2020 Cold Bow Challenge Question/Comment Thread

[realunlucky]

Next year I think I'm going to change the each shot but still at the MER. Would this be within the rules? I think changing the angle and elevation would really help me truly know where I am in my shooting.

@robby denning did this on his fifth shot if you seen his video.

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[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

I finished... with a shameful shot. Trad bows are just not meant to be shot so infrequently.

 

[robby denning]

@robby denning did this on his fifth shot if you seen his video.

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yip, just keep your MER the same. Angle ups the game!

 

[robby denning]

I finished... with a shameful shot. Trad bows are just not meant to be shot so infrequently.

way to be honest. Thanks for coming out

So what do you do on a hunt, or especially a backcountry hunt, when you can't shoot daily?

I take a target of some sort on all my hunts, but I still find my shooting skill deteriorating over a long hunt compared to when I'm home shooting 12-24 hours per day.

 

[TX_Diver]

yip, just keep your MER the same. Angle ups the game!

When I lived in NM I enjoyed going up the hill and shooting angles. Got a lot harder here in Wisconsin!!!

 

[Fatcamp]

This is true. From last year...

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That'll take a couple.

 

[robby denning]

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[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

way to be honest. Thanks for coming out

So what do you do on a hunt, or especially a backcountry hunt, when you can't shoot daily?

I take a target of some sort on all my hunts, but I still find my shooting skill deteriorating over a long hunt compared to when I'm home shooting 12-24 hours per day.

I carry two arrows with a VPA small game thumper on the tip. I shoot dirt clods, rotten stumps, and squirrels when they present a target. I can skip a day here and there without issue, but I need to follow up with a high volume practice session the next day. My biggest challenge is maintaining the feeling of a proper release and follow through.

 

[robby denning]

I carry two arrows with a VPA small game thumper on the tip. I shoot dirt clods, rotten stumps, and squirrels when they present a target. I can skip a day here and there without issue, but I need to follow up with a high volume practice session the next day. My biggest challenge is maintaining the feeling of a proper release and follow through.

understood. us compound guys are pretty spoiled.

 

[Reburn]

@robby denning

Thanks for putting this on. I had a great time. Can't wait to shoot a dozen when my brother gets here tonight.

 

[Chad.frank]

Day three in the books. Loving this challenge.


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[ZDR]

I finished... with a shameful shot. Trad bows are just not meant to be shot so infrequently.

so so true...really makes you think about your true MER with one cold bow shot...

 

[Billy Goat]

way to be honest. Thanks for coming out

So what do you do on a hunt, or especially a backcountry hunt, when you can't shoot daily?

I take a target of some sort on all my hunts, but I still find my shooting skill deteriorating over a long hunt compared to when I'm home shooting 12-24 hours per day.

Grouse and stumps. I carry way more arrows with a stick than a compound. When your arrow isn't going 300 fps and doesn't cost $50 lots of stuff can become a target.

@robby denning you just really need to get a single string to play with, warning they get addictive.

 

[robby denning]

you just really need to get a single string to play with, warning they get addictive.

I’m so poor with a compound, I can’t imagine myself with a recurve.


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[robby denning]

@Muleyslayer1 just nailed his last shot, and gave us a video. I believe him. He’s a standup guy.

Great CBC Marc. That’s five dead bucks right there


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[bjfoxhoven]

@Muleyslayer1 said it best, @robby denning and the team here make this forum pretty awesome. Especially with social issues we have these days. I can say too, even before this challenge started it made me a better hunter. I’ve never shot my broadheads this early in the year this much. Also never shot broadheads through paper either. As a result, my arrows are flying awesome and impacting perfectly with field tips. I have way more confidence with those set ups and that should go a long way going into this fall.

 

[robby denning]

@Muleyslayer1 said it best, @robby denning and the team here make this forum pretty awesome. Especially with social issues we have these days. I can say too, even before this challenge started it made me a better hunter. I’ve never shot my broadheads this early in the year this much. Also never shot broadheads through paper either. As a result, my arrows are flying awesome and impacting perfectly with field tips. I have way more confidence with those set ups and that should go a long way going into this fall.

Good to hear bro! And just think how much time you have to tinker between now and hunting season. It’s always a good feeling to get started early. Thanks for coming out and for the support.


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[Billy Goat]

I’m so poor with a compound, I can’t imagine myself with a recurve.


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That's the fun. It's not like a compound, you can walk through the woods and be like holy sh*t I just hit that tree!!

Wow I just hit that 4 foot by 4 foot target at 50 yards.

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

That's the fun. It's not like a compound, you can walk through the woods and be like holy sh*t I just hit that tree!!

Wow I just hit that 4 foot by 4 foot target at 50 yards.

And when you pull this off, it’s even cooler!

 

[Billy Goat]

And when you pull this off, it’s even cooler!
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Every blind squirrel finds an arrow now and then!