Look Ma, No Hands
A perfect archery shot can be tough to master, as it requires a lot of effort and patience. However, an Australian woman has left the world amazed with her perfect archery skills and aerobatic prowess. Shannen Jones not just hit the bull’s eye, but she did it with her feet while doing a handstand. According to Guinness World Records, Shannen posted a behind-the-scenes video showing how she shot the arrow from a distance of 59 feet and 11 inches and struck the center of a 4.7-inch diameter target last August. The previous record stood at about 40 feet. Shannen earned the record by submitting a video to Guinness World Records now getting confirmation she’d been successful in January.
“So now I can officially say that I am the most accurate foot archer in the world.” She also said she had been practicing her entire life for the win. Shannen said she practiced foot archery for six years before deciding to take on the Guinness World Record for farthest arrow shot using feet. She said she started competing in rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old, but only took up archery in 2016 after watching a video of another circus performer doing it online. Almost entirely self-taught, the first step was using sandpaper to train the skin around her toes to grip the bow. “I began learning with my feet before my hands. Foot archery so it’s becoming quite popular,” she said. She credited her gymnastics background for her strength and flexibility. Her training now consists of a combination of yoga, stretching, Pilates, weights and functional movement exercises. “There’s no secret to becoming the world’s best foot archer — just a lot of practice, I feel like I have definitely done my 10,000 hours,” Shannen laughed.
Anything a man can do right side up
Why does your blood rush to your head when you’re upside down but not to your feet when you’re right side up?
Your feet aren’t empty.
I wondered what would happen when I fired an arrow straight up in the air,
then it hit me.
2 blondes are on a roller coaster…
One says to the other, “If we turn upside down, will we fall out?”
The other blond says, “Of course not !! We will still be friends.”
Two bats were hanging upside down in a cave.
The first bat asks the second, “Do you remember the worst day of your life?”
“I sure do,” said the second bat. “It was the day I had diarrhea.”
May 9th Birthdays
1946 – Candice Bergen, 1979 – Rosario Dawson, 1997 – Mary Mouser, 1972 – Dana Perino
1986 – Chris Zylka, 1949 – Billy Joel, 1961 – John Corbett, 1942 – Tommy Roe