well I've been waiting for week 8 and finally went back to week 7 to see who the winner was and send them a pm...but the winner was me... oops, sorry to keep you waiting.

this week will be 4 arrows from 12 yd

comfortably standing
sitting on chair
sitting on ground
lying on back

and practice shots are allowed

man I hope my strings come in today....

     

   I love it! I'm ready! Let's go!!!

...in a little while when it's cooler.

Here is my late week 7:
First arrow a line-cut 8 x2 for 16
Second arrow a big time 4 for a running total of 20
Finally, a bulls-eye for 10 and total of 30

Osage, quick question, which arrow shafts are those?

Thanks very much!

those shafts are fairly old and were given to me. they are fluted and the writing on them is: CAE X-Caliber II  2212

I got my strings last night!! So I'll get caught up today when the temp drops.

Major heat wave up here in northern MN.  Today is to be the hottest so far.........not shooting today.

I need some pics of people shooting lying on their backs.  Just can't figure it out and I'm  having "issues" w/ that position.

Maybe it's because I'm a lefty???  LOL

Thanks!

Brian

Brian I sent you a link through a PM.  The biggest thing I found was following a tip from Mudd. I used a big deep hook in my string grip. As the hand rotated, it kept my arrow from falling off the shelf.

Thanks for the advice Osage61!!!

I couldn't bear sitting in the house all day, so I got out and did some shooting on my back.

Temps in the low 90's, 70%+ humidity, and a heat index around 105.......YUCK!!!

Thanks for the video tip!  If a picture is worth 1,000 words......a video must be worth at the minimum 1,000,000.

Here's a pic of the 3rd or 4th group I shot from my back at 12 yds.



Thanks Again!

Brian

Here's my pics and score for week 8.  24 pts.

 

 

Brian

It is way too hot out to be shooting anything other than my shots...no practice just get it done!

I did mine in reverse order. I wanted to get the hardest one out of the way 1st.

The one closest to the center was my 1st shot laying on my back. They kind of went down hill from there...lol

God bless,Mudd

Ikinda scattered them all over the target today,But all in the plate,that on your back shooting is tough,anyway
1=8
1=6
2=4
total==22 points for my week 8 score

So with practice you can shoot at the target plate as many times as you want and submit the best score??

QuoteOriginally posted by gto_guy:
So with practice you can shoot at the target plate as many times as you want and submit the best score??

I don't think that is the intent.  The way I play it is I'll shoot a couple warm-ups at something else, or an old plate.  But when I am ready, I commit to one clean plate, hang it, shoot it, and photograph it.  There have been a couple of stinkers, but good to put a little pressure on self and I think that's being fair.

Just my $.02.

OK folks here's a couple of catch-ups to week 7 including belated response *apologies* to trick00 and his sons.  I'll score week 8 this weekend.  Great shooting all--the further we go, the behinder I get!

QuoteOriginally posted by Brett Wilmore:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by gto_guy:
So with practice you can shoot at the target plate as many times as you want and submit the best score??

I don't think that is the intent.  The way I play it is I'll shoot a couple warm-ups at something else, or an old plate.  But when I am ready, I commit to one clean plate, hang it, shoot it, and photograph it.  There have been a couple of stinkers, but good to put a little pressure on self and I think that's being fair.

Just my $.02. [/b]

Yeah, that's what I do, too.  I just do what I do when I'm hunting. I'll shoot a couple of arrows at something, then shoot at the plate. Of course, I do usually shoot a few arrows at other times of the day.  For the contest, though.  I'll go out, shoot a couple of practice shots, then have at it. I don't think it's in the spirit of the contest to shoot 10 different groups and pick the best one.

Now, it looks like I better get my act together and start shooting better. This Giff character is charging hard!

Okay, I just shot a 28.
Shot 1, standing at 12 yards. 10. Perfect center punch.
Shot 2, sitting at 12 yards. 10. Line-cutter.
Shot 3, sitting on butt in wet grass. 8. Line-cutter
Shot 4, laying on back in wet grass. Big Fat Zero.  And, to add insult to injury, on the back shot, the arrow went through a soft spot in my hay bale and clanged off through the woods.

I think I could have shot better, if I'd have made a practice shot or 2 from my back, but I hate that shot, so I didn't, and I'm willing to accept the consequences, and that's all I'm going to say about that.

I can't find the memory card for my camera, so: (in my best soup nazi voice) No pics for you!

Ok after a long break I'm back. On my "break" I've made some pretty big form changes (if you want to see its in the shooters forum), and haven't had the chance to work on a bridge program. I was just really wanting to get caught up again so I shot anyways. Here we go-

Round 4- I laid down today to practice this shot and the arrow came off my string just before I shot, so you guessed it....dry fire.... 0 for round four

Round 5- This was actually the round I started with. Put me down for a blazing 12    

Round 6- This one was right up my alley cause I do all my hunting from the ground on my knees. Put me down for a 28

Round 7- This was harder than I thought. Glad we were able to practice it first. I shot a 22 this round

And finally round 8- Put me down for a 16.
Shot 1= 6
Shot 2= 6
Shot 3= 4
Shot 4= 0 didn't even try it after the dry fire

It was fun being able to participate again. I did learn one thing after shooting this morning. After making form adjustments. Start out with bridge program LOL o well. Good shooting everybody!