Had my first chemistry practical on analytical chemistry. This involved us being able to determine the composition of a group of unknown compounds, presented to us on the day. Various techniques were used and a massive key drawn up to try and figure out what chemicals we were dealing with.

After 2 hours of slaving away in the lab, I think we just about covered all possible ground needed to be assured that our assumptions were correct when naming the compounds. Only time will tell how correct

Lecture are going okay still, except for Maths. Now back at school I was only allowed to study Intermediate Mathematics and never carried it forward to college. Because of this some of the formula from topics such as logarithms and trigonometry is new and surprising to me.

It also does not help that our Math lecture have a habit for moving at constant speed, which is usual quite fast, through all topics paying no attention towards their difficulty and complexity.

My societies are also going well. I've managed to improve my archery some what and am now scoring consecutive golds, hoping to continue this trend when we start to extend our distance from the targets.

Being aware of the grain issue definitely helped me to build confidence in myself and understand my equipment better. It taught me to trust my form and my bow and what to look for in my arrows. I know my old set of nine is matched so that frees up brain space for me to focus on other aspects of the shot.

If I take out the italicized bits by not struggling with a heavier bow the progression is smoother and I reach a point where it seems like the gold grows larger to fill my entire field of view. I have only been able to get to that point firing.

Do you think working with the other bow helped with your handling of the one? And did the awareness of the issue with the grain of the arrows make a difference