2009 Sussex Archery Albion League

I am putting a separate post for each of the summer leagues, primarily for the newer archers but also to remind the not so newer members of dates.

The Sussex County Albion League was formed in the early 1970's with the main purpose of enabling the archers of all standards to meet together in friendly competition between clubs in line with the GNAS's motto of "Union Trueheart Courtesie", as well as giving the opportunity for archers to visit other grounds during the season.

Archers will shoot a GNAS Albion round consisting of the following arrows:- 3 Dozen @ 80 yards, 3 Dozen @ 60 yards and finally 3 Dozen at 50 yards using a 1.2m face at all distances. Although I do not believe there is a restriction on the number of archers each club can field, only the top 4 scores are taken from each team.

Last year we came third in Division 3, although both Newhaven and Bognor had a good number of compound archers. Both compound and recurve archers shoot using 5-zone scoring (Golds 9, Reds 7, Blue 5 and so on....), but the compound scores are subject to an 80 point reduction. I personally feel that 80 points (or 9 per dozen - ish) is not a fair adjustment. If you look at the Sussex 2008 Top Ten scores for both bow styles in the Gents York round compound scores are over 17 points higher per dozen arrows on average. This minor whinge aside, the events are always great fun and enjoyed by all club members.

This year we are hosting one three-way matche and the other is away at Hastings: -
June 21st v Bayeux Bowmen - Home
July 26th v Newhaven AC - Away

The home match starts at 11:00 and we need volunteers to help set the field up before the match. All those who can assist, please see Rod Brown.

Rules:- http://www.sussex-archery.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/albion-league-rules.pdf