2020 Cold Bow Challenge Question/Comment Thread

[robby denning]

If you have any questions or comments on the 2020 Cold Bow Challenge, please post them here. This will keep that challenge thread clean and easy to follow. Thanks!

With the overwhelming response we’ve had, we have to limit the challenge to 200 shooters. Sorry, but it’s a ton of work to qualify the shooters. The Challenge will run 6 weeks or 200 shooters, whatever we hit first.
Be sure and choose an MER that pushes you or you will be asked to restart the challenge .

 

[Billy Goat]

Drug out my hunting bow. Seems like it's ready to go, but going to need a new broadhead target.



Held in by the vanes. But still good bh tune.

 

[Fatcamp]

Word. Looking forward to telling last year's archery story in my first post.

 

[robby denning]

Hey all. We are trying to figure out a way, for this year only, to include the guys who are on lockdown and can’t get to a range. Rokslide member @Randonee just put up a post at the link below.

Please jump on there and see what he has to say and comment there on if there is a reasonable way to include these guys that would be shooting extremely short distances inside their basement, or garage that simulates real and helpful practice.

Shooting close distance inside house due to COVID-19

I live in a city and can only practice shooting inside my house. Archery ranges, trailheads, etc are all shut down. Even before the shut downs, I typically practiced shooting in my house on weekdays because the closest range is 30-45 minutes away. I feel like I get a lot of benefit from...

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[NDGuy]

I’m in.

Where/when do we sign up? Or just post on this thread? I’m bored as hell I want to get the bow warmed up!

 

[Ten Bears]

I am in also. Been trying to build my arm back since last year’s stroke. Nice way to see where I am at.

 

[Miflatlander91]

Broke the bow out the other day to shoot a few farther than 15’ in the garage really happy with how it was shooting!


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[GregB]

Hey all. We are trying to figure out a way, for this year only, to include the guys who are on lockdown and can’t get to a range. Rokslide member @Randonee just put up a post at the link below.

Please jump on there and see what he has to say and comment there on if there is a reasonable way to include these guys that would be shooting extremely short distances inside their basement, or garage that simulates real and helpful practice.

Shooting close distance inside house due to COVID-19

I live in a city and can only practice shooting inside my house. Archery ranges, trailheads, etc are all shut down. Even before the shut downs, I typically practiced shooting in my house on weekdays because the closest range is 30-45 minutes away. I feel like I get a lot of benefit from...

www.rokslide.com

For people in the Nampa Caldwell Idaho area I have some property that’s bare land. I wouldn’t mind if some one wanted to use it. One at a time of course.

 

[robby denning]

For people in the Nampa Caldwell Idaho area I have some property that’s bare land. I wouldn’t mind if some one wanted to use it. One at a time of course.

Mighty nice of you.


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[robby denning]

I’m in.

Where/when do we sign up? Or just post on this thread? I’m bored as hell I want to get the bow warmed up!

Look close and the link is highlighted in the lead post. That’s thread is not open yet, but you can go in and read the rules. I’m trying to nail down a few more details, and then I’ll open it up.


In the meantime, everybody should be practicing!


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[CREillY]

I'm in!

 

[NDGuy]

Look close and the link is highlighted in the lead post. That’s thread is not open yet, but you can go in and read the rules. I’m trying to nail down a few more details, and then I’ll open it up.


In the meantime, everybody should be practicing!

Yeah I realized after I posted thanks sir.

 

[HuntInWild88]

Have fun guys! Yall are stuck at home getting to shoot...Im stuck deployed...Stupid COVID-19...

 

[robby denning]

*4/3/20 update: Get your bow ready! This is coming. It’s been a little harder to get everything lined out than I thought it would, but in the meantime a bunch of sponsors have jumped on, it’s looking really good guys.

This should start by April 10 (but it’s still a little fluid, so be patient) Stay close.


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[robby denning]

4/4/20 OK, as we're within about a week of launch, I'll start posting daily the prizes to be awarded in this years's challenge. You're off your rocker if you don't get involved this year!!!! No excuses! You have a decent chance of winning and even if you don't, you'll be a better archer for it.

Grand Prize:
Zeiss Harpia Victory 85mm including eyepiece valued at over $4,000!!!!!! (I told you this was big)

More prizes will be posted daily as we prepare for launch. GET THE BOW READY. Take a break from watching the news and the Kung Flu Thread. You'll be glad you did.

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[robby denning]

OK Roksliders, even the old man’s got his bow ready.

As of this morning, I’m only 61 arrows into the 2020 season, and I’m coming out for this thing.

Here are my BEST (nope, I am not showing you the worst ones) groups of the day. But this is with no pressure so these groups will likely grow.

These are at 55 yards with Ironwill Broadheads. I am really contemplating pulling my MER down to 55 yards this year, as I dropped two arrows at 60 last year and it’s bothered me ever since.

You will thank me come July if you’ll get into this challenge Instead of wondering where your broadheads are, and if you have enough arrows left over from last year, no, you’ll be stacking them in there at your MER. Do it!!!!!

 

[Billy Goat]

This still going to be setup so you can shoot trad and a wheel bow? Or going to need to choose one or the other?

 

[robby denning]

This still going to be setup so you can shoot trad and a wheel bow? Or going to need to choose one or the other?

Rules say you can shoot both and double your odds. Do it!!!!

In fact it’s the only exception to the one-arrow-a-day rule.

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[skyler_2010]

So the way I'm reading it is first 200 shooters are in? Or is there something a person has to do to qualify?

 

[robby denning]

So the way I'm reading it is first 200 shooters are in? Or is there something a person has to do to qualify?

Good question man.

Yes, it’s the first 200 shooters in. Not including staff because they can’t win the prizes.

Qualifying just means you follow the rules for all five of your arrows (or 10 if you’re in both compound and traditional division).

Does that answer it?


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