I was having a go on the weekend at spearo's place. On my third bunch of arrows, I lost concentration or got tired or something stupid, cocked my arm inward a bit too much as I released, and the string hit my arm on the fleshy bit on the inside of my left elbow. You should see the black, purple, blue, and yellow bruising covering a large area of my arm. I look like a domestic violence victim.
LOL we were talking about this in chat the other night.
He should be grateful he's a bloke and only caught the inside of his arm. Women have bigger worries.
Never a bowhunter, did target for many years (1977 to 1998). Not sure if can remember everything.
National Field Champion 1987 (proper field not that silly thing with cutout animals that the ABA do!)
National Team 1987
Victorian Team 1986, 87, 88, 89
National Teams Champion 1986, 1988, 1989
National Records 2
State Records 4
State Target 2 silvers 3 bronzes
State Field 3 Silvers 2 bronzes
Injuries put paid to my shooting career, but I still miss it bad, I used to shoot up to 1000 arrows a week when training full on. Still have my gear, even though I can't use it I just cannot bear to part with it!
Thats great to see so many shooters out there. Sorry to hear about your arm H.
I have just picked up a new bow and Im in love. I bought a new bear assault compound and im going to terry hills this sunday rain willing, anyone else? I must have shot 350 arrows into a hay bail in the back already.
Never a bowhunter, did target for many years (1977 to 1998). Not sure if can remember everything.
National Field Champion 1987 (proper field not that silly thing with cutout animals that the ABA do!)
National Team 1987
Victorian Team 1986, 87, 88, 89
National Teams Champion 1986, 1988, 1989
National Records 2
State Records 4
State Target 2 silvers 3 bronzes
State Field 3 Silvers 2 bronzes
Injuries put paid to my shooting career, but I still miss it bad, I used to shoot up to 1000 arrows a week when training full on. Still have my gear, even though I can't use it I just cannot bear to part with it!
Thats great to see so many shoters out there. Sorry to hear about your arm H. I have just picked up a new bow and Im in love. I bought a new bear assault compound and im going to terry hills this sunday rain willing. I must have shot 350 arrows into a hay bail in the back already.
Ha Stacey;
That reminds me .. once I was lining things up by shooting a few at a bale I had set up in my garage. I slipped up and accidentally put an arrow clean thru my B&D Galsteel roll-a-door. Lucky no-one was passing by in the street. The arrow didn't go completely through, but I still have the hole in it to this day! That was >10 years ago, now.
Didn't shoot again in the back yard after that !
Cheers
That reminds me .. once I was lining things up by shooting a few at a bale I had set up in my garage. I slipped up and accidentally put an arrow clean thru my B&D Galsteel roll-a-door. Lucky no-one was passing by in the street. The arrow didn't go completely through, but I still have the hole in it to this day! That was >10 years ago, now.
Didn't shoot again in the back yard after that !
Cheers
I saw another guy accidentally put six over the fence of a park down at Wollongong where we had a clout-shoot happening !
Luckily (again) … no pedestrians ! There were a couple of cops about to raid the garage where the arrows ended up, who saw the whole thing. What a comedy of errors … (they ignored the whole incident).
A real shocker, that one. The guy who did it, had loaned his scope to someone who had a much shorter reach, and he forgot to re-align it all before using it again !!
Was scary, (but funny in a strange sort of way, also).
LOL we were talking about this in chat the other night.
He should be grateful he's a bloke and only caught the inside of his arm. Women have bigger worries.
National Field Champion 1987 (proper field not that silly thing with cutout animals that the ABA do!)
National Team 1987
Victorian Team 1986, 87, 88, 89
National Teams Champion 1986, 1988, 1989
National Records 2
State Records 4
State Target 2 silvers 3 bronzes
State Field 3 Silvers 2 bronzes
