Any Archery Athletes in this Forum?

[KHNC]

I read on another forum archers cant be athletes. I guess they are not Rokslide members.

 

[slick]

I’m neither


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[Jaden Bales]

Hahah. Athletes seems like a subjective term. So if by that you mean eating healthy, keeping legs and back in shape, shooting regularly, then I'd imagine this forum here has a whole gob of us.

If Train to Hunt Champions are what you're looking for... I bet a few?

 

[KHNC]

I’m neither


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I guess rifle hunters are people too.

 

[Jaden Bales]

I’m neither


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I guess rifle hunters are people too.

I stand corrected.

I wonder how many guys who archery hunt never touch a rifle... Because I shot all my critters with a boom stick last year but spent a pile of time archery hunting.

 

[KHNC]

Im leaning more towards rifle as i get older. The hunt for ammo is more of a challenge to me.

 

[303TrophyHusband]

If chess is considered a sport then... I still probably don't qualify

 

[Jaker_cc]

I once was an athlete, and I’ve always been an archer.... so I guess that makes me a washed up archery athlete

 

[5MilesBack]

One can be an archer, and one can be an athlete as well. The two are mutually exclusive. Sometimes I run the 3D and field courses. There's a lot of steep terrain with loose surfaces and sometimes even snow and ice covering the rocky stream beds and slopes. One needs to be somewhat athletic to be able to run the distances and navigate all the obstacles, but when it comes time for shooting......I'm an archer. Same for hunting.

 

[4rcgoat]

Im no athlete, in fact,if i had athletes foot my first reaction would be......thats not my f@$king foot!!

 

[mlgc20]

I did the Rinehart 100 this weekend. Shot a hundred arrows. Was worn out. And there was a scoreboard. Seems athletic enough to me.

 

[307]

I don't think it requires much athleticism to be a pretty good archer. It's mostly a holding still contest.

 

[Elk97]

I'm not an athlete (any more, 70) but I bow hunt elk in the mountains of MT. I think if you can hunt all day at 8,000'+ and pack out a heavy load if you're lucky enough to kill something there's a bit of athlete in there somewhere. Probably not going to see it as an Olympic event though )

 

[KyleSS]

I stand corrected.

I wonder how many guys who archery hunt never touch a rifle... Because I shot all my critters with a boom stick last year but spent a pile of time archery hunting.

I've killed north of 50 big game animals with my bow but not a single big game animal with a rifle.

 

[Jaden Bales]

I've killed north of 50 big game animals with my bow but not a single big game animal with a rifle.

Canuks don't count.

 

[bozeman]

What about a ‘wannabe’ athlete archer? Lol

 

[PathFinder]

I always figured the term "athlete" in hunting arose from guys who peaked in high school and still wanted the title of "athlete."

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[Moserkr]

When I was younger, i used to say “if you can eat during the game, its not a sport, its an activity”. Bowling, chess, baseball, etc... Sure it doesnt make perfect sense but you get the point.

Not many athletes train to haul 100+ lb packs out of hell holes full of deadfall miles from their trucks. Hunters are a special breed.

 

[grfox92]

I stand corrected.

I wonder how many guys who archery hunt never touch a rifle... Because I shot all my critters with a boom stick last year but spent a pile of time archery hunting.

Ive killed between 35 and 50 deer in my life and 3 of them have been with a gun.

But to be fair I lived and hunted in a Bow only county for 30 years.

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[grfox92]

Alot if pro archers I see in pictures have some huge guts on them lol

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