Something interesting about this activity concerned the use of plates. I'd used plastic jugs mainly to keep most of the arrows sticking straight out, minimizing strikes by other arrows. It worked, and I just kept using jugs as targets.
At a certain moment, the orange juice folks started using clear plastic instead of white, and this change made it more brittle somehow. Where before I could use a jug for about a month before it turned to mush, with the clear they would only last a few sessions until they shattered into pieces.
So, these plates are cool: the first strike drives the arrow into the bag. There's compression of the shrink wrap, then rebounding. This results in the first strike arrow pushing the plate out from the bag a couple inches. This serves to keep the arrows straight out. Sweet. In case I can't get white jugs anymore, there are plates.
The second interesting thing about plates is over time I can watch my patterns, my groupings. So, below, you can see some groupings that arouse since the beginning of this Archery Activity. So now I can use these to focus on particular error patterns. I might improve my shots. Good activity with good for me discoveries.
CDFingers
Re: Archery Activity
26Crazy cat peekin' through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack
like a one-eyed Cheshire, like a diamond-eyed Jack