Hijacks are pretty common here. Yes shooting a recurve well requires a lot more time and effort - of course if you are 1400+ with a compound, then that also requires tons of time and effort as well. Heck breaking 800 FITA barebow requires effort - I did that as a junior, so no sight, stabilizers, cushion plunger (they called them Berger buttons back then), and aluminum arrows. Using the tip of the arrow as a guide, I was picking clouds to aim at for 90m.
My form even in that video was not what it once was, but I still managed to hit the middle every so often. My wife was with me that night training - my coach lives 2 hours away, so my wife was the person who kept me in check between proper coaching visits. I was warming up at 90 and things were coming together, and as we were walking to collect arrows after my 2nd end, I said I felt like my next shot would be a 10. She told me I was full of it (a common occurrence!) and I said "Why don't you shoot a video through the spotting scope and we'll see if I'm right?" The next arrow was the one at the end of the shot, and she has a little chuckle at the end - not just a 10, but a solid X.
And yes, I shot X10's, with tungsten points and spin wings. Shot Hoyt bows, so for several years shot an Avalon, and then after a Matrix. I sold my Avalon back-up bow, and the Matrix, but I still have the Avalon I shot as my primary bow - I can't give that one up.
I have lots of memorabilia from my shooting days, but only a very few things are out on display. No medals or trophies out on display, my National Team jacket hangs in a closet somewhere...but I do keep this on my watchmaking bench:
It's just a reminder of all the hard work put in over nearly 30 years in the sport. Never got the 1300 pin, so had to settle for the 1200 pin.
Cheers, Al
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