Archery, pain & Mother's day.
Well, let's start. I want to re-read the whole entry so I can start looking back and laugh at myself.
They say 'no pain, no gain'. Don't get me wrong, I believe it wholeheartedly. And for archery, I have my share of sweat and pain. But this was the first time, in my life I shed a tear for a sport.
I play lots of sports; horse-riding, badminton, swimming, bowling and etc. All them have a fair share of pain that I have to endure, but none of them actually make me cry. Not only because of physical pain, but also due to frustration.
Physical pain because now I have a swollen arm and believe me when I say that it doesn't look pretty. The thing is, it's not the first time the bow string hit my arm, but it is exactly because of that that I cried. The first few times you'll swear and try to hold the pain. But after half a dozen hit on the same spot is enough to make you cry.
Frustration is another thing. When you're not calm, you can't shoot properly. But when you're in fear, you can't even shoot correctly. Part of the reason I cried is because of the frustration that I can't rein in my fear of being hit in the arm again so I can pull, aim and fire. I'm also frustrated at the fact that my teammates (who of course have their share of pain) are getting better and better at a very fast rate while I'm still moving slowly behind them.
Not only that, the whole team seems to be in a slump. We are easily demotivated and we are getting more and more frustrated as the days go on. We can tell, anyone who knew basic archery can tell, from the way our arrows land on the target. What's wrong with it? It's EVERYWHERE on the target and every where else. (I hit a tree today).
Well, i decided to take the weekend off and stop thinking about it for a while. Plus; I need time to clear my head and to let my arm recover. In fact, the whole team decided to take a break. The guys decided to go to a masseuse place. This cause quite a riot of laughter, screams of denial and cat-calling when the team captain suggested it. Considering how it can be interpreted in one too many ways. XDXD
So, i'm home because of that AND because of mother's day. I have last minute plan for my mum, so it'll be late. but for now, i'll give her a card. I make an effort to be here when all i want is to shoot arrows till my arm fell off!
Gah, i guess when you love it, you just stick with it, pain and all. >
They say 'no pain, no gain'. Don't get me wrong, I believe it wholeheartedly. And for archery, I have my share of sweat and pain. But this was the first time, in my life I shed a tear for a sport.
I play lots of sports; horse-riding, badminton, swimming, bowling and etc. All them have a fair share of pain that I have to endure, but none of them actually make me cry. Not only because of physical pain, but also due to frustration.
Physical pain because now I have a swollen arm and believe me when I say that it doesn't look pretty. The thing is, it's not the first time the bow string hit my arm, but it is exactly because of that that I cried. The first few times you'll swear and try to hold the pain. But after half a dozen hit on the same spot is enough to make you cry.
Frustration is another thing. When you're not calm, you can't shoot properly. But when you're in fear, you can't even shoot correctly. Part of the reason I cried is because of the frustration that I can't rein in my fear of being hit in the arm again so I can pull, aim and fire. I'm also frustrated at the fact that my teammates (who of course have their share of pain) are getting better and better at a very fast rate while I'm still moving slowly behind them.
Not only that, the whole team seems to be in a slump. We are easily demotivated and we are getting more and more frustrated as the days go on. We can tell, anyone who knew basic archery can tell, from the way our arrows land on the target. What's wrong with it? It's EVERYWHERE on the target and every where else. (I hit a tree today).
Well, i decided to take the weekend off and stop thinking about it for a while. Plus; I need time to clear my head and to let my arm recover. In fact, the whole team decided to take a break. The guys decided to go to a masseuse place. This cause quite a riot of laughter, screams of denial and cat-calling when the team captain suggested it. Considering how it can be interpreted in one too many ways. XDXD
So, i'm home because of that AND because of mother's day. I have last minute plan for my mum, so it'll be late. but for now, i'll give her a card. I make an effort to be here when all i want is to shoot arrows till my arm fell off!
Gah, i guess when you love it, you just stick with it, pain and all. >