Autumn at Greenmount
Matt Latimer's write up on Ballyvally's Autumn Shoot held in the gloriously serene Greenmount venue.
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On Safari with Ballyvally Archers
My favourite competition of the year! The Mulligan Hunting Trails! Knee deep in ferns and thorns, the perils of inattentiveness, and missing a target isn’t the same as missing a target. This year we were up against the best competition…
Bluebell 2026
Of all the many fine things regarding the Bluebell Shoot, the finest was that the format had been reset from the common mixed affair back to the unmarked and marked rounds. Why there are so many mixed rounds, I don’t…
Shamrock 2026
How did the shamrock come about as an Irish symbol? The fact that Ballyvally Archers’ Shamrock Shoot comes in March is rather apt, as it was Saint Patrick who taught of the Holy Trinity using a shamrock. And whilst this…
Bluebell Shoot 2025
It is now summer, which in Ireland means the weather likes to behave in more of a bipolar manner. Summer in Ireland is different from the other two seasons – I’m convinced we don’t really get Spring, just a mildish…
No Comfort Zone For Next 24 Targets
As the fictious, famed Chaos Theorist and open shirt enthusiast, Dr Ian Malcom, once said, “Hang on, this is going to be bad.” 3D Archery is not like Field Archery, and very far removed from Target Archery. Each of the…
NI Open and Field Championships 2024
Greenmount as a venue has an exceptional advantage over other venues. It is the grounds of an agricultural college, and there for something more than grounds for a nice walk. This course weaves what is a sculpted garden stroll in…
ANDREW’S 20 Questions
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Field Archery and The Natural World
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