Tonight after our indoor 3-D league, a bunch of shooters took a dollar bill, folded it up to about the size of a quarter and pinned it to the backstop. Then everyone threw a buck in the pot to take a shot at it from 40yrds; closest one to it gets the pot. Of course it was a bunch of compound shooters with all the scopes, peeps, releases, etc. I was the only traditional shooter with my longbow and the last to shoot. As you might guess, most of the wheelbow shooters were only inches from the bill and when I stood up to shoot there were a lot of hoots and catcalls with comments such as, "...do you think that kindling can fling an arrow that far?" My biggest concern, besides making an ass out of myself, was whether there was enuf clearance in the ceiling of the range to allow me to lob a woodie 40yrds. Moreover, I've never practiced at anything beyond 30yrds. Well as luck would have it, I pinned the dollar --- couldn't do it again in a million years, but they'll never know that! Did make some believers out of the mechanics, and upheld the honor of trad shooters everywhere.

I just had to share my amazing good fortune. Now I'll sign off because I can feel my head swelling.


Jack