A Few More Pictures

The end of my first round against M. Gilbert. Talk about one heck of an end for both of us!

This was a not particularly well-executed shot but it was still a very nicely done photograph.  I still have a lot of issues with release and follow-through.  I think this was the shot that I meant to let down and ended up accidentally firing in the middle of the eccentric movement. 

Gator Cup 2012

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 Gator Cup 2012 was a success! I shot a 362/720, which was a really solid score given the unpredictability of the wind and the chaotic nature of shooting at 70 meters.  I got to shoot with some of the most fun, awesome people, including Michelle Gilbert (left) and Miranda Leek (right).  I placed 15/16 in the senior female recurve division, 23/25 in all the 70 meter female recurve division (junior + senior... so basically the 18-20 and the 21+ divisions combined). 

 I'm not exactly known for the most legible of handwriting but I wrote clearly enough for the judges to be ok with it.  I had a few really rough ends but I had some outright solid ends too and I made (and slightly exceeded) my average of 30 points per end of 6! 

 Elimination match against Michelle Gilbert. It was a truly exciting match where I put up one heck of a fight and gave her a run for her money!

This was the end of our 3rd end. I won one end, she won one end, and we tied once. It was a nice, close competition early on but she ultimately finished with a 7-3 win as the winds started to throw me around and she figured out how to handle the wind before I got my correction coefficients in! Nonetheless, it was certainly an exciting match!

 Me and Jennifer Nichols, who took 2nd in the qualification round and 1st in the elimination matches in a close victory against Miranda Leek, who took 1st in the qualification round.

Me and Crispin Duenas of Canada, who took 1st in the qualification round and 2nd in the elimination matches in an exciting battle against the junior Alex Wiffler of the USA. 

Gator Cup was certainly one exciting event and I think I've managed to do a really good job of just amazing myself.  I had lots of fun with the longbow and got to interact with and meet some of the most amazing archers as well as just goof off with my fellow collegiate archers, who had their own share of successes!

Pictures Courtesy of Protege #2

These are all courtesy of one of my fellow compound shooters, namely the guy with the grey shirt. He's nowhere as dedicated of an archer as my traditional protege, who can whoop my butt indoors, but this boy's got a lot of potential if we can get him to actually practice. I think I did have a bit of an unfair advantage on all the boys though with my target setup and manageable poundage combined with tournament experience. Still though it was fun shooting with these guys and reminding them that it's the little chilies that are the hottest!

Odds and Ends in Archery

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What's the probability of THIS at 50 meters?

Yes, I shoot compound every now and then!

Heck yeah!!!

Another solid gruop ... and never mind the rear end there!

SE Sectional Indoors 2012 and Better Oatmeal

The picture is self-explanatory, I assume.

I found a recipe for oatmeal that's far better than anything else I've had. Here is the link that got me started. I modified the recipe a bit by omitting the fruit and nuts and using kefir instead of yogurt, mostly because that was what I had available on hand. Basically I've eaten this cold with some raw milk with cinnamon and a small dash of stevia and I think the flavor is perfect. I've also tried a tiny bit of honey before a workout with Slaughter and that's also worked pretty well, but unless I know that I'm going into the Slaughter-House or equivalent, I'll keep the extra carbs down. If I remember, I'll try to get a photograph of the oatmeal. And yes, you DO leave the oat (be sure it's groats or steel-cut) and yogurt (or kefir) mixture out at room temperature overnight. It's perfectly safe. I haven't had any digestive issues from it and it makes for a great breakfast or relief for the ever-annoying sweet-tooth.