BowJoe Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm not saying either one is better. Obviously at this level of competition, it's the shooter and not the just the name on the bow. I ran across this on Youtube and thought ya'll might like to watch it. Serious stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultratec1 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I cant watch Youtube at work. What is it about??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I can't watch it from home. I'll have to watch it tomorrow when I go into work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 after watching the video, and not taking any thing away from the shooters, you;ve got to be good to get that high in the sport, and not knowing the the the conditions they were shooting in other than it was for a medal, there group placements was'nt as consistant as i thought they would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Me and Robert woulda spanked their butts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 seems like we would have gave them a run for the medal lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I just thought it was a neat video none-the-less. I know where my accuracy is at that range and lets just say... I'm a little behind them and about everyone else at that competition. I would love to train for that but I'll just stick to puttin' arrows in deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 just a few things i noticed. first the guy thats shooting the Hoyt has poor form. hes punching the release. the guy shooting the mathews has proper Bt and form. see how the bow shoots forward when his bow goes off. the hoyt guys bow just is dead and doesnt move. plus his release hand doesnt move either. which means he knows when the shots going off. which is bad for Target shooting. they are shooting at 70 meters, thats 77 yards. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Don't they all just cook the books? Seems the contest they sponsor only involves shooters using the same bow for the so-called "championship". Lack of transparency there IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Pretty impressive if you ask me...77 yards is a poke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acetum Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) 77 far ? Hey I don't wanna blow my horn here but my first pin is at 40 yards, and I practice at 60. My buddy is shooting daily at 100 yards. I was shocked when I started shoting with some others that only shoot @ 30 for practice? I agree with you about letting the bow fall forward, that's the way I was taught, and it improves my aim 10 fold. But then again I don't have a 2ft stabalizer... BUt don't get me wrong hitting the bull all the time, I can't do that. But I can hit 8's all the time from that range... Edited July 20, 2009 by acetum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyThomas Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) 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. Edited August 15, 2009 by SonnyThomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 shoot a Hoyt ProElite for paper targets. I knew I liked this guy! Sweet bows huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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