Um, like...duh!

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Um, like...duh!

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Well, did not manage to squeeze in any shooting either Saturday or Sunday evening (family stuff) so with the sun blazing in a clear blue sky this evening, I made it my point to stop my yard work about an hour before sundown, put away my shovels and rakes and implements of destruction (nod to Arlo there :D ) and drag out the bow and tackle.
I was shooting the K-mag so all was going pretty good. After a while I noticed my groups got really tight, then started to spread. A little at first, then a little more. Coincidentally, I also noticed a little pain and fatigue in my left bicep, and upper back muscles. When I finally called it quits I was having a little trouble holding steady at full draw so I packed it in. When I came in the house, I happened to glance at the clock and saw I'd been shooting non-stop for over an hour. That must have been well over a hundred arrows...doofus! :shock: :oops:
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;) Yep, I've done stuff like that, buy the time you figure out you have done too much, you have done too much. :lol:
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Love it! Usually the heat drives me in before fatigue.
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#4 Post by Carpdaddy »

Old age is a bummer! I usually shoot less than 20 arrows on each outing. :|

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Graps wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:07 pm Yep, I've done stuff like that, buy the time you figure out you have done too much, you have done too much.
Good way of putting it... :oops:
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Flemish Dave wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:27 pm Love it! Usually the heat drives me in before fatigue.
That's why I try to shoot in the evenings just before the sun goes down. That, and the fact that there aren't as many people out in their yards at that time.
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Carpdaddy wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:21 am Old age is a bummer! I usually shoot less than 20 arrows on each outing. :|
I'm usually good with 15-20 minutes. But when it's quiet, no skeeters and all systems go, you just want to carry on.
Nothing gets my head clearer than flinging a bunch of arrows.
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Captainkirk wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:16 am
Carpdaddy wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:21 am Nothing gets my head clearer than flinging a bunch of arrows.
With you on that one!
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#9 Post by Shadowhntr »

On a good session where all goes well cap,100 shots is around my norm when I'm in good shape
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Shadowhntr wrote: Sun Aug 19, 2018 3:28 pm ... when I'm in good shape
Always a kicker, isn't there... 8-) :lol:
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