20 Annual Tennessee Classic

[BigStriper]

I have to work 4 day's this week,won't be there until Friday morning.Hope everybody has great fun.

Kurt

[Pat B]

I'll be leaving for Twin Oaks first thing tomorrow morning so someone else will have to bring this post back up...TTT
 Safe travels everyone!

[LBR]

Getting close...I'm leaving REAL early Thursday am...hope to be there before 9am

[Friend]

Three more days!

[Bowwild]

Trying to decide. I'll be in Clarksville, TN Thursday and Friday.

I visited the club to meet with Bryan Marcum last year at the Trad Worlds but didn't take my bow. Country looks very nice.

[LBR]

IMO the Classic is a better shoot than the Trad Worlds.  More laid back, more vendors, more people.  Excellent, very challenging course.  Trad Worlds is great, just different.

[Friend]

Two more days!

[Bill Leeming]

Pappy-- What is your local weather forecast? Thanks.

[LBR]

Here you go Bill.  Doesn't look bad at all

 http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/chapmansboro-tn/37035/daily-weather-forecast/2202494

[Friend]

One more day!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Have a wonderful time everyone. Sounds like an incredible event is about to unfold.

[adeeden]

I'm going to finally make it down for the first time! I should be rolling in mid-morning tomorrow!

[Killdeer]

Be very gentle on the soaked ground.
I got here very early on Wednesday. It was a bluebird day once daylight came in full, and a pleasure to set up camp in.

 


 

Here is the scene from my perch.


 

Killdeer

[Killdeer]

Then it happened.
We got a long, soaking rain. I love rain, especially when I am tired, in a snug camp, and it is pattering on the roof of my tent.

Having worked a full day Tuesday, I left Ashburn, VA and set out for Twin Oaks. I drove straight through, except for three hours spent sleeping in my truck at a rest area between Knoxville and Nashville. After setting camp and getting to meet Pappy, it was too warm to sleep in the tent, so I drowsed in my cookshack until sunset cooled things down.

And the rain came, and sounded so soothing... I slept like a lamb.

It rained all day today, too, which I thoroughly enjoyed. But the poor guy that got stuck when he pulled into the pasture with a trailer didn't like it too much. He had 4WD, but jackknifed all the same. Pappy pulled him out with a tractor.

So, be mindful, be gentle, be careful.

Killdeer
BTW, I love this beautiful place. There are birds for me to learn, plants that I don't know yet, and somehow, this well-loved land tells me that it is happy. It is truly magic.


   

[Friend]

Miss Killdeer has positioned herself to fully absorb the gifted experience of Twin Oaks.

A 16 foot trailer may be required to hall merely a portion of it home.

[shag08]

I plan to make the trip tomorrow and do a little shopping. I'm needing some 250gr broadheads. My little girl needs some arrows. I'm sure my wife is needing some stuff too. Looking forward to being there.

Y'all try to stay dry. Looks like it's gonna be pretty soggy today.

[Killdeer]

Been raining for a couple of hours here, anyway. Did the practice range with Jack and T.P. Made some perfect shots, but most were "Harrumphs", broke a carbon.

Folks are still working their bows, breaking rocks and shooting in the rain. For me, time for something hot in the belly and some downtime. If whoever lost the Roy Rogers stuff reads this, I wiped it down and put it in a fresh bag, and turned it in at the registration station.

Killdeer

[DHOWARD]

It was a great day today as the rain forced me to spend the day helping/watching  my son make his first Self Bow.  Dave from NY was a great help and mentor.  By 4pm the first arrow from his masterpiece had been launched and the smile was well worth the work.  The rain finally stopped late afternoon and allowed us to hit the range and get a little practice in with our longbows before hitting the official range in the morning.  I love this place.

Dammion H.
#BleedingArrow

Bob Lee Exotic Signature Long Bow 49# @ 28"

[shag08]

Weather was perfect this morning. Just a slight chill in the air which felt great. Got some 250gr VPA 3 blade heads from Big Jim. Picked up a half dozen arrows for my little girl. Picked up several other needed odds and ends from other vendors. Looked at all kinds of beautiful bows. And talked to lots of great folks.

That slight chill in the air made me break down and buy an Asbell pathfinder pullover. Got to talk to both Fred and Teresa. Awesome people. Awesome product as always.

[Killdeer]

Cool morning, overcast. Got to shoot the first half of the course with Friend, ApplePie and his twin boys, six years old.


 

   
After lunch Friend went to shoot the second half with other folks, and the remainder of us shopped a bit before tackling targets 21 through 41. The kids were in a hurry to get to the steel fox, and talked of nothing else!

Target setups were amazing.there were many scenarios with multiple targets, which kept the course interesting and.challenging.

   

The fox ate ApplePie's arrow, but the kids' arrows proved indestructible. My arrow,of course, passed through the tiny hole where it was supposed to.

Had to brag to Pappy, and beg a pic of him with me.

   


Killdeer