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Kendaric you may want to look at the Centre shot on the recurve bows. That is very possible, I mostly just went with what was currently accepted in the recurve division, as I figured that it must have been express that way for a reason. I think centre shot bows are catered for by section 1.3 that s...

Sorry, but here is an updated version of the revised trad rules for consideration and/or ridicule: Updated Revised Traditional Shoot Rules.doc I forgot to add in again: 1.5 Release Method Anchoring point to be such that the nock of the arrow is below the cheek bone. This is an added safety measure.

Where there is any doubt as to the continuing curve of the limb then a string-line laid from the end of the riser fade out to the commencement of the tip overlays (or if there are no overlays then the point at which the bow string is held in the nock groove) on the back of the strung bow shall show...

Here is a revision idea to the original Trad guide lines that Grahame posted:

Sorry - I have changed this download in favour of another, due to more modifications being done.

Please check post further down.

excuse the interruption - Kendaric - I think you'll find pressure buttons are not permitted on recurves (in Trad). Yes, that is what I thought. It came as a surprise to see that the TAA guidelines included it. You would know better than I, would the Hoyt Buffalo, if it were being shot off the shelf...

The governing bodies were not interested (and may still be not) as the people who shoot Trad are a very small fraction of their membership and generally are able to organise and take care of themselves. True, but it was a small step forward in the right direction when ABA recognised the Trad peg. T...

GrahameA wrote:They are the ones that were nutted out on this site a few years ago, with significant discussion I add, and agreed to by those who decided to contribute.

They are the ones that most Trad events in SEQ use.

Fair enough - the reference to the word 'modern' threw me.

That is a problem. If you have to make and assumption there is something missing. I would suggest if people cannot define/state it then leave it out. You may well be right, it was just a general guideline I had heard at some of the events I attended. It seemed pretty self explanatory. I think I had...

Morning. Trad events are not necessarily run by TAA guidelines. By what I have seen at most Trad Events is 'anything goes', so you should be right. Many events do not use TAA Guidelines (and that makes life much easier for them). Equally events are not anything goes, my experience is one of people ...

Whilst we are all interested in the discussion of bow types and definitions and classifications are bows with metal risers such as the Hoyt Buffalo (which is shot off the shelf) , Gamegetter 2, The various Bear metal riser bows and the Martin Jaguar, Panther etc do they qualify for use in our trad ...

as for who is at fault with inconsistency thats a good question i'd have to say a mixture of the governing bodies and the clubs/members in equal measure. I could be wrong about this, but I would imagine that the varying governing bodies would try and work in with each other where they can, with sim...

i also agree TAA has a challenging position to fill but i don't think they should be limited ti Shooting traditionally but encompass both shooting traditionally as you put it and shooting in a traditional manner. Understandable position, but I feel that it is for Trad events to decide on this inclu...

Remember, whatever guidelines are formulated for ‘traditional’ equipment they must be backed up by fact and not based on the whims of the advertising company promoting the product at all costs.Daryl. Quite true. Funny how people buy into it. People want to believe. One could also get quite tired of...

bstan86 wrote:but I still got caught up in it.

Me too

Afternoon. You cant take a Formula One, remove the foil and drive it on a suburban street, and call it a family car. You could if it complied with the relevant requirements. Many vehicles which are biased to Motorsport are registered and driven it on the road. May not be a pleasant car to drive but...

......It seems the TAA had nice, simple, easy to understand and appropriate guidelines for bow types already.......... I have finished reading the so called guidelines and as far as I can ascertain they are pretty much useless. :twocents-mytwocents: Daryl. Yeah, I should have ready it more closely ...

That's a huge call to say that the (most famous/well known) people involved in it are irrelevant to it's heritage. That's like saying Donald Bradman is irrelevant to the heritage of Australian cricket... :confusion-scratchheadyellow: I'd be :confusion-scratchheadyellow: too, with an analogy like th...

When compared to the USA it seems that we have a comparatively minuscule history of "traditional archery". Pope, Young, Bear, Hill, Thompson and so on. I can't name one Australian figure in trad archery from that era. It has to do with the equipment used here prior to the compound. It has...

Evening All. To be honest I really don't think they are interested anyway. Jeff, I concur. ... If people say XYZ is acceptable as being "Traditional" it follows logically that its contemporaries are "Traditional". There are consequences in what people say/suggest. I'm not sure i...

Stickbow Hunter wrote:To be honest I really don't think they are interested anyway.

I'm interested, and perhaps other maybe too.

At least if it was posted here, then it could be a good reference if nothing else, for every one to see.

Yes, guidelines, and I suppose one can not say Traditional Archery and Trad events being one and the same. It is good to see it being discussed, a starting point so to speak. I suppose the TAA should be the pinnacle of what we are trying to achieve, even if not reached, or convenient to implement at...

greybeard wrote:Perhaps using the term 'Duo-flex' may be a better choice.

Good point, and I like that term.

That to my mind was part of the difficulty of such a division - what do you call it.

I feel a bit foolish now, going on about guidelines for bow distinctions at Trad shoots and sprouting ABA definitions as a potential guide. It seems the TAA had simple, easy to understand guidelines for bow types already. http://www.traditionalarcheryaustralia.org/TAA%20equipment%20guidelines-1.pdf ...

So maybe the Hill style bow should be called a semi longbow as Howard called it if that's correct or maybe an American flat bow as this describes the limb profile. I think it has been referred to as the American flat bow before, but that I believe tends to be reserved more to the shorter wide limb ...

As far as traditional interpretations go in an Australian sense. Virtually all our early descriptions come the Americans or the English anyway like it or not. I am not aware of any Australian invention of major development in Tradional archery equipment that would give us the right to call it our o...

My mistake, TAA has already set guidelines to bow types - including hybrid.

http://www.traditionalarcheryaustralia. ... ines-1.pdf

It is just the Trad Events that choose not to exercise these distinctions.

No. What ABA does is ABA thing. Very very true. The ABA is not Trad. What I am trying to say is the the ABA descriptions are accurate enough to be borrowed directly to use a guidelines for bow types at a trad event. Except for the 'modern longbow' distinction, they are loosely followed by already -...

Yes Susie I must agree i thought this thread was about aluminium arrows not longbow definitions! Cheers Very true, sorry about that, the thread got hijacked. That's the beauty of conversation, it can evolve naturally. Either way looks like I've spoken up to much again (see I'm good at making a fool...

Yes Susie I must agree i thought this thread was about aluminium arrows not longbow definitions! Cheers Very true, sorry about that, the thread got hijacked. That's the beauty of conversation, it can evolve naturally. And yes BowmanBjorn, I understand what you are saying, and your point is valid an...