Hello

Anda · Post by **Anda** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:55 am

I finally registered with this site and I just wanted to send greetings to everyone. I recently purchased a Kassai "Hunter" model bow (40# @ 28") and have really enjoyed shooting with this bow. I know that I am not as knowledgable as many on this site in the subject of Asian/Eurasian style archery but I am looking forward to learning as much as I can.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:26 pm

Welcome Anda, welcome everyone. Glad you made it. You are just in time for the party. -j-

M??a · Post by **M??a** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:30 pm

Archer X-mass tree
Merry X-mass

Jos?Dom · Post by **Jos?Dom** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:47 pm

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Merry Christmas too!

daryush · Post by **daryush** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 10:58 pm

That tree is quite something!

Hope all you guys have a good Christmas too

Boghadair · Post by **Boghadair** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:28 am

Merry X-mas indeed! or,to be politically correct(at least not leaving out the faiths that celebrate around this time of year)
Happy ChrismaChanaKwanaSolsticus!

Anda · Post by **Anda** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:21 pm

Happy Holidays to all!

Alan Flashing · Post by **Alan Flashing** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:00 pm

Welcome to the forum.. As well Seasons greetings and salutations to all... tis the season ..make merry.
Alan

Mysa, love the tree, needs some type of ornament, perchance a bunch of thumb rings.

cowbow · Post by **cowbow** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:06 am

Welcome to all
I need a few informations for my study about the associations of archers in different countries, where there are ancient and modern archery also.
Are the ancients and sport archers work together? Or each groups work alone? Both of ancients and modern archers have their own associations or are they in the same association?
I?ll be very glad to receive many answer from different countries.
Thanks you

Orda Khan · Post by **Orda Khan** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:36 pm

Hello Cowbow.
Here in the UK I'm afraid it is very much the case that traditional archery has very little support among mainstream archery associations. Some are concerned with its preservation, such as the SPTA. Most archers are steered down the recurve/compound path, with traditional archers like myself being accepted but not really encouraged. Most things concerning archery are geared towards 'serious' archers with traditional archers being regarded as lesser mortals.

daryush · Post by **daryush** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:17 pm

Orda Khan wrote:Hello Cowbow.
Here in the UK I'm afraid it is very much the case that traditional archery has very little support among mainstream archery associations. Some are concerned with its preservation, such as the SPTA. Most archers are steered down the recurve/compound path, with traditional archers like myself being accepted but not really encouraged. Most things concerning archery are geared towards 'serious' archers with traditional archers being regarded as lesser mortals.

You're absolutely right on there. Also, don't forget the fact that using a thumb ring automatically qualifies you for shooting against compound bows, using GNAS rules! ...

cowbow · Post by **cowbow** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:15 pm

Thank you Orda Khan and Daryush
These are nor the best news!
Other countries?

Anda · Post by **Anda** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:13 pm

So far I have had positive feedback from the other archers in the club I currently belong to in Colorado. I get a few strange looks and questions about my bow, but the overall response has been positive. Not to brag but when I show other archers just how accurate you can be with eurasian-style bows this normally shuts up any naysayers.

lurz · Post by **lurz** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:31 pm

Norway: The national archery assosiation (Norges Bueskytterforbund, NBF) has a "traditional" class. Even if their main focus is recurve and compound, and that is the way you are steered if you don't specifically come for traditional archery, we are usually quite welcome. The focus may vary between local clubs though.

We also have "Norsk Langbuelag" (The Norwegian Longbow Society), a small friendly gang, witch is not really just a longbow society, but more of a society for historic archery.
Visit us at: http://www.langbue.no/ (sorry, norwegian only)

Orda Khan · Post by **Orda Khan** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:19 pm

daryush wrote:You're absolutely right on there. Also, don't forget the fact that using a thumb ring automatically qualifies you for shooting against compound bows, using GNAS rules! ...

Heh, yes I left out the compound unlimited part. GNAS are still insisting a thumb ring is a release aid, though I'm not sure what they would do if the archer uses no ring (like Stephen Selby)
For what it's worth, I don't hand in my score cards so it saves them having to lay down the rules to me

(and our Field judges are a pretty decent bunch)
Incidentally, IFAA have a classification that suits ..... apart from some weird stipulations.
The bow must be of natural material, wood, horn, etc but not so the glue nor the string, which must be Dacron. Kind of self defeating.