On the other thread I was reacting to your statement that there could besomeonewho doesn't compete, but shoots for the enjoyment of it could be better than the top 5 tournement shooters.

I've knownthree guys that made it to that level. It's not fun. They are driven to practice thousands of arrows a month. They hone their tournement mental games to the level where they are more at home on the line than anywhere else. Their focus is intense and unbreakable.

Someone who shoots for fun is not going to be able to beat these guys in any format. To get into the top 5 is grueling and a business, not a hobby.

There is no one who shoots for fun that can beat these guys, ever. He may have the ability to do it if he had the same level of obsession and drive, but not until then.

My commentson this treadare about the average to above averagetournement shooter and the averageto above average bowhunter. There are plenty of good shooters and mechanics on both sides and often they are the same person.

I agree with you about the bias. But I find it more with archers who are strictly bowhunters than among tournement shooters. This is probably because the large majority of tournement shooters are also bowhunters.
It doesn't bother me at all.

Allen