Catholic and Loving it!

Yesterday was very exciting... we went to Derby to buy a long bow. Ever since I started archery my goal was to work towards a longbow, not only a beautiful tool but one that required you to hone your own skills. I have been trying to build up my pathetic poundage in order to get one that might make it some distance and lets just say the men at Bickerstaffe Bows did not laugh me out the door!

We turned up and entered a room with tools that James and I can only dream of using! Feeling a little intimidated by these burly men who were twice the size of me I did that girly thing of babbling and not being clear (to my shame) but they were really nice and helpful and I soon felt more confident and hopefully sounded like I had shot a bow before!

The chaps were really helpful giving both advice on shooting techniques as well as advising on bows ect and they did not talk to me like I was 12, which was quite novel.

I was advised to make my own arrows, which to be honest I was considering doing but thought I would make a hash of, but by the sound of it they must have deemed me fairly competent to advise such things!

James managed to make himself look pathetic when asked "what do you shoot James?" he could have said something manly like "One of us looks after Leona so I do my wood carving" but no his answer was "nothing"

All in all I am very excited and can't wait to get my bow. I have to be good and practice the new techniques I will need for my new bow, and I will have to spend spend spend to make ready my arrows, oh the decisions on the colours!

I recommend Bickerstaffe Bows to anyone considering a longbow, they were just so helpful.

Thank you Chaps!