Distance calculator for NFAS shoots in UK

distance calculator

In a time when fuel costs have been rising along with the costs of living, more and more archers are selecting the shoot they travel too not only on the quality of the course but increasingly based on the cost of getting there. Many are car sharing, in an attempt to keep costs down, but this isn’t always easy. Lets face it getting 2 people and bows, arrows, cases etc in a fully loaded car can be a challenge.
For this reason I thought I’d let people know about this really useful website for all NFAS  archers trying to work out how far shoots are from their home.

You enter your home postcode and then select the NFAS shoot club. It calculates distance and directions. Details are available off the this excellent archery blog website The Cooked Stick http://thecrookedstick.blogspot.co.uk/

Here is a direct link to the distance calculator.

http://www.theoldtoxophilist.co.uk/

Hope you find this of use

Work day at wood, tired but worth it

So no competitions this weekend, though with this weather i’m not surprised. Just heard that the local shoot was stopped part way through after a couple of branches came down in the woods. The good news was no one was hurt.

Thankfully it stayed dry for the workday at Black Arrow (BAFAC), wood which was Saturday. Sharon and I spent the day at the wood  working with other members updating and improving the course.  We got there just before 10 and left at just after 6, so was a long day, but did manage to get some shooting in too.

The goal was to work from 10 until 1 updating course, maintaining access paths etc. In reality most of us worked until 2.

Well in those  hours all who turned  have managed to  change 8 of the 20 targets, updating 7 (moving shooting pegs etc or in one setting up a completely new target.)

It was really great to see members working together to improve the site.

Big thanks to all that helped. I think it has improved the course no end.