Aerial Shooting Practice - Self Thrown - Video

JamesKerr · January 12, 2012, 11:36:00 PM

David Yukon · January 12, 2012, 11:47:00 PM

I need to make my self some fluflus, and try that!!

flippnsticks · January 13, 2012, 08:15:00 AM

great video, Good shooting brother

oxnam · January 13, 2012, 02:10:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by gringol:
Do you ever use the standard clay pigeon?

I normally shoot the standard clays when I am using a clay thrower. The motorized clay thrower that I generally use, does not accomodate the mini's (or whatever the little ones are called). The mini's were nice for hand tossed because they a more challenging.

Snag - How many people could we get together for a hunt. Vale is a bit of a drive, but not too bad because I have family down that way.

I hope this gets people interested and excited to get out and shoot. Aerial archery really is a ton of fun where family and friends, even with no real archery experience, can go out and have a great time together.

Shakes.602 · January 13, 2012, 02:52:00 PM

Fine Shooting There! Oh So Close on the Shasta Too!!

snag · January 13, 2012, 04:22:00 PM

Oxnam, might get quite a few. I know Dave Doran did a private land pheasant hunt there in the Bend area this past year. I believe there was about 7 or 8 just from locals. I know there are some guys around here that would go for it. I'll bring it up at the next trad club meeting.

oxnam · January 13, 2012, 05:08:00 PM

Just let me know

RAU · January 13, 2012, 09:49:00 PM

Very cool. I enjoyed that!

January 13, 2012, 11:43:00 PM

With a 90 pound longbow I am 100% at hitting orange golf balls that I threw my self, over hand. That's right, I tried it just the one time and couldn't believe it myself. It is a lot harder to throw stuff yourself than to have two buddies play catch and shoot at the ball between them. I do better on a soccer ball and shoot it on the first bounce. Screwing around with moving targets is way more fun than shooting groups.

oxnam · January 14, 2012, 12:10:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by pavan:
Screwing around with moving targets is way more fun than shooting groups.

So very true

Tater John · January 14, 2012, 12:27:00 AM

Nice video Derrick received it today,great information. You make it look easy

Rusty

oxnam · January 14, 2012, 01:22:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Tater John:
Nice video Derrick received it today,great information. You make it look easy

Rusty

I am glad you enjoyed it. As long as you keep the targets big enough and close enough, it is easy. Keep me updated on how you are doing. Thanks

instinctivebowman · January 14, 2012, 02:03:00 AM

nice one derrick, start heading east. i need some help shooting all these pheasant we have

Jim Neaves · January 16, 2012, 12:29:00 AM

Derrick, gotta say "hats off to ya bud". That was an incredible DVD and you explained everything perfectly for new and seasoned archer. Would love to shoot some pheasants with you sometime. It would also be a kick to do some duck and goose hunting and capture that with the camera guys too!
Anyone that has thought about shooting aerial targets of any kind needs to get Derrick's DVD (Introduction To Aerial Archery). Thanks again for taking the time to create this video. You really make it easy for anyone to get started having fun shooting aerial targets right away!

Jim Neaves

Mudd · January 16, 2012, 09:08:00 AM

Are you shooting split finger or 3 under? I watched the video several times trying to figure it out and if I had to make a guess I'd say split fingered.

Nice shooting!

I guess I'm gonna have to spring for some good flu-flu's.

I have a few that I don't much care to shoot as they just don't drop off fast enough to suit me.

I only own one acre here in town and I need to try to keep my arrows in my own yard...lol

Thanks for sharing!

God bless,Mudd

oxnam · January 16, 2012, 01:46:00 PM

Thanks Jim for your kind words. I would really enjoy hunting together sometime.

Mudd - You are correct, I do shoot split finger. Some good spiral fletches will keep the flu flus in your yard. Another thing that helps is not throwing the targets very high. Keeping targets low really shortens arrow retrieval distances.

LC · January 16, 2012, 05:16:00 PM

VERY cool video. And actually very good shooting. May I suggest two things. Use a 2 liter plastic pop bottle with a few rocks in it and can the full cut flu flus for regular hunting fletch arrow where the first two thirds is as standard fletch with the last one third is spiral. Bet you make some awesome videos with that combo. One last thing video edit the misses out with maybe one or two and only show hits and the masses will believe you are the next Howard Hill! lol Seriously great video!

Smithhammer · January 20, 2012, 12:16:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by oxnam:
We should look at getting a western hunt setup some where. I wonder how guys we might be able to get together for a western states pheasant shoot. I believe there are some preserves in Vale, Oregon, not sure where else.

I think you're on the opposite side of the state from me, but I'd be up for something like this. There are definitely good pheasant spots in the southcentral/southeastern parts of the ID as well.

Iowabowhunter · January 20, 2012, 01:16:00 PM

That's awesome! I first need to get some hunting arrows lol, but after that I would like another half doz for aerial practice!

oxnam · January 21, 2012, 02:19:00 AM

Smithhammer - are you thinking this spring or later?