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| USA Archery There is NEVER enough time in the day. I was very pleased with my time management and was able to get an Honorable Mention in the
As I like blogging, but don’t get an opportunity to blog everyday, this was a great challenge and I liked the prompts, too. There’s a bunch I could talk about – today’s presidential debate, what I’m having for dinner, but today I thought I’d touch on Archery. My earliest Archery memory was in 7th grade. We had a 2 week block of Archery. At the time I was living with my grandmother in Hinsdale, NH as my parents were divorcing and my mother was working at her job, saving up for an apartment for us. I did very well in that class. I was a natural. I always hit the target and always near the middle, too, but my Archery fell the wayside as high school, the army, then dispatching and basically life, got in the way of fun. I rediscovered archery when the boys were exposed in Cub Scouts. My oldest enjoys Archery as much as I do. My younger one has tried it, but never seemed to enjoy it as much and Andy and I. I discovered that after all these years, I still shoot a very good target. So, with the boys in the middle of their scouting adventure, I signed up with USA Archery and became a level 1 Archery Instructor. Believe it or not there’s, a 12 step procedure to shooting an arrow. There are 2 main bows, recurve and compound. I’ve usually fired a recuve, 65” around a 20 pound pull, but I think I’ll ask Santa for a compound bow for Christmas. Disclaimer: I’m no Katniss  In order to be a level 1 instructor, I have to take Safe Sport, (which is like Archery’s Youth Protection that the scouts mandate), take a background check, and do an in person class which is 8 hours. I did my in Camarillo, CA and Andy did too. I still work with the scouts as my schedule permits even though the boys have eagled out, because I like to give back. Anyone else like archery? |
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