Texas Qabaq
Name: Texas Qabaq
Course diagram:
Track required: 90m track, 2-4m diameter
Equipment required: Qabaq pole (approx 25ft tall with a 16" diameter disc at the top. In metric this equals a 7.6m pole with a 40cm diameter disc), 2 metal gongs (of unspecified diameter). Blunts and Flu-Flu arrows
Rules:
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Arrows (blunt & fluflu fletched) may be drawn from a quiver or held in the bow hand.
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You may start nocked but an arrow cannot be loosed till you have passed the start line
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There is no par time but horse must stay in a canter or gallop.
Scoring:
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3pts for hitting a gong (though only if a sound is made by the arrow hitting)
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5pts for a qabaq hit when shot before you reach the level of the pole, 7pts if the arrow is released underneath or after the pole.
There is a judge at the Qabak pole who decides whether the rider shot a 5 or a 7. The judge's decision is final, though if in doubt the higher score is awarded.
Developed by: Trey Schlichtling (USA)
Historic aspect: none
Benefits: -
Safety notes: Risk of arrow bouncing off the gongs back towards the track
Added to database: December '14