Hmmm...

So... I changer the Nanos to ACE, and they are working better for me. Today in the woods, getting my new measurings. Got some distancies, but not all. And in the wekend is the 5 Nations in France. There is lots of down- and uphills, so again, lets see.. Maybe half way have to take bottle of Champagne, cause we are in the Champagne are ;).

Second day

No need to shoot today, I vomit two times this night and the stomach is all mixed up, tooked all my strenght. I stayed home... And I have desided to use the ACE arrows... The Nanos goes to heavy, and I loose some important meters... Now back to bed... and I hope soon better...

Belgium Open 1st day

Too many moving peaces.. I have changed in a short period, arrows, riser, limbs and string. So I think mix of those has got my shooting go very bad. Or maybe I have to give them a little time to get in places. But 298 it's much for me..(meaning low). Or I take the tomorrow for a lesson of measuring. Lets see what I'm gonna do.. No idea now.... First choice is to change the Nanos back in ACE, cause I think that the Nanos are not flying good, they have too light point (80g). That is the easiest cange to have... will see...

New weight

Big thanks to my friend Dirk, I have now more balanced bow now. He made me a frontweight, in the picture. Now it's more balanced in side ways. So, small errors dosen't show, so big in the targer. After small error, the arrows was still in the yellow. Otherwise also the bow is now much steadyer. I have shooted every day this week, and also last sunday. It is about 750 arrows in five days + the measuring draws. Have to take a brake tomorrow, but it's so fun to shoot, don't want to... This week I have only used the Nano XR arrows. And I'm going to shoot the weekend competition also with them. Lets see after that, am I going to use them all summer...

My bow now

Testing..

...the marks and measuring in the woods. And all looked good. The targets were shrinked, so that the 40cm target was like 37cm and 60cm was like 55 and 80cm target 73. But the targets has been there all winter, no wonder... That's why I had my own targets with me, that I could practice on the real size targets.. Now I just gonna go ones more to shoot the distancies before the weekends Belgium Open. Waiting for a very good score, lets see what happends this time ;)...

160 arrows

Had to take the measuring again today, cause yesterday I had to tune the bow, and had to turn the plunger so, that the measuring point went down... Now today all distancies in the middle... Need to practice the longer distancies, like 40m. I was shooting that distance and got some threes down and up... no grouping enough... Maybe I try to shoot 60m, and get the same feeling in every arrow. Tooked long time to find the measuring point again, but let's hope, that they are now right... We will see it on the weekend... The is the Belgium Open. And I have a chance to become Belgium champion, cause I have a lisence in Belgium Club, KJSS. I'm in the competition now, with the Finnish club, Virtain Jousiampujat.

Shooting in warm weather

Today it was +19 and the sun was shining, so in some point of shooting, I almost had sweat in my forehead. I was in t-shirt, but the shorts would had been better to this weather. I shot about 80 arrows, but at the same time I pulled the bow about the same amount without arrow. Trying to get new measuring points and in the same time the new marks. After two hours I had my maesuring for the 40cm and the 60cm targets. Tomorrow have to try without the measuring tape, and see how they are working...

Blue Forest

No shooting today, just visiting the "Blue Woods"..

Testing the Nanos more

After tuning the plunger on monday, today the long distancies worked fine also. I was shooting with 6 nanos, and the arrows stayed on the moddle on distancies 30-50m. So, on friday I take my measuring tape with me, and I start to find my distancies in my tab. Also worked today with the new measuring methode.. lets see how that will work on field.. Lost one knock, but the shaft is okey, as you can see ;).

Tuning plunger for Nanos

Today I was just tuning the other plunger to Nanos, inside. I changed the plunger and started shooting distancies 5 - 25m. Arrows was little to the left, so I made the walking test, and tuned the plunger. After couple time of tuning and testing, distancies 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25m was in the middle. Maybe on wednesday I go outside to take my new distance marks. 5m and 10m was not changed, but longer than that has been changed. Good feeling after this test day...

Testing Nanos

Today testing Nanos. Just quick test around 40-60m. 60m cause my friend Dirk and his son Jonas was also shooting with me, whit the recurve. With the new lims 33#, I got out of the bow almost 44#, with my draw. The marks has changed about 5m. I can shoot the 60m just under the knock. But the arrows.... The Nanos was flying very nice, and was in same group with the ACE that I have. I did not tune anything in the bow, so the ACE arrows made a better group than Nanos. So during the next week have just test them more, lets see if they are any better after that.

Second day 5 Nations

All the unmarked target went to guessing, and that's why no good point from those targets. All the marked targets went really nice. So I can shoot, but the calculating the distances sucks. Back to to the drawing board and lots of practicing of measuring the distances. Weather was better that saturday. The sun was shining, but it was like +2. Score 323, first half 153, but the second half was good, 170. And I was happy to end the round to perfect 18 points :).

First day 5 Nations

322, with the 6s.. so not so good, I waited a little more, but unmarked targets were the troublemakers. There was couple over 40m unmarked, where I shot only 7 and 9. And the 40/60cm were also tuff, under 10 that also.. Shooting over 15 was very tuff today, maybe there was 2 or 3 times, that I got more than 15. It was raining first half of the course and after that the wind started. Then the second half was cuite cold, wet and windy. I'm waiting to shoot more points tomorrow.... Lets see, what happends...

Wednesday 2.4.08

Picture taken, after I shooted the arrows from 50m. I was very happy to that group, it was best today. Otherwise also, I was very happy how I shooted today. I Shooted all distances and to all targets. Lets see how I can carry those hits to the weekend competition.