Topic: Hello from Norway
Hi everyone, I guess this is actually the appropriate place to introduce myself. New to the world of Korean archery, it's all mind baffling and fun.
I purchased a Khan for an asiatic horsebow with a shelf. My mistake, as I now want to get rid of it. The shelf, not the bow. The Khan is a very sturdy entry level boge, as we say in New Norwegian.
People here in the Western Fjords speak a language evolved from old Norse Viking. Of course, on Iceland where our descendants live, the language doesn't seem to have evolved at all: they just plodder along like a 1000 years ago. They lived on a charming island visited by no one.
My commune hosts 6000 souls, a thousand lakes, a hundred glaciers and a few mountains up to 2000 metres. Give or take. All this revolves around the fjord, 400 metres deep and 4 kms wide. It's breath taking.
Taking aim from fjord level, my 33" bamboo arrows are cast some 100 metres up the mountain side. I put leather silencers on the siyahs and a cork handle. It works great, but I find it difficult to shoot thumb ring style. The khan has a window on the wrong side - I worry about breakage. So far my only incident was an exploding arrow. Khan 50# but I overdrew and bamboo is a natural material.
Anyway, glad I found the forum and hope I might someday repay the invaluable help I already got here.