#tpgtraining4

My first attempt I could barely even keep the arrow straight against the bow. It ended up wildly misfiring and if there weren’t protective measure in place I might have had an early lead for number of kills. My hopes of trying to fire a second arrow even remotely quickly were dashed as my fingers fumbled the next arrow and I almost dropped it. With every mistake my fingers got a little clumsier and my face felt a little hotter. 

I decided to spend some time practicing just how to hold the arrow against the bow hoping that would help out. After probably ten minutes of just steadying the drawn arrow against just the frame of the bow I felt a little more confident with that. Aiming was a different story.

Arrow after arrow went flying in every direction one could manage. Over the target, to the left or right, diving into the floor, now I knew why careers practiced with some of the weapons for years before the games. Almost like trapeze, archery was like an art form that seemed to require a lot of patience and practice to master. Something that I didn’t have the time for.