WINTER 2013 £4.95 Magnificent seven! We did it! Paras storm Bangkok ‘Raw joy’at Wuxi Added clout: championships ‘best ever’ Longbow triumph Prehabilitation G Special reports G Juniors CONTENTS 3 Welcome to COVER: Patrick Huston takes gold at Wuxi. Picture: Dean Alberga WINTER 2013 £4.95 Christmas is on its way... but we are still bathing in the glow from all our recent international successes.What Magnificent seven! We did it! a few weeks! A magnificent seven medals at the World Paras storm Bangkok ‘Raw joy’at Wuxi Para Championships in Bangkok. Golds and a bronze at the World Youth Championships in Wuxi! We have full reports and pictures. Added clout: We have a special report on how to get more people championships ‘best ever’ Longbow triumph to shoot regularly, a look at what is involved in Prehabilitation G Special reports G Juniors becoming a Level 1 coach and an update on the university and college clubs programme.We also have field archery with a twist, clout – “ancient” and modern –and longbow reports. There is more advice on how to prevent injuries, how to build your confidence as Cover Story a competitor and compound tips as well as a rundown of what will be going on 34 Britain storms to glory at the European Archery Festival in January. And, of course, we have all your latest news and the chance to win gear for a new, young or very patriotic archer. 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Other wins this year include the senior lucky because it is not that expensive to IIt was knocked off its perch by Dominic, of men’s longbow title at the Irish buy your dream longbow. Dunmurry, Belfast, who is a member of Championships, the Irish Open and the “At the moment, I have two. One is an City of Belfast Archers. But don’t worry. No Northern Ireland Clout Championship. osage backed with hickory made by a animals were actually harmed.The Dominic only began shooting three local bowyer, Charlie Harvey and the papingo is a popinjay-shaped target years ago. So what got him started? “It other is a snakewood backed with placed at the top of the tower and it is all allows me to spend time with my son who, bamboo made by Adrian Hayes. part of a competition called Dinging like so many other archers, got me into it “The arrows are bespoke: cedarwood Doun the Doo, which dates back to 1483. in the first place. It gets me out to some of made by John Fairfield for the osage and It involves standing with one foot on the the most beautiful venues in Northern Little John hand-made barrelled pine by abbey step and shooting straight up at Ireland and beyond. John Catley for the snakewood. the papingo which is on a horizontal pole “It gives me the chance to meet people “That bow is extremely fast and casts the sticking out three metres (10ft) and is 35 from diverse backgrounds who all share arrow on a much flatter plane.This, metres (116ft) up. the same passion – drawing an arrow, combined with the Little John arrows which Dominic said:“It's nicknamed the loading it on to the string and feeling the are very light, allow me to use this bow for hardest shot in archery. I can’t believe I power of the bow as you pull back, the long-distance shooting. I use the osage did it! I have had a lot of luck this arrow striking the centre of the target. bow for short distances and indoors.” G season – and am very thankful for it.” “It doesn’t happen with every arrow, but He also took the individual title at the Dominic McCarthy in action NEWS 5 An added twist... BULLDOZERS MOVE IN... When Peter Brook loosed an unfletched Competition axed as field is ripped up arrow several things could have happened. He would be the first to admit hen you spend four hours Two weeks before they were due to it was not the greatest shot – but the last marking out a tournament start, members arrived to find ploughing thing he expected was for it to wrap itself field, the last thing you up the site, ready for drainage works to around the target leg and for the pile to expect when you turn up the begin.After long negotiations, they drive right through the shaft.The incident, Wnext day is to see bulldozers ripping it up. managed to secure a stay of execution – at Chantry Bowmen of Rotherham’s base, But that is what happened to Havering at least until the competition was over. has left members scratching their heads. Disabled Sports Association and Broxhill So, with a few days left to go, Club And Peter? He has promised to take a bit Archers Juniors just three days before Chairman Dave Wiltshire dutifully marked more care next time! G the South East England Disability out the field.When he turned up the next Archery Competition. day, the bulldozers had moved in.The The clubs use the Boxhill Centre in competition had to be cancelled. Harold Hill, Essex.They knew that the site, “The council did say sorry,”said Club which has two sports halls, tennis courts Chairman and coach David Wiltshire. It and a bowls club as well as a large field, has promised to leave us be at the was being redeveloped and that part of moment and to provide facilities when the work involved levelling the field and the redevelopment is done. installing drainage systems. “But that did not prevent a load of They did, however, think that steaming manure about the size of a they were clear to go ahead with tennis pitch being dumped on the car the championships. park the other day...” G Very special people! Two very special awards have been made by Hertford Company of Archers – and one of them was a real case of keeping things in the family! President Mick Papworth presented the club’s Achievement Award to his granddaughter,Archery GB squad member Rebecca Blewitt, during its 40th AGM. It is the second time Rebecca has won the award.And it is becoming a bit of a family tradition. Mick won the award in 1973 and Rebecca’s mum has also won it twice The other award, the limited edition President’s Medal issued to mark the society’s 150th anniversary, went to Jeanne Spooner. She was praised for her tireless efforts to keep the club running smoothly and outstanding contribution. G 6 NEWS Congratulations to FULL SPEED AHEAD! Waterside Archers Wendy and Rob t’s all go at Young who walked Durham City under an archway Archers! The club, made of bows as Iwhich has 104 they left St Mary members, can also Church, Crawley, boast four Master Hampshire, after Bowmen, 20 county exchanging their records and an vows.