It was during a car ride to pick her sister up from school that Tazmin Forrest began her transformation into an archery prodigy.
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Only a child at the time, it didn't matter that she'd never used a bow before - or that she was "blind as a bat" according to her father. She merely thought it looked like fun.
"I saw a sign at Wendouree Archery Club near the YMCA," she said.
"I did the training and realised I was a bit good at it. Then I entered a few comps, realised I was very good at it, and I've been doing it for the past four to five years."
Now 15, the Phoenix College student is setting her sport a blaze. And in August she will go head-to-head with the best on the world stage at the Youth World Archery Championships in Spain.
The selection came as a big thrill for Forrest who secured her spot by qualifying in first place at the Australian Youth National Championships.
She told The Courier she couldn't wait to get over there.
"I was fairly confident I was going to make it, but the two girls I was up against were also really good, so I tried to do the best I could and I managed to do well,"she said.
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Forrest will be one of three Australians in her age category to take part in the event which will see 180 countries compete.
Despite the stiff competition, she said she had faith in her ability.
"I'm fairly confident, I have a shot at winning it," she said.
"Assuming I stick to my training and shoot well on the day I should be able to pull it off."
She has every right to be confident.
Forrest will enter the competition in blistering form after winning three gold medals at the 2018 Oceania Championships.
She also produced a sensational effort earlier this year at the Northern Championships where she tied for third with an ex-Olympian while shooting adult distances.
She said the upcoming tournament in Madrid will be her biggest challenge yet.
"This will be the biggest I've ever done, it's on a world scale and very exciting," she said.
Competing with a compound bow complete with sights and a stabiliser, Forrest will need to split the middle of a target 50 meters away to win.
I'm fairly confident, I have a shot at winning it.
- Tazmin Forrest
It's something she practices on a daily basis after school by emptying rounds across her backyard. She doesn't get nervous when she shoots, and her action is steady and composed.
She said she loved everything about it.
"I enjoy the community but I also enjoy match-play. That arrow for arrow competition and the elements like the wind and rain, and the feel of it," she said.