citori

I was wondering how many of you shoot 3D? I joined our local bow club this winter and shot my first shoot this last month. What is a good score for the first time in the MBR class? (been shooting a bow since mid october of 03)

We have two shoots this month.

thanks
citori

Arthur P

There is no way to say "X" is a good score for all 3D shoots. Too many variables in light, weather, target placement and distances, uphill/downhill/level terrain... And light/weather conditions can change dramatically even from one hour to the next during the shoot.

The only way to judge your score at the end of the day is to compare it to the others in your class on that particular course on that particular day. I've had some pitiful scores that put championship trophies on the mantle. I've had some great scores that put me well down in the pack.

Getting all wound up in points will mess you up and, for some guys, it's the short road to developing target panic. Don't even think about the scorecard. Just shoot your best shot on each target. The scorecard will take care of itself.

elk_freak99

citori,

I too went to my first 3-d shoot last month. I only scored 286 out of 410. I didn't really care though as I was just doing it to have fun, not to worry about how good I shot. Of course my bow also wasn't sighted in past 20 yards, and the peep sight wasn't served in yet [&:]. I will be heading to another one sometime here soon I hope, if I can get the day off of work, it really stinks working on weekends. The main thing is just to go out there and have some fun shooting.

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mrfritz44

I think what Art means is that it's hard to judge whether yourself, as an individual, improved from one week to the next given the fact that courses are set up differently by different people and a difficulty baseline is hard to maintain.

As an example, I shoot with a guy who regularly shoots around 285/300. I shoot roughly 20-25 points less than he does from week to week. Two weeks ago, we shot a course that was much more difficult than we'd encountered since the beginning of the year. He shot in the mid 50's, and I stayed with him for the most part. It can be said that I had improved from the previous week even though my score wasn't as high as it had been in the past, especially since most everyone's score was down from their average.

Comparing your score to others' over a period of time is just a means of gauging self-improvement on a varied set of courses. At least this is what I think he meant!

Fritz

Arthur P

Close enough, mrfritz.