Shooting started again at Tempest a few weeks ago, so far with mostly good weather. Check out the shooting schedule for dates and times.
Currently it’s just Sunday mornings but there has been some interest in some weekday evenings so let us know if you are interested and for which evenings.
In 1794, the Secretary to the Turkish ambassador, Mahmoud Effendi, went out with some members of the Toxophilite Society of London to demonstrate the Turkish bow in fields just outside the city. With him, he carried his traditional recurved bow and arrows. He placed a twenty five and a half inch flight arrow on the string. To the amazement of the onlookers, he then shot it to a distance of 482 yards. Mahmoud Effendi expressed disappointment with the shot, saying he wasn’t a very good archer. In 1798, in the presence of the British ambassador to Constantinople, the Turkish Sultan is reported to have shot an arrow 972 yards. Not bad, really. Thank you to Michael for another interesting article