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Our Records Officer has had the great idea of setting up a club-to-club relationship with a foreign club in a manner similar to 'twin towns' or pen pals.
I think it would be a case of sharing info, setting up a postal comp, friendly banter etc. something for global sharing of archery experiences and learning a bit as well as having a bit of fun. Good for the sport in general and some of that union, trueheart, courtesie...
Alderley Edge doesn't have a twin town (apparently Monte Carlo was taken ) so we're pondering other options but I wondered if anyone else has done something similar. Any advice would be appreciated.
In the vein of the "rocket science" thread, how about a discussion on tuning a bow in an airless/freefall (no gravity) environment?
Let's assume a few things to make it easier:
-The archer is capable of actually shooting the arrow accurately (skin-tight space suit, etc).
-The archer is firmly anchored to a large enough mass (like maybe strapped to a platform on the International Space Station) where the recoil isn't significant.
-We're interested in accuracy here, and the point has to hit the target.
Straight arrow flight would be important because naturally the arrow will turn and eventually go nock-forward.
So, compound or recurve? Trigger or finger release? How important would spine selection/point weight be? What would your sight marks look like?
I am currently in the midst of membership renewals, and am having some members, for the first time I can remember, telling me they cannot afford the fees. Some others are saying that, because they are having to work all the hours God gives them, they cannot find the time to shoot, and so are not renewing "this year". At Adel and elsewhere we are also finding that tournament entries are down. I was also chatting with a member of the local golf club last night. This year, instead of the usual waiting list for membership, they are, again for the first time, offering discounts to entice members to stay. Optional activities are being squeezed in the current financial climate.
Now I know the arguments that archery is remarkably cheap, and that "if you can afford the equipment you can afford the fees", but neither seems to be holding true this year. This threatens us as a club, with overheads going up but income down, and we are dipping in to our none too great reserves (development programme on ice!).
Are other clubs facing this problem? If so, what constructive ideas do you have for addressing it?
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) so we're pondering other options but I wondered if anyone else has done something similar. Any advice would be appreciated.