[Ansteorra-archery] Re: Youth Archery: Slight change in subject

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Well said points.  It is one of the reasons that the archery ranges at Warlord are almost continually open with shooters.  Last year and this year there are also Novice level shoots for those of less experience or skill.  We have not offered a youth shoot this year although most of the youth are encouraged to shoot in the Bowman (novice) shoot.  In fact I have personnally invited 4 teens from local Venture Scout groups that have an interest.  Such sponsorship was the prize at a shoot that Lady Linet and I ran for the Ventures a while back.  The two young ladies managed to nail an apple off of Wee Willies head at 20 yds so of course a couple of the young men had to do the same.  I am sponsoring all four in the Bowman (novice) shoot.

You have good points here.  I personnally would like to see more novice shoots at various events since it gives those of less skill or experience a chance to come out on top.  This year, for example, House Arkham is sponsoring the Warlord Bowmans (novice) Tourney with a prize of a 40# Hickory Longbow and period arrows.   I am not sure there have been any other novice shoots in the kingdom this year.   If there have been I would like to hear of them.

Jaque de Aix

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From: g_r.cathan at att.net
Sent: May 3, 2004 7:57 PM
To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Re: Youth Archery: Slight change in subject

I would like to wade in and change the subject slightly.  What I want to say has to do with getting people, the young and the old, to come over and try arching.

For most people their first view of archery is at an event.  So they hear there is arching going on somewhere to the left of the list field (my left or your left?).  They wonder over and see a number of archers sitting under a pavilion talking.  Nobody is shooting and unless the archers look up from their discussion they may not see the approaching prey.  Sometimes one of the poor benighted people will come up and ask about shooting and they are told that no one can shoot until the competition starts.  "Don't want anyone to have an advantage over the fighters on the list field.  By the way the competition starts at 3."  This has happened on a number of occasions.  It was originally going to be this way at Stargate Baronial but cooler heads prevailed and we were allowed to shoot earlier.

What I am trying to get at is sometimes archery is set up to fail.  It's far from the list field and if someone does find it they may not be allowed to shoot while they are there and you may never see them again - a lost opportunity.

Maybe the fact that the archery field is open, and where it is located should be announced in court and on the list field a few times during the day.  This might be a good time to practice kidnaping.  If you know someone who seems interested in shooting it might be a good time for some genteel persuasion.  Just invite someone.  You might be surprised at how many people did archery in high school and college.  If the archers who are going to compete in a competition can not warm up until the fighters are through with their s&m jollies then this would be a good time for a novice shoot.  Maybe one of the novices would like to enter, and they should be allowed to if they are truly novices (no sand-baggers)

Well I think I will crawl back under my shrub,

Geof Cathan
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