Today I used my archery and range finding experience to help me win a pumpkin for my family. We took the family to a local farm for the traditional hayride, corn maze, petting zoo, cider and fresh donuts, etc… They had a contest where you had to shoot apples out of a giant slingshot. At about 75 yards, they had a hanging trashcan lid and a bathtub. If you hit the trashcan lid, you got a small pumpkin. If you could land the apple in the bathtub, you won a giant pumpkin. I loaded the apple into the cloth pocket and pulled back on the rubber bands. When the tension felt right, I picked a spot on the ground to use as a reference to judge how far to pull back. I released and the apple blew apart a mere foot to the right of the bathtub – distance was perfect. I then used that spot on the ground for my “75 yard pin”. I just adjusted the angle and walked the apples over to the left. Out of six apples, one hit the side of the bathtub and one went in – winning me the giant pumpkin. Nobody else was doing it this way. They were just lobbing them out there - hoping to get lucky. I credit my experience with shooting and hunting for this small triumph.