@ 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.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
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.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Sunday 28th November 2010 - Sydney Bowmen Club Championships & Matchplay
@ Sydney Bowmen, Latham Park.
Overcast, light spitting rain, random but infrequent gusting.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m warmup
Canberra Round:
60m : 240, Rating 70
50m : 246, Rating 64
40m : 268, Rating 69
Total : 754, rating of 67.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 50m for Matchplay (1 warmup, 1 elimination).
Total arrows shot: 114
The Canberra round was a bit mixed in results, not particularly the most consistent of shooting. In attempt to continue the action I mentioned in the prior post, I was unfortunately unable to, and thus did not seem to shoot as well as I may have had I been able to use that particular technique. Overall I was satisfied enough with the score since my previously recorded score was a 740. My 50m score however could have been a few points better as I scored a 52 in one end with a 2 with a flinched and resulting slipped letdown. Unfortunate but thats the way it is.
My sight settings seemed a bit lower today, may have been light conditions related or just bad technique.
Overcast, light spitting rain, random but infrequent gusting.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 60m warmup
Canberra Round:
60m : 240, Rating 70
50m : 246, Rating 64
40m : 268, Rating 69
Total : 754, rating of 67.
2x 6 arrow ends @ 50m for Matchplay (1 warmup, 1 elimination).
Total arrows shot: 114
The Canberra round was a bit mixed in results, not particularly the most consistent of shooting. In attempt to continue the action I mentioned in the prior post, I was unfortunately unable to, and thus did not seem to shoot as well as I may have had I been able to use that particular technique. Overall I was satisfied enough with the score since my previously recorded score was a 740. My 50m score however could have been a few points better as I scored a 52 in one end with a 2 with a flinched and resulting slipped letdown. Unfortunate but thats the way it is.
My sight settings seemed a bit lower today, may have been light conditions related or just bad technique.
Friday, 26 November 2010
Friday 26th November 2010
@ St Pauls
Sunny, slight breeze, very warm.
12x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm, no scoring.
Total 72
Tried to work on more fundamental basics, worked well towards the end, had good group sizes within the 8 ring or smaller.
Found that could maintain better position by using a slight Kyuudou style draw during the pre-draw setup stage. Re-engaged a deeper firm hook as with before (going back to basics) to stop random peeling releases and this seemed to help a lot.
Will have to see how it goes on Sunday.
Sunny, slight breeze, very warm.
12x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm, no scoring.
Total 72
Tried to work on more fundamental basics, worked well towards the end, had good group sizes within the 8 ring or smaller.
Found that could maintain better position by using a slight Kyuudou style draw during the pre-draw setup stage. Re-engaged a deeper firm hook as with before (going back to basics) to stop random peeling releases and this seemed to help a lot.
Will have to see how it goes on Sunday.
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