Quicks Team Shooter - Vicky Loader
Summary
| Club: | AC Delco Bowmen |
| County: | Hampshire |
| Age: | 25 |
| Years shooting: | 19 (10 with Compound) |
| Job: | Chef |
Equipment specification being used for 2025
| Bow make and model: | Hoyt Concept X 37” in Red with White Limbs |
| Indoor Arrows: | Easton X23 |
| Nocks and Vanes on indoor arrows: | Beiter Hunter nocks and 4" Vanetec X vanes |
| Outdoor Arrows: | Easton Parallel Pro 27.5” with 120g points |
| Nocks and Vanes on outdoor arrows: | Beiter pin nocks and Jet 6 Ghost Vanes (Green & Red) |
| Sight: | Shibuya sight and scope with Feather Vision Verde lens |
| Stabilisers: | Ramrods Vektor 27" long rod and 2 x 12" side rods |
| Launcher: | Beiter |
| Strings: | Reign Bloodlines |
How did you get into archery?
Taught by my Dad
What are your archery performance highlights?
Under 18 Indoor National Champion, 3 UK National Records including a Perfect maximum score for a Short Windsor. Silver and Bronze medals in the UK Masters in 2023 & 2024.
Top scorer for the England team in the Home Nations Cup in 2024 which earned me my Ramrods Archery sponsorship deal.
What are your goals for 2025 and beyond?
Improve on my 9th place UK National Ranking in 2023. Reach the final stage of the National Tour!
Manufacturer sponsors
Ramrods Archery, Reign Bowstrings.
Who has been most influential in helping you get to your current level?
My mentor Les MacPherson and my coach Nat Merry
Who is your most admired archer?
Since I started Compound, the awesome Sara Lopez. Also, a great inspiration and help to me is GBs own Ella Gibson.
What advice can you give to up and coming new archers?
Give it everything you have and see how far you can go. Never be afraid to go up against the best at every opportunity. Shooting against the top archers is the only way you will improve!