Seven archers turned up on Sunday to shoot the first Vegas round of the season. Arguably the hardest of the indoor rounds, the target is a three-spot face arranged in a triangle that has to be shot in a specific order – lower left, top centre, lower right. The constant adjustment of body and shoulder position is taxing to say the least.
The largest field of the day, and only direct competition in the Vegas, came in the Gents Recurve where Mat Smith, David Craine, Richard Hainge and Johnathan Gordon took to line in a bid for glory. All of then men had misses but once again Johnathan showed his superiority by recording yet another win, finishing 38 points ahead of his nearest rival. Richard sent 2 arrows wide of the mark but still managed to break the 500 barrier to take second. Mat took the last place on the podium, while David haemorrhaged misses and had to settle for fourth.
Erin Hainge had the Ladies Recurve division all to herself. A couple of misses put a bit of dent in her score, but she still broke the 500 barrier, which was some consolation.
In the Ladies Compound Marie Hainge had the double honour of being the only archer in action to keep all of her arrows on target and recording the highest score of the day.
Chris Crompton bravely took on the challenge with his trusty Barebow. Chris had a number of misses but kudos to him for attempting it in the first place.
Stan Gorry and Peter Howland did not rise to the challenge and elected instead to stick to a full-face Portsmouth round, with Stan recording an easy victory over Peter with the Longbow.
Results Vegas: Gents Recurve- 1.J.Gordon 59/549/25, 2.R.Hainge 58/511/12, 3.M.Smith 56/463/11, 4.D.Craine 44/336/2. Ladies Recurve- E.Hainge 58/508/12. Ladies Compound 60/550/16. Barebow- C.Crompton 51/411/16.
Results Portsmouth: Gents Longbow- 1.S Gorry 59/375/4, 2.P.Howland 43/201/0.
