TBoF Charity 2012

As always, click on the title or here for the full suite of pictures.

Me and the furry one. One of these days I'm going to have to take him out to do some real shooting over at Newberry!

I took 3rd in women's longbow, Mar took 2nd in my division, and the 1st place winner had already gone home. I'm surprised I even placed considering I don't have a reliable gap to work with on shots significantly under about 30-35 meters! In a more controlled setting like a field range or indoors or stndardized target butts, I have reliable gaps down to about 18 meters, but anything closer and I'm disoriented. Such is the exchange I make as I put more and more emphasis on rounds such as the 900 and FITA rounds as well as the NFAA field round. It was still a great time with friends I don't see at the shoots I love most or elsewhere!

Adventures in Face-Walking at 70 Meters

I decided to play with my anchor a bit after realizing that there was A LOT of uncertainty in my gaps at 70 meters with the zebrawood longbow. After some fumbling around with error corrections, I was able to find a pretty good gap at 70 meters with an Olympic (under the chin) anchor, which is just above the target frame, about where the top of a flag would be if there were one. Before I figured out the gaps, let's just say I was extra glad that I had a taller archer with me. As a side note, I do look up to her, having gotten to shoot with her at Gator Cup in 2011. I'm definitely rooting for her as she continues to shoot for the US Archery team!

New Years Eve Party

Let's see if I can reach 12" circumference in my biceps this year!

The Wickerman before he blazed up into a nice, cheery bonfire... and this was before he had something really neat added to his crotch. I didn't really do much photography, as I was more interested in keeping my sinuses semi-functional and my ears from blowing out. I really can't stand cigarette and cigar smoke! Why, oh why, is it still legal to smoke anywhere? It's up there with excessive perfume and cologne in terms of absolute disgustingness! Heck, excessive stench stuff should also be made illegal or at least less socially acceptable!