I can fletch, change points and nocks do a few bow tweaks but I’d struggle to re-string mine. Again some coaching wouldn’t go amiss.
Basically AGB needs to offer SOMETHING for its fees other than a rather dull magazine.
It needs to support the grass roots. The hobby archer. I’m not anti target shooting; I remember the joy of getting six arrows in the gold at 60yards and five in the yellow at 80. Being amazed at how accurate it was possible to be (on a rare good day) and if anything, the longer distances were more fun.
They laid a very good foundation for field archery but I feel the target experience for many turns sour once they become a “regular” archer. Add old fashioned cliquey attitudes and you have a fun sport being spoiled for the masses. Now I’m biased but I do feel our club missed one hell of an opportunity treating my son as an afterthought. He is patient, keen, strongand shot well when he started aged 8 (now 11). He received very little encouragement and like me, only enjoys occasional field archery now.
If this is also happening elsewhere, what a waste of potentially high level archers!
Basically AGB needs to offer SOMETHING for its fees other than a rather dull magazine.
It needs to support the grass roots. The hobby archer. I’m not anti target shooting; I remember the joy of getting six arrows in the gold at 60yards and five in the yellow at 80. Being amazed at how accurate it was possible to be (on a rare good day) and if anything, the longer distances were more fun.
They laid a very good foundation for field archery but I feel the target experience for many turns sour once they become a “regular” archer. Add old fashioned cliquey attitudes and you have a fun sport being spoiled for the masses. Now I’m biased but I do feel our club missed one hell of an opportunity treating my son as an afterthought. He is patient, keen, strongand shot well when he started aged 8 (now 11). He received very little encouragement and like me, only enjoys occasional field archery now.
If this is also happening elsewhere, what a waste of potentially high level archers!
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