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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Dane on June 03, 2012, 09:38:53 am

Title: World Atlatl Day
Post by: Dane on June 03, 2012, 09:38:53 am

Yesterday was World Atlatl Day. Teams from all over the world competed using a standard ISAC target, with two throws for each team member at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 meters. Those last two ranges are really tough! 17 people showed up in CT for our contribution. Good food, great company, and just an overall relaxing and totally fun day.

Here are some photos. I caught some darts in flight, so you can see the flex as they travel downrange.

Dane

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Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: iowabow on June 03, 2012, 09:50:06 am

Thats great! Great shots. I went to raging cow hosted by john whitaker.

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: Dane on June 03, 2012, 09:51:33 am

Thanks, Iowabow. How was that event? Any pictures?

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: JW_Halverson on June 03, 2012, 04:12:39 pm

Some great photos there buddy!  Thanks. 

I got into primitive archery to meet women, looks like I picked the wrong weapon!!!  You had more women throwing atlatls at this one single event than I have ever seen shooting stick bows!  That cinches it, I gotta make me some atlatls and darts. 

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: Dane on June 05, 2012, 07:50:12 am

Thanks, JW.

Go out and make some darts and an atlatl. You are right, you do see a lot of women at atlatl events. And they seem to be much better than men in many cases. :)

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: iowabow on June 05, 2012, 09:36:09 am

Quote from: Dane on June 03, 2012, 09:51:33 am

Thanks, Iowabow. How was that event? Any pictures?

Raging  Cow was a lot of fun. I meet a number of very good atlatlist. Some were as good with a atlatl as many archers. This is an event that John Whittaker puts on in Iowa in the spring

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: Dane on June 06, 2012, 07:28:23 am

Thanks for the pictures, Iowa. It looks like a great event. The giant cow target is very cool.

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: jamie on June 12, 2012, 09:15:06 pm

Damn wish I knew about it

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: Dane on June 13, 2012, 08:13:40 am

If I had known you were interested, I would have let you know. I will try and keep that in mind for the future.

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: YosemiteBen on June 18, 2012, 12:18:22 am

I got some atlatls from Thunderbird Atlatls for Junior ranger programs here in Yosemite. Seems like boys and girls young and old like to throw things!

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: iowabow on June 18, 2012, 09:19:27 am

People just love throwing the atlatls here at the house.

Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: JW_Halverson on June 18, 2012, 11:50:36 pm

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Title: Re: World Atlatl Day
Post by: YosemiteBen on June 19, 2012, 03:37:20 am

goot one JW  ;D