Made a fool out of myself today
08-25-2007, 06:36 PM
#1
Made a fool out of myself today
Today, I shot the Raz-mania in Dothan, AL. It was a big buck and turkey expo with pop up tournament. I had been shooting great at the house. I had been shooting out to 85 yards and had them in about a 6 inch group. The pop up shoot was only set from 15 to 40 yards. 10 targets. 30 shooters. $100 entry fee. (my entry was paid by the youth minister at my church.He said he'd pay for my entry fee, if I would split any winnings with him.) All my friends were pulling for me. I even had a group from the church come out to watch and support me.
I have shot regular 3-d tournaments and done well. I have shot pop up ranges and done well.
Today, I basically sucked.
First, they set the range with extra animals. You couldn't just look for an animal. You had to remember the ones that were standing already.
Secondly, there was no buffer between shots. Most of the targets came up at the same time as other was letting down. Only 8-10 seconds each.
Thirdly, I had never practiced trying to load an arrow without looking, so I missed seeing targets come up.
On the first round I missed 4 targets coming up. The second round, I cut my losses to only two.
I embarrassed myself and looked like I didn't know what I was doing. This was much harder than hunting. I've killed over 20 deer and turkeys with my bow, but this was tough.
I must show gratitude to my friends, because they didn't make me feel bad at all. They were encouraging.
My hat is off to those who work hard enough to shoot a pop up tournament like that.
I had a big piece of humble pie today. But, maybe that's just what I need before heading into the woods against the real thing!
I have shot regular 3-d tournaments and done well. I have shot pop up ranges and done well.
Today, I basically sucked.
First, they set the range with extra animals. You couldn't just look for an animal. You had to remember the ones that were standing already.
Secondly, there was no buffer between shots. Most of the targets came up at the same time as other was letting down. Only 8-10 seconds each.
Thirdly, I had never practiced trying to load an arrow without looking, so I missed seeing targets come up.
On the first round I missed 4 targets coming up. The second round, I cut my losses to only two.
I embarrassed myself and looked like I didn't know what I was doing. This was much harder than hunting. I've killed over 20 deer and turkeys with my bow, but this was tough.
I must show gratitude to my friends, because they didn't make me feel bad at all. They were encouraging.
My hat is off to those who work hard enough to shoot a pop up tournament like that.
I had a big piece of humble pie today. But, maybe that's just what I need before heading into the woods against the real thing!
08-25-2007, 06:43 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: Made a fool out of myself today
sorry to hear you did not do as well as you expected, sounds like fun anyway.I wish they had something like that in my area, just 3-D and techno around here.
08-26-2007, 09:46 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: Made a fool out of myself today
Hey, maybe you didn't do as well as you would have liked, but your attitude about it is great. Keep shooting and you'll be better prepared next time.
Good luck.
Good luck.
