Archery…

This time nowhere near as cold.

Rolled up to the field at 10.30…late. Set up my bow, started shooting. Didn’t shoot well, got the odd ten, but mostly 7′s and 8′s, with the odd really bad one thrown in. I’ve forgotten my score, something in the 270-280 range.

As an argument for the defence, I was shooting arrows (Easton Navigator 610′s @ 29″) too stiff and shorter than the arrows I have been shooting indoors (Easton X7 1814s @ 29.5″)…so adjusted my clicker back…not perfect, but it will do until I get the time to sort it properly. There was a nasty gusting crosswind too…

Those are my excuses and I’m sticking to them. But on the plus side, I did shoot and I enjoyed it. I really must do it more often, time and tiredness allowing.

Next Saturday is a coaching morning, hopefully the person who coached me won’t be too angry if I’ve slipped.

Well, having not touched this blog in a year-ish, about the same amount of time since I last shot.

In the last couple of  weeks I have shot 3 times, and now, I have entered a competition…on 9 Nov. I will be shooting a Portsmouth at the Green Dragon Bowmen 500. Between then and now, I may have the opportunity to shoot 6 or 7 practice rounds/sessions.

I don’t have huge expectations, but I will have fun. There will be a few old (and odd) friends there, it’ll be a chance to catch up, shoot badly and giggle at myself.

This week I will mostly be shooting X7′s … very pretty ones….