I continue my epic with trying various active events in the post What to do in Moscow at the weekend. On This time I decided to try archery in Moscow—
And when did you last archery? And whether they shot at all? In my memories there were only a bow of hazel with a bowstring of lanyard, yes arrows from anything. I remember we were doing with the boys Robin Hoods didn’t see them. Therefore, as soon as I saw a coupon on Biglion I immediately I bought, only 250rub per hour of archery for the memories of childhood.
Archery in Moscow
Surely schools of archery in Moscow already exist long time ago it just never occurred to me to try to come on polygon and take a single lesson. Of course, the price also plays a role here. ordinary life would have to pay 1500r per hour, not 250r. Perhaps there is somewhere cheaper. In general, I can say to me liked. This is really interesting! Not to say that I am now I want to enroll in school, but it’s worth a try.
This is how an archery range looks like.
Preparing for the competition – new target shields
All the action takes place on the street, in an open field, fenced a fence. The agiotage was not observed, 8 people shot us there. Naturally, all very serious and equipped: with quivers, in protection, bows with stabilizers and sights. Pleased small children who easily drive arrows at a target from a distance of 30 meters
All very serious arrows
Children easily drive arrows at 30 meters.
Bows are placed on special stands
Bows are placed on special stands
On professional bows stabilizers are screwed – long sticks
Classic sport bows turned out to be big and heavy, and a bit like skis 
Stretching the string also will not say that easy. We shot mostly from close range (18 meters), but in Nine did not hit, well, maybe once in an hour. Often our the arrows flew by at all, although the foam shield with a target big enough. Serious competitions are held at 70 meters and above, and how they only hit the target—
Archery training
My first shot
Something hit the target
The rest is lying around somewhere in the grass
I’m trying to hit the target again
For all the time only once in nine
The instructor also does not mind shooting
Our arrows and bows. True to ski like?
There are also block bows (or hunting), they are shorter and the principle the tension of the bowstring is different – at first it is very hard going, but then the string is almost not necessary to hold. From them it is much easier to shoot, so as when shooting from a regular bow the hand trembles when you hold stretched string. But Daria could not stretch the block bow.
Shooting a bow
From the onion block, too, gave to try
How to shoot a bow
Shooting turned out to be much easier than I thought. Boom holding on the bow itself on the ledge, and inserted into the bow in the string, after What ottyaguyaешьu bowstring to lock, aim, and let go. On fingers the right hand is put on special protection so as not to cut the phalanx. Plastic mesh worn over the wrist to protect against shock bowstrings. True, this defense did not save me, I just somehow failed three times I let go of the string and hit my arm – not a pleasant feeling. The instructor said that at archers, these places are generally usually blue.
Meanwhile, time is over, and the weather turned bad
On the left hand protection from the bowstring, on the right finger protection
P.S. Arrows go gather all together. That is, first all shoot, wait for the rest to finish, then the whole crowd goes pulls them out of targets. Therefore, accidents are not yet It was.
P.P.S. You can also search for archery coupons on Groupon, there may also be.
