tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53546068836829299962024-03-19T02:51:54.724+00:00The Life of DoogleRambling's of an Archer and Studentdooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-5922344991268561122009-06-17T16:29:00.002+01:002009-06-17T16:34:49.466+01:00The tides are turningRecently there have been quite a few things that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">haven't</span> gone the right way for my self and my family, but it seems to be on the up now :)<div><br /></div><div>I think the good streak started with Marco passing the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NCT</span>, me passing all my college exams, my sister, Lorna, yesterday got word that she had gotten a distinction in her grade 8 flute and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">piccolo</span> exam, this morning mam heard she had passed her masters after a difficult <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Viva</span> and this afternoon I passed my driving test :D So tonight we are celebrating with a take away.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully this good streak will continue so that dad and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shane</span> will be able to get new jobs. Fingers crossed! </div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-78706647538013014642009-06-15T12:26:00.008+01:002009-06-15T13:05:24.797+01:00Belfast day 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgJIPFeWrj0POhz0CGWGvZgX10wC0rMXh_Dikqc7g0m64l8m-orWmpfqzX8kgjvu2dob393vVRQfdjjX7t5lYJldw5r_ShurU9qrn_ayp5aSuEd5MGKVxPfcmbG6HbH0HZiGo017JLGlc/s1600-h/DSCF0796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgJIPFeWrj0POhz0CGWGvZgX10wC0rMXh_Dikqc7g0m64l8m-orWmpfqzX8kgjvu2dob393vVRQfdjjX7t5lYJldw5r_ShurU9qrn_ayp5aSuEd5MGKVxPfcmbG6HbH0HZiGo017JLGlc/s320/DSCF0796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347522496459834002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday went well also, I shot my highest score for 36 arrows at 70m this season. I finished well in the ranking round and seeded in 1st place, 15 points ahead the second seed. I knew in the back of my head that I only had to win my first match to win the overall competition. This thought did not help in the matches. The first match went find but I messed up the gold medal match because i knew i had already won the two day event. In the end Tara beat me by 2 points because i shot a six. I was still happy though, in the end i brought home 4 medals and the trophy so it was a good weekends shooting.<br /><br />The weather during the shoot yesterday was a bit mental. The morning was really warm, I had suncream on before i had even left the house. Then later on there was a shower, followed by more sunshine. Next came a huge thunder and lightning storm, which caused the matches to be delayed by an hour. And then it poured rain during the award presentations.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There was certainly a lot of static electricity in the air :)<br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnjbD9jXV2_MleCRv-zXhLYhlGmD3fkxrehYKZ98C774BmvzTJmVE32QjDyT7KWLQOWjMx0VTOCObVdSKiAtv_hdEUrMowB_m96pXhMc4IUT0gZZNXNrpYBMMI-Vo7a4jFX9bbP149OJ5/s1600-h/DSCF0841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnjbD9jXV2_MleCRv-zXhLYhlGmD3fkxrehYKZ98C774BmvzTJmVE32QjDyT7KWLQOWjMx0VTOCObVdSKiAtv_hdEUrMowB_m96pXhMc4IUT0gZZNXNrpYBMMI-Vo7a4jFX9bbP149OJ5/s320/DSCF0841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347524097903420114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> <div style="margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;" class="zemanta-pixie"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/f933d68c-41fa-45fa-81fd-f9adda949edb/" title="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]"><img style="border: medium none ; float: right;" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=f933d68c-41fa-45fa-81fd-f9adda949edb" alt="Reblog this post [with Zemanta]" /></a><span class="zem-script more-related pretty-attribution"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js" defer="defer"></script></span></div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-81478369702377048712009-06-13T18:27:00.004+01:002009-06-13T18:31:44.097+01:00Belfast Saturday ResultsJust a quick update on today's shoot in Belfast, I was happy with my shooting in the morning. I ranked second in the 720 round and then came up against Tara in my first match and won. The gold medal match was against one of the Northern Ireland women. A strong breeze picked up for this but i shop well and won the match :) <div><br /></div><div>Hopefully tomorrow will go well too. </div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-73151897152373766952009-06-11T23:20:00.005+01:002009-06-11T23:45:08.644+01:00Belfast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfUJGPFDQZKBerN0ZXfnWDtVQUtAhvEbhxSIShR3s-ifYKeBiHHeCU60RZGssZeUWeWgSKFCCKZS1-8XhRTvhsxu0UcPwV2GOmDZKXAQ3KRcPmReAlhQYNQ0aBU3VjGZB1ipm4RkgDzcS/s1600-h/euronations+08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfUJGPFDQZKBerN0ZXfnWDtVQUtAhvEbhxSIShR3s-ifYKeBiHHeCU60RZGssZeUWeWgSKFCCKZS1-8XhRTvhsxu0UcPwV2GOmDZKXAQ3KRcPmReAlhQYNQ0aBU3VjGZB1ipm4RkgDzcS/s320/euronations+08.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346204094887984834" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Euronations</span> 2008, from NI Archery<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I saw the shooting list for the Premier Event in Belfast last night. It's not great. The overall entry is low, there are only 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">women's</span> compound shooting on Saturday, so I will only have a maximum of 3 matches. It's a bit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">disappointing</span>. There are also very few international archers attending. It <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">seems</span> the hype about this shoot was all false. Oh well, I am still going to go out and shoot my best. The target lists are available at <a href="http://niarchery.co.uk/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NIAS</span></a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also got word today that i have been <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">officially</span> selected to shoot at the Senior <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Euronation</span> again this year. Its going to be Scotland on the first weekend in July. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In other news, we managed to get a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">cancellation</span> for my cars N.C.T. yesterday, so we were busy all day fixing up as much as we could. The earliest appointment we could get bore this anywhere was in September. We replaced the brake pads, the odd bulb and gave it a wash. We had an idea that there was a problem with the exhaust, but we were keeping our fingers crossed that it would pass. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Unfortunately</span> Marco failed :( And he developed a fault with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">indicator</span> relay on the way home too. So today was spent fixing up the car again. In order to fix the indicator the steering wheel had to be removes, this was not an easy job. Dad and myself spent nearly 5 hours trying to do it but in the end we surrendered and I drove it to a mechanic in Trim who fixed it in 20 minuets for me :) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because the car need to do a retest using the test centre equipment, technically we need an appointment for the test. But I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">decided</span> to chance my arm and bring the car to the centre and see if they would test it without an appointment. And with a bit of persuasion I got a test within 10 minutes of arriving :D Marco passed with flying colours. I am delighted, I can now drive the car without worrying about getting 5 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">penalty</span> points if i am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">stopped</span> at a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Garda</span> check point.</div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-9756583752446804522009-06-04T08:20:00.004+01:002009-06-04T08:37:57.063+01:00Good Weekends Shooting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTx62lw1Ie4PAUwZUD0ZC1a2i1n_HVumCxLNK6Tno09GGMQxSyKjtYToYcX_BDJvMVsrCMK9CI6vpmU_o8OWl2OmQVZaIqA86RXZtSZ8NYl4y2AFU4bsDaBL4G-JX1tvN5IrYGg7w5IW4/s1600-h/dee-sarah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTx62lw1Ie4PAUwZUD0ZC1a2i1n_HVumCxLNK6Tno09GGMQxSyKjtYToYcX_BDJvMVsrCMK9CI6vpmU_o8OWl2OmQVZaIqA86RXZtSZ8NYl4y2AFU4bsDaBL4G-JX1tvN5IrYGg7w5IW4/s320/dee-sarah.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343372146015026562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Myself and Dee at the Summerhill Shoot</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I had a good weekend shooting in Summerhill. After a few weeks without proper training due to study, I wasn't expecting a huge score. But I shot well on Saturday, shooting below my average but still hight enough to count as my second qualifying score for the Euronations team. :) That means a trip to Scotland in July to shoot with the Irish Team.<div><div><br /></div><div>I was also asked yesterday to shoot in the Premier event in Belfast next weekend. This is a World Ranking Event, the first world ranking event I will attend. I haven't seen a shooting list, but usually there are top world class archers at this event. I was booked in yesterday, and arranged to stay woth a good friend of mine, Sean, who is living in Belfast City at the moment. It should be a good experience :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-48797537428683318452009-05-24T14:56:00.000+01:002009-05-24T14:56:29.522+01:00Summer<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ1Ju2uywq74BG_ocXlTq3KqUG6XBNOeHA2ildDYU0GX13t1amP1xKh-KGV9d-laZzZ9e11K6RLrLbKsg9rle7nzCD4bZ5XTyBO8L4eYFhoCzvME9bBUFF632ooXPSebQaaDaDCGRbz3S/s1600-h/DSCF0645.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ1Ju2uywq74BG_ocXlTq3KqUG6XBNOeHA2ildDYU0GX13t1amP1xKh-KGV9d-laZzZ9e11K6RLrLbKsg9rle7nzCD4bZ5XTyBO8L4eYFhoCzvME9bBUFF632ooXPSebQaaDaDCGRbz3S/s400/DSCF0645.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Above is Quaver and Jackson, Whiz can be seen in the background.</div><br /><br />For some reason I could not add a picture to the last post :( the button just wouldn't work<br /><br /><br />Doogle<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-78275018151643764262009-05-24T14:42:00.000+01:002009-05-24T14:57:45.951+01:00Summer<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At last the weather appears to be picking up :) I love when its like this, a nice calm, dry warm day. There is just a hint of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">breeze</span> and the sun is not too strong. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Perfect</span> shooting weather. But I know if i start to shoot for a little while i will spend hours shooting and won't get much study done. So i will put it off for a few days and hope that this is not the only nice day of the year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did take a break for a while, sat out on the patio with a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nice</span> cup of tea for a bit of a chat. The 3 dogs and the cat were lazing about <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sunning</span> them selves beside us. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Normally</span> the Quaver, the cat and Whiz and Jackson, the 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dalmatians</span>, ignore each others presence. But today seemed to get on quite well. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Until</span> whiz got to near and the cat gave him a harmless box. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was nice to just sit out and relax, hopefully there will be many more days like this :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Doogle</span></div>dooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354606883682929996.post-35515029040832410082009-05-23T22:40:00.000+01:002009-05-23T22:53:18.819+01:00My First Post!I am half way through my 8 end of year college exams and this weekend just need a break from study..... so here i am wasting time setting up a blog :) It was a choice between shooting in the dark, which wasn't going to end well or writing this.<br /><br />I had best introduce myself. I am a keen compound archer and a mechanical engineering student in Dublin Institute of Technology. At the moment i am living in Meath but for the past 2 years i lived in Dublin and in Limerick for a year before that.<br /><br />I will be finished college for the year in 6 days and am still unsure of what i will be doing for the summer. I am hoping i will be called for interview for an Engineering placement with Irish Rail, but competition will be tough as there are only 8 positions throughout Ireland available. Fingers crossed!<br /><br />If this doesn't work out I hope to get some hours in the job I did last summer. If not, i don't know what i will do. There is the possibility of running archery classes again, but realistically i will not be able to live off this, but it would mean i would have loads of time for training again.<br /><br /><br />Right, well i think that's enough of a rant for now :) Have a good night<br /><br /><br />Doogledooglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130840455268756353noreply@blogger.com1