"No Aids" Define Please

[Loose Arrow]

I am interested in shooting at the Blackhawk Trad shoot this weekend.  The flyer said "No Aids," would someone please give me the guidlines for that rule please?  I have two bows: a MAII and a black bear warf bow.  Is a stabilizer an "Aid?"

Thanks,
Rick
loose arrow

[carlr2s]

No sights, no releases. Some don't allow string or face walking, but I doubt that is what they are talking about. Oh and I think no stabilizers might be on some lists.

[bretto]

Some don't allow binoculars either.

[SteveB]

Yeah - no one uses binoculars hunting.  :(  

Steve

[zilla]

The problem at our shoots with noculars is that those using them usually cause a bottleneck.

[SHOOTO8S]

Originally posted by zilla:
The problem at our shoots with noculars is that those using them usually cause a bottleneck.

At the all trad shoots, most of the bottleneck's are caused by folks scratching behind the targets  

[curlis]

Hey Rod,

Good to see you're still kicking.

[SHOOTO8S]

Hey Bill!

[Blue Moose]

Not to hijack the thread, but I wish shoot organizers would reconsider the ban on binoculars. A guy deserves to know what he's trying to hit.

[rbbhunt]

I like without binoculars.  Learn where the kill is and how to estimate ranges.  Back when 3d shoots first started (with 3d targets, not paper ones).  The ibo got involved and allowed binoculars, just doesn't seem right at a 3d shoot!  IMHO.

[monkeyball]

Traditional right,and also instinctive for most of us.Should the targets be that far away that we can't see what we want to hit with our naked eye?
                                          Craig

[Blue Moose]

rbbthunt:

Learning the scoring rings would be easy enough if everybody used, say, Mckenzies. But with all the different brands out there, it's dang near impossible to keep up with all of them.

Estimating distance has nothing to do with it. It's a simple matter of knowing where the ring is.

Yes, IBO allows binos. So does ASA, as well as most of the "real deal" competitions.

Everybody has an opinion. That's just mine:).

Respectfully,

TM

[WildmanSC]

The problem is "knowing where the scoring circles are located" is sometimes easier said than done.  Some targets have up to three sets to allow for a broadside and a quartering shot, and in some cases a head on or from the rear shot.  The difficult one is determining whether it's a broad side or quartering shot.  Binoculars would help to some extent.  Let's be honest, the folk that cause bottlenecks with binoculars at shoots are not trad shooters, at least not the shoots I've attended.

Bill

[James Wrenn]

Aids would be defined by who ever was putting on the shoot.It could mean anything at all from pins to looking at the arrow when you shoot.Best to call and ask ahead of time if you have concerns because they are all different.jmo

I personally have no problem with binocs.It would just level the playing feild some for those of us that can't see rings shooting against those young still sharp eyes.