Saturday 2nd April 2011

@ Liverpool City Archers

Overcast at times, sunny at times, gusty at times.

Shooting the Liverpool City Archery Club Bi-Tournament Day 1 - Target

2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm warmup

Adelaide (60m, 50m 122cm, 40m, 30m 80cm, 5x 6 arrow ends)

Total 132

Today was the first time Zeus came out to an event.  Still utilizing the 'new' NHC method, I shot an Adelaide round.  I was hoping for a 1087 (equal to a 1200 FITA90 score) to see how my progress was going.  Unfortunately we only had 2 ends of practice, which was much shorter than 20min of practice, and definitely not enough for me to really get geared up, I did use the gomukyu to try to warm up some more but it still isn't enough.  I generally need about 4-6 ends to get properly set unfortunately, though I hope with more shooting that might settle down faster.

60m - 260, averaging a 52

50m - 267, averaging a 53

40m - 262, averaging a 52

30m - 282, averaging a 56

Total 1071

While it wasn't quite the 1078 I hoped for, it isn't terribly too far off.  My former coach Michael Naray shot a 1090, so I nearly caught him.  I had 2 arrows that were 6's and that was really the worst of it, thats an easy 6 points thrown away.  Putting it into ratings, a 1200/1078 is a 82, while a 1071 is a 80 (equal to 1185 FITA90, which is right there with the 1186 I shot at the Northern FITA Star).

What I've realised today is that I really do a lot better when I let down if the expansion isn't working.  I also need the clock to manage my shooting better instead of rushing.

Speaking with Michael beforehand he told me that if I was able to get a consistently light enough anchor with the tiny movement through the clicker then it would be great, and that I should start really deep in the grip and let the transfer roll the string to the joint space.  I might need to play with my clicker position some more if I can settle a consistent draw and anchor position.

A solid morning of shooting.  Field up tomorrow.