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Who all is planning on attending any Pro Ams this year ? If so list up which ones your going to and maybe we can all meet up .

I'm going to Florida , Benning , the new Alabama venue , and Kentucky . Won't be able to go to Illinois this year since my wife is due on that weekend :)
 
Florida and the Classic.

I did not enjoy the Kentucky shoot even though it was probably the closest one to me. I love the Florida shoot though.
 
Crow Terminator said:
Florida and the Classic.

I did not enjoy the Kentucky shoot even though it was probably the closest one to me. I love the Florida shoot though.
you should try and go to benning . It's a fun shoot .
 
Naw, I'm saving my vacation for 2014. I used almost all my vac in 2013 on archery shoots. I'm just gonna go to the two I know for sure I liked, and save the vacation for a trip out west.
 
bowhunter163 said:
Who all is planning on attending any Pro Ams this year ? If so list up which ones your going to and maybe we can all meet up .

I'm going to Florida , Benning , the new Alabama venue , and Kentucky . Won't be able to go to Illinois this year since my wife is due on that weekend :)

we've been to ASA shoots at ft. benning before. Illinois was always our favorite but we haven't been in a couple of years.
 
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DixieCrafter said:
The lord willing and the creek don't rise I am going to try to make all 7 of the ASA Pro/Am!
that's impressive . I was going to all of them except Texas and then the wife got pregnant and she is due the week of illinois
 
bowhunter163 said:
DixieCrafter said:
The lord willing and the creek don't rise I am going to try to make all 7 of the ASA Pro/Am!
that's impressive . I was going to all of them except Texas and then the wife got pregnant and she is due the week of illinois

You know how life kinda jumps up from time to time to throw a monkey wrench in the best of plans! Sorta like the wife getting pregnant?

Just remember this ancient Chinese proverb: Spooning leads to forking!
 
bowhunter163 said:
then the wife got pregnant and she is due the week of illinois

LOL you said that like you didn't have any thing to do with it...like she came down with the flu or something on her own. Hahah. That's what those cold and rainy days/nights do for ya right there.
 
Crow Terminator said:
bowhunter163 said:
then the wife got pregnant and she is due the week of illinois

LOL you said that like you didn't have any thing to do with it...like she came down with the flu or something on her own. Hahah. That's what those cold and rainy days/nights do for ya right there.
lol It's more like a demonic possession and flu combo . 9 months of crazy woman mixed with a little projectile vomiting and a slight hint of happiness every once in a while ;)
 
I'm really hoping to at least go to KY and Metropolis. Illinois is my absolute favorite and I miss my archery buddies.
 
Bowdacious said:
I'm really hoping to at least go to KY and Metropolis. Illinois is my absolute favorite and I miss my archery buddies.
I really like metropolis , maybe I can get the wife induced before then lol
 
Crow Terminator said:
Florida and the Classic.

I did not enjoy the Kentucky shoot even though it was probably the closest one to me. I love the Florida shoot though.

What was wrong with KY? Didn't you like the extreme uphill and downhill shots in the rain and the fog? Or did you shoot the powerline?

The take I gather from some of the really seasoned ASA shooters, they said that this years London shoot was set up the hardest and easiest they had ever seen! Open B and K45 shot the same ranges I think and these shooters had the same story Range F the hardest they'd seen and K range the easiest with 11-12 targets at 33 yds.

I know I didn't really appreciate the 8 I shot on the 43-44 yard steep uphill javelina, in the fog no less!
 
I shot on the powerline. The shots themselves weren't hard at all. I just didn't like the venue itself. IMO it was ran more like what I would expect a state level shoot to be, instead of a national level Pro/Am. The biggest gripe I actually had, wasn't the walking up and down the power line...it was the Pro's and Semi Pros that got me. They got to drive to their ranges on the power line, instead of walking like the rest of us...and they went right through the middle of all the spectators and shooters already on the other ranges. They kicked up quite a dust storm on all of us and didn't seem to care enough to slow down at all to keep the dust to a minimum. I had on a white shirt before they came through and by the time they all drove past us, my shirt was red/orange from dirt. One even had his radio blasting the whole way down through there, but I read on ArcheryTalk that ASA did DQ him for doing that.
 
Crow Terminator said:
I shot on the powerline. The shots themselves weren't hard at all. I just didn't like the venue itself. IMO it was ran more like what I would expect a state level shoot to be, instead of a national level Pro/Am. The biggest gripe I actually had, wasn't the walking up and down the power line...it was the Pro's and Semi Pros that got me. They got to drive to their ranges on the power line, instead of walking like the rest of us...and they went right through the middle of all the spectators and shooters already on the other ranges. They kicked up quite a dust storm on all of us and didn't seem to care enough to slow down at all to keep the dust to a minimum. I had on a white shirt before they came through and by the time they all drove past us, my shirt was red/orange from dirt. One even had his radio blasting the whole way down through there, but I read on ArcheryTalk that ASA did DQ him for doing that.

I have heard these exact words repeated many times and I agree with you!
 
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.
 
UTGrad said:
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 .
 
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.

 
bowhunter163 said:
UTGrad said:
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.
 
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 .

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