@ Sefton
Cool, overcast, slight wind movement.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 18m, 40cm 6 ring no scoring.
5x 6 arrow ends @ 18m, 40cm 6 ring scored (Indoor)
Total 42 arrows.
Indoor round scored at 267.
Bow shoulder deltoid was worked pretty hard, as shooting speed and return rate was faster than other distances. First several ends, release also did not feel normal, quite poor plucking resulting in flicked shots. More concentration upon the release provided smoother feeling releases, while aiming with the open ring was not strained too much with the increased focus.
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Sunday 19 December 2010
Sunday 19th December 2010
@ Sydney Bowmen
Initially cloudy and overcast, turning bright sunny with strong gusts of wind
All ends at 60m, 122cm, no scoring
10x 6 arrow ends
19x 7 arrow ends
1x 16 arrow end
1x 3 arrow end with 30lb recurve
1x 6 arrow end with 26lb wooden recurve
1x 6 arrow end.
Total 224 arrows.
I didn't shoot very well today, mainly attributed to the 2 hours of sleep I had Saturday night due to having to go to the hospital for something.
My groups were consistently to the right of the center when I didn't have what I would describe as perfect shots. A range of group sizes between shotgun in the 7 ring, to small groups of about the 9 ring size but not in the middle were put down range today.
Good exercise at least for my back.
Initially cloudy and overcast, turning bright sunny with strong gusts of wind
All ends at 60m, 122cm, no scoring
10x 6 arrow ends
19x 7 arrow ends
1x 16 arrow end
1x 3 arrow end with 30lb recurve
1x 6 arrow end with 26lb wooden recurve
1x 6 arrow end.
Total 224 arrows.
I didn't shoot very well today, mainly attributed to the 2 hours of sleep I had Saturday night due to having to go to the hospital for something.
My groups were consistently to the right of the center when I didn't have what I would describe as perfect shots. A range of group sizes between shotgun in the 7 ring, to small groups of about the 9 ring size but not in the middle were put down range today.
Good exercise at least for my back.
Saturday 18 December 2010
Friday 17th December 2010
@ St Pauls
Started cloudy and overcast, ended up sunny and bright, with odd wind gusts
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm warmup
2x 36 arrow rounds @ 70m 122cm scored
1x 6 arrow end @ 70cm 122cm warmup
2x 36 arrow rounds @ 70m 122cm scored
3x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm cooldown
Total 180 arrows.
Scored for my double Olympic rounds. First two were a 281 and 295 for a total of 576, the second was a 276 and 280 for a total of 556. Both lots were slightly disappointing due to a lot of 6's and even the odd 5 or 4 here and there. If, on average those arrows were one point better, I would pick up probably another 10-15 points for each set, bringing me to around a 590 for a good set, a much more reasonable round to my progress.
The current goal is a 300 round for a 600 double, slowly working towards a 320 for a 640. It's early days yet for sure, but I have confidence that I can do it since I had two really good ends, a 56 (10 10 10 10 9 7) and a 51 (with X X 10), I feel that those aren' flukes, but it is more about getting rid of the randoms that ruin the end more than anything else.
Started cloudy and overcast, ended up sunny and bright, with odd wind gusts
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm warmup
2x 36 arrow rounds @ 70m 122cm scored
1x 6 arrow end @ 70cm 122cm warmup
2x 36 arrow rounds @ 70m 122cm scored
3x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm cooldown
Total 180 arrows.
Scored for my double Olympic rounds. First two were a 281 and 295 for a total of 576, the second was a 276 and 280 for a total of 556. Both lots were slightly disappointing due to a lot of 6's and even the odd 5 or 4 here and there. If, on average those arrows were one point better, I would pick up probably another 10-15 points for each set, bringing me to around a 590 for a good set, a much more reasonable round to my progress.
The current goal is a 300 round for a 600 double, slowly working towards a 320 for a 640. It's early days yet for sure, but I have confidence that I can do it since I had two really good ends, a 56 (10 10 10 10 9 7) and a 51 (with X X 10), I feel that those aren' flukes, but it is more about getting rid of the randoms that ruin the end more than anything else.
Thursday 16 December 2010
Thursday 16th December 2010
@ Sefton,
Dark, sunlight fading post sunset.
6x 6 arrow ends @ 8m, 40cm 6-ring spot
Total 36.
Tried to work on release being better for most part, had solid groupings but at this distance, is not particularly indicative.
Dark, sunlight fading post sunset.
6x 6 arrow ends @ 8m, 40cm 6-ring spot
Total 36.
Tried to work on release being better for most part, had solid groupings but at this distance, is not particularly indicative.
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Tuesday 14th December 2010
@ St Pauls
Bright, warm, cloudy, some light winds but not really gusty, may have had a left-right push slightly as there seemed to be some consistent groupings in that direction at times.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm, warmup
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm no scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm scored
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm scored
Total 120 arrows.
Two lots scored at 60m were 289 and 295, with ratings of 70 and 72 respectively.
Today I attempted the Kyuudou style setup with the continuous motion draw and shoulder alignment with body rotation. It seemed to work well, and many shots were very smooth to bring through the clicker. With some more practice in being more stable in aiming at settling when the draw to anchor rests, this would be probably quite nice, and also with more consistently clean releases also.
Bright, warm, cloudy, some light winds but not really gusty, may have had a left-right push slightly as there seemed to be some consistent groupings in that direction at times.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm, warmup
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm no scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm scored
6x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm scored
Total 120 arrows.
Two lots scored at 60m were 289 and 295, with ratings of 70 and 72 respectively.
Today I attempted the Kyuudou style setup with the continuous motion draw and shoulder alignment with body rotation. It seemed to work well, and many shots were very smooth to bring through the clicker. With some more practice in being more stable in aiming at settling when the draw to anchor rests, this would be probably quite nice, and also with more consistently clean releases also.
Sunday 12 December 2010
Sunday 12th December 2010
@ Sydney Bowmen
Sunny, warm, very random infrequent breeze. Some cloud but not cloudy.
2x 6 arrow ends warmup @ 20m, 122cm face. Grouped both ends within the 10 ring
10x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm face, no scoring.
Total 72 arrows.
Could have shot more today but was involved in helping with form for several other people.
The 60m was mixed, several good ends with solid 4 arrows at least in the gold, only two arrows out of the 10 ends were outside the red, both as obvious errors that I knew of (one a slipped release right into the white, the second a aimed high shot on clicker into the blue).
Pretty happy with todays shooting.
Sunny, warm, very random infrequent breeze. Some cloud but not cloudy.
2x 6 arrow ends warmup @ 20m, 122cm face. Grouped both ends within the 10 ring
10x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm face, no scoring.
Total 72 arrows.
Could have shot more today but was involved in helping with form for several other people.
The 60m was mixed, several good ends with solid 4 arrows at least in the gold, only two arrows out of the 10 ends were outside the red, both as obvious errors that I knew of (one a slipped release right into the white, the second a aimed high shot on clicker into the blue).
Pretty happy with todays shooting.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Tuesday 7th December 2010
@ St Pauls
Sunny, some breezes but not significant really, very warm, some cloud cover movement.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm warmup
6x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm scoring
4x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm unscored
Total 108 arrows.
Shot an olympic round (72 arrow 70m 122cm), scored a 291 and 266 as the two halves. Considering my PB is a 311 at 70m, the 291 was respectable and I was fairly happy with that result for my work leading to today, but the 266 was a little ordinary, perhaps due to tiredness and still recovery from Sunday's marathon shoot.
I focused on making sure that the bow shoulder position was in line as best as possible, and this did assist in the process, however fatigue is affecting my ability to have clean releases once the arrow clears the clicker. Must work on releases again to be relaxed.
Sunny, some breezes but not significant really, very warm, some cloud cover movement.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm warmup
6x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm scoring
4x 6 arrow ends @ 70m 122cm unscored
Total 108 arrows.
Shot an olympic round (72 arrow 70m 122cm), scored a 291 and 266 as the two halves. Considering my PB is a 311 at 70m, the 291 was respectable and I was fairly happy with that result for my work leading to today, but the 266 was a little ordinary, perhaps due to tiredness and still recovery from Sunday's marathon shoot.
I focused on making sure that the bow shoulder position was in line as best as possible, and this did assist in the process, however fatigue is affecting my ability to have clean releases once the arrow clears the clicker. Must work on releases again to be relaxed.
Sunday 5 December 2010
Sunday 5th December 2010 - City of Sydney Championships
@ Sydney Bowmen
Sunny, some light gusts and breezes, turning overcast in the afternoon, quite warm.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm warmup
Canberra round
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm warmup
Canberra round.
Total 204 arrows shot.
1st canberra was not too bad, scored a total of 783, a solid score improved from previous round of 754 last Sunday. Was struggling at 60m to settle down, competition nerves. My sight settings were also a little flakey for 50 and 40m but reasonable.
2nd canberra round was improved upon, scoring a 799. My 60m was once again not particularly good, only two points better (239-241) while my 50m and 40m scores increased somewhat a little better than by 2. I finished the day with a 60 v^_^v at 40m.
Total score was a 1582, enough for me to actually win the Recurve Division 1 1st place.
In terms of actual shooting form, I was trying to settle down, and for 50m and 30m in the second canberra, I worked on getting my setup alignment down stronly with my shoulder pushed in, while maintaining a strong deep grip on the string. It helped as even though I was fighting fatigue to draw through the clicker, the shoulder alignment helped reduce bad releases from flying sideways as much.
Still much more work to be done, but progress is there.
Sunny, some light gusts and breezes, turning overcast in the afternoon, quite warm.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm warmup
Canberra round
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm warmup
Canberra round.
Total 204 arrows shot.
1st canberra was not too bad, scored a total of 783, a solid score improved from previous round of 754 last Sunday. Was struggling at 60m to settle down, competition nerves. My sight settings were also a little flakey for 50 and 40m but reasonable.
2nd canberra round was improved upon, scoring a 799. My 60m was once again not particularly good, only two points better (239-241) while my 50m and 40m scores increased somewhat a little better than by 2. I finished the day with a 60 v^_^v at 40m.
Total score was a 1582, enough for me to actually win the Recurve Division 1 1st place.
In terms of actual shooting form, I was trying to settle down, and for 50m and 30m in the second canberra, I worked on getting my setup alignment down stronly with my shoulder pushed in, while maintaining a strong deep grip on the string. It helped as even though I was fighting fatigue to draw through the clicker, the shoulder alignment helped reduce bad releases from flying sideways as much.
Still much more work to be done, but progress is there.
Saturday 4 December 2010
Friday 3rd December 2010
@ St Pauls
Sunny with light breeze at times.
7x 6 arrow ends @ 60m blank
5x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm, no scoring.
Total 72 arrows.
Managed to group well towards the end of practice, must attempt to ensure grip position, shoulder position, and deep hook to allow confident draw and relaxed release.
Sunny with light breeze at times.
7x 6 arrow ends @ 60m blank
5x 6 arrow ends @ 60m 122cm, no scoring.
Total 72 arrows.
Managed to group well towards the end of practice, must attempt to ensure grip position, shoulder position, and deep hook to allow confident draw and relaxed release.
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