[Archers] Atlatl in Atlantia

[Siegfried]

Given that the Atlatl's are just throwing alongside their archer
breathren ... what's wrong with just having the rule be that they must
straddlish-ish the line, upon release.  IE, if they want to step back,
and take a couple steps while throwing, that's fine and perfectly safe
IMO, as long as they release 'straddling the line'.

No different than an archer deciding to step back and regain their
composure, then stepping back up.

Well, except the archer better not have an arrow knocked, while an
atlatl could/would.   But, an atlatl isn't going to 'go off by itself',
like a bow or crossbow can.

Siegfried - Whose right arm is a little sore after flinging so many today.



On 9/29/13 8:53 PM, John Atkins wrote:
> Janyn,
> Just a thought.  Myself, like many atlatlist step into our shot.  Should
> the perhaps the atlatl " line" be a zone I which the atlatlist must
> remain for the throw.  I.e. a three foot zone defined by two lines.
> 
> Just a thought,
> 
> Cog
> 
> Sent via electrons
> 
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:46 PM, "Jay Nardone" <jaynardone at comcast.net
> <mailto:jaynardone at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>> Good evening my Brothers and Sisters of the Bow (and now the Atlatl.)
>> Today again I saw the fruits of our labor with Atlatl and the rules we
>> have set in place. I am convinced we did the right thing and are on
>> the correct course with our thinking. Scores are starting to show up
>> and they are right in line with where I expected them to be. Seeing
>> even our seasoned throwers tells me that our course and scoring are
>> set correctly, again we will give this a year to play out as we
>> discussed. Also I have been asked by a few people so I thought I would
>> discuss the topic here. There is no set rule governing the
>> requirements for darts. There is no length requirement or specifics
>> for materials or construction. All I would ask is that you participate
>> with the “spirit of the game” in mind and we participate with honor
>> and what we know of the equipment in mind.
>>
>>  
>>
>> The other thing I just wanted to reiterate to all of our marshal’s is
>> to please be diligent with running the line. I witnessed today a few
>> occasions where a thrower would throw the dart and in the process of
>> their shot, move up a bit and then throw again each time moving up
>> into the range. I think I was doing the same thing when I threw. I
>> just want to make sure the lines are kept equally and our throwers are
>> kept safe, so please pay extra attention to the line while we all gain
>> experience with this addition to our game. I want to thank you all
>> again for the conversations, the suggestions and to all of you who
>> took your own time to help setup practice ranges so people could try
>> what we were preposing prior to the final decision.
>>
>>  
>>
>> In Service,
>>
>>  
>>
>> Janyn
>>
>>  
>>
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