Suffolk Bushcraft Group

[Big Stu 12]

LOL, and we cant have toooo many Failures can we.... and lets be honest.. most failures are down to the person that was last working/using on the thing that failed.... .

 

[Big Stu 12]

Great Shoot today Chris and Steve, you missed a really good one...... 32 3'ds with a very well set out course .

only lost one arrow, and two piles...so a good day.. low scoring tho... 384.. I just could not find the Kill Zone, and had a few second arrow wounds .

 

[ozzy1977]

great stuff Stu, was it a good turnout?
I have been tracking this afternoon with Charlie, and litter picking, who would have thought that a 1m walk could take 2hrs

 

[Big Stu 12]

great stuff Stu, was it a good turnout?
I have been tracking this afternoon with Charlie, and litter picking, who would have thought that a 1m walk could take 2hrs

Yeah 77 Archers.. nice turn out...

LOL.. good to hear you got him tracking .. was it for sausages... never seen a sausage track..lol

 

[Cromm]

You need to get a different bow Stu.

 

[ozzy1977]

No sausages, we did find dog, fox, dear, rabbit, squirrel and pheasant tracks though.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Sounds Like a nice time out bud... bet Charlie Had fun

You need to get a different bow Stu.

Yeah I know..lol.....

 

[ozzy1977]

He did love it, covered in mud and wet through and a pocket full of stones and empty shotgun shells

 

[mitch66]

You need to get a different bow Stu.

Hi, may I ask how you came to this conclusion, unless stu snapped his old one in half. Just curious cromm

 

[Cromm]

Well my 6 year old son can shoot over 400 and more importantly I have at least two bows that Stu is thinking of buying, mitch66.

 

[mitch66]

Well my 6 year old son can shoot over 400 and more importantly I have at least two bows that Stu is thinking of buying, mitch66.

Thanks cromm, I didn't know if the score was good or required a little more work, ( said with respect by someone who could not hit a barn door at 20yards ) I'm sure if you bring you bow selection to the meeting sometime you would generate some interest and sales after stu has made his selection of course.

 

[ozzy1977]

Stu I cant go to renelsham until the 22nd- 23rd to get the birch and pine for making the pitch.

 

[Cromm]

Cheers mitch66, In all truth 768 would be the straightforward max score you could get on 32 targets. I don't know too many guys or gals who would max out shooting wooden arrows and AFB. But its not about the scores its really is being out there and doing it, making the perfect shot then missing by a foot because you didn't see the small branch that defects the arrow.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Just as a matter of interest the Gold was taken by some one who got 450ish, and the Sliver was about 440ish... for AFB... as it was an open being Club member's the scores are not entered in to the comp as such,

I was in a group of four, two AFB's and two Recurves, I came second in the group missed first by think it was 12 points, cocked the last target up with a blank.... Argghhhh.. the other AFB got about 320ish.

Its def different shooting for points then just standing and mucking about how we normally do, some silly mistakes and wrong choice of routes through the trees that did deflect the arrow but that's experience... also having the fixed pegs a well, you got no choice where to shoot from....lol

The course was shall we say a challenge... apart from that it just means more practice, lol

 

[Big Stu 12]

Stu I cant go to renelsham until the 22nd- 23rd to get the birch and pine for making the pitch.

Ok mate thats no problem

 

[Cromm]

Yeah I know what you mean Stu, it only takes one blank or a few second or third arrow shots to knock the scores down. I've miss out on golds by a hand full of points and think aahhg if only I had got that easy one just after lunch with my first arrow.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Yeah I know what you mean Stu, it only takes one blank or a few second or third arrow shots to knock the scores down. I've miss out on golds by a hand full of points and think aahhg if only I had got that easy one just after lunch with my first arrow.

Your not joking there.. it was a great shoot loads of realy good targets, taht really streched the archer ability, I could not belive the worst for me was a skunk that I had placed at the bottom of a tree about 8 foot away.... and yes I missed.... 1st and 2nd... only got a wound on 3rd... so only got 4 points instead of 24 possible.....

Going to have to help set up the course one month stay over night ready for the the shoot sometime , as it would be good to have a play while the 3D's are up

 

[ozzy1977]

That's a bit sneaky getting practice in before the comp or is it to protect them from the pikies

 

[Big Stu 12]

Protect them from the Spacemen.....

the next shoot is the 2nd March.. and our meet is the 7th/8th so a good one there....

 

[Big Stu 12]

Yeah I know what you mean Stu, it only takes one blank or a few second or third arrow shots to knock the scores down. I've miss out on golds by a hand full of points and think aahhg if only I had got that easy one just after lunch with my first arrow.

LOL I would just blame all the grease from the burgers for teh down turn in scores after lunch but allas the socring was not only bad after that

Think teh one taht really peeved me off was a Skunk that I had placed jokingly about 8 foot from the pegs and Richard said nice one we will leave it... missed with 2 arrows, and only got a 3 arrow wound........ so missed out on a 24 there.. I could of lent forward and just stuck it in with my hands...