Pas de croix aujourd'hui, juste un petit aperçu de mon weekend passé avec les Compagnons du Tir à l'Arc de Liévin, pour l'organisation du championnat départemental.
Deux jours épuisants mais comme toujours très intéressants...en plus c'est un de nos archers qui a terminé premier sur le podium dans sa catégorie =)
Bravo Bastien !
J'ai rencontré mon premier arc il y a maintenant 20 ans lors d'un voyage au Canada...
J'ai arrêté le tir il y a 8 ans mais je continue à faire partie de la vie du club dont je suis restée secretaire.
Peut être qu'un jour je ressortirai mon arc...c'est ce que je dis tous les ans =)
Fini le blason classique que tout le monde connait , on est sur ce que l'on appelle un trispot, trois spots alignés , équivalents aux zones centrales du blason de 40 ou 60 cm de diamètre selon la catégorie.
Seule la catégorie dite Bare Bow, arc nu, sans viseur, tire encore sur le blason classique de 40cm de diamètre.
Arc classique ou arc à poulies, ici en salle on est à 18 mètres de sa cible.
Difficile de prendre de bonnes photos pendant les tirs. Biensur le flash est interdit pour ne pas perturber les archers et évidemment se mettre en face d'eux relève du suicide =D
2 séries de 10 volées de 3 flèches , avec en moyenne 2 minutes par volée (temps réglementaire) ...le qualificatif a pris une bonne partie de la journée avant de passer aux phases finales, les duels, pour déterminer les champions départementaux de chaque catégorie !
Un weekend vraiment bien rempli...
...pour un très beau sport.
La prochaine fois on parlera quand même broderie =)
A bientôt
xxx
As I told you my last weekend have been very busy, and today I'm sharing with you one of my other hobby...Archery =D
I have been belonging to Les Compagnons du Tir à l'Arc for 20 years now !
I 'met' my first bow during a trip to Canada and at my return began a great story =)
I love this beautiful sport even if for health reasons I had to stop 8 years ago and never came back to it. I always belonged to the life of the club as the secretary and made great friendships.
Things changed a bit in 20 years, starting by the target. It's now what we call a trispot (don't know how it is named in English...) but it's only the central zones of a usual target (points from 1 to 4 usually in the white & black rings are useless in this kind of championship)
Only the Bare Bows (without sight) can shoot on the usual target of 40cm diameter.
Maybe you have good eyes and can see the tinny X in the very inner ring used for the tie-breaking. The closer to the X is the winner =)
For this indoors , archers are at 18 meters from their target. A/B shoot first, then C/D to not have too numerous archers at the same time.
2 successions of 10 ends of 3 arrows. 2 minutes per end...the 2 successions last about 3 hours =)
This was only the qualifying round, after we had the regional championship , the duels, to determine the champion for each category. In the Junior Man Recurved Bow category , Bastien from my club ended first =D
The bows changed too !
On the first pictures you saw recurved bows, with all the accessories , we are far from the piece of wood with a cord =)
Here under Compound Bows, designed to reduce the force required to bend the string
It's difficult to take good pictures of this sport . The light is not too strong , flash is forbidden of course to not disturb the archers and we can just stay behind them =)
But I hope I gave you a good overview of my other hobby...
Next time, I promise, we will speak about stitches =D
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Sounds like you had a great weekend! xx
RépondreSupprimerho yes I had =)
Supprimerit's always great to have a weekend like this one
next will surely be outdoors in June =)
have a great weekend
xxx
Ow My, it's looking real awesome!!
RépondreSupprimerWhat a awesome sport..
The pic's are incredible!!
You must had a awesome weekend.
I keep saying it's awesome!!
To bad you can't do it, but maybe there will be a time that you can..
You have to learn al new again, but that would be fun.
You face when you get the medillion..
Who that boy in Orange.. love his body.. hihihi only he need to smile more... hihihi
20 years.. that's long!!!
20 years, yes, but I was very young hahaha =D
SupprimerI really had a great time, I love this sport and made real great friendships by this side too
in June we will surely have the same kind of championship but outdoors =)
Bastien never smiles, we often say him to smile more =)
he is so kind !
but indeed....what a body hihihi
have a great week end Petite Anne
big hugs
xxx
Your pictures remind me of of my father and the competitions at the army barracks when I was about 4 years old.
RépondreSupprimerToo bad the cross bow isn't allowed.
Archery takes much skill and to think this is how people defended and fed themselves long ago!
Take care :D
xx
I never tried cross bow, I'd like too
Supprimerit's different but really great too, different but in fact very similar, the concentration is the same
there's a club in a town close to here
it's a beautiful sport to be seen
a pity we don't speak more about it on TV !
xxxxx
What great pictures and a beautiful sport....I'd love to try. My kids were lucky enough to do it in high school and both enjoyed doing it.
RépondreSupprimerit's really a great & beautiful sport (and I don't say this because it's mine hehehe)
Supprimerit's like cross stitch or craft, it really empties the brain
I have always preferred quiet & individual sport =)
have a great weekend, stay warm
xxx
et copine juste en passant comme ça... t'attends quoi pour te faire plaisir???? je sais que le point de croix ça te fait plaisir et que tu aimes faire plaisir aux gens (je suis bien placée pour le savoir!!!)... mais ne t'oublie pas et reprends ton arc!!!! va te faire plaisir même qu'une fois par semaine ou toutes les 2 semaines.... Perso je vais à la gym presque tous les soirs et je suis triste quand je ne peux pas y aller, sauf si je suis vraiment naze. C'est un moment rien qu'à moi et je me sens bien pendant et après alors faut pas te priver ma copine fais toi plaisir et remonte le cet arc!!!!
RépondreSupprimerVoilà c'était donc mon conseil du jour à ma copine que j'aime...
Gros bisous
Blandine
j'attends d'avoir un boulot peut être =D
Supprimerje sais pas
mon matériel date et il me faudrait investir dans pas mal de trucs...ma corde, mes flèches ont morflé depuis le temps et peut être un peu la poignée....
alors je vais attendre d'avoir des sous =)
d'abord faudrait que je recommence à l'arc en bois parce que je n'ai pas bandé depuis longtemps (et ça n'a rien de sexuel =D )
mais bon, de continuer à faire partie de la vie du club j'aime bien, chaque fois même si c'est fatigant on passe un bon moment avec des gens supers et ça fait du bien
merci pour ton conseil du jour ma copine que j’aime aussi =D
gros bisous
xxxx
How nice that you can still be involved with the sport even if you are no longer competing, Valerie! I had no idea that there were such things as archery clubs! Nice that the young man from your club came in first!!
RépondreSupprimerMy eyes are so bad, I don't think I could even hit any part of the target!!
ho yes that's really great, I made precious friendships by this side too and I'm very happy each time I have a moment with them, we have lot's of fun
Supprimerarchery club, cross bow clubs...there are many different clubs except the one I would like most : cross stitch !
Maybe I can create one =D
We were very proud the regional champion was from our club. He even was France champion last year, junior but he has a great future if he continues this way =)
have a great weekend
xxxxx
That looks really cool, it's a shame you can't compete any more. I'm useless at it, I would probably end up hitting the ceiling lights!
RépondreSupprimerI know I'm probably going to cringe at the answer, but how much would one of those compound bows cost?
Kind regards, Brian.
ready to cringe ? =)
Supprimerthe price of a compound bow can vary from 500€ to 1300€ (£410 to £ 1100) but some can even be more expensive...
after that you have all the accessories for the archer, the arrows....
it's almost like golf, not a very cheap sport :-/
but the bow lasts for years =)
won't you be as good enough to hit an apple on Mii's head ? =D
have a great weekend
xxx
Wow! Your pictures look great anyway, Valma, even without the flash. A shame that you had to give up the sport as it looks like a really cool sport to do. So, good that you can still be involved, though. Thank you so much for sharing.
RépondreSupprimerthank you Kaye =)
Supprimerit's really a great sport, it empties the brain, just need to think at the yellow dot and nothing else =)
I made precious friendships by this side too and I'm very happy each time I can spend a moment with those friends =)
have a great weekend
xxx
Je confirme , ce n'est pas un sport facile a prendre en photo , mais tu t'es bien débrouillé jeune padawan XD !
RépondreSupprimermerci maitre =D
Supprimeren plus j'avais pas que ça a faire prendre des photos.....
xxx
Thanks for sharing pictures!! You have got a very nice hobby. I have never been good at sports but enjoy watching. Usually, it is cricket that is more popular sport in India. I watch all other games during Olympics.
RépondreSupprimerI'm just like you, I really enjoy watching sport =)
SupprimerOlympics games..I love. I even prefer the winter one
with hubby we enjoy curling & biathlon =)
during the summer Olympics they don't speak enough of archery !!
and the whole year long number one is football !! only football, always football...and at home we hate football =D
have a great weekend sweetie
big hugs
xxx
Nice pic's.DS done Archery for a while at college and loved it but sadly had to drop out because of work and studying.A neighbour of ours practices Archery in the field,thankfully we are a few fields away. ; )
RépondreSupprimerwhat a great idea, maybe I should install a bale of straw in my garden and play archery in my garden =D
Supprimerit can be dangerous...stay away from those fields indeed =)
have a great weekend
xxx
Oh this is something I have always wanted to try!
RépondreSupprimeryou have to =)
Supprimerreally
just like cross stitching...it helps emptying the brian =)
have a great weekend
xxx
I loved doing archery when I used to do it.... But unfortunately I had to give it up as my shoulders couldn't take it anymore... Then I found out why when I was diagnosed with RA a few years later.... But even though I don't do it anymore I still love the sport! Well done you for being a part of the sport and club for so long :) Thank you for sharing the photos of the comp. Looks like everyone had a great time :)
RépondreSupprimerHugs xx
hooo we have another thing in common sweetie =)
Supprimersorry you had to stop too for medical reasons =(
that's such a great sport indeed, it totally empties the brain I find
nothing else to think about expect the yellow dot =)
a beautiful sport about which we don't speak enough ....
have a great weekend sweetie
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What a wonderful surprise! I never could imagine you as an archery fan! Congrats, sweetie! It's a beautiful hobby! But thinking better, it's so you!!!! lol
RépondreSupprimerMany thanks sweetie =)
SupprimerI'm not very sportive ..only my brain is =D
'So me'...how funny =D
Have a great weekend
big hugs
xxx
What a hobby dear Valma.:) You surprised me! :))) In a positive way of course.:)
RépondreSupprimerHugs.:)
thank you very much sweetie =)
SupprimerI'm a girl full of (good) surprises hehehe
big hugs
xxx
Hello dear
RépondreSupprimercongratulations for the beautiful photos
is a very nice and original post.
ciao Giovanna ) ------> O
Many thanks sweetie =D
SupprimerI'll play Cupid on the 14th hehehe
big hugs
xxx
Hello sweetie
RépondreSupprimerSuch a great hobby! It seems to be very interesting:)
thank you sweetie
Supprimerindeed, it's really an interesting sport
good for the mind =D
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For someone who has never seen one of those weapons for real, those bows look so amazing :D
RépondreSupprimerWish I could see you practicing!! :D Hope you had a great time sweetie!! :) hugs
really beautiful weapons indeed =)
Supprimerthere are so many different way to customise a bow
I had a wonderful weekend, it seems that we will have another one outdoors during summer...
another experience, targets will be at 50 meters !
I wish I could see myself practising too hahaha
big hugs
xxx
I see you had a good time!
RépondreSupprimerNice to get to know about a different hobby of yours!
xx
Many thanks sweetie
SupprimerI'm like a diamond, I have several facets, hahaha =D (only good one, I hope...)
big hugs
xxx