San Diego Archers

Morley Field OPEN! – 2 Nov 2014

Morley Field Archery Range Is Now OPEN!!

Pay Station-Larry

SDA Member Larry Lyford paying up before his first round at the new Morley Field layout.

Morley Open-Chad

SDA Member Chad Borneman sighting in at 50y after working hard all week to help open our Morley Field Archery Range.

The “Range Closed” signs were finally taken down on Saturday, November 1, 2014 .

The new layout has both yard AND meter butts. Starting on the left side of the range (near the parking lot), there are two butts at each distance from 70y, 60y, 50y, 40y, 30y and 20y. A ~10y gap divides the range into two halves. After the gap, butts are in place at 30m, 50m, 70m, and additional 60y, 70y. Work is still being done on the 80y and 90m butts on the right field. A 10y butt is also being added on the side near the parking lot.

The Pay Station is in place, so please don’t forget to add your $2 each time you come to shoot! We have nearly tripled the number of target butts at the Morley Range, which means many more bales need to be made on a regular schedule to keep the range in good condition. We will start scheduling monthly bale making work parties so we always have bales ready to swap out. Your $2 goes towards bale making materials and regular maintenance supplies.

We still have a few details to finish up (the entrance area, the 10y, 80y and 90m butts, etc.), so please expect periodic closures.

ATTENTION ARCHERY COACHES AND CLUBS: The San Diego Archers will soon be requiring all coaches and clubs to reserve target butts in advance. The reservation schedule will be posted on the new bulletin board near the entry to the range. If you have any questions about the new reservations system, please contact the San Diego Archers at: sandiegoarchers@yahoo.com.

Thank you for your patience and happy shooting!!

Unmarked 3D – 2 November 2014

**Unmarked 3D Round**

This Sunday

The San Diego Archers

Will host the Unmarked 3D Round

This Sunday, November 2, 2014

At the Balboa Park Rube Powell Archery Range

REMINDER!!

The Race for the Cure 5K Walk/Run is ALSO on Sunday, starting at 8am. We will not have access to the Cabrillo Bridge, the Alcazar Parking Lot or any parking lots south of the Organ Pavilion. The Space Theatre lot fills up by 7am, so closest parking will be at the ZOO! Please arrive early enough for the ~15 minute walk from the Zoo parking lot.

Registration opens at 7:30 am

Registration closes at 8:45am

Shoot begins at 9am

The Unmarked 3D Round includes:

28 3D targets

1 arrow per target

NO RANGE FINDERS ALLOWED!

A wide range of high quality Rhinehart and Mackenzie targets are set at unmarked yardage in various hunting scenarios. Only one arrow per target is allowed unless mulligans have been purchased. A maximum of two mulligans and one doe tag may be purchased at registration for an additional $1 each.

Scoring: 10-8-5

Maximum Score: 280

As an unmarked shoot, you have to estimate the distance to the target yourself without the assistance of a range finder. This is a difficult and challenging aspect of these shoots, so don’t let your shooting partners know what you think the distance is.

Mulligans and Doe Tags:

If you missed or scored low with the first arrow, a mulligan allows you to take another shot at a target. If you use a mulligan, your score is determined by that second arrow, even if you score worse than the first arrow. You may use a second mulligan on the same target. Your score is determined by the last arrow shot.

There will be 1 or 2 buck-doe spreads in the field, where the doe placed between the buck and the archer. If you hit the doe and do not have a doe tag, you score -5 on the target. If you have a doe tag, you score zero. You cannot use a mulligan if you hit the doe, whether or not you have a doe tag. If you hit the buck or miss completely, you may use a mulligan and your score is determined from that second arrow.

Entry fee $15 per person, $10 for members

Note: As with all 3D shoots – We will shoot come Rain or Shine.

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

**The Cabrillo Bridge retrofit project is ongoing.*

**Please use caution when shooting in that area**