[Ansteorra-archery] Period-ness, when is a bow not period due to the string?

[Marlin Stout]

Patrick R wrote:
> For many of us it is not a question of not wanting to do royal rounds 
> it is a question of space to do them. We have a weekly practice in 
> Bryn gwlad and I am happy to say we have been having a great turn out 
> with new people all the time as we are averaging almost 30 people a 
> weekend. The problem is we do not have a 40 plus yard area. At our 
> last Baronial event royal rounds were part of the qualifications for 
> the finals as well as offering them as part of the open shoot time. If 
> we want to increase the number of archers we need to increase our open 
> shooting time at events. The competition is great for established 
> archers but we need to do something to get new people interested. If 
> you are having an event with an open shoot ask if there is another 
> marshal available who can help run a royal round at the same time you 
> are having an open shoot.
> Dante

Good points, Dante. I would add that as part of the open shooting, it 
would also be nice to set up some 'fun' targets rather than just 
bullseye during the open shooting. That could be a hanging/moving target 
like we've done in BG in the past, maybe a combat target, or animal 
targets. Anything to make it more fun for the new archer who's just 
starting to play would be great.

Charles