Shooting Clinic at Black Widow Bows!
May 13th, 2009
My Black Widow PMA-X.
I somewhat reluctantly returned to Rochester on Sunday from a fantastic trip to Nixa, Missouri. I had travelled there to attend the Instinctive Shooting Clinic at Black Widow Custom Bows. The clinic is designed for bowhunters who use traditional archery equipment – recurve bows and longbows. G. Fred Asbell and Ken Beck shared their knowledge with us during the two and a half day clinic, and covered topics such as arrow tuning, proper shooting form, spot and stalk hunting, camouflage and concealment, and mainly, the fine art of instinctive shooting.
The main premise of instinctive shooting is for the archer to shoot his arrow accurately to the intended target without the aid of sights or sighting references on the bow. A great deal of emphasis is placed upon training the mind and body to work in unison to focus on the target and deliver the arrow precisely to it, all in one fluid motion.
Being able to immerse myself into this type of learning process for a few days was really fun, and extremely energizing! It’s always really interesting to be surrounded by a group of folks from different walks of life who are passionate about the same thing that you are, and to see how they each put their individual twist on solving the different problems that arise.
There were a really great bunch of guys attending the course, and I’m sure that some new friendships have begun. The people at Black Widow Bows sure know how to host a great event! We all were made to feel right at home, and they really put some great food in front of us at mealtime! Adaptations to the schedule were made very gracefully when Friday’s thunderstorms and tornadoes were knocking things around, and we never missed a beat! On Saturday afternoon, many of us weren’t quite ready to break away from the group and head off to our homes. One attendee had come all the way from Spain for the clinic, and another from Canada! Really cool stuff!
Camera: Canon EOS 1DS Mk 2.
Bob, Grant and Arne.
Charles, Kevin, Aaron, and Don.
Pedro trading a customary arrow with Kevin.
Saturday morning practice session.
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