This was my first shoot at our local archery club. me and my buddy went early to sight in his new guardian. he just got it on Friday and the shoot was on Sunday. we got there and found his sight was broken, so we had to go back to my house to fix that, we get that fixed and get his bow sighted in. we go and pay to shoot and get stuck behind a group of 7 people,with some of them shooting 2 shots and saying that's a 12 after there second shot, and this is all in the hunter class. there also was 2 shooters behind us that were shooting 2 shots and doing the same thing with the that's a 12 . I really didn't think much of there 2 shots until later when the scores were turned in. my buddy shot an honest 255 and I shot honest 279 until I saw were X's were 10. so I went and got my card and changed my score to a 271 where I was in second place, out of 50 or so shooters in the hunting class. then the other two groups that were shooting 2 arrows turned in there cards and put me in fourth place and out of the money. I didn't say anything I didn't want to cause a problem, but that just rubbed me the wrong way. and to top it all off there was a guy on the porch bashing PSE and Browning bows say how they were junk and didn't shoot well . I shoot a browning illusion and this guy was shooting a Mathews. so I asked him his score and he told me a 180. so I had a chuckle and told him. me and my browning shot a 140 on the first 15 targets and said I guess it's not the bow smiled and walked away. thanks for letting me vent. if this happens again should I say something? or just bit my lip.


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I know it is hard sometimes but you need to read the rules of the shoot before you go shoot the course - I currently have the same issue and have questioned the rule interpretation. If you ever have a question that is what the shoots committee is for. If the shoot states IBO scoring rules you are both wrong as a "X" is 11 points.

As for the bow bashing that should never be done it is unsportsmanlike! I shoot a Mathews I would never say one bow is better than another. What works for one person does not necessarily work for the other, if it did we would have only one choice in manufacturers and no competition to make a bow better.

Mike -

I tell ya, as a Shoot Director of a club my response to that is you should have we and told someone in charge of the shoot about the guys shooting at the targets twice. I myself hate a cheater and I try to make my range as fair as possible. But even for me a peron who tries to watch everything might miss something here and there.. I epect my shooters to come tell me what wrong doings are going on... The bow bashing thing has went on forever , you and I both know that... look over it it's no big deal....All that matters is you know what you have..

Did u purchase your own range Mrs Davisworth.U were referring to things as my....my...my[:'(]

nope haven't bought a range yet that I know of but if I do youll be the first to know... promise as for the my...my...my... think i'm sorry for the misunderstanding on my part .. I didn't mean it literally just an expression for the topic... there is no need to be calling me by any name you have come up with you dont know me or you would have know that I didn't mean it in a literal since.. but thanks for your reply...

if you think about it it is her range and my range and mdsowards range and any body elses range that is a member so if you are not a member you can go to our web site and become one and then you can have a say in what goes on at your range because then you can call it your range to [:@]or if there is any ?'s give me a call or come and talk to me at one of the shoots
thanks james