I attended Bedford this past weekend. I am not someone who bashes the Ibo. I think it is amazing that a shoot can handle so many shooters in such an organized fashion. I am concerned with the fact that the entry fees went up this year. My understanding was that this was to help defray the cost of targets. Some of the targets on the MBO courses were pathetic. They had huge chunks out of them, the scoring rings in some were unidentifiable, and thanks too the huge chunks in some of them, the 11 ring floated when arrow hit the target. We shot on Saturday, and some of the targets were in terrible condition early in the morning. It made me wonder if they were even new targets when the event started. We did see some targets that the inserts were replaceby mid day saturday, but some were just simply awful. I also would like to voice my displeasure with course D. I do not shoot in open class to shoot something that has so many targets so close. The majority of that course would have been legal for a 35 yard class, and there was little variation in yardage from target to target. There was adequate room in most lanes too change it and make it longer. Courses A B and C were pretty well set and offered a good, fair, challenge. There were some very deceptive lanes and real good use of terrain. There were more uphill shots than I ever remember shooting anywhere. Very interesting setup.

All in all it was a great weekend. The weather was beautiful, and there was some great archery. I look forward to the rest of the triple crown.