String theory?

The World Archery Championships was on television live today. My congratulations to Chinese Taipei for their win in the Men’s Team Competition.

I’ve always liked watching archery. Loved it during London 2012; happy that it features in every Olympics and Commonwealth Games, but my God the equipment they use seems to be getting a bit space-age these days. One of the American competitors was shooting with a bow that looked like something off Robot Wars. I’m all for technological advancements, but it strikes me as borderline cheating if a sporting discipline that should be about arm strength, eyesight, and ability to keep your body calm in extreme circumstances is more about cleverly balanced machinery and technical design.

Anyway, that’s just my meaningless, unimportant Luddite opinion, so feel free to ignore it.

RC 15-6-19