The December Awards and Competitions
Despite the interruption of the Christmas break in December, there were still some great results, with many personal bests and records broken.
Progress is being made in both the SCAA postal Portsmouth and Frostbite events..
New Club Records
December again saw several records broken, dominated by Finley, who smashed four club records.
A few long-standing records are yet to be shattered—will you rise to the challenge?
Explore our extensive collection of club records and discover which ones you can break. bowmenofdanesfield.co.uk/club-records.
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252 Improvement Awards
December, there were two Longbow acheivments in the 252 Improvement competition
Rob Alexander – 252-40 yards Longbow
Finley Frith – 252-20 yards Longbow
For more details and a complete list of achievements check out the 252 Improvement Awards.
Portsmouth
December saw several archers push up their score in the Portsmouth round and a special mention to Finley, he picked up a longbow and, on his first attempt,t achieved the 300 award
Visit The Portsmouth Round for more information, including achievements and updates.
Barebow
Elaine Foster – achieves an over 500 award with a score of 512
Finley Frith – achieves an over 450 award with a score of 472
Recurve
Donna-Marie Jarret – achieves an over 400 award with a score of 402
Longbow
Finley Frith – achieves an over 300 award with a score of 324
Compound
Portsmouth VAL Competition
The club is participating in the annual Virtual Archery League (VAL), an international competition held during the winter season for Portsmouth round submissions.
In its second month (December), the competition has seen several of our archers progress well in their respective divisions. Competitors vie only against others within their division, and awards are given to the top three positions: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each category.
 Visit The Virtual Archery League for more information, including achievements and updates.
| Division | Archer | Position |
| 1 | Charlotte Bailey | 7 |
| 3 | Philip Churchill | 1 |
| 4 | Ian Bailey | 8 |
| 5 | Nick Heckscher | 2 |
| 9 | Linda Sharp | 3 |
| 10 | Graham Pugsley | 1 |
| 10 | Finley Frith | 4 |
| 12 | Elaine Foster | 1 |
| 16 | William Wilson-North | 2 |
| 17 | Sam Nicholson | 5 |
| 18 | Charlie Burton | 1 |
| Division | Archer | Position |
| 3 | Trampas Brown | 2 |
| Division | Archer | Position |
| 2 | Kevin King | 2 |
| 3 | Sarah-Louise Darwin | 2 |
| 14 | John Eastaugh | 7 |
| 14 | Roland Dunkley | 8 |
| 14 | Andy Izard | 6 |
| 15 | Barry Iles | 3 |
| 16 | Adrian Sharp | 5 |
| 17 | Mark Amey | 3 |
| 18 | Rob Alexander | 3 |
| 21 | Chris Searle | 7 |
| 27 | Steve Tappy | 1 |
Club Winter Handicap Competition
The Winter Handicap Competition for Portsmouth and Bray gives all of our archers the chance to compete against each other. Never mind what bow type, age, gender or experience they are because of the handicap on a level playing field.
December saw a new name at achieve the top spot in the Portsmouth Handicap – Elaine Foster.
Portsmouth
Handicap
Elaine Foster – 1st Place
Suzanne Hawley – 2nd Place
Charlie Burton – 3rd Place
Bray I
Handicap
Nick Heckscher – 1st Place
Linda Sharp – 2nd Place
Adrian Sharp – 3rd Place
The SCAA Postal Portsmouth
In December, our four teams are in 3rd, 8th, 19th and 24th place. Team A coming second for the month
Top Scorers
Kevin King is now the top scorer in the Recurve Men 50+ (577) and Charlotte Bailey is the top scorer in the Women’s Barebow (535), with Nick Heckscher the Top scorer in the Men 50+ Barebow (545) and Finley Frith is the Top Scorer in the U14 Barebow. (472)
| Position | Team | ||||
| 3rd | Team A | Finley Frith 597 | Finley Frith 595 | Nick Heckscher 590 | Philip Churchill 588 |
| 8th | Team B | Kevin King 587 | Charlotte Bailey 585 | Elaine Foster 571 | Sarah-Louise Darwin 564 |
| 21st | Team C | Charlie Burton 557 | Trampas Brown 555 | Linda Sharp 553 | William Wilson-North 548 |
| 24th | Team D | Ian Bailey 541 | Graham Pugsley 540 | Mark Amey 526 | Barry Iles 516 |
The SCAA Postal Frostbite
As of December, our two teams have moved up the Frostbite league table and are currently in 9th and 20th place and came 8th and 17th in December
Charlotte Bailey remains the top Women’s Barebow (279)
| Position | Team | ||||
| 10th | Team A | Philip Churchill 335 | Nick Heckscher 326 | Courtenay Welsh 313 | Ian Bailey 308 |
| 24th | Team B | Finley Frith 302 | Sarah-Louise Darwin 287 | Adrian Sharp 258 |