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Author Topic: who here has ever done areal shooting???  (Read 1893 times)

Offline $bowhunter$

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who here has ever done areal shooting???
« on: February 14, 2011, 05:38:00 PM »
well i just got back in from arieal target shooting with my buddy and i must say i had a BLAST its some of the funest stuff to do. so how many of you have eveer shot arral targets and whatd u think about it?


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Offline Stone Sheep

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 05:44:00 PM »
I can't get enough of aerial targets. Some of the 3d shoots offer them as a novilty shoot.
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Offline Mike Vines

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »
They are my favorite.  Maybe that is why I love hunting birds so much.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »
I was surprised at how quickly you can actually get to hitting the targets. It is fun.

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 06:02:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Bisch:
I was surprised at how quickly you can actually get to hitting the targets. It is fun.

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Makes you really focus on the target.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2011, 06:04:00 PM »
every year at Comptons

Offline Mitch-In-NJ

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2011, 06:14:00 PM »
I love it.  The only thing is that my form tends to go all to hell.  I rarely reach full draw, mostly it's all snap shooting.  And i can't bend at the waist fast enough for these things so I tend to just move my bow arm.  Yep, really bad form.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2011, 06:15:00 PM »
its great. the only thing is you MUST have someone there throwing the target to shoot at it so you cant just shoot by yourself when noones around.
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Offline LH Keith

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2011, 06:18:00 PM »
I've only had one opportunity to try aerials (so far), Loved it! The timing, the angles, & all that, it's great. Even hit a few LOL!
 Hope to do it again in SC this weekend.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2011, 06:27:00 PM »
This is the last aerial target I shot. 16 January 2011, was moving along pretty good.    :D    

 

Don't get to shoot at target discs much, most my practice is done on live targets.

Shot this one with a 54" 55#@28 Shrew I got from Andy Ivey (Tradtusker) last year.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2011, 06:33:00 PM »
At the Comptons shoot they have an area set up for aerials.  For a buck you get 6 shots.  Folks are lined up  and they shoot well into the night under the spotlights.  It's a blast!
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »
Yup, lots of fun. If we have a little down time at deer, antelope, or elk camp, we do some disc shooting.

It's also fun to have a guy roll them discs for you to shoot at. I make mine out of several pieces of cardboard glued together. You can really get them things moving fast and bouncing across the prairie.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #12 on: February 14, 2011, 06:52:00 PM »
I also love the flying targets.  My buddy and I didn't have any disks, but we had some gallon plastic milk jugs.  We just put in a little dirt and sand for weight and flung away.    ;)    

The plastic jug takes a lot of punishment, and if you shoot like us, there is no need to worry about too many holes in the jug.    :rolleyes:   And we used flu flus to avoid searching so much.

BTW, bawana...that little Teal makes a nice trophy!   :thumbsup:
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2011, 06:53:00 PM »
Would love too shoot aerial targets. Looking in Montana, for some 3D shoots and aerials.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2011, 07:09:00 PM »
Im have never tried it, but it looks like a lot of fun. They have a good aerial shoot at the traditional bow shoot in my state. I think I will try it at the next shoot coming up in April, however I am somewhat concerned about not getting to full draw as another member previously stated. I have worked very hard at getting over my snap shooting and am doing a lot better so I would hate to blow what I have acomplished. I guess it wouldn't hurt to try.

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2011, 07:16:00 PM »
Those foam three-winged boomerangs work great for aerial shooting. If you're quick (and you will be after some practice) you can throw and shoot them yourself.

Doing that over my lunch hour everyday some years ago I got so it was disappointing to miss.  Took a Canada goose for New-year's dinner that year.

Pheasant is fun with the bow too.

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2011, 07:20:00 PM »
I got into it so much a few yrs ago, that I bought a hitchiker target launcher from John Freeland. Here's a short video from about 2 yrs ago. It's my grandson when he was 4. It's kinda cool and is on the Classics forum. enjoy Don
 
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2011, 07:27:00 PM »
thats some awesome shooting.
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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2011, 07:35:00 PM »
my son started  shooting Ariels about 4 yrs ago  10inch dics now he is doing trick shows and shooting BB's and asprin at 14 it is amazing how good you get with practice

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Re: who here has ever done areal shooting???
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2011, 07:42:00 PM »
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They have a good aerial shoot at the traditional bow shoot in my state.
That's where I have done it.  Take my nephew every year and we spend about half our time it seems shooting those darn things.

It's quite the setup.  Kind of like a baseball machine pointed upward.  Disks go about 30 feet high and there's about 30 or 40 in the machine.
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