Well, after having shot my first archery tournament in…oh…just a bit over 20 years, I came out blasting! Seems I took first place at the annual Caskey Classic shoot up in Cleveland, Ohio. Since I left before the reward ceremony (thinking they weren’t having one), I didn’t notice until later that they had fat fingered entering my score into the computer. I shot a 543, and they recorded a 443.

Once I took a look at the “weep sheet” (as the final results are lovingly called) I noticed the error. I submitted an objection and requested that the actual score sheets be checked again.

The archery club president at Caskey University verified the results and indeed determined that they had entered my score incorrectly. The 100 point difference moved me from the incorrectly recorded 11th position straight up to first place!!

You can see the results, and the apology for the scoring error, at Case Archery Club’s website.

I have to say, that’s quite a boost for me, coming out of the gate with a winner right away!

Now I realize that a 543 isn’t going to do much on the national scene, but it’s a pretty decent start. I am now shooting 570’s in practice, and if I can move that up to 580’s in a tournament, I will be very happy. That would put me on my way to shooting 1150+ at nationals in just 3 months…which is in the top 10 from last year’s results, including our Olympians. You can see those results here at US Archery.

But I’m trying not to get ahead of myself. For now, I’m still concentrating on shooting each arrow the best I can. No matter what score I’d like to achieve, they all start by shooting a ten with each and every arrow. One step (or arrow) at a time.

“Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.”

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Posted: December 9th, 2008 at 9:38 pm.
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