School is winding down and so all of my classes are piling on the work. I won’t bother to list all of my assignments that are do within the next weeks. It’s a lot. That’s all that really needs to be said. It made me wonder how Olympic level archers find the time between workContinue reading “My Little Hiatus”
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500 to the Left
500 arrows in and I’m adjusted to the weight. My grouping is all over the place. Don’t get me wrong, it was never perfect but it was tight-ish. Now instead of one or two flyers going wherever the heck they want to go–well–honestly, it looks like a 4 year got his hands on a light brightContinue reading “500 to the Left”
200 Arrows
I shot another 100 arrows today. I am desperate for my body to adjust to shooting this much at this weight. I feel like my arm is going to fall off. In lieu of having little more to do than complain about how my entire right arm feels ready to fall off-I thought I’d takeContinue reading “200 Arrows”
100 Arrows In
I was 40 arrows into my first 100 and I was already sore. My coach, Orion White, had just adjusted my brace height and tightened up my bow. Now, instead of shooting 28 lbs with a brace height of 8 3/4 inches, I am shooting 30 lbs with a brace height of 8 1/2 inches.Continue reading “100 Arrows In”
My First Steps
I started shooting a few years ago and I caught the bug. Archery is very calming and very emotionally fulfilling, especially when you make the shot. About a year and half ago, maybe two at this point honestly, a friend of mine came to me with a proposition: BILLIE: So I found a place thatContinue reading “My First Steps”
