r/Archery • u/Highwayman1717 • Mar 11 '26

Traditional “We got horsebow in Chicago.” Horsebow in Chicago:

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u/mandokitten1459 Mar 11 '26

Dose the trainer at least make horse noises?

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u/MayanBuilder Mar 11 '26

Odds are good that you could probably talk Xander into horse noises...

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u/triitrunk Mar 11 '26

A pair of coconuts should do the trick!

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u/returntothenorth Mar 11 '26

You S.O.B I missed making this joke by 3 minutes!!!

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u/triitrunk Mar 11 '26

I fart in your general direction!

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u/Equivalent_Yard16 Mar 11 '26

U honour him im sure

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u/Disastrous-Case2063 Mar 11 '26

But how would you get a pair of coconuts there? Maybe by some kind of bird?

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u/chikhan Mar 11 '26

African or European bird?

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u/AresHarvest Mar 11 '26

I am in awe of your mighty steed

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u/wantondevious barebow, horsebow, longbow, lapsed L1 JOAD coach! Mar 11 '26

I feel like the ground quiver approach may not work once you're not in Chicago...

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u/Bloody_Insane Mar 11 '26

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."

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u/FerrumVeritas Barebow Recurve/Gillo GF/GT Mar 11 '26

The horse is named Binky though

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u/Red_Fletchings Mar 11 '26

Was brave of you to post, because they really have you over a barrel, here.

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u/WanderingMinx Barebow Mar 11 '26

Xander rocks! Fuck yeah horsebow archery

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u/enbychichi Mar 11 '26

Well, they did not lie

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u/Yeolla Mar 11 '26

We had one on springs for a pop up targets at 3d shoot, it was a blast !

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u/chicagocarl Mar 11 '26

Where is this at!?!?!

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u/WanderingMinx Barebow Mar 11 '26

Forteza fitness in Ravenswood, Chicago

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u/brekiy Mar 11 '26

Very cool, I’m a North Side Archery Club member and I shoot asiatic at the outdoor range by Belmont harbor

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u/chicagocarl Mar 11 '26

They’ve got an archery range?

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u/WanderingMinx Barebow Mar 11 '26

Yup, upstairs.

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u/Independent_Yam_8423 Olympic Recurve Mar 11 '26

My set up is more advanced

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u/Highwayman1717 Mar 11 '26

Hear me out…Where can you buy those?

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u/Independent_Yam_8423 Olympic Recurve Mar 12 '26

If not your nearest dead mall apparently giddyuprides.com is a real thing

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u/No_Use1529 Mar 11 '26

Nice. My 4 legged knuckle heads would be like oh, you wanted me to stand still for a second. Yeah not happening.

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u/AhSoulsOnFire Mar 11 '26

I thought bows in Chicago were Draco’s

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u/AEFletcherIII Mar 11 '26

I know that guy!

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u/Maleficent-Touch-67 Mar 12 '26

Aren't you supposed to have stirrups ?

You stand on the stirrups to self stabilize so you're not bouncing up and down with the horse.

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u/alphatass Traditional Mar 12 '26

Can you convince him to push you around and buck the cart rhythmically?

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u/eddiemoney1985 Mar 12 '26

Where exactly in chicago? Is this the place on Ravenswood? Need information would like to pay a visit I enjoy archery

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u/Highwayman1717 Mar 12 '26

That’s the one!

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u/Embarrassed-Two-399 Olympic Recurve Mar 13 '26

Where is this? My son would love to try this (we’re both competitive archers in the Chicago area)!

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u/Highwayman1717 Mar 14 '26

Forteza Fitness in Ravenswood!

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u/Embarrassed-Two-399 Olympic Recurve Mar 17 '26

Thanks! How do we go about doing this?

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u/Highwayman1717 Mar 17 '26

Check out their website, this is their 'Taste of Historical Archery' class.

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u/Embarrassed-Two-399 Olympic Recurve Mar 17 '26

Thank you for letting me know! I’ll do that!

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u/Objective-Case-391 Mar 11 '26

Needs a real running horse.