INCLEMENT weather resulted in a weekend of purely indoor competition for the Blue Lake Archers this week.
The extra practice toward the July indoor championships will not go astray, the extra round also giving the newer archers another opportunity to find their feet in their new sport.
Handicap adjusted scoring is the method used for the local club, each new archer has a defined qualifying period before gaining a handicap rating and two more of the newer members progressed past the point over the weekend.
Allan and Callum Oschar now have a handicap rating that puts them firmly in the mix for event results.
A benchmark score of 300 points for the Australian Indoor 18 metre was left behind by all the winners of total of four rounds competed in over Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Alex McDonnell, Dale Tschirpig, Seth Delaney and Allan Oschar were the winners of the four rounds, all were noted to have benchmark busting scores that will force the handicap system to dial back their individual adjustments for future events.
A couple of tie breaks to settle bragging rights for position back in the remainder of the field were required.
Friday night Paul Freeman and Garry Jacques both finished exactly on their benchmark of 300 points, Freeman gaining the higher position in this case.
Sunday afternoon Ben Kilsby and Nash Radford had equal scores of 295 which went Kilsby’s way.
Indoor archery continues at Blue Lake Gymnastics Club, Malseed Park, Friday at 7pm, followed by outdoor archery at Corriedale Park from 12.30pm Sunday.
Australian Indoor 18 metre, Round 1, handicap scored, benchmark 300 points: Alex McDonnell 307(off the bow 251); Dale Tschirpig 305 (191); Paul Freeman 300 (287); Garry Jacques 300 (256); Jeff Puckridge 286 (279); Matthew Delaney 285 (260); Fiona Allison 284 (193).
Australian Indoor 18 metre, Round 2, handicap scored, benchmark 300 points: Dale Tschirpig 326 (off the bow 212); Alex McDonnell 305 (251); Matthew Delaney 292 (267); Jeff Puckridge 290 (283); Garry Jacques 281 (237); Fiona Allison 268 (177); Paul Freeman 163 (retired).
Australian Indoor 18 metre, Round 1, handicap scored, benchmark 300 points: Seth Delaney 319 (off the bow 231); Alex McDonnell 312 (258); Matthew Delaney 296 (271); Ben Kilsby 295 (294); Nash Radford 295 (103); Jeff Puckridge 288 (281); Dale Tschirpig 286 (185); Paul Freeman 283 (270); Fiona Allison 263 (172); Allan Oschar 234 (off the bow only); Callum Oschar 100 (off the bow only).
Australian Indoor 18 metre, Round 2, handicap scored, benchmark 300 points: Allan Oschar 403 (off the bow 274); Seth Delaney 322 (242); Alex McDonnell 308 (260); Matthew Delaney 299 (274); Ben Kilsby 296 (295); Fiona Allison 293 (202); Jeff Puckridge 285 (278); Dale Tschirpig 285 (181); Paul Freeman 230 (217).
