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These arrows are used in [[combat archery]] to minimise injury.
These arrows are used in [[SCA]] [[combat archery]] to minimise injury.


They use a standard [[arrow shaft]] with [[flights]], except instead of using a pointed tip, rubber tips which look a lot like chair stoppers are used instead.
They use a standard [[arrow shaft]] with [[flight]]s, except that a specialised tip is used instead of using a metal point. There are a variety of acceptable tip designs. The most common are:
* [[Markland blunt]]s (large foam construction)
* [[Riverhaven blunt|"Riverhaven" rabbit blunt]]s (3/4 inch rubber stoppers)

Most [[kingdom]]s only use the Markland design for a variety of reasons. [[Lochac]] uses the Riverhaven design which results in far more archery being incorporated into [[war]]s.


They don't fly as nicely as your regular arrow (in fact, they wobble around an awful lot) but these are the sacrifices we make when playing such a [[game]]. Although, there are many people who can get incredibly accuracy using them.
They don't fly as nicely as your regular arrow (in fact, they wobble around an awful lot) but these are the sacrifices we make when playing such a [[game]]. Although, there are many people who can get incredibly accuracy using them.

Revision as of 15:20, 22 July 2004

These arrows are used in SCA combat archery to minimise injury.

They use a standard arrow shaft with flights, except that a specialised tip is used instead of using a metal point. There are a variety of acceptable tip designs. The most common are:

Most kingdoms only use the Markland design for a variety of reasons. Lochac uses the Riverhaven design which results in far more archery being incorporated into wars.

They don't fly as nicely as your regular arrow (in fact, they wobble around an awful lot) but these are the sacrifices we make when playing such a game. Although, there are many people who can get incredibly accuracy using them.