| Once I start a shoot, I never quit due to the conditions, in fact last year at Exmouth when they voted on stopping the shoot I was the only one to vote to continue.
I really enjoy the challenge of shooting in difficult conditions, that said, I do find that I don't go to as many shoots which are obviously going to be very windy.
I have found over the years that struggling through a very windy shoot or a number of them in a row can have a very negative impact on my technique for the good weather days. And I know now that I don't need much practice of shooting in bad weather ... I am already an expert!
Shooting competitively for the last 10 years or so I used to be critical of archers who quit during a bad shoot, but as has been said if you are not enjoying yourself then there really is no point, there are many other things you can do with your time.
Also if your main focus is qualifying for GB then there is already a limited availability of opportunities to get the scores, the scores are sufficiently high these days to be only achievable on a good day, you need to do what it takes to be at the peak of your performance on those days. If that means "chickening out" on a windy day, then that's what it takes.  |