Traditional English archery
The traditional English Rounds (see British Outdoor Rounds)
with their five zone, 9, 7, 5, 3, 1, scoring are the very nature
of the sport for me. The variety of rounds available gives us the
opportunity to shoot from 12 to 4 dozen arrows: utilising our
time, the light available, weather conditions, etc. to suit us.
These rounds are steeped in history and tradition.
When I last shot in earnest, some 22 years ago, very little
was heard about F.I.T.A. rounds. Nowadays the top archers seem to
prefer the F.I.T.A. rounds so they can gain points for
International team positions. So much so that the traditional
rounds appear to be losing ground and talk of making them more
like the F.I.T.A. rounds, with strict timing, 'traffic lights',
etc. seems likely to become reality. LEAVE THEM ALONE....I like
to shoot both. Both F.I.T.A. rounds and our English rounds are
good to shoot, they offer different aspects to the sport. There
is no point in making our rounds like the F.I.T.A. rounds, we may
as well shoot only the F.I.T.A. rounds.
A York round is wonderful to shoot. Six dozen arrows at 100
yards can surely separate the men from the boys! I think points
awarded for York rounds should carry equal weight with those
gained for F.I.T.A. rounds, the squad training camps can take
care of the rest of the selection process.
Dislikes
While I'm having a bit of a rant I'd like to get something
else off my chest:.....the use of expressions like BULL and FIRE
used in the archery context!!!
Bull is a darts term, please don't use it to mean GOLD.
Fire is associated with firearms, please use SHOOT.
Silly what people accept/reject isn't it? But I really do
hate those expressions being wrongly used - sorry, that's the way
it is.
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