Pretty sad to say, but last night was the first time in over 5 weeks that I've touched the bow. I honestly don't think I've gone this long without shooting since I was probably 13-14 years old.

Turkey season, family stuff, yard work, and 55+ hours a week at work has really prevented me from shooting much........so much on my plate to balance and not enough time to do it all. On top of that I let my membership at the sportsmans club lapse because of the recent move.............I'm now a good 20 miles from there and with gas prices as high as they are, it didn't make sense to drive that far. Because of this I haven't had any place to consistently shoot the bow past my 10 yard range in the basement...........and it's pretty easy to burn out at 10 yards shooting a vegas face.

So 2 nights ago Lisa and I were driving around exploring some of the country that is close to our new home. Less than 5 miles from the house, I happen to run into a different sportsmans club that I never knew of because they don't host 3D events. Turns out, they have a half field archery course,an indoor shooting facility with15+ shooting lanes, and outdoor bags out to 60 yards. I actually drive right by it on the way home from work if I take the long way home to avoid traffic, but somehow never knew it was there.

Tonight I went to the new club to fill out my paperwork to join and when I arrived a bunch of the guys on the range I was familiar with from the local 3D circuit were trying to recruit me to shoot for the clubs "Lost Arrow League" every week on Wednesdays, apparently they needed someone to help bring averages up a bit.This was before I even got to fill out an app........

I think I have my motivation back.I have the discipline, and now I have the facility to do the work. The new club has a solid 50 acres of wooded property and the field archery range to practice yardage, side hills, shadows, and hard angles........and I've gotta say I'm excited to shoot again. I'll be shooting Lost Arrow league tomorrow night and our local 3D event on Sunday, and I'm headed downstairs right now to do some aiming drills and blank bale.