Club Operations at Wacol Station Road Park, Sumner.
Centenary Archers Club - Annual General Meeting
Saturday 10th September 2011
Newly Elected Club Management Committee Members;
President: Strafford Stark
Vice President: Andre Buhot
Secretary: Peter McCullough
Treasurer: Graeme Jeffrey
Assistant Treasurer: Deb Cooke
Appointed Positions;
Club Recorder: Phil
Buhot
Member Protection Officer (female): Sandy Dunstan
Club Coach: Graeme
Jeffrey
Range Safety Officer ( Sunday & Wednesday ): Clive Roulston
Director of Shooting (DOS for Saturday): List names will be advised after dos
seminar.
Vacancy for:
Member Protection Officer (male) and Club Newsletter
Editor.
If you are interested in the above positions,
please contact a member of the club management committee.
A Director of Shooting ( DOS )
seminar will be organised shortly by the Club Coach for those club members who
have expressed an interest in that position.
A date and time will be advised.
News: the Council has
commenced drainage works on the fields !!!
The works have finished for the
moment.
Entry track to the lower field has been gravelled over drainage pipe
crossings.
Swale
drains have been widened and the piles of topsoil moved to
the western field and spread onto a new level filled area.
The entry onto the
bottom field has not yet been backfilled as a pipe needs to be installed.
The
range has been reset with direction of shooting now facing east again, as per
usual and the parking area near the bottom field may be used again.
More
portable shade pergola's are now available for summer.
If you want to use
these, please arrange to put them up before shooting start time and return to
storage after shooting has finished.
A new swale
drain has been cut along the bottom of the top field.
A new swale
drain has been cut from the container along the bottom of the embankment and
then into a wide shallow ditch to the West end of the field.
The ditch is
then cut into a narrow trench crossing at the Western entry to the field and
finally drains into the gully to the creek.
A cut has been made into the
embankment to track where the seepage water is coming from. The seepage water
was still flowing out last Saturday.
This cut has now been filled with rocks.
The embankment around the field
has been cleared of scrub and a lot of the grass has been collected off the
field.
The Western field has
also been cleared around the pipe outlet and road-side catchment grate.
Stand-by for further up-dates as work continues.
See photo's of last weeks
works - click on this link.
Parking area has been moved to either the South side of the clubhouse.
This will be a temporary arrangement until the field can be mowed properly
again.
To help get the mowing done sooner, please bring along a rake to help
clean up the grass off the field between shooting ends.
Every little bit
helps, so the sooner it's cleaned up, the better the field will be for your
shooting.
Sunday and Wednesday practise has
re-commenced as from 12th June 2011.
Hours available for practise will be from 1.30pm to 5.00pm.
Director of Shooting (DOS) will be Clive Roulston.
To arrange days and times for practise, please contact Clive - check your club
e-mail notices for contact details.
All safety rules and field requirements as per usual Saturday club day.
CLUB NOTICES
Club Social Activities - for club members,
partners and children.
Please check Social Club page for events.
REMINDER: CLUB MEMBERSHIP
FEES DUE FROM 1st JULY 2011.
( Senior = $60.00, Junior = $40.00, Family Fee =
3rd person for half fee )
Please renew your Club Membership by 31st July 2011 at the latest.
Club Membership Forms for 2011/2012 will be available for download soon.
The South Queensland Archery Society -
Tournament Calender for 2011 is now out.
Copies will be sent to Club Members and posted on the Clubhouse Noticeboard.
SQAS AFFILIATION FEE FOR 2012
All Club Members are
reminded that their SQAS Affiliation Fees are due 1st January 2012.
Fees are: Seniors = $115.00 and Juniors = $80.00
Family rates are also available.
All Club Members MUST have current insurance cover to shoot on the Club's range.
If you have not renewed your SQAS Affiliation,
then a Temporary Membership Form MUST be completed prior to shooting on the
range.
The Temporary Membership Form will only cover you for a maximum of 4 visits to
the Club.
New Club Cloth
Badges are now available for purchase at $8.00 each.
The cloth badge is the same as the Club Logo on the Club Shirt.
There is also a special Silver Jubilee Anniversary metal badge available for
purchase at cost price of $8.50 to Club members only.
If you wish to purchase, please contact the Club Treasurer.
Wildlife
Club Members are reminded that ALL native animals are protected and that they
should ensure that their safety comes first, so please check the fields are
clear behind the targets before shooting.
Members should NOT approach the kangaroos alone, as they are not tame and the
large male kangaroos can be aggressive in protecting their territory. DO NOT
chase the kangaroos off the field towards the road, as they can easily jump the
fence into the path of traffic. If you need to move them on, please ask for
help.
The park still
needs to be kept tidy, so if you come across any rubbish, please do the right
thing and put it in the rubbish bin.
( If you take drink cans out onto the shooting range, please don't leave them
behind.)
The rubbish bins are located inside the Clubhouse and we also have a recycle bin for
cans.
Rubbish bags are also available to help collect any rubbish on the fields.
Coaching Seminars for Club Members
The Club Coach will
be drafting up a series of seminars for Club Members to cover topics of interest
to members.
Some topics to be covered in 2010 will be;
Bow Tuning Techniques - basic and advanced for recurves and compounds.
( The following forms are now available for download;
Recurve
PDF Form or
Recurve
Excel Form
Compound
PDF Form or
Compound
Excel Form.)
Arrow Making - aluminium, carbon and wood.
Bowstring Making - basic string jig setup and string making techniques.
Article on Flemish String Making is available - see
Club Coach.
Shooting Form - advanced form techniques and error
correction.
Article on the 10 Steps of Shooting Technique is
available - see Club Coach.
Strength Training - exercises for archery.
Mental Training - concentration and visualisation exercises for archery.
Please check the
Club NoticeBoard for List of Topics and write your name against those you wish
to attend.
If you prefer, a DVD of all the above topics and more is available from the Club
Coach.
Advanced Coaching for Club Members
The Club Coach now
has the equipment to provide advanced coaching analysis of shooting techniques.
From novice level through to state team representative level, each member can
have their shooting technique digitally recorded and played back instantly for
review. Each members recordings can be filed for future reference and written to
DVD for home study.
The Club Coach can provide individual coaching sessions for
members on request.
The next coaching session will be ... to be
advised.
Please contact the
Club Coach if you wish to attend.
Places will be limited.
If you would like further details or wish to book a coaching session, please contact the Club Coach.
Help
Others, Help You.
On Club Days there
are many things that need doing before members and visitors can shoot.
The Safety Signs need to be placed out on the fields, the Club Sign needs to be
placed out by the park entry, the warning flag needs to be erected beside the
park entry gate, the warning flags need to be placed on the target butts, the
Clubhouse needs to opened up and the windows opened, the attendance book needs
to be signed and the ground fees paid, the Club's archery equipment needs to be
placed out ready for visitors and beginner courses and the drink eskies need to
be placed in the Clubhouse.
When it comes to the end of the Club Day, all these things need to be placed
away again.
All these have to happen every Club Day, so all Club Members are encouraged to help out, whenever possible, to make the running of the Club more enjoyable for all members and to make visitors feel welcome.
The local archery
dealer, Abbey Archery, opens their shop on Saturday mornings from 8.00am to
1.00pm.
Please support your local
dealer and check out their shop at
Unit 4, 32 Spine Street, Sumner Park.
( Keith Munday, Janette Dowd and Andre Buhot will be very happy to show you their range of equipment ).
Only 10 minutes by car from our ground and car parking available in front of
the shop.
Tournaments
and Events
Check the Events
Calender Page.
Beginners Courses for 2011 are open for bookings.
Please check our
Beginners Courses page
for details.
Author: Graeme Jeffrey
Copyright: © Centenary Archers Club 1999-2011
This page last revised : 12th September 2011