[Archers] atlatl was Fwd: Fwd: I need your help (from Enequy)

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(Don't know why you can read but not post to the list, Enequy.  If anyone else is having this problem, please send an e-mail to me.)



-----Original Message-----
From: enequy at comcast.net
To: loreleielkins at aol.com
Cc: archers at atlantia.sca.org
Sent: Mon, Aug 23, 2010 10:39 pm
Subject: Re: [Archers] Fwd: I need your help



You might have to shift me up onto the archers list again, just got home from archery and dinner and not taken time yet to find out why i cannot post to the list. will work on that as soon as ii get all my thoughts togeather here. 
 
I have read about 90% of the emails here. And they all have good strong points. But some was getting of the subject line - and getting tnto building special targets. Why? Why not continue to use the normal archery targets. Number one - costs extra for the larger target face - - EACH. And then you are also making a new target butt just for the larger target face. Now also if you are on a range that does not have multiple target butts it makes it all the more difficult to interface the Atlatl in with the normal archery.  The 120 cm does make it easier to score higher but it makes it more difficult to set up on some ranges. 
 
Also if you start using the pink  or blue foam then you are also adding that stuff to your arrows and darts. And no matter what comvering you use it coates the arrow, just some more then others. The darts have no protective covering.   
 
 I shot over a dozen rounds tonight using the normal targets and target butts that we use. I am not all that good - miss a whole lot. I was shooting at the standard 60cm targets with 6 darts. My ranges was the 10, 20, 30. LOL - the 10 is not as easy as it sounds. And the 30 still kicks my butt (pun intended). My round scores on the web site is 10, 9, and 7 (for 3 darts and 20, 30, 40). Tonight my scores were 13, 15, and 17. And with practice I know I will do better. And some of you out there can probably beat me easily. Imagine - - The 20 is still in, the 30 is still in, the 10 is new and not as easy as it sounds, the for 40 is out - you do not have to heave the dart HARD - and aim at the same time. 
 
I shot along with the archers. Before I actually put out a 10 yard target the archer waited on me for ONE round. But I waited on the archer ONE or TWO rounds. If the Atlatl is to be a part of the archery environment then lets work togeather.  lol - the biggest problem that I ran into was the good humored hassel about throwing lawn darts. 
 
There was a few times I got all 6 darts into the butt at the same time (lol - mostly outside the white). And had no problems with the target falling down. No rebar - just lean the butt back a little and brace it. Also at the 10 yard range I shot alongside two young girls about 10 years old. No problems. 
 
In comclusion - staying on the subject of what to shoot  and not how to build a target - - - -  I am still a firm believer in the 10, 20, 30 with 6 darts. I like to stay with the 60cm. But what ever the community agrees as a whole - that I will go with. 
 
This might start another train of messages, but maybe the net result will be a set of rules that the most of us will like and the rest will accept as is. 
 
Have a good day all
 
Enequy
(goooh)
 

 

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