Any 'Brave Archers' out there?

[Robin the Hood]

Very often the point concerning the distances shot at FITA's has been raised.
Given the choice, would you FITA lovers be willing to go for the extra 10 mtrs if a tournament was possible? .....
i.e Men ..... 100 .. 80 .. 60 .. 40 mtrs. / Ladies ..... 80 .. 70 .. 60 .. 40 mtrs.
I know in the past it has been stated that very few grounds would be eligible for such a task.... ...

Paul...

[Fugue]

Originally Posted by Robin the Hood

Very often the point concerning the distances shot at FITA's has been raised.
Given the choice, would you FITA lovers be willing to go for the extra 10 mtrs if a tournament was possible? .....
i.e Men ..... 100 .. 80 .. 60 .. 40 mtrs. / Ladies ..... 80 .. 70 .. 60 .. 40 mtrs.
I know in the past it has been stated that very few grounds would be eligible for such a task.... ...

Paul...

I think I qualify as a brave archer, having nearly cut me thumb off this weekend (trigger thumb) then shot a double american with the blood seeping through the plasters.

And to answer your question, definately, although if you are going to do it, do it properly: 110m 90m, 70m and 50 on small faces.

[bimble]

I've shot with an 80cm target at 90/70 and 60cm and 50/30 which is only fun if the weather is good. If I had the clearance under the scope it would be interesting to give it a go, but then again, I've also always wanted to shoot a ladies FITA to see what I'd get for that.

[Toxophilus_Archer]

What would the reason be to shoot this round? It is not recognised, no records available and not required for any representational competitions.

[Robin the Hood]

Originally Posted by Toxophilus_Archer

What would the reason be to shoot this round? It is not recognised, no records available and not required for any representational competitions.

Many archers have commented in the past that Compound in particular have reached a point where the maximum is not far off, although that doesn't mean I'll ever see it.
But the present distance of 100 yds and 80 yds for men / ladies has been standing since the Longbow along with 90 mtrs and 70mtrs.
I beleive that the only reason it has not been adopted is purely because of the safety problem of clearance......
It may not be recognised by GNAS / FITA but it sure would be remembered by the competitors... ... ...

Paul...

[not dead yet]

Originally Posted by Toxophilus_Archer

What would the reason be to shoot this round? It is not recognised, no records available and not required for any representational competitions.

thats the whole point it brings out the man in you.


it may be reconised.

the burntwood wasn't a round for VI archers
it is now

[Hidden Hippo]

I don't mind trying new things, but I'd only try them for a reason. At the moment, there is absolutely no problem with the FITA as it is, nor with the FITA 70m/H2H. Until we get archers routinely shooting 120 H2H's in the early stages I don't think there is reason for change.

As for the full FITA - people may be thinking that there are only 40 odd extra points to get, but those points will be incredibly difficult to come by. I don't forsee anyone maxing out the full FITA in the near future- nobody is that much of a shooting machine.

[Erika]

Well I already shoot 90m. But I will point out that it would severely limit a lot of girls. There's plenty of girls that can't even manage 40lbs on a compound. And extra 10m would be making it impossible for quite a few to compete.

[bimble]

I don't think anyone's looking at this as a replacement to the established rounds (you're not, are you??) but more a variation as something to shoot. 90m will look a lot closer if you're used to shooting 110m.

Erika shoots 90m, but there's no reason for her to practice that distance for competition. Sure, she could wipe the floor with most of us at that distance, but thankfully never at a competition!!

Certainly I would have to bring the sight in to push 110m with anything but the lightest arrows.

[simon m]

Until such time as the top twenty archers in the world are shooting 1440 regularly whats the point in changing it?. Even then why change it at club level?. There are zero people in my club of 40 odd senior members able to shoot gmb scores everytime they show up. Why dis-hearten enthusiastic amateurs by making what most find to be hard work(York 100yds/FITA 90m) even harder?.

The day will come where someone shoots a 1440. The day twenty guys are struggling to be seperated by score surely they just start using the small ten?