"Coach."
"Coach."
"Eh, the curator is here too."
At the archery range, the archers were either training or resting. They were puzzled when they saw the coach, Jing Dingyue, and the others coming in together with a big box.
"Xiao Ming, Ah Yun, come and try these two bows."
The archery team's head coach said. A man and a woman walked over, and the others also surrounded them curiously.
When they saw the two bows clearly, they could not help but stare.
"Are you kidding me? Wooden bows?"
"They look so simple."
"The string is too thin. Will it break?"
They could not understand why they wanted to try these two bows.
Everyone's bow needed a long time to be able to perform at its best. Now that the Tokyo Olympics is about to begin, no matter how good the bow is, it is not suitable to change now.
As for these two wooden bows, there was no need to mention them. There was no value in trying them at all, right?
"Coach, are you kidding me?" The young man, Xiao Ming, said.
"Coach, where did you get these two antiques?" The girl, Xiao Yun, laughed.
"Cut the crap. I told you to try. Be serious." The archery team's head coach said.
Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun saw the serious look on the coach's face. They could not help but wonder if this is some new training method.
They put away their thoughts and got serious.
The two of them came to the shooting point. The other teammates were watching the show.
Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun were the best archers in the men's and women's archery teams respectively. Everyone wanted to see what level they could shoot with wooden bows and arrows.
Xiao Ming first raised his bow, aimed, and released the arrow. His movements were very smooth. The arrow hit the blue area near the black area, fifth ring.
Xiao Yun also raised her bow and aimed. She took a few seconds to aim before releasing the arrow. The arrow hit the blue area near the red area, sixth ring.
"This bow is not easy to use. The string is too thin." Xiao Ming said.
"Hehe, Brother Ming, don't laugh at me for shooting the fifth ring. Didn't you also shoot the fifth ring? You are not as good as me?" A young man laughed.
"Try using this bow if you have the ability. You might not even be able to hit the target." Little Ming scolded jokingly. They were clearly on good terms and were purely teasing each other.
"Sure enough, with Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun's abilities, it's rare for them to shoot more than seven rings. Now, one shot five rings and the other shot six rings. It's obvious how much they've been affected," the head coach of the weightlifting team said.
"Of course it's not easy to use the bow we just used. Let's try again," the head coach of the archery team said. He wasn't looking down on the two bows, he was just being fair.
Even if it was a good bow, it would not be easy to use in the beginning.
Archery required precision. The slightest error could lead to a thousand miles of error. A slight deviation could mean the difference of a few rings.
Little Ming continued to try. The second arrow had six rings, and the third arrow also had six rings …
Xiao Yun also shot two arrows consecutively. The second arrow had six rings, and the third arrow had seven rings …
Their results had improved, but this kind of result was obviously not able to display the true level of Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun. With this kind of result, they might not even be able to pass the first round of the Olympic archery competition.
The head coach of the archery team was already thinking of telling Xiao Yun and Xiao Ming to stop. This was enough to give Sue face.
Sue's bow was not good enough.
No wonder they didn't want to use it.
Qian Jixuan was extremely anxious at the side. He thought to himself, Sue's bow and arrows are not good enough, right?
Could it be that the bow and arrows they brought are really not good enough?
If that's the case, wouldn't the words he said before become a joke?
However, no matter how anxious he was, there was nothing he could do now. After all, he couldn't go up and shoot arrows to prove himself. No matter how good the bow was, it would be difficult for him to hit the target.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Xiao Yun suddenly said, "Coach, this bow is a little strange. I want to try again."
"Hey, Xiao Yun, you think so too. This bow has an indescribable feeling. I've only used it a few times, but it's obviously getting easier to use.
Also, it feels like I can control it more finely. I should adjust it a few times before I can be more precise. "Xiao Ming seemed to be trying hard to find the right words to describe it.
"Then you guys try again." The head coach of the archery team was stunned, then said.
Xiao Ming continuously shot more than ten arrows. Six rings, seven rings, seven rings, eight rings, nine rings, nine rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings …
Xiao Yun also continuously shot arrows. Seven rings, eight rings, eight rings, nine rings, nine rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings, ten rings …
Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun became more and more excited as they shot. Qian Jixuan, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief and showed a look of excitement.
The others, including Jing Dingyue, the head coach of the archery team, the head coach of the weightlifting team, the head coach of the race walking team, and the other archery team athletes, were all stunned.
This change in the situation was completely out of their expectations. It was completely illogical. It was simply inconceivable.
The bows and arrows they usually used were the best. Of course, the archers from other countries definitely didn't lose out in terms of archery equipment.
The real difference was in their individual standards. If they wanted to improve their results, they shouldn't think about improving their archery skills. Instead, they should think about improving their own standards. This was common sense.
But now, they felt that common sense was broken. Xiao Ming and Xiao Yun's standards were very high, but they definitely couldn't continuously shoot ten rings. It was also impossible for them to improve by leaps and bounds in such a short period of time. The only explanation was the two bows.
"How is this possible?"
The head coach of the archery team felt that his world was about to collapse. He simply couldn't believe it. He said, "Xiao Ming, Xiao Yun, you guys treat each other as your opponents. Treat this as a competition. Give it your all and give it your all."
Xiao Ming was the first to shoot an arrow. Ten rings.
Xiao Yun followed with another arrow. Ten rings.
Xiao Ming shot another arrow. Ten rings.
Xiao Yun shot another arrow. Ten rings.
Xiao Ming shot a third arrow. Nine rings.
Xiao Yun shot a third arrow. Ten rings.
In the first round, Xiao Ming shot 29 rings and still lost.
They continued to compete. In the end, both of them shot ten rings. The worst was nine rings.
This time, they had to believe it even if they didn't want to. If they maintained this standard, even if they faced the Korean archery team, they would be able to sweep them.
China's archery team had always had more females than males. The men's team had never won any awards. But with this standard, it wouldn't be hard for them to win the men's gold medal.
"Oh my god, what kind of bows are these?"
"How can a bow made of wood be so godly?"
"Quick, let me try."
The other archery team members all walked up, wanting to touch the two wooden bows.