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Archers Talkin’ Archery – Michael White

1 – What is your favourite animal?        

Belgian Shepherd Malinois.

2 – What club are you a member of?    

Lough Cuan Bowmen

3 – What is your preferred shooting style?         

Recurve – might invest in one of Van Helsing’s automatic bows.

4 – How did you get into archery?          

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 – Who is your favourite fictional archer?         

John Cleese as Robin hood in Time Bandits.

6 – What is your favourite competition type?    

Haven’t as yet taken part in any.

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

Neither – give me a Triumph Bonneville America.

8 – What is the oddest thing you have seen during a competition?        

Me getting 3 bullseyes.

9 – What is the best shot you have made in a competition?      

Never competed in one.

10 – Which fictious archers would you want on your side for a team match?   

The Elves of Rivendale.

11 – What are your goals in archery?    

To have fun and enjoyment.

12 – What is your proudest achievement in the sport?               

Making it through an end without missing the target.

13 – What is the best advice you have been given in archery?                 

Don’t point that at me.

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

Badly.

15 – What is the one thing you really enjoy in the sport?            

Friendship.

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

Idiots.

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

One to one coaching.

18 – What do you think would make a great mascot for the sport of archery?                 

An Elf.

19 – Who is your most fervent supporter?         

The Missus.

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

Compound.

21 – What is your favourite shooting venue?                    

Dragon Archery.

22 – What would make a great 3D target?                        

Any Prime Minister.

23 – What would get more people into archery?                           

3D ranges.

24 – What lesser-known competition type should be a more popular/frequent event?                  

Haven’t competed so unfortunately cannot comment.

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