Once all of the field shoots were over it was time to go indoors,
and enter the local indoor Target shoots. I had a bit of a break in October and
used the time to set up the Brigadier and get used to it, but I wasn’t
100% with the way it was shooting. It’s a good bow, but I just
don’t seem to be getting on with it and haven’t shot any
particularly high scores with it.
I shot a local FITA 18 with it and came in joint 2nd
place with it, but didn’t enjoy myself and still didn’t have much
confidence in it. The next shoot was the big one – the Indoor Nationals
in Coventry so I made some final changes and took the Brigadier with me as
that’s what I bought it for after all.
I travelled up to the shoot with my friend Chris and we were
on adjacent targets all day so had good company for the day. The shoot was well
organized and it is a fantastic venue to shoot at, with a huge hall full of
targets each side and a trade show down the centre. My sponsors, Wales Archery
Specialists had a large display so I spent some time (and money!) with them.
The shoot went alright, but I am sad to say that the
Brigadier didn’t really perform for me. There were a few bad shots, and
it felt like a struggle towards the end – partly because I had lost
confidence in this bow early on and wasn’t enjoying shooting it. I
finished up on 560 points which is below my average and to be honest, I was
lucky to get that much. I didn’t make the cut for the shoot off’s
so we packed up and headed home, after a much needed food stop for a
consolation Burger King!
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