I like the idea. I would suggest though that all teams be required to keep to the 3-bow-type format. What I have seen at SCA shoots over the years is an awful lot of fiberglass bows of one type or another, and not so many period bows or crossbows. It would be nice to set up this shoot to encourage greater use of the period bow types. I would also suggest that in addition to the donation to charity, it might be nice if we could also offer one or more archery-related prizes (perhaps arrows, etc) to the winners directly. I won't know until the summer whether I will be able to make Pennsic this year, but I think it's a great idea and I hope it works out.<br>
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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:12:55 EST<br>
From: <a href="mailto:LoreleiElkins@aol.com">LoreleiElkins@aol.com</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Archers] Sponsored Shoot at Pennsic<br>
To: <a href="mailto:Jonathas@redfoxden.org">Jonathas@redfoxden.org</a>, <a href="mailto:archers@atlantia.sca.org">archers@atlantia.sca.org</a><br>
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Good morning everyone!<br>
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Jonathas,<br>
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I like the idea a lot. A couple of questions. We would be responsible for<br>
putting together our own team of three archers or is there a selection method?<br>
Are there enough of each type of bow to complete a set? You said the "top<br>
teams" would get first chance to shoot. How would the top teams be selected?<br>
Then is open to all other archers? Guess we would need to be careful not to<br>
make this another elitist shoot.<br>
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Would you need to know ahead of time what kid of target we are bringing so<br>
that we could set things up with proper room? I can fit a target or two in my<br>
truck. Count me in, its a great idea.<br>
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Lorelei<br>
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In a message dated 11/22/2008 10:39:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,<br>
<a href="mailto:Jonathas@redfoxden.org">Jonathas@redfoxden.org</a> writes:<br>
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Greetings to the Archers of Atlantia,<br>
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Some comments that Seamus made at the shoot I was running last weekend got<br>
me to thinking. After the Pennsic Masters tourney several people where<br>
commenting on the lack of good fun shooting at Pennsic outside of the couple people<br>
who get to play in the Masters tourney, the same war point shoots are done<br>
yearly but very little else. I don't remember who, but someone suggested<br>
sponsoring a shoot.<br>
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I would like to propose that we, the archers of the great Kingdom of<br>
Atlantia, challenge the Knowne World. That is we, sponsor a shoot. I was thinking<br>
of something like the Lochmere Arrow, but between Kingdoms instead of<br>
Baronies. Teams of three archers, one crossbow, one period bow, and one flat limb,<br>
each kingdom could have multiple teams competing. The cost to enter each team<br>
is $6 ($2 per archer) half of which would be used as seed money for the<br>
following year's shoot, half of which would be used for the prize which the<br>
winning Kingdom chooses which charity receives (would recommend a charity local to<br>
the Kingdom). The top teams would get first crack at the shoot, then<br>
starting at say noon every archer is challenged to put together a team (no bow<br>
requirements) and shoot.<br>
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If this is to work, it will need deep support of the archery community.<br>
Being no one person has the space to transport an entire shoot to Pennsic, each<br>
person would need to take one target. Plus we would need to staff the<br>
marshals for this shoot ourselves. From the few archers at Holiday Faire I chatted<br>
with seemed to like the idea, but this will need broader support.<br>
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As Seamus pointed out at the shoot last weekend, I have the space to host a<br>
shoot. So, if there is support to go forward with this, I'll volunteer to<br>
host a tournament to raise the seed money for the first year, and act as a<br>
trial run before Pennsic.<br>
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Soooo..... I'll turn the floor over for discussion.<br>
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Jonathas<br>
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Lorelei<br>
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