[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 119, Issue 8

[Cameron deGrey]

were all chieftains right? ;p


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:21 PM, John Atkins <cogworks at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Minor correction.  In an atlatl battle the chief gets three darts but can
> not move.  The warriors get two darts and can move unless wounded.  At
> least that’s how it’s been in the battles I’ve been in or run.****
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> *From:* archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [mailto:
> archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] *On Behalf Of *Cameron deGrey
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:10 PM
> *To:* Jonathan Mitz
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> *Cc:* archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 119, Issue 8****
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> valid points. And as it stands now an AtlAtl Battle has 3 dart ends. It
> would be consistent. Though my vote is to keep the distances (barring
> hearing more compelling arguments).****
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> YIS respectfully,****
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> Cameron****
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> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Jonathan Mitz <JMitz at enniselectric.com>
> wrote:****
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> Janyn,****
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> As an atl atl participant in the SCA and mundane worlds I respectfully
> disagree with using the archery distances to establish the official rules.
> Trying to hit a vertical target beyond 25 yards is no fun.  I do agree that
> a target that is larger than the RR archery target is warranted.  And
> finally, I think there should only be 3 darts per distance. With that said,
> what do people think about a pilot program for one year?  Go ahead with the
> archery distances, larger target, and an agreed upon number of darts and
> see what happens.  If all is well then make the rules final, if not then
> make adjustments.    ****
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> Jonathan****
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> *From:* archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [mailto:
> archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] *On Behalf Of *
> jaynardone at comcast.net
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 8:07 AM
> *To:* Martha Fletcher
> *Cc:* archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 119, Issue 8****
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> Mistress, agreed. Im not worried about the beginning I was more worried
> that over time it would begin to discourage people from continuing on.
> Thanks for the words...****
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> Janyn****
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> *From: *"Martha Fletcher" <mistress.martelvonc at gmail.com>
> *To: *archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 7, 2013 6:26:01 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 119, Issue 8****
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> Janyn,****
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> I would not be concerned, the scores could very well be zero in the
> beginning.
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> AtlAtl Royal Rounds is a new challenge and until people start doing it
> regularly and practicing, just like we do for archery RR's, the scores will
> naturally be low or non-existant. Scores will improve as participation
> improves. Right now there is nothing to gauge skill in AtlAtl. There is
> going to be a skill curve for a while. It will be like any skill, if folks
> have the motivation to work on getting better they will.****
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> Martelle****
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>    1. Re: Atl-atl discussion and rules (jaynardone at comcast.net)
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> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 16:43:35 +0000 (UTC)
> From: jaynardone at comcast.net
> To: Michael <michaelstuart at gmail.com>
> Cc: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [Archers] Atl-atl discussion and rules
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> Eirik, very good points and I really dont have a dog in this fight. Im
> just hoping that everyone keeps in mind that Atlatl is not as accurate as
> archery is and putting those same limitations on everyone from the start
> troubles me. If the community feels it is the way to go, I will consider it
> and we can move on. I am seeing increased Atlatl involvement at many
> archery events and even those I consider seasoned throwers have problems
> hitting a RR target at 20 yards.
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> This all seems a bit pointless to me if the scores to submit for 80% of
> the throwers are going to be 0's....
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> Just thinking out loud here...
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