[Ansteorra-missile] [Am] Regarding authorizations at events...

[Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair]

Mike wrote:
> "Shameless Pug here"
> There is a location with Central Region, Baronial of the Steppes that 
> does allow the training of combat archers with heavy fighters year 
> around. This is the Steppes local fighter practice that is held each 
> Sunday from 2PM to 6 PM, except when there are events we all wish to 
> attend. Such as Gulf Wars, Steppes Warlord, Gothic Wars, Three Kings, 
> Autumn Melees, etc...
Namron's fighter practice site, Reeve's Park in Norman, also allows 
combat archery.  I plan on building an IKCAC target and taking it out 
there so we can at least get practice shooting with combat equipment in 
armor.  I'm not a combat archery marshal yet, so we can't do any actual 
combat archery except for the regional practices.  I hope to get 
authorized as a CA marshal soon so we can have more regular CA 
practice.  I've had several people in the Barony express interest in 
combat archery, and I would love to see it grow.

Also, what are the proper distances for safety lines for CA, 
specifically for IKCAC?  The SCA Missile Combat Rules state that:

Where missile combat is to take place, a readily identifiable boundary 
for the combat
shall be established. The Marshal-in-Charge shall establish a safe 
distance for the
spectators from the boundary as is appropriate to the scenario and 
missiles used.

I thought about using the same distances as for target archery, but that 
seems a bit extreme given the range on CA bows and the fact that the 
equipment is non-lethal.  This might be something that should be added 
to the Target Archery Handbook.

Yours in Service,
Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair
Heavy Combat Marshal
Target Archery Marshal
Combat Archer