Perris Field Club 3D Field Shoot 8 March 09 RESULTS

Perris Archery is a Certified Beiter Dealer

Dear Perris Archery I have just read your article on choosing new arrows and, for all those out there who are tempted to order over the internet, don’t! I was at the Braintree branch under a month ago thinking I wouldn’t mind buying a set of X10s….until Tony took me aside. Not only did he save me well over £100 by recommending ACC's, he also spent nearly two hours preparing them for me (including standing me in the range and making me fire unfletched arrows to find the correct spine) and then reminding me of the basic technique that he, after all, had taught me in the first place, and then allowing me to spend more time on my own in the range testing out the new arrows. I cannot recommend Perris Archery high enough (and it’s not just Tony, it’s everyone) for their professionalism, their friendly and expert service, and their sheer and obvious love of archery. If the shop had not closed (and if my partner had not returned from the nearby designer village) I would have stayed there all night.- Many, many thanks, and Happy Christmas to you all. JE

"I just wanted to say thanks for sorting out my bow setup on Friday. It shoots really sweet now, balances well and no vibration". - Kevin

"Having just purchased my BMG/Kap Recurve I can only say how impressed I was with the friendly, patient and professional attention I received. There was never any sense of hurry and spending nearly 3 and a 1/2 hours choosing and testing was a very enjoyable experience. Now the proud owner of some fine equipment 100% happy! I have no hesitation in recommending your service and shall be a regular visitor! Thank you".
Mr. T from Herts

Copyright Perris Archery 2008. All rights reserved         

Team Hoyt's Peter Elzinga Shoots Highest Score in History, 1419!

5/17/2009

The Netherlands - With an incredible performance with his new Hoyt Vantage Elite, Team Hoyt Pro Staff shooter Peter Elzinga (NED) today broke the existing 144-arrow FITA round World Record held by Roger Hoyle by an incredible five points, giving Elzinga a total of 1419. The Dutch shooter also eclipsed the existing 70M world record with a near-perfect 358 out of 360 points, and he also shot a perfect 360 at 30 meters.

Due to the continuing success of our bigger Pro Shop at Uckfield Penny and Brian will now be opening the shop all day on a Wednesday 9.30am to 5pm.

New opening times:

Tue  9.30am to 1.30pm.

Wed 9.30am to 4.30pm

Fri & Sat 9.30am to 4.30pm

Closed Bank Holidays

Compound Cables & Strings

If you need replacement cables and strings for your compound speak to Brian about your requirements and prices, in our opinion his strings and cables are some of the best you can buy.

Yesterday in Kent, County & Perris Staff Archers Derek and Andrew as part of the Essex team retained the 4 - Way County Shield vs Middlesex, Kent and London.

This manufacturer maybe new to many of you but they have been making high quality compound bows for the past 15 years. The 3 bow line up for 2009 is shown below. We are just dotting the i's and crossing the t's and HCA are putting the final touches to their Target Colours which are sure to look good on the shooting line, especially the illusion which changes colour depending on the light. The other colours are Black Chrome, Chrome and Blue.

Testament to their quality, these bows come with Winner Choice strings (2009 Speed Pro) and Barnsdale limbs as standard.

2009 Speed Pro 

New for 2009, the Speed Pro is the lightest, quietest, fastest and most feature packed bow available. The highly adjustable and efficient Trinary II cam is back with a new forged aluminium riser that is both stronger and lighter at just 3.5 pounds with all sound dampening equipment attached. IBO speed is an impressive 342-352 fps. The Barnsdale 6 layer laminated solid glass limbs are unbeatable. The Speed Pro features dual string stoppers with a new integrated string stopper in the roller cable guard. New 2 piece wood grip. Choice of Winner's Choice or Stone Mountain strings. The Speed Pro is truly the best bow High Country has ever offered.

Supreme Pro 2008

The Supreme Pro is for everyone that has been looking for a bow with a longer axle to axle without giving up speed. A must have for everyone from the target shooter to the 3-D shooter to the hunter, one bow does it all!

The Supreme Pro is sure to be the easiest bow to shoot with 7 5/8 inch brace height, 37 1/4 inch axle to axle and weighing in at just 4.05 lbs. This bow features Barnsdale 6 Layer laminated parallel solid limbs, new Talon Pocket with 3 point alignment system, Winner's Choice Strings & Cables, Bow Jax Limb & String Dampening System, 2 piece Carbon Dip Grip, New String Stoppers and your choice of a Large or Mini Trinary II Cam.

Iron Mace 2008

The Iron Mace features a Machined 6061-T6 Billet Aluminium Riser for superior strength & reliability, Barnsdale 6 Layer Laminated Parallel Solid Limbs, Winner's Choice Strings & Cables, Bowjax Limb & String Dampening System, String Stopper, Two Piece Carbon Dip Grip, Hardcoat Anodised Roller Guard, New Trinary Cams and you have the Best of the Best!

10 Jan 2009 Prices & Squaring the Circle

With running costs going up all the time and the double whammy of the weak pound against the Euro and US Dollar, we like all Pro Shops have had to  look hard at our spreadsheets (and will continue to monitor and pass on any savings should the situation greatly improve) to allow us to continue to offer a balance between good prices and the excellent facilities we offer, that way we can continue to offer well informed advice to help you get your purchases right first time round.

Over the New Year we have been re-evaluating what we believe archers want from a Pro Shop and we are convinced that our ideals are still correct.

Most archery equipment ends up being a personal choice, a balance between functionality and cost, what might work for one archer can turn out to be totally unsuitable or disliked by another despite all other things being equal.

Sadly, more and more we are seeing people who have bought elsewhere, mainly on price, find it does not do what they expected it to, or they cannot set it up correctly. Worse still in our minds and it is not uncommon that they could have got the right item at a good price from us in the first place. In all but a few cases this is because what seemed like a bargain at the time turned out to be unsuitable, despite the archers best efforts to make it work before visiting us. The biggest culprits are Compound Bows, Recurves and Limbs, especially Arrows, smaller items like sights, buttons, arrow rest and even tabs.

As we are all being told on the News, times are expected to get harder, so we believe it makes sense to get purchases right first time, especially the more expensive items, as changing and getting the correct item could turn into a costly loss.

Our definition of a Pro Shop appears to be a lot different to many other shops selling just on price with either no shop and/or no shooting facilities. We want you to get the most out of your equipment and to give you the best chance of reaching your potential. Disappointingly poorly set up equipment is all too common these days, actually stopping those that could achieve higher scores attaining them even before they step on to the shooting line.

At Perris we have always invested heavily in good facilities and skilled staff, this helps us to help you to make informed choices about equipment, bow set up and technique. However the circle we have to square is that between price and the facilities and levels of service we offer. We believe that if you enjoy your archery and want to get the best out of your equipment whether your archery is just a few arrows down your club, the dizzy heights of the Olympics or somewhere in between we can help, over 120 years of experience reduces the chances of re inventing the wheel.

The very good news for 2009 is that we stand by our ideals, we are already halfway through completing the expansion of the Uckfield Pro shop to quadruple the size and include a shooting range. Braintree will also have a facelift and
following on from the success of the coach's presentation last year we are looking to put on similar events in 2009.

With all these exciting new things happening we must not forget that our Raydon Pro Shop was purpose built from the start and offers archers excellent facilities with a fully carpeted indoor shooting range and well stocked Pro Shop. Because of the quality of the facility this is where we run monthly group beginners courses (Braintree and Uckfield are bespoke) and can by arrangement run intermediate group courses as well.

AND all this all running along side our other established and successful services like our unique Carbon Arrow
Selection by trial service,  widely recommended and well respected Beginners Fitting service, Coaching, Beginners and Improvement Courses (Recurve, Compound, Traditional and Longbow), Corporate and Social events, Workshop facilities, regular 3D Filed shoots and finally and most importantly all 3 shops have purpose built indoor shooting ranges*.

We hope that you agree that the services we can offer makes us much more than just a shop and we can help everyone to enjoy their archery a lot more. Finally I would like to thank all our customers for your support in 2008 and look forward to seeing you all in 2009.

Best regards

Tony

*Uckfield end of the month

Why are some of our online prices different to those in our Pro shops used to be the question?

Well, the good news is that it used to be, but now with the exception of "Exclusive Online Offers and Promotions", the "Quoted" retail prices on here and in our Pro Shops are the same.

Just a reminder Braintree is OPEN on Tuesdays..........

1 Jan 2009 Happy New Year.

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year

On Thursday 6th of November over 36 Essex coaches and representatives from local clubs attended a presentation by Tony Preston at our purpose built facilities at Raydon. For many this was the first time they had seen the facilities on offer, which includes a five target shooting range, Pro Shop and Workshop. We even surprised some by providing comfy chairs so their cushions were redundant.

The evenings presentation included tips on bow set up, the market in general and how Perris measure up and kit out new and established archers. Pizza was provided to keep everyone well nourished halfway through and in the second half Tony unveiled some of the new products from Beiter, Hoyt and Bowtech. In fact we believe that this was the first time anyone in the county not associated with Hoyt had, had an opportunity to see and handle the new Hoyt GMX recurve bow and 990GTX limbs, as the initial shipment to Europe has had to be returned due to an issue with the decals.

Attendees not only got the benefit of some 35 years of Tony's experience both as a GMB Archer (Recurve and Compound) Pro Shop retailer and bowyer of one of the most successful target bows shot in the UK the Perris Whitehart. But thanks to the Essex Coaching Guild supporting the event were also able to claim 3 of the 10 points required for their coaching renewal certificate.

At the end of the evening many thanked us for an enjoyable and interesting evening. The use of a video camera connected to a 42" LCD screen rather than PowerPoint slides allowed everyone to see and understand the points being made and was a hot topic,  it was considered by all that the evening had been a great success. However in our eyes the considerable time and effort put in to make this event a  success was completely over shadowed when it transpired that some pond life had decided to break in to a couple of cars in the car park. No comfort to John, Sandra and Carron but this was the first time ever since the centre opened 2 years ago that anything like this has ever happened and the centre is used most nights for beginners courses and by the local archery club Raydon Hall.

When these low life's do this they do not realise the inconvenience caused by their actions, its not just about claiming on the insurance and our sincere apologies go out to John and Sandra Neil and Carron Brown who were the recipients of their thoughtlessness. It was well past 1.30am before the trucks came to collect their cars. Plus all the messing around the next day to get things sorted.

John, Sandra and Carron once again please accept our apologies.

Lynne Burton - Celebration of Life - There will be a celebration of Lynne's life on Saturday, 22nd November at 11.30 am at Chipping Campden Church and all Lynne's friends are invited to attend.  The family request that no mourning colours be worn.  The family home is in MORETON-IN-MARSH (Glos), and Chipping Campden is just a little beyond that. - St James Church, Church St, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JG

A tribute from Iris Major (Taken from the county website) www.ecaa.org.uk

Beiter have been busy recently introducing some new and very useful Tools all of which when they become available are found on our online shop in store and will also be on show at the coaches presentation.

These include the Beiter Brace,  X-Ruler, String Tool, Serving Shifter, The Beiter Carry, Extractor, Rip Clutch, Bow Vice and non fade Scope Level.

Both Hoyt and Bowtech have now released their line ups for 2009.

For Hoyt as expected there are new Compounds even a centre pivot handle, however less expected is the introduction of 2 new recurve bows and the re introduction of the very popular Eclipse handle. Making the Hoyt line up for 2009 very strong and perhaps even stronger by the re introduction of the Blue Fusion Colour.

Availability we are told for all products is within the next couple of weeks and pricing will be posted on our Online Shop when available.

The Recurve line up is as follows GMX, Helix, Nexus, Eclipse and Excel.

On the recurve front the new top of the range riser is now the Hoyt Gold Medallist Extreme (GMX) a CNC handle without the TEC bar and Hoyt claims to have a snappier feel. The bow will be available in 23" 25" and 27" lengths and is complimented by the new 990XT limbs which Hoyt also claim to have more tortional stability. The limb line up will be 990XT, 900CX, G3, 300 Carbon, Stratix and Excel

The other completely new recurve target bow is the 21" & 23" Excel along with wood core limbs is being marketed as an intermediate bow and we feel will be a popular choice with juniors and those with a shorter draw length.

On the compound front the big news is the option of spiral cams on some models and a centre pivot handle.

For full details of all models options and colours download the Hoyt 2009 Brochure here 

Bowtech have also released their 2009 range of Bows and quite a few new models, perhaps the big news here is the draw length adjustment on the new cams which makes the old module system redundant and also the introduction of a fixed pivot design.

Models are starting to become available and we are told the full range will be available to order within the next two weeks.

Full product details can be found on the Bowtech Website here and when we can order in stock we will put them up on the website.

We hope to have a selection of models on display at the coaching presentation on the 6 Dec 08 and in our 3 pro shops as soon as available.

Generally from past experiences we are nervous of pre launching manufacturers products and we have the same reservations this time, mainly because of availability, because after the initial interest and the new models hitting our shelves the next batch of availability is delayed and trying to get the popular models in the popular colours becomes difficult. So if there is a particular model and or colour (especially Blue Fusion - this sold out very quickly in 2006 and did not reappear until now) required then please let us know.

An invitation to all qualified Archery Coaches and Leaders (although those that are not qualified but do this role in their clubs are also welcome)

Archery is our day job so it is important that we keep up to-date with all the constant changes, for us this is quite easy as we are continually receiving updated information from Manufacturers and Distributors. However if you are outside of this information chain it can be hard work keeping informed. The object of this presentation is to pass on some of this information so when a club member asks for help setting up his compound or recurve with the latest adjustments, which you have never seen before you will have some idea where to start. We will also discuss some of the more important considerations when setting up a bow and this presentation for some also be an opportunity to meet the Perris team for the first time.

The presentation will also count towards your CPD coaching renewal points (3 points of the 10 you require).

Start Time & Date: 6th November 2008 at 8pm.

Location: Our purpose built archery facilities at Perris Archery Raydon: Raydon Hall Woodlands Farm Raydon Suffolk.

Agenda

• Introductions

• Some basic bow set up principles Recurve and Compound

• A look at New Recurve and Compound innovations and set up considerations.

• How we measure up and kit out beginners Recurve and Compound

• Working with club coaches

• Questions and Answer Session

Tea coffee's soft drinks and nibbles will be provided

It would be appreciated if you could let us know if you intend to come (Tel 01376 331017 or email) so that we can ensure there are enough chairs, and nibbles etc.

We look forward to meeting everyone

Best regards

Tony Preston

For the first time Perris Archery will be represented at the prestigious Nimes Indoor shoot in the South of France, this is in addition to us attending lectures and meeting all our business colleagues at the trade show, which runs alongside the event and is sometimes the first opportunity in Europe to get a chance to look at some of the latest equipment.

At the Sussex Open Championships yesterday Derek Lawless (Braintree Pro Shop) recorded his third official MB score this season and has now achieved the classification of Master Bowmen.

Derek shoots a Hoyt Helix, Inno Limbs, Win & Win HMC stabilisers with AGF V-Bar,  Angel Majesty String and centre serving with Beiter nocking points, Beiter button and ARE rest. Arrows Easton X10's with 110g Tungsten points and 1 3/4" Spinwings and Beiter nocks.

As many of you know Derek has set out on a quest to achieve MB status this year, last year he got close but the weather hampered progress.

I am pleased to report that on Sunday at Spelthorne Derek achieved the first of three MB scores, obviously all the practice and gym work is paying off as his score of 1138 for a Senior Gent Recurve York was only 8 points off a GMB score !!!! well done from all of us

The annual county match was hosted by Cambridge this year so it was an early start to be at Fenland Archery Club by 9am.

It was a good well organised event, although the wind could have been kinder (perhaps all the wind farms were a clue) and Essex came away with all the trophies including the Gents Senior Recurve York

Andrew & Derek were selected to shoot but Derek was unable to attend. 

Derek and Andrew were placed 1st and 2nd respectively at Colchester yesterday. This was first time out for Andrew with his new FiberBow. Despite very little time to set it up and with less than 200 arrows shot, pushed Derek all the way.

The annual 4 way county match hosted by Spelthorne Archers and between London, Kent, Middlesex and Essex was contested on Sunday 30th March.

Essex won the match and both Derek and Andrew represented the County.