801

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

I still ordered three of them (chances are at least one will probably be a dud).

802

(19 replies, posted in Bows)

That's probably fairly close José.  The laminated version has a brace height of about 5-1/2"

803

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

Unfortunately, the distributor said there is no savings on buying multiple units.  So, for something that weighs next to nothing, it will be $6.55 each even if you bought several at one time...

804

(10 replies, posted in History)

Not only the bow, but also the clothing.  A Joseon officer with a bow would have looked a lot more like my avatar.

http://www.koreanarchery.org/chief.jpg

805

(21 replies, posted in Books)

Thought I'd bring this over here for those who haven't seen it.  I will mention, however, that the price is now $30 and not $25 (I have to update the page).

http://www.koreanarchery.org/images/bookcover.jpg

http://www.koreanarchery.org/index.php? … ;Itemid=82

806

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

I'm just waiting to hear from the distributor as to how much shipping will be when buying multiple units.  I'm sure I will go through a few of them.

807

(10 replies, posted in History)

This is from 1866 when the French had a small military action in Korea.

http://www.koreanarchery.org/zuberpic.jpg

808

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

I heard back from the fellow who made the video.  He got the spy cams off eBay.  I found the cam he used; because of their cheap price, they are basically disposable:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spy-Camera-Key-Chai … 2a0a053bd5

http://i.ebayimg.com/04/!B175HJg!mk~$(KGrHqN,!ikE)q-i4ni,BMggNeGLkw~~_35.JPG



Here are his arrows w/cam:

http://a.imageshack.us/img641/1479/kamerapfeile1.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img706/6348/kamerapfeile2.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img807/1456/kamerapfeile3.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img34/7955/kamerapfeile4.jpg



Maybe we ought to buy a bunch of them smile

809

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

Which camera did you buy?  You're right, the pen will only give you a side view, but that could also be interesting.  Here is another one: http://www.meritline.com/high-definitio … rce=fghdac

I sent a message to the fellow in the video asking what he used; I'll let you know what I hear from him.

810

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

Hmmm...  Kind of expensive (and the pics go by too fast to see them well).  Probably more like this: http://www.buy.com/prod/qi-640-480-digi … 32559.html

811

(35 replies, posted in Thumb Rings)

Here is a page on the main site:

http://koreanarchery.org/classic/sugakji.html

812

(35 replies, posted in Thumb Rings)

Thanks, Peter.  I have some pictures somewhere, so I'll post them a bit later.


T

813

(7 replies, posted in Competition)

Yeah, it's o.k.

814

(34 replies, posted in General Interest)

I tried this several years ago with a Korean bow and arrow, but the cameras were too big then.  Maybe I'll try it again someday. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgbw41jtQY

815

(7 replies, posted in Competition)

Rules of Competition

SECTION 1:
The purpose of these rules is to instill a spirit of traditional culture by recognizing a historical sense of duty, taking pride in intangible cultural assets, and preserving traditional culture as much as possible
SECTION 2:
The types of archery competitions are as follows:
1. City, state
2. Dan holder
3. Individual competition
SECTION 3:
1. Branch associations may hold any tournament, with the exception of city and state competitions.
2. If a branch association wishes to hold a national level competition, it must be approved forty-five days prior to the tournament opening.
3. Results of tournaments must be reported to the Association within seven days upon completion.
SECTION 4: Groupings for elimination rounds are determined by drawing lots.
SECTION 5:
1. Competition results are determined by tournament records.
2. In city and state tournaments, the result is determined by the total score of five-archer teams, whose representatives have the highest scores of seven-member representative teams from each city or state.
3. In the case of a tie, an additional round between the tied teams will determine the outcome.
4. The team with the highest composite score wins.
SECTION 6:
1. Individual competitions are determined by highest score.
2. In the case of a tie, the participants will shoot five arrows, one at a time, in order (ex: A shoots, B shoots, A shoots, B shoots, etc.)
SECTION 7:
1. The standard target of the Association is as follows:
Width: two-hundred centimeters
Height: two-hundred sixty-six centimeters
2. The shooting range will be one-hundred forty-five meters from the center of the target to the center of the shooting line. The size of the target painting is determined separately.
SECTION 8:
1. Equipment must be approved by the archery equipment committee.
2. In provincial and national tournaments, only horn bows and bamboo arrows may be used.
3. The arrows used by each archer must be signed and numbered in sequence.
SECTION 9:
1. Each player must shoot arrows in sequential order, determined by the numbering of the arrow.
2. The player must shoot within one minute after receiving the signal to shoot.
An arrow has not been shot if it has not passed one meter from the shooting line, or if a judge has decided it has not been shot.
3. While an archer is standing at the shooting line, nobody must talk to that person.
SECTION 10:
1. An arrow will be counted as a hit when it makes contact with the target and does not break the plane of the target on either side, top or bottom.
2. A perfect round of fifteen out of fifteen arrows qualifies an archer for a special tournament.
SECTION 11:
1. During a tournament, nobody may enter the shooting grounds except a target judge and assistants.
2. The sponsor is responsible for safe shooting grounds.
3. The target judge is to be located ten meters from the target.
4. Archers must follow tournament policies.
5. When an archer is at the shooting line, nobody should stand beyond.
SECTION 12:
The tournament will be cancelled if an archer is found who is unregistered, a rule violator, or borrows another archer's name.
SECTION 13:
1. Archers participating in a tournament will wear a uniform approved by the Association, consisting of a white polo shirt, white pants, and white sports shoes.  2. The city and club must be noted on the shirt.
SECTION 14:
1. As the judge has the responsibility of security and order, he (she) has the authority to dismiss any archer.
2. If any archer disobeys the judge, the judge may remove the archer and disqualify him (her).
3. A judge must inspect all facilities.
SECTION 15:

The preceding rules apply to all competitions permitted by the Association.

SECTION 16:

These rules will be executed from April 7, 1992.

816

(4 replies, posted in Accessories)

I remember our talking about that some time ago, Bede.  If someone doesn't find out before, I'll see if I can get the answer to it the next time I'm talking with a bowyer.


T

817

(0 replies, posted in Kaya Bows)

http://www.kayaarchery.com/

818

(4 replies, posted in Hwarang Bows)

http://www.koreanarchery.org/classic/model25.html

819

(7 replies, posted in FAQ)

I received your file.  I uploaded it to the Korean archery website.  You can find it here: http://www.koreanarchery.org/sajeong.xls

Thanks!

820

(19 replies, posted in Bows)

Korean horn bowyers make their bows slightly tillered towards the arrow side.  If a person tries shooting it on the other side, there will probably be a problem.  A good example is the bow Dr. Bert Grayson got from me many years ago; it was tillered for a RH person, but he was LH (I didn't know it at the time), so it ended up as an expensive failure.  He had me ask the bowyer to fix it up as a display model, which the bowyer did.

821

(7 replies, posted in FAQ)

Mechwar,

I received a "forbidden" message.  Could you post the Excel file here on the board (maybe a link to a public site)?  Thanks!

822

(7 replies, posted in FAQ)

Although some of the contact info might be dated, here is a listing of clubs around the country (in Korean): http://www.goongdo.or.kr/y70.html

Sometime, I'll try to get an updated list and also have a romanized version made.

823

(35 replies, posted in Thumb Rings)

Thanks for joining, Justin. 

I have used the sugakji, but I prefer the amgakji; it might just be because of my being originally taught on the latter, but I personally found the amgakji to be more natural.  With that said, the sugakji is very popular with many Korean trad archers.