| There were a number of factors affecting the shooting this year. For a start, it is two weeks earlier in the year, so that the PU could fit a trip to Australia in the 2008 schedule. This means two less weeks of training after a break over Christmas (which a fair few of us had). Personally, I'd shot twice in over a month so I felt the strain on the day.
The recurvers have been mostly training at distance, since their outdoor season starts in two weeks. (I know for a fact that one of them had not shot an 18m tournament all season).
The lighting in the hall seemed different. There is plenty of light, but it's not very bright.
Off day?
I'd have liked to shoot better, but have to accept that I didn't. For me it was down to stamina, mostly. I had a few bad arrows that meant I didn't make the team (one shot in particular). Ho hum. Olympic prep begins now. |