Greetings, The common complaint about having the string slap on release has been covered many times here, and many have gone into great detail describing the...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Sep 9, 2004 7:27 am
Try this and see if it doesn't help the bite. Take your normal stance at the line, extend your bow arm toward the target, turn the arm so that the elbow...
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Sharon Macielinski
ariel_elrond...
Sep 9, 2004 6:59 am
Hi. Thanks for the comments. Crossbow comment had to do with speed of arrow again. Faster arrows hit better, YES! Been working with my random bow (a self-bow...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Sep 9, 2004 5:40 am
If I'm reading this right, the standard being followed here is that the timing is based on whether the release comes before or after the call. In Caid we...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Sep 9, 2004 5:39 am
The problem I see with this is that it gives a tremendous advantage to the archer shooting a bow with higher cast. Not only does the arrow get downrange...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Sep 9, 2004 5:39 am
As someone who likes the idea of continuing to shoot for that perfect repetition this is a shoot I like (haven't posted a score this year because of a lack of...
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s.l.rees@...
shadhra
Sep 8, 2004 7:04 pm
AnTir uses the standard of anytime after the start of the 'L' in loose until the end of the 'D' in hold is valid for the release. So, arrows will hit the...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Sep 8, 2004 5:29 pm
Another question to consider, brought on by Siegfried's comment. Is this a shoot you would want to repeat next year? I could easily design another contest...
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John edgerton
sirjon_fitzrauf
Sep 8, 2004 5:18 pm
... That sounds like a good idea and should not even require any change in the rules to allow it. It wold let everyone get in plenty of practice and stay...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 8, 2004 5:13 pm
... Yet another way of calling it! And PERFECTLY VALID, if done consistantly .... Siegfried ...
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Scott Jaqua
sjaqua
Sep 8, 2004 5:07 pm
In any sort of timed shoot, I have aways treated the words to begin or end the time frame as being "in". That is to say in a thirty second speed round, any...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 8, 2004 4:44 pm
Just a note myself, as a similar situation occurred during the Champions shoot. Personally, I am used to the ruling that: "As long as it went 'twang' before...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 8, 2004 4:19 pm
... 10 works well with the 'easy scoring' method. Scoring starts to get a little more complex with different amounts. HOWEVER, requiring less would do a...
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Simon Fisc
rpg7500
Sep 8, 2004 4:11 pm
When I was shooting the retreating man this year, someone on the line asked specifically about this situation before we began. The marshals informed us that...
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Russ Sheldon
sheldon@...
Sep 8, 2004 4:04 pm
Greetings, Ealdormere uses the Standard as below as well. Dafydd ap Sion, Ealdormere AG ... From: "Bruce R. Gordon" <obsidian@...> To:...
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Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
Sep 8, 2004 3:53 pm
Greetings I tend to agree with you, but I should point out that this issue surfaced at several times during Pennsic, both in the Championships and in populace....
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Carl West
meisterf
Sep 8, 2004 3:17 pm
At Pensic, in the retreating man shoot, my second shot at twenty struck while the word 'thirty' was being spoken for the first time. It was discounted as a...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Sep 8, 2004 3:02 pm
A question...is 10 arrows too many? Would it detract from the competition if the number of arrows reduced to 8? 7? 6? 5? One idea to fix the problem of...
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Carl West
meisterf
Sep 8, 2004 2:49 pm
... I anchor similarly, forefinger behind upper canine, at the gum. String in the finger joints. Thumb and little finger touching. To release, I press the the...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 8, 2004 2:44 pm
... Ahh, but you see, we were all intent on shooting for this score. If we did what you say, it would be the following: Everyone shoot at 50, retrieve & score ...
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Carl West
meisterf
Sep 8, 2004 2:30 pm
... If there's an open range and a target, they should be shooting. Period. Missing at some particular range doesn't take you out of the shooting, it just...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 8, 2004 1:58 pm
... The biggest issue, has been shooting it, with multiple people, at the same time, without setting up at least 5 target faces. As in my local group, I did it...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Sep 8, 2004 12:48 pm
The inaugural season of the Unicorn Wreath Challenge is coming to a close at the end of October. While the shoot is currently fresh in people's minds and...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Sep 7, 2004 8:37 pm
... So remember, if the women don't find you handy, they should at least find you deadly. Keep your arrows nocked, we're all in this together. (My Apologies to...
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Chad Wilson
caeman
Sep 7, 2004 8:00 pm
Greetings. The score submissions have slowed down, but the list still grows. http://my.erinet.com/~chaderin/wreath/main.html The contest ends on the last day...
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s.l.rees@...
shadhra
Sep 7, 2004 5:24 am
Muireann, Try looking at the Royal Archer's website. It should list an officer near you. http://www.zateev.net/ontarget/ The Central region branch listing...
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Sharon Macielinski
ariel_elrond...
Sep 6, 2004 8:30 pm
Thanks everyone for the tips! Best wishes, Alestra ... Barony, ... === message truncated ===...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Sep 6, 2004 9:17 am
See inserts Carolus On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:30:09 -0700 "Muireann O'Reddan" ... The most common target used is the 60cm FITA face (they also come in 40cm, 80cm,...
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Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
Sep 6, 2004 3:28 am
Greetings Replies imbedded in text... ... know the ... lots of ... set up a ... (and shot ... There are no "correct" targets as such, just about everything is...
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Muireann O'Reddan
muireannoreddan
Sep 6, 2004 1:04 am
I am just getting started into the whole Archery thing...don't even know the difference between Royal and IKAC. What I do know is that I need lots of practice...
