I tried multiple times yesterday to make a post with pictures, but the stupid hellsite app ate the post each time and refused to do its job. *heavy sigh*
Archery remains my sanity saving outlet.
New limbs and I get along great now. Especially since I got my new string a couple weeks ago. Shooting with a string made for my style of shooting, as well as being the proper length, made a huge difference. Shocking, I know. ^_~
However, my arrows are spineing/spining too weak now. I've been shooting with the same Easton Vector 800 spine arrows since I first got my bow 11 months ago. They are great bang for the buck, forgiving, durable, and I have no real complaints about them. However with the current weight I'm pulling, I need a 600 spine arrow, as my 800s are going right consistently to an annoying degree. I wanted to get more Vectors in the right spine, but they've been backordered for over a month now, which puts me in a bind, as I only have 7 arrows at the moment.
In other archery news, the biggest bit of excitement for me is that I finally got my way and the hubby now has a working compound bow and has started shooting with us!!! He's having fun and making friends, and it makes me so happy. He works so much and he really needed a hobby that wasn't just another version of his work, and wasn't dependent on the weather. I convinced him to try out the evening adult class at the range, and he even signed up for it (I will join when I can if we have a babysitter available, but last night I was with the kids at a library program).
I've gotten to shoot outside twice now. First time was incredibly humbling. ^^;;
Second time was also humbling, but still very fun. Until practicing outside, I'd never shot further than 25m. The second time was for the NFAA Try Field Archery Day. 12 of us got taken through the field archery course by our coaches and some members of the club that was hosting the event. The course had targets ranging from 10yds, to 80yds, on a variety of terrain, that was spread out over a roughly 1 mile loop. I only broke one arrow and didn't lose any! Which is a win in my book. I also got most of my arrows on the bale at least, except for the 80yd target, which I couldn't hit (yet).
I am excited and nervous for my first outdoor archery competition at the end of the month, which will be at 50m. There is a second comp the day after, just for ages 30+, where you shoot 30 arrows each at 60yds, 50yds, and 40yds. That one I'm only doing for the fun factor, as I convinced the hubby to do it with me.
I had to buy a new finger tab, because with the added poundage my current one wasn't thick enough and my ring finger started experiencing vasospasm which is super painful and a health issue I've dealt with before.
I really wish I had an easy way to get some outdoor practice, but alas our yard is too small and our neighbors are too close.
EDITING TO ADD: Yeah I wrote this 4 or 5 days ago. Time is an elusive thing for me lately. To make matters worse it's been unseasonably hot here and that makes it even harder for me to function.
Also in the cute-shit department, Hubby confessed the other night that the reason he was so reluctant to take up archery was because he didn't want to take over what he considers my hobby/interest, as he knows how good its been for me. I reassured him that I was good, and am very happy that we have something we can do together again that works with our schedules (mostly). <3
