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  1. Corax67

    Is anyone here a judge ?

    I attended an AGB webinar this week on “becoming a judge”, something I have considered for a few years. As the bulk of the participants seemed to already be judges of varying levels it wasn’t exactly what o was expecting or hoping for when I booked on to it. It is suggested that one should...
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    Tourette’s Syndrome - anyone have any experience of this ??

    One of my junior beginners has Tourette’s - they are a very good archer and I was wondering if anyone has experience of working with archers who have this condition?
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    Visually Impaired archery aids - foot locators

    I know that the British Blind Archery Association do a CD of diagrams for these but none of our devices at home have CD capability and my emails to the BBA querying their availability on memory stick or download have gone unanswered to date. Having made a tactile sight and adapted a tripod in...
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    Have I missed anything ? ?

    Hello all - it’s been a weird 10 months of no shooting. Thanks to work I managed to blow out my left rotator cuff and ended up having surgery to repair a tear. Unable to shoot for an unknown time I dropped off the forum too - not fun mentally seeing others shooting when you cannot. Covid...
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    Longbow - 3 Gold End

    So we’ve been shooting back at club since AGB let us play again post lockdown and we've mostly stuck to 40 & 50yds to maximise target numbers and accommodate lots of members. Yesterday the forecast rain and wind put off all but the hardiest (or daftest) souls from showing up and with reduced...
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    Classifications and Covid-19

    Has anyone got any idea what AGB are planning to do about our classifications this year as the archery season is effectively written off? No responses to emails I've sent to AGB HQ (sort of understandable) but for those of us with MB or GMB in longbow even if the ban is lifted Sept/Oct there...
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    Indoor longbow

    This thread is not just to all stick and string merchants : I ventured indoors to a local club open night last week prior to entering their forthcoming comp at the end of this month - I caused many uplifted eyebrows and mutters after my first end of sighters. My pointy sticks had gone into...
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    Longbow - the easy choice ?

    So far this summer I?ve shot on a semi-regular basis at 2 local clubs as well as my own club and with the exception of one or two rare instances I?ve shot my longbow. Having achieved my Bowman classification very early on in the season I will now shoot any round that takes my fancy and happily...
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    [American Flatbow] Arrows for my flatbow

    I should know better by now but here goes the usual question: I have just picked up an Internature Long Bow which I believe used to be marketed by Quicks back in the day, it?s 30# @ 28? and my intention is to use it as a bit of gentle relaxation shooting , on a trip to France for some 3D and...
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    Clout - catch 22 situation

    Having received the latest KAA newsletter I was drawn to trying clout and the Kent championships are in September. I now have a little problem - there is a stipulation in the entry form that all entrants ?must have received instruction in clout prior to the event? So to keep myself honest I...
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    Pre-match preparation

    To all of you competitive archers - I seek wisdom and guidance. In the week leading up to a major competition what does your routine look like? Do you increase practice levels, decrease practice levels, shoot blank boss, practice the rounds you will be shooting??? Karl
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    Has the WA1440 fallen out of favour ?

    I shoot all 4 bow types but regard myself as a longbow archer, as such I enter longbow comps that are mostly Westerns (one or two way) and the occasional York if it?s record status. Had a notification from Kent Archery Association yesterday that their forthcoming WRS WA1440 has been cancelled...
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    Village fetes - setting up a ?hav

    I?ve been approached by our local village fete committee to see if our club would be up for running an archery ?have-a-go? at their fantastic annual May fair. The club is well up for it, 8 or 9 of us are available and willing, of those one is a level 1 coach and at least one has completed the...
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    Getting a consistent draw WITHOUT a clicker

    One of my regular target partners shoots recurve with all the bells and whistles with the exception of a clicker. He was formerly a Master Bowman but succumbed to target panic a couple of years ago where he constantly froze using a clicker, unable to draw through or release after the click...
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    Increase in interest in Longbow at clubs

    This question is purely from observation at my own club but I wondered if others had seen something similar. Ours is a family orientated club rather than an out & out competitive oriented club and looking at our shooting line last year we had no compounds, a handful of dedicated barebow...
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    To sell up or not to sell up ? That is the question

    Having a wibbly wobbly moment and was hoping to hear a voice of reason (or two). Been a bit battered since late summer following a (work induced) bicep injury - since then I?ve done a lot more support/coaching/fettling at club and had to shoot low poundage recurve to get my arrow fix. Last...
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    Fluorescent recurve string - improved sight picture ?

    Is anyone else currently shooting a fluorescent bowstring? I spent a lot of my longbow season this year really concentrating on getting a consistent draw & sight picture and it began paying dividends with my scores this year better across the range of rounds I shot and improving (by small...
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    Premature end to season - what to do now ?

    Having picked a fight with half a dozen 25kg bales of wood shavings on Thursday in work and losing I pitched up at club today knowing all was not right. Left my longbow at home and brought my recurve fitted with 20# limbs for a 50yd plinking session but barely managed 5 ends before I bottled...
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    Physics / maths of riser & limb combinations

    I have been asked by one of our more inquisitive juniors why, for a given set of limbs the poundage is different depending on the length of the riser. I know it is to do with the string/limb/riser geometry but cannot find any proper mathematical explanation which will satisfy the lass in...
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    Riser and limb combinations - is there a best match?

    I have an archer who has completed their beginners course, is developing nicely and who needs switching over from a beginner bow to a club riser/ILF limb set. The finished bow will be 66" long on 22# draw. Here is the conundrum: we have sufficient components that the bow can either be a 23"...
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