Si2
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It's become apparent that there are a number of horse bow archers in the UK that would like to see GNAS recognise this style of bow formally for target and field shooting.
The current situation sees these bows ranked along side the modern barebow recurve. The same target scores are required for the bowman classifications.
I would like to see horse bow archers work together to create a set of rules to govern the bow type and a set of scores to enable a bowman classification handicap to be created for this bow type.
I would propose a debate to determine what we deem to be the defining characteristic of a 'horse bow'. From the information gathered there we should try to create a set of rules that can be adopted by an organisation to classify the bow type.
We should also settle on a proper name for the class.
In terms of classification scores, I think the best idea would be for the horse bow archers to shoot horse bows as much as they can and turn in as many scores as possible.
I will investigate a method of storing these scores and eventually creating a range for each round type. For now I will create a thread here that will be only for recording horsebow round scores.
So let the fun begin.
As a starter for ten, can I suggest some bow type names:
horsebow
Asiatic recurve
traditional recurve
recurve shortbow
In terms of a set of rules to define the bow type, these are what I would consider pertinent questions for debate:
Max length - horse bows are by their nature short - what's the max?
Arrow shelf - should all horse bows shoot off the hand?
Grips and handles - should any 'grips' be less than half an arrow diameter, so they cannot be used as shelves?
Materials - is glass/carbon fibre allowed - cost is a factor here...
Arrows - any natural material?
Best regards
Simon
The current situation sees these bows ranked along side the modern barebow recurve. The same target scores are required for the bowman classifications.
I would like to see horse bow archers work together to create a set of rules to govern the bow type and a set of scores to enable a bowman classification handicap to be created for this bow type.
I would propose a debate to determine what we deem to be the defining characteristic of a 'horse bow'. From the information gathered there we should try to create a set of rules that can be adopted by an organisation to classify the bow type.
We should also settle on a proper name for the class.
In terms of classification scores, I think the best idea would be for the horse bow archers to shoot horse bows as much as they can and turn in as many scores as possible.
I will investigate a method of storing these scores and eventually creating a range for each round type. For now I will create a thread here that will be only for recording horsebow round scores.
So let the fun begin.
As a starter for ten, can I suggest some bow type names:
horsebow
Asiatic recurve
traditional recurve
recurve shortbow
In terms of a set of rules to define the bow type, these are what I would consider pertinent questions for debate:
Max length - horse bows are by their nature short - what's the max?
Arrow shelf - should all horse bows shoot off the hand?
Grips and handles - should any 'grips' be less than half an arrow diameter, so they cannot be used as shelves?
Materials - is glass/carbon fibre allowed - cost is a factor here...
Arrows - any natural material?
Best regards
Simon