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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Seeing as Stierbach is known for its archers, I thought I would let everyone know that th</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> annual</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gwyntarian Winter Archery Shoot will start</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> this</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Saturday</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and go until April 15</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><SUP><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">th</FONT></SUP></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Please see the attached email below for full details.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> The link for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">their</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> home page is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://archery.mysaga.net/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://archery.mysaga.net/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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Winter Challenge XVI<BR>
Posted by: "</SPAN><A HREF="mailto:obsidian%40raex.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">obsidian@raex</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">.</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">" </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:obsidian%40raex.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">obsidian@raex</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">.</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">com</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"> caeranor<BR>
Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:05 pm (PDT)<BR>
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For Archers of the Knowne Worlde, a challenge to keep your eye keen and<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> your arm strong until spring.<BR>
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16th annual GWYNTARIAN WINTER<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> ARCHERY SHOOT Anno Societatis LXIII<BR>
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Yes folks, it's that time of year again... My apologies for not getting this out earlier, but I've had some severe disruptions in my personal life which have drained off much of my time and energy of late. But, we are here again. The Gwyntarian Archer's Guild is once more sponsoring the Winter Challenge. I hope you will get the same enjoyment out of the Challenge as you have in the past. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome anytime.<BR>
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All archers of the Known World are invited to participate in a winter archery competition from November 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009. The shoot is the same as previous years using the basic commercial target of any 5 ring 40 cm (16 inches) face. All rounds are shot at 20 yards. Each round<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> will consist of two (2) ends. Equipment standards are as per SCA legal for<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> your kingdom. There is no traditional equipment bonus or<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080">r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080">q</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">uirement. Participating archers should include with the scores sent,<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> this info: SCA name, MKA, their SCA group, (and Kingdom, if outside the<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> Midrealm), the type of bow (crossbow, longbow, recurve or other),<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> the bow's draw weight, and whether or not any sight marks on limbs or<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> crossbow rear sights were used. PLEASE NOTE THAT LAST COMMENT!<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> Last year many entries were not listed as being sighted or non-sighted.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The scoring breakdown this year is going to take into account whether a weapon used sights or not: IF NO INFORMATION IS GIVEN, I<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> WILL ASSUME THE WEAPON IN QUESTION HAD SIGHTS! A comment about what<BR>
is meant by "sights". What is being referred to are not hi-tech<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> scopes or adjustable pin contraptions, those are all strictly not<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> allowable. "Sight" in this context refers to the practice of<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> marking the upper limb of a handbow with incremental marks on the bow<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> itself, or on a piece of tape, that the archer can use to line up an aim<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> point with. Crossbows, of course, are permitted peep type or wire type<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> sights to a certain extent (but not scopes, obviously), as long as they<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> are affixed behind the release mechanism. If you have any questions,<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> consult the marshal overseeing<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> the shoot, your Kingdom's rules, or myself, in roughly that order.<FONT COLOR="#000080"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> The marshal in charge is Bruce R. Gordon (Baron Nigel FitzMaurice)<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> 442 Gray Court, Apt. 2, Akron, Ohio 44311 ...and if you like, a copy to<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> obsidian@raex. com for quick posting on the results page. In fact, I'd<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> recommend email. And if you send hardcopy, have an email address on it so<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> I can query difficulties?<BR>
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The Shoot:<BR>
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As it was last year, the shoot is eight ends at 20 yards, and may take place at any event, practice, or get-together where a warranted SCA archery marshal (or your Kingdom's equivalent) is present to score it.<BR>
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Target Round - intended to help maintain accuracy over the winter months. It<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> consists of 2 ends of 6 arrows each untimed at a 40 cm (16 inch) 5 ring<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> target with standard 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 scoring.<BR>
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Speed Round -<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> intended to help archers practice speed shooting with accuracy. It<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> consists of 2 ends of unlimited arrows shot in a 30 second time limit for<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> each end. Each archer must shoot at least one arrow each end but may shoot<BR>
as many as possible in 30 seconds. Scoring of the 40 cm 5 ring target is<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Archers who do not manage to shoot off 6 arrows in 30 seconds will gain bonus points for arrows unshot. To determine the number of bonus points, subtract the number of arrows shot from 6 for each end and add that number to the actual score of the arrows that hit the target. IE: you shoot 4 arrows, you get 2 bonus points. If the archer has not managed to hit the target at least once in the entire round of two ends,<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> then no bonus points are added. When scoring, please show real score +<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> bonus points, IE: 12+2<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Wand Round - intended to help the archer<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> concentrate on minimizing left/right movement. <FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> It consists of 2 ends of 6 arrows untimed. Each end is shot at a target wand 3 feet long by 6 inches wide, consisting of a central strip of one color flanked on either side by strips of a differing tint (hint:a standard strip of duct tape is 2 inches wide); each band equal in width (2 inches). Each arrow within or touching the central strip scores five points. Each arrow outside the central area but within or touching either of the two outer bands scores three points.<BR>
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Bull's Eye Round - intended to help the archer<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> focus on the center of a target. It consists <FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> of 2 ends of 6 arrows each untimed. Each end is shot at a target consisting of a 4 inch circular bull's eye centered within a 8 1/2 inch outer circle,(standard piece of paper). All arrows within or touching the inner circle score five points each. All arrows outside the center bull's eye but within or touching the outer circle score three points each.<BR>
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It is strongly suggested that a target that will prevent pass-throughs and bounce-offs should be used. However, should these occur, witnessed pass-throughs and bounce-offs that cannot be determined as to score are traditionally scored as 3 points, in the target and speed rounds. The other two rounds...Hmmm.<BR>
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Please tell us how you like the shoot, if there are changes you<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> could suggest or if you have practical and/or reasonable<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> alternatives. The latter two rounds are period in type of shoot although<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> not in materials.<BR>
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The shoot ends April 15th, all scores due by April 22, 2008. Last year I had scores due that were severely delayed, and in fact never were sent in. This isn't fair to the archers who participate, so let me reiterate policy here - scores may be submitted by anyone, so long as the shoot was witnessed by a warranted archery marshal (or your kingdom's equivalent). Special arrangements for unusual circumstances may be considered on a per-case basis. I strongly urge that scores be submitted as soon after the shoot as feasible, and I further urge that they be submitted electronically (simply because it makes it easier to transfer data to the web page, and because names are easier to decipher). Written scores by groundmail are accepted gladly, but if you do, please include an email contact in case I<FONT COLOR="#000080"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> can't read so<FONT COLOR="#000080">m</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">eone's signature or there are other questions.<BR>
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Cordially;<BR>
Baron Nigel, the Winter Challenge Guy<BR>
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"Ausculta, feminae novae in lacunis recumbens gladii dispensans non<BR>
fundamentum pro formula administrationis est."<BR>
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