3-d shoot

[GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN]

yeah i'd say its all about the fun and practice.this is my first year with a trad bow and have been doing alot of shoots my score SUCKS when i shoot with friends!! when iam alone i do better.  even when i shoot wheelies for 15 years target shooting was just ok BUT !!!! WHEN I GOT INTO MY DEER STAND THAT WAS DIFFERENT ALOT OF DEER DIED!!  :bigsmyl:THATS HOW I GOT MY NAME!!  HOPE IT CARRIES ON WITH MY LONGBOW

[gsdmikko]

You're doing Well..    Score is just a number on paper,the main thing is:
DID YA HAVE FUN ?      

[bowmaster12]

i understand its about the fun i had a blast the reason i picked teh score of 224 is because that woudl be an average off all kill shots kind of using my score as a judge to if im ready to hunt with my recurve at least at the distance of the 3-d targets im very willing to keep shotts under 15 yards if i have to ive actually only shot 3 deer over 25 yards as it is all else have been with in that 15 yard range

[BowHuntingFool]

I think a 190 is a pretty good score no matter if its your 1st or 100th time! We go to a lot of shoots and have a real good time! Like GBKD, I too shoot a lot better when alone. I try and go for at least 8's on every shot, then I know when it comes time I'll have a dead animal. Just going for what I think a kill shot is improved my score big time, not really worrying about a 10 or an X-ring, just getting an 8. I enjoy keeping score it tells me if my game is improving, I practice a lot and its paying off for me. Now I'm trying to beat my last score by just a couple points each time! Sure is fun!

[BowHuntingFool]

Originally posted by ishoot4thrills:
James is right on!

I agree with James as well!

[Ssamac]

If the high ring is 12 you scored 57% of max. I see people with wheel bows who can 't do that. If you hit all the targets first time out that's good, since it's your first 3d course. It's very different than shooting at targets, right?

So now I bet you'll practice differently too. Take an old basket or soccer ball, get some blunts, and throw it around the yard and shoot at it. Uphill, down, near, far. wherever it lands shoot it. If you hit the ball all the time, I bet your next 3d will be better.

Main thing is you had fun and want to do it again.

I don't even keep score. I just kind of know if I hit all the targets in the kill zone and didn't miss any. If I do I'm ok. If you plan to hunt, that's the thing. You can hit in the kill zone. You don't want to hit the bear in the a_ _ or the deer in the head, etc. You want to get the arrow in those circles. If you can do that on every target you are golden.

enjoy
sam

[Don Stokes]

When I shot 3D regularly, my goal was to average an "8". The best I ever did was 275 out of a possible 300, and my average was around 240. Most shots were in the 15-20 yard range. I usually took home a trophy, and won several State and regional championships with those scores. You done good!

[eric-thor]

you did pretty good . i love 3-ds and shoot in that range often though sometimes better, its a work in progress .i look at it as hunting practice : the whole "pick a spot " unknown yardage thing .but just dont forget to have fun and keep working at becomin the best you can be.