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

Archer X-mass tree
Merry X-mass
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:shock: .... :lol:

Merry Christmas too! :D

That tree is quite something!

Hope all you guys have a good Christmas too :)

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!

Happy Holidays to all!

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.

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

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.

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! ... :evil:

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

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.

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)

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! ... :evil:

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.

Orda,
This weird IFAA rule in the Historical Bow division concerning the glue has been fortunately changed, but still you are not allowed to use a natural string and there is only the adult HB division?
http://www.ifaa-archery.org/docucentre/ ... 20copy.pdf

Cowbow,
As for archery associations in Poland the traditional archery is still something rather unrecognized and frowned upon by the stuffy governing bodies. In effect the traditional archers have been doing here on they own so far. So far we lack any official association for traditional archery, the most competent and cohesive traditional archery community in Poland seems to be the horseback archers. There is a decent number rather less official shoots taking place though where only traditional or trad. and modern bows are shot. The traditional and the modern archers are cooperating together mainly in the field/2D/3D archery. There are some chances for setting up a Federation For 3D/field archery in Poland in the near future, this would be a chance for a better promotion of the traditional archery.

In China, things are changing really fast. Up until the Beijing Olympics last year, it was difficult to get any focus on traditional archery. But there has been a recent surge of activity with a groups of traditional bow makers (hobbyists) and traditional shooters. We even had a horseback archery group established in Beijing at the end of last year. The national Martial Arts Institute in Beijing has instituted training the pellet bow shooting (but not yet archery.) All shooting with crossbows remains banned.

Partly this is all due to a surge of national pride caused by China's increasing economic and political clout. But it also has a lot to do with the fact that the country's most respected FITA archer and former national chief archery coach, Xu
Kaicai, strongly endorses traditional archery training among FITA archers. It is not so much a matter of improving technique as a reaction to the monotony of regular FITA archery practice.

Thanks Ashbow, a step in the right direction for IFAA.

In Croatia, traditional archery is in general considered as inferior and it lies entirely upon the backs of few enthusiasts.

we are wishing you merry X-mass and happy New year. Archery club Prague Branches IQ60.
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that photo is so full of win.

:D

Hi mysa, for sure you have a great time that x- mass.....thanx for sharing this pic.
Michael

Haha, that's just great! M??a, good camouflage 8) .

Have a great and happy time, best wishes to you all!

Mysa - that photo's awesome, haha!

Happy Christmas everyone :-)

Mysa you've done an exellent job.it's great picture.
happy Christmas everyone.

Itś collective work, but thanks and again
best wishes

Happy Christmas from Poland:)