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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=656490812-03052011></SPAN><FONT size=2>I<SPAN
class=656490812-03052011><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>nteresting Mungo.
I have had the same lack of sticking success with burlap bags (peanut bags from
the local steak house) stuffed with plastic bags. Wierd 'cuz they work
pretty well for a while but then begin to reject arrow penetration. At
first I thought it might be because I had also slipped a piece of cardboard down
the front face to provide a flat surface for the target face. But even
with that removed I still, on occasion, get the bounce back
problem. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656490812-03052011><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial>BTW burlap bags stuffed with plastic shopping bags are
great targets that will last for a couple of
years.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=656490812-03052011><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial>cog</FONT> </SPAN><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">M'lady Lorelei and Noble Friends of the
Bow,<BR><BR>At our last practice on 24 April we had a 10-yard prize shoot. Our
target was a leprechaun left over from St. Patrick's Day (our March shoot was
called because of snow). The idea was to separate him from his gold by hitting
the coins in his pot (1 point each), or the single coin in his hand (5
points). His pot itself was worth nothing, and any hit even breaking a line on
the leprechaun himself was a minus 2 points. You can't kill a leprechaun with
arrows (they're immortals you know), but you can make them really
mad.<BR><BR>So how did the shoot go? It was a miserable failure. The
leprechaun was made of felt in multiple layers, and even with a 40 pound bow,
some of my arrows bounced off the target. Other archers had nothing but
bounces. So here's the lesson: FELT TARGETS DON'T WORK! I called the shoot
closed and we switched to a Royal Round.<BR><BR>This month we will massacre
cutsy bunnies and chicks, but they are NOT made of felt.<BR><BR>To those of
you who are curious, we usually open our practice with a 10-yard prize shoot
at some sort of novelty target; usually two rounds of six arrows. The highest
scoring adult and youth each win a prize provided by Lady Sarah Sinclair and
myself (we shoot, but our scores don't count--we're trying to get rid of the
stuff in the prize bag). The previous month's winners are also disqualified,
so more people have a chance to win. This is especially important for the
kids, since one pre-teen would win all the time. I announce the time for the
shoot on our email tree the week before practice, and nobody is allowed to
join in once the competition starts. This was a positive way of getting all
the archers to show up on time, and it works much better than
nagging.<BR><BR>Kind regards,<BR><BR><BR>Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir
TA Marshal<BR><BR>On 5/2/2011 9:49 PM, <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="mailto:loreleielkins@aol.com">loreleielkins@aol.com</A> wrote:
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<DIV>What else are people doing this spring and summer? Post it here,
let us know. What are people doing on their home ranges?
Anything new and exciting archery related stuff going on in your are?
Please share. Or, is it still snowing in the northern part of
the Kingdom. :-)</DIV>
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<DIV>Lorelei<BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>