#instinctive archery

[chroniclesofachemist]

Shooting my 40# (64") Old Mountain Mesa.

It's a hybrid (so not quite flatbow but not recurve). Good power and efficiency while still having the flatbow feel to it. I wanted something that would zip without losing the flatbow style I had learned to shoot with.

[archeryadventures]

In this video I take a look at my 5 C's of Traditional Archey. I've been around the block a few time when it comes to shooting the old stick and string, and the one thing I found is that you can compartmentalise most of traditional archery into these five principles.

So hopefully this video will in some part help you, to understand that Archery and especially Traditional Archery doesn't have to be over complicated or over thought.

I'm not in any way saying this is gospel, traditional archery is all about finding out what works for you. There are some fantastic resources out there so drink up all the information you can and apply it to away suits you and the way that you want to shoot.

Please enjoy!

-Grizzly Jim

[naturalbowwoman]

Natural Bow Woman breaks the mold again with her impressive long distant Precision Cup Shoot using her Traditional English Long Bow. 

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[offthearrowshelf]

On Sunday my home club briar rose field archers hosted an invite shoot as a tester for the course prior to our official shoot in a few weeks. Gave the course a dry run and new members chance to see what it's like marshalling.

Here are some photos including a buzzard who loved watching everything. Day went well, relaxing, fun and we got some really useful feedback. Thanks everyone.

[corvidaecreek]

Got some time in with my ash stick bow tonight.

[trad-bow-newbie]

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So here’s the deal...my entire life revolves around work. And I’m tired of it. I’ve been a vet tech for just about 20 years now, and I work 2 jobs, I belong to 2 professional organizations, I’m on the executive board for those organizations, I volunteer my time mentoring high schoolers and teaching little ones about being a vet tech.... I can’t. It is not healthy to keep everything revolved around work even when I am not at work. I am very PROUD of my profession, and of my accomplishments, but there is more to life than just work.

So, I’ve changed my Instagram and now my Tumblr accounts to both reflect on things in my life that make me happy other than work. Primarily, my girl friend, and our love for Archery! 

Compassion fatigue and Self Care are more main stream topics in veterinary medicine these days. There is a very high suicide rate among colleagues. Studies in recent years have been done both in and out if the vet industry as to what the reasons are and more and more support efforts are popping up to prevent this. One of my favorite resources ever, is a dear friend and colleague, Dr. Susan Cohen, DSW. She has been truly inspiring and is generous with her lectures and contributions to the veterinary technician community in NY. She has taught me to make time for myself, and that it is not selfish to put self care first; in fact, it is necessary.  

http://www.petdecisions.com/about/

Dr. Cohen knows how hard I work. She knows about the 2 jobs, the long hours, and the constant volunteering. When I spoke to her about just wanted to step back from it all, she recommended getting a hobby. And by hobby, she meant an activity that I could enjoy, that :::wait for it::: had nothing to do with animals!  :::GASP!!!::: What is she crazy?!?! My entire life revolves around animals!!! and THAT.. THAT statement is what made me realize,... that I was the crazy one. I simply can not revolve my entire life, all my free time, my evenings, my weekends, to my work and animals. SO....I picked up target archery.

SO, for anyone interested in giving this blog a follow, ARCHERY is going to be my main topic. It keeps me focused, it is FUN, I’ve started competing again, and best of all, my girl friend also shoots and it has given us yet another activity that we both enjoy. It started out as a date night through Groupon, and now we find ourselves competing in tournaments and owning our own equipment just 2 years later. I have to admit, I struggled for almost a year with some pretty bad target panic. I can’t wait to make posts as to how I over came that, because it was quite frustrating and I realize many people have had it as well in one form or another.

Well, thanks for following a long. I may occasionally post about being a vet tech, but it will not consume my thread. I’ve even changed my IG and now my Tumblr name, so thanks for appreciating the transition.

[mounted-archer]

Horseless Parthian shot, arrows in hand, points up. The Parthians were renowned for their ability to shoot backwards on horseback, able to shoot coming, going, and back at their attackers whilst being pursued. My strength is not in nocking quickly (obviously) but in being able to find my target while pulling back and releasing at the peak of my draw. Also, notice how i push the bow AWAY while pulling the arrow back. This allows me to reach full draw quicker, as well as make sure my bow arm is fully extended

[archeryadventures]

Firstly I’d just like to apologise for a lull in content, especially on the YouTube front. I’ve been working really hard trying to grow my business at Grizzly Strings and i’ve also been dealing with a very sad and unfortunate situation in my personal life. So unfortunately making videos hasn’t quite been a priority just lately.

But saying that things look to be improving on all fronts, hopefully I’ll have some exciting new videos coming your way very soon! As well as something extremely exciting to share with you about a little project have been working on with Striker Bows! So watch this space, and once again thank you for your patience and for sticking with me!

- Grizzly Jim