Inspiration to shoot

[Raven's_Eye]

I often find that shooting indoors gets very boring very quickly. So often spend the winter peppering the target for the hell of it and to keep my eye in, and longing for outside to start again. The fact that its shooting Bray 1 and Portsmouth over and over for a variety of leagues and club competions.

So out of interest how to people keep up their interest for target archery in winter?

 

[Bald Eagle]

I belong to a NFAS club and go once a week over the winter. Like you, I don't like shooting indoors, much prefer outdoors.

 

[ricer]

Shooting indoors lets me really concentrate on pure shot execution. There are no external factors to worry about, its just you and the 10 ring. Since I have yet to start routinely banging in 600s the challenge is still there.

 

[Riceburner]

I belong to a NFAS club and go once a week over the winter. Like you, I don't like shooting indoors, much prefer outdoors.

NFAS for me too. (only fortnightly unfortunately)

 

[Shirt]

So out of interest how to people keep up their interest for target archery in winter?

Underarmour, waterproof boots, and 70m.

 

[geoffretired]

As a wimp who can't manage the windy days, I find indoors is where I can shoot as I would like my shooting to be. Outdoors is always a messy affair, for me.

 

[UltraFox]

for the beginner like me its an oportunity to shoot equally to the others with the basic equipment and relatively weak limbs

 

[Raven's_Eye]

Due to work and club limitations I can't randomly go out and shoot outside in winter, best I can do is the monthly Frostbite, and my club isn't NFAS so no field archery relief either. Just stuck at 20yds doing Bray 1 or Portsmouth and with a longbow (don't shoot recurve or compound) its just boring.

 

[napolienne]

Archery darts, random redesignation of scoring zones, impromptu head to heads (quick and dirty handicapping like this: longbows/trad get a portsmouth face, recurves and compounds a fita 18, juniors and novices faces a size larger than the seniors). Or a club ladder.

But yes, indoors is as dull as.

 

[MikeD]

You could use a program like Archers Advantage to print scale targets and shoot a York indoors. Usually you enter your arrow diameter when scaling say a 120cm face to shoot at 20yards, so that scaling works for line cutters.

 

[barney41262]

Winter field archery league(FITA) ,every sunday in the south east there is one on some where,in the shelter of the woods ,i would have been lost with out it this winter. Still got to shoot some indoors but the field is a welcome break and stops me getting cabin fever.

 

[DHBowman]

Shooting indoors lets me really concentrate on pure shot execution. There are no external factors to worry about, its just you and the 10 ring. Since I have yet to start routinely banging in 600s the challenge is still there.

Ditto its a great time to finely tune technique and get coaching and try new things

 

[Hoji]

I'm sort of still getting back into shooting so I'm having a blast trying new ways of doing things with my technique (recurve). Really enjoying the non pressure side of things and shooting because I love it.
I have found though that shooting at soft, cuddly, cute stuffed toys is very, very fun especially when you hit them in the face

 

[Murray]

Goals.

There's little benefit in 'peppering the target for the hell of it' as you say. Brays, portsmouth, FITA18, 3-spot face, 5-spot face, worcester face - go through as many rounds as you can and set new PBs on each of them. Do you have a club? Chase the club records if you don't already have them, or increase them if you do.

Challenge others to head to head competitions. If you shoot recurve of compound, there's no reason why you can't shoot against the other discipline... longbow/barebow may be a bit more difficult, but find someone scoring to your level, or higher.

Indoors is boring, I give you that, but it's the ideal platform to focus on form and improve your technique with no environmental influences.... shoot well indoors, get your form solid then go outdoors and kick ass

 

[GuardianAngel]

Winter field archery league(FITA) ,every sunday in the south east there is one on some where,in the shelter of the woods ,i would have been lost with out it this winter. Still got to shoot some indoors but the field is a welcome break and stops me getting cabin fever.

Works for me too. I have officially abandoned shooting rounds indoors. I just practice on a 20cm field face and shoot outdoors as much as poss both target and field (WFAL).

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[bimble]

I just love shooting... indoors, outdoors, target, field, 3D... you're doing exactly the same thing... trying to put that arrow where you want it to go!!

So out of interest how to people keep up their interest for target archery in winter?

 

[Mr R]

I'll swap between recurve, compound and longbow. I sometimes shoot 4 or 5 sessions over a few weeks using recurve then decide to swap to longbow or compound for a few weeks.

Recurve and compound can be a bit boring when shooting Bray or a Portsmouth, longbow is more challenging for me.

Variety is the spice of life!!

 

[Hawkmoon]

I shoot outdoors the whole year round we are lucky with our own grounds so we can shoot any day of the year. I find winter days are some of the best for shooting. Last Sunday was amazing I was the only person on the field and with the snow deadening the sound it was so peaceful, very zen like. I just layer up take a hot drink and have fun. We do use an indoor venue during the winter in the evenings but work means that I can't make it so I have to shoot outdoors, the only thing that changes for me is ob really cold days the bicycle stays at home.

 

[Trunkles]

The winter is the time for planning - set your goals for the new season, plan your summer competition schedule and work out when you need to peak to achieve those goals. Set SMART goals that can be measured. Work on endurance so that you can survive 150 arrow rounds in the summer with a lighter weight bow so your technique is tip top, then work on strengthening so that every arrow you shoot is the same even at the end of the day. The winter will pass quickly and those summer comps are not far away.

PS My first outdoor shoot is on 4th March - Early Bird Western

 

[Neo]

I enjoy indoors. I started my archery shooting indoors and initially was a winter sport for me when I couldn't go sailing. Then the sailing tailed off when I moved away from the coast and archery took over.

Indoors...Outdoors, its all the same sport just without the weather.