ARCH - Archery Question

[Bob Dewart]

Well, I go to get a tent in Waco and the line picks up.
Alaric called Tuhtahl writes


>>The question at hand, though, is what does "#1 in archery" mean?
>
>If you're goal is to have a handful of dedicated archers shooting for IKAC
>scores, without being recognized by the rest of the kingdom, and not
>distracted by any new people, then you're on the right track. You simply
>continue to have a tiny community of people dedicated only to archery.

Perhaps how the IKAC or IKCAC works is not clear to everyone.  Only the top
three individual scores count for the Kingdom average in that particular
division.  All the other scores do not.

>
>If, however, you want archery to be a vital and active part of the
community
>at large,
>which is what generates the recognition you seem to crave for the art, then
>two major
>factors need to be addressed.
>
>The first is time commitment. If there's a way to complete a shoot in a few
>hours, rather then an entire day, many more people (myself among them) are
>likely to take the time out from our other activities to participate. Is it
>that difficult (for example)
>to break your IKAC shoot into two Royal Rounds, one in the morning and one
>in the afternoon, and make sure that that fact is listed on the schedule
for
>the event and cried to the fighting fields?

Depending on  how it is set up and the number of  people shoot, a full IKAC
or IKCAC can be shot in about an hour and 20 minutes per firing order.

Also 2 Royal Rounds do not equal a full IKAC.  A Royal Round consists of 1
untimed at 40 yards, 1 untimed at  30 yards, 1 untimed at 20 yards and one
20 yard speed end.  A full IKAC consists of 2 untimed at 40 yards, 2 speed
at 40 yards, 2 timed at 30 yards and 2 speed at 30 yards, 20 untimed at 20
yards and 2 speed at 20 yards.
>
>The second is accessibility. That means encouraging newbies and providing
>loaner gear, true, but it also means not treating "part time" archers and
>combat archers like second
>class citizens.

To the best of my knowledge, we all "part time "archers.
>
>>>>>If you want to make that trip, fine and welcome.  If not, stay home and
>I
>have no hard feelings.<<<<
>
>This is a prime example of what I'm talking about.
>I read this sentence as saying "Play the way I do, live only for archery,
or
>I don't want you around." Is that what you mean?

What I mean is, if you're going to shoot, then shoot.  If you're not than
any reason for not doing it will do.

>>>>>>For over 20 years hundreds archers around the Known World have used
>these
>competition to compete with their far off brethren.  So why can't you?<<<<
>
>Because I don't care about proving that I'm the best archer in the known
>world (I'm not), or proving that Ansteorra has the best archers in the
known
>world (it doesn't).

Perhaps you just said it, "I don't care."

>I'm interested in archery as a test of my personal skill and concentration,
>as a recreation of what my persona did, as fun and relaxation, as an
>effective tool in my arsenal of combat skills.
>
>What you're saying is that none of these factors are important-that all
that
>matters is
>an interkingdom ranking. Quite frankly, I couldn't care less about that.
I'd
>rather see 20 people on the firing line having a good time then the 3 best
>archers in the known world shooting for score there.

What I'm saying is that with the Kingdom ranking comes all those other
things.  Again, for those who do not know how it works, here is a website
that will give the current standing.  http://www.dellarco.com/ontarget/.
There is much more than just an single IKAC or IKCAC.  The over all standing
is a sort of composite of the standings in all the divisions.

>Alaric
>called Tuhtahl
>
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