Blargh, I am sick!

Ugh.

I am sick as a dog, and it is certainly making an impact on my archery practice time.  I haven't had the opportunity (or ability) to make it out to the range this week as a result of what may be Ebola or Honta (still waiting for the lab results to confirm/deny).

But, I picked up some new hardware that I thought I would show off a bit!

Easton Powerflight Arrows

I picked these up at That Hunting and Fishing Store in Richmond a few weeks ago.  I got them for a decent price, about $50 CAD for a half dozen made arrows.  I explained my need of target arrows to the sales person, and he recommended that I go with a slightly over-spined arrow, as I would likely be upgrading my ILF limbs in the next few months (going to a higher poundage).

The only issue I have had with them so far is that I managed to rip up the fletching on one of them to the point that I am unwilling to shoot it.  (See picture below).  I will have to try and repair the damage before I feel comfortable shooting this one again - should be fun, as I do not have a fletching jig....

High Density Foam Target

Now this was a steal.  I was surfing around Kijiji.ca, and found a local that was selling a few archery targets, including this high density foam number, which I picked up for $25 CAD.

The seller was a really nice older lady that used to shoot compound competitively in Texas, and has moved up to the Great White North to retire.  She even threw in a few free targets & target pins, just because she is awesome.

I think I am going to set up a short range target downstairs in the basement.  I'd shoot outdoors, but I live in a townhouse, and would likely incur the wrath of my neighbours or the condo association if I tried to practice in my backyard.  :-/

Chest Guard

Finally picked up one of these from South Nation Archery Supply last week.  When I first started back into archery, I never understood why the guys were wearing these things; back when I started shooting, only the girls wore chest protectors.

That all changed after I had my form corrected by Kathy Millar.  I was practicing at my usual range, when WHAM!!!  I nailed my right nipple on a string release.  Have you ever had something hurt so bad that you wanted to scream, but couldn't?  Yeah, it was like that.  So, I called SNAS and promptly ordered a new guard.  Save teh boobs!