Ditchling Archery Club

Welcome to the website of Ditchling Archery Club.

We are a thriving archery club in mid-Sussex with a current membership of around 50, which includes compound, recurve, recurve barebow and longbow archers. Many of our members have represented Sussex in County matches and have had success as individuals representing the club in their own right. We have five qualified coaches - including one County coach – who assist newcomers to the club and run the beginners courses.

We shoot all year round in pleasant surroundings at Ditchling Recreation Ground, taking part in the Sussex County Albion League and the Selby Postal League during the Summer months. During the Indoor season from October to March our compound and recurve teams compete in the BA Postal League. Members also take part in open shoots run by archery clubs in Sussex and its neighbouring counties. There are also many archers among our numbers who shoot for nothing but pleasure.

Anyone, providing they have completed a recognised beginners course and adhere to the GNAS motto of Union, Trueheart and Courtesie, is welcome to shoot with us.

Our website provides information about where we shoot, membership fees, our coaching team and our shooting calendar, together with regular updates on the club's activities and its progress in various competitions throughout the year. You will find relevant contact information on the site's pages or you can visit our contact page, where you will find contact details for various members of the club.

News for the club is posted below.

DAC Windsor 2013

June 12th, 2013

Ditchling Archery Club’s annual Windsor shoot was held on Sunday 9th June.

Despite the bitterly cold head wind, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

The results can be downloaded from the Windsor Tournament page.

BA Postal Results

June 11th, 2013

The final league tables have now been posted on the BA Postal website and we’ve mixed results.
Recurve A won division 17 Portmouth and were 2nd in division 6 Frostbite.
Recurve B were 5th in Portsmouth div. 30 and 3rd in Frostbite div.28.
Portsmouth Juniors were 4th in div.4.
Compound were 5th in Frostbite div.12 and 6th in Portsmouth div.21.

Albion Match

June 7th, 2013

On Sunday 23 June, we have an Albion Match away to Arundown. Anyone wishing to take part, please let me know soon, as I have to let them know how many are coming. The Albion is a 9 dozen round (80/60/50yds), but juniors can shoot shorter distances. BOB

Second to St Dunstans Archery Club Twice

June 1st, 2013

On Saturday 1st of June Ditchling travelled to St Dunstan’s Archery club for a rematch from the previous Sunday.

Below is the team that came second to St’ D’s but we beat Newhaven in a three way match. The shoot was a Junior Western and was a handicapped shoot.

1 John Grout 796 1466
2 Jonathon Grout 822 1465
3 Peter Humphreys 816 1447
4 Ben Green 840 1444

Also Shooting were Annette Collect, Felicity Woodward, Iain Cadle, Jacki Beard, Jodie Green, Neil Woodward, Zara Green

Team june 2013 small

The week before on Sunday 26th May St Dunstan’s came to Ditchling to shoot a Short Windsor round. Below are the members of the team. Unfortunately we lost by a massive margin of 356 points.

1 Jonathon Grout 890 1490
2 Peter Humphreys 900 1473
3 Ben Green 902 1452
4 Bob Darling 860 1451

Also Shooting were  Craig Wilson, Iain Cadle, Jacki Beard, Jodie Green,  Lindsey Cadle, Murray Wilson, Paul Campion, Trevor Law.
On Both occasions everyone had fun and the weather for both days was fantastic.

 

Southampton Fita70 & Head to Head

May 31st, 2013

On 25th and 26th May 2013, Taff and Petra shot in the Fita70 followed by a Head to Head on both both days. The round is part of the National Ranking criteria. The Fita70 was a seeding round for the Head to Head matches.

On day 1 it was very windy with cross winds. Taff shot 503 to achieve a 500 target badge and was seeded 14th and went out in the last eight on the Head to Head. Petra had a tough shoot, just short of 500 but was seeded third, however went out in the quarter finals, but was the highest scoring loser.

On day 2 the wind was lighter but cross winds were an issue. Taff shot another 500 score and was seeded 10th. On the head to head he went out in the last eight, after shooting an X/10/Miss on the last end! Petra had a lower scoring day, finishing 6th. However there was drama in the Head to Head, knocking out the previous day winner and getting through to the final to be up against none other than her county rival Mandy Linn! The irony being that they have never shot on the same target and were now suddenly Head to Head. After a good giggle between ends, the match ended with a huge friendly hug and Mandy winning 6-4, resulting in Petra being second.

Southampton Fita70 Taff & Petra 25-26May13

Southern Counties Archery Meeting (SCAM)

May 31st, 2013

Petra and Taff spent three days 15th – 17th May 2013 near Winchester shooting in the SCAM event. The first two days were a York/Hereford, with the final day being a Long National Handicap.

Petra was fourth for the Double Hereford, winning a society brooch and also won the Coronation Trophy (created in the year of the Coronation) for most golds shot in the tournament. Petra was 11th for the Long National Handicap.

Taff was 32nd for the Double York and was third in the Long National Handicap, winning a very special pot!

SCAM Petra & Taff 16May13

Newhaven Western

May 18th, 2013

On 12th May several members took part in the annual Newhaven Western Tournament. They were Ben, Bob, Iain, Paul, Peter, Taff, Lindsey, Petra, Jodie, Zara and Jessica. It was very windy all day but we managed to escape the rain which started just after we wrapped up for the day. A lucky escape!

The results were:

Mens Recurve: Ben 2nd; Taff 6th; Paul 8th; Peter 9th; Bob 12th

Ladies Recurve: Petra 1st

Ladies Coumpond: Lindsey 4th – who also won the black colour prize

Mens Barebow: Iain 1st

Junior Ladies Recurve: Jodie 1st; Zara 2nd

Junior Ladies Barebow: Jessica 1st

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Sussex County Shoot

May 12th, 2013

On Sunday 5th May four members of the club shot for the County against Hampshire. They were Iain (Barebow), Cameron (Junior Compound), Petra (Recurve), Jodie (Junior Recurve). Unfortunately Hampshire won, but congratulations to Iain, Cameron and Jodie for making the final team.

The match report can be found here

DAC Sussex County 05May13

Crystal Palace Record Status

May 12th, 2013

On 21st April 2013, Taff and Petra took part in the Crystal Palace Record Status Shoot, both shooting a Hereford.

Taff was 2nd

Petra was 5th

DAC Crystal Palace Taff&Petra 21Apr13

Handicaps

April 24th, 2013

Hi all, The handicaps for the outdoor session have been calculated and are posted on the web. You need to be logged in to view them.