Hampshire Archery Association is the home of archery in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands in the UK. The Association is affiliated to SCAS (Southern Counties Archery Society) and Archery GB (GNAS) who are the governing body for the sport in the UK.
Archery is a sport for all ages and abilities and is great for families. There are over 50 archery clubs in Hampshire and most offer beginners courses. If you interested in trying archery get in touch with one of the clubs listed here.
HAA JUNIOR RANKINGS – AUGUST 2019
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Here are the HAA Junior Rankings for August 2019. Scores are based on the total of each archer’s best 3 handicap scores achieved in any 12-dozen round shot in tournaments. Where an archer has shot less than 3 rounds, a handicap value of 100 is used for each missing score.
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Gents Recurve
JOSH OXENDEN……………..161
PAUL WILLIAMS……………. 164
OWEN JONES……………….. 213
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Ladies Recurve
JODIE BUCKNER……………. 109
SASSY MEYRICK……………..126
MOLLIE PERRETT……………127
HOLLY LINFIELD……………..140
HOLLY BAGULEY…………….155
JULIET MALBON…………….160
CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS…..162
ABI CREESE…………………….175
KATIE WESTWOOD………..211
ASPEN SALISBURY………….253
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Gents Compound
LUKE DAVIS……………………..36
OLIVER BLAKE………………..104
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Ladies Compound
SOPHIE MEYRICK……………..43
GRACE BELMONTE…………197
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Ladies Barebow
OLIVIA BUXTON……………..191
HAA SENIOR COUNTY RANKINGS – AUGUST 2019
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Here are the HAA Senior Rankings for August 2019. I have only included those archers who have shot a minimum of 5 rounds (requirement is 3 x WA 1440 & 3 x WA 70/50). No results yet available for Wellbeck WA 1440 or Berkshire Champs. These will be added when I get them.
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Gents Recurve
SONNIE EMENY……….……..5626
CHRIS BAIGENT……….……..5473
RICHARD BUCKNER…..…….5128
MATTHEW BROWN……....….5009
JULIAN PIPER…………...……4659
TIM CAMPBELL………......…..4649
CIARAN FINN……….....……...3107
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Ladies Recurve
RACHEL van BESOUW…...….5281
HANNAH MITCHELL……....….5013
LISA GRAY……………..………4848
FFION EDGELEY…….………..4788
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Gents Compound
MARK HALDANE………....…….6055
LEE GRACE……………………..5979
FRANCIS ROCHA………...…….5950
ANDREW NIGHTINGALE….......5913
DAVID MINTER…………….....…5703
NATHAN WARR………........……5370
LEE MILLER…………….……….5349
LES MacPHERSON……....…….5298
LUKE DAVIS……………..………5227
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Ladies Compound
VICKY LOADER………..……….6121
RUTH WATSON……….....……..6036
SOPHIE MEYRICK……....……..5868
GEN WITHAM…………....……..5677
ZOE GRAY………………....……5230
JEANETTE HOLDER…..………5078
ANGELA PERRETT……..……..5033
PAT HOTCHKISS………..……..5019
JULIE STEWART-CAWS…...…4413
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Gents Longbow
NIGEL KELLY…………….……..2226
STEVE YATES………………….2183
THOMAS BLUMENSATH......…1992
BRIAN VAUGHAN…………......1555
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Gents Barebow
BRETT STRINGER…………….4462
ALAN HOLDER……….………..4324
NICK HAYBALL……….………..3916
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Ladies Barebow
TINA GRACE…………………...3650
AMANDA BALL………….……..2718
Hampshire Archers go Abroad Again
For the second year in a row, Hampshire archers went off to shoot in Malta then six days later Julian & I set off to Bhutan, in search of some traditional archery! As archery being Bhutan’s national sport. Once we were out of the airport with our guide & driver, I spotted an archery event, in the next village. The gents were dressed in their national costume, participating in a match between a neighbouring village. We were surrounded by mountains, but the little valley floor had just enough flat land for their ground. The club was in the grounds of the Uni of Business Management and to our surprise, our driver just drove straight in. We bundled out of the car and were beckoned to across to meet the teams. Their wives and children were at the middle of the range, picnicking and barracking the teams and what looked like a mass of stray dogs sleeping everywhere.
Our guide explained the basic principles of the match. They shoot 2 way at a target (plank of wood) at 150 m using a traditional bamboo bow. Fast and heavy poundage. Each target has a scoring zone similar size to a 6 ring 18m (single face) If the target is hit, the archer collects the matching coloured scarf. This is then worn around their belt. The team mates then perform a dance and chant, while the opponents laugh and taunt them. All very light heartedly.
The host village elder came across and we explained that we do archery in the UK and that we have bought from our County of Hampshire a small gift. The gent said “Hampshire, as in Portsmouth” “yes” we replied, “oh I know it” as I study at the University there. He accepted our gift of the Hampshire Team shirt and medals and said that the archer with the most flags through the day would be given the shirt and the winning team the medals.
As we drove around the valleys, each of the villages had their grounds. Most had a permanent pagoda alongside the range, which in truth was not very wide and the archers were happy to walk up towards the far target, while there were still others to shoot. Day 3 took us to Thimphu the capital city and the other side of the road from out hotel was the National sports stadium, comprising of a football pitch and archery ranges. We managed to watch the archers from our hotel, whist having dinner, as the ranges were floodlit. Traditional archers were practising on one range and compound archers on the other. So, after dinner we walked around the perimeter fence and again, we were encouraged to go inside. We chatted to the archers and one explained, he was getting in some last-minute practise for the Country’s championships the following evening. Only 1 archer was using a release aid, but they are not permitted in actual matches. The club house and the archery shop looked very pretty, built in the style of their houses and matching score board. Julian was offered to have a go, but having never shot a compound, weighing over 60lbs off his fingers and the bow being used for the championships next day, thought it was safer to say politely “no thank you and that we were just happy to watch” so we sat inside the concrete blinds and watched several ends being shoot.
We did see the Olympic archery practise ground, which was the other end of Thimphu city, but no one was practising there. Interesting its only the gents that participate in the traditional archery, but a few ladies shoot the Olympic bow.
Carla & Julian Piper
For the second year in a row, Hampshire archers go off to shoot in Malta.
This year the weather was so much kinder, and Leander and I managed to go on some hikes, while the gents were competing.
Sadly we were missing Charlotte but Daddy Chris made sure that baby Baigent to be had some presents bought home.
Hampshire Archery Association is the home of archery in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands in the UK. The Association is affiliated to SCAS (Southern Counties Archery Society) and Archery GB (GNAS) who are the governing body for the sport in the UK.
Archery is a sport for all ages and abilities and is great for families. There are over 50 archery clubs in Hampshire and most offer beginners courses. If you interested in trying archery get in touch with one of the clubs listed here.