[Archers] Sponsored Shoot at Pennsic

[LoreleiElkins at aol.com]

Good morning everyone!
 
Jonathas,
 
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.
 
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.
 
Lorelei
 
In a message dated 11/22/2008 10:39:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Jonathas at redfoxden.org writes:

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.

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





Lorelei
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