Although with Carbon arrows Robinhoods are fairly common, I had one today that happened with perfect timing. After working with a group of a dozen or so kids and their parents at a LSBA event. One of the kids called me out. Mr Thomas we want to see you shoot. I had set a Bear target at 25 yards and was lucky enough to send my first arrow dead center of the 10 ring. After a loud roar from the crowd one of the dads said " I bet you can't do it again". I knew before I turned the arrow loose I was going to knock off the nock off the first arrow. The brite yellow nock looked as big as a tennis ball to me when I was baring down on it. Shazam I smacked the second arrow 10" up inside the first.
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That'll make a lasting impression.
...you got 'em hooked, now !!
Nice shootin'!
Buff, that sounds like one of the few (only?) true Robin Hoods I've seen, including my own. Seems like an "honest" Robin Hood should start with an arrow that is EXACTLY where you want it. I've got a few pairs of ruined arrows, but none went exactly where I wanted. I've got busted arrows -- you've got a legit Robin Hood. Congrats on yours!
You should have that Dad pay for you arrow. Nice shooting
Now thats cool! Well worth the price of admission! :archer:
Yea,,,,But can you do it under distraction?
Just kidding!!! That is a wonderful story.
Todd
Way to go Buff! Nice shootin! :thumbsup: :clapper:
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Nice! Did you flex at the other guy post shot? :D
I'd have love to see that. :bigsmyl:
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Sometimes dreams DO come true! Great demo, and everybody saw that you were the real deal. It is wonderful to walk the walk with style.
Woody is right. Byron Ferguson, at a demo in Baltimore, said that unless your Robin Hood is in the center of a target, it is not a Robin Hood, but an accident . Even an accident is evidence of consistancy, though, which is a good thing! :wavey:
Did you play it off like it was no big deal?
Excellent shooting.
ch
Way to go!
Great shooting!
Oh, so that's the secret, maybe I need to buy some yellow nocks?
That is gonna give those kids something to talk about for years and will never forget it.
If you had not taken the time it would have never happened. Spending time with those kids is the real deal. Nice shooting man, that's awesome!
We (the LSBA) host youth shoots all over the state. We do boy/girl scout camps, Outdoor expo, Texas parks and wildlife events ect. Pretty much anywhere we can get a group of kids together. I don't post about it here because as well as using the little recurves we also use Genesis bows.
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http://buffsblackwidow.com/videos/lsba.wmv
Nice shootin Tex!
Arrrrr!!! these things never happen for me with witnesses!
O.K. ... These things never happen for me!!! :banghead:
Great shooting Buff. I'd frame that picture and put it where everybody could see.
Those kids will talk about that shot for the rest of their lives!!! Good job bud!!!
Those shots will leave a lasting impression on alot of folks for a long time.
The first shot I witnessed from a longbow was a friend who shot an apple off the head of a 3-d dear from about 15 yards, his first try. That shot impressed me a heck of a lot more than the others who were shooting compounds. His rythym was so smooth and effortless, I knew I wanted to learn how to do that. Nearly fifteen years ago and it seems like yesterday.
Congrats on a "true" Robin Hood!
Jason
Way to go man! Very cool! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
You revealing some kind of new stealth technology in the last pic? Whats going on here! :bigsmyl:
That is great Buff. The kids are our future. Nice to see your doing your job to pass the torch! The world has so much evil to offer that it's good to show them something to occupy idle time in a positive way. That pic of the young scout shooting just made my day!
Thanks for posting!
Reminds me that I need to find more time to spend more time coaching kids!
We hosted the archery range for the boy scouts at Camp Pirtle this weekend. One of the big benefits to these shoots are that most of the kids and parents are city folks who have little or no exposure to hunting. As is often the case the Camp directors have reservation about the 3-D targets. As a compromise We set up 2 of the big field archery butts for ALL the kids that would not want to shoot an arrow and a poor defenseless animal. I don't believe any kids shot at the butts all day. The only arrows aimed at the field targets were from parent who just couldn't hit the 3-D's and shot the bigger targets to save face. We had around 150 kids and as many parents shoot. I don't know how many of the kids will follow up and become hunters but I'm sure we changed the opinions of most all of the adults as far as what they thought about hunters as a whole.
Nice shot! That will get some of those kids practicing to shoot that good!
Cheers,
Donavan
Very nice Buff :thumbsup: :clapper: :clapper:
Marty, it dont get much better....Marco
You should be on Mythbusters.
"After working with a group of a dozen or so kids and their parents"
First off Buff............OMG, that is just cool. Great shooting.
May I compliment you on the point here. Thank you for taking the time to act as an ambassador of our beloved sport/lifestyle. Kids are looking for the "real" item out there. You showed them what it means to be a real man. A man of your word, in word and deed. We all should follow your example in training the replacement crew of archers. Thank you.
Brent
Congrats! That's really cool! Well done! ;) :thumbsup: :clapper:
Bet that shut him up!
Super nice shot. I'm still waiting on that one. I've knocked knocks off but I've yet to get to that level. I'll keep shooting though. Gotta have a goal!
Greg
yeehaaa!!
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That's great Buff congrats. :thumbsup: :notworthy: :notworthy: :clapper:
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Hilarious!
Of course, you realize you can never shoot another arrow around that crowd. Man, I wouldn't. :-D
Buff....the man...the myth..and now.....
The Legend :clapper: