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Archery, Archery Canada, Indoor, Outdoor, Peel Archery Club, Personal Best, Peterborough Archers, Saugeen Shafts, The Archers of Caledon, Tournament, Training, World Archery, World Archery Award
Another few weeks have passed and I’ve been working away at my new fitness program and trying to make some minor form changes a natural part of my shot process. Having to think about the new changes and make sure that I’m doing them is a bit of a distraction, but the more I train, the more automatic they become.
It took a while, but now that I’ve adjusted to shooting 18m again, I’m starting to see some substantial performance improvements from last year’s indoor season. Last year, my personal best (and only score over 530) was a 532 and while I have only shot the one 530+ at a tournament this year, my league and training scores are frequently higher; into the mid 540s. Just last night at league, I bested my old PB of 544 by 1 point for a new PB of 545. Here are a few recent scores from this month; the first is from practice at Peel Archery Club. The 2nd and 4th are from league at The Archers of Caledon, and the 3rd is from a tournament at Saugeen Shafts by Peterborough Archers.
I’m really enjoying plotting my arrows and using that data to reflect on and pair with my mental image of how the shots felt. ArtemisLite is a free download on Google Play if you’re interested in trying it out.
And finally, the pins I earned from the outdoor season have arrived! During the summer, most of my scores were over 500 and a a few were over 550. That’s what earned me the white and black pins, respectively. I’m getting really close to the WA 18m indoor threshold of 550 for the blue pin too! But since the score must be shot at a World Archery registered event, I only have a few opportunities this season to qualify. Even if I don’t qualify for a pin, I’ll still be very happy with my progress and performance 😀
UPDATE: I shot a 556 at the 2018 Canadian Regional Indoor Championships to earn a blue pin!
Just for reference, here are the score requirements for each pin colour.
|
Event |
White |
Black |
Blue |
Red |
Gold |
Purple |
|
WA 720 |
500 |
550 |
600 |
650 |
675 |
700 |
|
WA 900 |
750 |
800 |
830 |
860 |
875 |
890 |
|
WA 25m |
500 |
525 |
550 |
575 |
585 |
595 |
|
WA 18m |
500 |
525 |
550 |
575 |
585 |
595 |
More information about World Archery Awards from Archery Canada can be found here: http://www.archerycanada.ca/en/wa-stars/world-archery-awards-page. If you’re outside of Canada, you should contact your local national archery body for information.
Stephanie Barrett 