Saturday 6th August 2011

@ Thunderheads Archery Club

Windy, bright, sunny, comfortable.

3x 6 arrow ends @ 90m, 122cm unscored

FITA90

Total 162

The conditions didn't seem to be the best today for scoring, but I decided to score anyway as its important to get used to it, as thinking about scoring will often change your concentration during an event.  I tried to focus on engaging my back properly and letting down when shots were not getting through.  That said, there were still some shots that I stupidly yanked through and shot anyway, simply because I thought that I would have exceeded the 4 minute shot clock (even though I don't have one to check on my end timing).

I was still struggling somewhat at 90m, but did a bit better today with my focus on the back and finger tension.  Finger tension is so important, it is really the main cause of why my shots are not getting through.  Having a specific sideways draw sequence start helps maintain that finger tension.

In the end, I shot a 266, 314, 298 and 334 for a total of 1212.  What can I say, I'm really happy that I broke 1200 in practice, with a solid score, not like a 1201 or something.  In addition to this, the 314 for 70m is another PB too.  I just hope I can repeat the performance later.