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Title: DANG IT!!! Wasted $10 this morning...
Post by: JARHEAD1371 on November 09, 2013, 07:29:00 PM
Whilst shooting a few arrows in the back yard before taking the "Archery skills test" to hunt on base, I found an effective way to waste about $10. The kick in the pants is I only shot the newly destroyed arrow twice, I fletched the new shafts last night. This was at about 18 yds, with a new bow (to me anyway) that came in on Monday, and I haven't shot a bow in about 5 years. I'll waste a new arrow in exchange for the confidence that it provided.
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Post by: lpcjon2 on November 09, 2013, 07:45:00 PM
Thats a great shot, and money well spent.
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Post by: glass76 on November 09, 2013, 08:43:00 PM
Another reason to only shoot one arrow at a time...although I don't have that problem. Nice shot.
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 09, 2013, 09:56:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: joe ashton on November 09, 2013, 10:13:00 PM
hate it when that happens..   :archer2:
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Post by: BWallace10327 on November 09, 2013, 10:28:00 PM
There are much worse ways to break an arrow.
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Post by: on November 09, 2013, 11:37:00 PM
Every time I do that I cringe.....with a big ol smile on my face!

It is bittersweet!

Bisch
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Post by: Meathook 1 on November 09, 2013, 11:53:00 PM
Ryan you need to send that Bow back to me LOL.Great shooting,now go mess up some arrows on some deer and pigs.


               Good Luck Terry
               P.S.I drew blood tonight:)
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Post by: Mudd on November 10, 2013, 05:50:00 AM
That's a nice tight group....lol

Better luck next time!

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: dirtguy on November 10, 2013, 06:58:00 AM
Makes for some confidence though!
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Post by: pamike on November 10, 2013, 07:51:00 AM
cant think about money when it comes to arrows - someone once told me...."that is why they make more!"
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Post by: Sam McMichael on November 10, 2013, 09:45:00 AM
Well, how did the skills test go? Too bad you could not have made that shot at the test.
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Post by: TOEJAMMER on November 10, 2013, 10:10:00 AM
I remember sound advice given a friend by another close friend who owned a traditional shop in Denver.  Every time my one friend went in to purchase a dozen arrows, Bob would constantly tell him, "Don't shoot groups.".
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Post by: Jayrod on November 10, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
money well spent for sure...GREAT SHOOTING!
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Post by: grizz on November 10, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
Looks like a case of a well tuned arrow flying from skilled hands!
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Post by: JARHEAD1371 on November 12, 2013, 08:10:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sam McMichael:
Well, how did the skills test go? Too bad you could not have made that shot at the test.
It went very well! It was a simple test though. One shot from an elevated platform at about 20 yds, into a 3D target, pass or fail. My first shot was perfect. The game warden said I could shoot another for "practice" with a look of disbelief on his face. That one was about 2" to the right of the first one. He looked at me and said "Well, I guess you can shoot that thing." There's nothing like changing people's minds.