Last indoor shoot of the season escapes forecasted rain

We held our last achievement shoot of the year yesterday for indoor distances and had an amazing turnout.   Twenty archers turned out to try and earn new pins.  It was forecast to rain all morning, so I wore my rainsuit all day.  This ensured it wouldn’t rain.   When it got warm in the…

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Announcing the Golden Gate JOAD Underwater Archery Team

Last year when I attended a statewide outdoor tournament in Sacramento, CA, it was called off for rain.  But the Golden Gate JOAD archers toughed it out last Saturday and shot through the rain.  To honor their commitment to archery under inclement circumstances we are announcing the formation of the Golden Gate JOAD Underwater Archery…

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Our most awesome achievement shoot in a downpour

We had our monthly achievement shoot today, despite rain.  We setup the range in the heaviest rain around 7:30am and then waited.  Around 8:30am the rain let off and we put up an Eazy-UP shelter to shoot under.  This is what it looked like with our students shooting mostly under the shelter.   And then…

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