End of 6 With Change in Hand Position

I think I let down 3-4 times this particular round at 20 yards. I did let one slightly lower quality shot through, but otherwise, nothing less than what felt like a perfect shot from setup to the sight picture and mind-set went through. It really helps NOT thinking about release even if thinking about follow-through and conclusion did come into play before focusing on aiming. And aiming. And aiming. Until I just release the shot when I feel the clicker go off.  And then keep pulling through to conclusion.

Where Was I?

Ecotourism at its very finest... Nothing like a trip to Lyonia Preserve in Deltona, FL to get to know the local Florida Scrub Jays. I saw two of them and they both squawked at me like any good corvid would, but I couldn't get a good picture of them. 

 I also sauntered over to Green Springs, which is pretty unique because it's a sulfur spring. The water is indeed greenish and has that special smell that can best be described as sulfur. Not H2S type of sulfur but more of a mineral, inorganic sulfur that also reminds me of a good salt.

Rest In Pieces, Carbon One

I had a little accident while blank-baling. One of my 730 spine Carbon Ones pretty much shattered into 3 pieces. I was still able to salvage the nock, nock pin, and point though.  Ouch! I was working on blank-baling to cement a few subtle changes to my form, including using more of my skeleton and my larger muscles (lats particularly) to hold my shots steadier, and modifying my draw elbow angle a bit to force my back to engage more of my larger back muscles to create a more consistent, powerful shot. 

Return to Outdoors 2015

I have finally returned to the 70 meter line and I need A LOT of work to get back to being remotely competitive!

High Red Belt

I trained. I tested. I conquered.  Among the things on my high red belt exam: Taegeuk Chil-Jang, various combinations involving back hook kicks, various blocks prominent in Taegeuk Chil-Jang, push-ups, sit-ups, punches, and general calisthentic conditioning.

Hypertrophy Work

I still feel very under-muscled and soft but it's a bit of progress and I am getting better at camera tricks. This was immediately post-workout so I still have the pump and the swole feeling. Now to make it last! And then, hopefully I will have the infrastructure to improve my 1RMs as I recruit more and more of my muscle fibers, especially my fast twitch ones.

And I Dub Thee... Anduril

I seem to have a habit of naming weapons. Given the Firewolf and general fire theme, it was just fit to name my Olympic recurve based on something involving fire. It was a close call between Anduril (Flame of the West... Aragorn's sword) and Narya (the Elven ring of fire, given to Cirdan the Shipwright and the passed on to Gandalf).  Anduril just barely won out because it just felt more natural to me.

I had many, many more pictures and clips to help monitor my form, but I also took the liberties of taking a few "glam" shots with the newly dubbed Anduril. I also adjusted my sidebars a bit after realizing I did have one little problem at the tournament.  Suffice to say, it's one of the few times being female was actually useful. I'm sure male athletes would've been a little uncomfortable with where the inner side-bar would've gone!

The Firewolf Returns for the NFAA Southeastern Sectional Indoor 2015

I have been pretty much buzzard bait for about a week and today was my first day where I wasn't just a corpse. I shot a single round personal best and composite 2-round score for an NFAA indoor round, which is 12 ends of 5 arrows for a maximum score of 300. I shot a 264/300 and a 259/300 for a composite score of 523/600. That was even more impressive considering I wasn't even able to move yesterday.