Winner of the Mike King Trophy 2019 goes to:

Graham Styles

** IMPORTANT MESSAGE
FOR MEMBERS **

Please be reminded that you MUST carry your Green Dragon membership card and display it on your quiver and display your car badge at all times when you visit the shooting field. Knebworth Estates staff will now check these regularly. Also remember that access for archery members is limited to the huts, the shooting field, and the toilets. We do not have open access to the park itself.

Green Dragon Bowmen is a member of ontarget, Archery GB’s Club Development Programme. Clubs joining ontarget are making a public pledge to be open and friendly, to advance archery and to proactively work with Archery GB and in return clubs will be recognised, rewarded and given support, guidance and advice to develop and improve.

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Field Markers

The shooting field markers have been relayed and are in a different location, please see the map below, as email will be sent out shortly explaining the differences .eg:

1.There are 5 discs on the Shooting Line (2 for Shooting line tape, 2 for centres of target 1 and 10 and 1 centre of the range, centres also located at 30, 50, 70 & 90M.

2. the Target range has been enlarged by 2 targets spaces, but it is advisable that targets 1 & 2 are used for distances upto 60Y only.

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HAA Open Coaching evenings

Winter only:

Cost: £5.00 block booking or £6.00 pay as you go (19:30 to 22:00) held at:

Loreto College,

Hatfield Road, St Albans.

AL13RQ

Open Coaching dates for season 19/20

Oct 14th & 28th. Nov 11th & 25th

Dec 9th, Jan 6th & 20th, Feb 10th & 24th

and Mar 9th & 23rd

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If you wish to be considered for the County Squad, please see the following link:

Selection Policy | HAA

Please use the form on this link.

  Declaration Form 2018 | HAA

to declare your interest.

Please submit your scores online (HERE)

NB: You are required to submit your own scores on the online forms provided by HAA.

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GDB EVENT

2019

Please ensure that all cars are parked near to the huts and not near the church, this is a request from the estate, you are permitted to unload at the church car park, but please ensure you park at the huts. Please also make sure you have your club passes.

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Beginners Courses 2020

Our Next Courses are:

Course 1: 6th/7th & 13th/14th June 2020

Course 2: TBC (September 20)

 (13:00 to 16:30)

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NEXT Club Meeting Agenda TBC

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GDB CLUB SHIRTS

Our next order will be late October 2019, please follow link to order form and details.

[CLUB SHIRT]

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NO SHOOTING AT KNEBWORTH PARK ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: TBC

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GDB Participation Club Championship

Results 2019 & Photos

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GDB 500 2019

Record Status Portsmouth

was held on

10th November at Nobel School, Stevenage

 RESULTS

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GDB Christmas

meal menu 14/12/19

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Due to our Insurance constraints whilst shooting at our venues Knebworth House and Nobel school,  We only shoot the  following bow styles (Recurve, Barebow, English Longbow and Compound Bow) all below 60# draw weight.

All other bows such as Flat Bows, Horse Bows, Mongolian Bows or Similar types and Cross bows are not permitted at any of our venues.

 

Local Tournaments and Events

2019

Now on Mondays between 2:15-4pm

 Please see leaflet for more information (leaflet), This is an open invitation for all GDB members, for some extra practice.

Contact John Meischke for more details

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AGB Junior Events

 

Junior Archery Coaching,

The SCAS pathway Alignment Acadamy (North Central) are looking for both Recurve and Compound junior archers. SCAS are looking to offer a channel for all junior archers to receive structured training on top of any coaching being received at club level. SCAS are looking for any junior that shows potential and any found will be fed through the current channel with Archery GB to make sure that can reach their full potential. Sessions are once a month on a Saturday morning 10:00 - 12:00. These Sessions are held at Aim4Sport, the cost per archer is £10.00, this covers all technical, equipment ,mental training & physical program.

Archery training Centres (ATC)

Exciting times at ArcheryGB- The performance unit have been working towards setting up Archery Training Centres (ATC) around England.  We have spaces for adults as well as juniors on the programme.  Archery Training Centres will be able to offer the AGB Junior Development programme based on the National Talent Development Programme. (NTDP).  One of the Archery Training Centres is going to be based at Aim4sport Training Centre.

The ATC sessions will be 3 hrs 09:30am to 12:30 or 13:30 to 16:30 - cost £45.00 for a block of 3 sessions.

Please contact Gaynor Hutchison: performance@hertsarchery.org.uk

or click the link for further details: The SCAS pathway Alignment Academy (North Central): http://www.aim4sport.com/a4sweb/archery-lessons/scas-pathway-alignment-junior-academy-north-central/

or Archery Training Centres (ATC):

http://www.aim4sport.com/a4sweb/archery-lessons/archery-training-centre/

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HAA Junior Events

Stortford AC have invited HAA juniors to join them for winter coaching bi-weekly, see pdf for details.

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AGB Junior Events

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Sunday 24th November 2019 HERTFORDSHIRE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION, County and Open Indoor Team Championships, Venue: Gosling Sports Hall, Gosling Sports Park, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XE. Round: WA 25 - non-compounds: single spot , Compounds: 3-spot vertical, Sessions: Sighters: - ‘A’ 9:15am, ‘B’ 12:15pm, ‘C’ 3:15pm.

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Sunday 6th December 2019 RACKETTS 29th Christmas Worcester, VENUE: James Hornsby School, Leinster Road, Laindon Essex SS15 5NX.

 5-spot Faces Archers shooting these faces will be their preference. No separate awards. Tick box if required.  Sessions: A 9.15am B = 12.00pm C = 2.45pm (Assembly 15 mins before starting times), Awards: Whatever is conjured up, A mince-pie and ‘something’ to drink will be included in the entry fee

Double Session: ‘Gluttons for Punishment’ will be welcomed, accepted at discretion of the management (depending on the demand for the shoot) – certified on arrival and given an extra mince-pie ●TARGET LIST AND RESULTS AVAILABLE FROM WEBSITE ●

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Saturday afternoon/evening 28th December 2019 Hertford Company of Archers Present The Christmas Starlight Shoot VENUE: @ The Butts, The Meadow, Off Hailey Lane, Hertford Heath SG13 7NU ROUND: 5 Doz. @ 60 yards. Metric scoring SIGHTERS: 4.00 pm ENTRY FEE: £6.00 - 3rd CLASS & ABOVE Recurve, Compound and Longbow all welcome Liquid refreshments & hot food all evening Awards for individuals in all classes with more than one entry

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Sunday 12 January 2020 Clophill Archers Present 6^th Clophill Triple. Record Status   Portsmouth -Vegas -Worcester Venue: Alameda Sports Hall, Woburn St. Ampthill. Bedfordshire.

Judges: Mr Brian Dunlop. Ms Pat KerriganRounds (A) Portsmouth. Assembly   9:00am.  Two ends of sighters(B) Vegas. Assembly 12.00pm. Two ends of sighters C) Worcester. Assembly 3.00pm. One end of sighters. Note. As per current AGB rules. Those archers entering a second or third round on the day will be allowed sighters.

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