[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds and IKAC

[Paul Thorne]

Even with my disdain for the FITA targets, I will endeavor to get out and
shoot in all four divisions this upcoming season.


-JP

On Jan 17, 2008 3:17 PM, Eadric Anstapa <eadric at scabrewer.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ansteorra-archery mailing list
> Ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org
> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org
>