A little under 30 meters

I started shooting at a little under 30 meters from my target today. And yet again, my first round of arrows was my best. I focused first on squaring my feet (my preferred stance), then pulling a mental string up my legs through my spine, sucking my navel in and rolling my shoulders back and down. Then I tried to find my back tension between my hand on my bow and along my arm to my opposite shoulder. I would then let my focus shift to the aim of my arrow. It sounds long and tedious but it really took all of of 5 seconds.

I've figured out why my string was slapping my chest and chin. I was pulling my bow string back too far. It's supposed to be right along the front side of your chin...not back to your ear haha ;) Made for much cleaner, streamlined and pain free shots.

Also remember how I mentioned that I thought the opposite fletching of the arrow should be pointed away from the bow for a cleaner shot? I was right! I'm thanking the archery gods right now because I found an archery blog run by an amateur archer in Canada who confirmed this. She has a great blog, similar to how I want mine to be. (Ugh horrible grammar I know but that's the best way for me to express it.) She gives a list of basic archery info like stance, anchor point etc...I realized I had to twist my arrow nocks so the opposite colored fletching could face out from the arrow and the fletching is not only NOT grazing my bow anymore, my arrows are flying straighter and grouping on the ground if I miss the target and not going helter skelter into the woods.

Why I am I missing the target? Well I need a hay bale to stabilize my target because it's a big foam target and shifts with every arrow I mange to sink into it. So the stance for one shot that hits makes the next arrow miss. Also, my depth perception isn't the greatest-not horrible but not the greatest and I still do not have a sight. I think I need one sooner rather than later? Oh how do I explain this to the financer (aka my husband) of my archery endeavors? My christmas already came when I got my bow and he just ordered me the iPhone 6. I think next year I'll say-no new phone-I just want an ILF rig and I'll be super giddy giddy happy like a kid in a candy shop ;)

This is the blog I found that has helped me sooo much. And I did the math. I shoot on average 16 arrows in 10 minutes. And I can only shoot for an hour each day right now so that makes 96 arrows a day. I just need to make every shot count!

So for tomorrow-anchor point to front side of chin. And get a dang hay bale to stabilize my target. Now please excuse me while I do some drooling over this beauty of a sight.