100 yard broadhead competition

[Woodchuck]

Are there two of threads?

Yes.

Nope. 

[Rainier10]

Are there two of threads?

Yes.

Nope. 

Oh I see what you did there.

[RadSav]

There is the standing joke at Silver Arrow Bowmen that we have been bribed to put up or moving targets or do a steel target challenge shot!

When I was in the retail business we sponsored a 70 yard steel buffalo shoot at a 3-D.  It was a lifesized steel buffalo/bison with a 6" hole around the top of the heart.  $5 for three shots.  Most arrows thru the hole won a new bow.  Proceeds went to charity.  By the time the shoot and tie breaker were over there was a Rubbermaid trash can full of broken arrow parts.


...We sold a lot of arrows that weekend!

[D-Rock425]

There is the standing joke at Silver Arrow Bowmen that we have been bribed to put up or moving targets or do a steel target challenge shot!

When I was in the retail business we sponsored a 70 yard steel buffalo shoot at a 3-D.  It was a lifesized steel buffalo/bison with a 6" hole around the top of the heart.  $5 for three shots.  Most arrows thru the hole won a new bow.  Proceeds went to charity.  By the time the shoot and tie breaker were over there was a Rubbermaid trash can full of broken arrow parts.


...We sold a lot of arrows that weekend!

I've thought about trying this at GFSC for one of our shoots in 2016.

[SuperX]

This type comp ends up being about your bow tuning and arrow building skills, but you'd have to use a hooter shooter to really tell who the winner of that is.  If you really want to make it random, try at unmarked distances 100y and over!

[D-Rock425]

Are we tryi,g to test broadheads at 100 yards or shooters at 100 yds?

[Rainier10]

I finally just voted "maybe".  Not enough information on what the object of this is or how it would work.  Hopefully he will come back on and give a little more detail.

[AZcoueshunter78]

It is a double elimination tournament , 5 arrows per round and lowest 1 or 2 scores per round get a check. After 2 checks your out and last man standing takes the cake. Bow must be hunting setup. So i guess its a test of shooter and bow. Obviously not alot of interest here in washington for a competition of this sort.

[Rainier10]

That helps.  I assume you have seen one of these before.  How many rounds do they go and how much of a break do you get between rounds?  Shooting a 70 pound draw takes its toll on a guy you know.  A guy would have to have a couple of dozen arrows is my guess with all the fletches that would get damaged.

[D-Rock425]

Lot of arrows.

[High Climber]

Cool idea I would be in if it was close to home. I'm assuming each shooters arrows would get pulled after his five shots?...Shouldn't be too many broken arrows or sliced fletchings that way.  Any more than 5 or 6 rounds might be pushing the stamina a bit for my steadiness. I think 7-8 arrow setups would probably be a safe bet if the target was the size of 3 cedar bales with the Bulls in the center. Rage practice heads would be the ticket I think or would it be fixed blades only?

[AZcoueshunter78]

A group would shoot and score and pull then switch out with another group and rest in between . YoU would shoot untill you were eliminated. Low scores are what dictates eliminations.

[D-Rock425]

Why broadheads?  Why not just shoot field tips?

[D-Rock425]

If you guys want to do it I have the targets and range.

[Rainier10]

I assume he wants to do it with broadheads to increase the degree of difficulty for those who don't have there broadheads flying identical to field tips or as accurately.  The tough part about broadheads is the cost per damaged arrow goes way up and for me the chance of cutting my own fletchings goes way up cause I am just that good....not.