Indoor Hall Usage News!

MOUNT PETRIE BOWMEN INC INDOOR HALL NEWSLETTER

With the construction of the Indoor Hall nearing completion, we are all no doubt looking forward to getting inside and USING it. I know that I am.

Your committee has discussed at considerable length how we are going to manage the hall and I should say at the outset that we intend to use it in a controlled manner; after all it represents a significant investment by the club, in terms of dollars, effort and time.

At this stage we intend to crawl before we walk as it is impossible to predict the demand on its usage.  Nothing exists like it, except in Morwell in Victoria, so we have no model we can work with. The other controlling factor is that initially we will be managing the hall ourselves, with members of the committee undertaking to do the opening and shooting control

I expect that we should have the building certification complete within the next couple of weeks, and we intend to open it up to Club members once we have that.  I am expecting we will be shooting in it by early November.

Initially we will be opening the hall for our usual indoor shoot on Tuesday evening. We will also add a second indoor shoot on Thursday evenings. The hall will open Saturday mornings and I expect that it will remain open for the rest of the day as long as it is being used, and closing at the conclusion of the outdoor shoot. One of the evening shoots a month will be an indoor QRE.

Some of the ideas that are being considered for additional opening times are:

  • Sunday session/s
  • After school hour session/s most likely on the Tuesday and Thursday afternoons

But we need your suggestions and ideas and we need to know if you are likely to attend any additional sessions that are suggested. We can hardly open it for 1 or 2 people. Perhaps we can start by asking all members if you intend to use either or both the Sunday and/or the after school hours sessions indicated above. Please email me on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let me  know.

INDOOR HALL OPENING SHOOT

Sunday the 4th December will be the date of our official opening. This will be commemorated by an Indoor Tournament and the official opening by our local MP, Steve Kilburn. It should be a great day. Entry will be free and the shoot will be over 2 rounds of 30 arrows each. The 25 metre round will be shot in the morning and the 18 metre round in the afternoon. There will be only 2 divisions, Seniors and Juniors.  Cash prizes ($175 for 1st, $150 for 2nd and $125 for 3rd) will be awarded to the seniors, and gift vouchers of the same values to the Juniors. Our sincere thanks to Eagle Archery for sponsoring the Juniors’ prizes. The tournament will be shot using the AA handicap system (GMB score for bow-type, age and gender division), so archers irrespective of age or bow type, male or female, will compete together and have an equal chance of winning. The tournament is be open to all members of the Archery Alliance organisations; AA, ABA, and 3DAAA.

There will also be a fun shoot which will also have a prize for the winner of each division (Senior Recurve, Senior Compound, Junior Recurve and Junior Compound. This will be a 3 arrow highest aggregate score shot on the field bugs eyes at 30 metres. Entry will be $2 for each 3 arrow attempt and you can enter as many times as you want.

You will have to register for the tournament (see below) and I will post more info as it comes to hand.

I hope to see you indoors soon

Mike


Indoor Hall Opening Celebration Indoor Shoot – Dec 4, 2011

This shoot is open to all members of AA, 3DAAA and ABA and will be conducted under the rules of AA

ENTRY FEE: NIL

Registration prior to Nov 20 is essential

Name: ...................................................................................................... Male/Female: .........................

Age Division (see divisions below): Cub: .............. Intermediate: ............... Cadet: ................

Age 20 and under: ................ Open: ............... Master: ................ Veteran: .................... Select 1 only

Bow Type: Recurve: ......... Compound: .......... Longbow: ............ Select 1 only

Freestyle (sighted): .............. Barebow: ................ Select 1 only

Contact Phone: ....................................... email:.......................................................

Association Membership Number: AA: ..................... 3DAAA: ...................... ABA: .................

Preferred face:

25 metre Single spot ..... Vertical 3 Spot.... 18 metre Single spot ..... Vertical 3 Spot....

AGE DIVISIONS

Cubs                            anyone born in the year 1998 or since

Intermediate               anyone born in the years 1996 or 1997

Cadets                         anyone born in the years 1994 or 1995

Junior                          anyone born in the years 1991 or 1992 or 1993

Open                           anyone born in 1962 to 1990 inclusive

Masters                       anyone born in the years 1952 to 1961

Veterans                      anyone born before 1952

EMAIL YOUR REGISTRATION TO This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before November 20.