Avalon archery club http://www.avalonarchers.co.uk/, who run one of the best 2 day shoots in the county have had their site vandalised. Their club hut and storage for all their targets has been burnt to the ground.
This is the second archery club that has been targeted in the last couple of months, with Artemis site having their shelter burnt to ground too
So Sunday saw me venture to Pines Park http://www.pinesparkarchers.org.uk/ NFAS shoot just outside Nottingham. 40 3D targets and only 11 arrows. The new course is a little long as far as walking round the woods concerned, but has been designed so you walk past catering a couple of times making it a shoot through.
To say I was a little apprehensive as I had 11 arrows, and the day before I had only managed to shoot 10 targets before my shoulder gave out. 3 targets in and I was one arrow down with the pile coming off, a second one also came off after another 10 targets. Think I will have to look at the glue I‘m using.
I managed all 40 targets, though was wondering if I would at the midway point. I had 2 blanks over the day and came in with 580 in total. Not great, but ok I guess, considering the number of pain killers I was taking, I think I would have failed a drugs test 😉
Shoulder was knotting up after about 20 targets, and was aching lots last night and is very stiff today. Not helped by a restless nights sleep.
Sharon did really well scoring 600 and getting 2nd place, despite her thinking she wasn’t shooting well.
My Archery Experiences 