RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

That last pic doesn't show the whole stadium full of people watching either.......I think last year there were something like 5000+ people in there watching us on the first day.....lol. It's a pretty cool and unique event. The best thing about it is that no one can really practice for shots like this, so it levels the playing field quite a bit. If you don't bend at the waist and have a solid anchor you end up with big problems quickly.........lol.

Rob, I hope your gonna blow the dust of that Bowtech this year and have some fun with us, it should be a great time.

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

These pictures really don't give you a true feel for how far and how uphill some of those shots are either. It must be 25 yards or so to the first wall of seats and then it's all UPHILL... big time. I'd get tired walking up hill to pull my arrows.

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

Rick James...

All of the rules are the same from the outdoor national shoots, all targets are on level ground and there are no moving targets.

All of this "easy" talk..... The target setup may not be the most challenging but calling the shoot easy is incorrect IMO. To win (from results from the past two years) you have to have a perfect shoot. If you want to be in the top few places youhave to be near perfect. 433 33X won last year, 430 34X was second. In 2005 426 28X won, second was 423 29X.

What makes it "easy" is it is near impossible to misjudge yardage bad enough to drop points. If you know the scoring rings and have a steady arm you will do well.

I see you guys talking about the "line" at Harrisburg. Wait until you see the line at the indoors, I think you have 80 people on the line at the same time.

IMO it would be the perfect shoot for your first national level shoot.

I will be there again this year as it is a blast.
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RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

Can you "heckle"?

I'm just wonderin......

(Noonan!)

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

Talk about pressure. Between the crowds behind you and the crowd at the line, I would crap myself. Are all those shooters at the line at the same time safe?
I am assuming so.....

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

Get used to it bud these are pics of the event you are going to with me in PA in the beginning of February.......[8D]

Heckling is quite common in competitive archery.....lol. That is what makes this stuff fun. This last weekend I was at an informal indoor event with some guys that are pretty well known on the national level (GRIV, Doug Williams, Eric Springer, etc), shooting around guys of this caliber is intimidating enough. I had let down on 2 shots in one end because I knew they werent going to be good shots and because of that I was last on the line with 40+ people watching me alone shooting my last arrow. While at full draw I hear out of the background.........."Hey just settle down now it's not like anyone important is watching you right now".......(and then pure silence). [8D] I did manage to put it in the puddin but man that can test your mental game......lol.

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

Check out the bear up in nose bleed territory. Dang!!

Looks like pure madness and I would love to experience it someday. ;)

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

I was kinda kidding.....but wondered if people talked while you were shooting. I ONLY shoot the little tournaments at our archery shop (Indoor 3D....20 targets....up to 43 yds).....and everyone's civil.

If anyone's coming to the Buckmasters.......let me know. I live about 30 miutes from the venue. I have friends who'll shoot it. The guy who won it last year lives about an hour from here.

Jeff

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

In all seriousness in Harrisburg it is so loud with so many people in there all talking at the same time that I find it easy to zone out into the background noise and just focus. I think it would be worse if everyone was quiet......

RE: 2007 Indoor Worlds Q's.........
 

LOL, I just found this picture........the results of a hard fought finals victory!
(I'm the big deer. :)I did manage to break one of the antlers about 5 minutes after I brought it home:D)