[Ansteorra-archery] advice for 3 kings'

[Charlie]

Honourable Lady,

I am the Captain of Archers for the Shire of Nahrun in the Outlands as well as being a deputy Equestrian Marshall for the same group; I'm not sure why I got this e-mail, but I have a possible answer for you.

Talk to your local equestrians about this. They are doing mounted archery in Ansteorra, and may be doing chariot/cart archery somewhere there as well. One thing I do know is that cross bows are not allowed in either format because of the safety issue. There is also a maximum draw weight of 35# mandated by Corpora where mounted archery is concerned. So long as horses aren't involved you don't have to abide by either restriction where Corpora is concerned, but I would advise against cross bows anyway.

Jostling is not an issue where bows are concerned because the archer doesn't draw until just before firing. However, the nature of a cross bow means that it must be ready to fire before beginning a run, and tests here have shown that bolts do tend to bounce loose on occasion.

I have courtesy copied this to both your KEO and mine in case they may be able to help you further.

Good luck with it if you are able to go ahead.

YIS

yr Arglwydd Rhys y Bwyall ap Dafydd

"Gwna ai gwna mo! Mae na brofi!"


--- On Tue, 7/8/08, Karen Calhoun <hlykatya at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Karen Calhoun <hlykatya at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] advice for 3 kings'
> To: "archerylist ansteorra" <ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 10:01 AM
> I would like to ask for your opinion.  The heavy marshal and
> seneschal for Rosenfeld have thrown out a suggestion for 3
> Kings this year and I'm not certain that I can back
> this one up.  I'm new at this and tend to lean in the
> "over-safe" direction.  Your help and advice
> would be appreciated.
>  
> It has been proposed that a "cart scenario" be
> set up to challenge the archers.  The basic task is to
> shoot from a moving hay cart at assorted targets.  This
> information is sketchy at the moment but I'm seeing a
> wagon of some sort with a seat or rail.  The cart would be
> pulled and the archer must shoot at assorted targets.  
>  
> My concern is the bumping and jostling issue.  Could this
> cause misfires with the arrow/bolt going in whatever
> direction?  What kind of safety zone will be required? 
> Seated, standing or you choose?  How do I keep the person
> pulling the cart out of the danger zone?
>  
> Again, this is very much in the planning stages.  I am
> seeking your wisdom to see ifthis idea is even possible and
> can be performed safely.  I look forward to your suggestions
> and advice.
>  
> HLy Katya
> Deputy Archery Marshal, Steppes
> Glaslyn's Keeper of the Flame, Archery
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