Does anyone else go out to shoot a few arrows only to find themselves still shooting hours later. I'm not sure I would've came in at all if it hadn't gotten dark.
Yup, been there do that all the time.
The same happens when I go out to drink one or two beers.
Yep. I'll go out for just a couple or three arrows. That turns into a couple or three rounds. That, in turn, ends up being a couple or three hours.
That's what's great about this sport. Archery is fun again!
Ken
QuoteOriginally posted by Lincoln Ribeiro:
The same happens when I go out to drink one or two beers.
:laughing:
Been there, done that.
Just happened to me. I shoot a few rounds and unstring my bow for the next day but i end up going back to my stringer and glove to start all over.
Did it today, shot til I ran out of daylight
Been there.
I just did that!
That was my last two hours!! Went out to shoot in a new string and ended up adding beaver puffs and shooting all evening. :biglaugh:
Pssst, Lighted Nocks... :goldtooth:
Sometimes I keep shooting after dark with just a light on the target. Really improves your instinctive shooting when you ave to focus on the target because you can't see the bow or the arrow!
I always tell myself I'll only shoot 20 arrows...2 hrs later. Oh well, as mentioned above, archery is fun again.
It's like pringles (or little debbies), once you start you can't stop!!
Did it today! Told my wife was going out to shoot for 20-30 minutes or so. Made it back in 1.5 hours later.
I was thinking this same thing tonight!
My wife wasn't feeling well and took a nap after work. I said I was going to head up the hill and shoot a few arrows; then, I'd make dinner.
We had a late dinner!
All the time!
I tell myself this is the last round of arrows... Then just one more... Then just one more. Ends up being awfully hard to shoot for under an hour unless the light fades too much to see my target!
Guilty as charged. Always have to shoot one more.
all the time..
I was at a 3D this summer and noticed that the practice area always had trad guys in it shooting... the compound folks would go in to adjust a sight or tighten a set screw then leave. In the last of possible light at the end of the day the trad guys were still having fun with their bows and arrows..
too much fun
more than once a it will surely happen again.
Oh, absolutely. Like Dogboy, I'm always telling myself "one more round" ....yea, right. My son and I were shooting the other night and I said "this is it, last round", we shot, he said, WHOOPS, can't end on that one, then "arrrg, gotta go one more time" 5 or so rounds later, when we couldn't see anymore, we quit.
Even the dog looks at us funny sometimes.
One's too many, 300's not enough.
Took the words out of my mouth. My bride has heard that 1000's of times. Too much fun to quit when things are looking good. I got shooting in the yard last year before a afternoon deer hunt and was late to my stand!
'EVERYDAY'
QuoteOriginally posted by perry f.:
Does anyone else go out to shoot a few arrows only to find themselves still shooting hours later. I'm not sure I would've came in at all if it hadn't gotten dark.
I did this every night last winter in my basement. But right now, I'm down to 2-3 times a week, outside. When I'm in the zone, I just keep shooting.
Yeah. My wife gets mad at me all the time as well... lol.
I envy those who say. Only the first arrow counts! And practice that way. Only shooting one arrow. I not only find it IMPOSSIBLE but sheer torture to deprive yourself of shooting many many many arrows while the time permits...
Yeppers when it stops being fun at 20 yds I back up to 31 and it makes it more interesting....
All the time!
I will tell my wife I'm just gonna shoot a few and most of the time its alright to be shooting an hour or so later. It's when we have to go do something that my wife tells my daughter to come and get me. She says "Dad we gotta go you need to come in and get ready." I tell her " just a few more." This goes on a few rounds and finally will I'm pulling arrows out the Target, I turn and find my bow not there. Then my daughter comes back outside and says " I told you Mom said its time to go!" When I get inside I find my bow hanging on the bow rack. That's when I know its time to quite for the day.