[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 93, Issue 28

[TRAVIS GOODMAN]

 Fen,
   Thank You very much for all the compliments. I have heard and also been in 
caustic conversations about crossbows and bows. It has gotten a bit out of hand 
at times.We all work hard and I do mean very hard to do archery . Bow or 
crossbow it's a art to master. Once you think you got it, it slips through your 
fingers. We do this for fun, let's keep it fun. 


    I again want to thank Miles for a fun shoot. I'm still in shock.

     Mors  

     


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Well met!??I hope you are all recovering from the Championship and resting your 
arm?for Stierbach and then Pennsic. ?It was a great tournament with a very tough 
field. Felt like every shooter in Atlantia was there!? Vivat to Miles for 
hosting such a challenging course, Vivat to Mors for taking the championship! 




I want to address a minor issue, so bear with me please.? I'm concerned that, 
with all the jokes we make at the expense of Xbows, we are creating a perception 
across the Kingdom?that xbows are easier to use and thus marginalizing their 
achievements and stealing a bit of their glory. I admit I'm one of the worst 
when it comes to this, and that I get immense pleasure from teasing Gregge at 
our practices (and I can almost outrun him now!) 




But we all know its just an "inside joke".? I once made the mistake of assuming 
Mors wasn't a threat at an event because he was shooting recurve instead of 
crossbow - he proceeded to kick my butt all over the range. And yesterday, I 
felt like I really got the jump on Baron Siegfried and could have bested him if 
I hadn't got hung up on the snakes.? It wasn't his crossbow, it was that I 
missed 3 shots in an elimination round. I'm sure the rest of us have similar 
stories. 




However, when the general populace hears us joking back and forth, they take it 
more seriously than us and get the wrong idea. Which is then repeated when they 
get back home. We are inadvertently contributing to a false account of our 
fellow archers. So maybe we should dial it back a bit when we are around 
non-archers? 




Cheers 

Fen 



[yes, my wife had her xbow aimed at me while I wrote this...]
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