Author: Tony Harris

Silver for Chris Horan at the English Field Champs

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This weekend, Exmouth Archers hosted the English Field Archery championship as part of their annual shoot near Exmouth, Devon.

The shoot consisted of a World Archery, 2 day mixed round, that is 24 targets, 12 with marked distances and 12 with un-marked distances, using the standard black and yellow field faces. Shooting 3 arrows per target, with scoring from 1 to 6. That means 72 arrows per round.

At the end of day 1, Chris, gents compound, lay 2nd with a score of 374, 1 point ahead of Hampshire’s John Foley.

At the end of day 2, Chris had stretched his lead over John to 16 points, cementing his 2nd place.

Congratulation Chris

All pictures courtesy of Chris Horan

Keep an eye on this website for have ago field archery sessions next year as well as information about the Kent Field Archery days that are held at Gore Wood, near Sittingbourne during the outdoor season. Kent are actively trying to arrange inter county team field matches. To be in with a chance to compete in these submit your scores via Golden Record. If you don’t have a Golden Records account contact the Kent Records officer at records@archerykent.org.uk.

Medals at 2023 National County Team Tournament

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The weekend of the 23/24th September saw the National County team tournament held at Liliieshall. Kent Archery sent three teams, Gents and Ladies compound and Gents Barebow.

The shoot took place over 2 days with the medals awarded based on the combined points from both days.

The men’s barebow, consisting of

RIORDAN Jack
SANDERS Ian
WILLIAMS Thomas

Placed 3rd overall, congratulations all.

Individually

Mens Compound

Ajay Scott placed first in the mens compound. Jamie Mackrill placed 27th and Jason Byatt placed 44th.

Women’s Compound

Michelle Sword placed 2nd and Mia McGuane placed 13th.

Mens Barebow

Jack Riordan placed first, Tom Williams Placed 5th and Ian Sanders placed 27th

Congratulations all.

Medal Success for Isabella Bruguier at the European Field championship.

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After a field have a go, run by Hannah Brown at Medway archers at the start of the year Isabella Bruguier first field tournament was only in March this year, at Pentref Bowmen in Wales. That Isabella took to field archery, she was already an accomplished compound target archer, under the guidance of a great mentor and accomplished field archer from Kent, like a duck to water is an understatement.

This week Isabella has been competing as part of the GB squad, in the under 21 women’s compound division of the European Field Archery Championship, in Cesana – San Sicario, Italy. What a weeks its been too.

Qualifying 2nd in the division she went into multiple team and individual finals.

Medals

Bronze – Women Under 21 Team Demo Event. Along with Kathryn Moreton and Louisa Piper

Bronze – Compound Under 21 Mixed Team. Along with Ioan Rees.

And the best for last the individual final

Silver – Compound Under 21 Women

Contratulation Isabella

Keep an eye on the this website for more have ago field archery sessions next year as well as information about the Kent Field Archery days that are held at Gore Wood, near Sittingbourne during the outdoor season. Kent are actively trying to arrange inter county team field matches. To be in with a chance to compete in these submit your scores via Golden Record. If you don’t have a Golden Records account contact the Kent Records officer at records@archerykent.org.uk.

Ajay Scott wins silver at the National Tour Final

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At the start September the countries best archers gathered at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, for the national tour finals. Lining up with the best mens compounds was Kents Ajay Scott(Abbey Bowmen).

Qualifing 3rd Ajay faced Dillion Crow in the first round.

Ajays run to the gold medal match wasn’t the easiest, requiring two single arrow shoot offs, the first of which Erol Flynn would have been proud of, Ajay v Dillion Shoot off.

Up next for Ajay was 2nd placed qualifier Adam Carpenter, Ajay v Adam, after drawing the match 143 each after 15 arrows, Ajay produced another 10 to Adams 9.

Last up was James Mason, Ajay v James, the earlier ends were tight but after a couple of loose arrows James took the win 147 v 144

Picture (c) Archery GB and Malcolm Reese

Congratulations Ajay