The vehicles, which represent an investment by the bank of around ?200,000, replace two vehicles that are now almost 20 years old. They form part of a fleet of seven mobile banks that BoS operates around Scotland, of which a further four will be replaced this year and next. One of the new Vauxhall Movanos is based at Lerwick and will serve around 300 customers each week in communities throughout the length and breadth of the Shetland Isles. The second operates out of Perth visiting locations in some of the most beautiful, though inaccessible, parts of the Highlands. Susan Rice, Managing Director of Lloyds Banking Group Scotland, said: ?These mobile branches provide an invaluable service to our customers in remote and rural areas across Scotland. This investment acknowledges the importance of these communities to us. We're delighted to support our customers in Shetland and Perthshire.? Specialist bodybuilder S MacNeillie and Son of Walsall built the bodies to a very exacting specification on the Movano 3500 medium wheelbase chassis-cab. The use of a lightweight composite material with excellent impact resistance kept the overall weight of the vehicle to within 3.5 tonnes enabling it to be driven by the holder of an ordinary car driving licence. MacNeillies also added an air deflector to the cab roof. This both reduces air resistance, with potential fuel saving benefits, and results in a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. Features include air conditioning in the cashier's area and heating throughout the vehicle, including in the customer waiting area, which has seating for up to six. Well-placed grab handles and an electrically-operated ramp enable people of all levels of mobility to use the bank easily and safely. Auxiliary electrical systems give the vehicle optimum battery capacity. An onboard charger enables power to be taken from a domestic mains source to charge the batteries, which are also continuously charged from the vehicle's alternator when the engine is running. Should the main battery become discharged there is an emergency start system to join both main and auxiliary batteries together to enable the vehicle to be started. As the mobile banks provide a full cash service they bristle with security features. A full CCTV system is installed, trackers are fitted to plot their movement, there are audible alarms, and the cashier area has extra ballistic protection. The Movano on which the banks are based provides a comfortable environment and car-like driving characteristics for staff as they move between locations. Standard features include an 8-way adjustable driver's seat with armrest, height adjustable head restraints, and a CD player and stereo radio. ABS along with EBA (emergency brake assist) provide an added margin of safety when braking. Bank of Scotland has opted for the highest of the three power outputs at which Movano is offered. The 2.5 litre CDTi engine delivers 146 PS enabling the Movanos to cope comfortably with the steepest hills. A high torque output of 320 Nm will help the vehicle to move off easily in all road surface conditions. A six speed gearbox provides a good spread of ratios and the fascia mounted gear lever provides a smooth car-like change.
Getting to a full draw back position in archery can be a great struggle for many the archer. This especially said with emotion when it comes to using a Traditional Bow. In this light, It's much easier to see why the Compound Bow has received it's great place in the history of archery. Since 1969 upon the Compound Bows invention, it has been delighting archers with innovation since its inception. Major reasons being its easier to handle features, also in its weight distribution features. More than naught, the archer using the Compound Bow only has to pull up to 50% of the bows rated weight. This in turn making it easier for the archer to reach full draw weight, with non-L imitating ease opposed to a Traditional Bow. Getting a bow back to full draw is generally easier indeed, in comparison to the Traditional Bow. The greatest of features of the Compound is, the archers muscles must only overcome the rated draw rate of the bow momentarily.
You have to know theres more ease when you only have to pull 50% of your bows rated weight. So for a 60 pound rated bow by weight, You only need pull around 30% or 30 pounds in the case of a 60 pound weight rated bow. Of course this is all dependent on the bow that you best can handle. Before buying a bow you should seek out an expert archer who may help you in this area. Bows should never be purchased sight unseen, This is an area you really need to be there in person for. You need to feel the bow and maybe even try a few shoots with a couple of different bows to help make your decision. One thing to note also, the momentum effort is modified further on the archers side as the arrow is released toward the intended target. Peak weight is again encountered, but for a fraction of the time and length of your full pull draw. This is not only easier for the archer to transfer energy from the muscles to the bow limbs, but also compared to a same-weight-draw longbow pull, but it is also easier to draw and pull a heavier draw to weight ratio with the Compound Bow.
Now with our muscle energy at peak stored in our bows limbs, our next step is to simply release our string and arrow, were letting our stored energy transmit to our arrow and then fling it through the air to our intended target. Thus our muscle energy is now at or in the line of our intended target!
It also didn't take us as much effort to get in our target area, This is where we are after all shooting for.
No matter which type of bow is used, It's a fun and enjoyable hobby.
If its only to read and study about the history of Archery.
It still holds a lot of information and learning potential for your mind to develop on something new.
Get the Cat Scratch Fever, See the potential and learn about Archery today.
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