Pic from Aesa's Camera

Courtesy of my fellow archer, Aesa while we were waiting our turn for the King's Hunt.

Spring Coronation and International Round

As always, click on the title or here for the link to the full suite of pictures.
Spring Coronation was on Saturday at Camp Ocala near Altoona in the southern part of the Ocala National Forest, International Round was on Sunday in Inglis.

The Royal Huntsman's Quiver and Trimaris sash. I get to design the Hunt for the Fall Coronation Event!

Eiszeit

Usually not a big video fan but I'm just very much amazed by this song... I'm looking forward to the rest of the album coming out.



I definitely like the powerful male vocals... still favor Rammstein but Eisbrecher has grown on me quite a bit and they have some pretty impressive songs, even if some people around me cringe in pain/terror!

Ooh Cool!

I just figured out how to embed stuff into my blog. I'm really looking forward to the next Eisbrecher album, which is called Eiszeit (Ice-Age). I think there seems to be a real fascination with ice and freezing things going on there.

Journey to the Dark Side...

Wrong anchor though... was supposed to anchor under the chin, not the corner of the mouth for the full Olympic effect but close enough for now.

Survived TBoF Spring 2010

I don't look too bad for having about 2-3 layers of clothing padding my gut area! It was beautiful but cold and I had to wear multiple layers in the morning before I had to run into the cabin to remove layers, although I still kept one extra layer as insect protection in case I had to get intimate with the local vegetation. More later on as my brain defrosts and recovers from too many changes in temperature.

Pre-TBoF Entertainment

I seem to have really gotten a bit too fascinated with Neue Deutsche Haerte (New German Hardness) music in general. It's great for screening out most noises that may emerge in/around a lab and I just really enjoy the sound of the (usually) powerful vocals.

Here's a couple of samples of what I've stumbled into:
Bis In Alle Ewigkeit (Into all Eternity)
Herz Aus Stahl (Heart of Steel)

Anyway, off to prepare for Traditional Bowhunters of FL! This time it'll be quite the experiment in whether or not the new shooting techniques I've been learning will actually work or if I need to make significant modifications for TBoF-style 3D. More on this new technique I've been working with later. Suffice to say, it has shrunk my groups quite a bit horizontally but I still have some trouble with my gaps and I have no idea how well it'll work under unknown distances.

New Longbow

64.5" reflex-deflex longbow, 42 lbs @ 28". Looks like a good performer. I shot a 405-410 grain Vapor 2000 carbon arrow (30", 145 grain tip) through the chronograph and got about 145-150 feet per second. These are the same arrows I put through the 48 lb @ 28" Chek-Mate Crusader and peak about 150-151 fps. I now need to find arrows properly spined for this low poundage bow because the Vapor 2000 shafts are too stiff (about 0.535). I'm guessing that I'll need at least a 0.600 spine or even a 0.700 spine and try to have the arrow weigh around 300 grains. Minimum arrow weight by my estimate is about 280 grains -- assuming I get 35 lbs at full draw and 8 grains per pound of draw minimum. I'd rather have a bit of extra fudge space, so 300 or so grains should do. Now to find a decent, affordable shaft that spines low enough! Thankfully, my arrows for IKAC / Royal Rounds are slightly weak for this bow, so until I can find some carbons or aluminums (preferably X7 alloy), I have some heavy logs to shoot and they do group pretty well out to about 25-30 yards!