I hadn't held a bow since Camp Tawingo when I was like 9, so this was virtually a new experience for me. Sure, I've been working out up here, but when I started out with Dan's 65lbs draw bow I almost died. I think that I dropped down to a 35 pounder and that was plenty. I find it's one of those things that uses very specific muscles that aren't really used in day-to-day life (bowling is another such activity). I just know that tomorrow I'm going to be hurting in some odd places.
After some poor false starts, I actually got the hang of it pretty quickly. We were shooting the entire length of the gym, so even hitting the 5' x 5' target board seemed like an accomplishment. I'm proud to say that I killed one Styrofoam deer, a Styrofoam rat and a Styrofoam bunny :) (and yes, the rodent targets are that little white piece of paper on the right, lower left).
Also, I just found another good picture from that Rec trip last weekend. As we were driving out, the sun was just hiding behind a hill and we got some great pictures of Sundogs. Cool halo rainbows to the left and right of the sun.
Only one month left to go!Graham
Hey Graham- glad to hear all is going well. You're finally colder than Saskatoon! Your pictures are great...love the bunnies.Take care
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