[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds and IKAC

Thu Jan 17 23:57:25 PST 2008

greetings

at least in the northern region , the number of archers competing  is usualy
higher than the number of rapier and heavy combatants  combined at most
events.

don't get me wrong , i have planned and shot many " fun " shoots they are
great for novices , children, and a break from serious competition .( you
can't have a title shoot at every event a group has, at least not within the
same paramiters ) but you could do a group champion, a x-bow champion, and a
novice champion , but most groups dont have the time,the prizes, or the
inclination to have more than one archery champion , even if they have a
heavy champion , a war heavy champion, and bubba big pants shield wall
champion .but i digress ; )

but i still feel that if your going to have a champion shoot, or a title
shoot, it should test your skill and your luck . when marshals create shoots
that make me sweat , just looking at them , before i ever get to shoot ,
when they create shoots that have me saying  prayers to the archery gods
after each and every round , begging them to not let me look too stupid and
clumsy in front of my peers , those are the shoots , that are " fun " to me
.
if i can win without trying , i am cheating my self , and the lower skilled
archer that would have found the shoot a challenge .
if i don't want to stretch my limits, or be pressured, or compete with other
archers why would i leave my back yard range ?

be safe, be happy , have fun
arthur

( its ok to ignore me, i know im grouchy right now, havent gotten to do
anything except chainsaw trees since the whole ice storm thing happened ,
and still  chopping wood to clear range . )

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick R" <tex_yankee2004 at yahoo.com>
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds and IKAC

> I have no clue about the exact number of archers in Ansteorra but I think
we would be surprised. During the last Fall Baronial at Bryn Gwlad we had 25
competing and another 25 people shooting for fun. That was for an event we
added late to the schedule. Just my humble opinion but I think if we had
more archery there would be more people participating. Sadly the Bryn Gwlad
event did not have a long enough area for a royal round but it was fun. I
like the idea of a competition being a fun type round to shoot, but I do not
know why we could not try to get the events extended to include a royal
round for anyone interested in shooting one. Presuming the site has the
distance required.
>
>   Dante
>
>
>
> "ld.blackmoon" <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:  greetings
>
> while i am but a lowly archer ( very noisy though ; )
>
> ( and i have to say first that you have done wonders in the archery
> comunity, but not everyone can afford to play at your level . just my
> opinion )
>
> i would have to ask ??
> does anyone have any solid numbers on how many archers ansteorra has that
> shoot on a regular basis ??
> as well as numbers on how many of those archers can afford the time and
> money to attend those far off wars ?? every year ??
>
> be safe, be happy, have fun
> arthur blackmoon
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eadric Anstapa"
> To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds and IKAC
>
>
> > 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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