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Inspired by the Avengers I took our bow out of storage today and dusted it off. Okay, no, we've been talking about doing that for weeks. It's been so long, I had to consult Youtube to figure out how to fix the bowstring. Shooting arrows is a logistical challenge here, because the only range is on the far side of town. Fortunately there's a large patch of grass not too far away that is suitable; the grass is kept so short that so far we've lost only one arrow.

Though I think I should wait another week before trying any kind of activity 'cause I've been such a klutz this last month, with my luck I'd probably shoot myself in the foot if I tried anything now. Just now I went running, ran across that tiny narrow stone bridge with the hole in the middle that I've run across like a gazillion times before... but today I slipped and fell right into the hole, hit my shin in the exact same spot I hit it when I was fifteen. So much for that run. :/ Had to walk back (and by walk I mean limp.) At least the last time it healed pretty fast... then again I was fifteen...

At least all the pollen is gone.
And we're gonna watch Captain America tonight. :)

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The bridge has the same hole in it since you were fifteen?! Why didn't they ever fix it? (And I thought they were slow here already with street repair...)

Oh no, the time when I was fifteen happened when I deemed myself too cool to use the little step in front of our caravan and instead wanted to jump in. Came just a bit short and hit the metal edge. Same effect though. ;)

There's a DW archery comm,

arrow_rest, which went dormant through lack of activity back when the site was very small.

Might just take a nudge to wake it up ...

Ah, I'll check it out. I could imagine archery getting a boosts through the film.

I took the bow out for a spin yesterday and it's not quite like riding a bike, but it was all coming back to me. I was just shooting arrows without aiming, to get a feel for the bow again. If it stays dry today I'm gonna shoot a couple more arrows later. Don't want to overdo it at first.

But one thing I noticed is that with all the climbing, strength is no longer a factor so I can concentrate much better on technique. That's pretty cool!

Ooh, yeah. I'm guessing archery is probably fairly demanding of grip and pull strength?

Grip not at all, the hand that holds the bow doesn't really hold it, it's more like the bow rests lightly in the hand. So it's all pulling. Lots of back muscles involved. If I remember right, you're not supposed to pull just with your arm. It would be the perfect training for my back if it wasn't so one-sided.

Bows are handed, right? So you can't swap back and forth and work both sides equally?

Most of the modern ones are, yeah. I think those medieval-model longbows for example can be used both handed but we wanted one you could take apart.

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