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Bruno · 07-09-2008, 04:22 PM

I've done archery for couple of years. Barebow only, and none of that fancy stabilizer stuff.
My bow is wood and fiberglass, and is older than I am.

I used to be quite good too. I was very good at aiming. Partly because I had the knack, and partly because I can aim with both eyes open and focused. My trainer told me I would do well in the national competition if I started competing. But I never could be bothered to travel around in the weekend and sacrifice my entire weekend.

And NOTHING is nicer (archery wise) than shooting the X ring 3 times at 25 yards with an old bare bow, when the competition archer next to you shoots 9-9-8 with his expensive compound bow

When I moved and then got kids, I stopped going but I still have my bow. And if they get older I'd like to start in the local club again.
If I go through with that idea, I'd like to buy an old fashioned English longbow. I've always considered that to be the ultimate in archery. That is where the men are separated from the boys. Using your own instincts and judgement to hit a target, instead of using a bow with stabilizers, triggers, clickers, sights, ...

But I make no complaints about being born in the wrong age. Unless I would be a lord or other type of rich bugger, I'd have to work like a slave, and most likely die at a young age due to extremely unhealthy work conditions or being used as arrow fodder in one of the wars that raged throughout europe for the last 1000 years.

All things considered I choose here and now vs there and then.

07-09-2008, 04:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bruno Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,276 Thanks: 4 Thanked 257 Times in 165 Posts	I've done archery for couple of years. Barebow only, and none of that fancy stabilizer stuff. My bow is wood and fiberglass, and is older than I am. I used to be quite good too. I was very good at aiming. Partly because I had the knack, and partly because I can aim with both eyes open and focused. My trainer told me I would do well in the national competition if I started competing. But I never could be bothered to travel around in the weekend and sacrifice my entire weekend. And NOTHING is nicer (archery wise) than shooting the X ring 3 times at 25 yards with an old bare bow, when the competition archer next to you shoots 9-9-8 with his expensive compound bow When I moved and then got kids, I stopped going but I still have my bow. And if they get older I'd like to start in the local club again. If I go through with that idea, I'd like to buy an old fashioned English longbow. I've always considered that to be the ultimate in archery. That is where the men are separated from the boys. Using your own instincts and judgement to hit a target, instead of using a bow with stabilizers, triggers, clickers, sights, ... But I make no complaints about being born in the wrong age. Unless I would be a lord or other type of rich bugger, I'd have to work like a slave, and most likely die at a young age due to extremely unhealthy work conditions or being used as arrow fodder in one of the wars that raged throughout europe for the last 1000 years. All things considered I choose here and now vs there and then. __________________ Truth! Freedom! Justice! Reasonably-priced-love! and a hard boiled egg! An appointment is an engagement to see someone, while a morningstar is a large lump of metal used for viciously crushing skulls. It is important not to confuse the two. It's not over until the fat lady runs the unit tests.