ARCH - Archery Question

[Bob Dewart]

Timothy of Glastonbury writes:

>Let me give you some reasons I personally feel that there are fewer archers
>:
>
>1) Groups don't highlight archery - This may be a symptom of less archers
in
>the local groups, but very few local groups put an effort to highlight
>archery.  Some do, though, as Elfsea is planning to at Defender.

During many groups events they are doing competitions for all their
champions on one day.
>
>2) Archers aren't Inviting - Not that they aren't welcoming, but I've never
>been /invited/ to shoot target archery.  I don't have a bow, so I don't
>bother going over to the range.

I don't think the archers will ever just go through the populace to do that.
However,  since you don't bother to go to the range, you'll never know if
there was a bow and some arrows there you could've used.  What would it hurt
to walk over and see?
>
>3) Lack of Pageantry - Completely personal bias, I admit, but I love seeing
>pageantry and display of the middle ages which I just don't feel at the
>archery range.

There is a bit of a reason for this.   Long flowing sleves and bow strings
do not mix well together.  The same is also true for some hats and other of
the more elabote garb.  Plus walking back and forth retreiving  arrow can be
a bit of work particularly if you're wearing garb not designed for such
things (court garb isn't meant to do work  in).  Now if your referring to
banners  penants and the like, and the mellow tones of hearld doing his
thing, that's a differant story.  It could be done if the organizer of that
event wanted to do so.  But bear in mind that archery is a spectator sport
only to a point.  Unless you have really good eyes or a looking glass, those
hits on the farther targets are hard to see.
>
>Those are my feelings, but they can all be summed up to the following :
>
>No one has ever gone out of their way to make archery fun for me.

>From what you said earlier you haven't met them have way either.  You won't
even go to the archery range.  So just how far out of the way does one need
to go?  If you won't go to the range to show you might have an interest, why
should they go roust you at your camp or while you are doing some other
activity?
>
>That single key is what I think people should focus on.  Make archery fun
>for the archers, and I guarantee the kingdom scores will recover.

Nice thought, but I've never after any of the fun shoots I've ran heard any
of those folks say, "Great, now lets go shoot some scores".  Although at
Southern Regional, Pug did want to shoot an IKAC when I got back.  However,
I was too tired and the other marshals continued with another hole of Combat
Archery Golf.
 If you
>look at other fighting activities you will see people who make it fun for
>people to enjoy that activity.  Once they are having fun, they will
compete,
>they will maker prettier armor, etc.
>
>Make it fun,

Again, if you haven't done it, how do you know that it isn't fun just by
itself?
>
>Timothy of Glastonbury
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Dewart [SMTP:gilli at seacove.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:41 PM
>> To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
>> Subject: Re: ARCH - Archery Question
>>
>> Great!  Outstanding!  I'm glad you do.  Really :)
>>
>> However,  check out the history of the shoot.  Years ago more folks shot
>> and
>> our scores were much higher.  Now our scores are in the crapper and not
>> too
>> many people shooting.  Coincedence?  What do you think?
>>
>> Then again I  could be wrong.
>>
>> Archery is the greatest individual competiton I can think of.  Ok, last
>> time
>> I shot I hit the target 4 times, let's see if I can hit it 5 this time.
>> Forget about the winner of the competition thing.  How did I do compared
>> to
>> what I did last time?
>>
>> Whether your counting the number of times you just hit the target or for
>> points, all it is is a way of keeping track of how well YOU are doing.
>> Other than for safety sack,  forget about the other archers.  They have
>> their own individual contests going on.
>>
>Gilli
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