BOWFAN:

Really! I missed something somewhere in my travels. I was always under the impression that 3D tournaments were primarily for competitive purposes in which each shooter tries to obtain the highest score possible by using particular gear best suited for tournament shooting ; and that any training and conditioning that can be applicable to real conditions, is a beneficial by-product.

So, what you are saying, is that when you shoot 3D courses; you use/wear all the bow/gear and clothing gear that you do when hunting, and all the actual hunting conditions are experienced, including inclement weather, when shooting at foam deer, paper pictures, standard targets, from tree-stands, and, therefore, shooting a 3D course totally prepares you for all actual hunting conditions.

Now, all you have to do is change your sight and peep size, and then everything is the same. Even to the point, that there is absolutely no difference between shooting at an immobile foam 3D deer on a range/course than shooting at a live deer under actual hunting conditions?

I do not know what you call that type of belief, I call it; reckless and pompous.