BUSA outdoors 2007 FITA or not...

[Wrexham Exile]

Originally Posted by Random_guy

How do you mean 'qualifying scores'? Qualifying for what? If you mean something to do with world uni games then i don't know, but if you're talking about scores for national rankings then you're out of luck.


At some clubs the novices either don't have their own kit or only have trainer bows, or at best fairly light bows. These might make 80 yards ok with the sight inverted, but at 90m they're going to be aiming at clouds even with the sight inverted. It's not really fair on them to have to shoot their first 3 dozen arrows into the grass.

yes i did mean uni british teams, or that is the impression i have been given anyway.

and with you point on novices i agree.

[Vickie]

I've never shot a Fita before so I can't say whether I'm for or against this change.

I think people who haven't shot for long (but aren't beginners) will find it a long day.

I previously only did a beginners course when I was 13 before joining DMU archery club, because of this I wasn't classed as a novice, however I felt like I still was. I had never shot outdoors, yet alone 9 dozen and only practiced outdoors twice to get sight marks before going to Busa. I found it a long day and a long night (in the tent of DOOM!! Before you say anything Al, it was, a passerby even said "that tent is snoring!")!

[Wrexham Exile]

i know. we will have to tell Fi about her snoring. its quite bad........

[Vickie]

Originally Posted by DMU_AC

i know. we will have to tell Fi about her snoring. its quite bad........

I didn't realise you had changed your name to Fi. . . . . .

[elastoplastscavenger]

if there is any kind of cross wind i cant see anyone from our club regularly hitting the boss at the longer distances. we have no outdoor facilities. on an albion my sight mark is usually the trees above the boss and i rarely score in the first end at a new distance.

an albion is a LONG day for me, especially if its hot and/or sunny or raining. i can imagine a FITA will be worse. i might last the distance a bit better this year if i am a bit better prepared: more food on the line and less suncream sweating into my eyes....those were my bigest problems last year.

[Gibbon]

arent there any other clubs nearby or something like that so that you can go and get sightmarks there??

[elastoplastscavenger]

maybe this year we could because we are becoming affiliated with GNAS, we werent last year. We do actually have outdoor facilities but our equipment store burnt down so we would have to hire vans to take gear out there so it's just not gonna happen!

in the scottish uni (SUS) leaugue we have a couple of outdoor shoots before BUSA outdoors.

BUSA outdoors 2006 was my 3rd outdoors ever, the previous two involved side gales and showers, so sun and mild breezes were quite enjoyable!

to be honest im not fussed about the winning or the scores so long as i dont break any arrows and have fun!