Well, that was an experience!
35 target course on day one, with 496 scored. I shot very well in patches, but whenever there was a significant delay (or a stupid marshal shouting "Can I walk through?" when I was at full draw) I let it get to me.
Second day, 36 targets, and about 50 points dropped for a total of 950. I am told that this wasn't a bad score at all for my first nationals, but without a leaderboard (broken printer) I have no idea where I came in the rankings. It was a difficult course (24 and 25 on the Y course were ridiculous targets!) and stamina became a real issue. However, I finished it, met some great people, and I'm happy
The reason the first course I shot (X) was dropped to 35 targets was because of a freak accident. An arrow skipped off the top of a boss, sailed through the trees, across the trade and assembly area (over the head of Kevin from Wales Archery) into the other half of the wood to bury itself just below the front of the left shoulder of an unlucky archer! The fellow was occasional AIUKer - Oncea. Naturally the shoot was stopped while he was taken off the course and ferried to casualty. He had a couple of stitches and came back, informing the marshall's he intended on finishing the course, which he did. Good for him
I saw the retired target in question, and it really was one of those things no one could have predicted. That arrow must have flown over 120 yards through some pretty dense woodland to find him. Still, it's good that he's okay and even has a scar to show off to people in the future.
35 target course on day one, with 496 scored. I shot very well in patches, but whenever there was a significant delay (or a stupid marshal shouting "Can I walk through?" when I was at full draw) I let it get to me.
Second day, 36 targets, and about 50 points dropped for a total of 950. I am told that this wasn't a bad score at all for my first nationals, but without a leaderboard (broken printer) I have no idea where I came in the rankings. It was a difficult course (24 and 25 on the Y course were ridiculous targets!) and stamina became a real issue. However, I finished it, met some great people, and I'm happy
The reason the first course I shot (X) was dropped to 35 targets was because of a freak accident. An arrow skipped off the top of a boss, sailed through the trees, across the trade and assembly area (over the head of Kevin from Wales Archery) into the other half of the wood to bury itself just below the front of the left shoulder of an unlucky archer! The fellow was occasional AIUKer - Oncea. Naturally the shoot was stopped while he was taken off the course and ferried to casualty. He had a couple of stitches and came back, informing the marshall's he intended on finishing the course, which he did. Good for him
I saw the retired target in question, and it really was one of those things no one could have predicted. That arrow must have flown over 120 yards through some pretty dense woodland to find him. Still, it's good that he's okay and even has a scar to show off to people in the future.