Lurk (or comment) all you want :) I've always been interested in archery. I got a fiberglass bow as a kid and played around with it. It was only recently that was able to pick up my gear (I got a voucher of $150 towards 'sports gear' because I didn't file for insurance claims (forgot to!) last year.
Archery is fun and it's easier than meditation for me, when I get to go out and do it. There are different options. I like "3-D" or field archery, where we shoot at targets with critters on them (usually going around a course in the forest), but there's also target shooting. One of the women in our club has a cane and there are a few grey-hairs so it's a sport that can be done by a variety of skill and strength levels. The important thing is to get a bow that isn't too heavy a pull, not usually a prob as there are people who sell used gear when they get stronger and step up. And you've got some recurve bows that you can change the weight by changing the limbs.
It's been years since I've read the Ramayana and parts of the Mahabharata! You could learn archery and try to be another Arjuna hey? But yep, I think you could always learn enough to work it into a fantasy story one day :)
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Archery is fun and it's easier than meditation for me, when I get to go out and do it. There are different options. I like "3-D" or field archery, where we shoot at targets with critters on them (usually going around a course in the forest), but there's also target shooting. One of the women in our club has a cane and there are a few grey-hairs so it's a sport that can be done by a variety of skill and strength levels. The important thing is to get a bow that isn't too heavy a pull, not usually a prob as there are people who sell used gear when they get stronger and step up. And you've got some recurve bows that you can change the weight by changing the limbs.
It's been years since I've read the Ramayana and parts of the Mahabharata! You could learn archery and try to be another Arjuna hey? But yep, I think you could always learn enough to work it into a fantasy story one day :)
Welcome and enjoy!