Leaving Jordan, I determined that I did not want to do that badly again. I’ve made a few mid-year resolutions: 1. Practise more. I have always coached Claire in her shooting but have generally not shot very much. In particular … Continue reading
Two weeks have passed since I came home from Al Faris and by popular request I am going to write something a bit more like a narrative account of the competition, together with a few observations and one or two … Continue reading
It’s now a little after 11pm the night before I leave for the Al Faris competition in Jordan. Claire’s been at work since 8am without a pause and shows no sign of coming home any time soon. In fact she … Continue reading
Regular readers will know about the European Grand Prix by now. It’s the world’s only multi-stage horseback archery competition, contested over 3 stages by 7 nations,each sending a team of 3 to each stage. This year’s final stage was in … Continue reading
Apologies for the sudden cessation of articles half way through Grunwald. We changed to different accommodation that didn’t have WiFi… Day 3 consisted of the Polish track, which this year contained something new. For those who don’t know, the Polish … Continue reading
The plan for today was a group trip to Seorak-san, a national park near Sokcho. The weather was a bit grim so there was a quick change of plan and after much rapid packing we went to Seoul instead. Most … Continue reading
Speed and Accuracy Having explained in my last post why we felt the need for a unified and agreed set of rules, at least for some events and as a basis for change, let me now look, in a series … Continue reading
The “Turkish style” was one part of the oriental event (the other being the Jordanian). Turkish style consist of two shots, each using a blunt arrow with flu-flu fletchings. The second shot is a standard qabaq shot (upwards at a … Continue reading
Welcome to the blog, the record of our ongoing mission to go to new places, meet old and new friends and shoot arrows from horseback. First item to follow soon: Dan goes to Jordan for Al Faris 2012, where I … Continue reading
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