About Me
My name is James and this website is all about my hobbies, so let me break it down into sections.
Gaming
I have been gaming since the early 80’s – starting off with the Spectrum 48K. I even coded my first game when I was about 7 using the Spectrum 48K. Since then, I have owned several systems including:
- Spectrum 48K
- Amiga A500+
- Sega Master System
- Amiga A1200 (Upgraded later to an 030 processor, 6MB ram and 20MB HDD)
- Amiga CD-32
- Sega Game Gear
- Sega Megadrive
- Nintendo GameCube
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 3
- Sony PlayStation 4
- Sony PlayStation 4 Pro
- Sony PlayStation 5
- Nintendo Switch
- ASUS ROG Ally
- Various Gaming PCs with configurations over the years
Archery
I first completed a beginners archery course back in 2012 but I did nothing with it. When we moved house, we now live around 2 miles from my nearest archery club and I have been driving passed it for the last 9 years, but never thought too much about it. At the end of February 2024, I contacted the club and explained the situation. They agreed that I could drop in for them to assess me to see if I would require a full beginner course again. Thankfully, I was proficiant enough for them to consider me safe, so they allowed me to have six free sessions to see if I enjoyed it…. well, I did!
Their membership runs from April 1st to March 31st, so they felt it wasn’t right to charge me so close to the start of a new membership period, so after the 6 free sessions, they let me continue. I then bought my first bow and the rest is history.
Equipment
| Riser | Kinetic Novious2 – 25″ – RH – Red |
| Limbs | Prestige Limbs – 68″ @ 30# |
| Long Rod | Winstorm Carbon Long Rod 30″ |
| Sites | Cartel Focus K – Red |
| Arrows | 8 x Easton Jazz XL 30″ 1916 with EP-23 Vanes and 4mm G-Nock Small – 90gr points |
| Pressure Button | 68″- F-Flight String 164-18 – Strands |
| Arrow Rest | Avalon Tec One Maxx Magnetic Rest – Right Handed |