Thank you good gentles for the replies. Hmmm...I'm 68,I do have an IKAC score, lowish, but it's there. At our meetings I shoot the IKAC, do some slow stick...
29293
David Nolan
d4_nolan
Oct 28, 2011 4:39 am
The tillering and balance was fine, the grooves were just a bit uneven and shallow. It may have been a fluke...only bow I've seen of theirs. So, theres a...
29292
Taslen
taslen2000
Oct 28, 2011 4:36 am
Aengus, Nice to hear I would expect to need to do a little tinkering to it for the price. I'm trying to decide whether to do this way or to start from a...
29291
David Nolan
d4_nolan
Oct 28, 2011 4:23 am
Gaelen, In Ayreton, Richard bought a 50#.version from the same seller. It shoots well, but the nock grooves needed a little reworking...the string slipped at ...
29290
Taslen
taslen2000
Oct 28, 2011 4:19 am
It looks like a nice bow for the price for sure i will bookmark the site! Gaelen O'Grady ________________________________ From: Hiroshi Thomas...
29289
Colonel
lehrerprofes...
Oct 28, 2011 2:21 am
Thank you all for your advice and web information. I will look at the sites you have given me. Regarding "till down", I did not know such a process could be...
29288
okami49
Oct 28, 2011 12:43 am
Ranif, Our range is quite narrow, with only 3 or 4 archers on the line at a time. To accommodate, we do royal rounds if more than 8 archers show up for...
29287
Renny Ridgway
argentrabbit
Oct 28, 2011 12:16 am
Tom, Have you considered having your long bow till down to a weight that you might be able to handle. You of course would want to find someone to either help...
29286
Ld.blackmoon
ld_blackmoon
Oct 28, 2011 12:04 am
greetings it has to do with many variables, when I was a baronial missile marshal, our archery practices usually consisted of 2 full adult ikacs, a royal...
29285
Des & Jan Howard
desandjan
Oct 27, 2011 10:35 pm
Ihon A passing thought, not derogatory, just inquiring. Why do people shoot the shorter Royal Round instead of the longer IKAC? Time? Numbers? At our monthly...
29284
Hiroshi Thomas
thomastegwen
Oct 27, 2011 5:02 pm
I bought my bow on ebay from http://myworld.ebay.com/kpkpparson/&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754 <http://myworld.ebay.com/kpkpparson/&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754> it's...
29283
Edward deWitt
sagebowman
Oct 27, 2011 4:16 pm
Tom, Many of the ebay bows are fairly good and reasonable in price. I bought mine in 2005 and it is a 40# 72" longbow. I shoot off my hand without an...
29282
Bill Tait
arwemakere
Oct 27, 2011 4:07 pm
I have seen this site ( http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/<http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/Default.aspx?> ) in the past, as well as others that use the...
29281
richard johnson
rikjohnson39
Oct 27, 2011 4:04 pm
I like http://www.GIBow.com <http://www.gibow.com/> . He can make you a longbow in pretty much whatever length and weight you like. These are basic no-frills...
29280
Colonel
lehrerprofes...
Oct 27, 2011 3:55 pm
I am new to SCA and I would like to ask for advise from those of the list as you are experienced in period bow shooting. I have a traditional 72" longbow...
29279
Steven Casort
ihon_macl
Oct 27, 2011 2:32 pm
HUZZAH and Well done to all! Â Just what is the difference in scoring a "PERIOD" vs "OPEN" Royal Round? In Service Ihon MacLucas CAID Minister of Archers aka...
29278
scadougal
Oct 27, 2011 1:45 pm
Well Done! What style of weapon do you shoot? I think I missed it in the floatsam of yahoogroup email formatting. -Dougale...
29277
George Ledbury
gawinofkevelioc
Oct 27, 2011 1:03 pm
Baron Gawin of Kevelioc An Tir member of the OGGS had a period longbow average of 121.3 in 2003 125.3 in 2004 123.0 in 2005\and 122.7 in 2006 due to age and...
29276
kburgess1@...
kellyburges
Oct 26, 2011 9:03 pm
WELL DONE !!!! ... From: "ygrainek"; <susan@...> To: SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:28:21 PM Subject: [SCA-Archery]...
29275
loreleiElkins@...
fesparrow
Oct 26, 2011 7:11 pm
VIVAT Samuel! Well done indeed! Lorelei Greenleafe Atlantia ... From: ygrainek <susan@...> To: SCA-Archery <SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed,...
29274
EARLMIKA@...
earlmika
Oct 26, 2011 7:11 pm
... From: ygrainek <susan@...> To: SCA-Archery <SCA-Archery@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 11:28 am Subject: [SCA-Archery] new...
29273
ygrainek
Oct 26, 2011 5:28 pm
Hi all! Mostly I just "lurk" on this list, but a noteworthy achievement was just brought to my attention by Vincenti da Murano, Royal Huntsman of the Kingdom...
29272
aharndts67
Oct 16, 2011 2:00 am
okay for starters to measure string for a cross bow is no different than measuring for a long bow. or recurve for that matter. you go from nock to nock...
29271
Sam Wise
samwise12345...
Oct 15, 2011 1:10 am
A friend has asked me to make a crossbow string for his wife. The prod should pull about 150lbs. That is about all the information I have on it. I know how...
29270
John Rossignol
j_m_rossignol
Oct 14, 2011 1:55 am
That's really comparing apples to oranges. Here are some reasons why: 1) At the respective times that archers formed an important part of their armies, the...
29269
James Koch
bigjimkoch
Oct 14, 2011 12:54 am
Kirby, ... Actually the English were never particularly successful in terms of military archery. They ultimately lost the hundred years war, though the ...
29268
kburgess1@...
kellyburges
Oct 14, 2011 12:39 am
ok ... are we talking bows only or will firearms be included ? the 2 years that you mention , Genesis Khans death or the full dominance of china, most of...
29267
Kirby cambel
otlcp
Oct 13, 2011 11:40 pm
I am having a discusiion with someone on mongols horsebow vs the english longbow with the british. my friend is stating the mongols accomplished more than the...
29265
frode_kettilsson
frode_kettil...
Oct 12, 2011 12:08 am
Duncan, Here are some pics of a deer antler (have any hunter friends?) strike plate I put on a hickory/elm longbow about a year ago. No shelf, as the owner...
29264
joy
hvhoney
Oct 11, 2011 11:36 pm
thankyou to those who helped me out still looking unfortunately work interferes with life....
