At which point do you realise you left something important at home ?

[Thunk]

It's a 45-minute drive to my club. My archery case holds my bow and associated bits only, so I have quiver, scope, tripod, thermos etc in a separate holdall, and arrows in an arrow tube. I once got to the club, set up my folding chair, put the case across it and unfolded the bowstand, assembled my bow, placed it on the stand, put on chestguard, quiver etc - and then looked around for the arrow tube. And looked...and looked...and suddenly felt very, very stupid. (Not an uncommon occurence in my case - feeling stupid, that is!)

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Ceri Jones

Ive walked the mile to club just to find i have left my arrow canister by the back door as i was locking it. doh

Back at Uni, we had a mile walk (downhill - uphill on the way back) to the range. One day I went down there with the club secretary. While we were setting up the club captain turned up.

Having put together our bows, the secretary realised his arrows were missing and had a "doh" moment. He set off back to college to get them. Two miles later (uphill and down) he got back and proceeded to pick up the club captain and dump her in the river.... She'd been in his case while we were setting up, and hidden his arrows...

[jet186]

Originally Posted by SVL

A few years ago but.....

I once travelled down to a shoot at Grange Over Sands only to get there, (just over an hour and half latter, along the twisty narrow coast road and over the fells), to discover that I had left the bow at home

Did stay for before heading home.
Even to this day about six years latter nobody lets me forget.

The moment we got to the club and my son said, I'll get your crutches out for you Dad, Dad, where are your crutches?

[ADE]

Last years Glamorgan Open. I've entered, and so has my son (U14)
Packed the car in the early morning. Hour and a half drive to the comp. Son is really looking forward to it, he's on form hoping for a PB.
Arrive at comp, Son takes brollys over to the line I carry bows. Drop his off at where he is setting up, take mine up the line to where the seniors are. 5 mins later shout of "Dad your an idiot", wife calling me all the names (some of them naughty )
Ok who had brought his daughters bow instead of his sons.
I told him it was his fault for having the same case as her, but some how that didn't wash and he spent all day mumbling rude things towards his dad.
He now has a different case, and packs his own stuff

[ThePinkOne]

Mine is realising I've left my one (or more of) my arrows in the target down at WAS just as I'm pulling off jn 33 of the M4 towards home...


P.

[elastoplastscavenger]

last night at practice i locked the padlock on the equipment cupboard....as soon as it clicked i realised the key wasnt on my left little finger where i always put it while tidying up...wasnt in my key pocket either....it was in the cupboard! no spare key. so today i borrowed a drill and and attacked, opened and then replaced the pop rivets holding the lock on. it had sliped off my finger while i was throwing quivers into the back of the cupboard.

having drilled the pop rivets in 3 seconds flat a piece im of two minds whether we should have a more secure cupboard or keep the same riveted lock which is easy to take off in such circumstances.(we now have a spare key)

[Quadratus]

At which point do I remember I've left something important behind? About 1 minute after it becomes impossible to go back and get it and still get to the shoot in time!

[Tarkwin]

I have recently twice left something important at home.

One was retrievable as I was shooting just across town. When I arrived at the hall, it suddenly dawned on me that I had left my limbs on the back of the sofa after taking them out of the case the night before.

On Friday last however it wasn't. I went up to Macclesfield to attend the weekender. After going shopping for buffet supplies I thought I'd get some barebow practice in. The bow came out of the car, then I realised the arrows were still in the arrow rack at home, 160 miles away, after some maintainance. All was not lost, I used a set of Navs that were kicking around the boot of the car. All that was needed was an adjustement of the rest and nocking point and I was ready to terrorise the wall.

T.

[King Custard]

Keeping my arrows in a canister and hating to see it laying down - they always get taken from the kitbag and stood up when I get home.

Only twice have I left home without them, realising only when completely set up and looking to fill my quiver...that theyre not in the bag!

Oh and twins- ive forgotten my twins also once - god knows what they were doing out of the kitbag!
Luckily our club is only 10 mins away -
I have a checklist that i go through the night before a tournament though...Im only lax for practice (like thats a good thing...not)


56 &1/2 hours with only one fag!
Yeah , a friend of mine popped round and 'left one for me', thinking it was a nice thing to do....it wasn't, I smoked it when I started to sweat and go purple. Do I have to start counting again?

[cornish george]

Originally Posted by ADE

He now has a different case, and packs his own stuff

Its not all bad then