Chapter 49 Psychological defeat
As an important part of the archery competition, the use of the material is very particular, that is, the arrow is not damaged, and it is also required to be hard and firm, not easy to be shot or rebound.
In the early archery competitions, even at the 2008 Kyoto Olympics, the targets used were made of straw and linen. However, the targets made of this material are easy to penetrate and take off, which caused a lot of controversy. However, it was after that Olympics that the more solid Eva foam boards were used more on targets. For example, this time, the targets made of this material were used.
This foamed plate can withstand almost twice the penetration force before. It is precisely because of the use of this material that the phenomenon of arrows penetrating the target in archery competitions has almost disappeared.
But just now, Tang Hao actually shot through with an arrow!
According to the rules of the archery competition, if you shoot through the target, you will also score. The number of rings will be determined based on the position of the hole you shoot through.
The referee ran to the target and read Tang Hao's results.
The arrow passed through the yellow area in the center of the target.
This is a 10 ring!
One shot through 10 rings!
The audience was stunned when they saw the results.
Tian Zhenzhe showed a sudden enlightenment.
Theoretically, even if Tang Hao adjusts the pound of the recurve bow from 50 pounds to 80 pounds, it is unlikely that he can shoot through the target with one arrow. However, the problem lies with the target itself. In the first game, Tang Hao shot 10 rings with 80 pounds, which is the center of the target. Because the target in the second game was not replaced, Tang Hao shot another 10 rings at this time, which is equivalent to adding another arrow to the previous two arrows, which is equivalent to 3 arrows with 80 pounds of arrows at a similar point.
Water drops through the stone, let alone an 80-pound arrow hit a plate a few centimeters thick, it is reasonable to shoot through it.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for all this. Tang Hao used 80 pounds of force.
The staff on the scene quickly replaced the Chinese team with a brand new target.
Tang Hao was not ruthless in the face of the new target, and hit another 10 ring.
With 4 arrows and 10 rings, Tang Hao used his outstanding performance to prove that the performance in the qualifying competition was definitely not accidental.
With the 10-ring hit by this arrow, the final result of this game came out, and the Chinese team still tied with the South Korean team.
However, it is obvious that at the end of this game, the mood of the Korean team members changed significantly.
No one can always keep a calm heart, let alone a group of children who are only sixteen or seventeen years old.
The confidence and calmness that Park Tae-an and the others have shown before is more due to their confidence in their own strength.
But when they find that there is a person in their opponent who can shoot 10 rings in a row or even shoot through the target with 80 pounds, their confidence is like the image of Christ being pushed, which inevitably collapses.
Wu Quantai could feel this emotional change. He was trying hard to make the players convinced that Tang Hao, who had exhausted physical strength, would definitely not perform like this again in the next round, but the emotions of the players were not easily erased like before.
The third game began soon, and Kim Chung-ji's performance began to be abnormal at first. His 2-arrow score was only 17 rings, which was worse than his performance in the first two games.
One is rising and the other is getting worse. Inspired by Tang Hao, Zheng Zhun's performance in this round was better than in the first two rounds. Two arrows shot 18 rings, which attracted a burst of cheers from overseas Chinese at the scene.
Park Tae-an's performance was quite normal, and he maintained his 2-arrow 19-ring performance.
Li Haoze also performed stably, with 2 arrows and 18 rings.
In this way, after 4 arrows, the Chinese team tied the ring count for the first time.
Without Tang Hao playing, the Chinese team is very likely to win this game before the end of the half!
This time, Kwon Jiping really felt the pressure.
Wu Quantai still cheered Quan Zhiping up, and Quan Zhiping also slapped his chest hard.
However, psychological things cannot be adjusted by just a few yells. Under the huge pressure, Quan Zhiping's performance has also been abnormal. Although it is not a major mistake, the result of 2 arrows and 16 rings gave the Chinese team a huge opportunity.
When Tang Hao appeared, the audience all looked at the field with breath holding their breath.
Under the current circumstances, Tang Hao can only score 17 rings at least to help the Chinese team win this game.
According to Tang Hao's previous performance, the 17 ring was simply a matter of being able to pinch it by hand for him.
Tian Zhenzhe was sitting in the rest area at this time, but when he watched Tang Hao enter the competition venue, he was already excited.
Winning the Korean team immediately happened in front of your eyes.
On the Korean team, except for coach Wu Quantai, all three players lowered their heads. Quan Zhiping even picked up the cross hanging on his chest and placed it on his forehead, as if hoping that God would bless Tang Hao to perform abnormally.
Tang Hao came on stage with a relaxed look on his face.
Although the 80-pound force brought some burden to his body, under the influence of Li Guang's ability, this was completely within a bearable range.
After he walked to the venue, he moved his body and then pulled out an arrow from the quiver.
The Korean team members were nervous and anxious at this moment, while Tang Hao was relaxing like never before.
The relaxed mood made his performance more stable and outstanding.
80 pounds and 2 arrows, 10 rings hit steadily.
And the last arrow was completely shot into the target and almost shot through again.
In this game, the Chinese team won 56 to 49, and won as many as 4 rings!
The cheers of the audience exploded. After three games, the Chinese team, which ranked eighth in the qualifying round, surpassed the Korean team, which ranked first in the qualifying round in the 3rd round!
The most exciting thing is the young player named Tang Hao who enjoys the cheering of his teammates at this time. The score of 6 arrows and 60 rings is enough to make him the absolute focus on the field.
Archery is not a national sport in South Korea, but a competitive sport. Its outstanding results are derived from the national system and strong support from the government. In addition, colleges and universities also use archery as a compensatory examination method, which is a bit like the weightlifting in China in the 1990s.
Although this mechanism is a bit rigid, the overall quality of the archery athletes trained is better than that of ordinary athletes.
In the third game, the three young players of the Korean team were obviously shocked by Tang Hao's performance, but after half-time adjustment, when the fourth game began, their mentality adjusted back.
Kim Chung-ji shot 19 rings with two arrows in the fourth game, while Park Tae-an showed his domestic championship strength, with a full ring performance of 20 rings. Although Jung Joon and Lee Ho-se both shot 2 18 rings, the gap between 3 rings is enough to make them win this game.
Chapter completed!