Unseasonably Mild - Part 2

More pictures from our last day of outdoor practice on November 9.  The weather has since changed dramatically in New Hampshire.  Today (Nov 30) we're rocking 13 degrees at 11:15am.

In the foreground Nick makes a few adjustments to his sight.  Nick was waiting for his ride to the woods to hunt white tails.  Meanwhile, Oliver continues practice with the 3D Boar as his target.  

Not sure who owns the pink arrow.  Oliver managed a good group.

Linnea joined us after her afternoon activity ended.  Linnea is signed up for the trip in March.

I hope I can replicate this shot in Texas!

Unseasonably Mild

On Saturday, November 9 we were treated to some unseasonably mild weather in New Hampshire.  Coach Dave sent an e-mail to the team that the Range was open for practice after afternoon sports and activity commitments.

Carl on the left, Coach Dave on the right.  Good guess is nobody is more excited than Dave about the upcoming trip to Texas, at least based on his sweatshirt choice for the day. 

Dave continues to discuss form and technique.

Carl is a new archer who will be heading to Cactus Creek Ranch in March.

Oliver demonstrates his skills to his dad who was visiting campus.  Dad got to try a compound bow for the first time a few minutes before I arrived.  I asked Dave for the pictures.  He hadn't taken any.  Shocker.

Our little storage shed didn't look this good when it was delivered to campus.  A little paint and lots of work by the boys resulted in a terrific team asset.

Saturday Shopping Trip - Post 2

Date:  Saturday, Nov 9.

Location:  Morse Sporting Goods, Hillsboro, NH

Having chosen a bow with Randy and Jim's help, Evan is measured for draw length

Jim and Evan work on final positioning of Evan's peep.

Another happy customer.  Preston is ready for the 3D season.  

Our last post included a prediction that David would be returning to Morse's for a new bow.  Here he is back at Proctor on Wednesday, new bow in hand. Congratulations, David.

After a few days of cold, albeit sunny weather, the temperature is rising again.  Maybe the Proctor Academy range will be open this Saturday for the boys to get their new purchases sighted in?  A 50 degree day in November in New Hampshire shouldn't go by without some shooting of the foam.    

Saturday Shopping Trip - Post 1

At 4pm Saturday a Proctor Academy minibus departed campus, destination - Morse Sporting Goods in Hillsboro, NH.  Morse's -- along with G-Macs Archery in Canterbury, NH -- has been tremendously supportive of the Proctor archery program since it was started a few years ago. 

The objective of trip was to start outfitting some of the students who will be heading to Texas in March.  Bows, Releases, Quivers - lots of equipment on the list.

 Carl scored a new rig. 

Morse's archery tech Randy setting up a new bow for one of the boys.  Randy always takes great care of us.

David has his eye on a new bow for the trip. But no purchase this trip; first he has to figure out what to keep and what to sell from his current outfit.  Expect him back at the shop soon.