Australian coaches

[oldy]

I mentioned this in a previous thread but it never got picked up on.
Is it or was it ever true that in Australia to be a coach you have first to be a MB and be able to make a bow (long bow I imagine).
I was told or read this many years ago.
Seems like a good idea to me

[Meddler]

Why limit it to long bows?

Why not get Coaches to be able to manufacture recurve bows and compound bows as well?

G()D&R()VVVVVVF

[Meddler]

The only Coach I can remember in GB who made recurve bows (he contracted out the metal risers) was the late Don Stamp, back in the 70s.

Iain.

[oldy]

Originally Posted by Meddler

Why limit it to long bows?

Why not get Coaches to be able to manufacture recurve bows and compound bows as well?

G()D&R()VVVVVVF

Great idea Meddler,but I think they would have to make that for Level 2 coaches to be fair.

[Marcus26]

Never in 20 years of shooting have I heard that.
No one in their right mind would let me build a longbow, someone would get hurt, likely me.

[ThePinkOne]

A coach in my neck of the woods told me he had to make a footed arrow as part of his Coach exam... not sure if this was general or just in that case, although it was a few years ago now I believe.

P.

[ThePinkOne]

Originally Posted by Meddler

Why limit it to long bows?

Why not get Coaches to be able to manufacture recurve bows and compound bows as well?

G()D&R()VVVVVVF

Build a compound????!!!!!

Would they be allowed to use limbs, cams and risers from suppliers or would they have to make the limbs too??? Would there be a sort-of countdown for the first time they drew it back...? would hard-hats be required for testing?..... the images the concept brings to mind are rather entertaining!

On the other hand, getting some club coaches I know to the point where they had confdence and practice enough to put in a peep sight would be a positive improvment...

P.

[oldy]

Originally Posted by Marcus26

Never in 20 years of shooting have I heard that.
No one in their right mind would let me build a longbow, someone would get hurt, likely me.

Trouble is it was closer to 30yrs ago I heard it and more than once, but it seems most likely a leg pull.
As a matter of interest I knew an archer who made his own recurve bow, metal handle as well as the wood /glass limbs and made M B with it .I dont know if he was a coach ,his name was Eddie Hood.Before any one asks ,no he wasn't Robins brother ,I'm not quite that old.I remember Eddie as a very nice chap .
Oldy

[kato]

Originally Posted by ThePinkOne

Build a compound????!!!!!



On the other hand, getting some club coaches I know to the point where they had confdence and practice enough to put in a peep sight would be a positive improvment...

P.

did I ever tell you guys about the 'coach' who came to our open shoot and proceeded to dispense 'advice' and critique the form of those of us sharing his target...till he realised we were outscoring him... even though he was the only one shooting compound?

[Frommy]

Originally Posted by Marcus26

Never in 20 years of shooting have I heard that.
No one in their right mind would let me build a longbow, someone would get hurt, likely me.

Although not as long in the sport as Marcus, I have never heard of such a requirement either.

As far as building bows go, about 8/9 years ago a very good young compound archer, from a club nearby to mine, decide to make a compound from scratch as his final secondary year school project. His Dad was an engineer with Hawker de Havilland and had, supposedly, access to the necessary material.

The riser was machined ali, but I am not sure what he did with the limbs. A member of our club, who was in the same club as the young bloke at the time, has told me that limbs left a bit to be desired, with several different models having to be produced as they progressively exploded.

Brian