, you can blame the weather and the distance, on shorter rounds there is nowhere to hide.

[FlourPower]

I try to shoot shorter distances mixed in with the longer ranges after a terrible 30m in a metric 1 last year, I honestly don't find them as fun as pinging 'arras' 100yds.

In fact I'm all for the introduction of the Uber-National/warick/western and the Lancaster round taking us to 120 yds at least!

[bkupris]

The SAA region is almost completely dominated by FITAs, Yorks and H to H's. Not complaining, just pointing it out

[Shirley]

Originally Posted by FlourPower

Personally I don't want to shoot more than 1hr from my house or my parents house and I don't want to shoot less that 100yds in a competition. Or even really in practise. So I don't attend the short distance shoots (like windsors) I also don't believe the fuss of filling in a form, paying money etc etc is worth it for a national unless it's with any of the three clubs I'm affiliated with. Even then when I travel to Kestrels for their national tournament there's the option of a double new national!

Our National shoot is in Crowthorne 30mins or so from Reading and we are offering a single or double New national (and all the rest)

[clickerati]

I need to enter that one, Shirley!!

[FlourPower]

Hmm I shall check on your website for the dates.

[andrew.paterson]

I do think regions should try more to encourage beginners - a lot of the shorter tournaments have Nationals, but as add-ons to the York\Hereford - and only allow U\C or 3rd class.

There is a big jump in standard from 72 arrows at 60/50 to a Hereford or York. I always remember my first York, it was a nightmare I got backache picking all of the arrows up.

It would be good to see more archery series events within a region, getting a few clubs to hold the primer events, and then a final event that is based on handicapping from the previous 3 best score out of 5 for example. I do think this would encourage less adventurous archers to shoot more, as they will be shooting with people they know on a regular basis.

Handicaps are very much underutilised at the moment, and a lot of this is to do with trust, but if it is a handicap based on a series some of this mistrust can be removed.

[grimsby archer]

Originally Posted by andrew.paterson

IHandicaps are very much underutilised at the moment.

The EMAS Champs has Long National (men), National (ladies) rounds and prizes for handicap ranges. As TO it is a real pain in the neck to administrate.
We have spaces if anyone fancies coming.