Infinitely Pointless

I like the Castle Bowmen shoots, they have a really nice wood. The ground is mainly flat but they still manage to create a challenging and enjoyable course. We weren’t even sure we were booked on to this shoot and couldn’t get hold of anyone to confirm it, but we decided to make the journey anyway. There are always cancellations on the day of the shoot and we figured if we were there then we get a spot. Especially as the weather wasn’t particulary good and the sky threatened rain.

When we arrived and were walking through the parking area to book in, a lot of people were referring to me as thingie. I just put this down to people knowing who I am but not necessarily my name. When we went to book in, it became clearer. When Kay booked us on the shoot, she didn’t give names as most people know who Kay is. I had been booked in as Thingie. I guess Rachel doesn’t know my name either.

As we walked out in the morning it was raining which always makes the choice of clothing interesting. In the wood itself it isn’t too bad, the trees provide a good bit of shelter but out in the open it was raining enough to soak you quickly. This didn’t last though and the rain cleared up after an hour or so and the rest of the day was relatively dry.

I had no particular tagets for the shoot. I really just wanted to get out and have a good day. I shot ok in the morning, nothing spectacular but ok. I don’t know what happened in the afternoon but it seemed like I couldn’t miss anything. Not entirely true as I did miss one target but that’s how it felt. I scored 224 from the first 20 targets and on the second half I scored 302! This gave me a total for the day of 526 and 3 blanks. A personal best for me and the first time I broke 500. To make it even better, I actually managed to beat Kay for the first time! To be fair though, she was in a lot of pain with her back and not shooting particularly well. Bring on the 3Ds!