Daryl
The field course at Dunolly is set up in some historical 1800's gold mining diggings. That's why there's so many small hills and gullies. The trees have had plenty of time to grow in the interviening years.
jfruitcake
You're definitely right about Andy's young bloke, Jack. I saw him shoot last year at the Ballarat shoot and he's a little pro. He shoots that longbow like as if it's an extension of his arm and the arrows go right to where they're meant to. I was watching him in the clout/wand event and his form was as good as anyone's. He would aim directly at the clout and then elevate to the same point and release. He went pretty close too.
Grahame
I spent a bit more time trying to get better photos this time. I tried to get a few shots of people at full draw from good angles. In the past I've just taken photos to record generally what it was like, this time I was more conscious of getting memorable shots. It's tough trying to shoot and take photos at the same time though.
You might notice that theres not many photos of the king's round, that's because Owen had an equipment malfunction and twisted the top limb of his recurve. It was caused by a dry fire when the arrow wasn't properly nocked. I was just able to straighten the limb with severe counter bending and holding before the shooting recommenced. I then checked it again in the next lull between rounds.
Some of the photos are a bit fuzzy though. I suppose the fact that some are crisp indicates the problem lays with me.
Abaci
I reckon there should be a whole lot more port drunk at the next shoot. The average scores the next day by the hungover competitors brought them all back, almost to my levels.
Gav
I echo your overall views. Peter Coombes is probably the best field archer that I've ever witnessed. Truly inspirational shooting.
Matt
It was a fun weekend alright!! I enjoyed every minute of it. Take your camera next time and take heaps of photos. We would have been in trouble if mine packed up, which it looked like doing especially in the early morning due, I think, to the frosts. The batteries seemed flat, but then when it warmed up they were fine.
One of the things I really like about these events is checking out all the gear. I was very 'taken' with Jeff Blakey's osage orange self bow which he imported from the States in a semi tillered state. These bows look great as they have 'wriggley' limbs where the grain has been followed. They just need final tillering, the nocks cut, some sort of handle to cover the splices, sanding and finishing. Jeff's bow shot very hard for it's draw weight and it made almost no noise upon release. He said there wasn't much handshock either. No bad for about AU$250 (incl shipping) or so.
He imported 3 bows initially and plans to bring in a few more in the near future. If anyone's interested let me know and I'll give you Jeff's telephone number.
Mick
There is no use focusing on aiming if you don't execute the shot well enough to hit what your are aiming at.
We also shot a wand at the correct distance of 130m, the wand being a vertical stick of about 40mm in width. Needless to say we would have been there into next week waiting for somebody to hit it! Michelle and Mick both came within inches though. 
