Sun tan lotion was the order of the day at the 2018 Stuart Attwood Charity Shield. The sun shone brightly on the archers competing to take home the trophy. The competition was a handicap based tournament with all competing archers requiring a handicap from previous shoots to compete.

Everyone fought hard and the finishing handicap scores were all quite close, but the runaway winner was Kate who thrashed her personal best to attain a handicap score of 1507 much to her own surprise. Joe won the junior trophy with an equally respectable score of 1411.

The shoot is held every year and everyone who enters pays a fee which is given to a choice charity. This year the money raised will be given to Cancer Research UK towards the excellent work they do. A big thank you to all the club members who took part and helped raise over a £100 – and thanks to Matt the chef who ensured that all the archers were fed at the end of the shoot.

The full results can be found on the event page here.

The annual Abbey Bowmen Darts Check-out tournament took place on Sunday 18th February 2018 with 15 archers from 3 disciplines vying to win the coveted Champion cup.  A game of some skill and a lot of luck, this competition allows beginners to compete on an even keel with the more experienced archers. 

The music played Irish jig to give the real pub atmosphere and the only thing missing was the alacohol! A jovial but competitive spirit ensured a fun competition, which saw a perfect 180, a rather impressive triple treble 1 and everything in between.  In the end the victors walked away with the cups, but unlike a real pub the losers did not have to nurse a sore head the following day.  

Congratulations to all our winners and a big thank you to everyone who took part. These tournaments would not be as much fun without your participation.

THE RESULTS

Highest Scoring Ends

• Gents Recurve highest scoring end – Phil (135)
• Ladies Recurve highest scoring end – Wendy (100)
• Junior Recurve highest scoring end – Joe (100)
• Gents Barebow highest scoring end – Adrian (85)
• Gents Compound highest scoring end – Mark J (180)

For more photos click here – darts-tournament-2018