Traditionally we have a clout shoot on the last Friday of each month, but check the diary.

Clout shooting involves shooting your arrows into the air towards a target on the ground in the dip at the end of the field (you can't see it but in the picture on the right the target is just in front of the far building) - site marks are taken from buildings, trees and any other static object - don't use clouds, they move!). There are three distances, 180y, 140y and 100y - pick whichever suits you.

The target consists of a small stick with a flag on it at the centre of a rope circle. Scoring is five, four, three, two, one, in rings around the flag.

New Year's Day Pudding Clout

The highlight of the clout shooting calender is the New Year's Day shoot that takes place (almost regardless of weather conditions) each New Year's Day at Kensington Palace Gardens. The flag is replaced with a pudding and a variety of novelty prizes are awarded - it is traditional for London Archers members to bring soup and rolls to keep the guests from freezing solid.
New Year's day 2007 falls on a Monday so the shoot will be on Monday the 1st.