Ok, so this may be a little along the lines of a Quicksilver "what if..." post, but anyways...

First, I've never personally shot a 3D competition, or any archery competition for that matter (I've really only started taking shooting a little more seriously since this summer). Now, I've seen a few people make reference lately to the pace of 3D competition (some don't like it, some don't mind it). Then I read a post concerning physical fitness in relation to performance on the 3D course. Now, I really don't think 3D seems boring (in fact I believe it would be fun, and I may attend a few local shoots this summer to get my "feet wet"). Anyways, I consider myself to be in pretty good physical shape, and I enjoy being very active. What if there was a "speed" version of 3D competition? Picture this: you're given a course of X number of stake/targets. The course is spread out over a fairly large area, and you are timed for each station. The person who makes it through the course the quickest WITH the best score wins (I mean this concept exists in handgun/rifle comps). I could see this being an enormous physical and mental challenge that would almost make it a REQUIREMENT that you be in decent (or great for that matter) shape. Ideally the course would require you to not only make uphill/downhill shots, but the course would require to to traverse rocky/hilly terrain. I think this would put an interesting spin on things and maybe even appeal to some of the younger crowd (like we need more young people right).

So...am I crazy? Does something like this already exist? I think it would be fun, but maybe it takes away from the purity of the sport, I'm not sure. Maybe it's the young guy in me. So...shoot me down