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larry yien
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Post subject: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:57 am |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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It's official, the site for the 2004 IFAA World Field Archery Championships has been announced . Watkins Glen NY, July 19-23rd next year, 5 days of rigorous field archery, what more can an archer ask for?
Larry
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rob
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2003 4:24 pm |
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Joined: Sun Nov 28, 1999 4:01 am Posts: 1464 Location: Park Ridge, NJ
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I have no idea how it is today, but back in the late 60's/early 70's I shot the NYS NFAA field champs there 2 or 3 times. Was a fine course, lotsa ups 'n' downs!
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larry yien
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:09 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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Thanks for the information. Keep it coming... Bill I sent you an email. You East Coasters, I look forward to meeting you and many of you will see your way into shooting the tourney.
It doesn't get into the states that often, and Here it is!
Regards,n
Larry
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rrandall
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:45 pm |
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Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2002 4:01 am Posts: 1377 Location: Central Massachusetts
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I've heard it is a great course. And it would be great to meet the participants in this forum.
For those of us who shoot NFAA -- is it much different shooting an IFAA round?
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larry yien
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:52 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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It is just about identical to NFAA rules and rounds with a few minor differences. You could sum it up as NFAA rules 10 years ago before the NFAA made a lot of changes.
Read up on the styles to get the definitions and restrictions for your particular bow. AC you would be in barebow recurve or bowhunter recurve, if shooting recurve, of course.
In general, the differences are: stand behind the stake, never stradle or in front of. Shoot birdies/bunnies in a Z pattern rather than a vertical column.
One other thing, if you hit brush on the way to the target it tough luck. The arrow cannot be reshot.
Larry
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rrandall
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2003 1:46 pm |
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Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2002 4:01 am Posts: 1377 Location: Central Massachusetts
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Yes -- looks like barebow allows a clicker, and bowhunter does not. So I'd be bowhunter -- shooting with the likes of Jerry Adams and Daniel Hickman -- fast company. They shoot bowhunter scores that are better than the barebow scores.
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Russ
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 6:08 am |
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Joined: Wed May 03, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 420 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Are there many barebow recurve shooters at these events? What sort of scores do they post? Could you give me a quick and dirty explanation of what's allowed and not in this class? Thanks!
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larry yien
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 12:37 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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You can check out the scores for barebow-recurve at the IFAA site , look at WFAC and EFAC scores which will give you an idea what was shot at the Worlds and Europeans. I have 3 buddies that are the dominant archers in that style, Steve Partridge, Mark Applegate, and my teammate Skip Trafford. I am not for certain if Mark or Skip will be shooting barebow at the next Worlds. I suspect they will but they have talked about switching to freestyle recurve or longbow respectively. These guys are shooting the top field scores, which seem to drop off significantly after 3rd place. There will be enough barebow recurves at the tournament to keep things interesting and to make for good company.
In review, barebow recurves can have any length stablizers and v bars, clicker, level, stringwalk, facewalk, I think anything goes except a sight. Of course all gadgets cannot be in the sight window, since they cannot be used for sighting.
Not for certain, Russ, but I would venture to say that "our" traditional recurve style is most like IFAA's bowhunter-recurve . Bowhunter recurve is as restrictive as trad recurve, no sights, no stringwalking/facewalking, the only gadget that is allowed in contrast to trad/rec is a 12 inch stablizer.
If I was shooting a recurve this is the style I would shoot since it is more in the spirit of trad recurve.
Hope this helps .
Larry
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Russ
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 4:03 pm |
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Joined: Wed May 03, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 420 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Larry, Thanks for the info! I may have IFAA confused with FITA. The only local club shoots NFAA, so I have those rules down pretty well. How does IFAA differ from FITA shoots. Are both being held in Watkins Glen or are they the same? Do both use the same equpment classes? Please pardon my ignorance and thanks again.
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larry yien
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 7:59 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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Russ, I understand the confusion there are plenty of associations and plenty of letters. NFAA is to IFAA as NAA is to FITA.
Both Mark Applegate and Skip Trafford shoot FITA barebow avidly. The bows are very similar as are the rules, except IFAA allows a clicker and bubble level. The field rounds differ too. At the IFAA Worlds you shoot 5 days of field hunter animal field hunter, in that order. I've lost touch of the FITA World fields, so I might need some help here, it is 3 arrows 24 targets per day, first day is unmarked, I don't think they shoot past 50 meters. Second day is marked and I forget the max distance I think it is 65 meters. Then there is a cut, the top 10 go into a finals round. From there, I need some help, I think there are further cuts and shoot offs.
Larry
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larry yien
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Post subject: Re: 2004 World Championships-Watkins Glen NY Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:33 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2000 3:01 am Posts: 618 Location: California, USA
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Bill, I did get the info you sent, thank you very much .
Fita Fields in NY too? Cool . That ought to be a gala archery event for spectators and competitors alike.
Regards,n
Larry
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