Atlatl

[gfish]

Check it out! Thanks to my very loving wife...








(Also, yes, I'm getting a bit fuzzy.)


We took it out to play with it a bit in the backyard. I really like the feel of it. It has a good heft, and the way the darts leap off of the tip at the end of the stroke is very satisfying. It's far more direct and personal than archery.

Does anyone have an idea where one could practice with such a device? Basically, anyplace you'd be okay using a hunting bow will be fine. It was nice getting a feel for it in the backyard, but it would be far too easy to lose a dart (possibly into something valuable and fragile, like a neighbor) overshooting the fence back there.

Comments

[loree.livejournal.com]

That rocks! And Uncle Google rides to the rescue with a list of local (within 2hr drive of Seattle) shooting/archery ranges (http://www.interlakesporting.org/ranges.htm).

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

As long as the archery ranges aren't too close to the water. I'm told that you can quite easily overshoot with one of those things.

So, if he DID end up throwing one of the spears into the ocean, would that make it a SeaAtlatl?

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

I, in fact, overshot my very first shot with it, and Fishy had to climb over the fence to get it. Oops.