Mick Smith, Check it out.

[GrahameA]

Hi Mick.

The Trans-Tasman is currently on which is a competitive event shot each year in Oz or NZ for Youth Archers.

So this is the target that a couple were shooting at 50m.

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A lesson in how it should be done being handed out. And there was some wind around. Note: Individual faces so this is just the central section of the 'usual' target - it helps to reduce the number of arrows that get smashed, people get their own target.

[Roadie]

And not a Wooden Arrow to be seen, or a Goose Feather, What a Pity. Cheers Roadie.

[Stickbow Hunter]

This is not a Target Archery forum.

Jeff

[Mick Smith]

Hi Mick.

The Trans-Tasman is currently on which is a competitive event shot each year in Oz or NZ for Youth Archers.

So this is the target that a couple were shooting at 50m.

Hi Grahame. That's some impressive shooting. 50m is a long shot in anyone's book. Coincidently, I shot a couple of rounds of 3D yesterday. What made it different for me, was that there were no trad pegs, so I shot from the compounders pegs. The ranges were very daunting at first, at just under 50m, but after a while I actually managed to hit one.

And not a Wooden Arrow to be seen, or a Goose Feather, What a Pity. Cheers Roadie.

Come on Roadie, when was the last time you saw a goose feather that wasn't on a goose? They're not used much these days. I had my big chance to have a whole goose one day. It was a big white one and it was lying dead on the side of the road. The trouble was, I was running late for work, so I thought I'd collect it on the way home, but you guessed it, it was gone by then.

[hardgainer]

I hope this doesn't sound to out there but I have a Book that documets a 1938 champion USA archer putting 6 arrows in the spot at 60 yards . Longbow... wooden arrows... of the knuckle.
I will try and post the page.

[GrahameA]

Hi Mick.

... That's some impressive shooting. 50m is a long shot in anyone's book. Coincidently, I shot a couple of rounds of 3D yesterday. What made it different for me, was that there were no trad pegs, so I shot from the compounders pegs. The ranges were very daunting at first, at just under 50m, but after a while I actually managed to hit one.

Well since you have upgraded your arrows you should be capable of such now...

You are correct. The distance goes out and things become a challenge. However, with a bit of practice you start to hit unfortunately, for me, the group rarely seems to get small.

And not a Wooden Arrow to be seen, or a Goose Feather, What a Pity.

Hi Grant.

IMHO There would not be that many people on this Forum who own a set of arrows with Goose feathers or even seen one.

The only reason we don't see things like that with wood arrows & feathers sticking out is people don't do it. Now if people were to step back to the early 20C or 19C then we would see it.

I will find you a photo of feathers and alloy shafts, they were around pre-'the date'.

[Roadie]

Afternoon Mick & Grahame, don't you Folks have a Goose for Christmas Lunch.
And I still have some arrows fitted with Goose Feathers, Also have BLACK feathers on my Flu Flus from another water Bird. Cheers Roadie.

[GrahameA]

Hi Grant.

Afternoon Mick & Grahame, don't you Folks have a Goose for Christmas Lunch.
And I still have some arrows fitted with Goose Feathers...

I said:

IMHO There would not be that many people on this Forum who own a set of arrows with Goose feathers or even seen one. ....

Now, I have a set of Arrows with Canadian Goose feather fletches and you need to eat a few geese if want enough fletches to fletch a set. You will only four feathers per bird and that be enough for four fletches - 2 X right and 2 X left. That works out at 9 Geese - so you will need a few friends or a large family and a large Kitchen. The last time I would have had any Goose at Xmas would have been 1965 and it was a Toulouse.

Goose feather fletches are extremely rare. Even Turkey feathers are not as easy to get as they once were.

I can supply photos.