Second John Burton Memorial Shoot

John Burton was one of the founding members of Kidman Archers. 

John was a Life Member of ARCHERY SA and Kidman Archers.

John was involved in archery from the 1950s, He held various positions within Kidman Archers, including President.

Within ARCHERY SA John was always an interested and passionate supporter of promoting the sport. He was a National Judge for 15 years, Editor of The Bow Press in its early days and was President for 6 years. John was one of the pioneers who made archery in SA what it is today.

He was ARCHERY SA's inaugural (part-time) CEO 

He was bestowed an Archery Australia Bronze Plaquette Award in 1989, recognising his significant service to archery and SA.

DATE - Saturday 2nd April 2022

LOCATION - Kidman Archers West Beach Primary

TIME - Arrival 12 noon, BBQ 12:30pm. Shoot to start at 1:30pm

ENTRY FEE - $25 which includes BBQ lunch and a can of soft drink. (Drinks and snacks also available for purchase on the day)

MAX 30 shooters (3 per target)

BOW TYPE - Compound, Recurve, Longbow and Target Crossbow

ROUND - Melbourne (Compound, Recurve, Longbow) X-Melbourne (Target Crossbow)

Winner of the John Burton Memorial trophy will be the Archer who has the best Handicap calculated score (using AA Scoring method) based on their current Handicap as per Archers Diary. 

In the event of a Tie then the archer with the Highest Handicap will be the winner.

Entries close 28th March 2022 @ 8:00pm