[Elfsea] Archery Practice

[Glen Wilkerson]

I want to point out one thing, when we practice armored combat or rapier
combat, the weapons we use are always in our hands under our direct control,
and no matter how safe anyone tries to make a shooting area, the same cannot
be said of archery, whether combat or target.  Once an arrow or quarrel is
loosed it is out of your direct control, and no matter what precautions have
been taken in a public area, there is the possibility of an accident.

Alaric

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Cooke <ken.cooke at verizon.net>
To: Elfsea <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:07 PM
Subject: [Elfsea] Archery Practice


>Gentles,
>
>I was just reviewing the results of the survey and I find myself to be very
>much dismayed.  The general and overall lack of interest in archery as part
>of our practice concerns me greatly.  Archery has become an important part
>of our group.  I wonder how many of you would feel if the discussion went
in
>different lines like; there can be no rapier practice because they use real
>steel, or perhaps there can be no heavy fighting because they don't have
>tight enough face shielding?  I'll bet that the decisions would be a bit
>different.
>
>I would like to ask all of you to consider the fact that to have practice
>without archery is asking a lot of us to make a choice that none of us
>should have to make.  Ask yourselves how you would feel if the rest of the
>group did not support your particular interest and that you had to find
>alternate places and times to play, without the interaction of the rest of
>the group.  What if these places and times conflicted with the other
>practices and you were forced to choose one or the other and could not do
>both?  How would you deal with the situation of having more than one
>interest and not being able to participate because of the times, distances
>and locations?
>
>I feel that it should be of the utmost importance that we do our very best
>to find a place where we can ALL get together and share in the dream as
>brothers (and sisters, family!).
>
>Karrick
>
>
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