[Ansteorra-archery] Moving Targets

[Bob Dewart]

You know, right behind us, they were doing coursing.  I don't think I'd seen
that before.

If we could rig up something like that, perhaps not as fast, I think that
would be great.

Gilli
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Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Moving Targets


We just had a double elimination tournament for Baronial Steppes Archer here
in Ansteorra.  The semifinal and final rounds included a deer and bear
target mounted on a plywood sled that was pulled toward or away from the
firing line using a rope and pulley arrangement.   Archers on the line had
the time it took the sled to travel between 10-20 and 40 yds at an angle in
order to "make the kill".  We did use the scoring lines on the target for
competition purposes but can see other fun potential as well.  In some
cases, the Baron and Baroness would have gone without venison or would have
had to sacrifice the archers for their own safety since the bear was
charging.  A spotting glass could also be used to stop the competition in
the future once a "kill" was made.  Several additional potential ideas have
been thrown out using smaller targets as well.

My question is what other ideas are out there for moving targets- especially
period style?  This competition has sparked quite a bit of interest in the
idea of moving target archery and I was wondering if anyone else had other
ideas for moving TARGET archery with real arrows.  Have already had several
suggestions involving spinning bicycle wheels, remote control toy cars to
golf carts and would hear more ideas on this to stock my arsenal for future
competitions.

Jacques the Spink
Steppes Archery Marshall
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