<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV>I wasnt trying to throw a monkey wrench in the works...it was just a question;0</DIV>
<DIV>Einin<BR><BR><B><I>Susan Hill <sueorintx@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Disabled archers are of course accomodated. It arguably gives a crossbowmen <BR>an advantage to shoot from a sitting or kneeling position because they can <BR>steady their aim more easily. My personal thing is that it is <BR>physiologically more tiring to have to stand rather than sit or kneel so in <BR>a competition, I ask for crossbows to stand so that they don't have an <BR>advantage over bows in that way. If all archers trained to shoot sitting and <BR>could do so, I would have no problems requiring all bows or crossbows to sit <BR>or stand, but for those using the longbow...it could be a distinct problem, <BR>depending on the length of the bow. We do have people shoot in competitions <BR>from wheelchairs/scooters, and I have had one archer use a little stool <BR>because she had problems standing for long periods. There is no problem <BR>whatsoever in that, but when there is an
advantage to be had, we attempt to <BR>keep the field as even as possible. Royal Rounds, by themselves are not <BR>considered competition. When we shoot them at our practices, Einan, you will <BR>see crossbows kneeling, sitting, or standing. It is only in competition that <BR>you will see changes like this.<BR><BR>Lyneya de Grey<BR><BR>----Original Message Follows----<BR>From: Lady Einin Ciarnait <LITTLE_DRAGON_0861@YAHOO.COM><BR>Reply-To: Archery within the Kingdom of <BR>Ansteorra<ANSTEORRA-ARCHERY@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra <BR><ANSTEORRA-ARCHERY@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Other fun stuff<BR>Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:08:33 -0700 (PDT)<BR><BR>OK...why would sitting not be allowed? ( What about those archers who are <BR>disabled? )<BR><BR>Just a question<BR>Einin<BR><BR>David Ruff <DAVIDSBOX01@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>I would have guessed that to be the case. I have not seen it written <BR>anywhere but i imagine its like the
"rules" allowed shooting in any postion <BR>- but sitting and kneeling isn't allowed. Altho - changing bows i can <BR>honestly see a REAL advantage in that. Especially for those that roll there <BR>own.<BR><BR>Have to understand - i build about 5 to 10 of these things a month - there <BR>are ones that catch my eye, combos that are insane etc...<BR><BR>To be silly tho - i can't imagine our forefathers actually made things to <BR>make the task at hand easier and more precise. Thats just out of the box <BR>thinking hehehehehe. <--- being silly.... :)<BR><BR><BR>Ulrich<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Harry Bilings <HUMBLE_ARCHER@HOTMAIL.COM>wrote:<BR>I have not read the "rules" lately but I doubt that you can change <BR>"bow/crossbows" in the middle of a round. I know that I would not allow it.<BR>plachoya<BR>humble archer<BR>Ravens Fort Ansteorra<BR><BR><BR>Just tested a fiberglass composite prod that i made..... Has 13" powerstroke <BR>with a 3" brace. 16 total inches from back of prod to
teeth.<BR><BR>Wanna talk about some SPEED coming off the tiller.... MAN!!!!!!! blows my <BR>121lb competition bow out of the water.<BR><BR>Is pulling 130# at 13" draw, 3" brace and is 30" tip to tip.... 1690 in/lbs. <BR>Whats better is i have put a modern trigger system into the medieval stock <BR>complete with safety and auto catch teeth. No resetting the roller. This <BR>order was extremely weird, but the guy said trust him... i can see why.... <BR>This is one going out east heheh. It shoots flat and i mean FLAT out past 40 <BR>yards.<BR><BR>Makes me wonder what would happen if while shooting an open round royal in <BR>speed round a 50lb pull at 13" draw 3" brace - using light bolts made for <BR>speed and flat shooting would do.... Cocking it one handed with the auto <BR>reset catch in it would be a dream. Building another trigger system to try <BR>that one out. As far as i can see there is no rules to changing bows mid <BR>royal round - one bow for flat out accuracy and range and
another for pure <BR>speed. To fun.....<BR><BR><BR><BR>Ulrich<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>Ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra-archery<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around<BR>http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>Ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra-archery<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>Ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra-archery<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ansteorra-archery mailing list<BR>Ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/ansteorra-archery<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>