Re: RedhunterZ71...
With my 4x lens and #1 clarifier, I still can't quite make out the 10 ring line beyond 30 yards unless the sunlight is perfectly on that spot. I can however, see the little things I have trained myself to look for on the targets...and that helps a ton.
Without the lens, I was basically shooting in the vicinity of where I thought the 10 or 12 rings were. Once I put my binoculars down, I was basically shooting by memory of that image. And it really showed. My scores plummeted to about an average of 2 down - even. This being in Open C class...40 yard max, known yardage. I was getting slaughtered by the guys shooting 10+ up.
Once I got the lens and found the clarifier I needed...the game changed. Now, when I look through my binoculars and see that little brown spot of arrow holes that marks the 12, or somebodys arrow that's just to the left/right of the 12...I can see that same spot through the scope and hold on it...instead of just seeing foam with no details about it. My game has jumped from 2 down to averaging 16 up; with about 8-9 twelves per round. Hopefully I can continue this as my base line and improve on it when it counts, and at least make a top 20 in an ASA this yr. I am almost tempted to try a 5x or 6x lens...just because I think the clarifier takes some of the overall magnification away from my 4x. Who knows. I'm very happy with my 3D game right now though; I have room to improve for sure with what I have.
