I got to go to camp one time as a kid. It was computer camp, no surprise. But we did do archery as an elective that week. It was much fun. I don't remember jack shit, except the boys weren't as good as they assumed they were going to be.
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§ ita § - Mar 15, 2012 6:15:03 am PDT #18743 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Mar 15, 2012 6:30:09 am PDT #18744 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I would love to learn archery too, but i have an astigmatism that is not 100% corrected, so I always felt like I am poster girl for ARCHERY FAIL.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 15, 2012 7:44:14 am PDT #18745 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I haven't shot an arrow in years, but when I took the course in college I was consistently the third best archer behind the guy who bow-hunted for recreation and my shooting partner (who eventually became an optometrist).
amych - Mar 15, 2012 7:46:45 am PDT #18746 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I rocked both my quarters of archery class (and yet? still know fuckall, as stated above) but I mostly remember it for being the gym choice with the notorious stoner teacher and no nasty intra-girl politics (because there were no other girls).
Liese S. - Mar 15, 2012 8:42:05 am PDT #18747 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Okay, I am now so excited about both Brave (which I was not anticipating) and am back to excited about Hunger Games, just on the strength of that post!
You should all try archery! It is super fun!
You should all come out to visit me, because my bow is superbly adjustable and I could make it work for all of you and you could all try!
smonster - Mar 15, 2012 8:51:11 am PDT #18748 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Not that I needed another reason to want to visit Liese, but now I have one!
Fred Pete - Mar 15, 2012 9:08:12 am PDT #18749 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I had to take archery in high school PE. I sucked -- that's the only way to describe it.
Liese S. - Mar 15, 2012 9:12:57 am PDT #18750 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So, I would love to learn archery too, but i have an astigmatism that is not 100% corrected, so I always felt like I am poster girl for ARCHERY FAIL.
Oh, and me too! And I do fine! So you should try it anyway, and see. There's all kinds of stuff that can affect it, like, is your worst astigmatism in your dominant (aiming) eye (mine is), and do you have near or far vision okay. Because some people look at the target and let the sights drift, and some people look at their sights and let the target drift, so there's lots of ways to accommodate vision issues.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2012 9:33:11 am PDT #18751 of 30000
brillig
I learned archery so I could shoot people in the SCA. Wonderful fun. I've done some target shooting, too, though I think I need a target to go "Oof! Dammit!" to inspire me.
le nubian - Mar 15, 2012 10:17:57 am PDT #18752 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Liese,
awesome. Okay, I'll keep archery as a goal then.