I cannot believe I am on the third week already, halfway through and I am really enjoying myself. I really dont want this to end, so already I am looking for potential clubs to join after my 4th week.
This week, we continued to practice although the target was as far away as it would go indoors – which certainly made it harder for me to hit. I was continuing to try and adjust the sight so that I could actually hit the target, with some success.
Something I seemed to struggle with this week was the release and the follow through. I was holding to tight to the riser when drawing and this would impact the shot, as my hand would move slightly when releasing.
I was told that when I released the arrow to pretty much let go of the bow and it will stop hitting the floor due to the sling that was attached to two of my fingers. This is something I really couldnt get my head around. Towards the end of the 2 hour session, I was starting to get it better.
After the final shot of arrows we sat down and had a look at some of the other bows that some of the club members had brought in. This included a proper Olympic Recurve bow with all the bells and whistles, a longbow and a compound bow.
All of them looked great but for me, I think ill be sticking to the recurve. There is something about it that feels a little more natural and looks a bit more like a proper bow.
Since I had struggled to hit the target today, I was looking for videos and came across this one….How on earth he does that I do not know!
Novice Archer 