[Ansteorra-archery] Re: Crossbow shooting & Popinjay

ironwyrm at juno.com ironwyrm at juno.com
Wed Jun 4 12:45:40 PDT 2003


Andrew,

Your lessening in!   Last night at business meeting we were speculating
on just how you were getting on at home with all that Texas slang added
to your vocabulary?  Were your ears burning?

Wil


On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 18:44:25 +0100 <framptonandy at highstream.com> writes:
> Ulric
>
> Before you get too carried away about 'Popinjay' being easy - the
> mast is 30
> yards tall, and an arrow proof shelter should be provided for those
> waiting
> to shoot. The roost is 1 cock bird, 4 hens, and 24+ chicks arranged
> on 3
> levels. An arrow or bolt if shot straight up - especially if its
> windy - can
> go a long way (just ask the unfortunate owner of an air gym when I
> made a
> mistake!) and is very unpredictable. Distance from the mast for the
> shooter
> is not prescribed, but the closer the you stand, the better the
> chance of
> hitting something.
> If you browse around, you should be able to find details on setting
> up a
> horizontal Popinjay - this can be done indoors, and traditionally
> involves
> an oblong building with a corridor along the long side, the archer
> (or
> Xbowman) shoots down the corridor at the roost which is housed in a
> suitable
> arrow catcher, when clear, he proceeds down the corridor and
> collects his
> missiles, returning through the adjoining room. The room should be
> equiped
> with the usual archery accessories - Bar, Drinks, Snacks, seats, and
> as a
> last resort, a view of the archer in action (shooting his bow/xbow
> not just
> the usual line!). Scores are dependant upon the bird hit, (and the
> number of
> drinks consumed)
>
> Wishing you all the best of luck in this endeavour
>
> Andrew
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ansteorra-archery mailing list
> Ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra-archery
>


________________________________________________________________
The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!



More information about the Ansteorra-archery mailing list