OT Range Report - Using a Rock to Kill an Arrow...

[AJMD429]

I guess this kind of bow must really be hard on arrows - I wouldn't recommend one. My son is an avid bow shooter, and thought he was getting a good deal on a new bow, but when he went out to shoot it (at a 30-yard target), it went and tore up his arrows he'd worked so hard on to hand-fletch. Really makes me mad. Here's a photo of the second and third arrows he ever fired from the bow...

Disgraceful.





I can't believe they make bows that do this kind of thing, especially to a young kid...

[Old No7]

Nice shot!

That's as good as a 2-shot group as you can get!

My twin brother did that once -- over many years -- and still has the arrows in the cellar as a keepsake.

Of course, I kept telling him to take a 3rd shot, but he didn't................

Oh, and fine looking young man and a nice bow too!

Old No7

[Hobie]

[rjohns94]

Very kewl. I have all my "Robin Hoods" saved since I first started shooting. guess he will have to shift to a three spot target to avoid those. Very nice. Congrats. May it be the first of many more. Blessings

[JReed]

Great shooting! I am lucky if I can keep a 3" group at 25 yards.

[kimwcook]

Well, I see we've found Robin Hood. Where's his merry men?

Just kidding. That's really good shooting.

[JustaJeepGuy]

I was thinking that's a really long arrow......then I looked at the second pic.

[CEMENTHEAD]

I've been bowhunting 18 years and I've NEVER shot a Robin Hood.......That's awesome! Many wishes for many more. Thanks, Tom

[Ysabel Kid]

Bully for him! You gotta love the smirk too!

[SmokeEater2]

Good shot! I'm lucky if I don't have to root through the grass and leaves to find mine.

[Rusty]

Good shootin! My son did the same thing with his Darton a while after he got it. He didn't see the value of keeping the arrows together as a trophy and took them apart so he could still use the one in the rear.

I've never done it with my longbow, but I did cut one of his arrows in half one time when we were checking our broadhead flight. It's really cool to see the spiral of the arrow as it cuts a shaft like that in two.

[Jaguarundi]

Excellent !

[Jacko]

Your boy looks tickled pink -I love seeing kids playing Archery - greatest game on earth been in it over 30 years myself . All encouragement to him .

I did that once near 30 years ago , a fella bet me I could not repeat my dead centre shot I did - I covered up my surprise and acted very cool but I was thrilled to bits . I sold the arrows to another fella who thought it was the greatest thing he'd ever seen . A Journalist member of the club at the time sent in the photo to the now defunct Australian Outdoors magazine , had my copy for years but lost it along the way .

regards Jacko

[TedH]

Awesome!

[RIHMFIRE]

give him a high 5 for me!

[KirkD]

Looks like that bow can really shoot tight groups!

[Modoc ED]

God shooting. He ought to send those pictures to the company that made the bow. Maybe they'd give him some consideration for future parts, etc..

[madman4570]

Now that is what I call doing some real shooting.
He should send a pic of that into Ted Nugent(Spirit Of The Wild)show
I bet Ted would really get a kick out of that one and probably put in on his letter section of his show!

Great Job!!(been bow shooting 25 years and never had em stick like that)

[AJMD429]

Good shot! I'm lucky if I don't have to root through the grass and leaves to find mine.

Me too...! It wasn't as embarassing when he was little and couldn't outshoot me...

[Brian in FL]

That's just awesome. Give him a big congrats from me.

[jeepnik]

Eons ago, I did the same thing. I was using a fiberglass recurve. Had it not been for my sister, who witnessed it, no one would have believed it. Had that thing hanging on my bedroom wall till I went into the service. When I got back, it was gone. Too bad, I thought it was cool. Have that framed for the youngman. It's a rare occurance, and one that will stick in his memory for the rest of his life.

[cas]

You reminded me of my first shot with my "new bow". When I was a freshman in high school I bought my first ever compound bow. I'd shot plenty of wood and fiberglass long bows as a kid, instinctively of course. So when I bought this new compound bow I though "I don't need no stupid sights."
Out in my back yard, my very first shot... went past the target, THROUGH the fence, and into a piece of diamond plate steel leaning against the shed. One shot, one arrow with a 90º bend in the middle. "Maybe I DO need sights."

[alnitak]

Great shooting!! I'm not much of a bowman, but used to have a dart board growing up. Did that quite a number of times with darts (much easier, I know), and even had a few triples.

No matter how you cut it, it's impressive!! Kudos to your boy.