[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 3

[Mike Matthews]

I like the idea. I would suggest though that all teams be required to keep
to the 3-bow-type format. What I have seen at SCA shoots over the years is
an awful lot of fiberglass bows of one type or another, and not so many
period bows or crossbows. It would be nice to set up this shoot to encourage
greater use of the period bow types. I would also suggest that in addition
to the donation to charity, it might be nice if we could also offer one or
more archery-related prizes (perhaps arrows, etc) to the winners directly. I
won't know until the summer whether I will be able to make Pennsic this
year, but I think it's a great idea and I hope it works out.

Eirik

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> Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:12:55 EST
> From: LoreleiElkins at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Archers] Sponsored Shoot at Pennsic
> To: Jonathas at redfoxden.org, archers at atlantia.sca.org
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> Good morning everyone!
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> Jonathas,
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> I like the idea a lot. A couple of questions.  We would be responsible  for
> putting together our own team of three archers or is there a selection
>  method?
>  Are there enough of each type of bow to complete a set? You said  the "top
> teams" would get first chance to shoot.  How would the top teams  be
> selected?
> Then is open to all other archers?  Guess we would need  to be careful not
> to
> make this another elitist shoot.
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> Would you need to know ahead of time what kid of target we are bringing so
> that we could set things up with proper room? I can fit a target or two in
> my
> truck.  Count me in, its a great idea.
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> Lorelei
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> In a message dated 11/22/2008 10:39:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> Jonathas at redfoxden.org writes:
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> Greetings to the Archers of Atlantia,
>
> Some comments that Seamus  made at the shoot I was running last weekend got
> me to thinking.  After  the Pennsic Masters tourney several people where
> commenting on the lack of  good fun shooting at Pennsic outside of the
> couple people
> who get to play in  the Masters tourney, the same war point shoots are done
> yearly but very little  else.  I don't remember who, but someone suggested
> sponsoring a  shoot.
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> I would like to propose that we, the archers of the great  Kingdom of
> Atlantia, challenge the Knowne World.  That is we, sponsor a  shoot.  I was
> thinking
> of something like the Lochmere Arrow, but between  Kingdoms instead of
> Baronies.  Teams of three archers, one crossbow, one  period bow, and one
> flat limb,
> each kingdom could have multiple teams  competing. The cost to enter each
> team
> is $6 ($2 per archer) half of which  would be used as seed money for the
> following year's shoot, half of which  would be used for the prize which
> the
> winning Kingdom chooses which charity  receives (would recommend a charity
> local to
> the Kingdom).  The top teams  would get first crack at the shoot, then
> starting at say noon every archer is  challenged to put together a team (no
> bow
> requirements) and shoot.
>
> If this is to work, it will need deep support of the archery  community.
> Being no one person has the space to transport an entire  shoot to Pennsic,
> each
> person would need to take one target.  Plus we  would need to staff the
> marshals for this shoot ourselves.  From the few  archers at Holiday Faire
> I chatted
> with seemed to like the idea, but this will  need broader support.
>
> As Seamus pointed out at the shoot last  weekend, I have the space to host
> a
> shoot.  So, if there is support to go  forward with this, I'll volunteer to
> host a tournament to raise the seed money  for the first year, and act as a
> trial run before Pennsic.
>
> Soooo.....  I'll turn the floor over for  discussion.
>
> Jonathas
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> Lorelei
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