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David Ruff wrote:
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<div>I would have guessed that to be the case. I have not seen it
written anywhere but i imagine its like the "rules" allowed shooting in
any postion - but sitting and kneeling isn't allowed</div>
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OK, here we go again.<br>
<br>
Yes, the rules for the ROYAL ROUNDS and IKAC say that you can shoot
from any position. Those are unique individual rules that do not
necessarily apply in any other shoots. In those shoots crossbows
compete only against crossbows. I have never seen anyone told that
they can not shoot the IKAC or Royal Rounds sitting, kneeling, etc. If
a Marshal tells you that you can NOT shoot a Royal Round or IKAC while
sitting or standing then they are simply not following the rules for
those competitions and none of the scores from that day should be
submitted. If it happens to you then appeal to your local, regional,
or kingdom marshal as necessary to get it straightened out.<br>
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Tournament organizers of other tournaments not have to use any part of
the Royal Rounds or IKAC rules. <br>
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Tournament organizers of other tournaments especially those where
crossbows and handbows are shooting against one another are perfectly
free to require that the crossbowmen shoot from standing positions just
like the handbowmen. If they want to say that you gotta stand on one
leg, the left leg, and whistle Dixie while you shoot then it is within
their prerogative to test to make sure that the competitors can
multi-task in such a manner. <br>
<br>
Ulrich, please stop trying to apply the Royal Round and IKAC rules to
other situations every time someone tells you that they would like you
to stand while shooting your crossbow against handbows in their
tournament.<br>
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<div>. Altho - changing bows i can honestly see a REAL advantage in
that. Especially for those that roll there own. </div>
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Well the rules do NOT say anything about using a single bow throughout
the round so technically I dont see any reason for rejecting a score
because the archer was using a different bow on the speed round.
However, I personally kinda have mixed feelings about it. My gut tells
me that we should probably have rules asking that people start and end
the round with a single bow.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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<font size="+1">HL Eadric Anstapa</font><br>
DSEM CA<br>
<a href="mailto:eadric@scabrewer.com"><i>eadric@scabrewer.com</i></a>
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