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Title: 40 yard groups
Post by: X2 on January 02, 2012, 07:15:00 PM
Haven't shot groups for a long time, so after getting my longbow all tuned up yesterday I wanted to see how it was grouping at 40 yards. This is the best I could do out of about 10 rounds. I had a few groups with some pretty good fliers, but I was able to keep it together for this group. I Love to watch the flight of the arrow. I shot a little at 60 yards today also, but had a lot of fliers. I like 40 and closer much better.

Lets see yours.

(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m228/rhust/2012-01-02164141.jpg)
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Rob W. on January 02, 2012, 07:17:00 PM
Keep working at it they will get better someday.  :laughing:  

Great job.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on January 02, 2012, 07:22:00 PM
I would show My groups, but don't have the money to buy more shafts at this time... I only shoot 1 arrow when practicing.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Bjorn on January 02, 2012, 07:25:00 PM
I would show my groups but we are only allowed pics that are less than 640 wide!   :laughing:    :laughing:    :archer2:
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Easykeeper on January 02, 2012, 07:28:00 PM
That's some really nice shooting for 40 yards.  I'd be happy if I could do that consistently at half the distance.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: leatherneck on January 02, 2012, 07:30:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
I would show my groups but we are only allowed pics that are less than 640 wide!    :laughing:      :laughing:      :archer2:  
Now that's funny!!!!!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Possum Head on January 02, 2012, 07:33:00 PM
On a good day I can shoot that well.............................with my rifle!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: DannyBows on January 02, 2012, 07:34:00 PM
I can't see 40 yards.    :scared:

Nice shootin'!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: X2 on January 02, 2012, 07:37:00 PM
I wish they were all like this.  This was just the best one out of 10 rounds.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Smithhammer on January 02, 2012, 07:39:00 PM
Looks like you might have some spine issues. You were aiming for the white bag, right?

  :D
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: lbows on January 02, 2012, 07:42:00 PM
That is some incredible shooting, the only thing my arrows are sure to hit from 40 yards is the ground.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: BowHunterGA on January 02, 2012, 07:49:00 PM
I can do that easily...........at 4 yards.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: A.S. on January 02, 2012, 07:51:00 PM
Here is my all time best, honest to goodness, once in a lifetime 40 yard group. And of course, I sold the bow shortly after!!   :banghead:    :banghead:  

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w3/bowcrazy_photos/SilverTip2.jpg)
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: X2 on January 02, 2012, 07:52:00 PM
Very nice group A.S.  You could ruin a lot of arrows shooting that way.  :)
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: straitera on January 02, 2012, 07:54:00 PM
You win! Great shooting!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: wildgame on January 02, 2012, 07:58:00 PM
WOW!! I would love to be that good one day!!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: njloco on January 02, 2012, 07:58:00 PM
I hope someday, to have a yard that I could shoot 40 yds., but both of you are good shooters!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: akbowbender on January 02, 2012, 07:59:00 PM
Even if Smithhammer is correct, you must have very good form. Nice shooting!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Fisherking73 on January 02, 2012, 08:06:00 PM
I can do that with my wheelie bow lol Recurve, not so much, but yeah fun to watch em fly, only part that sucks is having to find the arrow when I miss!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Tim Finley on January 02, 2012, 08:32:00 PM
At 40 yds. I cant tell if Im grouping or not !!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Friend on January 02, 2012, 09:14:00 PM
Great shooting X2 and A.S.

Those are groups that dreams are made of.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: ishoot4thrills on January 02, 2012, 09:55:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :eek:
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: jsweka on January 02, 2012, 10:33:00 PM
I'd show my 40 yard groups, but the lens on my camera doesn't have a wide enough angle.

Great shootin'!!!!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: David Yukon on January 02, 2012, 10:43:00 PM
good shooting you guys.... and real funny the other guys!!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: instinctivebowman on January 02, 2012, 10:44:00 PM
howard hill would probably be jelous of that group.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: COLongbow on January 02, 2012, 10:53:00 PM
Unbelievable
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: adamgti on January 02, 2012, 11:02:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
I would show my groups but we are only allowed pics that are less than 640 wide!    :laughing:      :laughing:      :archer2:  
One of the funniest posts on tradgang! Thank you
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Manitoba Stickflinger on January 03, 2012, 12:11:00 AM
40 yards is a par 3 for me! Congrats on the fine shooting!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Good Stuff on January 03, 2012, 06:38:00 AM
What bow are you shooting......Great Plains?
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: cacciatore on January 03, 2012, 06:50:00 AM
Congrats very nice group,if you can constantly shoot like this there always be meet on your table.
Allen,how could you sell that beauty??  :banghead:    :banghead:  At least you had to offer it to me!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: bear1336 on January 03, 2012, 06:53:00 AM
Great shooting, at my age I cant even see that far. LOL
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Mudd on January 03, 2012, 07:37:00 AM
:archer:
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Butts2 on January 03, 2012, 07:46:00 AM
Very good shooting. I shoot out to 40 "during practice" all the time. In one of the TBM issues Asbell highly recommended distance shooting for practice. Personally I still 90% of the time at those distances do not see the flight of the arrow ...still looking at the spot and I do not know how Ive done until half way back to retrieve the arrow   ;)
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: X2 on January 03, 2012, 08:02:00 AM
Bow is a Toelke lynx 64" 52lbs @27"
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: joevan125 on January 03, 2012, 08:44:00 AM
I hunt with 6 of my friends and they all laugh because im shooting stickbow now. Im by far no Rick Welch but one day they were getting ready for a ILL. hunt and were setting there pins, 20, 30, 40, 50yds.

I had been shooting trad for 2 years and i shot all the time. I work from home so i would go outside shoot 20 arrows and come back in. I would do this 7-8 times a day and got real consistent out to 35yds.

Anyway they were shooting 40yds and i thought what the heck and went out there with them. My first shot hit right smack dab in the middle of the dot.

Then we went back to 45-50 and i was right there with them.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: JamesV on January 03, 2012, 09:02:00 AM
Great shooting guys. Almost makes me wanna go out and practice. At 20 yards.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: LONGSTYKES on January 03, 2012, 09:22:00 AM
On a good day that size group would be me at 20 yards. Great shooting guys.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Margly on January 03, 2012, 09:35:00 AM
Nice shooting :)
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: Bladepeek on January 03, 2012, 11:05:00 AM
I'd sell any bow I had that shot a group like that! That's scary!
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: A.S. on January 03, 2012, 11:51:00 AM
quote:
Originally posted by cacciatore:
Congrats very nice group,if you can constantly shoot like this there always be meet on your table.
Allen,how could you sell that beauty??   :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: on January 03, 2012, 11:57:00 AM
I think Byron Ferguson is on to something, he only shoots three arrow groups as well. Since I am compulsive I shoot 12 arrow sets. You should see my 'to be fixed' pile of arrows, it is disturbing. What torques me off at longer ranges, is when I get a loose group that is on target with a second tight group that is always a bit off center and that is where I end up tearing feathers and splitting nocks.
Title: Re: 40 yard groups
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 03, 2012, 01:04:00 PM
I can't hit a cow at 40 yards (don't ask me how I know) great shootin'.