Devil's Qabaq
Name: Devil's Qabaq
Course diagram:
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Track required: 90 meters 2-4m wide
Equipment required: 4 FITA80 targets, one Qabaq 7-9 meters high with a 16” or 40cm disc, and a timing gate or stopwatches.
Rules:
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You may start nocked.
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Canter down the track shooting a single arrow at each of the two 80cm front shot targets.
Switch to a blunt Flu Flu, shoot the Qabaq.
Finish by shooting at the last two 80cm back shots with a single arrow each. -
Arrows my be held in your hand or drawn from a quiver.
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You may shoot before the start line and after the finish line, but arrows must be within the 0-90m area when they pass over the track boundary fence (ie. pass within the posts placed at 0 and 90m if you have these); as with the Hungarian discipline.
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Shooting a sharp or a non Flu Flu arrow at the Qabaq will result in disqualification and a zero for all runs in this style.
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May be either 3 or 6 runs, as determined by the event organizer.
Scoring:
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Normal Korean 5,4,3,2,1 on the 80cm targets.
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The time allowed is 14 seconds.
Time bonuses 1 point per second, down to 9 seconds.
Time penalties, one point per second for over the allotted time. -
3 point bonus for hitting all 5 targets
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Qabaq hits are 5 points regardless of your body and track position.
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Failure to release an arrow at the Qabaq will result in a 5 point deduction.
Developed by: Darran Wardle (USA)
Historical aspect: None
Benefits:
Safety notes: Be very carful to not shoot a sharp arrow at the Qabaq.
Added to database: March '14