forum Archery!

Started November 14, 2018 by @Jaq-wants-to-be-Christine language

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Hi there! Anyone else interested in archery? I'd love to talk! ~Jak

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I like archery, from the few times I've gotten the chance to do it.

(Me! That's cool that someone else on here does archery! [I don't do competitive, I just do it for fun.)

I do competitive at my school, and last year we made it to State! XD ~Jak

I like archery, from the few times I've gotten the chance to do it.

It's a pretty great skill to have. Have you shot recurve or compound? (Recurve doesn't have those wheels on it and sort of twangs when you shoot, and compound has wheels and looks more modern.) ~Jak

(Me! That's cool that someone else on here does archery! [I don't do competitive, I just do it for fun.)

I do competitive at my school, and last year we made it to State! XD ~Jak

(Lucky! My school doesn't have any sports like that. It's all VOLLEYBALL! and BASKETBALL! and FOOTBALL! ugh.)

I like archery, from the few times I've gotten the chance to do it.

It's a pretty great skill to have. Have you shot recurve or compound? (Recurve doesn't have those wheels on it and sort of twangs when you shoot, and compound has wheels and looks more modern.) ~Jak

Recurve, I believe.

(I have a compound bow, but recurves are fun.)

Yeah. We shoot Genesis (compounds) for competitions, and that's what I normally shoot, but my dad got us recurves for Christmas, so we sometimes shoot those.

I like archery, from the few times I've gotten the chance to do it.

It's a pretty great skill to have. Have you shot recurve or compound? (Recurve doesn't have those wheels on it and sort of twangs when you shoot, and compound has wheels and looks more modern.) ~Jak

Recurve, I believe.

Neat-o!

(Me! That's cool that someone else on here does archery! [I don't do competitive, I just do it for fun.)

I do competitive at my school, and last year we made it to State! XD ~Jak

(Lucky! My school doesn't have any sports like that. It's all VOLLEYBALL! and BASKETBALL! and FOOTBALL! ugh.)

Ugh. My school has basketball, mountain biking, and cross country as well, but I think that archery is by far the coolest.

(A guy I know [really hate for some reason, but I know him] said he would love it if our school had javelin tossing. [I think that's wha it's called?])

That actually sounds really awesome!

(I know. If we had it and I wasn't on the same team as that guy, I'd totally do it.)

Heh. I know the feeling. ;)

I love archery! I haven't gotten one yet as my mum reckons they are a boys thing. Which doesn't make sense because nearly all my older sisters own one. And Katniss and Susan Pevensie?
I've tried using my sisters but their strings are too tight and I hurt my arm (like strained it or something) and so I don't use it. My younger brother and I stole my our older brother's bow the other day though and had some fun with it, which was cool.

Lol. My mom's kinda the same way with the sexist "Boy's things" and "girl's things". It really is annoying. But if you start off with less poundage on the string, you keep increasing it until you get to the point where you are able to pull your sisters' bow strings without having your arms hurt.

I love archery! I haven't gotten one yet as my mum reckons they are a boys thing. Which doesn't make sense because nearly all my older sisters own one. And Katniss and Susan Pevensie?
I've tried using my sisters but their strings are too tight and I hurt my arm (like strained it or something) and so I don't use it. My younger brother and I stole my our older brother's bow the other day though and had some fun with it, which was cool.

That sounds pretty cool. And Susan rocks.
Maybe you need to start with a lighter draw weight; you have to work up to it, and in tournaments, you're only allowed to shoot about 20 lb. bows. ~Jak

Lol. My mom's kinda the same way with the sexist "Boy's things" and "girl's things". It really is annoying. But if you start off with less poundage on the string, you keep increasing it until you get to the point where you are able to pull your sisters' bow strings without having your arms hurt.

Bows seriously shouldn't be so stereotyped as a guys' thing! My coach's daughter is getting another bow and it's going to be pink and sparkly, so the whole thing is ridiculous.

I know. It's really annoying. The hilarious fact is that girls are generally actually better than guys when it comes to archery!

Well, my brother's one is really good, so maybe I'll ask can I use it from time to time. I think one of my sisters has one around 20 which I like, but she's the one who does archery the most, so she is usually using.
You see, my other sister brought a bow string too long, so she just tied it in a knot, but now it is way too tight. If she had the same string, she had originally had, it would be perfect.

I think my Mum just used the whole boy's thing, because there are like five recurves and a compound already around. But they belong to my siblings, not me. My brother owns like three bows, by the way.

I know. It's really annoying. The hilarious fact is that girls are generally actually better than guys when it comes to archery!

There's only one boy archer my age on my team. ~Jak

Well, my brother's one is really good, so maybe I'll ask can I use it from time to time. I think one of my sisters has one around 20 which I like, but she's the one who does archery the most, so she is usually using.
You see, my other sister brought a bow string too long, so she just tied it in a knot, but now it is way too tight. If she had the same string, she had originally had, it would be perfect.

I think my Mum just used the whole boy's thing, because there are like five recurves and a compound already around. But they belong to my siblings, not me. My brother owns like three bows, by the way.

Huh. If you celebrate Christmas, maybe you could ask for one for Christmas. ~Jak

I dunno, I don't like asking my Mum for things and besides, she'd done so much for my birthday already, even though it isn't even my birthday yet. She brought me a flight to go see my best friend and she brought my tickets for a musical play on the Christmas Carol, because I couldn't afford it but wanted to go. And I think my brother accidentally let out, there's some other surprise as well.

I dunno, I don't like asking my Mum for things and besides, she'd done so much for my birthday already, even though it isn't even my birthday yet. She brought me a flight to go see my best friend and she brought my tickets for a musical play on the Christmas Carol, because I couldn't afford it but wanted to go. And I think my brother accidentally let out, there's some other surprise as well.

Yeah, I get that it's hard to ask people for stuff. Maybe you could save up for one or something. I hope you figure something out!

Well, both of my grandma's give me $15-20 dollars each birthday and christmas, so if I force myself not to spend it on sweets, I should have enough to buy a good bow. Thinking about it now, I don't know why I don't have a bow yet. I think it's because we sometimes go out to dinner and that's like $20 gone in one go.
So yay! Maybe I'll have a bow by the new year.

Well, both of my grandma's give me $15-20 dollars each birthday and christmas, so if I force myself not to spend it on sweets, I should have enough to buy a good bow. Thinking about it now, I don't know why I don't have a bow yet. I think it's because we sometimes go out to dinner and that's like $20 gone in one go.
So yay! Maybe I'll have a bow by the new year.

That would be great! I've heard that good bows are expensive, but the best way to get something you want is to save up for it. ;) ~Jak

Problem is that, I'm just as fond of art as I am of archery, so if I got money, it would be a hard struggle on which to spend it.

Problem is that, I'm just as fond of art as I am of archery, so if I got money, it would be a hard struggle on which to spend it.

Yeah…that conundrum I can relate to. ~Jak