Australian Longbow and Recurve Muster

[Brett Finger]

So who going this year,
we are all headin up friday morning, to get camp set-up and ready for a week-end of serious FUN

and after the horrid last 6 weeks i have had, im loking foward to it a lot....

Bretto

[Gringa Bows]

i was goin to go, but now i know your goin,

[TomMcDonald]

So who going this year,
we are all headin up friday morning, to get camp set-up and ready for a week-end of serious FUN

and after the horrid last 6 weeks i have had, im loking foward to it a lot....

Bretto

More info please man.

[dan76]

I will be there with my wife as a part of the wide bay contingent. Going up friday morning, it will be my third time and i swear it is more fun every time i go. Especially getting to see people that you saw last time you went and catching up on a years worth.

Dan

[clinton miller]

umm...forgive me, i'm in a different country but coming home soon. when and where is it?

[dan76]

Gladstone Qld This weekend


Dan

[Gringa Bows]

man it's gunner be quiet with just three of us there ah well,that means the worst i can do is third place

[Outbackdad]

Hope you like some newcomers.
First time to this event.

[Gringa Bows]

ya gonna love it dad ..................Rod

[Outbackdad]

Lewis ( Outbackarcher ) and I should be there late friday.

[Gringa Bows]

yeah mate a few of us will be there on friday arvo catch up with you and Lewis there...............Rod

[dan76]

You will do better than that rod as i am shooting recurve division, so you only have to go after brett.

Dan

[Gringa Bows]

ahhh good i'll just hide his arras

[clinton miller]

have fun. i won't be there. hunting bears instead.

[Gringa Bows]

ahhhhh mate try to have fun anyway............Rod

[Brett Finger]

hehehehehehe
and so it begins.....

we have a small convoy leaving Bundy Friday morning, first stop is Dave Walace's place for smoko / coffee then onto the muster.


i hope hes been bakeing in readiness...
Bretto

[Gringa Bows]

now you've done it Brett,Dave knows we're coming, now he'll leave town friday morning

[Stephen Georgiou]

Just wondering if they will be having a separate section for traditional recurve or will they be in with the traditional longbows?

[Gringa Bows]

i think there is just longbow, recurve and self bows.....................................Rod

[Brett Finger]

some pic's from the muster,

we had a fantastic time catching up with old mates and makeing new mates...

the Gladstone Club sure knows how to turn on a well run smooth flowing event,and work togeather like a well oiled machine, very impressive.

as usuall the course had its usuall array of hard targets ( ther hard if you cannot shooot like me... hehehe )

the E.C.T.B was well represented by 7 of us with all shooting well except me again , hehehehe

i supose the hi-lite for me was my lad "Spiker", shootin well enough to take out some good wins

Cub overall - Cub Longbow - second Cub Axe and, takeing on and Winning the Steel Pig

Beating all entrants young and old in shoot on saturday night,this included his idols Jonny Longbow and Cashey

a proud moment indeed, his instincitve shooting style is something i wish i had i know that, the little bugger... hehehe

other placeings form E.C.T.B where the power house from the west "Ferdy" placeing second in Mens Longbow, he only shoot his light 80# Border Bow and shoot exceptionaly well to place behing Jonny Longbow.

Dave Keable placeing sixth in mens Recurve against some seriously awsome shooters

LB Rod and Keithyboy shoot exceptionaly well and just out of the placeings from memory,

Richie Redeagle vowed never to shoot the longbow again and is sticking with his curve after being hammered by a lass form out the back hills of tairo that had been shooting 3 days

i'm sure glad i was not ther to be destroyed by her either. hehehehe, i wanted to catch up with that couple as her partner made a lovely Longbow and i would have lied to have had a better look at the sticks.

was good to catch up with and meet Forro,Dan and his wife (bec? sorry ) - Outback Dad and his lad as well, good fellas.

anyway on with a few pic's of the weekend- i will post more as thay are e-mailed to me from Fran, as she is our offical events recorder ( picture taker )

Ferdy also will never get lost in the dark again winning 5 tourch's out of six prise's he picked up in the draw, not bad going seeing he only bought 10 tickets !! hahahahaha

the first couple pic's are "the peeper" and "spiker"
Kind Regards, Bretto

[Brett Finger]

ive just relised i have posted this in the wrong forum, if a mod can move it to events would be appericated.

i will hang off on posting more pic until then.
Kind Regards, Brett

[Gringa Bows]

Brett you obviousely have me mixed up with someone else cause i shot terrible. ..........................Rod

[Stephen Georgiou]

What were the results in Gladstone??
Are there any photo's?

[John Valery]

Thanks again to everyone who came and supported our shoot. We as a club hope that everyone who did attend enjoyed themselves.Well done to some of the ladies who were a bit nervous of heights, but took on the 4.1m tree stand anyway(Even though there was a fair bit of sqeaking and squealing) The Flu Flu event seemed to go OK so we'll be seeing that on the next Muster. Hopefully I'll get the placings up shortly. Here's a couple of pic's from our round on Sat. morning.We hope to see you all again next year

[Brett Finger]

John,
thanks again for a great few days mate, it does not come around fast enough,

i was speaking to a number of folk ther that would love to see a TRAD event every couple of months, im sure you would get good numbers rolling in.

who do i contact in regards to the presation photos mate as i would love to have them e-mail through.

anyway, on with the pics.
Kind REgards, "Fing"

[Brett Finger]

First pic is "the peeper" heading to a higher vantage point... hehehehe

then at the bottom, "the power house"

Fing

[Brett Finger]

the first picture below is Glady club stallwart, and a very old friend of mine from back in the day Paul Hardy.

Paul and Roz had assembled some awsome photos of the history of the galdstone club and muster history as well.
ther was even a pic of me back in 1984 in ther as well

im still as good looking....

ther was photo copys of the muster reports going way back, and Geoff you really where that young mate! hehehe

even found in the 1991 Muster report in Archery Action and parragreph dedicated to the enternaiment that year where i got up on stage for a couple sets and blew some tunes with the session band thay had playing

Fing

[Brett Finger]

Top photo is Ferdy - Dave Keabel and myself checking out the "Buff"

[Brett Finger]

Here is Richie Red PLums ... opps , i mean Red Eagle up on the tree stand...

Fing

[John Valery]

Hi again big Brett. Flick me your Email address and what photo's from the presentation your chasing, and I'll mail them through. As to the trad shoot, we try to shoot 3D targets at least every other month, I'll let you know when our next one is coming up as early as I can and you can see if your crew can make it. The Bundy Boys (And ladies) are always welcome up here in Gladstone.