Rob/PA Bowyer

Jeff, most of the targets are up in the bleachers. Here's a picture I found.

Rob/PA Bowyer

There are cheaters here too Jeff. Guys will sit at the opposite side with a rangefinder and take notes. It's been know for guys to stand in the audience and range it and shoot the next day too. It's a damn shame.

GMMAT

Interesting, Rob......for sure.

But once you shoot one target on that level......don't you pretty much know that yardage?

I have NO experience shooting like this.......but does that make any sense?

Rick James

Jeff:

This one is a bit more difficult than normal indoor 3D. You have to judge the distance to the wall in front of you, and then the distance on drastic uphill shots to where the targets sit in the bleachers. Not only do you have to judge distance, but you also have to know how to cut yardage for uphill angles. For example.......a 40 yard target you can't just shoot for 40 yards, you would likely end up with a high 8 or maybe even a 5. You have to learn how to compensate for this, and there is no way to really get prepared for that part of it.

This is a pic that shows what the course looks like so you can get an idea of the extreme angles:

Rick James

Woops, looks like Rob beat me to it.

Also, if you know the distance, you can somewhat know the next target, but remember that after every end (2x arrows I think?) you pull those targets and then move down the line to the next shooting station. I think there were 14 spots to stand at through the line.

Here is another pic of the shooting line and crowd watching. You end up shooting from each position that you see a guys standing here, so that helps to mix things up quite a bit.

GMMAT

3, 10, 15, 20 and 24.......couldn't you "pretty much" figure them all as the same yardage?

Again....I have no idea....never shot anythinglike this. I can imagine......if you're not used to shooting these extreme angles....I'm not "sure" knowing the yardage would do you any good.

Rick James

Also...........knock em dead tomorrow Rob! I'm shooting MBR as well and will be shooting first thing on Saturday morning to try and qualify. Let me know how you do there tomorrow!

KIDD642

GMMAt, like RJ said. you shoot down the line and the targets are spread allover at different levels. The angles sometimes are nuts. And when you get to the finals they make it as hard as possible. Also you shoot up and back the line. It is challanging but fun to shoot. Oh and do not forget the 200 people lined up behind you at the fence talking and asking you "hey how far is tha elk?" etc. it is cool but sometimes annoying. because if you start shooting well you kinda get a little peanut gallery following you up and down the line.

Rick James

What your not thinking of, is that the place you need to stand to shoot target 24, as compared to target 3, are 10+ yards apart. For each target you have to stand in a specific station that may be yards and yards apart. By time you get to target 24........you have shot 21 arrows and are waaay down the line from where you shot 3. Changes everything. You won't often find targets with close numbers next to eachother for this reason. You have to shoot each target from a specific spot......make sense?

GMMAT

It sounds like they go on daily winners????????? Is this right?