Thrown Weapons Royal Round for the Kingdom of Ansteorra
In order to advance the activity and skill
level of the Ansteorran Thrown weapons community,
We propose a standardized thrown weapons
activity, that will allow for each thrown weapons participant, to
measure individual skill,
progress and a comparison of their skill
level to other thrown weapons competitors in the kingdom.
I. Rules
All Ansteorran Range and Safety Rules
Shall Be In Effect At All Times.
Also There Will Be A Safety Zone Behind
The Throwing Line Of At Least 25 Feet.
II. Persons
The Ansteorran Thrown Weapons Royal Round ( T.W.R.R. )
is open to all Ansteorran’s.
As Specified in the Participants Handbook for Thrown Weapons
Paid membership in the SCA is not required to compete, to have your scores
listed, or to qualify for a ranking braid.
III. Places
Only scores from rounds thrown at official events may be submitted for the
T.W.R.R.
Official Events
are those activities that are defined as "Society Events" in the governing
documents of the SCA.
This definition, for
purposes of
T.W.R.R.
also includes announced practices held under the auspices of a local SCA
branch, Which are Posted in the local news letter.
IV. Targets
The Standard
T.W.R.R.
target face shall be a contrasting color
concentric circle target.
This target face can be made of paper, cardboard, or other similar material,
or can simply be painted on the target backing. Individual colors recommended
for use are , RED, GOLD, BLACK,
red being outermost, black innermost,
Alternate colors may be used, provided the diameters of the concentric circles
remain the same.
The smallest circle shall be 3" in diameter, and shall count as five (5)
points. The next largest circle
shall be 8" in diameter, and shall count as three (3) points. The
outer circle shall be 14" in diameter, and shall count as one (1) point.
The Backing for the target face is to conform to kingdom standards, in the event
that a
suitable 'end grain' round,
or equivalent,
cannot be found with a diameter of 14" or greater, the outer circle may be
smaller than the specified 14",But be aware that it will still be
counted and scored the same as if it was full size, which will put those
competitors throwing at it under some disadvantage.
For
spear throwing, two or preferably three hay bales, one on top of the other, is
recommended. The use of wooden target backings of any type for spears is not
allowed in this competition, as it tends to damage most spears, and it is more
difficult to get a spear to stick into this type target, which will put those
competitors throwing at it under some disadvantage.
For spear targets, Ansteorran Legal class 3 targets 1,
2,
or 3 are permitted as
legal backing.
The center of the target face for all throwing should be between three and a
half and five feet off the ground.
Any weapon " cutting " a dividing line between two colored circles shall be
scored as having hit the higher of the two areas.
Weapons hitting outside the outer circle, or missing the backing altogether
shall count as zero (0).
All weapons must stick into the target, and must remain in the target until
pulled for score
The person throwing may request their weapons be scored and pulled after each
throw, if they so desire.
V. Weapons :
The Wish Here is to Promote a more Period Look and Feel to the
Thrown Weapons Activities. No All Metal Axes or Spears, No Axes with more than
2 Sticking Surfaces.
A. Knives:
Knives to be thrown may be single or double-edged, but may only have one
pointed end.
All knives shall conform to the kingdom definition of knife, no spikes or
darts are allowed.
B. Axes:
Axes to be thrown may have single or double-edged heads, and
must conform to the kingdom definition of an axe,
and must be thrown
using
only one hand, no
hurl bats are allowed.
C. Spears:
Spears to be thrown must conform to the kingdom definition for spear.
Vaned spears are not allowed.
D. " Other " or
Specialty Weapons :
At
this time no other weapons are allowed as part of the
T.W.R.R.
VI. Distances :
The following distances are established for the T.W.R.R. at no
time shall a thrower be allowed to throw from a distance less than the minimum
safe throwing distance established in the participants handbook. Throwers are
required to throw at or beyond a minimum range for each round, per weapon
type.
All distances must be measured, not paced off, and are taken from the face of
the target to the throwing line. Anyone stepping on or over the
throw line during,
or immediately after,
throwing will have that throw disqualified and be given a zero ( 0 )
point score for that throw only.
|
Weapon |
Round One
(
Min ) |
Round Two
(
Min ) |
Round Three
(
Min ) |
|
Knives |
10 |
15 |
20 |
|
Axes |
15 |
20 |
25 |
|
Spears
(soft target only) |
15 |
20 |
25 |
VII. Courses of Throw
The standard course ( round ) of throw shall
consist of a single round of 5
throws at each of the three distances for each weapon type (knife, axe, spear)
used,
for a total of fifteen throws per weapon.
The same weapon does
not have to be thrown at the various distances, allowing the competitor to
change his weapon from one weapon to another weapon of that type at any time
he chooses during the course of a round. It is not required to
throw each weapon type, if the competitor does
not wish to do so.
The
three weapons types are separate competitions, with separate scoring and
rankings.
The thrower may throw each distance consecutively, or throw one or more
practice rounds between distances, as per the marshal's choice.
In either case, the thrower must declare they are throwing for score for the
next round to be official.
VIII. Scores
The
thrower may throw any number of
T.W.R.R. rounds per weapon
type, but only one scoring round per weapon type may be submitted per event
or per day of an
event that has throws held on more than one day of a
single event.
At
least two people must be present to witness the round, but only one need be an
authorized marshal.
The
marshal running the T.W.R.R. range may also throw a T.W.R.R. round for score.
IX. Reports
All
scores shall be reported to the Keeper of the
T.W.R.R.
within 30 days of being thrown.
X.
Individual
Rankings
An
individual's
ranking in any weapon category shall be the average of the 3 highest scoring
rounds submitted in any given year.
Ansteorran
T.W.R.R.
ranking would consist of 5 ranks for each weapons type.
|
Ranking |
Score (Range) |
Cord Color |
|
Novice
Thrower |
0 - 14 |
White |
|
Intermediate
Thrower |
15 - 29 |
Blue |
|
1st
Class Thrower |
30 - 44 |
Red |
|
Expert Thrower |
45 - 59 |
Gold |
|
Master Thrower |
60 - 75 |
Black |
A ranking cord may be of any material, in appropriate colors hung
from a silver ring.
Multiple weapons ranking cords may be hung
from one ring and braided.
For those achieving Master Thrower level in
all three weapons,
an all black braid with a gold wire wrap
around the tail end of all 3 cords above the division wires shall be used
( Representative of Ansteorra's Black and
Gold Livery ).
Ranking cords shall have the bottom end of
the ranking cord wrapped in the following manner.
Knife:
Blue wire
Axe:
Red wire
Spear:
Green wire
Thread of appropriate color may
be substituted in place of the colored wires .
Ranking Braids are to be worn " belt favor " style , so as not
to be confused with any awards .