We are please to announce our annual Open Tournament which will be taking place on the 19th of May 2024
Venue: Whiteleaf Bowmen, New Road, High Wycombe, HP27 0PP (What3Words – https://w3w.co/thinnest.tender.geese) Rounds: York, Hereford and Bristols Closing date for entries: 3 May 2024 For further information please download the entry form:
The Whiteleaf Bowmen Barrel Trophy for best gold at 80 yards at our annual club tournament. It was was first awarded in in 1967. The complete list of winners for each year is as follows
As the temperature drops and shooting time reduces it is time for the Whiteleaf Frostbite shoots. The shoots this winter season will be:
Sunday 5th November Sunday 3rd December Sunday 7 th January 2024 Sunday 4 th February Sunday 3 rd March
Time: Shooting to start at 10:00 so arrive earlier to help set up the field and your equipment. Round usually takes less than 90 minutes to complete
Round: 36 arrows @ 30m (A 20m Frostbite or 10m Frostbite can be shot for those not shooting as far as 30m)
Competitions: Top scores for each bow type will be entered into the Selby Club Postal League and every score will be in the Whiteleaf handicap competition.
What: A short distance, small number of arrows round, shot on the first Sunday of each month over the winter period, just for club members. Open to all members whatever your ability and for the first time this year there will be a short frostbite round at 15m for anyone not shooting as far as 30m.
An ideal opportunity to keep those archery skills tuned over the winter, meet new club members and get out of the house for a couple of hours. Just remember to wear suitable clothes for the weather and don’t forget your bow and some arrows.
There is no requirement to book in advance, or attend each month, just turn up when you can and be ready to shoot at 10:00.
I look forward to seeing you at some or all of the Frostbites Good shooting John O Whiteleaf Bowmen Records Officer
Twenty-Three archers eagerly took to the field to compete in the Club Championship shoot this year. With rounds ranging from a Long National for the actual championship, down to a National 30 there was something for all archers. The weather stayed dry for the whole shoot and shooting started a fraction after 10:00. With the shoot only being six dozen, almost every end had either a best gold or hidden colour prize for those that weren’t hitting the gold. In fact, the most nervous times were the search for the arrow that would win the green colourprize and wondering when the Longbow Best Gold prize would be won.
After the final arrow had been shot, the field was returned to its usual look and our secretary Jan quickly put she scores in order and filled out the result sheet. Our Lady Patron for the shoot Julie then presented the medals and some trophies and the colour prizes of chocolate. The full results are below but special congratulations to our club champions for 2023, Julie, Paul D, Brenda, Simon, Imran and Junior Man Alex.
Thanks to Neill for arranging the tournament, Julie for being our Lady Patron, Jan for the scoring and results and all those who helped set-up before and tidy up after the shoot. Hopefully see even more of you at this shoot in 2024.
We will be holding the Club Championships on 20th August 2023. Sighters will commence at 10:00 PROMPTLY, registration will be from 09:30. We would be grateful for any members that would be willing to help setup prior to this.
This year we will be shooting variants of the National rounds, with the round for the Club Champion being a Long National. These are six dozen rounds, 4 dozen at the longer distance and 2 dozen at the shorter.
Long National 80y & 60y
National 60y & 50y
National 50 50y & 40y
National 40 40y & 30y
National 30 30y & 20y
To encourage new members to participate we will also offer a “National 20”, this is not an official AGB round, but at 20 & 10 yards is ideal for those who are new to Archery.
In order to plan for the day can you please complete the form below to enter. Entries to be received no later than Monday 14th August 2023.
The day finally arrived for the first Whiteleaf Bowmen Open Shoot post pandemic with 28 archers due to compete across all 9 targets. The ground party arrived early to set up the field with mist swirling around but the prospect of a dry, maybe sunny shoot. Some sterling work soon had the field ready for the shoot and it was great to see a full field of targets with pristine targets on, ready to greet the archers.
As our Chairperson Julie welcomed the archers and went through the admin, the sun started to appear and 27 archers prepared themselves for the challenge ahead. The shoot went really smoothly under the control of the judges David and Meera and helped by the fact we only had one missing arrow the whole day.
At the end of a very enjoyable shoot, the top archers in each category received their medals from our Lady Paramount, Jan, and a hastily arranged raffle (thanks to those who provided prizes) raised over £100 for club funds.
Thanks to Neill for arranging the tournament and those archers who helped on the day.
Whiteleaf Bowmen classifications shot on the day Master Bowmen (and club and county records[tbc]) – Imran R Bowman 1st Class – Julie M, Kevin J Bowmen 2nd Class – Jan O, John W, Marc B, Brenda G Bowmen 3rd Class – Paul F, Jon S
We have decided to re-introduce the summer Sunday shoots to help build the club and allow those who are able to gain Bowman status as this is now only possible at recognised club events and tournaments.
From May to September, the first and third Sunday of each month will be an official club day, with shooting commencing promptly at 10am. The rounds we will be shooting are set out below and precedence will be given to members shooting variations of the relevant rounds (i.e. whichever distance they are most comfortable with). This will allow everyone to join in but no-one will be forced to shoot the round and will be welcome to shoot whatever they wish to but they will need to adhere to the cadence of the official rounds being shot by others.
Month
Rounds
No. of Dozen
Longest Distance Range for Rounds
May
Short Metrics
6
16-50 metres
June
Nationals
6
60-30 yards
July
Long Metrics
6
30-90 metres
August
Long National
6
100-30 yards
September
Warwicks
4
100-30 yards
Please ensure you use paper score sheets and that they are completed when scoring each end – you should not transfer scores from an app to the paper sheet after the arrows have been pulled, and in line with normal tournament rules, you should not score your own arrows. Please leave score sheets in the box on the veranda for collection later (John and I will be away for the first shoot but will collect the score sheets when we are back).
Please note that if you arrive late or you want to shoot anything other than a variation of the official round, you will only be able to do so if there are any spaces or spare bosses, and as long as you will not delay the shooting of the main field. Targets will be moved to the shorter distance as soon as the main field has completed the longer distance so if you arrive late and are shooting the round, you may not be able to complete the longer distance.
A big thank you to everyone that turned out for the work party on Saturday 15th April. A few of the bosses required TLC, there was a general clean up and the shooting line now has rubber tiles for easier identification.