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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I have honestly forgotten which list is the new one, so I’m
sending this to all of them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I spend some time experimenting with different types of padding, and
methods to apply the wrap. I had sticky-back 1/4-in. foam left over from Gulf
Wars and I had the stuff that Eadric suggested, the sticky-back 2-mm. foam from
Walmart (Darice). It turns out that, on my arrows anyway, the 1/4-in. wrap was
WAY more than was needed (about 1-3/4 in. diameter after taping). I applied
strapping tape around the wrap as tight as I could, and there really was very
little in the way of compression. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I made a majority of my original arrows with a leather disc on the tip,
and even before applying a side-wrap, the diameter of the vast majority of these
tips was already about 1-3/8 inches. So 1 of the Darice 2-mm. sticky-back
strips was really all that was needed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Nevertheless, I conducted an experiment with the ones I wrapped with
1/4-in. foam. I shot 6 of the old arrows from my longbow. They flew an
average distance of 37 yards with very little variation. Then I shot 6 of the
fatter retrofit arrows from exactly the same spot. There was no significant
difference in the distance (or variation) that they flew! Though it seems logical
(and is definitely true to some degree) that a wider face would encounter more
wind-resistance, and a heavier head would not fly as far; in (my) real-world
testing, those differences were negligible, and amounted to basically no real difference
at all. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I did NOT conduct a test of impact force. But the observations
mentioned about folks being hit by arrows not feeling them may not be indicative
of a cause-consequence situation from the retrofit. Obviously I can't say this
for certain, but I would bet money that if those same individuals were hit with
the old arrows, their answers would have been the same. A valid experiment
would be to get some willing stick jocks (hey, I get to say that because I'm a
knight;)) to let us shoot a random mix of old and new arrows at them, and
report their reaction to the hits (blind experiment). That would eliminate any
possible bias on the part of the target....I mean other fighter;). There still
could be some bias in the way the testing archer since they would be able to
see which arrow they were shooting. But if we set up a way for the archer to
shoot accurately WITHOUT knowing which arrows they were, we could do a
double-blind experiment and have actual evidence of the differences, if any, in
perceived impact to another human fighter. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Does it suck? Yup. But if we give up in disgust, then we let the
"enemies of CA" win! Those "enemies," are mostly (not
entirely) the dukes and other hot sticks who feel their years of training, and
their amazing god-like skill should not be vulnerable to a weapon that a newbie
can learn in a day. We all know the arguments: how effective archery would
have been in our period, presumed armor, plate armor, arrows and bows used at
different times, archery is unchivalrous, blah, blah, blah. That is pure doggy
doo. If ANYONE brings that argument up, all we have to do is say, "yeah,
and a single hit with a 1-handed broadsword to a steel helmet would barely make
a dent. And wrap shots? Shyaa! Oh, and I love the
"fighting-from-your-knees" part after someone slices one of your legs
open (or off)." Almost nothing we do as fighters in the SCA is
"realistic." But one thing is for sure, archers were an integral
part of medieval battle, and there is no way I foresee a day when combat
archery disappears from the SCA. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Anyway, this has been my 2-pence (OK, maybe a more like 9 or 10) on the
situation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Kenneth <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Paul Thorne
[mailto:paul.v.thorne@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 22, 2008 8:49
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Archery
within the Kingdom of Ansteorra</st1:PersonName>; mm@lists.ansteorra.org; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Missile combat in Ansteorra</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Mm] Society Changes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Greetings Archers of Ansteorra,<br>
<br>
With much discussion the Society Combat Archery Marshal has
revised the recent rule change to allow the maximum padding to be 1.25"
now. This means that all of our current ammunition will be legal with the
simple addition of a sidewrap to increase the blunt diameter to
1.5". So as of right now the Society standard for padding is
1/2" minimum to 1.25" maximum.<br>
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HL Jean-Paul de Calmont, CAO<br>
Kingdom Missile Marshal, Ansteorra<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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