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Way to go Matt great shooting. Iwas there at that time but was looking to leave. In fact I was in the archery arena at that time, but after 7 1/2 hours of walking around the show, I was pretty worn out. I hear some hootin' and hollerin' from the 3D range when I was in there. Were you puttin on a demonstration of how to woop a Buckeye or was that just a standing ovation for when you pulled out the red and black foam/buckeye slayer? Congrats bud good shootin!

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Thanks guys.......but where was my cheering section!? I thought you guys (PAHardwoods and Muzzy) were stopping by? Bums.:eek: I might have to defect to the Ohio side.;)

I'll tell ya.....the shoot was much different than the qualifier. We shot all but 2 of the targets that the Open class guys shot. The only 2 we didn't shoot were the Grizzly and Caribou all the way at the top row. We shot everything else so Hunter was no picnic.

You should see how small the 10 ring looks on a Rinehart strutting turkey at 33 yards 20 rows up into the stands across that arena.[:-]

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Great shooting Matt!! So I'd guess that the Old Glory didn't take long to get used to??;)

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Thanks WWAG, and I'd have to say that is correct. Is it possible to fall in love after only 10 days?:D

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You bet!!;) With some of these BowTechs it only takes about 10 seconds:D

Hey,,, maybe it was the bow press you got;):D

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Matt, I read in another thread that your pins setup for 3D = 22-27-33-38. Those pins must be awful close together! What was your draw length again? I am still trying to figure out what pin settings to use for the HC with a max of 35 yards. I used to shoot open class 10 years ago before I quit shooting 3D so I have to figure this pins thing out. It seems like the pins would literally be on top of each other with only 5 yards between pins, I was thinking of going every 8 yards (will be at 296 fps). Just thought I would ask since you seem to have it figured out and shot very well with that setup.

Of course personal preference comes into play as well. Some don't like the sight picture "cluttered" up with all those pins so close together and they would rather gap shoot the between yardages. Others like to have them bunched together so they are aiming right on or holding a little high or low on the between yardages. Like I said, I have no idea which I would prefer, I am used to shooting a scope! I need to try them both I guess and see what seems most comfortable. I decided to shoot pins versus the scope now that I am getting back into 3D just because it's more similiar to a hunting setup and most of the forum guys are in HC.

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Blodg,
Actually there's plenty of room to see between my pins as set right now.......I'm shooting 360gr arrows from my Old Glory at 282fps at 30"/60# (Peep, loop and 2 tied in nock sets)
I shoot the smallest .019 pins off my Spot-Hogg "Hogg-it" and it gives me a nice fine aiming point.
They aren't far apart, but there's enough air to gap shoot nicely.
Remember IBO Hunter Class is "Approx 35 yards" which means we'll see targets to 37-38 yards.
I might be switching arrows soon for some GT 22 Series Ultralight Pros which will give me a finished arrow weight around 340grs or so so I can bump my speed up to the limit for ASA and still be good to go for IBO. I'm pretty decent at judging yardage so I don't feel the need to max out the speed. I like that slightly longer heavier more stable arrow still zipping along nicely.
Anything in the 295fps + class becomes a little cluttered for gap shooting unless you start spreading the yardages out a bit more........like 22-28-35-40
Or since your from Ohio maybe just 20-30-40 is easier to understand?;):D

I shot my Pro38 Dual cam a few season ago at 333fps for 3D a couple shoots for giggles, and while still dead on accurate it was like aiming with a stop light plus the green turn arrow at the bottom.......very tough to see past them to what you were shooting at.

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Congratulations Matt! Glad you're on my side.:D Sorry fella, I took my father down last Saturday to the show and was going to go with PaHardwoods yesterday, but I really needed to catch up on some sleep after my marathon 3 week 14 hour a dayers I did to get a project at work done.

Again, congrats buddy. By the way, how do you prefer your buckeye grilled?:D

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I like my Buckeyes Roasted. Those poor guys don't know what they are in for. With mine and Matt's Old Glory's driving tacks. There won't be anywhere to put anyone elses arrows in bullseye. Well I hear you Ohio guys couldn't hit the broad-side of a barn if you were inside it!! Sorry I didn't get to meet ya Matt, I really wanted to. I think us PA guys need to get together sometime and have a sort of practice session to get to know each other, what do you guys think?

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Buckeye
I remember meeting you at Nelson. My buddy and i are going to try and make all the triple crown shoots the only one in doubt right now is Erie.We have a bear hunt in New Brunswick planned for that week but with a little luck we'll lay the smack on the bears early in the week and join the rest of team Ohio for some smashing pumpkins at the end of the week.Be nice to meet some of the people from the forums there.
Chuck