After a decent shoot on Friday night (480 on a Portsmouth - I scored a MISS with one arrow, gutted!) I spent Sunday re-configuring the bow and doing some general maintenance. Initially I was procrastinating as I really didn't feel like going for a run.
I reset the spigarelli rest and configured my new Shibuya button for my ACC arrows in prep for the Short National shoot on the 29th. Setting the centre shot wasn't hard but I will need to shoot a few ends to tune the button. Of course, right now I still don't know any sight marks for 50 or 40 yards as I have only shot at 20. I am told there will be an hour or so before the comp on the day for sight mark tuning so as long as the arrow is flying straight then I can cope with that.
I also took the opportunity while the bow was assembled to check and make sure all the bolts were tight, a generally look over (admiring its beauty really) and waxing the string, something I never did on the old bow!
Never having done it before I search online for the method and used the article on the WA website to see how to do it. Thankfully I had some paracord in the garage so used that to melt the wax into the string.
I had been looking for a different finger sling as the one I am using right now feels a tad short. I realised that paracord may well do the job (in place of a shoe lace...) so played for a bit and watched a couple of YouTube videos on how to do it. My wife returned from having breakfast with a friend and magically produced a pair of flourescent yellow laces and a pair of laces with classic Minis down them. The result is that I now have 4 finger slings of slightly differing lengths and materials that I can try at the next shoot to see how I get on with them.
I can think of worse ways to spend a Sunday morning. Never did get the run in though...
I reset the spigarelli rest and configured my new Shibuya button for my ACC arrows in prep for the Short National shoot on the 29th. Setting the centre shot wasn't hard but I will need to shoot a few ends to tune the button. Of course, right now I still don't know any sight marks for 50 or 40 yards as I have only shot at 20. I am told there will be an hour or so before the comp on the day for sight mark tuning so as long as the arrow is flying straight then I can cope with that.
I also took the opportunity while the bow was assembled to check and make sure all the bolts were tight, a generally look over (admiring its beauty really) and waxing the string, something I never did on the old bow!
Never having done it before I search online for the method and used the article on the WA website to see how to do it. Thankfully I had some paracord in the garage so used that to melt the wax into the string.
I had been looking for a different finger sling as the one I am using right now feels a tad short. I realised that paracord may well do the job (in place of a shoe lace...) so played for a bit and watched a couple of YouTube videos on how to do it. My wife returned from having breakfast with a friend and magically produced a pair of flourescent yellow laces and a pair of laces with classic Minis down them. The result is that I now have 4 finger slings of slightly differing lengths and materials that I can try at the next shoot to see how I get on with them.
I can think of worse ways to spend a Sunday morning. Never did get the run in though...