Fellow Thwackers:

I' ll be shooting at the IBO Worlds this year as a 1st timer. In fact, I' ve never shot a 3D range...period. As you can probably imagine, I' m not out for any $$$ or even a trophy per se, I just want to shoot the course and have a good time doing it. I' ll be shooting in the Hunter Class, where it looks like the max. target range is 35 yds.

Here' s my question: What is a typical target placement at one of these events? In other words, at what distance is the closest target, the fartherst target, and the mix in-between?

I want to set my sight pins at some good distances for the tournament. I typically use four pins for hunting, but will I need all four, necessarily?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

i not too sure of the distances ,but i know someone who shot at a qualifier at snowshoe mtn. last year and said he was shooting at all kinds of odd angles! good luck to you!!

Game: Get ready for alot of mixed distances, weird angles and steep mountains. My sugestion is to go have fun and don' t worry about your score this time. Next year shoot some courses and go to a moveable sight so that you don' t have to worry about adjusting your pins.

One thing that can be of help, especially if you are a hunter is that the X ring on the target does not change position when the target is quartering to or away like your aim point on a real deer. Keep that in mind and if you have a quartering away or to shot, shoot just a little further back than you normally would.

This is all GREAT stuff...thanks! [8D]

I especially like the idea of using the moveable sight. I have an old crosshair-style version that I might jsut have to dig up for next year. I realized about 7 years ago that it really wasn' t the best for stand hunting, but it seems to make total sense for fixed targets.

Thanks again guys...everyone I' ve mentioned the tournament to says its a total blast.

You' d better check the rules, I don' t believe you can use moveable sights in the Hunter class....that would put you in the open class and then expects shots out to 55 yards......best read up, also you can visit the IBO Forum on the ALL FORUMs page for more information.

I am pretty sure that you have to shoot a qualifier and come in the top 20 before you can go to the worlds.

But as for distance in hunter class they can be anywhere from 0 to 35 yards up hill down hill on the side of a hill.

You will need to have a min. 4" vanes or feathers, fixed pins with a 4 being the max, screw in points and a stabilizer under 12" in lenght.

You will have the choice of 280fps or 5 grains/ pound of draw weight.

Thanks for the update(s) Rob/PA Bowyer and Ausie-Guy.

I now see the reference to moveable sights in the MBO class. This one' s definitely NOT for me (this year), so I' ll stick to the fixed pins. I' m good-to-go on all of the other equipment requirements.

Last question deals with the qualifiers. It was my understanding that the " trophy" rounds did not require the pre-qualification. Can anyone verify?

Thanks.

I live at snowshoe and shot the course last year and you don' t have to qualify to shoot in the trophy class. You should expect steep trails and low light conditions. In a lot of spaces you cannot see the ground between you and the target so you cannot always look at the ground to judge your yardage. It is also hard to get your footing at a lot of the shooting pegs. I set my pins at 20,25,30, and 35 yards. You can expect to see shots at all of these ranges. The course is set up really well and it is a lot of fun. Have a good time.

I' m interested in doing that sometime when i get alittle better. Good luck and keep us posted on how you do[:-]