Our family is of the military breed. We moved back here to the states from Germany about one year ago. If anybody knows what military life is like you know that there is a transition period in which you MUST find something to do if you wish not to be bored all summer.
My grandfather had just picked up traditional archery so he decided to teach our family. It goes without saying that I was sucked in the moment that arrow left that riser. It is a great feeling. It makes you feel powerful. Archery is a very personal sport. You are always controlling and touching something. The accuracy of your next shot depends COMPLETELY on you. From griping the bow to drawing the string to releasing the arrow you must always have COMPLETE focus for your shot to be accurate. I loved it!
Not to brag but everyone says that I am a natural at shooting a bow. They say I have natural form, which is key to shooting accurately. Because of how quickly I was progressing in my sport, my grandfather wanted to enter me into a tournament the first August I was here. I trained for about one month and won first place in my division. I wasn't actually there for the awards ceremony because I never expected to win anything, much less first place. However, when I found out, the feeling wasn't any less subdued than if I had been there in person.
When we FINALLY moved into our house I joined the local 4-H archery team thinking I was all that and a bag of chips (not really, I was scared to death). The shooting style was COMPLETELY different. Olympic style archery is kind of, like, a lot different than traditional. I had to learn a new anchor point, learn to use a sight (AHHHHHHH!), the whole thing. I had to build up a LOT of muscle to be able to hold up my new bow plus all the extra gadgetry (sight, stabilizers). It wasn't easy but I FINALLY got the hang of it........mostly. I'm still getting used to all the new "toys" but it's a lot of fun. Our archery team is like a big family so that makes the transition a little easier. But it's all thanks to all of my fabulous coaches, most especially my grandfather who first put a bow into my hands and told me......."shoot."
My grandfather had just picked up traditional archery so he decided to teach our family. It goes without saying that I was sucked in the moment that arrow left that riser. It is a great feeling. It makes you feel powerful. Archery is a very personal sport. You are always controlling and touching something. The accuracy of your next shot depends COMPLETELY on you. From griping the bow to drawing the string to releasing the arrow you must always have COMPLETE focus for your shot to be accurate. I loved it!
Not to brag but everyone says that I am a natural at shooting a bow. They say I have natural form, which is key to shooting accurately. Because of how quickly I was progressing in my sport, my grandfather wanted to enter me into a tournament the first August I was here. I trained for about one month and won first place in my division. I wasn't actually there for the awards ceremony because I never expected to win anything, much less first place. However, when I found out, the feeling wasn't any less subdued than if I had been there in person.
When we FINALLY moved into our house I joined the local 4-H archery team thinking I was all that and a bag of chips (not really, I was scared to death). The shooting style was COMPLETELY different. Olympic style archery is kind of, like, a lot different than traditional. I had to learn a new anchor point, learn to use a sight (AHHHHHHH!), the whole thing. I had to build up a LOT of muscle to be able to hold up my new bow plus all the extra gadgetry (sight, stabilizers). It wasn't easy but I FINALLY got the hang of it........mostly. I'm still getting used to all the new "toys" but it's a lot of fun. Our archery team is like a big family so that makes the transition a little easier. But it's all thanks to all of my fabulous coaches, most especially my grandfather who first put a bow into my hands and told me......."shoot."
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