Archers Talkin’ Archery – With Jo Ann Irvine Bell

More quick interviews with archers here in the north and elsewhere. Archers Talkin' Archery is back!

1 – What is your favourite animal?
Too many to choose from but I’d love to see a giraffe in its own environment.

2 – What club are you a member of?
I am a member of Cuchulainn Archers, City of Belfast and Yew Tree Archers.

3 – What is your preferred shooting style?
Compound Unlimited.

4 – How did you get into archery?
I took my son along to some sessions and ended up joining in.

5 – Who is your favourite fictional archer?
Robin Hood.

6 – What is your favourite competition type?
Target and did enjoy clout.

7 – Would you rather do archery whilst riding a unicorn or a pegasus?
Unicorn.

8 – What is the oddest thing you have seen during a competition?
Someone’s hat getting shot, they were not wearing it btw.

9 – What is the best shot you have made in a competition?
70 meter shot into the inside of a plastic bottle.

10 – Which fictious archers would you want on your side for a team match?
Robin Hood and Merida.

11 – What are your goals in archery?
To continually improve, enjoy shooting and encourage/help others to shoot.

12 – What is your proudest achievement in the sport?
My Irish Titles and representing Ireland in the world fields. (Even though I came 2nd last)

13 – What is the best advice you have been given in archery?
It’s all about the process.

14 – How do you think you would have fared in the stone age with a bow and arrows?
I think I would have done ok.

15 – What is the one thing you really enjoy in the sport?
I enjoy how archery can be mindful and calming.

16 – What one thing in the sport irritates you the most?
Politics.

17 – What would you like to see in terms of improvement within archery as a sport?
Financial help.

18 – What do you think would make a great mascot for the sport of archery?
Dachshund with a bow and arrow.

19 – Who is your most fervent supporter?
Myself lol.

20 – If you could shoot another bow style, what would it be?
Crossbow.

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