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Title: I tried archery today...
Post by: Adam on September 16, 2012, 03:34:56 PM
I was shit at it. my first shot didn't even hit the board haha

I had to take my glasses off though as they got in the way, so I couldn't really see very well. it was fun though. would like to have played longer

here are a load of not-particularly-interesting photos. you guys know I love spamming this place with photos

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Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: TheoK on September 16, 2012, 03:46:36 PM
I have a better idea of target practicing: you load a firework mortar caliber 5" or 6" with an aerial salute, and then... :viking: :headexplode:
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: MissKitty on September 16, 2012, 05:22:28 PM
I love archery but I'm complete crap at it :laugh:
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Parts on September 16, 2012, 06:14:31 PM
I like archery also but never practiced enough to get very good at it mostly due to lack of space.  I even took it as a gym class in high school
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: "couldbecousin" on September 16, 2012, 06:18:47 PM
  I like target shooting because I can wear my glasses and shoot well.  :nerdy:
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Bastet on September 16, 2012, 06:20:56 PM
I love archery but I'm complete crap at it :laugh:

Me too, though it may have been the medications I was taking at the time. My aim was horrendous. I have taken a lot of meds. Some took away my drawing ability. It was depressing being good at drawing, then not being able to draw a fairly straight line. My hand had tremors.
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Pyraxis on September 16, 2012, 09:34:44 PM
Sweet-looking bow. Do your fingers hurt now?
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: El on September 17, 2012, 05:45:32 AM
I'm gonna be trying it in a coupla weeks and a bunch of friends went shooting on Saturday.  I'd say "Oh, what a coincidence," but honestly I'm assuming Hunger Games is primarily responsible for archery suddenly getting more popular/not so much coincidence as trend.
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: TheoK on September 17, 2012, 05:51:11 AM
Being an archer is  :viking:
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: renaeden on September 17, 2012, 05:58:19 AM
I tried archery when I was 14 and with the army cadets. I was surprisingly good at it and got the highest score. Haven't tried it again since though.
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: luciaelizabeth on September 20, 2012, 12:55:24 PM
Wear contacts next time, you might be good! When you can see!
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Icequeen on September 20, 2012, 04:20:27 PM
Shot the ex's crossbox yesterday for the first time.

It has a scope though, finding out I can shoot anything decent with a scope.

200 lb draw weight, it's a beast. :P

I'd like to try a recurve like that, looks fun. :thumbup:
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Adam on September 21, 2012, 01:29:19 PM
Yeah I am thinking about getting contacts (not just for archery lol, although I would like to try that again if i do)

the frame got in the way when I wore them, and then when I took them off it was too blurry to see properly (could see a big white circle but that was it - couldn't see where the arrows hit, or the centre of it

Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: luciaelizabeth on September 21, 2012, 01:37:19 PM
Contacts are fun. You can use them to get out of class/work/family dinner for 10 minutes if you just say your contact has slipped!
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: renaeden on September 21, 2012, 10:23:21 PM
I wore contact lenses for about 15 years. They now make ones you can sleep in. I wore coloured ones from time to time - green, grey, blue and brown. You can probably get more colours now. At first I wore contacts that lasted for about 2 years and I had to clean the protein off them every two weeks with a special tablet dissolved in solution. Then I switched to disposable contacts which get thrown away after two weeks. They were much better.

If you try them, let us know how you go.
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: TheoK on September 22, 2012, 12:07:58 AM
If you are  :viking: you chose eye surgery.
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: Adam on September 22, 2012, 04:25:52 AM
I would if I had the money!
Title: Re: I tried archery today...
Post by: renaeden on September 22, 2012, 04:36:57 AM
Yeah, same.