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We are the annual world record status Bucks or Bounty Archery tournament. Run on the weekend of the first May bank holiday, we provide an early opportunity to get some scores in for national ranking. The 2018 tournament is the first year that we are incorporating Stage 1 of the new Archery GB National Tour.
We give entrants a choice of whether to shoot for trophies (Bounty), as is the norm, or to shoot for money (Bucks). The tournament itself has grown year on year and the popularity of the Bucks category has followed suit. Following the 2016 tournament and another record level of entries, we sought out sponsors to increase the prize fund. The 2017 tournament was the first to benefit, adding almost £500 to the total pot. |
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For the first time, the 2017 tournament was used as a Key Event for the talented AGB youth program, and this helped 2017 be the first year to need a waiting list.
The small team shown down the page runs the shoot like clockwork. A lot of work goes into organising a shoot like this, not to mention the weekend itself. We have a great group of Staffordshire archers, parents of archers, keen onlookers and the like that volunteer their time to help us out on the weekend and they do a brilliant, and invaluable, job. The profit following each tournament is distributed to the local archery affiliations of our work party.
Our judging team does change some each year. We are committed to providing an opportunity for judges to go through their assessments, and have been able to do that for numerous judges over the past few years, and will continue to do so. The team is always well received and they do an excellent job for us the whole weekend, always doing that bit more to help us out when necessary.
The small team shown down the page runs the shoot like clockwork. A lot of work goes into organising a shoot like this, not to mention the weekend itself. We have a great group of Staffordshire archers, parents of archers, keen onlookers and the like that volunteer their time to help us out on the weekend and they do a brilliant, and invaluable, job. The profit following each tournament is distributed to the local archery affiliations of our work party.
Our judging team does change some each year. We are committed to providing an opportunity for judges to go through their assessments, and have been able to do that for numerous judges over the past few years, and will continue to do so. The team is always well received and they do an excellent job for us the whole weekend, always doing that bit more to help us out when necessary.
Meet The Team
Steve Taylor Tournament Organiser The boss man, the big name, the one who chats... |
Wendy Taylor List-maker Does everything no one else thinks of, keeps everyone organised |
Stuart Taylor Tech guy/ Mathematician Anything on a computer or that needs maths, usually the first person you'll speak to via email |
Graeme Taylor-Ward Social Media guy/ Field party leader The genius wordsmith of the public domain, and chief arrow-finder/target assembler |
Mike Williams Treasurer Deals with all the money, actually lets us spend it! |
Tony Goad Resident judge Arranges the fabulous judging team and, amongst other things, liaises with prospective sponsors |
Hollie Taylor-Ward Stuart's Sanity The only person inside the caravan that's keeping it together |
Jo Orbell RESIDENT JUDGE Helps arrange the judging team and in charge of the playlist! |
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Entering the Bucks category is like betting on yourself that you can do well - but we're Brits, so half of us are too self-deprecating to do anything so optimistic.
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