...Proper Attire for the Archery Range...
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JJEH
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And I thought this would be proper... but I don't own a bow either 
Looks like and bow and target we had in grammar school gym class.
amazingflapjack
US Veteran
English Long Bow-a real Bow-you had to pull the draw weight yourself-use innate ability to judge trajectory-hold the bow string with your fingers-and, you know, all that other bow and arrow stuff-no GPS-laser sights etc.
I used to shoot a lot of archery, back in the 60's to 80's. Tournament level Field Archery and some International Target archery. The wife and I shot in an indoor league (20 yard) for many years. But all this was recurve bow, finger's (no release aids). Perfect scores were very seldom and only by the elite professional's. Today with compound bows with 70% let off, range finder sights. carbon arrows, etc., half the members of a club can shoot perfect scores.
"I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;"
It fell to earth, I knew not where;"
Ignatz
Member
All white clothes was the proper attire at big matches back then!! Not sure if its required anymore. I still have my Hoyt Pro Medalist from 1968. It's been a while since I shot.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
Nice duds, and a nice trim figure also.
Makes me and my cousin look like poor relations.
Hubby's Grandma is a bit more fashionable in 1959 at York, Maine.
Makes me and my cousin look like poor relations.
Hubby's Grandma is a bit more fashionable in 1959 at York, Maine.
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Saves wear and tear on the feets if all you need do is pull the arrows from one then turn and aim at the other.
Look like she might be in a tournament notice the hat providing a little shade for the eyes
Being out west, we had a bow hunting class as a PE-100 option, so I took it and then cross country skiing for my other PE-100 requirement, because that's where the cute girls were found.
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I bought a compound bow back then and used it as I felt the recurves were just too far behind the times. The let off then was 45% to 50% on compound bows and arrow speeds were in the 220-230 fps range. so it was a significant advantage compared to a 45 to 50 pound compound bow. Now let offs are in the 80% to 90% range and you'll see arrow speeds in the 330 fps range.
But oddly enough I now use a recurve, since I don't regard modern compound bows as being all that sporting.
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This is the proper attire:
“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.”
