ASA Pro Ams

[UTGrad]

So y'all are saying the pros had golf carts and everyone else walked up and down hills?

That's unfair IMO, especially considering how the heart rate affects pin float and holding steady. Must be nice to keep the heart a smooth 80 bpm during a shoot instead of having pulse spikes due to going up an down hills.

 

[bowhunter163]

So y'all are saying the pros had golf carts and everyone else walked up and down hills?

That's unfair IMO, especially considering how the heart rate affects pin float and holding steady. Must be nice to keep the heart a smooth 80 bpm during a shoot instead of having pulse spikes due to going up an down hills.

No the pros got to drive back to there range , while we had to walk to ours . They drove their vehicles through our range while we were in the middle of our round . The road through our range was so dry , they kicked up ALOT of dust and made it hard to even see the targets for a minute on one side of the range .

And the ranges at the ASA shoots are set up to where you don't have to do much walking once you are at your range . The next target is directly beside you most of the time , except when you go from one side to the other . So most of the time heart rates don't come into play unless your nervous .

But actually walking to get to your range is usually an excursion of its own .

 

[UTGrad]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

 

[bowhunter163]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

I would recommend the Ft. Benning shoot or Illinois .

 

[Crow Terminator]

No golf carts...they drove their regular vehicles right down through the middle of the other ranges; shooters and spectators. Here is a pic showing how crowded it was on the power line that day.

 

[UTGrad]

That's awesome!!

It's like bow hunters Mecca lol

The pilgrimage lol

 

[TNDeerGuy]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

I would recommend the Ft. Benning shoot or Illinois .

I haven't been to Benning, but the Illinois shoot is awesome�during and after the shoot.....casino anyone?
Plus, the Illinois shoot is closer to us here in Nashville. If you go, I highly recommend going up Friday and doing the team shoot.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

I shoot Open C.

 

[bowhunter163]

Same power line just a little earlier before the start time . And I'm pretty sure there
Is Crow standing there on the right side in the blue shirt .

 

[UTGrad]

Cool pics

 

[DixieCrafter]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

You are blessed to live close to most of these shoots and don't forget the IBO Winter Nat'l that's 20 mins out of Bowling Green!

 

[DixieCrafter]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

I would recommend the Ft. Benning shoot or Illinois .

I haven't been to Benning, but the Illinois shoot is awesome�during and after the shoot.....casino anyone?
Plus, the Illinois shoot is closer to us here in Nashville. If you go, I highly recommend going up Friday and doing the team shoot.

Metropolis is a great shoot even though it can be the hottest! Casino and driving your 12 pack guzzling buddies to meet their spouses and some other stuff in there that I cannot divulge!

[size][color:#FF6666][color:#FF0000]OPEN C?[/color][/color][/size] What's up with that @#$%^&*()? You mean to tell me you are going to sandbag your way thru Open C and let them spoon feed you the yardage? Again? You can't win SOY there! Wanna borrow my rangefinder!

 

[DixieCrafter]

What class do you guys shoot? I have a lot on me this year but I'm hoping to give it a try next year

What class? I shoot in the geezer open class aka Senior Open and it's the toughest and most cutthroat class out there. Why is that? When the Pro, Semi-Pros, Senior Pros, K50, and Open A can't keep up they slither into Senior Open! BTW, It's all unknown yardage class! There's no spoon fed yardage!

 

[TNDeerGuy]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

I would recommend the Ft. Benning shoot or Illinois .

I haven't been to Benning, but the Illinois shoot is awesome�during and after the shoot.....casino anyone?
Plus, the Illinois shoot is closer to us here in Nashville. If you go, I highly recommend going up Friday and doing the team shoot.

Metropolis is a great shoot even though it can be the hottest! Casino and driving your 12 pack guzzling buddies to meet their spouses and some other stuff in there that I cannot divulge!

[size][color:#FF6666][color:#FF0000]OPEN C?[/color][/color][/size] What's up with that @#$%^&*()? You mean to tell me you are going to sandbag your way thru Open C and let them spoon feed you the yardage? Again? You can't win SOY there! Wanna borrow my rangefinder!

Not going to comment on driving my beer guzzling 'lil buddy (I so hope you read this K...LOL) around so he can down a 12 pack in 10 minutes before he turns his two partners over to his wife....LOL.

Your assuming that I'm going to be able to shoot at all this year there grandpa! LOL So, yes if and when I'm able to go again I will be soaking up some Open C and probably won't be worth a crap because it will have been so long since I've shot there smarty-pants! It's been 3 months already

 

[DixieCrafter]

10-4

I want to go to one this year if I can talk my wife into letting me go.

I would recommend the Ft. Benning shoot or Illinois .

I haven't been to Benning, but the Illinois shoot is awesome�during and after the shoot.....casino anyone?
Plus, the Illinois shoot is closer to us here in Nashville. If you go, I highly recommend going up Friday and doing the team shoot.

Metropolis is a great shoot even though it can be the hottest! Casino and driving your 12 pack guzzling buddies to meet their spouses and some other stuff in there that I cannot divulge!

[size][color:#FF6666][color:#FF0000]OPEN C?[/color][/color][/size] What's up with that @#$%^&*()? You mean to tell me you are going to sandbag your way thru Open C and let them spoon feed you the yardage? Again? You can't win SOY there! Wanna borrow my rangefinder!

Not going to comment on driving my beer guzzling 'lil buddy (I so hope you read this K...LOL) around so he can down a 12 pack in 10 minutes before he turns his two partners over to his wife....LOL.

Your assuming that I'm going to be able to shoot at all this year there grandpa! LOL So, yes if and when I'm able to go again I will be soaking up some Open C and probably won't be worth a crap because it will have been so long since I've shot there smarty-pants! It's been 3 months already

Oops! My bad, I totally forgot about the injury! Sowee!

 

[Crow Terminator]

Hey now...I thought we were going to bow shooting tournaments...not yardage judging competitions. I like the format of putting folks on a level playing field with yardage and just letting the best shooters come to the top. No excuses for high or low misses It becomes a different game in itself when you put 4 or 5 really good shooters in a group together, and everybody knows the yardage and are shooting for the same score rings. There's no room for shooting 10s and taking whatever 12s you may get by accident. You gotta start shooting for 12s and hitting a bunch of them if you want top 10 in those classes. That's how I like it...it's all about the shooter and his/her strategy.

The route I have chosen is: Open C, K45, and then K50. I imagine its gonna take some awesome shooting for Open C this year...and it will take me forever to win out of K45 when I get there. I might as well say I'm gonna be parked in K45 for a while.

 

[bowhunter163]

Hey now...I thought we were going to bow shooting tournaments...not yardage judging competitions. I like the format of putting folks on a level playing field with yardage and just letting the best shooters come to the top. No excuses for high or low misses It becomes a different game in itself when you put 4 or 5 really good shooters in a group together, and everybody knows the yardage and are shooting for the same score rings. There's no room for shooting 10s and taking whatever 12s you may get by accident. You gotta start shooting for 12s and hitting a bunch of them if you want top 10 in those classes. That's how I like it...it's all about the shooter and his/her strategy.

The route I have chosen is: Open C, K45, and then K50. I imagine its gonna take some awesome shooting for Open C this year...and it will take me forever to win out of K45 when I get there. I might as well say I'm gonna be parked in K45 for a while.

Not to mention there isn't a stepping stone class anymore for judging . Have to go straight to Open B . I don't imagine myself shooting out of K45 for a long time .

 

[Crow Terminator]

There's always Hunter class...it's still half known/half unknown. But that's probably a whole different setup than what you have in mind for K45 or Open B.

I tell ya what...I am still having a hard time with an open setup. I went back to my hunting sight setup and for some reason, can shoot that better. I may be rocking Open C and K45 with fixed pins lol

 

[bowhunter163]

What class would a new guy wanna start off in?

bow novice for sure or hunter . Matter of fact , I should shoot novice again this year since I didn't technically win out last year lol

 

[TNDeerGuy]

What class would a new guy wanna start off in?

bow novice for sure or hunter . Matter of fact , I should shoot novice again this year since I didn't technically win out last year lol

I would shoot Bow Novice if it was me and then go to Hunter or Open C