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Reacher
02-03-2009, 09:26 PM
Since I was on the far south side of Houston tonight I went to a new range to shoot. I have been doing some shoulder exercises lately to help with my consistency so I felt pretty good tonight. I was walking across the target a little less and holding a bit steadier. I went through my normal routine and stretched my arms a bit, put my B-Stinger on and made a couple of practice shots. Everything seemed ok so I started my round. I noticed that I seemed to be shooting a little high but I was kinda blaming it on the new range with different lights and didn't really think too much of it. I kept shooting and got a couple of 10s and a couple of Xs but overall I was shooting high. I went to pull my arrows after the 9th end and as I got back, there were 2 guys checking out my bow hanging on the hook. They were asking me about the bow and the the Limb Driver and then asked me about the sight... OMG! I realized that I didn't move the sight into it's normal position on the slide. I left it slid all the way back so that it's short enough to go in the case. I set my sight to the proper notch on the slider and I shot my last end. The first arrow was way low. (guess I was correcting) I calmed down and my last two shots were 10s.

Final score was 270 2x. I was consistent enough that I think I would have been over 280 tonight for sure if I had been set up right. :kicku:

I will have to shoot later in the week to try to make up for tonight. I just had to laugh at myself.


For you Houston guys, I was at Santa Fe Archery. It's a pretty nice shop with a great range. It was a great place to shoot.

wassaw
02-03-2009, 10:34 PM
this would have been a good post for "slider sights" thread. :homer:

TX Rattlesnake
02-03-2009, 10:56 PM
They do have a nice shop with some good lighting. Sorry about your round.

Daniel Boone
02-04-2009, 07:19 AM
Last week. I had mine set of 40yrds for the first three shots. I was thinking this bow hitting high.
DB

Slugger
02-04-2009, 07:55 AM
hahaah, at least you figured it out before you went to messin with stuff LOL

Elkski
02-04-2009, 08:56 AM
I dont slide mine..:spanker: anymore..:confusion:. Cant say which big shoot I was at and forgot to move it because it was a pro/am team event for money and I wasn't the pro, so I basically wasted 25$ x2 and never told the guy why I shot so poor. It was from 20 out to a range of 65 yards.

Reacher
02-04-2009, 11:45 AM
hahaah, at least you figured it out before you went to messin with stuff LOL
Ya, I am very glad I didn't start adjusting stuff before I figured it out. I guess that will teach me to make sure it's all set up before shooting.

Aggielandpoultry
02-06-2009, 02:43 AM
That kind of stuff happens all the time to folks. just be proud you admitted it lol.

tomcat8794
02-06-2009, 11:46 AM
Happened to me last week. Looked at my sight after five shots and noticed it.