The Light at the End of the Range
Sep. 1st, 2009 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqYou know what I love? The feeling of climbing out of a hole.
I've been struggling with archery for months now and a few months ago I finally identified what I'd been doing wrong. Then it took me awhile to figure out how to fix it. For the last month I've been practicing that fix and I've gotten to the point where the practice is paying off.
Tonight I shot an 84. The shocking part was a solid 24 on my speed round, which means that the shoulder positioning I've been working on is at a point where I don't have to concentrate on it 100%. It's still not anywhere near unconscious, but I can see it from here.
The shoulder still aches like hell at the end of about 12 ends, but that's better then the 10 ends I was able to pull off a month ago. The strength and the skill are returning.
It is such a relief to be able to say that. I didn't want to lose this like I've lost other things. The wonderful sense of accomplishment I had on the way home from the range today felt so good. I missed it so.
I've been struggling with archery for months now and a few months ago I finally identified what I'd been doing wrong. Then it took me awhile to figure out how to fix it. For the last month I've been practicing that fix and I've gotten to the point where the practice is paying off.
Tonight I shot an 84. The shocking part was a solid 24 on my speed round, which means that the shoulder positioning I've been working on is at a point where I don't have to concentrate on it 100%. It's still not anywhere near unconscious, but I can see it from here.
The shoulder still aches like hell at the end of about 12 ends, but that's better then the 10 ends I was able to pull off a month ago. The strength and the skill are returning.
It is such a relief to be able to say that. I didn't want to lose this like I've lost other things. The wonderful sense of accomplishment I had on the way home from the range today felt so good. I missed it so.
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