[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 102, Issue 32
Jamie Frailey
jamie at designbyfive.com
Mon Mar 19 14:18:31 PDT 2012
I have run one of these machines at the Baltimore Bowmen Traditional Classic. I ran them on the ground to simulate a running rabbit. The clays are the extra sturdy ones. There are adjustments to slow them dow a little. I don't care how good you are they are difficult to hit.
IMHO.
Seamus
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> 1. Re: : Clay pigeon shooters (Garth Groff)
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> 3. Re: clay pigeon throwers (deedee Mail)
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> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:04:16 -0400
> From: Garth Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
> To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [Archers] : Clay pigeon shooters
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> M'Lady Lorelei,
>
> Very difficult to hit a disk that small without years of practice. The
> famous trick shooter Byron Ferguson could do it. After all, he shoots
> aspirins thrown up into the air by his wife Wanda (his 9th wife, by the
> way).
>
> Seriously though, Byron runs a shooting school in Tennessee and he uses
> something like a clay pigeon thrower to toss 12" or so styrofoam disks
> up into the air. It is sort of a final for his students, and in the film
> I saw all of them hit at least one by the of the lesson. Similar disks
> are available from 3Rivers.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
>
> Mungo
>
> On 3/19/2012 1:43 PM, loreleielkins at aol.com wrote: Has anyone ever tried
> the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
>
> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>
>
> Lorelei
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> From: Siegfried <siegfried at crossbows.biz>
> To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [Archers] : Clay pigeon shooters
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> It's not 'THAT' hard. Really depends on how the pigeons are thrown ...
> if 'out away from the archer', and with a decent 'gentle loft'. It's
> possible, even if by luck :)
>
> Reynard used to use a clay pigeon thrower, over a water hazard, at On
> Target. And people regularly got a pigeon. (like, one of the 3
> chances you had granted, but they'd get one).
>
> Now, if you throw it at a visual angle, or with a HARD toss ... you are
> screwed as an archer ;)
>
> Siegfried
>
>
> On 3/19/12 3:04 PM, Garth Groff wrote:
>> M'Lady Lorelei,
>>
>> Very difficult to hit a disk that small without years of practice. The
>> famous trick shooter Byron Ferguson could do it. After all, he shoots
>> aspirins thrown up into the air by his wife Wanda (his 9th wife, by the
>> way).
>>
>> Seriously though, Byron runs a shooting school in Tennessee and he uses
>> something like a clay pigeon thrower to toss 12" or so styrofoam disks
>> up into the air. It is sort of a final for his students, and in the film
>> I saw all of them hit at least one by the of the lesson. Similar disks
>> are available from 3Rivers.
>>
>> Yours Aye,
>>
>>
>> Mungo
>>
>> On 3/19/2012 1:43 PM, loreleielkins at aol.com wrote: Has anyone ever tried
>> the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
>>
>> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>>
>>
>> Lorelei
>>
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> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:36:42 -0400
> From: deedee Mail <deallac at juno.com>
> To: "jaynardone at comcast.net" <jaynardone at comcast.net>
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> We often have set up one of the mechanical ones at On Target. They do
> make for interesting challenges, but are a bear to clean up after.
>
> Dealla
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> On Mar 19, 2012, at 2:00 PM, jaynardone at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Yeah, they work quite well...Im building a target now that uses clay pigeons but they will be stationary....
>>
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>>
>> Janyn
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>>
>> From: loreleielkins at aol.com
>> To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
>> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:43:51 PM
>> Subject: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>>
>> Has anyone ever tried the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
>>
>>
>> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>>
>>
>> Lorelei
>>
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> From: loreleielkins at aol.com
> To: conrad.engelhart at yahoo.com, archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
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> Ya know....we have Siege Engine Engineers who can make stuff like this. (below) Hummm.......(stroking my invisible beard) Looks like a blast.
>
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> I can see the advantage of doing the clay over the water, with the clean up. They do biodegrade, but until they do...ouch, wouldn't want to step on one.
>
>
> I just might pick one of the hand throwers up for fun...see how well (or not well) we can do. Perhaps just for the fun of it at WoW or SAAD.
>
>
> L
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conrad Engelhart <conrad.engelhart at yahoo.com>
> To: loreleielkins <loreleielkins at aol.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 3:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
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>
>
> HitchHiker Target Launcher
>
> http://www.blueridgeoctober.com/hhiker.htm
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYNadAkd7pM
>
>
> Expensive, but cool.
>
> -Conrad
>
>
>
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> From: "loreleielkins at aol.com" <loreleielkins at aol.com>
> To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:43 PM
> Subject: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
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> Has anyone ever tried the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
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>
> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>
>
>
>
> Lorelei
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> They are bio-degradable, the paint and everything else is simply clay. They just look bad in a pile. We typically put down a big tarp to catch all small pieces to be thrown away when done.
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> From: loreleielkins at aol.com
> To: "conrad engelhart" <conrad.engelhart at yahoo.com>, archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:38:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>
> Ya know....we have Siege Engine Engineers who can make stuff like this. (below) ?Hummm.......(stroking my invisible beard) ?Looks like a blast.
>
>
> I can see the advantage of doing the clay over the water, with the clean up. ?They do biodegrade, but until they do...ouch, wouldn't want to step on one. ?
>
>
> I just might pick one of the hand throwers up for fun...see how well (or not well) we can do. ?Perhaps just for the fun of it at WoW or SAAD.
>
>
> L
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conrad Engelhart <conrad.engelhart at yahoo.com>
> To: loreleielkins <loreleielkins at aol.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 3:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>
>
>
>
> HitchHiker Target Launcher
> ?
> http://www.blueridgeoctober.com/hhiker.htm
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYNadAkd7pM
>
> ?
> Expensive, but cool.
> ?
> -Conrad
> ?
> ?
>
>
>
> From: " loreleielkins at aol.com " < loreleielkins at aol.com >
> To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:43 PM
> Subject: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>
>
> Has anyone ever tried the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
>
>
> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>
>
>
>
> Lorelei
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> I can see the advantage of doing the clay over the water, with the clean up. ?They do biodegrade, but until they do...ouch, wouldn't want to step on one. ?
>
>
> I just might pick one of the hand throwers up for fun...see how well (or not well) we can do. ?Perhaps just for the fun of it at WoW or SAAD.
>
>
> L
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conrad Engelhart <conrad.engelhart at yahoo.com>
> To: loreleielkins <loreleielkins at aol.com>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 3:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>
>
>
>
> HitchHiker Target Launcher
> ?
> http://www.blueridgeoctober.com/hhiker.htm
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYNadAkd7pM
>
> ?
> Expensive, but cool.
> ?
> -Conrad
> ?
> ?
>
>
>
> From: " loreleielkins at aol.com " < loreleielkins at aol.com >
> To: archers at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:43 PM
> Subject: [Archers] clay pigeon throwers
>
>
> Has anyone ever tried the hand clay pigeon throwers for archery?
>
>
> Curious....I think it might be fun.
>
>
>
>
> Lorelei
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