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tradtiger · 02-07-2021, 07:25 AM

Simple, short consistency challenge this week. Fold an 8.5x11" piece of paper in half both ways to create four quadrants and put a dot in the approximate center of each.

Challenge is to shoot the first two arrows of a day from 10 yards (5 for kids), any position, as close as possible to the center dot of any quadrant. Measure nearest part of arrow shaft to the other arrow shaft. Tie- breaker is closest single arrow of a pair to the center dot.

Winner will have the closest pair of arrows to each other and within (or touching a fold of) the same quadrant on any single day. For clarity, draw a big "X" after using a quadrant, and shoot at a different quadrant each day, with up to four days' tries allowed. Luck is allowed in that I don't care which unused quadrant the first arrow hits, as long as the second arrow goes into the same quadrant. Hitting in a "used" quadrant is a no-score.

Good luck, have fun!

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tradtiger · 02-07-2021, 07:43 AM

Note that the challenge is consistency -- not necessarily the closeness to the center spot. Saying it's more important to put the second arrow closer to the first arrow than to the dot. The dot is the original aimpoint, but its measure is only the tie-breaker part of the challenge. In other words, once the first arrow hits anywhere in an unused quadrant, then that arrow becomes the aimpoint for the second arrow. First "Robinhood" wins!

tradtiger · 02-07-2021, 09:07 AM

Went ahead and shot my first round. Actually was going for top left quadrant, but first arrow went in top right one (the left arrow), so adjusted for second shot. Plenty of room for improvement, but here it is Day 1: 1-5/8" between arrows; 5/8" to dot from nearest arrow.

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Briar Friar · 02-07-2021, 04:19 PM

First Robinhood wins! Im gonna pull out my cloth yard long arrows with goose fletchings.

Ill wager a roasted capon I win.

SJP51 · 02-07-2021, 05:09 PM

I got two in the same square. But I can't best Tradtiger yet, and maybe not at all!

DRT · 02-07-2021, 07:03 PM

I will try this one if I get this snake under control!

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Briar Friar · 02-07-2021, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DRT

I will try this one if I get this snake under control!

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Too beaucoup. Too beaucoup.

Briar Friar · 02-07-2021, 11:13 PM

Day 1: 1 1/2” apart, 3” from dot

TXRebel · 02-08-2021, 01:10 PM

No score, also failed to cover all holes from a previous FSC

First two shots in in two weeks. Shot sitting, shooting at upper left!

tradtiger · 02-08-2021, 09:29 PM

Move that pair over a bit and you're leading Reb!

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TXRebel · 02-09-2021, 02:02 PM

Day2: shooting at upper left

DRT · 02-09-2021, 04:36 PM

Well, at least I hit the quadrant I shot at.

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tradtiger · 02-09-2021, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TXRebel

Day2: shooting at upper left

Reb: luck is allowed on quadrant hit.

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TXRebel · 02-09-2021, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tradtiger

Reb: luck is allowed on quadrant hit.

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I didn't count it, because the outer arrow didn't tear paper.

Nice shots for the lead, DRT!

tradtiger · 02-09-2021, 08:33 PM

"Within (or touching a fold)" applies to the edge of paper as well, Reb. Doesn't have to cut the paper.

Here's my Day 2: 1/8"; but 2-13/16" from dot.

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Briar Friar · 02-09-2021, 09:29 PM

Great group T^2.

Day 2: wasnt worth measure
Day 3: 15/16” split, 3” to aim point

Im tooling with shooting two under on my 38@28 longbow and my glove tips have taken a deep groove. Ive gotten plucky. I see why Howard Hill had rigid plastic in his leather glove tips.

Yall must not like roasted capon. Im gonna lose.

DRT · 02-10-2021, 01:29 PM

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tradtiger · 02-10-2021, 03:01 PM

Day 3: no improvement

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Grand Passage · 02-11-2021, 04:08 PM

Good shooting y’all. I shot the first day and pulled arrows out before taking a picture. It was rather humbling.

I decided to sit this week out as I am hunting this weekend and have been confidently practicing at 15-20 yards, and didn’t want to risk getting in my own head.

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DRT · 02-11-2021, 04:53 PM

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DRT · 02-11-2021, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Passage

Good shooting y’all. I shot the first day and pulled arrows out before taking a picture. It was rather humbling.

I decided to sit this week out as I am hunting this weekend and have been confidently practicing at 15-20 yards, and didn’t want to risk getting in my own head.

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My problem would be not hunting with that being my last "need to make" shots.
No pressure though.

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Briar Friar · 02-11-2021, 11:26 PM

Great first shots DRT!

Good skillin on the hunt GP.

Day 4 RH longbow: off quadrant
Then after nightfall...
Day 1 LH Recurve: better than off quadrant

tradtiger · 02-12-2021, 05:36 PM

My Day 4: first shot close to dot, but no improvement for pair measure.

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DRT · 02-12-2021, 06:23 PM

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Grand Passage · 02-12-2021, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DRT

Last day shot one punched the dot.
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Good shooting!

DRT · 02-12-2021, 06:45 PM

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Good shooting!

Thanx. I think I have figured out the arrow/point weight combo. Or at least pretty close. It may change a little as I'm going from the felt pad to a calf hair shelf pad. Now to get the bare shaft adjustments done, fine tune the fistmele to match and take it out for some blood work.

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Briar Friar · 02-12-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DRT

Thanx. I think I have figured out the arrow/point weight combo. Or at least pretty close. It may change a little as I'm going from the felt pad to a calf hair shelf pad. Now to get the bare shaft adjustments done, fine tune the fistmele to match and take it out for some blood work.

That plan sounds awesome. Great shots!

LH Day2:

tradtiger · 02-14-2021, 01:35 PM

Good shooting, y'all. Looks like my call. Will post shortly.

02-07-2021, 07:25 AM	#1
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Traditional FSC Week 6 Simple, short consistency challenge this week. Fold an 8.5x11" piece of paper in half both ways to create four quadrants and put a dot in the approximate center of each. Challenge is to shoot the first two arrows of a day from 10 yards (5 for kids), any position, as close as possible to the center dot of any quadrant. Measure nearest part of arrow shaft to the other arrow shaft. Tie- breaker is closest single arrow of a pair to the center dot. Winner will have the closest pair of arrows to each other and within (or touching a fold of) the same quadrant on any single day. For clarity, draw a big "X" after using a quadrant, and shoot at a different quadrant each day, with up to four days' tries allowed. Luck is allowed in that I don't care which unused quadrant the first arrow hits, as long as the second arrow goes into the same quadrant. Hitting in a "used" quadrant is a no-score. Good luck, have fun! Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk Last edited by tradtiger; 02-07-2021 at 07:32 AM.

02-07-2021, 07:43 AM	#2
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Note that the challenge is consistency -- not necessarily the closeness to the center spot. Saying it's more important to put the second arrow closer to the first arrow than to the dot. The dot is the original aimpoint, but its measure is only the tie-breaker part of the challenge. In other words, once the first arrow hits anywhere in an unused quadrant, then that arrow becomes the aimpoint for the second arrow. First "Robinhood" wins! Last edited by tradtiger; 02-07-2021 at 07:50 AM.

02-07-2021, 11:13 PM	#8
Briar Friar Pope & Young Join Date: May 2015	Day 1: 1 1/2” apart, 3” from dot Attached Images

02-09-2021, 04:36 PM	#12
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Well, at least I hit the quadrant I shot at. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-09-2021, 09:29 PM	#16
Briar Friar Pope & Young Join Date: May 2015	Great group T^2. Day 2: wasnt worth measure Day 3: 15/16” split, 3” to aim point Im tooling with shooting two under on my 38@28 longbow and my glove tips have taken a deep groove. Ive gotten plucky. I see why Howard Hill had rigid plastic in his leather glove tips. Yall must not like roasted capon. Im gonna lose. Attached Images Last edited by Briar Friar; 02-09-2021 at 09:34 PM. Reason: SplitSpake

02-07-2021, 09:07 AM	#3
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Went ahead and shot my first round. Actually was going for top left quadrant, but first arrow went in top right one (the left arrow), so adjusted for second shot. Plenty of room for improvement, but here it is Day 1: 1-5/8" between arrows; 5/8" to dot from nearest arrow. Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk

02-07-2021, 04:19 PM	#4
Briar Friar Pope & Young Join Date: May 2015	First Robinhood wins! Im gonna pull out my cloth yard long arrows with goose fletchings. Ill wager a roasted capon I win.

02-07-2021, 05:09 PM	#5
SJP51 Four Point Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Nacogdoches Hunt In: Menard, Nacogdoches, Bryan	I got two in the same square. But I can't best Tradtiger yet, and maybe not at all!

02-07-2021, 07:03 PM	#6
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	I will try this one if I get this snake under control! Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-08-2021, 01:10 PM	#9
TXRebel Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Texas Hunt In: Searching	No score, also failed to cover all holes from a previous FSC First two shots in in two weeks. Shot sitting, shooting at upper left!

02-08-2021, 09:29 PM	#10
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Move that pair over a bit and you're leading Reb! Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk

02-09-2021, 02:02 PM	#11
TXRebel Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Texas Hunt In: Searching	Day2: shooting at upper left

02-09-2021, 08:33 PM	#15
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	"Within (or touching a fold)" applies to the edge of paper as well, Reb. Doesn't have to cut the paper. Here's my Day 2: 1/8"; but 2-13/16" from dot. Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk

02-10-2021, 01:29 PM	#17
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	First shot was golden. Second not so much. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-10-2021, 03:01 PM	#18
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Day 3: no improvement Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk

02-11-2021, 04:08 PM	#19
Grand Passage Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Boerne Hunt In: Hill Country & South TX	Good shooting y’all. I shot the first day and pulled arrows out before taking a picture. It was rather humbling. I decided to sit this week out as I am hunting this weekend and have been confidently practicing at 15-20 yards, and didn’t want to risk getting in my own head. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-11-2021, 04:53 PM	#20
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Another no help day. Good first, second not so much. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-11-2021, 11:26 PM	#22
Briar Friar Pope & Young Join Date: May 2015	Great first shots DRT! Good skillin on the hunt GP. Day 4 RH longbow: off quadrant Then after nightfall... Day 1 LH Recurve: better than off quadrant Attached Images Last edited by Briar Friar; 02-11-2021 at 11:37 PM. Reason: GPskillinSpake

02-12-2021, 05:36 PM	#23
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	My Day 4: first shot close to dot, but no improvement for pair measure. Sent from my SM-J337V using Tapatalk

02-12-2021, 06:23 PM	#24
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Last day shot one punched the dot. Shot two got away a little but I'd take it on an animal. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-14-2021, 01:35 PM	#28
tradtiger Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Austin Hunt In: Lee Co., Granger	Good shooting, y'all. Looks like my call. Will post shortly.

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