[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds at Events

[Frank Schalles]

Vincenti et al,

Why dont we get together at Wiesenfeuer Baronial this weekend and talk
about this?

I think if we can generate enough attendance we can get a Barony to sponsor us?

Francois

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com> wrote:
> PR program YES! Banners, heralds, and stuff - YES!
>
> We need to stay with the rest on everything else. We need to be a part of
> what waterbearing supports, we need to be a part of the whole, and the
> community - We cannot separate from them. Doing so will only hurt us.
>
> Now, we can have some EXTRA - snacks, drinks, and things but we do not want
> to pull ourselves away from the group.  Try to integrate! Do a class where
> everyone else is. Go to class type events and host archery classes, I am
> hoping to teach two of them at King's College on June 5th. When you are
> champion, offer help and services, entourage, court, feast, whatever. Be
> seen and let them know that YOU are THEIR Archery Champion.
>
> Vincenti
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Frank Schalles <francisschalles at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> We need a PR program each event. Banners, Heralds, our own watering
>> station. More people wearing tassels, carrying bows and arrows, having
>> classes during waiting periods, etc. Maybe even our own food area? We
>> want to create a place where people are
>> going to want to be at, food, shade, water, fun!
>>
>> Francois
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Not as many being shot: Why?
>> >
>> > Several years ago I remember going to an event shooting Archery, doing
>> > thrown weapons, having fun. In the evening we would go to Court and
>> > people
>> > would say "Oh, did you you guys just get here?" they would announce the
>> > Archery Champion and people would say "There was Archery?"
>> >
>> > This was all because we were put as far away from everything as
>> > possible.
>> > Another problem with this was that we would rarely get waterbearing
>> > support,
>> > when we put people in for awards people would say who are they and why
>> > don't
>> > they come to events?
>> >
>> > Over the last several years we have worked to move Archery and Thrown
>> > Weapons closer to the main activities and Archers are now being seen and
>> > recognized.
>> >
>> > Now the problem is that since we are up at the front we can't setup the
>> > range and leave it operating all day. We are being given a 2 hour time
>> > frame
>> > for adult and 1 hour for children's shoots.
>> >
>> > We have to be aware of the site layout and the schedule of activities.
>> > Would
>> > it be nice to have more Royal Rounds shot . . . Absolutely!  Now we just
>> > have to figure out how:-)
>> >
>> > Maybe moving the range back away from the main center just a little bit
>> > (will this hurt what we have accomplished?)? Allowing some time early
>> > Sunday
>> > morning, 9am to 11am? Accepting, that we will not always be able to
>> > shoot
>> > RRs at events?
>> >
>> > Vincenti
>> >
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