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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>greetings </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is a Robin Hood
themed event, and as such, I was hoping to limit the target competitions (we’ll
be doing target stuff with both the regular TA stuff AND the CA stuff in the
morning) to long bow.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>would that be long bow as in longbow only ? or
longbow as in longbow / recurve ?? or some variant ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080>However, I know there
are folks who prefer the cross-bow, or even shoot it exclusively for
target. How is this handled in “regular” target
competitions? <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>themed shoots are somewhat common in some areas , the
thing is ,as you stated , some people prefer one style over the other , some
like myself are trying to master as many styles as we have equipment .
anyway , the key is to try to ballance your shoots so that no single style has
all of the advantages . normaly one shoot will be given over to he " theme " of
the event , normaly the title shoot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>if you are going to limit any of the shoots , you really
should publish the details well in advance .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cross-bows would have a
huge advantage over long bows for the same target and distance wouldn’t
they?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>only if you plan it that way ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>there are 4 very easy ways to handicap crossbows to
help ballance a shoot in target archery.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>1. timed = crossbows take longer to load and fire
than recurve or longbow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>2. distance = crossbows work well at regular known
distances , not so well at unknown distances</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>3, # of shots = crossbows normaly have to get " zeroed in
" if they dont know the distance , this takes shots to do , most crossbow
archers will need aprox 3 to 4 shots to get zeroed, but ive seen a realy good
crossbowman zero in 2 shots</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>4, cold shoot = remember almost all archers like the
advantage of having a known distance , and will pace off the targets if given
the chance .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>there are also ways to " handicap " longbow / recurve
archers as well , it mainly lies in knowing " how " each bow type operates
.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Am I off-base
here? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>that would be for you to decide , just remember to try to
keep archery as an " inclusive " activity , and not an exclusive activity.bad
feelings cause people to avoid events they would otherwise attend .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>crossbow envy is usualy caused because marshals don't
understand how crossbows work .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><FONT color=#000080 size=2>I don’t have the
competition experience to know for sure what to do here</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>the bottom line is, have fun , if you are the
marshal in charge , its your shoot , run it the way you want , unless there is a
safety issue , or a nobility issue </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>( you cant start at 9 am , morning court is at 9 am
or his magesty wishes to watch x activity , but wont be available till 3pm
)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>no one should be changing your shoot . any range can be
closed for safety issues, so make sure you double check any possible safety
issues.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>but as marshal in charge , you are responsible for all the
the fun, safety, and also any problems that arise , for all the archers and
spectators at your event .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any input
appreciated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>ok those are my thoughts on this subject, others thoughts
may ( and probably will ; ) vary .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>good luck on your event !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>be safe, be happy, have fun</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>arthur</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kentheriot@ravenboymusic.com
href="mailto:kentheriot@ravenboymusic.com">Ken Theriot</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra-archery@lists.ansteorra.org">'Archery within the
Kingdom of Ansteorra'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 16, 2009 12:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ansteorra-archery] Question
About Sherwood Target ArcheryCompetitions</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hey
Everyone,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I was at our event
planning meeting last night and talking about the archery competitions.
There will be several “novelty-shoots” for target archery, but I got to
thinking afterward that I wanted to ask the experts about something. I’m
relatively new to target (though I’ve been doing CA regularly for a few
years). <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is a Robin Hood
themed event, and as such, I was hoping to limit the target competitions
(we’ll be doing target stuff with both the regular TA stuff AND the CA stuff
in the morning) to long bow. I know cross-bows existed in this period,
but it just isn’t in the “idiom” (zeitgeist?) of Robin Hood. Also, there
is currently a set number of archery prizes…one for overall target archery, 1
for CA target archery, and 1 for “in-armor-actually-fighting” CA. If we have
to ALSO split the TA prize into two (one for cross-bow, and one for long-bow),
it will make things a lot harder to do. However, I know there are folks
who prefer the cross-bow, or even shoot it exclusively for target. How
is this handled in “regular” target competitions?
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cross-bows would have
a huge advantage over long bows for the same target and distance wouldn’t
they? It would make sense to me that the two types of weapons would have
to either have their own competitions, or have different distances for the
same target. Regardless of either situation, it seems like it would be
exponentially difficult, given our full schedule, to have both weapons in the
target archery competition. Am I off-base here? Honestly, though I
have participated in several “fun” shoots at SCA events, have set up a range,
and am an authorized TA marshal, I don’t have the competition experience to
know for sure what to do here.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any input
appreciated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kenneth
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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