Archery is like bowling? My first day.

The last thing I need after decades of other hobbies is another one, but the global situation must have given me cabin fever. For some unknown reason I watched an archery competition on youtube and literally 24 hours later I was at the local archery store/range out of curiousity and plopped down $30 for an hour's lane and equipment rental. I was given a recurve bow (SF something brand) with a 22 pound draw, 5 minutes of safety and equipment instruction from one of the friendly staff, and a lane assignment. ​ very first arrows @ 10 yds I was happy to keep all the arrows in my lane altogether. As each round went by, I recognized that all I could do was try to make the same movements (wrong or not) and only try to make a very minor adjustment in body position. At one point I just thought out loud, "this is like bowling." In bowling, if I rolled a ball and it missed the pocket (the sweet spot for a strike usually) by a half a pin, I would just move over an inch or two instead of aiming for the pocket. I was not a good bowler but i did have my moments. Anyway, that strategy was all I had for my 1 hour session. My final shots sadly did not even hit the center of the target, but I was pleased to have made a little progress using a bit of experience in a totally unrelated sport. last set @ 12 yds I guess we'll see where this rabbit hole leads. submitted by /u/nolunchman [link] [comments]

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