Hunter Valley Traditional Archers Inc. "GATHERING" 2010

[RegBo]

Thanks for the tips Kev re setting up!

"Have you got a headlamp for both of you?"
We've got one between the two of us, haven't had the time yet to buy any...

"Jessie and I would be honoured if you two or four wanted to shoot as a group". It might help as we know our way round/know what to expect and it will give you someone easy to beat"Yeah I'm keen, do we need a fancy name?
not sure about the 'easy to beat' bit, I'm used to targets which don't move and are nice and big and round .....
looking forward to some fun and instinctive shooting though! Soren will be using the Korean Bow I managed to win at the world trad shoot...


"If you have a few broadhead arrows there is also a broadhead 3D range for those over 16". Haven't tried that before, but as you know I will gladly give it a go!!

See you Saturday
Reggie

[trish]

Mornig All.


It's a glorious morning here today, crystal clear skies, nice & fresh.

It's going to be a top w'end.

There was quite a few Archers arrived yesterday, good to see.

See you there.

Trish.

[stringnstik]

With sad regret I can only hope and wish you all the best for this event. I have been under the hammer here at work. 7am-8pm long days for the last 3 weeks does not make for a happy lad. I just wont make it to this one. All the best and I know I will be missing a great shoot:(

[alaninoz]

Was planning on going, but the back went out on Thursday. Maybe next year.

[longbowinfected]

Thanks to HVTA for yet another fab shoot.
It was all great [people, catering & facilities] but for mine the 3D broadhead range was the pick.....truly awesome.
I could not believe how long the pick of the table raffle went and the quality of the donated prizes.
Congrats to Howard and Regina Bohler for their wins in the final shootout.
Congrats to all the winners and place getters.
Not a bad effort Reggie for your first Gathering to get first in Ladies longbow, win the shoot out against the recurvers and and win a prize for craft work.
Good to see so many families and very pleasing to see the younger brigade sticking it up the crusty old dogs.
Great value.
Great fun.

Kev

[jcm]

Sorry I missed saying farewell Kevin but will catch up.
A well run and great couple of days for the string and stick brothers and sisters and families.
Good to see the new and catch up with the familiar archers.
A Big Thank you to the Hunter Valley Traditional Archers and the weather gods for the a
wonderful couple of days.

All the Best,

John

[longbow steve]

Well done Regina and Guy Layton apparently cleaned up Best overall and the broad head round. Wish I was there Steve

[bps]

Congratulations Guy and Regina on some very fine shooting ..

i had the pleasure of shooting some rounds with Guy Layton and he shot extremely well , very relaxed and fine form . He bought back some of the best scores that i have seen shot on the running pig

He is a traditional archer that we will hear alot about in the coming years ....

Brad

[Jeffro]

Well done Guy i saw some of your shooting on the speed round.

[RegBo]

A truly awesome weekend!!! Nice bunch of people, friendly and down to earth! Thanks for making us feel so welcome! My 11 year old loved the Archery and the knife throwing even more.. Jessica's fireball display was very special too! Lot's of talent there Kev!!!

I still can't quite believe I managed to survive two shootouts and not fall to pieces! It could have gone either way! I'm stoked that there were so many women and girls shooting traditional bows and loving it as much as I do. Congratulations to all of you!!

Well done Guy and all the other blokes, some truly amazing shooting on display.

Thanks again to Trish and all the HVTA mob for putting up such a fantastic weekend.
We'll be back

Reggie & Soren

[longbowinfected]

Hey Jeffro, you won a few prizes at the draw. Minor stuff, Trev did you proud but I am not too sure about the "assistance and advice" given by Towball. Just as Trev was checking things out Towball yelled out that you wanted an electric toaster now that you had a generator.

Trev obviously has a lot of faith in Towball.

Nice toaster.

My daughter wanted jewellry and a chestguard. She does really well for someone who never buys a raffle ticket. Then she proceeded to put in requests for her mum. Amazing how kids take things like that for granted and then it happens...Jessie even told me how many picks I could have and what I needed: Loctite 406 [which I have tried to get and no one near me stocks it] and a better carnivore whistle.

Truly amazing the generosity of all the sponsors.

Kev

[trish]

Afternoon All

First of all I would like to thank all those who attended our "Gathering" at the weekend, it was great to meet old friends & meet many new ones.

The weather gods were finally good to us. Nice & chilly, with lots of sunshine.

Kev, Towball wasn't there, it was his brother, Ronnie, Towball decided to go to Broome for a couple of weeks.

Thank you to Jess for putting on a great show, pity Nick couldn't get to see it, he thought someone was having a lend of him so he didn't come down to have a look, but next year he will definately come down to see her perform. Good job Jess.

Thank you to Keith Speight (Bushbow Targets ) for the donation of targets on the Speed Range.

Thank you to Blackstump Broadheads, 3 of the packages were awarded to 1,2 & 3 on the Broadhead range.

Thanks to all our sponsors, you made our raffle table enjoyable (though it did take awhile to get through & I'm sure those who received prizes aren't complaining)

Sorry that some of you couldn't make it, but there is always our "Charity" shoot on the October long weekend & there is always next year.

Results:
Mens Recurve:
1st, Guy Layton-490
2nd, Howard O'Connell-425
3rd, Kev Daley-415

Junior Boys Recurve:
1st, Tim Elton-250
2nd, Tom Bohner-220
3rd, Joe Graham-200

Cub Boys Recurve:
1st, Blake Hennessey-215
2nd, Coen Hodgekinson-80
3rd, Justin Beehag-55

Womens Recurve:
1st, Linda Woodhouse-230
2nd, Cathy Gordon-185

Junior Girls Recurve:
1st, Marissa Hales-150
2nd, Georgia McBride-95
3rd, Melanie Johnson-55

Cub Girls Recurve:
1st, Caitlin Hennessey-100
2nd, Kristil Poke-65

Mens Longbow:
1st, Dakota Smith-395
2nd, Eoin McCathy-385
3rd, Geoffrey Blake-380

Junior Boys Longbow:
1st, Jackson Crick-305
2nd, Reece Kalos-175

Womens Longbow:
1st, Regina Bohler-245
2nd, Jade Vila-180
3rd, Gill Allen-145

Junior Girls Longbow:
1st, Jessica Girard-170

Cub Girls Longbow:
1st, Emma Woodhouse-90
2nd, Shanaye Craft-65
3rd, Charlotte Poke-40

Mens Primative:
1st, Alan Camp-385
2nd, Corey Hughes-335
3rd, Wayne Knight-325

Cub Boyd Primative:
1st, Liam Schempp-150
2nd, Hayden Schempp-80

Broadhead Range:
1st, Guy Layton-120
2nd, Trevor Rosa-110
3rd, Alan Camp-105

Wand Shoot: Leigh Cragg.


John Arnold is a Junior & when he registered, he asked if he could shoot in the Mens division, we said yes. He wanted to see how he ranked amongst the big boys.
John Ranked equal 13th with a score of: 300 in mens recurve. Well done John.

I will try and post some photo's ASAP, I'm still learnig to use my new laptop & the different programs I have for photo's.
Hopefully it won't be too long.

Thanks again to all of you. It was a wonderful weekend.


Trish

[trish]

Here are some photo's from the HVTA Gathering

Trish

[Stickbow Hunter]

The fire looked to be a popular place. Thanks for the photos Trish.

Jeff

[Guy Layton]

Trish,

What a great event.......!!!!

Hats of to you and all the gang at HVTA.... Both my family and I had a fantastic time over the long weekend, we managed to catch up with all our great friends and made new ones in the process... My daughter cried when she realised that the weekend had come to an end... ( I assured her that there will be many more in the near future..)

We are looking forward to seeing you all again in October for the charity shoot...

Cheers Guy..

[WOLF]

Looks like everyone had a great weekend
Hopefully be there next year.

Hey Trish,

Just wondering who won the Longbow that Nick Lintern of (Norseman Longbows) made for the Shoot For Life charity shoot last year, as I and others were informed that the raffle was to be drawn at the Gathering this year?

Cheers

[trish]

Kemal Tulpar was the winner of the Norseman bow

Trish

[WOLF]

Thanks For That Trish
Hopefully See You All Up There Next Year

Cheers

[trish]

I have attached the overall scores from the Gathering.
You will have to scroll down to see all

It is in Adobe pdf.

Trish