Bedfordshire County Archery Association

Northants vs Beds Inter-county Frostbite Postal Match

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Northants vs Beds Inter-county Frostbite Postal Match

Hi All Archers!!!

I know he’s at it again and a lot of you have been asking if the intercounty Frost Bite shoot will be on this year I can confirm its on!!

Similar format as before see below, alongside the intercounty bit I’m going to run the novice shoot again so if you could all do the usual shout out at the clubs circulate as required.

So please see the below.

As the heading suggests, in collaboration with Bedfordshire, we have arranged a intercounty match. Details as follows.

We are hoping that all NCAS clubs and archers will be able to take part.

1. Round to be shot: Frost Bite, 80cm face @30m including all the junior rounds (Cold Bite @20m Chilly Bite@10m not official round but get some new archers and those that can’t get 30m).

2. Eligible archers: All genders and ages. If a junior please give your age and round/distance shot.

3. Bow Styles: All Compound, Recurve, Barebow & Longbow, Including Traditional ( Wooden Arrows, wooden Bow) outside of Longbow.

4. When to be shot: Starts Nov1st 2023 closing date 31st March 2024.

5. How round is to be shot: Where possible can the 3 dozen be shot on the same day.

6. Record all the scores as you would normally, X`s, 10`s and so on. Please submit the final score totals only (not each individual arrow value) in the normal format, including the following information.

Archer, Gender. Club. Bow Style. Senior/Junior (if junior age) Please indicate if you’re a Novice and round shot. Hits, 10’s, X’s, Score

Example: J Doe. Female. Earth. Longbow. Senior. 36 (hits). 13 (10’s). 5 (X’s). Score: 360.

7. All the scores will be on trust. We will be watching you.

8. Scores can be submitted either by sending the details direct to myself or your club selection committee volunteer. If these are to be sent direct to me please let me know details as mention in point 6.

Martin Ross
NCAS County Captain

NCAS vs BCAA Inter-County Postal Frostbite Results

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Hi Archers!!

So for the 90+ archers that took part in the intercounty Frostbite shoot the results are in!!

From the 90+ the following team size was agreed between the 2 counties.

6 Snr Recurve
6 Snr Comp
6 LB/FB/TRAD Et.. (wooden arrows)
6 Barebow
5 Juniors ‘any bow style’

It was a close run event up to the point where there was only 7 points between both counties.

6648 to BCAA with 6641 to NCAS.

Then the junior scores were added and the victory went to… NCAS by 149 points.

BEDS (BCAA) – 7815
NCAS – 7964

RESULTS

Well done for all those that took part, Frostbite badges and the other bits will be out to your club reps shortly to hand out thankyou again for taking part.

Martin Ross
County Squad Captain

Ivy Keating Match 2022

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Ivy Keating Match 2022

Hi all NCAS archers,

So it’s the start of our face to face shoots after the few years of Covid!! Starting with the inter-county against BCAA (Beds) at the IVY Keating on Sunday 22nd May 2022, and the rounds will be Short Metric’s.

I will be looking at scores shot in the previous Postal and past events, so if you’re interested in being selected, here’s a few ways of making yourself known.

Got to local shoots!
Email me with your scores!
Let your club selector know your interested!

I will be looking to contact archers within the 2nd week of May as the shoot is on the 22nd as of yet team size has not been finalised all categories, are being looked at.

Juniors and Seniors, some teams will be mixed.

Longbow
Trad – Shooting wooden arrows (including Horsebow & Flatbow)
Compound
Recurve
Barebow

Over to you Archers!

Martin Ross
NCAS Captain

NCAS vs BCAA Inter-County Portsmouth Postal 2022 Results

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NCAS vs BCAA Inter-County Portsmouth Postal 2022 Results

Hi All

The results are in for the inter-county Portsmouth but before we get to these, I would like to say thank you for all those that took part and sent me there scores and to your club Reps who sent in scores on your behalf.

There were so many of you that took part in this one that I’m waiting on more ‘Postal’ badges to be produced so please be patient.

For those that may have forgotten to give me your Scores that took part in the county champs I have taken these scores, don’t panic I have taken your highest if you have given me more than one.
Again as I mentioned we had a lot of you take part in total 152 archers, fantastic!!!

Myself, and the Bedfordshire county captains got together just over a week ago and set the team numbers.

For all those who took part you will be given a ‘Postal Badge’ 2022.

Those in Team A will get the badge, and the Year bar & Broche if applicable (1st time on the squad).

Some of the non-novices would have realised I have mentioned Team ‘A’ we had so many take part from both counties we have a ‘Team B’ unfortunately these guys will only receive the Postal Badge.

However these archers are given the ‘Team A’ a run for their money!!

So enough of my rambling you want to know who won!!!

WE DID Northants WON!!

Northants Team A 13,039
BCAA Team A 12,339

Northants Team B 10,863
BCAA Team B 9,174

Well done all please see attached details of the all scores for Northants.

FULL RESULTS

So the next Match will be the Ivy Keating and this one will be a face to face.

Martin Ross
NCAS Team Captain

NCAS vs BCAA Inter-county Frostbite Update & Results

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NCAS vs BCAA Inter-county Frostbite Update & Results

Hi All

Just an update from the recent inter-county Frostbite shoot 2021 NCAS V BCAA. Another great turn out by the archers thank you to you for coming out and putting the scores in. Thank you to the clubs that have put on shoots etc to get there members involved a big thankyou it’s not easy organising these events so well done!!

90+ archers from NCAS got involved several put more than 1 score in the pot!!
75+ archers from BCAA ( Bedfordshire) came out to play.

Which for myself and Terry & Suzi makes it great and difficult to pick a team size all at the same time. So here we go the usual stuff we have as a round up over a normal day shoot.

Weather was depending where you were so Windy, clam, wet, cold dark light snow!! Chilly etc.

Some great scores put in, Susan Corless from NAC put in a clear score of 360 fantastic shooting!!

Top scoring archer in category for the county:
BB – Mick Lovell (NAC), Compound – Susan Corless (NAC), LB- Jo Thomas (LBAC), Recurve – Jeremy Beesley (BXA), FB – Nial Guiver (WOAC), Junior – Archie Bromley (AOR)

Some of our novices again have made the squad!!! Brilliant stuff so enough of all that I hear you shout who WON!!!!!

It was a close run shoot but here goes the winners by 98 points is BCAA!!! 8506 to 8408.

FULL RESULTS

Great shooting by all!!

I will be passing on this year’s Frost bite badges onto your club reps along with Year bars & Broaches for new Squad members and for Archers that have already shot for the county and made the squad again there year bars.

With the side running Novice and out of category archers please see attached results, we will be looking to get certificates etc out to you at the same time.

What next The inter county indoor match !!

Cheers again Have a great Christmas!!

Martin Ross
County Team Captain