You say you suck? Prove it!

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Captainkirk
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You say you suck? Prove it!

#1 Post by Captainkirk »

Many's the thread on this (and other trad forums as well) of chest-beating and picture-posting showing 5 arrows in one hole, or the successful hunter perched on the back of a very dead carcass. Yeah, those are pretty notable when it happens, and well worth bragging about. But those of us who try to shoot regularly, know there are are two sides to every coin, and every day ain't gonna be a 'heads' day.
So, if ya got the humility and honesty of a true trad hunter, let's post up those REALLY ugly misses, horrible groups, vids of whitetails or other sassy game waving 'goodbye!' and other incriminating bits of evidence that yes, you are a real trad hunter/shooter, and yup...you MISSED! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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#2 Post by stumper »

Standby.... I'll upload some uglies soon.
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#3 Post by Jamesh76 »

I believe once we start out shooting challenge. There will be plenty of ugly shots. Myself included.

I also get tired of seeing the 60 yard groups at a ping pong ball etc.

2 years ago I shot 3x over a doe at 7 yards 3x. The first deer I ever killed was a yearling doe. Shot over her 2x. stuck the 3rd. And oh the clean misses I never got a 2nd shot...… They add up

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#4 Post by Captainkirk »

Can't post a pic, but the other night while in the midst of some pretty decent shooting, an arrow failed to nock completely and the resulting 'thwank' of a dry fire was like fingernails on a chalk board. :shock: The arrow dropped off the shelf and fell on my shoes...

I spent the next 5 minutes with my heart in my throat frantically looking over my bow for cracks, delams or signs of damage, but fortunately we escaped unscathed. :oops:
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#5 Post by stumper »

Jamesh76 wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:06 am I believe once we start out shooting challenge. There will be plenty of ugly shots. Myself included.

I also get tired of seeing the 60 yard groups at a ping pong ball etc.
Or groups that took removing that 1 stubborn arrow 15 times to achieve. We should do a shot of the day thread also.... I read a book that said when you get up, shoot 1 shot that you will have to live with for the rest of the day. Before you go to work or after you get home shoot 1 time.... when you are hunting you get 1 shot, so I'd like to see that too.
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#6 Post by Captainkirk »

stumper wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:11 am Or groups that took removing that 1 stubborn arrow 15 times to achieve.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Not guilty of THAT sin...every group I ever posted a pic of was/is an honest group, but we never tell how many bad groups proceeded it, do we?
And I will say my groups have improved since I rearranged my backyard range to 15 yards... 8-)
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#7 Post by stumper »

First dibs
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#8 Post by stumper »

Very next group.
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#9 Post by Captainkirk »

You have no idea how much better that makes me feel... ;)
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#10 Post by stumper »

Look at point buried in the wood here. Wonder who did that. Now I havent taken any pics of the good groups for this session and there were some good ones.
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