Munsterman
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A very interesting article on what it is like to be a successful Olympian adrift in the world the rest of us inhabit: Gail Emms: Olympic badminton medallist on the struggles of life after retirement - BBC Sport
they do say the trickiest 6" of archery is that between your ears...I remember one of the squad coaches commenting not so long ago that their perfect archery was dumb as a brick but could commit to working towards the perfect shot execution with great zeal.
Yes, it seems a bit cheeky and ungrateful to me but clearly a good income to be had.And there was me thinking that most of the "full time" archers has a career in selling stuff that they got through sponsorship or discount on ebay or the various Facebook groups.....
You have a point, for every one person that makes it 9 won't, so yes having a fall back is a good thing.At the risk of getting flamed, I'm struggling to feel much sympathy for her. She was paid for years for playing a game and now she's surprised that there was no career path at the end of it.
I remember forty years ago being told that a professional athlete needs real qualifications, a 'second string to their bow', as most don't make it and those that do don't often get a lifelong career out of it.
Ok, downvote me and flame me to death............
If my club had not outlawed crossbows in its constitution (like most clubs) I would be shooting a crossbow for sure.In NFAS they take up crossbow.
Oh yes a lot of fun, i had a go on my uncles in the US. It was a compound crossbow with a reverse draw ( I don't know the proper name for it) I enjoyed that more than his 308 rifle. And that's why I started in archery as I got hooked on shooting arrows.In that case - welcome. Fun aren't they? Try NFAS next, no pretend bunny is safe and you get to play with Xbows. There's a vicious rumour that a compound Xbow class is a possible for the future so all is good.
That is a good one. ROTFL.I know some like Nicky Hunt have qualifications like physioterrorist