OvBA5 days ago1 minCompetition SuccessRichard Buckner was part of the Hampshire team that took on Sussex last weekend, shooting a 720 + head to head, plus a 1440 round....
OvBAMar 142 minWinter Field LeagueSpot the difference.... March saw the last session of our Winter field league. The event has proved popular with ever increasing numbers...
OvBADec 30, 20211 min2nd Winter Field leagueEarly December saw us out in the Warren for the 2nd Winter Field League event - this time a course of 12 3D targets. A very nice course...
OvBADec 30, 20211 min42nd Crookhorn tournamentNovember saw Richard, Rob, Steve and Paul attend the crookhorn shoot for the first time...they've only held it 41 times without us... We...
OvBAOct 25, 20211 minFour go to SnelsmoreOne of our members, Steve Gales, is also a member of Newbury and Thatcham archers - and he invited Steve, Richard & Rob to come along and...
OvBAOct 25, 20211 minHampshire ChampionshipsThe Hampshire Indoor championships is normally held in February, but was moved to October due to Covid. Held over two days, the first...
OvBAOct 10, 20211 minExmouth Drowned Rats... The sequelThe annual Exmouth field shoot was wet last year, so much so that we nicknamed our teams the "Exmouth Drowned Rats". This year, was...
OvBAOct 10, 20211 minNew ArchersOver the last few weeks, we have been training a new group of archers, both at Laverstoke and at the Warren - weeks one and two saw them...
OvBAAug 7, 20211 minNational Masters Age ChampionshipsThe competition was well attended with some top competition. After shooting the qualification round, richard and Steve were seeded 4th...
OvBAJul 17, 20212 minWatership Down Open, SCAS Championships, Hampshire ChampionshipsWhile most of the country was looking forward to the football, 130 archers attended the Overton Black Arrows Watership Down Field Archery...
steveallam0Jun 1, 20212 minAll British & Open Field ChampionshipsSaturday was "Sighted Saturday" with archers of all ages who shoot recurve and compound bows with sights, also with this being an Olympic...
OvBAMar 16, 20211 minWinter newsWith archery shutdown due to covid, there isn't a great deal of news, but here is a quick round-up! Last year, it was announced that AGB...
OvBAJan 3, 20211 minNew Year Field ShootBeing in tier 4 allowed us to venture up to the Warren for some field shooting - unfortunately limited to only those in our T4 area - so...
OvBADec 6, 20201 minFirst OvBA Winter Field League Event6th December, we held our first winter field league event - the day turned out warmer than expected, and the heavy snow forecast for two...
OvBAOct 10, 20201 minFamouse Five (minus 1) go to ExmouthLast weekend saw 4 club members take a trip to Exmouth to compete in the Exmouth Open, incorporating the regional championships. The...
OvBAOct 10, 20202 minHampshire 3D championshipsOn the 6th September, Hampshire Archery Association (HAA) held the counties first 3D field archery championships; hosted by Overton Black...
OvBAOct 10, 20201 minSeptember UK Record Status Field TournamentOn the 5th September, Overton Black Arrows held the first UK record status field archery event since Archery restarted in June, after the...
OvBAJul 14, 20202 minWatership Down Open competition (with social distancing)Results can be found here: WD202results.pdf On the 11th and 12th July, Overton Black Arrows hosted their annual field archery...
OvBAMay 4, 20201 min2.6 ChallengeOn 2nd May, 11 archers took part in their own 2.6 challenge; to shoot 2,600 points each. The event was held on Zoom, with each archer...
OvBAApr 14, 20201 minOvBA @ HomeFrom March 23rd the UK was in lockdown. Archery was cancelled, we were told to stay at home and leave the house once a day for...