SonnyThomas

Athens Archery is looking for National Field Staff shooters Yes, a flush grip, no corners. 37" sounds good. I haven't kept a bow that had a ata of less than 35". Keep in touch.

Athens Archery is looking for National Field Staff shooters Made a reply on Elite site. I set up a Athens yesterday for this fellow shooter. Didn't look for the name, but it was a 34" and a looker for sure. Black riser and camo limbs. Setup was a breeze, no cam lean and timing looked good. Use and levels and laser and within six shots the owner had it zeroed in for 20 yards. Six more shots had 25 and 30 yds down pat. The bow was q-u-i-t-e and no stabilizer. We clocked it at 300 fps with the bow set to 69 pounds and 29" draw. We didn't weigh the arrows, but I figured around 365 gr min. The two things I didn't care for were the grip panels (would like them to blend to the riser) and it was only 34" ata (I like longer bows in the 38" class).

Tell the guy with the camera to stop tilting the camera - note bottom right hand corner of pic 1 and 2, light to dark (grass) area.

How many of you guys shoot hoyt count me. You didn't say for how long or how many. I've had ??? 11, I think. Still have 4. MagnaTec, UltraTec, SierraTec, and a ProElite.

220 swift The 220 has been around for quite some time. Stories abound.

20" A2A bows? I call it a Pocket bow. Limbs virtually joined at the grip, the thing actually shoots pretty good. A local archery shop had one set up. The grip is more pistol type and strange to hold at first. Weird as it is, the peep is quite close to the top wheel. Another short bow, 22" ata, is made by TNT. It has a riser. www.tntarchery.com

targets? Define target. Bag, 3D? Maybe a good bet for 3D would be at a 3D club. Might be shot up some, but good enough for practice. I haven't any luck with bag targets except for the 3rd Hand bag packed with shrink wrap plastic (from local heavy equipment maker) - start to shoot fletch deep, relocate the plastic and shoot another year or two. I have one that's old enough to vote and our club has 14 that's been on the range for 4 years. If you want a store type bag target buy a super quality one. I bought a Morrel bag target and shot through it the very first day.

Mag to remain nameless. Opened up my just recieved monthly mag and flipped to the list of articles. The pages flipped open to a ad of short,shot bow. Of course, being of the super short the bow caught my attention (groan). Ok, I detest anything less than 36" of ata and perfer longer. BUT short wasn't the only thing that caught my attention. I noted the arrow turned as if shooting off a flipper rest, but the bow had a drop rest. Mmmmm? I noted the index release aid....Not so much the release, but the wrist strap. A little bit more and it would have been in the palm of the "shooters" hand. I noted some gizmo on the end of the stabilizer (good stab). It must have been heavy as the rubber part of stab seems bending down a little. And then right above the stab is this "shooter's" hand. Maybe not a death grip, but it looks to me like a "grab" about to take place. I knew I should have another cub of coffee, but I turned the article that noted "I hate heights." Well, about "eighteen" page into the article I find the "I hate heights" passage. Personally, when you put a hit to the name of a article the article should be of that as much as the intended article. You have to read the article, but if I had to go up a tree as far as the writer I would be of opposite opinion; I wouldn't hunt deer if I have to go up a tree that far." Ok, I ain't getting no "98 feet" up a tree. The tallest tree stand I (we) have is 12 feet and used by my wife, not me. My tallest is 8 feet and three others about 6 feet up - all just to the chair (I sit, not stand). I started bow hunting again back in 1999 and since have collected 31 deer and all on our 31 acres. So much for "having" to get "98 feet" up a tree to deer hunt.

Can anybody tell me about Brittany Spaniels? Brits are great family/house doge and great all round hunting/retrieving/pointing dogs. With webbed feet they can make good water dogs - some swim a bit slow and low in the water and others can zip shoulder high past a lab. My Brit (from Goodnite Kennels) was retrieving pigeons at 12 weeks of age and at home doing a good job of "chewing" up and keeping my 4 year old son occupied. Buck was well on his way to going on point at about 4 months and later pointed anything I wanted to hunt, birds, squirrels, rabbits and probably elephants if I would've hunted them. Great on doves, I turned down more than a few coins for him. He past away from cancer at 7 years of age. His replacement is female Brit/Springer cross. I don't know about sniffing out antlers, but Buck learned go on point on mushrooms.

5 spot target and Vegas faceTony, yes, 20 yards indoors looks farther than outdoors.Also, once one gets accustom to shooting indoors they get to looking around and see all the different sights used. Scopes of varying powers, fiber pins (different colors and sizes from .007" to .040" in diameter), dots on lenses are sizes of that just inside the 5 ring, cover up the 5 ring, circles that loosely fit over the X ring, and circles that loosely fit over the 5 ring. Stabilizers run from 4" to 3 feet. Arrows that have hardly any vanes to speak of, 3/4", feathers too and them arrows seem to find the X ring like magic. Most hunters use carbon arrows today and arrows like 2413s seem old and oversize, but target arrows run up to 27/64". The biggest of the big arrows has been ruled out now, but Tim Gillingham's 60X Gold Tip was a whopper 5/8" in diameter. Tim had 5 vanes on it and I believe the arrow weighed 800 grs.Will see if I got pic.....The one on the left is a 30X (1/2").

BOW TUNING: Tips and Tricks At that distance your arrow should be behaving quite well. In fact, out some out of tune bows most arrows are fully corrected by 15 yards if not sooner. If a tuning problem it should show up right out of the bow. suggest shooting through paper to see what's happening. Also, some people see their arrows (fletchings) spinning and think their arrow is acting goofy and the arrow is actually perfect in flight.

One pin? Like Hoytguy I use only one fixed pin. Practice and knowing the flight of your arrow can make you extremely deer accurate. My rig turns up 270 fps with a 380 gr arrow. My pin is set so the arrow hits right at the top of the pin at 25 yards. I then aim 4" low at 15 yards, 2" low at 20, and just about dead on for 25 and 30 yards. For 35 yards I place the top of the pin with the top line of the deer's back. For 40 yards I have the pin resting on top the deer's back. longest 2 shots taken have been 36 yards, both those deer made it to the freezer. And I've placed and won with this rig at local 3Ds.

Looking for my first... While you're looking for that first hand gun, check on some ear plugs or muffs and a shooting glasses. Ear plugs are fairly cheap and glasses about as such. One thing about ear plugs/hearing protection; I bought several .357 and .44 mags just because the original owner didn't have hearing protection - more often than not, with the .44 mags., I even got the box of shells they bought with the gun (maybe 6 rounds shot). They didn't know the roar was worse than the bite and got rid of the guns pretty quick.

5 spot target and Vegas face Forgot. Those wishing to shoot the Vegas 3 spot also have the option of a 1 spot, point spread is 10 thru 1.

2010 ASA Class, and Target Changes----As well as Dates??? Confused here. The center 11 will be the lower 12. Just move the center to 7:00 on the yote's right side and 5:00 on the opposite side inside the 10 ring. How much 10 ring is there left? Should be able to nail the 12 by accident. If the upper 12 is used, and should be, the 12s should also meet at the center.

5 spot target and Vegas face Something left out; You can not mark on the face of the target. You can right your name outside the target faces. You own the target and may shoot each target face in any order or shoot every shot in one target face. I would suggest you establish a order and number your arrows, but not necessary. I just like to keep track. My arrows are numbered 1 thru 5 and on the 5 spot I start at the bottom right, bottom left, center, top left and finish on top right. If distracted I just check my remaining arrows and know where to shoot the next shot. Hey, unless you have Superman's eyes you can have a real bad time seeing your arrows down range. And there have been times I wish I couldn't see my choked shot arrow. You are not regulated to the 5 spot target. You have the option of the 1 spot target. Of the 5 spot you have but 2 point values, 5 and 4. On the 1 spot you have 5 thru 1 point. Both targets have the same size bull's eye and X ring. . Already answered; 5 shots in 4 minutes, but 5 spots are usually shot with 2 lines (groups). First line shoots the bottom target (lights bright could create a shadow from a shoot top line target. The 4 minute deal; Okay, shot with 2 lines, the first line shoots and sits out while the 2nd line forms, say minute and half in some instants. 2nd line shoots and then all go to their targets to score, pull arrows and return. First line groups. So maybe 8 minutes between. Depending on the indoor range, it can be fun. BUT, here's my first experience. IAA Indoor Qualifier using the Vegas face (that looked scarey) that I never ever shot before. Range small, 12 shooters on the line and packed like sardines in a can. You have a marked area, 2 feet wide, I think, your feet astraddle the 20 yard line. (Now, shooting indoors the light is different and, Yep, you have to reset your pin (Guess what I was thinking.). The targets were so close together I lost focus once and shot the other guys target. One shooter a couple shooters to my left up and shoots and hits the steel escape door - sounded like a shotgun going off and he did it twice. Kinda of unnerving. Next, the guy to my right decides my arrows are invading his space (Lord.) So I re-rigged my hip quiver. I sweated it out and finished 5th (by God's grace).

2010 ASA Class, and Target Changes----As well as Dates Kinda confused over ASA sticking the yote in. The 10 fairly large & the 12 quite big - take another look at it. The 10 is sure thing out to 25 yards and almost that for descent 3D shooters out to 30 and 35 yards. Beings the 12 is so big shooters will have the yote down pat in no time. The 14 ring is all but gone according to the change. Glad the Leopard is gone. The Blesbok is nice to shoot.

Hoyt vs. Matthew's To get that far, Medal round, is no easy task and for what they did, great. Still, I've seen better, but there wasn't the pressure these guys had. Best long distance I ever did was clean the 80 yard Walk Up in the 2005 IAA Field Championship, Xing the 80, 70, 60 and 50. I used a 2004 UltraTec then. I ended up Senior Champion in Free Style and finished 2nd in 2006 - used my 3D UltraTec that chugged along at 284 fps. 1st pic from Illinois Archery Association, Outdoor Championship of 2007. Group in by 4 shooters from 60 yards. Steve Boylan (2006 NFAA Senior Triple Crown Champion, Bob Wolfran (placed many times in top 20 at Vegas), and Bill Shue were 3 of the 4. 16 arrows. Injury plagued for since 2006 I haven't shot that much long distance - back problems for over a year, diabetes (almost went blind), and now recovering from carpal and cubical tunnel surgery - Doc says 4 months before complete recovery, but I'm back shooting some. 2nd pic is of when I'm healthy, also 60 yards. I have 5 Hoyts and now shoot a Hoyt ProElite for paper targets.

what do you use for your sight tapes or marks? Try www.hightecharcheryrange.com - free sight tape and target making program. Suggest to use real quality paper or picture paper.