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Have you Ever tried Archery?


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Posted 06 December 2009 - 08:42 PM

Nope and I don't think I ever will.
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 01:00 AM

yeah i tried archery once and it didn't turn out well
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Posted 07 December 2009 - 06:07 AM

Yea I wasn't that bad at it either maybe I should pick it back up.... You know just in case there is a Zombie outbreak and I don't want to alert the others.
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 02:33 AM

i have never done that, i try to imagine how it would be...
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 11:12 PM

No i have not but it does sound like fun. :0)
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 03:33 AM

Hmmm... in junior high i remember we had an archery unit. It lasted about a month. That was the end of my experience, lol.
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 06:55 AM

No I haven't but I want to really badly it sounds like a useful skill
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 10:18 AM

No I haven't but I'd love to try it! I'm known for having a sharp eye in sports so I'm wondering if I'll become good at it too! :biggrin2:
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 01:54 PM

I did for a couple of years, weekly. I found it wonderful but had to stop. The most beautiful thing is when the archer and the goal become one in the perfect shot. There's a good book about it: Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.Cherio :biggrin2:
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 07:02 PM

No, but I'm dying to. The college I'm planning to attend has an archery team. And, not to blow my own horn, I'm a fairly gifted marksman. With some practice I could be pretty good. I might look into trying it out.
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 06:55 AM

i've never actually tried but i always wanted to try. it looks pretty cool
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 08:30 AM

All I can say is dont walk in front of me when I have a bow and arrow in my posession...No responsibility taken for your stupidity. lol.It is alot harder that it looks. You need alot of strength in your arms to extend the arrow back far enough to reach the target.The first few shots all I can manage is skimming the arrow along the grass. But eventually I hit the target. Still waiting for the elusive bullseye though.

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 06:00 PM

Yeah, I used to go out in the fields hunting when I was a kid. Never, got anything thoughonce or twice, but I was appauling - worse still is darts...
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 08:29 PM

No, I haven't, although my school offers this as a PE class, and I'm interested in taking this next semester.
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Posted 20 December 2009 - 11:57 PM

I would think it would be dangerous. And i have never tried archery.
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Posted 21 December 2009 - 12:31 AM

Played in gym class in high school. Pulling back the bow string and getting the arrow to release in the direction you want is a good deal harder than I expected. Plus, if you're not wearing gloves or a forearm guard, your hands take a real beating.
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Posted 26 December 2009 - 04:04 AM

i have tried archery <3 its fun at times , but i found it kinda hard , i never manage to shoot it far , i always fail ^_^
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Posted 27 December 2009 - 04:33 PM

I've never had the chance to try out archery although i do like archery a lot. (Probably cuz of the influences of online games :P) I hope i'll have the chance to try it one day.
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Posted 27 December 2009 - 05:00 PM

no, i've never tried but i think it will be funny if i try
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Posted 28 December 2009 - 12:37 AM

lol i have such a unsteady hand i seem to always shake so i would be crap at archery although at hunting i am not bad with a rifle i am quite the steady hand but holding everything else im always shaking
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Posted 28 December 2009 - 12:48 AM

I have on a few occasions. Though the last time I went was really bad, the "feathers" were all ripped up and they could hardly fly straight and true.
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Posted 28 December 2009 - 04:07 AM

I did, once... let me tell you it wasn't a very pretty sight.
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Posted 28 December 2009 - 05:19 AM

Sadly have yet to hit a target but had no idea the bow would be heavy, but than again I was young when I tried so...
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Posted 29 December 2009 - 01:41 PM

I did archery in middle and early high school, but that was years ago. I've been thinking of checking out Japanese archery at one of the local universities in town though - heard it's way different, so it should definitely be interesting at the least. ^^
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Posted 29 December 2009 - 07:13 PM

yes once, i think i was quite good at it
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