Hi Ken,

I can already "play" in any class. The Longbow archer is the only one who may do this. I would prefer to be an official competitor in a class appropriate to my skill level and equipment. Without undue restrictions placed on my style of shooting or Longbow equipment. Why don’t you list, by Bowyers name and model, the longbows that do not meet the IBO standards?

The young compound shooters have taken this FOF (fat old fart) under their wing and almost physically drag me around with them at shoots. Other than these young compound shooters, I have received direct encouragement from only one Longbow shooter. I have been competing since January of 2002, and except for the hot months have averaged one shoot a week till the beginning of this deer season.

Not once at any meet did I have an opportunity for input. I am looking for input to create more beginner friendly rules both for others and myself. I thought the idea was to encourage people to shoot the Longbow, not to discourage them.

Therefore, I am assuming, that all you're input comes from the "cream of the crop" that compete in Championship events. If I counted correctly, I found a total of about 40 out of 145 scores that were 300 or better and could have had a harder course. Was it for these 40 competitors that you moved all Longbow shooter back to 35 yards, and forgot about the rest of us?

Bill