First Trad Shoot

[Beepy]

Well, about 8 years ago I got into shooting with my cheapy PSE Impala recurve.  I got pretty good with it but school and what not got busy and enthusiasm waned.  Well I recently have gotten back into shooting and have actually tried a decent bow.  I now have a new Martin Hunter -- not the highest end but pretty nice to me.  I have been putting atleast 60 arrows a day down it to get better.....


Anyways,

A buddy at work has invited me to a weekend trad shoot in a couple of months.  What are they like? What do you do?  How tough is the competition?  What should I expect?  

Thanks for the help!

[thp]

expect a lot of fun and fellowship with like minded folks.  go to have fun.

[MadDog]

If you are shootin with other trad folks you can bet on a bunch of fun, if they set the shoot like we do, you had better take extra arrows!!!  

[longstiks]

Don't expect much serious competition but do expecy alot of fun and fellowship and what Maddog said.
Denny

[The Whittler]

You will have a great time, just go and enjoy.

Alan

[Featherbuster]

Have a blast.........only a few serious shooters there for competition, the rest are there to play.  I am one of the one's that play.  Have fun

[Dick in Seattle]

Beepy...

I went to my first 3D shoot (first archery event, actually) in 2006 and web documented the whole thing.  If you want to see a 3D shoot from the perspective of a brand new shooter, try this:

http://www.howardhilllongbowmen.com/adventures/sunbasinshoot/sunbasinshoot.html

It's a ball...  I understand back East they're a bit more intense, with more emphasis on scoring.  Most of the folks I've shot with out here in the Northewest, at some 20 events now,  don't bother... just gather a bunch at the starting line and go shoot together.   Haven't had so much fun since the early days of muzzle loading, back in the 50's, before it got over-organized.

[Leon.R]

I did my first Trad shoot in Scotland, all trad bows and a lot different to wheelbows, folks were there to have fun.
Even the serious shooters lokked like they had more fun than at the normal shoots I did before.

[Beepy]

Thanks for the replies guys, the shoot we are planning on is in Moses Hole ... err... Lake WA in April.  Did you go to that one Dick?

[Beepy]

Well.... I guess I should have looked at your link first!!  

[brettlandon]

You'll never meet a better group of people than you'll find at a trad shoot.  Traditional archery is great fun, but the shoots are the best.  Mrs. Stickman and I started a small business with the traditional archer in mind just so we could afford to schedule a different shoot every other weekend or so.  Go and have a blast, and look (ask) around for the next one.  A years wait will be waaaaaaaay to long.    

-Brett

[longstick]

you'll have the time of your life regardless of the outcome..

[Bear Heart]

After seeing the pics of the Moses Lake shoot I have one thought.  I better start making lots of arrows.

[elkkrazy8]

I haven't been shooting long.But i went to my first trad shoot a month ago,alot of fun.Like maddog said,take extra arrows. I broke several.Good luck and have fun!!
         Bill