[Lowfer] 2200m-vention and close down

[Ed Phillips]

"You ought to do regular target archery for a while to get comfortable
with
aiming consistently and to gain a sense of how much power you are
transfering to the arrow when you draw the bow and release.  After that,
"going vertical" is no big deal.  But it's something one has to practice
a
bit before doing it in the 'hood, though--out in a partially wooded
field,
preferably, and over enough of a time frame so that you get experience
with
different zephyr and lighting conditions.  Note the word zephyr, not
wind or
even breeze.  Take no chances with anything that introduces
unpredictable
variables into the process!  Don't do it in tight quarters until you've
had
PLENTY of practice, and have enough helpers watching from safe positions
to
confirm that there are no people or critters on the other side of the
tree
of interest before you shoot."

	When I was a kid (long, long time ago) we used to try to shoot arrows
straight up and then wonder where they were going to come down!  No line
attached, of course, so they'd go high enough to be hard to follow if
they really were closs to vertical.  No one ever got skewered but there
were some pretty close calls.......

Ed