@ SOPA
Sunny, winds came up in second session.
QRE
4x 6 arrow ends warmup
70/720
2x 6 arrow ends cooldown.
Total 108.
Had a brilliant start with a 51, smooth end, but somehow things degenerated badly, shooting two 39 point ends. I ended up just taking the sessions as an exercise in muscle training more than anything. My release was failing to function well at all.
I shot a 530 odd score, a 260 something and a 260 something. Consistent, but, could have been better.
Not really too bad a thing, scores will go up and down, just hope progressively that scores will climb up.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Tuesday 18th January 2011
@ SOPA
Sunny, light breeze not of any real significance
QRE
4x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720
2x 6 arrow ends cooldown
Total 108.
Shot a 290 and 271 in the two rounds for the QRE and 561 total. I was a bit tired, didn't sleep enough but was able to still focus well enough for the 290, but in the second session I was fading badly at the end and suffered a terrible end of 38 to finish, although I shot a 2 for my second last arrow, I powered home with a resounding X for the last shot.
Points to remind myself, deep hook, breathe in on draw, ensure shoulder and hip rotation and alignment, expand through the clicker, do not rush the release, maintain arm followthrough.
@ St Paul's
Afternoon training
Sunny at times, turning overcast, some light breezes.
12x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm face no scoring
1x 3 arrow end @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
1 arrow @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
Total 112
Day total 220.
Shot 60m in preparations for the Sydney Bowmen event on the 6th of February. SUAC will hold trials next Tuesday and Friday for the event. My previous best Canberra/FITA900 was a 799, so, it will be interesting to see if I am able to have a repeat performance of improvement.
The practice for 60m was very relaxed and smooth, however at 30m, it is now an unfamiliar distance to me, though tiredness may have played part, it being the last distance and arrows shot of the day after an already long day. While I believed that I held reasonably on-target my releases were terrible and not functioning in a relaxed manner. It has been a very long time since I shot 30m on the 80cm face, so I may have to re-familiarise myself with it for FITA90 events.
Sunny, light breeze not of any real significance
QRE
4x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720
2x 6 arrow ends cooldown
Total 108.
Shot a 290 and 271 in the two rounds for the QRE and 561 total. I was a bit tired, didn't sleep enough but was able to still focus well enough for the 290, but in the second session I was fading badly at the end and suffered a terrible end of 38 to finish, although I shot a 2 for my second last arrow, I powered home with a resounding X for the last shot.
Points to remind myself, deep hook, breathe in on draw, ensure shoulder and hip rotation and alignment, expand through the clicker, do not rush the release, maintain arm followthrough.
@ St Paul's
Afternoon training
Sunny at times, turning overcast, some light breezes.
12x 6 arrow ends @ 60m, 122cm face no scoring
1x 3 arrow end @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
6x 6 arrow ends @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
1 arrow @ 30m, 80cm face, no scoring
Total 112
Day total 220.
Shot 60m in preparations for the Sydney Bowmen event on the 6th of February. SUAC will hold trials next Tuesday and Friday for the event. My previous best Canberra/FITA900 was a 799, so, it will be interesting to see if I am able to have a repeat performance of improvement.
The practice for 60m was very relaxed and smooth, however at 30m, it is now an unfamiliar distance to me, though tiredness may have played part, it being the last distance and arrows shot of the day after an already long day. While I believed that I held reasonably on-target my releases were terrible and not functioning in a relaxed manner. It has been a very long time since I shot 30m on the 80cm face, so I may have to re-familiarise myself with it for FITA90 events.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Monday 17th January 2011
@ SOPA
QRE
Sunny, little to no wind, very warm.
4x6 arrow ends warmup.
70/720 QRE
2x6 arrow ends cooldown.
Total 108.
QRE
Sunny, little to no wind, very warm.
4x6 arrow ends warmup.
70/720 QRE
2x6 arrow ends cooldown.
Total 108.
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Friday, 14 January 2011
Friday 14th January 2011 - Afternoon session
@ St Pauls
Bright with some overcast periods, very warm, windy at times.
2x5 arrow ends @ 90m, 122cm no scoring
1x14 arrow end @ 90m
1x 12 arrow end @ 90m
Sub Total 36
9x 12 arrow ends @ 70m, 122cm no scoring
Sub total 108
Total 144.
Shot at uni to watch Odettes shooting to see if we could identify why her shooting had been degrading lately. Worked mainly on the draw and engagement of back muscles, shooting 12 arrow ends to really work the muscles. Release was a bit flakey at times, but was not particularly concerned about grouping or scores.
Bright with some overcast periods, very warm, windy at times.
2x5 arrow ends @ 90m, 122cm no scoring
1x14 arrow end @ 90m
1x 12 arrow end @ 90m
Sub Total 36
9x 12 arrow ends @ 70m, 122cm no scoring
Sub total 108
Total 144.
Shot at uni to watch Odettes shooting to see if we could identify why her shooting had been degrading lately. Worked mainly on the draw and engagement of back muscles, shooting 12 arrow ends to really work the muscles. Release was a bit flakey at times, but was not particularly concerned about grouping or scores.
Friday 14th January 2011
@ SOPA
QRE
Slight winds, not particularly gusty
Bright and sunny with warm periods.
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
70/720 round
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
Total 108 arrows.
Todays round was trying to be as relaxed as possible. It was fairly relaxed, but I did concentrate on all of the things I mentioned previously, in having proper shoulder and hip rotation and alignment, and a good solid grip position for the release hand. I found in addition that turning my third finger inward towards the string to maintain a flatter release hand felt better and more confident in a better release.
I did have bad shots where I knew I should have let down, but old habits have to be broken, so that I let down, reset, redraw and shoot instead of forcing them through.
In the end however, I was pretty happy with todays shooting, my second half actually improved over my first half, which didn't happen in the other days this week, so there is some improvement there. Pity about the 2, that wasn't a slipped release but rather an arrow that I shot when the clicker went off when I wasn't expecting it and I flinched forward released into it. Oh well. Still a good score for me.
QRE
Slight winds, not particularly gusty
Bright and sunny with warm periods.
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
70/720 round
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
Total 108 arrows.
Todays round was trying to be as relaxed as possible. It was fairly relaxed, but I did concentrate on all of the things I mentioned previously, in having proper shoulder and hip rotation and alignment, and a good solid grip position for the release hand. I found in addition that turning my third finger inward towards the string to maintain a flatter release hand felt better and more confident in a better release.
I did have bad shots where I knew I should have let down, but old habits have to be broken, so that I let down, reset, redraw and shoot instead of forcing them through.
In the end however, I was pretty happy with todays shooting, my second half actually improved over my first half, which didn't happen in the other days this week, so there is some improvement there. Pity about the 2, that wasn't a slipped release but rather an arrow that I shot when the clicker went off when I wasn't expecting it and I flinched forward released into it. Oh well. Still a good score for me.
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Thursday, 13 January 2011
Thursday 13th January 2011
@ SOPA
QRE
Overcast, winds up to 30 km/hr, 24°C.
4x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720
2x 6 arrow ends cooldown.
Total 108.
Tried to focus more today on getting a solid deep hook on the grip while maintaining a shoulder and hip turn into alignment during the draw phase. When at anchor, trying to push out towards the target and a solid release.
For most part it worked okay but there were times where I probably didn't fully concentrate and suffered for it. The wind was proving to be a hinderance at times, but I can't really blame it for my poor shots as the execution was taking too long and releases were being thrown all over.
The second half was getting worse. The trend seems to indicate my second half isn't getting stronger but deteriorating. I would hope to be able to improve on my second half in the future.
In shooting the cooldown ends, Ricci looked at me shooting one arrow and told me that I was 'pulsing' with my back/arm in that my elbow was pulling down, then coming back up before going back down, then up etc. I think that is possibly why my engagement isn't happening as I am breaking off the continous expansion, causing the rest of the system to fail. I will try to work on improving expansion to be more consistently pulling.
In addition to this, I did notice that with the target numbers and timers removed, I was shooting a lot more relaxed and getting through the clicker easier in the cooldown. This indicates a mental state issue that I hope with more shooting will resolve so I maintain a more relaxed state.
QRE
Overcast, winds up to 30 km/hr, 24°C.
4x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720
2x 6 arrow ends cooldown.
Total 108.
Tried to focus more today on getting a solid deep hook on the grip while maintaining a shoulder and hip turn into alignment during the draw phase. When at anchor, trying to push out towards the target and a solid release.
For most part it worked okay but there were times where I probably didn't fully concentrate and suffered for it. The wind was proving to be a hinderance at times, but I can't really blame it for my poor shots as the execution was taking too long and releases were being thrown all over.
The second half was getting worse. The trend seems to indicate my second half isn't getting stronger but deteriorating. I would hope to be able to improve on my second half in the future.
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In shooting the cooldown ends, Ricci looked at me shooting one arrow and told me that I was 'pulsing' with my back/arm in that my elbow was pulling down, then coming back up before going back down, then up etc. I think that is possibly why my engagement isn't happening as I am breaking off the continous expansion, causing the rest of the system to fail. I will try to work on improving expansion to be more consistently pulling.
In addition to this, I did notice that with the target numbers and timers removed, I was shooting a lot more relaxed and getting through the clicker easier in the cooldown. This indicates a mental state issue that I hope with more shooting will resolve so I maintain a more relaxed state.
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Tuesday 11th January 2010
@ SOPA
Mild temperature, wind gusts ~25km/hr, overcast.
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720 QRE
3x 6 arrow ends cooldown
Total 108 shot
After Monday's QRE, I was a little more settle, not really nervous anymore, after all, I doubted that I would be consistently shooting worse than yesterday. The wind was still frustrating me much however. After the first set of the 70/720, I felt pretty reasonable however in the second set things were not going so well. I managed to identify that my release grip depth was too shallow and slipping, especially on a letdown in the first end that resulted in a miss as it came out of my fingers. I managed to keep the grip reasonable for most part, and also pushed my hip around to help with my shoulder alignment. It kind of did the job for a brief while until I forgot to do it.
The resulting score was better than Monday, but still quite a bit of improvement for consistency. My cooldown ends were about in par with the scored ends but they felt much easier to get through, probably due to the 'pressure' of it being a scored QRE event. In this case, I hope the more I shoot, the more relaxed I can be, and also maintain shooting enough arrows to stay stong through the shoot. The scorecard is below.
Mild temperature, wind gusts ~25km/hr, overcast.
3x 6 arrow ends warmup
70m/720 QRE
3x 6 arrow ends cooldown
Total 108 shot
After Monday's QRE, I was a little more settle, not really nervous anymore, after all, I doubted that I would be consistently shooting worse than yesterday. The wind was still frustrating me much however. After the first set of the 70/720, I felt pretty reasonable however in the second set things were not going so well. I managed to identify that my release grip depth was too shallow and slipping, especially on a letdown in the first end that resulted in a miss as it came out of my fingers. I managed to keep the grip reasonable for most part, and also pushed my hip around to help with my shoulder alignment. It kind of did the job for a brief while until I forgot to do it.
The resulting score was better than Monday, but still quite a bit of improvement for consistency. My cooldown ends were about in par with the scored ends but they felt much easier to get through, probably due to the 'pressure' of it being a scored QRE event. In this case, I hope the more I shoot, the more relaxed I can be, and also maintain shooting enough arrows to stay stong through the shoot. The scorecard is below.
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