My first 3D tournament
 

A little unsure what to expect, my wife and I when to the local 3D shoot put on by the Austin Archery Club.

I joined the club, paying membership dues, registered for the days shoot and talked with the club president for a bit.

I talked to several members warming up on the bag range, and told them this was my first time. They all spoke up and said come with us. So I shot my practice rounds and off we went into the woods for the first target of the 30 target tournament. Little did I know they gave me an orange card which meant I' m shooting from the farthest stake.

An 8 on my first shot! I didn' t miss the whole target as I thought I would.

Then I hit 3, 10' s in a row!

The 5th was a big mountain goat set out every bit of 50 yards. Because I thought I' d be shooting no farther then 35 yards, my bottom pin is set at 30 yards. Well I let her fly aiming my bottom pin just above the backbone. Skimmed the belly and into the rocks. Bummer! a zero on that target. I soon learned, by my front leg shots that I wasn' t good at judging longer distances. I always came up low and short. My judging was fairly right on at first, but by the middle of the tournament trail I was getting worse.

All in all, someone reel me in and take the hook out!!!!

It was fun and I laughed more then the law should allow. Those guys and gals are nuts!!! All along the coarse, you could here laughing and heckling shooters. Then you could here an arrow go through the woods like a pin-ball machine, and someone say something funny. Broken wood arrows lined some of the most difficult shots.

I' m hooked! My first outting and I got a 207, miss 3 targets totally, scoring zeros on them. I can' t wait for next month. I have to get my buddies that got me back into archery, to go this time! They weasled out on me yesterday and sent me as the scout. They missed out, as it was a beautiful day to be out in the woods. They could have video taped the NASCAR race, like I did.

I would like to thank the Austin Archery Club for putting on these things. It is a commitment to our sport I won' t take for granted.

RE: My first 3D tournament
 

I went to my first one yesterday and had about the same experience...Man , what a BLAST! In my case I think the name should be changed to..." advanced arrow recovery" ! I lost 2 and bent one, but I' ll be at every one they have at my club. We were lucky enough to have almost 60 degrees here in MI. too which reall was a treat as we got snowed on twice last week. Life is good! Congrats on the new addiction!

RE: My first 3D tournament
 

It definitely can be a heck of alot of fun if you have a good attitude about it...and it sounds like you do.

A 207 for the first time out is great. Trust me..;)...I shot a 149 when I went on my first trip...:D

...but what a blast I had.

RE: My first 3D tournament
 

the 3-D shoots are a lot of fun. ;) do not feel bad about the score i never turn in my card we go for fun and most of the time we do not even fill out the cards. [:o] i look at it as an excuse to go for a walk in the woods, and shoot/sharpen my skills.

RE: My first 3D tournament
 

I have meet and made some great new friends through 3D archery.
I like that one ADVANCED ARROW RECOVEREY 101......LOL[&:]
I think my son got his masters in that.;)