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Parker1, you're kidding.....ain't ya? If not, that's the most asinine advice and comment I have ever had the displeasure of reading<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>.
I have done something like that, but not to the degree that you seemed to advocate. I have gone around the corner of the house, approximatly 10 yrds away from the bow, and had my dad shoot it at the target. The shot is never taken until I tell him, this insures that no one can walk out into the shooting lane. It is quite often that you would here, "Fire in the hole!" coming from the side of my parents house. From this vantage point, I can accomplish many things.
1.
I AM COMPLETELY OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE.
2. I can hear how loud my bow actually is. It is very loud when standing beside it or shotting it, while it is barely audible from ten yards away.
3. I can get an idea of how my arrow is flying through the air (visually checking the speed, listening to the arrow, etc.)
AT NO TIME AM I OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE LINE OF FIRE. USE YOUR HEAD FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN A HAT RACK, PARKER1, BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35 AD - 100 AD)