Flying In The Right Direction

Hail and well met Raven followers, with the close of the outdoor season the numbers have been tallied and new personal bests have been set.

This summer's personal bests stand as;



Round	Personal Best
York	120
Hereford	141
St. George	124
Albion	333
Windsor	468
Long western	249
Western	200
American	271
Long National	138
National	260
Warwick	142

		Distances
		100yds	80yds	60yds	50yds	40yds
Arrow Average		0.31	0.97	2.42	3.14	5.05

 

Accuracy Average

24.64%

Plus with the fact I went from 3rd Class to 1st Class, I'm quite pleased with my overall progress over the summer, though I still have room for improvement.

 With the indoor season starting already, my ravens have already started to fly in the inner range. First shoot being the first monthly medal being a FITA 18m. Already setting a new PB of 278, followed by our Worcester shoot, the Castlebank Cup. Here I set another PB of 166, though this could have been better if there weren't so many loud people distracting while trying to shoot, it also seemed I wasn't the only one suffering from this distraction. I'm aware that to get to a top level in sports you've got to block out everything else, but it can be hard esp when in a room that echos and amplifies the sounds. Plus as archers talking to each other while on the shooting line, or to archers on the shooting line is against etiquette rules you don't really expect it.

Though we don't shoot them often I quite like shooting the Worcester round, its different and relaxing.

So far I've been shooting my heavier bow indoors to keep my muscles up, I'm actually enjoying shooting the heavier bow more than the lighter one. Though I think I might make some more arrows as looking at the angle they are going in the current ones maybe a bit stiff. Though I might leave experiments of the shafts for later on in the season.

This is quite a concentrated update compared to previous updates, but unlike the last update I've got an archery saying, goodnight all, and keep shooting:

Death is like and arrow that is already in flight,

and your life lasts only until it reaches you.

Georg Hermes