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Allen7:
Hey Guys: Just wondering if you heard my blood curdling scream tonight. Sceamed so loud I scared the horses. I was in my cave (barn)tonight napping another point. After finishing anotheer nice 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch point, I decided to try something larger out of some of the lizard skin spalls. After about 45 minutes it was really looking good. I thought I was going to make my first 6 inch spear point. It was about 6 in x 2 1/2in x 3/8in. Then the tip broke off - case of end shock. Aarrgg!!!! That lizard skin obsidian is tough to work, but this was my fault. I am just not experienced with the bigger stuff. However the other point looks great. After that I went out and shot my twisted yew bow for awhile.
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juniper junkie:
man, you have got the bug bad! at this rate you will run out of stone before summer. that is a bummer about the break, we have all been there. keep posting the pics, I havent had time to work on much, too busy with work. cant wait to see the incredible blade Keenan makes from his "spall of the century" :D
Little John:
Allen, yes it would be fun to do horse archery with others, I am just self taught and not verry good. It seems to be more about horseman ship. I know I need to get a special horse for it as after a sescion or two my reining horse gets to taking advantage to the fact that I am dropping the reins and takes quite a bit to get him tuned back up. He pretty much goes where I am looking so I can guide with the reins dropped, looks like in your picture that your horse was trained to follow the same track each run? My worst problem is that I cant get off more than two arrows per run and the compitition calls for three and I am no good at the going away shot. I shoot mostly at a hay bale and like to do it bareback, my horse gets a bite or two when I fetch the arrows and I use the bale to help get back on as my horse ( J.B. ) is 16 hands tall. Kenneth
Keenan:
;D ;D Thanks JJ, I jusst shot coffe out my nose onton the hey board. So now it's the spall of the centry not just the spall of the day :o :o Now I'm really afraid to work it ;D First I'm going to have to remember where I hid it ??? I remember wrapping it up in something so it wouldn't break and hiding it so it wouldn't migrate into someones bucket ;D (JJ)
Allen7:
Little John - Yes, the horsemanship is the most important part of horseback archery. If your horse is responding to your leg cues that is great. If you want a straight run while shooting it helps to use a shallow rut, or path. You can train the horse to run a straight line on the path when doing the HBA and still keep the leg cue response. In the Kassai competitions you can shoot as many or as few arrows as you want. To be able to shoot more arrows per run you have to practice blind nocking your arrows more and possibly slow your horse down to a slower canter. I have shot as many as 7 arrows per run. However, my highest HBA competition score came from shooting just 3 arrows per run. I also have problems with the parting shot. Need to do more stretching of the midsection to relax and twist around. Attached is is another horseback archery photo during a Kassai USA competition. My horse, Chikanery, really took well to this activity. I will be at our Colyak Bowhunters annual 3D Traditional Archery Shoot all weekend, so will not be knapping or practicing horseback archery much this weekend. I'll probably be scratching thru the bushes looking for my arrows quite a bit.
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