Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: HoBow on May 31, 2010, 09:40:46 am

Title: Atlatl 101
Post by: HoBow on May 31, 2010, 09:40:46 am

Anyone else read the article in "Parade"?  It is about a college team (kind of). One quote- "The atlatl makes the bow and arrow seem like modern technology." Check parade.com/atlatl to read.

Title: Re: Atlatl 101
Post by: Mechslasher on May 31, 2010, 07:10:17 pm

my mom saved it for me and i read it when i picked up my son on the way back from hickory.  i'll sell them all the cane darts they want for $50 each, beats paying up to $150.

Title: Re: Atlatl 101
Post by: Dane on June 01, 2010, 06:46:17 am

I've spend an afternoon tossing with this team during the college's open house. They represented the antro club. A nice bunch of kids, and their professor is a good guy. The second shot is of him. The name Hurling Ravens was given to them by a reporter, and they were not, I took it, too fond of the name, but it stuck.

I asked about archery, and that is not allowed on campus, but spears are.

I only saw purchased equipment, mostly the kind of atlatls with the built in spear rests. 

Dane

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Title: Re: Atlatl 101
Post by: Postman on June 04, 2010, 08:03:29 pm

It's great to see kids doing stuff like this. Didn't know you could get a "store bought" Atlatl :D

Title: Re: Atlatl 101
Post by: aero86 on June 04, 2010, 10:10:33 pm

wow, thats a lot of darts!