2024 Cold Bow Challenge

[jaredg]

User Name :JaredG

Bow Brand :Elite

Bow Model :Energy 35

Sight Brand :Black Gold

BH Brand :G5 Montec

MER :40yds

Hit (X/3) :2/3 Thanks again for putting this on guys. Was a ton of fun and already looking forward to next year. Thanks to the sponsors as well. I went 2/3 and can feel good about it as I haven't been able to shoot for the two previous years. I bought a new Mathews Lift 33 this year, but wasn't confident in it yet. so I used Ol' Reliable (E35). Next year I plan to extend the range 5-10 yds and shoot with the Lift 33. Best wishes to all, Jared

Day 1, slight breeze, sunny and warm. Shot in the morning. Edge of vitals, counting it as a hit at 40.

Day 2 Just a smidge high Same conditions as yesterday


Day 3 no wind beautiful day. This last shot was as good as they come. Vitals area on this target was 7" +/-

 

[MC2FS]

User Name : MC2FS

Bow Brand : Prime

Bow Model : Nexus 4

Sight Brand : MBG S&S Backcountry Pro Hunter 3 pin

BH Brand : Tooth of the Arrow 125gr

MER : 50

Hit (X/3) : 3/3

Day 1-41 degrees, 1-3mph L-R wind, cloudy.

Day 2-41 degrees, no wind, partly cloudy.

Day 3-56 degrees, 5-8mph wind from behind that was throwing me everywhere, partly cloudy

 

[Jmoore]

User Name : jmoore

Bow Brand : Mathews

Bow Model : Tried True Triax

Sight Brand : HHA

BH Brand : Muzzy Trocar Hybrid

MER : 55 Yds

Hit (X/3) : 3/3

89° no wind but so dang humid my contacts are glazing over.
Low and right of center target.
Shoulder blade or guts. Definitely not ideal shot.

Got tied up as grille master for Mother’s Day. 2nd arrow today no wind and 71°. Took my time found anchor points and released. Better but not great. Edged in the kill zone this time. We’ll see what tomorrow holds.

Day 3 78° no wind and pretty evening. Decided to pop out the old contacts and put the glasses on, which I hate, to see if that would help arrow placement. Now that the CBC is done for me, I’ve got some tuning to do. All shots were consistently low right and grouped well. Gonna make some adjustments and see if I can get dialed back in.
Thanks for the opportunity, I’ve enjoyed my first time.

 

[mtnrunner260]

User Name : mtnrunner260
Bow Brand : Hoyt
Bow Model : Carbon Defiant
Sight Brand : Black Gold
BH Brand : Slick Trick
MER : 55
Hit (X/3) : 2/3

Kill zone is 7in yellow circle of 18 in 1 target.

I have only shot a couple times since last fall. Purposely shot only 1 arrow Friday.
That and first two shots felt pretty good so far. Wondering if my best bet is to think and tinker less?

Day 1.
72. 3-5 mph wind left to right.


Day 2. 76. No wind.

Day 3. 73 degrees. Wind 6mph from 10 o'clock.

Miss. Close but a miss.
Low and right is the trend. Time to move up to 20 and get things dialed in.
Thanks to the mods for managing this and the motivation to start shooting.

 

[cj baum]

This is my first year but had to give it a go. My plate is a 10” plate that I hope to keep it within.

User Name :Cjbaum

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model :RX7 ultra

Sight Brand :Black Gold

BH Brand : Sevr 1.5

MER : 70yds

Hit (3/3)

Shot #1 Little to no wind, I held pretty long but the shot felt great.

Shot #2 late morning, no wind, really bright out. The shot felt great.

Shot#3 There was a slight breeze today and I couldn’t get the pin to settle as well but still managed to sneak it in.

 

[Johnson27]

User Name : Johnson27

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model : RX3 Ultra 60# 29"draw

Sight Brand : Montana Black Gold Mountain Lite 3 Pin (20, 30, 40 slider)

BH Brand : G5 Montec 125g

MER : 50 - 7" vital

Hit (X/3) : 1/3

72 degrees, wind 14 mph and swirling, Easton Axis 340 with 50g brass insert and Nocturnals.
Shooting across our ponds dam (I'll get a picture of that tomorrow).

Shot #2. About 1" outside. Shot felt great, but did not get the results. 62 degrees, no wind and the black flies are out with a vengeance.

Shot # 3. Barely hit the target. 64 degrees, wind 5 mph from back left to right, bugs attacking like crazy.

Not my best, but a great way to determine what your MER really is. Thanks for putting this on again.

 

[Jethro]

User Name : Jethro

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model : Spyder 34

Sight Brand : MBG

BH Brand : Exodus 125 swept

MER : 50

Hit (X/3) : 3/3

2nd CBC for me. Exact same set up and distance as last year.



2nd shot. Light rain, shot quick. Got home, grabbed bow, knocked arrow, and shot. All done in 1 minute. But the follow through (my weakness) was excellent and I hit well.



The working end of the arrow.



3rd shot. Little high but it’s in there. Give you a little wider view for this pic so you can see what’s in the background. Although it wasn’t standing there at the shot. It was an hour between shot and photo.

 

[dylanvb]

These new rules forced me out of my comfort zone and I like that. Had to get some broad heads for the trad bow on Friday. Slight breeze from left to right and think I compensated a little to much on the compound.
Compound

User Name : Dylanvb

Bow Brand : Mathews

Bow Model : Vertix

Sight Brand : Black Gold

BH Brand : Grim Reapers

MER :50

Hit (X/3) : Hit1/3 Hit 2/3 Miss 3/3

Day 2 shot compound. Had to wait for the wind to die down a little. Wind was behind my back.

Day 3 and honestly I don’t know what happened. Shot felt good. I’m shooting through a wind tunnel but it seemed like it was the calmest out of the 3 days shooting so I must have pulled the shot.


Traditional

User Name : Dylanvb

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model : Satori

Sight Brand : My eyeball

BH Brand : Dirtnap

MER : 10

Hit (X/3) : Hit 1/3 Miss 2/3 Miss 3/3

Day 2 with the Trad was a slight miss but still on the target and just barely outside the hit zone.

Day 3 of the trad bow and felt like a good shot but a little high today. Another miss. Need to shot my trad more but this challenge always makes me feel that way. I’d like to be shooting 30 yards with my trad bow next year and have all 3 on target.

 

[9.1]

I got lucky on day 1! Calm but drizzly conditions here in PA. I'm shooting a new-to-me 2019 Athens that I'm really liking compared to my 2009 Elite. Kill zone is the larger yellow circle on the 18:1.

Day 2. Miss high with the recurve was lack of practice. Miss high with the compound may have been the cable guard rotating in and causing fletching clearance issues. I think I am going to replace it with a simpler design.

Day 3 was delayed for a lot of reasons, but I final got those two last shots in. I was afraid rotating the cable guard back might mess up the tuning, but the arrow landed where I wanted it to.

User Name : 9.1

Bow Brand : Athens Archery

Bow Model : Ridge 34

Sight Brand : Black Gold

BH Brand : DEEPOWER

MER : 45yd from an elevated platform

Hit (X/3) : 2

User Name : 9.1

Bow Brand : Montgomery Ward

Bow Model : Bengal

Sight Brand : Instinctive

BH Brand : Magnus

MER : 20yd from an elevated platform

Hit (X/3) : 2

 

[10ringer]

User Name: 10ringer
Bow Brand: Prime
Model: Black3 70lb
Sight Brand: Spot Hogg double pin
Broadhead : QAD Exodus 100gn, 475gn arrow
MER: 80yds
Hit: 1/3

8” kill zone. Firm believer in 1” per 10 yards in controlled practice scenarios.
Shot 1: 72 degrees, 5mph crosswind, held dead on. Shooting slightly side hill and up.

Shot 2: First light simulation 7am. Head to toe full hunt equipment with a 25lb pack. Pulled left. Guessing the added weight pulling me downhill to the left. Miss

Shot 3: in the spirit of real world cold bow challenge I gave it two weeks before sending my last arrow. At the end of a two week hunt it comes down to one last arrow. Shot broke clean and I thought it felt money. Turns out I was a touch high and barely clipped the plate thanks to a 1-1/4” 3 blade. However I’m calling a miss due to my arrow shaft being off the plate. Thanks again for the reality check CBC!!

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[brentr9]

User Name :brentr9

Bow Brand : Mathews

Bow Model :Lift 33

Sight Brand : HHA

BH Brand :Magnus Stinger

MER :45 yards

Hit (x/3) :3/3

Black Eagle Rampages .300
467gr TAW @ 277fps

Day 1: Sunny, calm, and 80° in South Georgia. Sight is dialed a little hot


Day 2: overcast and hot again today. No breeze. Starting to get comfortable with this bow.

Day 3: overcast, no wind. Finished 3/3 with my MER. I think I’ll spend the summer working on stretching it out a little further with a goal of a 60 yards MER. Overall, I’m pleased with my new bow build. Arrow flight is solid, bow is shooting well.

 

[johnw]

User Name : johnw

Bow Brand : hoyt

Bow Model : rx3

Sight Brand : spot hogg

BH Brand : cutthroat

MER : 80

Hit (X/3) : 2/3

9" diameter kz. total arrow weight 465.
3 blade cutthroat broadhead 100 grain, 10 grain IW Impact Collar, 75 grain brass insert, Easton Axis Arrows, Blazer vanes.
Shooting my back up bow - an RX3 with 75lb draw, approx 267 FPS. Spot Hogg Fast Eddie sight - 5 pin slider.
Day 1 - conditions were light rain, minimal wind, 54 degrees. Hit. (1 for 1)
Day 2 - conditions were overcast, steady breeze, 58 degrees. Miss, low and right. (1 for 2).
Day 3 - conditions were sunny, minimal wind, 78 degrees. Hit. (2 for 3).

 

[fatlander]

User Name : Fatlander
Bow Brand : Hoyt
Bow Model : Ventum 33
Sight Brand : Spot Hogg FE Triple Stack
BH Brand : QAD Exodus
MER : 70
Hit (X/3) : 3/3

Easton 6.5 with 50 grains of brass, 125 grain points, 3 blazers/rapt x. 480 grains total arrow weight. Moving along just a touch over 280 fps.

Day 1: Calm, shot broke great. shooting at a matrix target. Those blocks are a little bigger than a deer’s heart and a little smaller than an elk heart. As long as inside the outer perimeter blocks’ white center dots, I’m happy.

Day 2: Calm, shot broke great today. Bow is sighted in to swept blade exodus. Shot a full blade today and it’s just a touch low. Not surprised by that at 70, the full blade creates a decent bit more drag. Still a kill shot on deer lungs. Will shoot a swept again tomorrow.

Day: Calm, shot broke great again. I shot a swept exodus today and confirmed that the full does catch a bit more drag. This was a fun challenge. Can’t wait for fall!

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[Austin Kaufman]

I am shooting my compound and traditional bow. I will be shooting a small elk target and the vitals insert is what I’m trying to hit with both bows. New to the traditional bow, so a fun challenge for sure.
Day one weather: 5 mph breeze in my face
Day two weather: 10 mph right to left wind
Day three weather: calm no wind


User Name : Austin Kaufman
Bow Brand : Mathews
Bow Model: Creed xs
Sight Brand : spot Hogg
BH Brand : day six gear
MER : 50 yards
Hit (X/3) : 2/3

Day 1 hit right on the edge of kill zone

Day 2 hit in the kill zone again

Day 3 shot a few inches high. No excuses just didn’t execute a solid shot

User Name : Austin Kaufman
Bow Brand : samick
Bow Model: sage
Sight Brand : instinctive
BH Brand : helix single bevel
MER : 20
Hit (X/3) : 1/3

Missed day 1 pulled to the left

Day 2 hit in the kill zone

Day 3 shot high

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[lngbstr]

Excited for my first COLD bow challenge

User Name :lngbstr

Bow Brand :Hoyt

Bow Model :RX8

Sight Brand : Black Gold 3 pin, added a .10 4th pin which is my dial pin

BH Brand : Montec G5's (shooting them for over 20 years)

MER : 50 yards

Hit (X/3) :3/3

Day 1, 5/11/24 5-7 mph wind blowing into my face, shot at 6:15 PM AZT


Day 2, 5/13/24 cold BOW challenge, 5-7 mph wind blowing left to right, shot at 5:15 PM AZT

Day 3, 5/15/24 cold bow CHALLENGE, slight breeze, shot at 12:15 PM AZT

 

[Dioni A]

User Name : Dionia
Bow Brand PSE
Bow Model :MACH 34
Sight Brand : BLACK GOLD
BH Brand : SEVR
MER :70
Hit (X/3) :3/3
Aiming point is a 1.5 x2-in piece of tape
10x10 for vital zone

 

[CaseyU]

Username: Caseyu
Bow: Tradtech Titan, blackmax limbs
Sight: none
Broadhead: exodus 150
MER: 28 (Point on)
Hit: 3/3

Bow: Prime logic ct5
Sight: CBE engage
Broadhead: OG Slicktrick 100 grain with 100 grain insert.
MER: 60
Hit: 1/3

Day 1. Recurve felt solid and hit. Compound, out of the vitals. (Been shooting the Recurve alone for a couple months and it shows) haha. Having too much fun with the struggle stick.

Day 2. Recurve is feeling natural. Little right but I will have to do some fine adjustments after the challenge. Compound OUCH! 0 for 2. MER obviously not 60 anymore. See if I can sneak one in tomorrow.

Day 3. Nice calm morning and just feeling it. Arrows left the string under some back tension and both hits.

Thank you Rokslide and sponsors for once again lighting a fire under me this spring. I am calling it! This year. First harvest with the traditional equipment!!! And squeeze in some practice with the hot wheels.

 

[BigSkyHntr]

Username: BigSkyHntr
Bow: Hoyt Rx1 Turbo— 72lbs-29”
Sight: Spott Hogg Fast Eddie
Stabilizer: Fuse
Release: Spott Hogg wise guy
Arrows: Victory Rip Tko @445 gr. total weight
Broadhead: Sevr 2”
MER: 65 yds.
Hit: x/3– 3/3

In for the 2nd year! Stepping back 5 yds from last year. Target is black outline as the vitals are backwards and not in the right place on the insert IMO lol.

1st shot was dead calm, last light.

2nd shot was windy, 5-10 mph gusts. Shot didn’t feel great as I held at full draw for awhile waiting for the wind to die down then kind of punched it. Result was good though, right beside shot 1.

3rd shot touched the first one! Dead deer, happy with the results.. had a stiff breeze in my face.
Thank you Rokslide for putting this on and also big Thanks to the sponsors!

 

[tdoublev]

User Name : tdoublev

Bow Brand : Hoyt

Bow Model : Torrex

Sight Brand : Spot Hogg Fast Eddie Double Stack

BH Brand : QAD Exodus 125 gr

MER : 55

Hit (X/3) : 2/3

This is my first year in the CBC (second year of archery). I will be hunting elk and whitetail, but won't shoot as far for whitetail so I sent my MER at 55 and using a 8.5" plate outline as target (apparently I don't have paper plates in my house). I changed my strings not too long ago and have only broadhead tuned the bow out to 35 yards, so we will see how this goes!

Day 1: 52 degrees outside, calm as could be. Shot broke well and aiming was a little shakey left to right but felt solid vertically so a little surprised it hit lower. I suspect my BH tune might be a little low - we will see how where the shots land the next couple of days. I might add a yard to my sight tomorrow.


Day 2: changed locations today. Breezes picking up here and there but didn’t notice it during my shot since I was too busy being blinded by looking directly towards the sun in the early evening. Struggled to locate my bubble in the sight picture since the target was in the shade. Really threw me off. Hold was much more shakey than yesterday but still had a surprise break. Not happy with the result. I did add a yard to my sight today and the vertical looks better. I wasn’t wearing a hat today which I absolutely would be during a hunt - wonder how much that would have helped.


Day 3: Cloudy and rainy today - no sun in my eyes . Still felt a little shakey - had a very surprise release to the point I thought “oh s#%@“ when it went off. End result couldn’t have been better - gotta trust the process. Still had my sight set one yard higher and confirms my BH tune is slightly off. Glad the challenge is over because I’ve been dying to shoot my bow more!

 

[CM]

User Name : CM

Bow Brand : PSE

Bow Model : Omen Pro

Sight Brand : Spot Hogg Fast Eddie Double Pin

BH Brand : Ulmer Edge 100 Grain

MER : 70 Yards, 8 inch circle

Hit (X/3) : 2/3

Day 1: No wind, I waited a few minutes too long so the sun was in my eyes. Just squeaked it into the vitals


Day 2: I didn't get out until tonight, it was getting dark and it was a bit breezy, I rushed the shot a bit, I wanted to count it as in, but it wasn't touching the tape by 1/16th of an inch.


Day 3: Slight breeze, shot felt good, I just squeaked another one in.


Summary:
I've got some work to do before hunting season. I haven't been shooting much this spring and it shows, I need to shake some rust off and get better before hunting season. I look foward to the Cold Bow every year, thanks for putting it on!