[Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery in Bonwicke

[Frank Schalles]

Thanks to both of you that replied. Perhaps in the future, if I may, can we
count on so more advice?

I will forward your comments to the group. Thanks again!

Francois

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Ld. Cian Rhys Gravenor <
metaldog00 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings Francois,
>
> I'm really glad to hear that more and more people are getting interested
> in the most period aspect of what we do in combat in the SCA. You could
> recruit equip fighters with a bow or crossbow and that's not a bad idea.
> When they run out of ammunition they can still pick up a sword and board or
> spear and continue to fight. It would also be a good idea to have dedicated
> archers who are experienced shooters. The kill/death ratio is much in favor
> of the archer.
>
> Myself, I prefer crossbow but there are advantages to both it and the bow
> as well. The chief advantage is cost. You might be able to find a cheap
> 30lb bow for low cost but the ammo is more expensive. And might be more
> difficult to get the kill if you find yourself in a crush. You can make a
> decent crossbow for around $80 and the ammo is cheaper because the bolt
> shafts are half the length of arrows. I recommend fathead blunts over the
> marshmallows of doom, btw.
>
> Practicing with a shield man is a must. Another good thing to have is
> someone with spear hook that can grab a shield and create an opening for
> the archer.
>
> If you have more questions, ask away.  Good luck and have fun.
>
> HL Cian
> The kingdom of Ansteorra.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 20, 2012, at 1:25 PM, "Frank Schalles" <francisschalles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Archers!
> >
> > Yes, the natives are getting rowdy out here in the West. In an effort to
> prepare for a revolt we
> > Bonwickian Archers are wondering what training - expertise there might
> be in the kingdom to assist us in
> > preparation for combat archery. Could it be a simple as getting heavy
> fighters to learn archery and the rules?
> >
> > See, I got your attention. I know it's not that easy. But we want to
> learn and hopefully participate in the
> > Gulf Wars if not 2013, then 2014. Should we lean to crossbows vs. bows?
> We need training in Shield/Archer
> > Teams and tactics. Anyone wish to share?
> >
> > Francois de Lions
> >
> > --
> > Change is a function of the Universe, embrace it.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ansteorra-archery mailing list
> > Ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org
> > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org
> _______________________________________________
> Ansteorra-archery mailing list
> Ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org
> http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org
>



-- 
Change is a function of the Universe, embrace it.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ansteorra.org/pipermail/ansteorra-archery-ansteorra.org/attachments/20120820/5cf71044/attachment-0002.htm>