Arrows aren't bullets

LionOfNarnia

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I LOVE this kind of 'science'!

Arrows aren't bullets

So what d'y'all think about this statement:-

"Having adopted a 'belt-and-braces' paradigm for range design, governing bodies are increasing the chances of incidents beyond the approved venues."

The more restrictive the regulations are, the fewer venues are able to exist. Lack of inclusive venues/clubs leads to uncommitted (& often dangerously ignorant, in that they firmly believe they are knowledgeable 'coz they seen some movies & online videos) non-archers going off piste & doing things a properly-trained archer would know are ill-advised.

By allowing venues which are theoretically less safe - but still safe enough that the chances of a 'negative occurrence' are acceptably low - i.e. by being a bit less snowflakey - the perception of high entry barriers to 'organised' archery is reduced, the sport has more & better-informed participants, who feel more empowered to become better evaluators of what is safe enough.

#JustFridayThoughts
 

chuffalump

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The premise would need evidence.

How many archers actually live in the untrained wilderness outside the official archery ecosystem? How many accidents have they caused? How many incidents happen away from official ranges? How many orphaned archers would start shooting in an unsafe manner? Would a lack of clubs running public events to drum up interest actually cause a decrease in the number of lone rangers?

What I'm saying is that, while what you say makes superficial sense, real life has a habit of creeping up behind you and introducing fifteen new variables that you never even considered.
 

ben tarrow

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Surely the overshoot and side safety zones discussed in the article are only (a little more than) what AGB target archers have (150 yds from shooting line to end of safety zone for bows shot with mechanical release aid)
OR are we now saying that field archers wont miss as far as target archers?
 

AndyW

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LionOfNarnia, I saw the article in the 2 minutes i took in skimming the latest BOW International. I can't believe you bothered reading it.
You're as brave as your name suggests.
 

LionOfNarnia

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ATM I read everything, watch everything, listen to everyone.

As time passes I'm sure I'll grow into being more cynical.

Yet I'll do nothing to hasten that process. I'm still new enough to this sport to get a real buzz out of every damned interaction with it & I'd like to keep that feeling for as long as I can.
 

little-else

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As someone who has designed a number of rifle and pistol ranges I can state there is a massive difference in the doctrine behind such ranges than those used for archery and the two cannot be compared.
The reason that rifle ranges are set out on their templates is not really aimed at target shooters but in the depths of the reasoning behind their necesity to be certified by the military in the first place. ALL ranges that are passed off are available to the MOD/govt under the Defence of the Realm Act and so they have to be fit for use for training in weapons use and marksmanship to masses of complete novices in times of peril DORA also requires permission from the MOD to shut down a range as well so they can cross it off their list.
Reality of moderm warfare makes this an utterly useless provision but there again the army still has more horses than armoured vehicles so if it keeps a couple of old colonels in a job so be it.

Now if one looks at risk you can throw different statistics into the confusion but what we do is comparable as far as angles of safety and overshoot areas go. I was recently questioned about arrows possibly enteringa football stadium from where we were shooting. Yes, it may ahve been possible but only if an archer deliberately loosed an arrow in that direction at the right angle so a cmparison there would be yes, a rifle shooter could drop a bullet on the M3 from Bisley if they were so minded
 

Emmadragon

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I read it too, as I read absolutely every article; I figure there might be some nuggets of good in with the useless, and I'm with you, Aslan, I'm still new enough for it all to be interesting, even if I don't agree with it. Although I don't read the compound articles very much...
 
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