[Artemisia] UPDATE: Flight Shooting Challenge at Raptor War

[Godwin FitzGilbert de Strigoil]

AN UPDATE ON THE FLIGHT CHALLENGE TO BE HELD AT 10AM-ish, SATURDAY 
MORNING OF RAPTOR WAR:
(details at bottom of message)

To make sure more archers get to try their hand at this if they choose, 
there will be 2 rounds:

ROUND 1: PERIOD HANDBOW: -(follows IKAC rules for periodness, and SCA 
rules otherwise).
A. Period style recurves and longbows of any material are allowed. Bows 
with full or partial center cut risers (built in arrow shelves) are not 
allowed.
B. There is no weight limit, minimum or maximum.
C. The bow can be of any style documented as being used in pre 1700 archery.
D. Modern materials are allowed, in bow and string.
E. Did I say no arrow rests?
F. No modern release aids, only gloves, tabs or fingers.
G. No sights or marking of bow limbs.
H. No non-period nocking points. (no little metal rings on the string)

ARROWS FOR USE IN PERIOD HANDBOW DIVISION:
A. Shafts must be of wood, cane or bamboo.
B. Fletching must be of feathers.
C. Nocks must be self, reinforce or built up (no plastic nocks). 
Reinforcing or buildup materials may include: horn, bone, ivory, 
leather, hardwood or other natural materials used in period.
D. Standard field points.
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ROUND 2: OPEN HANDBOW: - (follows SCA rules)
A. Recurves and longbows, bow period and modern may compete, as allowed 
by SCA rules.
B. No weight limit.

ARROWS FOR USE IN OPEN HANDBOW DIVISION:
A. Shafts must be wood.
B. Standard field points.


Links:
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http://detommaso.org/ikac/ikac/ikac-rules.html

http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/archery/target_archery_rules.pdf

http://www.artemisia.sca.org/marshallate/HBArcheryMarshal.pdf

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Good gentles all,
...and you archers too ;)

Let it be known through out the fair lands of Artemisia, that I Lord
Godwin FitzGilbert de Strigoil, do issue a challenge to the toxophiles
of the land.

That after a period of 9 full moons, this challenge should come to
pass and be well known.

With Their Excellencie's, Tor & Rachel's permission, as well as with
ArnHold's Captain of Archers, space permitting....etc etc etc...

I do intend to challenge any and all archers, shooting period
equipment as defined by IKAC rules, to a flight shooting competition,
at Raptor War 2006.

:)

For those that do not know what flight shooting is......it is a
competition of who can shoot the furthest.

I announce it now, so that all interested may prepare.

There will be an "entrant fee" of sorts. For an archer to participate,
he or she must bring a prize. Relating to archery preferred.....
Only period handbows will be in competition. No crossbows or footbows.
The archer will shoot 3 arrows and the furthest will be scored.
All other requirements of archery as prescribed by the SCA will be in
effect.


Yours in Service, through the art of archery,
Lord Godwin FitzGilbert de Strigoil