[Archers] Crossbow tripod

[Bill Tait]

Thanks Lord Mungo for posting that link. I had seen video of these guys on
TV many years ago, but forgot who they were.

We did have a fellow show up at one of our events with a similar setup. He
wasn't interested in competing with it, just wanted to play.

William Arwemakere

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 8:07 AM, John Atkins <cogworks at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Oh come on Siegfried!!  If Wood Allen can play a cello in a marching
> band.............  :-)
>
> Cog the prankster..................
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> [mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of
> Siegfried
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 11:02 AM
> To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [Archers] Crossbow tripod
>
>
> I can say for myself, that the special made shooting stations that those
> people use, is certainly not what I am talking about.  Those are not
> portable at all, (IE, a shooter wouldn't be carrying that around from
> station to station at a competition) and if ever appeared for an event
> would be for a custom shoot where it was provided to all.
>
> My post was referring to simple wooden sticks ... or slightly enhanced
> versions with a V at the top, such as seen here: http://is.gd/kIA4cP
> (URL shortened)
>
> When discussing tripods, I am discussing simple wooden ones, such as:
> http://is.gd/T8AjSe  or  http://is.gd/dDv4YI
>
> ( And there's also bipod versions: http://is.gd/m9psgE )
>
> My own experiments in the past were with a simple stick, ala a walking
> stick.
>
> Siegfried
>
>
> On 6/6/11 7:44 AM, Garth G. Groff wrote:
> > Noble friends of the bow,
> >
> > While this isn't exactly a tripod, the shooting stand used by the
> > Federazione Balestrieri Sammarinesi gives you a pretty good idea of
> > what we've been discussing:
> > http://www.federazionebalestrieri.sm/page.aspx?x=GUGbmI7OPWV15JD19XfuN
> > mD5F39HS68b04GTwHGrt8osY9%2bgokAVmQ%3d%3d
> > . Thumb through is album and you will see how they shoot their
> > competitions. It is pretty hard to miss the target with a rig like
> this.
> >
> > Even if you aren't a crossbow shooter, you might enjoy exploring their
> > site:
> > http://www.federazionebalestrieri.sm/home.aspx?x=k3ZKA5hfSVvR9n6sxLjPl
> > yDarO1cuodb
> > . Lots of interesting costumes and pagentry.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> >
> > Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir TA Marshal
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