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#1 Post by kerry » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:30 pm

Our trad shoot is on again this year 28/29th April, for those of you who attended last year and enjoyed yourself come along again and bring your friends. Aaron will post a flyer shortly . cheers kerry
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#2 Post by little arrows » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:22 pm

after asking the question I was advised last night, to attend this Trad shoot you will require an Alliance Card.

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#3 Post by Gringa Bows » Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:26 pm

I'll definately be at this one this year ,i heard from a lot of guys that went last year and they could'nt praise the shoot up highly enough

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#4 Post by kerry » Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:42 am

good to hear you will be coming Rod, hopefully we can make this years shoot an even more memorable one , cheers kerry
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#5 Post by Zan » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:52 am

Excuse my ignorance- what’s an Alliance card?

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#6 Post by kerry » Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:14 pm

that would be aba, 3daaa,taa etc Zan
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#7 Post by AaronT » Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:30 pm

Flyer for GBB shoot...

This is an Archery Alliance Cross-Participation Shoot open to ABA, 3DAAA, TAA and AA Members - BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD - We must sight a current membership - No Card No Shoot, No Exceptions - This is an insurance requirement for our club and this shoot.

OK, all that insurance guf-fuf-full and mumbo-jumbo out of the way, read on LOL....

Set among the boulders on a spectacular Granite Belt ridge just outside Stanthorpe in South Queensland, the shoot is all about 'single-string' archery fun. Catering for all ages shooting traditional bows of all kinds, showcasing archers skills with wooden arrows this shoot doesn't leave any single string brothers/sisters out as we also offer a "Modern Traditional" division for archers preferring to shoot carbon arrows from their single string bows. Fully catered throughout the weekend with ample bush camping, hot showers and toilets provided. Come and tackle the Granite Mountain at our second annual Traditional Shoot with an emphasis on FUN AND FRIENDSHIP.

PLEASE NOTE: NO DOGS POLICY FOR THIS SHOOT, THANKS.

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#8 Post by little arrows » Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:56 pm

there are 25 sleeps to go :)

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#9 Post by temudjin » Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:37 pm

I'm planning to be there again this year as it was a great shoot last year.

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#10 Post by kerry » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:39 am

good to hear Tom, we will have a new 3D range ,hunt and speed round location this year, the 3D range is easier travelling but the shots are still challenging . cheers Kerry .( p.s. thanks for the countdown Sue I appreciate it ) :Bow
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#11 Post by Outbackdad » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:13 pm

Will not be at this one.

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#12 Post by kerry » Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:52 am

hey guys, I see its not on the flyer but companion dogs/cats/gold fish will be allowed at our shoot providing they're kept under control at campsites. :animals-cat: :animals-dogrun: :animals-fishgreen:
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#13 Post by little arrows » Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:50 pm

only 14 sleeps to go :)

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#14 Post by little arrows » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:15 pm

only 6 sleeps to go - and if your heading down to the shoot, may I suggest you pack a jumper. ;)

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#15 Post by kerry » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:52 pm

yes 9deg. and 8 deg. forecast for the mornings, plenty of firewood been put at the camping grounds . :Fire
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#16 Post by little arrows » Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:23 pm

now only 2 sleep to go :)

Have a great shoot.

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#17 Post by Ronster » Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:00 pm

I should set up a go fund me page to get my shoulder fixed, so that I can shoot again. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Not so funny though, its been almost a year since I attended a shoot.

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#18 Post by Gringa Bows » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:40 pm

top shoot ,i'll be there next year again

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#19 Post by kerry » Tue May 01, 2018 12:23 pm

some pix from the weekend : pix courtesy Aaron T

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#20 Post by Grumblepa » Tue May 01, 2018 6:51 pm

Thank You for another fun time. I loved the way all the targets were set in
challenging situations.......which tried our skills in enjoyable ways.
I did miss (not really) the absence of the Ant wild life, something seemed
lacking without the Granite Belt Twist. Looking forward to the next shoot already.
Appreciate the friendly atmosphere. Lets do it again.
Thanks again.

Dismal

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#21 Post by Zan » Tue May 01, 2018 7:38 pm

Attended last year and this year - this Shoot only gets better. Thank you Granite Belt for a fantastic shoot. See you next year.
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#22 Post by AaronT » Tue May 01, 2018 8:16 pm

Grumblepa wrote:Thank You for another fun time. I loved the way all the targets were set in
challenging situations.......which tried our skills in enjoyable ways.
I did miss (not really) the absence of the Ant wild life, something seemed
lacking without the Granite Belt Twist. Looking forward to the next shoot already.
Appreciate the friendly atmosphere. Lets do it again.
Thanks again.

Dismal

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#23 Post by little arrows » Thu May 03, 2018 8:12 pm

here is an extract from a participant who attended the shoot, as sent to me:
*Attending the Stanthorpe Trad shoot over the weekend of April 28/29 there were about 30 archers from around south east Qld with some travelling from as far away as Newcastle in NSW.
They had 3 x 20 target ranges to be shot - 1 X 3D animal range, 1 X Nostalgia range of the older black and white ABA paper targets, 1 X IFA vinyl animal range with all scoring of 10 for a kill and 5 for a wound.
The novelties were - running pig, 30 second speed round, 60 second Hunter round of 5 X 3D deer targets with 10 to 12 paces between each shooting peg. The Hunt round was set up on an incline which had some archers huffing and puffing by the time they were done.
On Saturday evening after dinner we had live music which was really excellent, as well as a V Shoot held on the practice range which generated some great shooting and lots of laughs.
Target placements were out to about 30 metres and hunting style shots with some targets partly obscured by trees or shrubbery. A little "moving around the peg" was the order of the day!
The GBB Team catered all meals from Friday night through to Sunday lunch and the food was plentiful, hearty and great value.
The Granite Belt Bowmen is a small but very friendly club that really know how to put on a great shoot.
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- a great joint effort. Thank You. :)

cheers
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