Club Training Day - Bigland 8th November

This BOF organised event is an excellent opportunity for SROC members to hone their individual orienteering skills on one of the best orienteering areas in the country.  Steve McLean will arrange various training exercises for members to put your orienteering skills to the test or try out some new techniques. See Fixtures for more info. Email srocevents@hotmail.com or phone 01524 735283 to book your place before 8th October. 

- Can you use your compass effectively?
- Do you have problems map reading in technical areas?
- How much further can you go on a path route compared to a straighter alternative?
- Is it quicker to go over or round that hill?
- When you get to a control do you stop to work out your route to the next?
- What are attack points and why are they useful?
- How do you know how far you've gone?
- What's it like using a thumb compass? 

To summarise, a number of exercises will be available covering compass work,
map simplification, route choice, control flow, distance judgement and much
more, all tailored to the specific needs of each participant.

Steve McLean

Last Updated : 30.09.03