maybe you guys are missing my point. we, the shooters in the ibo, will and do spend money on 3d equipment. that money varies greatly from shooter to shooter. some have 2 year old used bows costing a couple of hundred dollars, some shoot brand new bows every year, and sometimes more than one. we are the ones who are always going to be there. we have made a commitment to ourselves, and the ibo.

my whole point is not what you are using on the 3d range. my point is the new bowhunter that we are trying to introduce to 3d not wanting to spend money on a 30 dollar pair or 3000 dollar pair of binoculars. the new guys, you know, the ones that show up at the pro shop 2 weeks before season opens that you keep inviting to shoot 3d.

i am not trying to stir something up because i want to change again, i just wanted input on what you feel like we could do for the new guys, instead of inviting them, getting them fired up, and then telling them they cannot use the equipment they have. most in my area will not spend money on binoculars just to shoot 3d. most have binoculars already, but they do not meet the ibo rule restriction of 8X or less.

again, we are not the ones i am talking about. if the rules changed at midnight tonight, most of us would gripe and complain a little, get on the phone to who ever we buy our equipment from and have the new whatevers on the way. i know the ibo has taken great strides to get new shooters, and always will continue to do so, but most of these guys already have bows, otherwise they wouldnt be interested.