Greetings from Iran

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:32 am

thanx for watching guys, i have a loooooooooooooong way to go,

i hope to get better with time & put better videos here, in the next month maybe a double shot, jarmaki & qabbaq.

Uli · Post by **Uli** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:07 pm

this is no "trick" but an "attack"
Goooo !

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:41 am

Thank you Uli, i tried to answer your e-mail but Gmail gives error! so i answer you here,

yes, as you can see the arrow speed is very low, & thats why i have to shoot many meters before the target.

increasing poundage does not necessarily increase arrow speed, it's the construction of the bow, some bows are "lazy", i have tried some Kassai bows with this characteristic, a Kaya bow with about half the poundage matches their speed, my bow is really a Junior bow, made for kids

My bow is silly, my technique needs improvement, my quiver is made of carpet & my arrows are broken & repaired , but i still like to "attack" the target

Amarutu · Post by **Amarutu** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 11:28 am

pleasure is always better than fancy equipment...

Zoran Pavlovic · Post by **Zoran Pavlovic** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:19 am

Furious! lol, we can learn something from you.Wish you to be faster and faster.Greets!

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:30 pm

Great stuff!!! Looks like a lot of fun. Full gallop what a rush.

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:29 am

Thank you very much, i'm glad you like the fast shooting.

this was originally a display of "look! we have a horse archery place", not my archery, my technique needs MUCH improvement.

@ Amarutu: of course pleasure is more if your equipment is good enough for what you demand of it & doesn't take away from your performance...

@ Zoran: thanx, faster = Motorbike archery

@JBL: the 1st time i rode a thoroughbred at race track, i said "wow, i was not alive until now", i hope everyone enjoys this truly LIFE-GIVING experience someday,

even better, letting them loose in deserts..... mind blowing experience.

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:34 am

This is amazing, ...and what a horse!
You would scare the shaytan it self

Greetings

Ruben

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:46 pm

Haha, thank you Ruben

that would be Angra Mainyu for me , not sheytan.

Boghadair · Post by **Boghadair** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:37 am

Zarasp,
Zoroastrian,huh? How are they treating such religious minorities in your country these days?(no need to answer if it's better not to.)

Boghadair.

hcspng · Post by **hcspng** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:05 am

Dear Zarasp

can i have the exact address of Noroz Abad and when you are there?

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:47 am

@ Boghadair : not bad but could be better, i am from a family of "Old religion" it is a nomadic belief, a bit different from modern day Zoroastrianism in a few things but about 90% the same.

@ hscpng : please check your pm

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Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:40 am

just for future visitors:

تهران، جاده قديم كرج، خ خليج، مجموعه سواركاري نوروزآباد

my phone : 0919-558-0913
noroozabaad : 021-66180070

hcspng · Post by **hcspng** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:09 am

Thank you so much I will call you.

Zarasp · Post by **Zarasp** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:13 pm

My dear friends , Here is an update & good news about our school:

1.We have 3 Hwarang bows arrived a few days ago, these make our previous bows seem like toys, next on the list: 3 Turkish bows.

2.we are making four-fletched arrows, although we still have to buy carbon shafts at 20$, it is a step forward to our tradition.

3.we now have 3 full time horses for archery, fast & medium speeds.

4.we are now 6 people who practice 3-5 times a week, all using quiver, thumb or traditional 2 finger draw & fast horses.

5.we are using a new scoring system which i mentioned in ATARN Horse archery forum.

6.we have a 7m qabaq pole, which we can install & use next month after the adjacent areas are empty & the management proves its safety.

7.our current skill level ranges from 1 to 3 shoots in 10 seconds, most of which gets scores above 2 in a 5 point target,

8.as always there is no charge for students except the horse rent, my bows, arrows, targets & horse are free to use for anyone who wishes to join us.

FUTURE PLANS: i have a ticket for next Tuesday to Istanbul, apart from the competition in BIGA ,there i hope to make some good contacts to be able to buy better arrows & possibly the Tirendaz bows,

CHALENGES: as before the IHBA (Mehdi's group) renderes our traditional methods "not-standard" & my trip to Biga "useless" & is still holding on to my passport, i have been asking for it for 2 weeks, i hope they don't stop my trip to Turkey, i am sure i can learn alot from the Turkish tradition which resembles our own in many ways.

Thanks to your guidance & support, we are on a good path to practice our traditional archery.
as always all suggestions are welcome.
Zarasp

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