Club Record Roundup – January 2026

Thanks to a frequently rained-off field, indoor rounds dominate January’s record setting, but the turn of the year also brings with it new divisions for many of our juniors and so it’s no surprise the majority of this month’s seven new records were set by club juniors settling in to their new peer group. Elsewhere,…

Club Record Roundup – November 2025

November saw 21 records set, solidified or change hands with indoor rounds unsurprisingly dominating, plus a handful of Frostbites. Mark Wild set a new club record for Barebow Men Worcester and Jim Wild followed suit by setting a new club record for Barebow Men 50+ Worcester. Marianne Damoiseau set a new club record for Barebow…

Club Record Roundup – October 2025

A quiet month on the record setting front, with only eight records being set, two of which were new, three strengthened and three changing hands, all in Compound and Recurve. In Compound news, Debbie Young continued her domination by consolidating her hold on the Compound Women 50+ Portsmouth record and taking the Compound Women 50+…

Club Record Roundup – September 2025

With the weather turning colder and the nights drawing in, September saw only a handful of outdoor records set but the race to set new indoor records is already starting to heat up. New records set this month reflect Talisman Archers being out and about with records being set at Southampton Archery Club, Bay House…

Club Record Roundup – August 2025

August saw 24 Talisman Bowmen records set (four of them during the Club Sharpshooter Competition). Half of them were brand new and for the other half, consolidation was the theme of the month as increased scores outnumbered records changing hands by three to one. Congratulations to August’s trailblazers who broke new ground with the following…

Club Record Roundup – July 2025

July saw 32 Talisman Bowmen records set, as archers continued to explore deeper into the binders of AGB approved rounds which lurk in the recesses of the containers. So congratulations to the following pioneers, who have set the benchmark for these 22 new records: Elsewhere, with competition heating up, defence was the order of the…

WhatsApp, Doc – have you read it?

With the Talisman Bowmen growing apace, it’s great to see such a lively community on our WhatsApp groups. That being said, with many new members, and so many channels in the Talisman community it can be tricky to make sure you’re posting in the right one. There’s a WhatsApp Guidelines available in the members are…