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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Boomerang on December 10, 2008, 08:02:00 AM
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How many arrows do you end up losing a year? I probably lose about 2 doz. a year.
Boomer
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At least 1-2 dz each year. That is counting lost, broke, bent, ...
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I couldn't afford to loose that many. I usually lose maybe 4-6 arrows a year at 3D shoots.
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Hardly ever lose an arrow but everytime I have company shoot at my place at least one gets broken. The wall eats them lol
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Somthing to think about the next time you buy a target, opt for the larger target(at least I need a larger target) and it will pay for itself in fewer lost arrows-good way to justify speending the extra money to the "boss" :bigsmyl:
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Losses happen stumping/hunting. The breaks happen because the Wall can be intimidating for first-timers and you tend to hit what you're concentrating on. lol
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Or when Trees jump out in front of you at the 3D range. Or when attempting 70-100 yards shots on a elk target on a bet!! Man thinking about it I loose & break a lot of arrows doing stupid things but man is it fun!!! :thumbsup:
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I shoot woodies all the time. Lose and break a few stump shooting, probably one or two per outing, but I shoot into some very hard stuff and take some very unusual shots. Rarely lose or break any at 3-D tournaments.
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About a dozen hunting and stump shooting...
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I make all my arrows from scratch with either sourwood shoots or cane. Lots of work goes into each arrow so it sharpens your shooting. I do loose a few but very rarely break any since I started making them from sourwood shoots and cane. The ones I do loose I consider as an offering back to Mother Nature. Pat
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I use to go through 4 doz or so, with the increasing price of everything I'm down to about a dozen a year
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I lose more than I break. Usually at those impossible shots. Had some woodies "to lose" but they came back thanks to someone else looking for their arrows. I would say this year about 8 arrows lost or broke.
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Hardly any :goldtooth:
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This year I broke two, bent one beyond repair, and lost two under the muskeg in Canada just goofing off. I don't lose many......Grant
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I lost 3 of my new dozen woodies the first day I shot them. When I say "lost" I mean kindling-love that cedar smell! :) I CAN'T resist making, or trying to make I should say, that "double dog dare ya" impossible shot that will thread the needle between two rocks at 30 yards! Fun though! :thumbsup:
I went to carbons from woods for their greater durability but they would just richochete across the universe on those shots-never to be seen again ! :biglaugh: I think I am going back though. At least the carbons tend to turn up in the lost arrow bin on occasion. The weirdness for me comes when I get upset over losing a $10 arrow when I can shoot off $$50 in ammo without thinking about it! I look way too long sometimes because I KNOW it's there dammit! :) I buy at least two dozen a year.
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Haven't broken but a few AD's. They are almost indestructible! I lose maybe 3-4 a year. Judos save me all the time.
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I actually count how many lost or broken arrows I go through in a year. Yeah, it's a little strange, but to the people who know me it's no surprise.
So far in '08 I'm at 76.
My record was in 2007 at 142!
It was a very good year. :)
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Probably 6-12 a year. Broken or lost.
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20 arrows a year, approximately (nutria hunting increases the number of my arrows lost)
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There is a saying in skiing: "No Falls, No Balls!" If you are not losing any arrows you are either shooting at Howard Hill's level or you are not taking any fun, risky shots! BORING! :goldtooth: Fred Anderson talks about those people in his book "The Traditional Way." He says he avoids those people! :biglaugh: Great book!
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Never kept track of the number, but most of my lost arrows happen while squirrel hunting.
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Lots ! i shudder to think !
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Curveman
I love Fred's book. I make arrows the same way he does, "Cheap and lots of 'em".
Stumps be toast!
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2-3 arrows a year.... the ones i brake are usually on game :archer:
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I've left shards of arrows all over this local universe. I don't keep count, but I don't hold back when stump shooting either.
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1-2 dozen a year.