Woot today i tried two sports that i never play before. Dragon boat and Archery. Thanks for Joe1 invitation from NEE SOON EAST CC, i got the opportunity to finally try dragon boat. I always wanted to try water sports, but no chances haha. Its only cost $7 to participate. This leisure dragon boating was held at water venture Kallang, just beside Kallang River. Actually i took quite a long time to find the location because i thought it was at Singapore Dragon Boat Association, and it was totally on the opposite of the river! Lucky there is a Merdeka Bridge for me to cross over haha.
Find the underpass opposide Kallang MRT to walk over to Kallang River.
You have to go underneath the flyover. Some residents staying there.
Yes this is Kallang River. You can see Dragon Boats and water skiing. But this is the opposite bank of Water Venture, so i crossed over using the Merdeka Bridge. zzz.
Finally i reached Water Venture Kallang!
The session was fun. We had some ice-breaking blow wind blow games follow by training by the Dragon Boat Trainer. Tell you a joke, because i lost my way just now, i was the last to reach Water Venture, the person in charge thought i was the Dragon Boat Trainer! Haha! The instruction for beginner Dragon Boating was quite simple. How to hold the paddle. How to put on buoyancy vest. Proper form to forward paddle. And some simple commands.
Very soon we started our 2hours 30mins leisure Dragon Boating. My boat got 9 rowers and one trainer, the coaxer. We practiced rowing using different tempo of strokes. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes deep and push hard. Most importantly we learnt the importance of synchronization. If we do not synchronise well, the boat will be drifting like a caterpillar. To be frank, it was quite stressful on my arms and waist after rowing for some time. We rowed closed to Singapore Flyer. We had a mini competition, my boat came in 2nd! But there were only 2 boats competing haha! I had a nice suntan and got myself fully wet. Fun!
I had my 1st try on Archery this evening at DM Archery, Suntec. $15 for half hour, unlimited shots. The beginner guide is very simple! Abit like rifle range. Took me some time to find my own zeroing. You know if you aim the arrow head directly at the bull's eye, you won't get it! The arrow will land somewhere else. Then you have to ownself adjust your aiming direction so that the arrow will land on the bull's eye. That's right, if you just keep aiming directly at the bull's eye, you will always land elsewhere. Remember!
Holding hands straighten, shoulder facing the target board. Pull back elbow high, until fingers come to below eye.
Couple team!
When you used up your arrows, you have to ownself go over to the target board to pluck them back. But remember to wait until nobody is shooting then you can cross over to collect back the arrows. Safety first.
How to get there: Suntec City Tower 3, #03-040. Opposite Eng Wah Cinema. Mondays to Sundays: 12.30pm - 9.00pm |
