Indoor Shooting Venue
Indoor Shooting at Montsaye Community College
Sports Centre: Rothwell
Our indoor shooting venue is in the main sports hall at
Montsaye Community College in Rothwell, near Kettering. It is very
easy to get to from either the A14 or A6. Set your navigator
setting to NN14 6BB or have a look at the map link below. which will
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Montsaye Community College, Rothwell
Our indoor season generally runs
from October to Mid April with a little variation depending on weather.
Exact dates can be found in our shooting calendar. We shoot on two
nights every week: Tuesday from 7:30pm until 9:30pm for general practice
and on Fridays from 6:30pm to 9:30pm for scoring rounds. Beginners
courses are run within our Tuesday night sessions from 7:45 to 8:45
Our
shooting nights start and end with the setting up and storing away of
the target bosses. Everyone helps in doing this and it's very important
that they do to minimise the time spent doing this. (usually only about
5-10 minutes). Our normal shooting distance on a Tuesday night is
approx 20yds with a few at 10yds for those on the first few nights of
the beginners course.
Beginners course participants receive
one-to-one tuition and guidance during the course. However, even after
they have completed the course and are free to shoot unattended as full
club members, they can obtain on-going assistance, guidance and tips
from any and all of our qualified coaches, whenever they wish.
Coaches
will not impose their tuition on qualified archers but are always eager
to help when asked. Tuesday nights are also the best time for this. The
club provides all of the equipment necessary to learn Archery during
these sessions.
Any archers who complete the beginners course and join our club as full members may also continue use the equipment until they feel they are ready to purchase their own.
Friday club nights see us shooting scoring rounds. We setup the targets according to the "Round" being shot. This can be anything from 18yds to 30metres depending on the requirements of the round. We are fortunate to have the use of a very good sports hall with good lighting and plenty of space, although when we shoot the occasional 30metre round the space behind the shooting line can be a bit tight. The hall is well heated and provides a comfortable environment even in the depths of winter
We start at 6:30 and shoot
until 9:30. This gives us plenty of time for most rounds, with everyone
recording their scores on the sheets provided. These scores are given to
the records officer at the end of the night and are used to calculate
the members "handicap". In much the same way as other sports ,such
as golf, the handicap reflects the progress of the Archer. i.e.it gets
smaller as the Archers skill increases. The handicap figure is used on
specific handicap shoots allowing archers of all abilities to compete
together with the "playing field" levelled.
Midway during the evenings shoot on a Friday, we
have a short 5-10 minute break where complimentary tea/coffee and
biscuits are provided. This has proven to be very popular allowing
members to have a bit of a chat and also re-group their concentration
for the second half of the shoot. Some members bring their own mugs with
them while others just use the "good old" polystyrene disposable ones
provided.
Archers who are members of other clubs are always welcome to join us on both the Tuesday and Friday evenings. We only ask that you have your Archery GB card with you as you may be asked to produce it during the evening. A small target fee is also charged
