2015 Tuesday League

After a long winter break, the Tuesday Evening League is almost here!!!

2015 Tuesday Evening League.

6pm, Morley Field Archery Range

Starts April 7th!

If you want to improve your archery skills, this is the place to do it! The Tuesday Evening League is competitive, yet, still friendly, fun and a good value for the money….. What more could you want?

Only $5 per shoot (or save and pay $30 per leg up front.)

Our handicap scoring system levels the playing field and allows all contenders to battle for the league championship title.

Printer Friendly 2015 Tuesday League Schedule

The league is divided into three legs. Each leg is 7 weeks long.

Leg 1: Mini (or ½) 900 Round, 60-50-40 yards, 3-5 arrow ends.

           Tuesdays, April 7 to May 19.

Leg 2: Paper 3D Targets, 40-30-20 yards, 3-5 arrow ends.

           Tuesdays, May 26 to July 7.

Leg 3: Mini (or ½) 900 Round, 60-50-40 yards, 3-5 arrow ends.

           Tuesdays, July 14 to August 25. 

The Knock Out-Final Elimination Round will be on September 1st or 8th – details to be decided…

Every third week, we have a post shoot BBQ, catered by Abbeys Real BBQ (aka Dorian) 

Hope to see you there!

Field Round – 15 March 2015

**Field Round**

This Sunday 

The San Diego Archers

Will host our 1st Field Round of the year

This Sunday, March 15, 2015

At the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range 

 Registration opens at 7:30am

Registration closes at 8:45am

Shoot begins at 9am 

The Field Round includes:

28 2D Paper Field Targets

4 Arrows per Target

Maximum Score: 560 

The Field Round is a field archery tournament of 28 2D paper targets, firing 4 arrows per target for a total of 112 arrows. There are 3 scoring zones on each target. Each arrow scores either 3 points for the black outer ring, 4 for the white middle ring or 5 for the black bulls eye. There is a center ‘X’ ring to the inner 5 point zone.

A total of 20 points is possible per target, a perfect round is 560. 

Field rounds are at ‘even’ (5 yd) distances up to 80 yards, with the shortest distances measured in feet.

Targets may have different shooting positions: 

     1)  All four arrows shot from one marked stake

     2) “Fan”:  Each arrow shot from a different marked stake, spread in a fan pattern,

                      each stake at same distance to the target.

     3) “Walk Up”:  Each arrow shot from a different marked stake at decreasing distances to the target.

                     (e.g., one arrow each at 45, 40, 35, 30 yards; or two arrows each at 45 and 40 yards.) 

For Youths, under 15, the longest distance is 50 yards. 

For Cubs, under 12, the longest distance is 30 yards.

Entry fee $15 per person, $10 for members

Please arrive at the Balboa Park Archery Range with plenty of time to register.

To ensure we start on time, it will be necessary to close registration at 8:45am.

Shooting starts at 9:00am.

Please send any questions or comments to: SanDiegoArchers@yahoo.com 


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Work Party – 7 March 2015

 

March Volunteer Work Party This Saturday!

When:  This Saturday, March 7th, 8am-noon.

Where:  Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range.

Bring:  Sturdy shoes, long sleeves and pants, work gloves, water.

Work Focus:  Clean up and prep at the Balboa Range, gearing up for our King Arthur Tournament on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21st. We have lots of work to do following the restoration work on the Cabrillo Bridge. Over the next couple of months, we will be working on the following items.  If you have any pet projects you would like to help with, please send an email to: sandiegoarchers@yahoo.com.

 

BALBOA PARK RUBE POWELL ARCHERY RANGE WORK PRIORITY LIST:

Clear all shooting lanes, including King Arthur 40 targets.

Rebuild stairs & hand rails, where needed.

Set yardage markers for all targets.

     (Dave Z. may have finished 1-28, check KA 29-40).

Rebuild Target 22 footbridge and Target 23 shooting platform, as needed.

Replace backstops on all targets, as needed.

Re-install locks on Targets 1-14.

Re-establish Target 20 (under Cabrillo Bridge).

     Cut up fallen tree.

     Set up/repair target base/butt.  

Signs:

     New “Range Fee, $2” on gate.

     New “Range Closed, Tournament in Progress”.

     New bilingual signs around perimeter fence.

Trim palms, remove fallen fronds.

     Remove old bale material (tree trimmer).

Make bales for Balboa & Morley when volunteers are available.

Anything else??

 Next Volunteer Work Party:  Sunday, April 12, 2015 

If you want to join us, just show up at the scheduled time and place. 

If you need more information, please contact us at: sandiegoarchers@yahoo.com

Thank you,

San Diego Archers

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