KuRingGai Bowmen
Newsletter December 2000
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In this issue:
Welcome to the new year!!!
This year has flown on by once again, and the year 2001 is
now upon us. To bring us into this new millennium we have a
lot of new faces who will provide the club with new ideas and
help solve new challenges.
This newsletter will be the last one from me, as I have decided
to hand the editorial job on. After writing 30 newsletters or
so, and many articles over the years, I feel it is time for
a break. Young Andrew Chessher has kindly decided to take over
this job. With the support of the committee and club members
I am sure that he will do a fantastic job!
Enclosed are the voting forms that are required to be filled
out by members. These are for administrative positions, and
for the John Ferris Memorial Trophy. The John Ferris Memorial
trophy is for the most outstanding member in performance or
service to the club. These forms are to be returned to the Secretary
7 days before commencement of the Annual General Meeting on
11th February 2001.
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Selling, buying?
See our classified
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Committee Meeting 15th August 2000
General Business
- Memory Jogger (Reqesting NSW affiliated clubs details) from ASNSW
- The Meeting agreed that this be filled in and returned.
- Date for AGM - It was decided that this should be Sunday, 11th February,
2001 at 9.30 a.m. The necessary notices would be sent out.
- Targets - Making of new targets is progressing.
- Sun Shelter - It was suggested that the Club purchase an easily
erected sun shelter to provide shade on the shooting line. It was
agreed that an allocation of $250.00 be provided to purchase this.
David Boyd was to investigate and purchase.
- Bows for Beginners Classes - A suggestion was made to purchase some
smaller bows for younger, smaller beginners. After some discussion
it was decided that if the present 20 lb. bows are too much perhaps
the young person should be waiting longer to take up the sport. Vince
Hantos said that in his experience it was better to have all bows
the same.
Treasurers Report 15th August 2000
Treasurer's report not disclosed here.
Recorders Report 15th August 2000
There is no list of ratings for member handicaps for this month as
a corruption problem with my computers hard drive has it in for repairs
and this report was done on a neighbours PC. I hope that I can recover
club data that had been saved. Luckily I made copies of the 2001 calendar
before the crash and submit 2 of these copies for consideration by committee.
I have not included a date for a visit to Erina. This needs to be decided
on, bearing in mind that we do not have enough target butts to accommodate
a large field of archers and allowing our newer members to use the field
at the same time.
Roger Klooster - Recorder
Records
Master Ladies Compound
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| Helen Moore |
6 x 50m |
305 |
U/14 Boys Compound
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| Andrew Chessher |
5 x 50m |
248 |
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5 x 30m (80cm) |
252 |
U/12 Boys Compound
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| Gregory Pagano |
5 x 50m |
119 |
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5 x 30m (80cm) |
155 |
Club Championship Results
18 members contested the recent club championships. The rounds were
competed by archers in eight divisions. Results as follows:
Mens compound - Mens FITA
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| 1st |
Ed Rapsevicius |
1285 |
| 2nd |
Nick Horley |
1278 |
| 3rd |
Andrew Needham |
1246 |
Ladies Compound - Ladies FITA
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| 1st |
Maria Doyle |
1042 |
| 2nd |
Alicia Dell |
826 |
Masters Ladies Compound - Fremantle
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| 1st |
Helen Moore |
1162 |
| 2nd |
Cora Arnold |
1063 |
Masters Mens Compound - Ladies FITA
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| 1st |
Roger Klooster |
1331 |
| 2nd |
Allan McVicar |
1306 |
| 3rd |
Peter Chessher |
1239 |
| 4th |
Paul Moore |
1210 |
| 5th |
Roger Irving |
994 |
Mens Barebow Recurve - Short Adelaide
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| 1st |
David Boyd |
618 |
| 2nd |
Doug Brown |
529 |
Mens Novice - Ladies FITA
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| 1st |
Peter Tait |
1134 |
| 2nd |
Bob Pagano |
1046 |
U/14 Boys Compound - Short Adelaide
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| 1st |
Andrew Chessher |
1003 |
U/12 Boys Compound - Short Adelaide
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| 1st |
Gregory Pagano |
735 |
I found this in The Glade. The author is unknown.
I'm Tired!
Yes, I'm tired!
For several years I've been blaming it on middle age, poor blood, lack
of vitamins, air pollution, saccharin, obesity, dieting, under-arm odour,
yellow wax build up and another dozen maladies that make you wonder
if life is really worth living
BUT I FOUND OUT . . . IT AIN'T THAT!!!
I'm tired because I'm overworked.
The population of this country is 51 million;
21 million are retired - that leaves 30 million to do the work.
There are 19 million at school, that leaves 11 million to do the work.
Two million are unemployed and four million are employed by the Government
- that leaves five million to do the work.
One million are in the armed forces which leaves four million to do
the work.
Three million are employed by county councils - leaving one million
o do the work!!!
There are 620.000 people in hospital and 379,998 in prison.
That leaves two people - YOU and ME!
And you are sitting on your backside reading this . . .
NO WONDER I AM FLAMING TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Group tuning
(This is usually carried out after rough tuning such as paper testing
or the like.)
After achieving the best tear possible (from paper testing), it's time
to test the results. Group tuning takes a lot of patience and can't
be rushed. This is also an area of shooting which comes down to trial
and error, as you may find that something that works one time may not
have the same result the next. Adjustments that you make must be very
small, and always take measurements of where you were so that if the
results get worse you know how to get back.
Group shooting should be done at different distances, but start off
at around 40-50m. Use a systematic approach to your adjustments so as
not to get confused. A good place to start is the nocking point. Only
make very small adjustments, approximately 1mm at a time. Move up and
down, and settle on a height that you feel is giving the best results.
Do the same with the centre shot, but always remember where the original
settings were. Change the tension on your rest.
A good test for wheel timing is to shoot a few arrows, pulling firmly
on the stops, and then a few arrows under drawing by 1/4" or so. If
you wheels are balanced the arrows should land at the same height. If
you get a vertical group, then your timing is out.
Spining of arrows and different point weights can make a big difference
to you groups. Don't worry about trying arrows slightly out of the recommended
range in the arrow selection charts (never go below 5 grains per pound)
as bows can vary as much as 60 feet per second at the same poundage.
The same arrow will shoot completely different out of bows this different.
Also experiment with different rests. Yes . . . That means repeating
all of the above again. I said you have to be patient. Tuning can take
many hours of good quality shooting, but if you are serious about improving,
then it is a small price to pay.
Extracts from Chris's Compound Couch - The Glade
by Chris Jones (Merlin Bows)
For Sale
Equipment
Equipment Type / Contact
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Description
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Accessories
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| Compound Bow: |
$?.00 |
Martin Cougar,
30" draw, 45-60lbs |
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| Ed Rapsevicius |
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| Compound Bow: |
$985 |
PSE Mach 9 RH, Blue, 60lbs 27"-31",
Almost new
(new $1400) |
Graham Bartlet bird cage system
(cost $120) |
| Wayne Wood |
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From KuRingGai Bowmen
| Club Jacket 1 |
$65.00 |
| Club Pants 1 |
$35.00 |
| T Shirt |
$25.00 |
| Cap 2 |
$15.00 |
| Hat 2 |
$15.00 |
| Silver Club Badges |
$25.00 |
| Enamel Club Badges |
$5.00 |
- A minimum order will need to be made before these will be available
(I think). Prices will depend on order size.
- These prices are approximate only.
(See the secretary or recorder for confirmation of prices and availability
of goods.)
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Have you got any equipment for sale?
See Gregory or E-Mail
him (make sure to include in the subject "for sale")
to get into the next issue of
"For Sale..."
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Question and Answer time - Fletching!
A question that pops up from time to time relates to fletchings. What
type, what size, where to put them etc. There is only one way to find
out FOR SURE what is best FOR YOU and that is to TRY EVERY OPTION YOURSELF
and assess the results of YOUR tests. Of course this sounds very scientific
and also lots of hard work, but like it or not it is the ONLY way to
be ABSOLUTELY sure what works best for YOU. You cannot rely on some
one else's efforts to give YOU the correct results because no one else
shoots EXACTLY LIKE YOU.
There are some proven physics which can help you decide where to start
your experiments and also allow you to pre-select some characteristics.
Let's list a few:
- Low profile vanes are more likely to clear the bow
cleanly that high profile vanes, but they will give you less steerage
during the flight of the arrow.
- Larger vane area equals more steerage and therefore
a more stable arrow, but the increased drag will slow the arrow down.
Also the more vane area you have the more deflection in flight will
be caused by wind force.
- The length of the vane only comes into play in so
far as length and height combined add up to vane area. So a long,
low vane can have the same vane area as a short high vane and should
perform the same unless one of the vanes interferes with the bow while
the other does not.
As far as position of the vane on the shaft is concerned you must be
sure, particularly when shooting fingers, that the vanes are far enough
from the nock to allow you release to clear the string properly. You
could find that moving the vane along the shaft might cure any vane
contact although we would tend to favour adjustment of the nock to gain
vane clearance.
Our thoughts would be that if you cannot get vane clearance by a SLIGHT
nock angle adjustment you are either using the wrong spine arrows or
you have a serious technique problem. There is, of course, no chance
of making the perfect choice, unless you plane to do ALL you shotting
under identical conditions. We have proved to our satisfaction in the
past that larger vanes will give us more stable arrow flight and potentially
higher scores.
Unfortunately, as soon as we go outdoors and get affected by the wind,
our previous advantage seems to blow away and our results with smaller
vanes are better. Another variable also comes into play and that is
the relationship of you shooting ability to vane size. Usually archers
with poorer technique will benefit more from increased steerage of the
larger vane, as they are unable to fully control the extra speed of
the small vane.
The Pro Shop Shooting Staff
Taken from Compound Tackle Talk - The Glade
Tournament Calendar
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January
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Beginners Class #1 |
| 27/28th |
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ACT AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKEND - FITA STAR |
| 28th |
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Beginners Class #2 |
February
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| 4th |
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WARRINGAH OPEN - Sydney - Cromer high school |
| 4th |
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Beginners Class #3 |
| 11th |
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BLACKTOWN FIELD |
| 11th |
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - ELECTION OF COMMITTEE |
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Handicap - FITA 900, Sht. Canberra, Jnr. Canberra, Darwin |
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KGB Field |
| 24/25th |
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NORTHERN FITA STAR |
March
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| 10/11th |
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METROPOLITAN CHAMPS - FITA STAR |
| 11TH |
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Handicap - FITA 900, Sht. Canberra, Jnr. Canberra, Darwin |
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KGB Field |
| 25th |
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CATHY FOSTER CLOUT |
| 25th |
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Beginners Course #1 |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MEMBERS
& FAMILIES
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