[Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds at Events

[Frank Schalles]

I personally think that is what is needed, and I think it should be
once every 3 months if possible. We are going to need
to walk the path of the Royals for them to buy into this. If nothing
else we could always do a Pennsic Pity Party. Presently
we here in Bonwicke are doing an inter-kingdom practice during pennsic
for the express purpose of RR/IKAC more archery
for everyone. So, I am in. Who else?

Francois

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Kathy Goeke <kathygoeke at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings Archers,
>
> I haven't been active for a while due to other obligations, but I'd like to
> offer my perspective and perhaps an idea or two.
>
> Space is always an issue for archery events.  We either have to be way out
> of the center of activity if we want to "keep to our own schedule," or be
> willing to be boxed into the time frames of other events if we want to be
> right in the mix of things.  Many sites, including Castleton where I have
> run/helped run several events, barely have enough room to adhere to safety
> protocols. While I'd love to see more of our archers on the RR list, I would
> prefer not to have to shoot a short course and enter zeroes just to get on
> the list.  I don't think that represents us in the best light.
>
> Archery tournaments, by their very nature, take up a lot of time.  In the
> best of situations, it's nearly impossible to attend an event as an archer,
> and still have time to participate in or spectate events on the rest of the
> site. Court may very well be the first time during the day we get to mingle
> with everyone else.
>
> Despite our best attempts at trying to format tourneys designed to integrate
> players from other venues, it seems that many players are NOT trying to be
> jacks of all trades. They attend to fight, or fence, or shoot, or socialize
> -- but don't try to do it all in one day. In BG we've offered RR on Sunday
> mornings and no one showed up. Let's face it, after the crush of the day
> that Saturday always is, who has anything left to give on Sunday, other than
> clearing site and getting home to crash.
>
> I think one of our problems is that the events where you are most likely to
> find archery are "all or nothing" outdoor events that include every form of
> mayhem we offer in the SCA.  Not all Society events are like this, though.
> There are events specifically for A&S, Kings College, dance, feasts, etc.
>
> Why not offer more events that are strictly archery events?  I know the
> calendar is very full already, but this could have several advantages:
>
> 1. Ranges and range spaces are available that, while adequate for archery
> and RR, wouldn't have to accommodate every manner of pavilion, yurt, horse
> trailer, and parking that a full event does.  Since the draw would be mainly
> for archers, perhaps only a portion of a site would need to be reserved,
> rather than an entire park.
>
> 2.  Scheduling would be easier as all the other site events wouldn't have to
> be coordinated around each other.
>
> 3.  Participation could be increased since players wouldn't have to choose
> between myriad activities all in one day.
>
> 4.  Event could offer workshops on arrow-building, bow making, shooting
> techniques and lessons, etc.
>
> Just my two cents,
>
> Katherine
> Former Branch Marshal of Bryn Gwlad
>
>
> "I love deadlines.  I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." --
> Douglas Adams
>
>
> From: Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
> To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
> <ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:43 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Royal Rounds at Events
>
> 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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