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Try your hand at Archery @ Free Fringe Festival

1/7/2017

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 Instinctive Archery ( IA)
What is it? How does it work? 
From the moment you first opened your eyes, you started to learn to co-ordinate your body.  Vision combines with body and the other senses, and the mind learns the limits.  Actions are achieved initially with trial and error, and sometimes a lot of screaming! 
Then comes Pointing, ( i want).  Ever noticed when a child points, they are not looking down the arm at the desired object, but the finger is spot on target.  Depth perception develops almost at the same time, reaching for anything in range. 
In IA we look past a closed hand, ignoring the bow!

As a species, we have evolved from the hunter gatherer.  Like throwing a rock! You don't look at the rock but where you want it to hit!  Spear, Dart or Frying Pan, you keep throwing / swinging, till you hit.  The brain then remembers the parameters from the moment of release.

IA has progressed through thousands of years, giving a technique that uses minimum effort, for maximum consistent result.  It has taken minor changes in technique, as mechanics of the bow, and how the arrow is released is understood.
The instinctive method has remained, pretty much the same until recently.

Consistency and accuracy is down to the Archer, at the given moment of the shot, and understanding how the bow will perform under most conditions, (weather, heat, cold etc).  The bow becomes a part of the hand, an extension of the mind, in as much as the ridden bicycle is a part of the rider, and control is without conscious thought.  Anchoring the arrow to the face before release, gives the brain a consistent location for the muscle memory movements to reach the same point every time, and a baseline for instinctive adjustment.

With modern archery equipment. The archer is operating a piece of technology. Adapting the body to it. Not being a part of it, overriding the eyes and brains instinctive ability, and shutting it off.  As such the brain loses the ability to judge range, power, and conditions. The reliance being on restrictive components.

With IA, the mind does the work.  Putting the arms in the correct position, to place the arrow into the desired spot on the target, under an almost unlimited set of circumstances.

Want to take a taster lesson?
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Come find us in the Round Pen in the Main Yard at Free Fringe Festival, Drumcoura City, Leitrim July 21st - 23rd 2017.
Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArtizanArchery/

Instinctive Archery, Keeping The Simplicity Safety

Although generally considered by most people as a sport, Archery is the controlled safe use of a Lethal Weapon, and as such there is no such thing as a 'Toy' bow.  If it can project an Arrow, it can cause injury, or even death.
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Be conscientious. BE SAFE

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Bushcrafting at the Fringe!

3/5/2017

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Paul Stilgrove - Mayo Bushcraft
As the new home of the Free Fringe Festival, Drumcoura City opens up an oppertunity for us to introduce some alternative attractions and activities that we have never before been able to do.

One such activity is Bushcrafting, which will take place in our beautiful on site woodlands. Joining us this July 21st - 23rd is Paul Stilgrove (a bushcrafts fanatic) along with members of the Mayo Bushcraft Facebook Group.

We spoke to Paul about his love of bushcrafting and about what he and his team have in store for visitors of the Free Fringe Festival. Here's what he had to say...

"I started the facebook group Mayo Bushcraft to meet like minded people who enjoy the outdoor life" Paul told us. "I have been on a number of bushcraft courses with mactirebushcraft.com were I was taught the basics which aids me in my adventures."

"We will be demonstrating some bushcraft skills on site at the Free Fringe Festival and we'll try to answer any questions vistors may have about bushcrafting. Our team will have a few set ups on display including a tent,
tarp and canoe shelters. We'll also be knocking up pot hangers, spoons and cooking on the fire."

Pop along and say Hi to Paul and the Mayo Bushcraft crew and maybe learn a thing or two. It may even be the beginning of your new hobby!
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Free Fringe Festival 21st - 23rd July 2017

16/4/2017

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We're back with a brand new logo and location for 2017. The picturesque Drumcoura Lake Resort in county Leitrim hosts #freefringefest2017 allowing us to introduce a host of new attractions to this years festivities including bushcrafting, archery and entertainment in a wonderful woodland setting.

Plus we're running the Free Fringe Film Festival in our outdoor cinema in the woods, showing some of the best indie short films around. You'll find full details and how to submit a short film for the Free Fringe Film Fest here https://facebook.com/events/395005507539122

As always there will be lots of entertainment for all tastes including music, comedy, dance, poetry, story telling and much more as well a craft fair and market all weekend.

You don't have to worry about tickets, just show up and have the craic.. its all free!
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