What's the rules on rest periods?

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wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: What's the rules on rest periods?

I'm still building up my strength and technique with this 'ere lark called archery - at some competitions I've been to there has been a break in the day for lunch, and what-have-you. I fully appreciate that the Target League submissions each month are to be shot in one day, in one sitting - but could someone clarify rest periods. I fear that I wont be able to shoot 144 arrows without a break (this is the number required later on in the year) Many thanks _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else

Chedawan
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

It's a good call. 144 arrows are shot in both FITA and York rounds, and I've never attended one that didn't have some form of 'comfort break' (albeit you do walk a lot further in these rounds than to an eighteen metre target). Personally I have no qualms about what breaks people take during it, though it would be nice to get it all done on the same day. _________________ :: Sig courtesy of CamdogXIII of EMP ::

Club: Forest Bowmen (Field) Greenwood Archers (Target)
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Sight: Cartel Activa (Black)... Yes I use a sight! You can stop booing now!
Arrows: Yes, ACC's fletched black and yellow.
Accesories: Many, mostly black and yellow, I try wherever possible to look like an angry wasp.

Also shooting KG Cobra Deluxe, with big wooden arrows, there's also a stave of wood in my loft with a longbow hiding in it, going looking for it soon!

wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

I think it's only right that a shoot be done over an agreed period of time with agreed periods of rest - this way the league is "fair" (for want of a better word) _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else

Liam
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:07 am Post subject:

As far as I'm concerned as long as the shoot is completed in one 'sitting' with a few breaks here and there your ok, we discussed this before and the general feeling was that as long as your comfortable 2 or 3 10 minute breaks or even 1 half hour break is acceptable. _________________ Why not?

Club: Long Eaton Field Archers
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wintellect
Apprentice Bowman

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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

Great. Thanks for clarifying that _________________ It was an 'X' when it left the bow! I'm not responsible for where it chooses to land!

Club: Malden Bowmen
Bow: Hoyt Nexus (Inferno) - Hoyt Stratix limbs
Sight: Cartel K-sight
Arrows: Easton ACC 3L-18/620
Accesories: Beiter stabalisers and everything else