Saturday, 27 January 2007

27th January 2007

Today was fairly hot, very strong windy gusts going.

I refletched my arrows using the 3M 2000 strips which come with Spin Wings to see if they did any better than the stuff that comes with Kurly Vanes. Well, from first appearances, they behave the same because the clear plastic fletches are still too stiff and the center of the fletches lift up. Without top and tailing, they would definitely come off.

36 arrows @ 4m blank

  • Surprisingly comfortable with my shooting sequence.
  • Felt strong with my shooting
  • Breathing patterns worked fine
  • Head/Shoulder rotation worked fine

36 arrows @ 90m, 80cm full target face
  • Surprisingly also comfortable to shoot today, first time that 90m seemed so easy.
  • New sight settings required due to turning of nocks and fletching - now on the same extension as the other distances
  • Timing issues, but still was able to shoot quite well.
  • Grouped within the blue except for the odd random into the white, high.

36 arrows @ 70m, 122cm full face
  • It was harder to shoot 70m than 90m, not sure why.
  • I needed more rest time in between shots
  • Probably starting to get tired, not releasing well
  • Reasonable group sizes but the wind was pushing them around some, left and high.

12 arrows @ 60m, 122cm face
  • Getting sight settings for the club league shoot tomorrow
  • Scattered groups, but the height was fine, only off to the left. Unsure if it was myself or the wind

12 arrows @ 50m, 122cm face
  • Excellent group size, keeping in the 8 ring+
  • Good to shoot, easier than 60m and 70m

6 arrows @ 40m, 122cm face

  • Excellent group sizes
  • Harder to shoot
  • Settings were excellent on first round.

My progress seems to be going well.
I just need to remind myself that I am not in a rush to get to 1220 as I have plenty of time.
Sequence process still needs more reinforcement to become second nature and subconscious

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