[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds and IKAC

[Eadric Anstapa]

Well I think everyone knows I agree with you.  Evidence would suggest 
that others do as well.  The evidence is that at our events when all the 
targets are setup and available, the FITA targets are the last that 
anyone wants to shoot at.   And people crowd together to get enough room 
on the line to shoot the clout.

IKAC shoots do have their place.  They do help an archer stay in good 
shape.  When the kings of England started requiring their subjects to 
regularly practice archery  it was not so that they could keep a book of 
recorded scores.  It was so that the archers would stay fit, develop the 
needed skills, and be ready if they were needed to protect the realm.

Personally I don't care about how we rank against the other kingdoms all 
that much in the IKAC.  I just care that our archers get out and shoot 
and have as much fun and learn as much as possible while doing it.  As 
long as we have good practices and good tournaments I don't necessarily 
care if we ever see a FITA target.

Where I personally had rather see our archers measure themselves against 
the archers from other kingdoms is at War.

-EA


Paul Thorne wrote:
> The following is my opinion only,
>
> IKACs are boring.  The Royal Round is only slightly less boring.  I've been
> fortunate enough to be involved in shoots that have a wide variety of
> targets that I haven't even thought about shooting either one of those in
> several years.  As an archer, if I get a choice of shooting a clout or 3D
> animal target or wreaths over a 60cm FITA target face, I'm going to take
> it.  One of the most blatant modern items on the range is that darned FITA
> face, just can't stand it.
>
>
> -JP
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