Dai Bolger – Archery

Dai Bolger – Archery

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Just a space to spam my #archery stuff!
Welsh Recurve Archer who sometimes can be good, sometimes a bit crap….

I hate myself 🙄 I hate myself 🙄
Enjoying the sunshine! ☀️ Enjoying the sunshine! ☀️
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Well done to Thea & Callie on their Welsh Indoors Well done to Thea & Callie on their Welsh Indoors Junior Medals.

U18 Womens Recurve Gold Medal for Thea
U15 Womens Recurve Gold Medal for Callie
Well out with the old and in with the old. Fat arr Well out with the old and in with the old. Fat arrows have gone away, now back to the X10's....

It was fun having extra points for free, but now I've got to work for them. All in the name of the outdoor season!

#archery
New phone, who this? 😂 Thought I would try my han New phone, who this? 😂

Thought I would try my hand at some barebow before tuning the X10's back in. Some success, but I think I'll leave it the the #barebow crew! I like hitting the paper with at least half my arrows.

#archery
Work Colleague: How was Archery? Me: I've taken up Work Colleague: How was Archery?
Me: I've taken up painting as my new hobby!

Thank you @n.hop2003 for the photos, a reminder of an event I would like to forget 😂. Some might say it's better than sitting around watching TV all day... Not sure I agree, but good on them.

Also I do not know the name of shocked archer in the photo, but thanks for being an excellent, unaware, unpaid actor. Really brightened up my day 😁

#archery
Inspired by @victoriasemplearchery to get back on Inspired by @victoriasemplearchery to get back on the balance board. Playing around with multi angles for an up coming plan/project 🧐 

#archery
Don't ask why there are only two photos of a 3 spo Don't ask why there are only two photos of a 3 spot target... Not my proudest session 😂 

Yes they are cropped for a reason...

#archery
Bit of fun with Micro Targets at club tonight. The Bit of fun with Micro Targets at club tonight. These are 50% smaller than standard faces.

#archery #fun #practice
With everyone sharing their end-of-year reports, I With everyone sharing their end-of-year reports, I thought it was a good time to look back at my own journey.

I started archery in October 2024. In fact, I didn’t even complete my Archery GB Progress Award until after I returned from the AGB Indoor Nationals. I shot terribly — but I caught the competition bug.

Fast forward 14 months, and things look very different. I’ve gone from completing my beginner’s course to competing at the UK Masters, from working through my Progress Award to finishing 17th at the British Target Championships, from joining my first club to representing my country — twice.

Looking back through my records, I’ve logged 71 scored sessions on my app — and 29 of those were competitions. I don’t score most training sessions, but when there’s a shoot available, I enter it. I’ve fully thrown myself in: all six stages of the AGB National Tour, countless weekends away, thousands of miles travelled… and far more time on the M5 than I care to admit.

It’s been a mad ride — and I wouldn’t be anywhere near this point without the support of my club and my clubmates at Blandy Jenkins 🎯

#Archery
#RecurveArchery
#TargetArchery
#CompetitiveArchery
#ArcheryProgress
Nice festive trip over to deer park. Haven't shot Nice festive trip over to deer park. Haven't shot a Vegas since march, so it was nice to see how far I've come.

Stupidly decided to use the heavy limbs, so I barely made it through the full round 😂. Thankfully walked away with a gold medal.

Good event for team blandy with 4 gold medals and 2 new national records for @victoriasemplearchery and Jess Lethbridge.

#archery
Sighted in, now back to the three spot…. #arche Sighted in, now back to the three spot....

#archery
My new-to-me limbs. A little heavier of a jump tha My new-to-me limbs. A little heavier of a jump than I wanted, going from 38lb Uukhas to 40lb NS-XP gave me a jump from 48lb max on the Uukhas to a 52lb minimum on the NS-XPs after winding the limb bolts out. So a 4lb jump overall. Atleast I know I cannot go over 40lb marked limbs at my draw length...

#archery #archerylife #archer #bowandarrow
Don't think Nacho liked the antlers… Don't think Nacho liked the antlers...
One year. Same event. Same archer… completely diff One year.
Same event.
Same archer… completely different level. 🎯🔥

At my first ever competition — the 2024 Archery GB Indoor Nationals — I shot a 440. I didn’t really know what to expect, didn’t know how to manage the nerves, and honestly had no idea what “a good score” even looked like.

Fast-forward to 2025…
560.
A 120-point jump in a single year.
Qualified 25th in the UK, and even pulled on a Wales Home Nations shirt. 🐉🇬🇧

This year I changed clubs, changed my setup, changed my training, and changed what I believed I was capable of. The difference is all the tiny things adding up — confidence, consistency, and actually trusting the shot.

If you’re an archer sitting on a rough score, a bad day, or your first competition nerves — keep going. A lot can happen in a year if you take one step at a time.

From 440 ➜ 560.
From beginner ➜ competitor.
From spectator ➜ Home Nations athlete.

Your future scorecard is already waiting.
Put the arrows in the middle and go get it. 🎯🔥

#archery #recurvearchery #archeryprogress #indoornationals #archerygb #archeryjourney #motivation #archerylife #nockon #targetarchery #walesarchery #homecountries #archerprogression #trainingmotivation #archerygoals
Proud Dad moment! Both the girls shot in the junio Proud Dad moment! Both the girls shot in the juniors on Sunday, and did brilliantly.

Callie in the AM with her first ever competition shot a new personal best and 8 points short of Master Bowman, finishing in 8th place in her group.

Thea in the PM shot her 2nd competition with a new personal best and her first ever Master Bowman Score. Finishing in 10th place in her group.

Considering the battles we have with each other every week in club, they held it together and we all made a good team especially with mum on the emotional support.

Best/Worst part is that they enjoyed, meaning I have to drag them along with me to even more competitions in the future.... There goes my peace and quiet, and being able to drive past service stations without the need for a pee break!

#archery #archerylife #archer #bowandarrow
#archerylove #instarchery #aimhigh #shoot #arrow #goodshot #archerypractice #archerytechnique #recurvebow #archerygear
#fletching #ArcheryIsLife #BowAndArrowLife
#ArcheryClub #ArcherForLife
Great weekend, but now I need some sleep 😂 3 days Great weekend, but now I need some sleep 😂 3 days of archery is enough.

📷 @archery_bimble 

#archery #archerylife #bow #archer #arrow #archeryaddict #archerypractice #worldarchery #archeryseason #archerylifestyle #bowandarrow #recurvebow

#easton @eastonarchery (RX7 23-420)
#thenockbrand @beiterarchery (Nocks and V-Box Weights)
#reignbowstrings @reign_bowstrings (Bloodline Glory Pro)
#mybo @mybo_archery (Mybo Wave XL)
#rcorecustom (Modified Kaminski I Am LPP Recurve)
#feeltheflow @uukha.archery (SX50's)
#shrewd #shrewdarchery @shrewdarchery (Revel Stabs)
#avalonarchery @avalon_archery @ssa_archery (Sights & Bag)
Well I started in 10th but dropped to 25th after e Well I started in 10th but dropped to 25th after everyone had finished qualification. Still 103 places better than last year and 120 points improvement. Made the cut for the top 32, and ultimately all that mattered.

Head to Heads today I had a hard battle, finally losing 6 - 2 in set points, and finishing in 17th overall. 111 places better than last year.

In the Home Nations we qualified 3rd in the Mens Recurve and after Head to Heads took the Bronze Medal. 

Well done to Team Blandy Jenkins Archers and everyone representing Wales this weekend. Some brilliant results across the board. 

Thank you to @archery_bimble & @lissypixiedust for the photos 😁

#archery #archerylife #bow #archer #arrow #archeryaddict #archerypractice #worldarchery #archeryseason #archerylifestyle #bowandarrow #recurvebow

#easton @eastonarchery (RX7 23-420)
#thenockbrand @beiterarchery (Nocks and V-Box Weights)
#reignbowstrings @reign_bowstrings (Bloodline Glory Pro)
#mybo @mybo_archery (Mybo Wave XL)
#rcorecustom (Modified Kaminski I Am LPP Recurve)
#feeltheflow @uukha.archery (SX50's)
#shrewd #shrewdarchery @shrewdarchery (Revel Stabs)
#avalonarchery @avalon_archery @ssa_archery (Sights & Bag)
Back to where it all started @archerygbofficial In Back to where it all started @archerygbofficial Indoor Nationals. 12 months ago this was my first ever archery competition just 2 months after joining a club.

Fast forward to today, wearing a Welsh Shirt, representing Wales at the home nations. What a strange year it has been.

Currently positioned 10th in qualifiers, although there are more groups to shoot tomorrow, so I may get bumped down, but fingers crossed I make the 32 cut.

120 point improvement is massive. I found it funny the 10 count increased from 4 to 33. The photo alone from today was nearly my entire 10 count from last year.

Team Head to Heads for home nations was a Hollow "victory" to take 3rd after a unfortunate situation with the Northern Irish team. @hustagrams please pass our wishes onto your team mate for a speedy recovery.

Overall, I really enjoyed the day.

#archery #archerylife #bow #archer #arrow #archeryaddict #archerypractice #worldarchery #archeryseason #archerylifestyle #bowandarrow #recurvebow
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