Thanks Robby for doing another Cold Bow Challenge. And Thanks to the sponsors donating some great prizes.
Gear: Bowtech Realm SR6 at 70 lbs., MBG 5 pin slider, QAD rest, and Tight Spot Quiver. Shooting BE Spartan arrows with a 100 gr. Shuttle T broadhead.
Hadn't shot any broadheads until yesterday. Shot a few and felt like 50 yds. would be a good MER with elk being the intended target. Using a paper plate trimmed down to about 7.5 inches for a kill zone.
Day 1: 57° and slight left to right wind. (Not enough to account for this bad shot!) Terrible start to the CBC.
Day 2: Clear and chilly at 34°. Couldn't seem to get my pin to settle this morning, but a better result than the first day. Guess it will be backstraps for Easter dinner!
Day 3: Mid 60's, sunny and 10-12 mph wind going left to right. Day 1 was bad. Day 2 some redemption, but Day 3 was plain terrible. Yes that's an empty target because I missed to the right of the target. I knew I wasn't very steady, but to miss the whole target has me in a quandry. To add insult to injury, my arrow disappeared into brush neverland.
Day 4: Made another attempt to locate the lost arrow from day 3. No luck. So time to move on and grab another broadhead. Low 60's with winds between 10-15 mph mostly hitting my back. After yesterdays disaster the nerves are a little rattled. Never had target panic before, but beginning to think I might be developing a case. Another shot to the right. Not sure what I'm doing, and only shooting 1 arrow a day is killing me since I can't shoot additional arrows to trouble shoot what I'm doing. Being a left handed shooter, I have a tendency to push arrows left when I start getting tired. Pulling arrows to the right has never been an issue before. 1 more arrow to complete this challenge. Then it's back to square one to see what I'm screwing up.
Day 5: 68° with winds gusting to 10 mph from left to right. Felt better at the release on this shot and was happy to see I hit my target zone. A little low, but I think I dropped my arm a little on the release in my rush to see where the arrow hit. My performance during this CBC was terrible. Time to refocus and get things squared away before elk season shows up.
Thanks for the challenge Robby, and good luck to all the qualified participants. Some great prizes to win!
Gear: Bowtech Realm SR6 at 70 lbs., MBG 5 pin slider, QAD rest, and Tight Spot Quiver. Shooting BE Spartan arrows with a 100 gr. Shuttle T broadhead.
Hadn't shot any broadheads until yesterday. Shot a few and felt like 50 yds. would be a good MER with elk being the intended target. Using a paper plate trimmed down to about 7.5 inches for a kill zone.
Day 1: 57° and slight left to right wind. (Not enough to account for this bad shot!) Terrible start to the CBC.
Day 2: Clear and chilly at 34°. Couldn't seem to get my pin to settle this morning, but a better result than the first day. Guess it will be backstraps for Easter dinner!
Day 3: Mid 60's, sunny and 10-12 mph wind going left to right. Day 1 was bad. Day 2 some redemption, but Day 3 was plain terrible. Yes that's an empty target because I missed to the right of the target. I knew I wasn't very steady, but to miss the whole target has me in a quandry. To add insult to injury, my arrow disappeared into brush neverland.
Day 4: Made another attempt to locate the lost arrow from day 3. No luck. So time to move on and grab another broadhead. Low 60's with winds between 10-15 mph mostly hitting my back. After yesterdays disaster the nerves are a little rattled. Never had target panic before, but beginning to think I might be developing a case. Another shot to the right. Not sure what I'm doing, and only shooting 1 arrow a day is killing me since I can't shoot additional arrows to trouble shoot what I'm doing. Being a left handed shooter, I have a tendency to push arrows left when I start getting tired. Pulling arrows to the right has never been an issue before. 1 more arrow to complete this challenge. Then it's back to square one to see what I'm screwing up.
Day 5: 68° with winds gusting to 10 mph from left to right. Felt better at the release on this shot and was happy to see I hit my target zone. A little low, but I think I dropped my arm a little on the release in my rush to see where the arrow hit. My performance during this CBC was terrible. Time to refocus and get things squared away before elk season shows up.
Thanks for the challenge Robby, and good luck to all the qualified participants. Some great prizes to win!
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