80 yard shot!
]I wouldn't even give the kid the benefit of doubt. I've heard alot of B.S.rs in the archery field. This one would be labeled a doozy.
08-19-2005, 07:43 AM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY! the middle part
Posts: 443
RE: 80 yard shot!
Guys I think the problem lies in teh wording. The kid claims to shoot 3 inch groups. I have a feeling that the truth is he shot a 3 inch group. Unless you can do it just about everytime you arent shooting a 3 inch gruop. THere is a big difference between shooting a 3 inch gruop and "Shooting 3 inch groups"!
08-19-2005, 12:11 PM
#27
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Posts: 3
RE: 80 yard shot!
Why do you guys think this is impossible?
I can shoot pretty well at 80 yards, me and my friend shoot 80 yards at our club all the time. The more you shoot at further yardage the easier it is at close range.
It's all about pratice my friends.
Good luck this season
I can shoot pretty well at 80 yards, me and my friend shoot 80 yards at our club all the time. The more you shoot at further yardage the easier it is at close range.
It's all about pratice my friends.
Good luck this season
08-19-2005, 07:36 PM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,072
RE: 80 yard shot!
Most of the top archers that I have spoke with in the past are as humble as the day is long and don't have to brag themselves up because their reputation preceeds them. I don't like to doubt what people say, but I would have to see it to beleive it, especially from a person who has just dicovered what testosterone is all about.
08-19-2005, 11:08 PM
#30
Site Bouncer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 4,099
RE: 80 yard shot!
When I wasa kid we (my brothers and I) used to shoot long and recurve bows at 75 yard targets, you know the big round straw ones with the cloth bullseye target that tied around it. They were big targets and we would be happy just to land one on it anywhere, but for the most part we could hit the target 6 out of 10 arrows. Sometimes more, most of the time less.
Man them old arrows would have such an arc! Talk about instinctive shooting, we'd be aiminglike 8ft over the target just to get them suckers to land.
Three inch groups is about the size of a baseball. Man it would be hard to see that, much less put your arrows into it at that distance. It can be done and like someone mentioned the Olympicshas an80 meter range (I think) Even they don't put arrows in three in groups consistantly at that distance.So while it CAN be done and maybe even the kid got lucky (possible) and shot one three inch group at that distance, I highly doubt he can do it on demand.
I highly doubt he did it at all.
Man them old arrows would have such an arc! Talk about instinctive shooting, we'd be aiminglike 8ft over the target just to get them suckers to land.Three inch groups is about the size of a baseball. Man it would be hard to see that, much less put your arrows into it at that distance. It can be done and like someone mentioned the Olympicshas an80 meter range (I think) Even they don't put arrows in three in groups consistantly at that distance.So while it CAN be done and maybe even the kid got lucky (possible) and shot one three inch group at that distance, I highly doubt he can do it on demand.
I highly doubt he did it at all.