[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 92, Issue 2

[Peter Darby]

Speaking of SAAD, who won the team competition?

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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 12:07:16 -0400
>From: "John Atkins" <cogworks at triad.rr.com>
>To: "'Jonathas'" <Jonathas at RedFoxDen.org>
>Cc: archers at atlantia.sca.org
>Subject: Re: [Archers] a new crossbow
>Message-ID: <006001cc08e3$019a0050$6501a8c0 at CoGWorks>
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>Yeah, yeah, just like a crossbowman, lots of "wind" and whining.  You
>see, I was "slightly" involved in this other thing for the past three
>weeks.  Perhaps you've heard of it?  We call it SAAD.  Unh hunh.  Let's
>see 10 field stations, most with multiple targets and some with
>structures.  Then there were the eleven shooting stations in the woods.
>Yeah, that works for me.  
> 
>However, SAAD is now done.  I am currently making some arrows for Achbar
>so I'll snap a couple of his in half to use on my "kiddie bow".
> 
>Stay tuned,
>cog
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: james.kriebel at gmail.com [mailto:james.kriebel at gmail.com] On Behalf
>Of Jonathas
>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 11:29 AM
>To: John Atkins
>Cc: archers at atlantia.sca.org
>Subject: Re: [Archers] a new crossbow
>
>
>LOL, yep I know exactly who you are talking about.  He is a very
>impressive *looking* archer, at least until he starts shooting.
>
>Now you ever going to answer that challenge you made all that *wind*
>about last week??? hummm?  :)
>
>It seems that the rest of the Kingdom is afraid of the archers of Dun
>Carraig, as few will answer the challenges laid before them!! ;)
>
>Jonathas
>
>
>On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:18 AM, John Atkins <cogworks at triad.rr.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>Hey everyone, this kinda reminds me of the crossbow "that guy" (he is
>also the guy who, on occasion, uses a blow gun) uses at Pennsic.  His
>has a rifle stock, a rear riser sight with about 65 pieces of tape on it
>for ranging, split prod, and fires via a trigger.  For me the best part
>is even with all this "helper stuff" he has added to this arrow
>launching machine, he is still hard pressed to even hit the ground!  
> 
>Thanks, I'll stick with my "bent stick".
> 
>cog
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 13:20:33 -0400
>From: <lady_esperanza at cox.net>
>To: 'Jonathas' <Jonathas at RedFoxDen.org>, John Atkins
>	<cogworks at triad.rr.com>
>Cc: archers at atlantia.sca.org
>Subject: Re: [Archers] a new crossbow
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>We are happy that you were consentrating on SAAD. We really enjoyed the event. 
>
>Esperanza
>---- John Atkins <cogworks at triad.rr.com> wrote: 
>> Yeah, yeah, just like a crossbowman, lots of "wind" and whining.  You
>> see, I was "slightly" involved in this other thing for the past three
>> weeks.  Perhaps you've heard of it?  We call it SAAD.  Unh hunh.  Let's
>> see 10 field stations, most with multiple targets and some with
>> structures.  Then there were the eleven shooting stations in the woods.
>> Yeah, that works for me.  
>>  
>> However, SAAD is now done.  I am currently making some arrows for Achbar
>> so I'll snap a couple of his in half to use on my "kiddie bow".
>>  
>> Stay tuned,
>> cog
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: james.kriebel at gmail.com [mailto:james.kriebel at gmail.com] On Behalf
>> Of Jonathas
>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 11:29 AM
>> To: John Atkins
>> Cc: archers at atlantia.sca.org
>> Subject: Re: [Archers] a new crossbow
>> 
>> 
>> LOL, yep I know exactly who you are talking about.  He is a very
>> impressive *looking* archer, at least until he starts shooting.
>> 
>> Now you ever going to answer that challenge you made all that *wind*
>> about last week??? hummm?  :)
>> 
>> It seems that the rest of the Kingdom is afraid of the archers of Dun
>> Carraig, as few will answer the challenges laid before them!! ;)
>> 
>> Jonathas
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 11:18 AM, John Atkins <cogworks at triad.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hey everyone, this kinda reminds me of the crossbow "that guy" (he is
>> also the guy who, on occasion, uses a blow gun) uses at Pennsic.  His
>> has a rifle stock, a rear riser sight with about 65 pieces of tape on it
>> for ranging, split prod, and fires via a trigger.  For me the best part
>> is even with all this "helper stuff" he has added to this arrow
>> launching machine, he is still hard pressed to even hit the ground!  
>>  
>> Thanks, I'll stick with my "bent stick".
>>  
>> cog
>> 
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