It's a fact of life at local shoots... just the way it is often times.

It's probably my biggest gripe in 3d: I don't think I've had anyone disagree with me that's ever been a part of any group I've shot in... I think the scoring rings ought to be a contrasting color with the target. I DON'T think that "guessing where the rings are" should play into the outcome of the shoot.

The game ought to boil down to two things in my mind: 1) yardage estimation, and 2) shooting ability... NOT can I guess where the rings are? There's been many times I've stood at the stake searching desperately for any tell-tale sign of the 10-ring, and I've got a pretty nice pair of Nikon 10x42s and the scoring card to help as well... Been more than a couple times I've absolutely pinwheeled the spot I was shooting for ... only to find out when I went to pull the arrow that it wasn't the right spot.

I know it's a lot better when shooting at bigger clubs that have the money to replacetargets more often, but it can be pretty bad at some of the smaller shoots. Contrasting scoring rings would go a long ways to helping the problem.