Let's be honest.
A lot of the time, archers tend to be alone. We are alone at the firing line; it's just us and the target face. I don't know about all of you, but I prefer a quiet range to a crazy busy one.
That said, sometimes, it can be nice to have someone to chat with while shooting. Yesterday night, I went to the range on "Club Night". I was worried a bit that it might be overcrowded (our range only has five lanes), but I arrived to find it empty. I fired a few practice ends, and then got down to practice.
About 2/3 of the way through my first round the club Chairperson came in. It had been a while since she'd been shooting, so she was working on fundamentals, getting her form in check. Since we were both kinda relaxed about our practice, we struck up a conversation about the club, the Olympics, the complete lack of Archery coverage on TV, etc.
It was nice. I am a bit of a loner when it comes to sport - I tend to prefer the individual vs the team based activities, but it was nice to have someone to chat with while walking up the the target butts, retrieving arrows, or walking back to the line.
Maybe I will have to try and make it out to "Club Night" more often. I just hope it doesn't get too popular. :-D
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