Rules for a "One Arrow Shoot"

[Blackhawk]

A few years ago I was at a 3-D shoot where one of the events was a "One Arrow Shoot". This meant the archer must begin the 3-D course with only one arrow AND must finish with that one arrow (still in shooting condtion).  

[Landshark160]

No Flu Flu's with Judo points.

[VinnieB]

i think you should write something on each persons arrow just to make sure that there is no way someone could switch arrows. just might keep other people from arguing about cheating.

and maybe what kind of tip. for example just field tips and no judos etc.

just my ideas

[stickbow1]

We toyed around with this same idea at Denton Hill this year and unfortunately never did it.  The rule was you take one arrow.  If you miss a target you have 3 minutes to find your arrow.  If you do not find it you must move on.  However if you find another arrow you may shoot it and continue with the round the same rules as before.  If the arrow breaks you may find another arrow or you are taking your bow for a walk the rest of the course.  It sounds like alot of fun.

[Blackhawk]

Good ideas you have...

What time limit to look for a missed arrow?

I was thinking one minute only... and the time would begin after all arrows in the target are scored and all arrows pulled.

[stickbow1]

We would start the time immediately after the last person shot and with 3 minutes time can go pretty fast.

[whitebuffalo]

I'd look out for the fella that says he has a fused Knee,, but it clanks like arrows shafts when he walks,,LOL,,

Definately mark the arrow,
Time limit to find arrow,
Time limit to repair arrow if repairable,,IE insert or feild point,knock.,,.
I agree with all of these like sadi above,,J

[Huntrdfk]

Hold it in New Hampshire.......    

David

[zilla]

At our club we do a similar thing, and call it the 3- Arrow Hunters Challenge.  A one arrow challenge would be similar. Works sorta like this:  You begin the coourse and if you miss a target, you retire that arrow.. If you miss again you retire that arrow, if you miss a third time you are finished scoring.. If you finish with all arrow you get a bonus for each arrow, sma with two arrows and one arrow..

I was also at a shoot where they had a Fred Bear course set up..  Vitals score 10, body scores -5, miss is zero.

Out here we use the honor system.. Seems to work for us..

[Artur]

To keep the archers honest about how many arrows they have with them, make sure they enter the course with ONLY one arrow. If they insist they need to bring "back-up arrows", they can be disqualified right there.

One arrow per archer should mean exactly that.

[bm22]

what happens if someone shoot the feathers off my arrow ? sounds like 1 arrow is kind of trivial. i know that would suck to have to sit out because someone broke my arrow. especially if the shoot was supposed to just be for fun.

i would just use score to determine the winner but that is just me.

[Blackhawk]

Yes, that's the idea...try to put the opponent's arrow out of commission (legally of course.)

When I said "just for fun", I should have added "and a little money".  I plan on a $5 buy-in to play with the top four finishers dividing the loot. Archers can shoot in groups of 4-8, and there will be some "appropriate" trophy for those first four finishers...and scoring will determine winners.

I played this game a few years ago, and every person sure got a kick out of it.

[cch]

I think there should be maybe 15 targets and depending on how many people show up try to get groups of 15 so everyone will have to shoot first at least once. I like the idea of one minute after the final scoring is done determined by a group leader who would also be score keeper.

Part of the fun of a shoot like this is to break other peoples arrows. A lot of the shots are not realistic and are designed to break arrows. That way some of the best shooters will break their arrow and not be able to finish and someone of less talent will have a chance to win.