Don’t Miss Out on the Clout!

GAC ANNUAL CLOUT
Clout is a form of archery in which archers shoot arrows at a flag (known as “the Clout”) from a relatively long distance and score points depending on how close each arrow lands to the flag.

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.

A rope 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, and we will be shooting a double clout round, in which a total of six dozen arrows is shot.

It’s in the grounds of Charterhouse School, Hurtmore Road, Godalming Please click here for Google map.  We use their car park (on Queen’s drive) and cross a pedestrian road bridge to a large plating field on the other side of Charterhouse Road, bounded by trees.  It all starts at 18:30. Great fun and definitely not to be missed.

It’s absolutely fine to turn up on the day, but it does help to have an idea of how many are coming, so if you can, please could you put your name on the DoodlePoll here, or drop me an email?