So there I am, innocently pulling my lousy shots out of the boss, when I hear "I missed these two because of YOU!"
"excuse me?" I reply, somewhat mystified.
"I missed those two shots because you MOVED when I was at full draw. That's the SECOND time you've done it."
(followed by the speaker then going on to loudly inform everyone listening that she had just given me a telling-off for poor behaviour at the shooting line.......)
Fair enough, except.....all I was doing at the time was standing next to her, shooting my end. Not jumping up and down, not running up and down the shooting line, not waving my bow in her face. Just standing where I was told to stand, shooting when I was told to shoot, with my universe shrunk down to a 3-inch circle on the far side of the room.
Forgive me if I'm being naive, but I was pretty sure that if another archer simply standing and shooting next to you puts you off, it means **you** have a problem with your concentration and focus, and not that the other archer is misbehaving.
Also forgive my naivete, but I was also pretty sure that in ANY sport, blaming another player for your own bad performance IS NOT (rude words)ING WELL ON, not by a looooong way. Or maybe that's just me.
Not a great introduction to a new club.
"excuse me?" I reply, somewhat mystified.
"I missed those two shots because you MOVED when I was at full draw. That's the SECOND time you've done it."
(followed by the speaker then going on to loudly inform everyone listening that she had just given me a telling-off for poor behaviour at the shooting line.......)
Fair enough, except.....all I was doing at the time was standing next to her, shooting my end. Not jumping up and down, not running up and down the shooting line, not waving my bow in her face. Just standing where I was told to stand, shooting when I was told to shoot, with my universe shrunk down to a 3-inch circle on the far side of the room.
Forgive me if I'm being naive, but I was pretty sure that if another archer simply standing and shooting next to you puts you off, it means **you** have a problem with your concentration and focus, and not that the other archer is misbehaving.
Also forgive my naivete, but I was also pretty sure that in ANY sport, blaming another player for your own bad performance IS NOT (rude words)ING WELL ON, not by a looooong way. Or maybe that's just me.
Not a great introduction to a new club.