Bronte Archers Spotlight 600 Feb 10th 2007

[TJ Mason]

Too true, it doesn't take much to jam up West Yorkshire. I'm absolutely fine on snow - every time it snows I get in the car to practice driving on the stuff. The only problem for me is all the other eejits who panic and forget the basics.

[TJ Mason]

I'm gonna try to get sight marks for this on Saturday morning (assuming I can shoot). Any clues as to who will be making the 40 paces? There's quite a difference between LMP's paces and Neil Crickmore's paces, for example...

[Little Miss Purple]

Originally Posted by TJ Mason

I'm gonna try to get sight marks for this on Saturday morning (assuming I can shoot). Any clues as to who will be making the 40 paces? There's quite a difference between LMP's paces and Neil Crickmore's paces, for example...

I've no idea.....but Neil and I are both working till 5pm so I'm guessing it wont be either of us....but there is Steve C

[nfinite]

Originally Posted by TJ Mason

I'm gonna try to get sight marks for this on Saturday morning (assuming I can shoot). Any clues as to who will be making the 40 paces? There's quite a difference between LMP's paces and Neil Crickmore's paces, for example...

If they were LMPs paces we would only be shooting at five yards

[Little Miss Purple]

Originally Posted by nfinite

If they were LMPs paces we would only be shooting at five yards

cheeky sod!! I'll get you for that

[nfinite]

Originally Posted by Little Miss Purple

cheeky sod!! I'll get you for that

[TJ Mason]

Conditions were nowhere near as bad as feared as we got underway, though Uncle Remus said that it had been a different story earlier in the day when the whole of Rawdon Meadows was basically a flood plain. The light rain was actually quite refreshing.

LMP and I were on the same target. Nfinite was supposed to be shooting with us, but opted for field party duties instead - sterling job by the field party, BTW, not easy to find arrows in the dark. The guy from Burnley evidently decided to give it a miss.

Doing a Spotlight shoot was weird - bright targets against a Stygian blackness at an unknown distance. Tracey and I shot encouragingly tight sighters though, just beneath the gold.

To my own amazement, I was joint first in the Gents Recurve after the first dozen, equal with Alistair Crosland of White Rose. Alright, I wasn't shooting against the likes of Bluebow, but there were some decent archers there.

I opened up a good lead over the next two dozen, though Alistair and LMP were never far behind. Brain f*rts galore on the fourth dozen, but I stayed ahead. Then a 58 end - yay! Then on the third arrow of the last half dozen I started to let down and...gold height, between targets 4 and 5, into the inky blackness. "By jingo," I said, "what a mouldy chiz."

So Alistair won with 516 and LMP whupped me with 514 to my 511. I blame the purple string I was using - evidently it changed loyalties.

Jolly good show by all at Bronte! Not a bad show in the raffle either:

[Little Miss Purple]

It was a great shoot again at Bronte - thanks to all those behind the scene's and especially the ladies in the kitchen, pie n peas were delicious

It took me till half way through to actually find the middle of the target...but after that . I almost had a 6 gold end....the 1 that escaped was but a hair's breadth away from the 10 ring .

I won Bronte lady recurve...but as the only lady shooting I couldn't lose - as Tim said though I was only 2 points behind the gents winner

[Uncle Remus]

Just a quick thank you to all the competitors at Saturdays Fun Shoot - the weather wasnt quite as bad as was expected and while not without incident it was a success. Thanks to our Judge, Richard Breese (not an AIUK'er i think)and the field party which i think consisted largely of Infinite. The ladies of the pantry did a sterling job and LMP was an absolute wonder selling raffle tickets.Thank you all.