2 weekends, 2 double FITA's, it's been pretty manic lately. The Andover Double FITA was first and it turned out to be quite a nice weekend. I think it was the first shoot this year where i didn't get rained on. The first day went well, i shot a 1207 but on the second day i had a nightmare at the 50m distance! I just couldn't hit the gold to save my life it was very odd, but when we got to 30m everything was good again?? I ended up on 1189 which is 1 point short of Master Bowman Classification. I would have been mortified if i hadn't already got it. I finished 10th overall but considering the competition there i am very happy with the result.
This past weekend was Redruth Double FITA. This is one of my favourite tournaments. I shot well on the Saturday again (1205) but had a bad 90m on the Sunday as i was a little stiff. I did however shoot a PB at 30m (despite the sudden downpour) and finished on 1195. The odd thing about this was for the last few weeks my goal has been to shoot a 2400+ for the double FITA and this weekend I actually hit it...exactly, how odd is that, 288 arrows and my score was 2400 on the nail!!! I ended up winning the 1st day, winning the 2nd day and winning the Double too! 3 gold medals and 2 trophies, quite a haul for a weekends work.
This coming weekend I'm at the British Target Championships up at Lilleshall, It's a 2-day Double York (not my favourite round but it's all good practice)
Last night I did some video work on my form, i've managed to compress some of it enough to put here. Be mindful of the fact that my form may be different as i've had to adapt slightly due to my disability. Enjoy and don't laugh too much :)
Till next time.
