45m, couple arrows slipped..

Shooting good

Thats the view, where I'm practicing ;).

The shooting got much better after I got the new arrows and tuned the bow. The shooting is also better, even with the old arrows. With those I'm getting also much better grouping, and can practise with those.
Before I didn't hit the yellow enough, so it got to my mind. But now its so easy to shoot ;)))

128 + 176

On Monday I shot the naked arrow test. All 12 arrows, and the best goup was that in the picture, from 20m :). Today it was very stormy weather here in Virrat, so I went inside to tune my bow to fit the arrows. First the naked arrow test, had to put some rounds more, that the naked arrows hit the same spot with the feather arrows. Then the walking test to tune the plunger. And rest of the time to shoot some 25m, to try how it works. Looking good, put have to test it also at outside too. It was very difficult to see the string inside. Mutch easier to see it outside.
And also lets see how the long distancies works..

Competition in Riihimäki, Finland

It was rainy and cold morning. First 8 targets went to worming up, after that the shooting was mutch better. The first half was harder than the second, even the first 11 was unknown, but they were much harder, cause they were in up and down hills. First half 162 and the second 170. I haven't practice in field, so the start was like practicing again, how to shoot up and down hills..
Best thing was, that I got my new arrows, finally. Big thanks to
FAT ARHERY :).
Now I can see is the man or the arrows that are twisted ;)

Marks and measuring

Today just checking my marks and measuring. Looking good for tomorrow, execpt the weather. Again they have promesed rain during the competition. So, its gonna be wet and cold competition again, like in Zirkos competition. I don't mine, it starts to be normal, that its raining during the competition.

99 today and....

I think that I found the reason why my marks were changed in Vertus.
Last week I noticed that I was opening my mouth. Before I have shot mouth closed, but now it was open. Also that's why the shooting was not stable. Now when I closed my mouth, the shooting came more stable in all way. The marks changes the one stitch :). Ou Jee, I'm happy, so happy..

108 & 153

Last Thursday 108 arrow and on Sunday 153. Waiting for new arrows, maybe my motivations will be better after the new arrows.. Now the arrow don't hit the yellow enough, I know it's the arrows that goes round and round in the target... or then it's the man ;)

Today 56 arrows..

After work day, my last work day has been like 2,5 years ago, and after I changed the car tires, from back to front and otherwise, and after I carried some woods (half and hour) with wheelbarrow, 56 arrows was enough :).

I made the frames to the targed myself, just have to add couple wheels and I can push it around the yard :). I have here some up and down hills.

126

I built a frame to my target, and shot 126 arrow in short range. I put a line from yellow tape, and shot short range (5m), with 5-40m marks.

Back in Finland, Zirkos competition

It was a dark and stormy morning in Vantaa, like Snoopy starts he's story ;).
The rain started at 9 in the morning, and it rained all day, till the competition was over, nice...
Who ordered the rain? And the temperature was like +6, only.

But, it was nice to shoot finally after two years back in Finland. I was prepaired to bad weather, so it the weather didn't get to my mind, much. The arrows worked better today, than week ago in Vertus. I tuned the string high down, so the long distancies were better. But then I missed many short target, like fourface 17m, first 3, then half stitch more, second in the same, and also the thirt..why? Dont know :)

But score 334 in that weather was ok.. Now just new arrows and more practice..

The Vertus price ;))

And mine and Chris pictures from the trip are here..
Vertus 2009

Vertus, France

Score 324 + 331. Veru nice field, many tuff targets, up and won...
After two years, I finally won the Vertus, and had the magnum bottle of Champagne :)))

But more later on the week...
Now backing the car and to Finland