am I that good or.........
02-10-2008 | 10:07 AM
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am I that good or.........
I just came back from the archery range where I practice and some of the target shooters dared me to a little competition.
30 arrows at18 yards which I scored a 271 and the target compound shooters with all their whistles, bells and stabilizers shot all around 275.
Since the difference wasn't all that great they tried me on for25 yards and again I shot above most of the trained pro's, a 278 with their lens scopes and target dots and stuff.....
All I had was a G5 optix sight and a whiskerbiscuit mounted on a Tomkat and axis arrows.
It felt good........................
Frank
30 arrows at18 yards which I scored a 271 and the target compound shooters with all their whistles, bells and stabilizers shot all around 275.
Since the difference wasn't all that great they tried me on for25 yards and again I shot above most of the trained pro's, a 278 with their lens scopes and target dots and stuff.....
All I had was a G5 optix sight and a whiskerbiscuit mounted on a Tomkat and axis arrows.
It felt good........................
Frank
02-10-2008 | 10:50 AM
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RE: am I that good or.........
Sounds like a vegas round to me. Three separate targets, one arrow into each for a total score of 30 points per end with 10 ends? Am I close?
If so 270's aren't bad. Those are not Pro target archers though I don't think. Pros would be shooting much closer to 300's I would think.
Equipment really doesn't mean that much for target shooting to be honest. Neither does tuning to a great degree. It's not hard to put an arrow where it needs to be at 18 yards if you shoot well. Consistent form and aiming are what counts.
I have seen guys win local spot shoots with hunting set ups and others that usually score very high, like average of 580-590's for two rounds (possible 600). The key is they could shoot well.
The thing with target shooting is you could shoot really well and then have a few really bad shots and bring your score down.
I used to love to do goofy stuff during spots to make people think. Like shooting without a peep, or once I used 17 series arrows that were 21 inches long with 5 inch feathers, and another time I shot a round with bare shafts. I didn't win, but I did a whole lot better than most thought I would.
Paul
If so 270's aren't bad. Those are not Pro target archers though I don't think. Pros would be shooting much closer to 300's I would think.
Equipment really doesn't mean that much for target shooting to be honest. Neither does tuning to a great degree. It's not hard to put an arrow where it needs to be at 18 yards if you shoot well. Consistent form and aiming are what counts.
I have seen guys win local spot shoots with hunting set ups and others that usually score very high, like average of 580-590's for two rounds (possible 600). The key is they could shoot well.
The thing with target shooting is you could shoot really well and then have a few really bad shots and bring your score down.
I used to love to do goofy stuff during spots to make people think. Like shooting without a peep, or once I used 17 series arrows that were 21 inches long with 5 inch feathers, and another time I shot a round with bare shafts. I didn't win, but I did a whole lot better than most thought I would.
Paul
02-10-2008 | 03:18 PM
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RE: am I that good or.........
yup, it was a Vegas style shooting, these target shooters kept shootin' x's for their first few arrows but then they had some 7's dropping their scores and I kept my arrows in the 9's more consistently and added some x's as well.....
There's one guy who shot as much x's as 9's but he shot a recurve at 70#, nothing but respect for that fella !!!
Frank.
There's one guy who shot as much x's as 9's but he shot a recurve at 70#, nothing but respect for that fella !!!
Frank.
02-10-2008 | 03:21 PM
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RE: am I that good or.........
ORIGINAL: Paul L Mohr
Sounds like a vegas round to me. Three separate targets, one arrow into each for a total score of 30 points per end with 10 ends? Am I close?
If so 270's aren't bad. Those are not Pro target archers though I don't think. Pros would be shooting much closer to 300's I would think.
Equipment really doesn't mean that much for target shooting to be honest. Neither does tuning to a great degree. It's not hard to put an arrow where it needs to be at 18 yards if you shoot well. Consistent form and aiming are what counts.
I have seen guys win local spot shoots with hunting set ups and others that usually score very high, like average of 580-590's for two rounds (possible 600). The key is they could shoot well.
The thing with target shooting is you could shoot really well and then have a few really bad shots and bring your score down.
I used to love to do goofy stuff during spots to make people think. Like shooting without a peep, or once I used 17 series arrows that were 21 inches long with 5 inch feathers, and another time I shot a round with bare shafts. I didn't win, but I did a whole lot better than most thought I would.
Paul
Sounds like a vegas round to me. Three separate targets, one arrow into each for a total score of 30 points per end with 10 ends? Am I close?
If so 270's aren't bad. Those are not Pro target archers though I don't think. Pros would be shooting much closer to 300's I would think.
Equipment really doesn't mean that much for target shooting to be honest. Neither does tuning to a great degree. It's not hard to put an arrow where it needs to be at 18 yards if you shoot well. Consistent form and aiming are what counts.
I have seen guys win local spot shoots with hunting set ups and others that usually score very high, like average of 580-590's for two rounds (possible 600). The key is they could shoot well.
The thing with target shooting is you could shoot really well and then have a few really bad shots and bring your score down.
I used to love to do goofy stuff during spots to make people think. Like shooting without a peep, or once I used 17 series arrows that were 21 inches long with 5 inch feathers, and another time I shot a round with bare shafts. I didn't win, but I did a whole lot better than most thought I would.
Paul
some of them had bows looking like they could be used to anker a boat and do some fishing at the same time.....
F.
02-10-2008 | 05:29 PM
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RE: am I that good or.........
With scores like that it sounds like they should have put more money into lessons than equipment
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When I shot spots I used a 350 dollar darton yukon with muzzy drop a way and cheap three pin sights. My average scores were as good or a bit higher than some guys shooting $2,000 dollar set ups.
The guy I shot with had a nice bow, but not really a full on target bow either. He consistently shot in the 590's for the vegas night and he shot a perfect score for the whole 5 spot league. He was a very consistent shooter. If saw the equipment some of the records and perfect scores have been set with you would crap. You know those big ugly magnesium riser jennings bows you see in some shops for under 200 bucks with the round wheels and steel cables. That was state of the art then, and some of those scores have yet to be topped or repeated. And paper tuning hadn't even been thought up yet.
Paul
.When I shot spots I used a 350 dollar darton yukon with muzzy drop a way and cheap three pin sights. My average scores were as good or a bit higher than some guys shooting $2,000 dollar set ups.
The guy I shot with had a nice bow, but not really a full on target bow either. He consistently shot in the 590's for the vegas night and he shot a perfect score for the whole 5 spot league. He was a very consistent shooter. If saw the equipment some of the records and perfect scores have been set with you would crap. You know those big ugly magnesium riser jennings bows you see in some shops for under 200 bucks with the round wheels and steel cables. That was state of the art then, and some of those scores have yet to be topped or repeated. And paper tuning hadn't even been thought up yet
.Paul