know nothing about target archery
LOL in proper archery
the scores are always recorded in descending order, dude.
*****
Due to my 'joyous solstice' package/present arriving sooner than expected (Well done Archery Shop, 3 days from order to delivery) I had a few changes to evaluate on Sunday in addition to what feels right now like a decisive shift from left-eye to right-eye shooting...
- I didn't even attempt to do any clicker training, I already had a headful of mush to solidify.
Firstly, a new string - Flex Pro Series Fast Flight, 18 strand, in pristine white, served for large-groove nocks.
- Looking at the bow-porn I posted last week I'd noticed that the grey/black string was looking 'a bit tired' so a spare/replacement was a justified excuse to go shopping. My current 'spare' (Currently on the #50 SPT bow) is small-groove. I bought a spare for that too, a Flex - 8125 Supra 16-strand in solid red. Hey, why not?
Secondly a new tab - WNS SF-200 Cordovan, XL.
- Still needs trimmed (what are the best implements for this?) and a bit more 'running in' ofc, but the big change was the switch from my old 'chin-fin' mod to a new version that I've been considering for quite a while. Announcing the 'TwinChinFin'!
All that said, I had a relaxed session on a Pompy target, no scores recorded, but an interesting & enlightening afternoon nevertheless. Mageara felt & sounded 'crisper' with the new string to me. I shot the first hour with the 'old' (chin fin) rest on the new tab, and with the modified Tec-X pin fitted with the green fibre on the sight. I lent the Tawant with the red fibre to our scores officer to try, he's waiting for the arrival of the same this week. He was impressed!
I did lots of experiments to try & find my 'perfect anchor', it feels like I'm almost starting from scratch again! ...but I'll get there, sooner rather than later I hope. I've been watching a few YT vidz today about 'aiming theory' (starting with the one linked in
this thread)
However, my groups are already tighter - much tighter - than I've been shooting up until now. Although there is so much more to concentrate on (So
THAT'S what 'sight picture' means!) I feel more in control of the shot now, and it's easier to 'feel' when a less-than-perfect arrow has been loosed. Even the shots which caused a mental 'that was terrible!' proved less errant that feared.
Second hour, a switch to the Tawant pin & the TwinChinFin rest on my old (Rugbii) tab. I can feel the difference the TCF makes in getting a consistent anchor, it really cups the jawbone nicely. I didn't worry too much about fine-tuning the sights, but the average end saw at least 3/4 arrows nearly if not actually touching. I even wrecked a nock!
So, rather than practicing for the boxing day Worcester with my old method, the next two sessions will be spent refining my 'conventional' method. I honestly feel that I'll score better scores that way.