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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Oct/Nov Club Meeting Agenda 21/10/19

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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

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GDB 500 2019

Record Status Portsmouth

to be held on

10th November at Nobel School, Stevenage

**ONLY 1 COMPOUND SESSION LEFT SESSION C **

 Entry Form

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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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Saturday 26th October 2019 & Sunday 27th October 2019

HERTFORDSHIRE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION Patron: The Marchioness of Salisbury present their HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY & OPEN METRIC AND IMPERIAL CLOUT WEEKEND

 Incorporating the 53rd hertfordshire county clout championships UK Record and Tassel Award Status

Venue: Jobbers Wood, Bishop Stortford High School, Great Hadham Road, Much Hadham SG10 6FB (map with entry, if required)

Date: Saturday 26th October 2019 (Metric Double One Way Clout) and Sunday 27th October 2019 (Imperial Double One Way Clout) Sighters: 10am each day Entry Fee: One Day: £10.00, Two Days: £18.00, Cheques payable to Hertfordshire Archery Association.

Judges: Judge in Charge: Gary Bellamy, Tracey Jackson, Bill Kinsella, Paul Jackson Lady Paramount: Barbara Williams

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Sunday 27 October 2019

RACKETTS ARCHERY CLUB Present their 31stOpen Portsmouth, Venue: James Hornsby School, Leinster Road, Laindon, Essex SS15 5NX Sessions: A 9.15am B = 12.30pm C = 3.45pm (Assembly 15 mins before starting times)

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Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd November 2019 Hillingdon Archery Club Affiliated to Archery GB, Middlesex County and SCAS Hillingdon Archery Club World Record Status WA18 With WA Target Awards Weekend Sponsored by Camsec Security Ltd www.cam-sec.co.uk

Venue: Brunel University (Sports Centre) Kingston Lane Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 3PH  Sessions : Saturday: Two ends of practice: A-9.45am B-12.30pm C-3.15pm Sunday: Two ends of practice: D-9.45.am E-12.30.pm F- 3.15.pm.

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Entry Form

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Saturday 16th November 2019 Ely Archers are holding their 12th Annual Portsmouth, Venue: Littleport Leisure Centre, Littleport, CB61EW, Session A 09:15, Session B 12:45 and Session C 15:45. Single or double rounds available.

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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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Entry Form