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I prefer to be friends. Alot more gets done that way. I hope to meet some of the people on the BBS this coming summer, shooting some 3D.
BTW, I'll be the one with the 48&quot; red, white, & blue target bow with the gold wheels & fixed pin sight in HC. I haven't decided on the color for the stabilizer. Maybe hot pink.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Phil.
&quot;Could you guys be quiet, my dad's trying to shoot.&quot;<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

Who said HC is just for beginners???? Bow Pro??? The rule book?? The kid on the corner??? If you read the preamble to the IBO it states &quot;to promote B O W H U N T I N G &quot; not competition classes. Anyone should be able to shoot HC as long as the equipment standards are met and for as long as they want( but not be able to monopolize the top slots). If you force and old,expierenced shooter to move to another class, you also force them to change equipment to remain competitive, and thats not being fair. Bowhunting is what got this thing called IBO started, not competition archery. Although it seems more like competition now. I thank Bow Pro tremendously for introducing the HC class; and it seems that as large as it is so do a lot of other shooters. The Gift certificates were quite good and numerous, and if you add it all up and count how many got something, it was a pretty good award for the HC class. What HC really needs is youth class , a novice class, a masters class, and a seniors class.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY TWO CENTS, THIS PAST YEAR I STARTED BACK INTO 3-D AND BOWHUNTING AFTER 5 YEARS OUT, I ONLY SHOT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS THEN, BUT DID SHOOT OPEN EQUIPMENT CLASSES IN ASA AND IBO EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED USUALLY WITH A HUNTING SETUP. NOW, THIS MOST RECENT YEAR I REFOUND MY HOBBY OF CHOICE, I COULD AND CAN STILL STAND IN THE YARD AND SHOOT 2-3-4 HOURS A DAY AND IT WOULD NOT BECOME BORING FOR ME. LETS FACE IT, TOO MUCH STUFF BREAKS, BENDS, OR RETUNES ITSELF WITHOUT US WANTING IT TO. THIS YEAR I SHOT THE 3RD LEG AND WORLD TROPHY ROUND. I DID NOT DO GREAT IN HC, 340s AND 360s RESPECTIVELY BUT I DID HAVE A GOOD TIME AND SHOT WITH SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I KEPT IMPROVING. THIS GAVE ME SOME SORT OF SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SATISFACTION. I WILL ALSO SHOOT THIS CLASS NEXT YEAR BUT DONT INTEND TO THE FOLLOWING (MAYBE MBR). I DONT FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OUTSHOOT EVERYONE IN THE CLASS THAT I AM SHOOTING IN EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO AT A LARGE SHOOT. ALSO, I LEFT THE WORLD TROPHY SHOOT WITH TWO THINGS, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I AM IMPROVING AND WILL BE MORE COMPETITIVE NEXT YEAR, AND A COMFORT LEVEL IN MYSELF KNOWING THAT I ACHIEVED MY GOAL OF SHOOTING BETTER THAN BEFORE. NEXT YEAR AT BEDFORD, IM GOING FOR A 380s THEN MORE AT MCKEAN. I DONT SHOOT FOR ANYONE ELSES PLEASURE BUT MY OWN AND BEING ABLE TO BE COMPETITIVE GIVES ME THAT, AND I WILL MOVE ON IN CLASSES UNTILL I CANT ANYMORE. I DIDNT TAKE THE TROPHY HOME FROM THE WORLD, I TOOK SOMETHING MORE.

VERY WELL PUT butch. Now if we could just get everyone else to follow in your steps the HC would be better and the other ones would have more competitors also.

>>>-----> SHOOT STRAIT DURANGOSHOOTER

Why can't we all just get along?