October 20, 2024 – FALL FEAST IS BACK!

• Clout will start around 2pm.

• Potluck will start around 4pm.

What is the Fall Feast?

The Fall Feast is a Members-only fun archery tournament (Clout round) open to all members followed by a Pot-luck celebration dinner. All members are welcome, even if you don’t shoot the tournament, bring a favourite dish and come out to watch and cheer on your fellow members! A sign-up sheet will be posted so we don’t end up with 50 pumpkin pies!

What is Clout?

Clout archery is the practice of shooting at long distances toward a large target marked with flags and rope on the ground.

How many arrows are shot? 

Three dozen arrows are shot during a single clout round. It is shot in ends of six arrows.

We will shoot a few ends, depending on the time.

How is scoring done?

Scoring zones are defined by maximum radii from the flag pole. Each arrow scores points depending on which scoring zone it enters the ground in. An arrow embedded in the flag pole is counted as being in the highest scoring zone. If an arrow is lying on the ground, it is considered to be in the scoring zone in which its point lies.

The scoring zones may be marked on the ground. Where this is not practical, a non-stretch rope or chain marked with the radii of the scoring zones is attached to the flag pole and swept around it to determine which arrows are in which zones.

A designated person collects the arrows in each zone, sorts them into sets, and lays them on the ground. Each archer in turn points to his or her arrows and calls out the scores in descending order.

A single clout round consists of three dozen arrows, shot in ends of 6 arrows. Tournaments typically consist of a double clout round, in which a total of six dozen arrows is shot.