Every
year South Wilts Archery Club gets invited to many community events such as
school fetes, county shows and fayres. You may have even joined our club
after taking part at one!
Remember, you
have signed the club’s constitution to say you will help out with club
events – why not fulfil your promise and have some fun at the same time!
How
can you help?
There are three
stages that you can help with:
Setting
up:
On arrival the
targets need to be set up, the giant netting needs to be put in place, bows
need to be strung, arrows sorted, bracers arranged and signage put up.
Shooting:
Members of the
public will be given a bracer and you can assist them on the line (you can
watch a few of the more ‘seasoned’ club members first if it helps!). It will
be the simple ‘point of aim’ technique (without sights & 3 fingers under the
nocking point) and will only last for six arrows. Once your ‘have-a-goer’
has shot their six arrows you can congratulate them on their efforts and
answer any questions they may have. At this point you may want to show them
your own bow (if they seem keen!)
Packing
up:
At the end of
the session the money is counted up and a charity contribution is given to
the event organisers. All the bows need to be taken down, the arrows put
away, targets and netting packed up and signage taken down.
Your help with
any of the three stages (or all of them) would be most welcomed as it does
seem to be the same people doing them each year. Have-a-go’s do generate a
lot of income for the club and is good for recruiting new members and helps
to keep the club fees down! If possible please wear your SWAC shirts and
represent our wonderful archery club!
If
you are still unsure please speak to any of the committee or senior club
members.
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