Crunch Goes the Arrow!

The Chek-Mate Crusader T/D is still my "baby" even if I now shoot the bow that my other half built for me most of the time. I also, to my delight, found out that I could shoot it reasonably well using the style I learned from Coach Bob over at the Easton-Newberry facility. I guess between the workouts and the training, I'm getting stronger!

Trimarian Olympics 2010

A view from the target to where we shot from, about 100 yards away. This was great practice for a FITA round, at least if you're a male between 18 and 49 years old. Mar even set up a target significantly smaller than a FITA target, adding to the challenge factor. I think if we could get this group to shoot a FITA round in August or in the June Sunshine Games, we'd show them that traditional archery is alive, well, and deadly!

Nothing like the speed round at 20 yards in the Royal Round!

I finally got a hit on the target! Aesa got 2, Rurik got 1. I think we could have a deadly contingent of longbows at this rate if we can even hit this little bugger!

Bit of Progress

My workouts are paying off visually as well as constitutionally. Still got a long way to go elsewhere but I'm really liking what I'm seeing recently. It's definitely making archery practice a lot easier, especially when I'm working with the mirrors and/or camera to check my form!

Courtesy of the Range-Master

There may be a few more trickling in... still got a long way to go in shrinking the gut but things are looking a lot better than they were this time last year!

Sunshine State Games FITA

As usual, click the title for the rest of the pictures. Pictures from 900 will come later as I juggle around my online spaces.

I shot my personal best in both the FITA and the 900 round. I finished the FITA with an 853/1440 and the 900 with a 620/900. I was extremely impressed with the FITA, especially considering that my last FITA was a 515/1440 and I hadn't shot one since. The 900 was just as cool because I was pretty depleted after the FITA round and I felt nature calling to me towards the end of the shoot, especially in the final end. Apparently I am capable of holding my form and shooting reasonably well with a very full bladder!


Final round, 30 meters.

Me and the two older gentlemen in my group during the FITA round, 30 meters.

70 meters... doesn't look *too* bad!

Almost at full draw, ready to expand.

Also almost at full draw, just before expansion.

Courtesy of a Fellow Archer at the FAA Field

One of my fellow archers handed me a very nice photograph on the second day of the shoot that I forgot to post. I guess he caught me while I was in deep concentration on one of the shots.

Critters

Grey tree-frog that narrowly escaped being impaled by one of my arrows while calibrating at 70 meters.

Beautiful dragonfly at archery practice. Can you find it?

Truly beautiful dragonfly that really liked Aesa's longbow for some reason.

One of the many "black snakes" in the area at Fred Bear.

Ooh! Another one! They did get into a bit of a scuffle for a bit. I think it was two males fighting over territory and access to a nearby female... don't think they were fighting over the big bugs or small rodents they usually eat.