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Hosted at the Dargle Valley field course by Wicklow Archers, this event alternates between north and south of the border. The course has been described as one of the best in Europe. Set in a disused golf course, it has the scope for severe ups and downs, as well as long flat shots.
This year after an agreement we had the two main archery organisations in attendance. The course has rarely seen gappers or compound barebow but this year it did. Most IFAF courses tend to be flattish, although our distances would have been shorter than their maximum. Still, the extreme angles they were required to adjust stances, and make cuts, for caught them a little off-guard. They shot well and by no means disgraced themselves. They all seemed to enjoy the challenge. It was a historic day, 24 years in the coming and required a major rift in the IFAF for the winds of change to allow for new horizons.
One of the wettest winters in living memory and a gusting wind left the first day a bit of a lottery and the conditions very slippery on the slopes. The second day was dry and conditions under foot a lot better.
I'll let the pictures do the talking, except to say it's very hard to properly capture angles.
If these don't show up for everyone (I'm linking to pictures uploaded to Facebook, I'll host them elsewhere).
This year after an agreement we had the two main archery organisations in attendance. The course has rarely seen gappers or compound barebow but this year it did. Most IFAF courses tend to be flattish, although our distances would have been shorter than their maximum. Still, the extreme angles they were required to adjust stances, and make cuts, for caught them a little off-guard. They shot well and by no means disgraced themselves. They all seemed to enjoy the challenge. It was a historic day, 24 years in the coming and required a major rift in the IFAF for the winds of change to allow for new horizons.
One of the wettest winters in living memory and a gusting wind left the first day a bit of a lottery and the conditions very slippery on the slopes. The second day was dry and conditions under foot a lot better.
I'll let the pictures do the talking, except to say it's very hard to properly capture angles.
If these don't show up for everyone (I'm linking to pictures uploaded to Facebook, I'll host them elsewhere).





