Here is a series of shoots that I like, shoots that I feel bring interest and bonding to our sport, team shoots that give everyone a chance and really inspire...
Yes, it is difficult to shoot using a public park. We can't have a back stop setup all of the time either. That is one of the reasons for the time duration...
The thing about a RR is that is a standard shoot that is done the same way everywhere it is done. ( with the exception of wind, and the range it's supposed to...
Greetings And now, for something completely different... This is not in aid of any current thread, but I was leafing through some old classics today, and...
I've got a question about the SCA archery equipment standards... In Section 3B of the East Kingdom Archery Marshal's handbook, it says "1. No center shot...
Greetings, Kaz & other friends - As a long-time member of the East Kingdom Archery Champions Teams at Pennsic, I can attest that RR rankings are used *very...
I've been thinking about Macsen's comment that sparked lots of response, expressing his dismay that Ludicrous Bowman had been adopted as a rank in An Tir....
It is with a heavy heart I post this message. The information is from the latest issue of Toxophilite, the newsletter of the Traditional Bowhunters of...
Greetings to the list. Here are the first results from the Winter Crossbow Challenge, listed alphabetically by SCAdian last name. My thanks to those who've...
What makes up the Carolingian Company of Bowmen rankings shoot. I am looking for more forms of shooting and any new or period styles will be appreciated. ...
Hello list, I have been following the thread on shooting multiple arrows etc. in the speed rounds. Doesn't the purpose of the speed round seem to be to ...
Macsen: I see the vote starting to come in. It seems that people are growing weary of your ranting without offering any alternatives. Now don't bore us with...
Greetings all: One of the previous threads reminded me of a question I've been wondering about since last pennsic. For those of you who weren't there, some...
OK. The way I see it, most of the arguements about the RR and the IKAC come from three camps. The first is that the target is not period (even the period bull...
Umm I couldn't resist this thread.... On pages 62-67 of the Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, Vol 39, 1996 there is an article by Bede Dwyer on a...
... Planting acorns is a nice long term project, but would you get usable arrows? I'd be far more interested if anybody has access to viburnum or arrow wood....
... Err no he doesn't. The one to which you are referring to is also known as a "Chu-Ko-Nu" which uses a rowing action and a very different type of lock - like...
... Comments to follow - much snippage ... may not ... Agreed - RR's are certainly a mundane shoot, and would have been laughed at by any serious medieval...
Here's another take on the subject. Many of you notice that I make a lot of comparisons to fighting in my posts. I would like to say right here that I am not...
Hi again folks while I really do hate to be the fuel to long, annoying threads, I do feel that many here just missed the point of my argument. RR's aren't just...
Sent to me, to be forwarded to all of you . . . Unto all Archers of Caid, Does Thorvald, Baron of Calafia send warmest greetings. The Barony of Calafia sends...
If the arrows are not matched they will tend to fly apart and you scor will be lower, also they must be straight of a slight ofset fletch or the fletches will...
... And now for something completely different . . . I've never heard of a top trigger before. How is it rigged? Tomonaga -- A long bow and a strong bow, And...
I have followed the posts to this list for many long sessions at my computer and have put off replying to any of the posts until now. I have read posts from...
RLongbow@... wrote: folks, you are taking the DaVinci notebooks as factual , in use artifacts - they weren't! they were IDEAS ONLY. in his time EVERYBODY...
... How would you set the loaded crossbows so the triggers don't hit anything? Tomonaga ... A long bow and a stong bow, And let the sky grow dark. The nock to...
Greetings all, I just saw LadyHawke (again). So, the inevitable question floats to the top of my mind: are over-'n-under double barrelled crossbows within...
