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Archers Talkin’ Archery – Michael White

1 โ€“ What is your favourite animal? ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Belgian Shepherd Malinois.

2 โ€“ What club are you a member of?ย ย ย ย 

Lough Cuan Bowmen

3 โ€“ What is your preferred shooting style?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Recurve โ€“ might invest in one of Van Helsing’s automatic bows.

4 โ€“ How did you get into archery?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Birthday weekend in Devon and we went to Dragon Archery in Holsworthy. Fantastic 3D range with 3 differently themed ranges and a large dragon as the fourth and final target.

5 โ€“ Who is your favourite fictional archer?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

John Cleese as Robin hood in Time Bandits.

6 โ€“ What is your favourite competition type? ย ย ย 

Havenโ€™t as yet taken part in any.

7 โ€“ Would you rather do archery whilst riding a unicorn or a pegasus?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Neither โ€“ give me a Triumph Bonneville America.

8 โ€“ What is the oddest thing you have seen during a competition?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Me getting 3 bullseyes.

9 โ€“ What is the best shot you have made in a competition?ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Never competed in one.

10 โ€“ Which fictious archers would you want on your side for a team match? ย ย 

The Elves of Rivendale.

11 โ€“ What are your goals in archery?ย ย ย ย 

To have fun and enjoyment.

12 โ€“ What is your proudest achievement in the sport?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Making it through an end without missing the target.

13 โ€“ What is the best advice you have been given in archery?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Donโ€™t point that at me.

14 – How do you think you would have fared in the stone age with a bow and arrows?ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Badly.

15 โ€“ What is the one thing you really enjoy in the sport?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Friendship.

16 โ€“ What one thing in the sport irritates you the most?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Idiots.

17 โ€“ What would you like to see in terms of improvement within archery as a sport? ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

One to one coaching.

18 โ€“ What do you think would make a great mascot for the sport of archery?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

An Elf.

19 โ€“ Who is your most fervent supporter? ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

The Missus.

20 โ€“ If you could shoot another bow style, what would it be?ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Compound.

21 โ€“ What is your favourite shooting venue?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Dragon Archery.

22 โ€“ What would make a great 3D target?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Any Prime Minister.

23 โ€“ What would get more people into archery?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

3D ranges.

24 โ€“ What lesser-known competition type should be a more popular/frequent event?ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Havenโ€™t competed so unfortunately cannot comment.

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Matt Latimer
Matt Latimer

Archery purist, arrow maker, poet, artist, and it's not ginger hair, it's phoenix fire red.

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