2023 Cold Bow Challenge Q&A Thread

[robby denning]

Love the idea for this challenge. Woefully unprepared but great forcing function to get ready.

More important question in how I'm supposed to get to 300 posts by this weekend

lol, it's 300 posts by the time we qualify you, not when you shoot your first arrow.

And yes, it forces you to get ready and is one of the two main reasons I believe in this challenge and work to make it happen. Even though I rarely put all 5 arrows in the vitals, at the end of the challenge, I'm ready, my bow's ready and the pressure is gone to prep for the hunt, yet plenty of time to practice before the season.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Love the idea for this challenge. Woefully unprepared but great forcing function to get ready.

More important question in how I'm supposed to get to 300 posts by this weekend

Try starting an ask me anything thread. Those are great for post counts.

 

[JD Jones]

Ok.. ready as I’m going to be. I was leaning toward a 60 MER but reality has hit and I need to walk some more before I run. The prep work has showed me that while on a good day I can hit further, consistency is not there at all. I’m calling for a 50MER tomorrow because even at 50 I was missing a 8” target.

Ended today on a good note:

 

[Fatcamp]

Ok.. ready as I’m going to be. I was leaning toward a 60 MER but reality has hit and I need to walk some more before I run. The prep work has showed me that while on a good day I can hit further, consistency is not there at all. I’m calling for a 50MER tomorrow because even at 50 I was missing a 8” target.

Ended today on a good note:
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I always end my sessions with good shots.

Wish they all started the same.

 

[robby denning]

The prep work has showed me that while on a good day I can hit further, consistency is not there at all.

Ended today on a good note:
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that was exactly my experience.

And great shot, but was it cold bow?

 

[robby denning]

I always end my sessions with good shots.

exactly most people's mistakes.

I used to think I was much better shot than I was because I only remember that last great group

 

[JD Jones]

And great shot, but was it cold bow?

It was not. Cold bow was at 60 and if you look too right you can see impact. Clean miss.

 

[robby denning]

It was not. Cold bow was at 60 and if you look too right you can see impact. Clean miss.

gotcha, well I was in same boat this week so dropped it to 55.

Intresting at my amateur level how much difference 5 yards makes. I used to think my MER was 70 yard

 

[JD Jones]

gotcha, well I was in same boat this week so dropped it to 55.

Intresting at my amateur level how much difference 5 yards makes. I used to think my MER was 70 yard

Had you asked me last Saturday I would’ve puffed my chest and said 80 lol… I made 3 really good shots at my local … some day’s luck is on my side… others (read most) not so much

Good luck to you and everyone else and thanks for putting this on!

 

[robby denning]

Tip on posting your shots, if you have Tapa Talk, use it, and choose “small” when it give you photo size choice. Uploads faster and plenty of resolution for the mods to judge the thread.

Remember, to post all 5 of your arrows IN ONE POST.

in tapa talk, just hold down for a sec near the top of your post just under your name and you should see an edit button come up. That opens your post and you can post your next picture below the previous. In full site mode, if device is vertical, look for a drop down at bottom of post that looks like this:

…V

click that and edit button comes, up, or if in horizontal, edit button is already visisible.

Tapa talk just easier for me.

I‘M GETTING EXCITED FOR TOMORROW (but that’s not a good thing for me. nothing much worse than dropping your first of 5 arrows. ask me how I know!)

good luck guys... (and gals)

@sndmn11 is Cindy shooting?

 

[sndmn11]

@sndmn11 is Cindy shooting?

Yes, this is her

Got the new omnia dialed in, I'm ready! Probably going to try for 60yd this year versus the previous year 40yd.

Elite Omnia Test and Review

Intrigue about the Elite Omnia has gotten a hold of me after shooting one in November. So much so that I ordered one in 70lb and my wife, @KickinNDishin ordered one in 60lb (to be shot at ~54lbs). They arrived in the last handful of days. We should have the full review ready for publishing by...

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I've got a thing at 0700, so that's why I am aiming for sunrise and then I can screw around the rest of the day.

She is going to shoot sometime tomorrow, but not sure when.

 

[robby denning]

Yes, this is her




I've got a thing at 0700, so that's why I am aiming for sunrise and then I can screw around the rest of the day.

She is going to shoot sometime tomorrow, but not sure when.

Great, will watch for her.

 

[KickinNDishin]

Great, will watch for her.

@robby denning no pressure

 

[KBC]

Double tap

 

[KBC]

I can’t imagine there won’t be room. I don’t even think it filled last year. You should be fine man.

And when picking an MER, it’s your “ maximum” So that means some days you may

Cool I hope so. We have an extreme 3D course set up so I might take a different shot each day on ones that are probably past my MER in those situations.

 

[Backcountry_Preacher]

We are less than 24 hours from operation “GO LONG!”… We will be outfitted with the government’s lastest weapon: Code Name- Doug Flutie aka the M-38 Gen 2 Bomber! We going triple digits fellows! Godspeed and have fun!

 

[10ringer]

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We are less than 24 hours from operation “GO LONG!”… We will be outfitted with the government’s lastest weapon: Code Name- Doug Flutie aka the M-38 Gen 2 Bomber! We going triple digits fellows! Godspeed and have fun!

Crazy good shoot at triple digits with a broadhead!


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[robby denning]

@robby denning no pressure

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[Deerfield]

Calling for rain all day tomorrow here. Still planning on shooting. It will definitely be a cold shot though, I haven’t shot since January.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

Looking pretty sh!tty here in upstate ny for the next five days. I don’t normally hunt or shoot in this weather. Going to push myself to do it.