Anyone goin? February,24,25,26. This will be my first time to go. Just wandering what to expect. I'm taking my 6 year old daughter and she is wanting to shoot her recurve in a tournament. She is pretty pumped about it and would be disappointed if I didn't let her shoot. So what should I do to get her ready besides practice. Just need to know what to expect. Thanks
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#2013870 02/02/1705:27 AM02/02/1705:27 AM
Let her go and have fun. Just let her shoot from wherever she wants as long as you aren't turning in a score for a trophy. That's what I do with my little kids.I pay for them to shoot and have a card but let them shoot wherever they want and don't turn it in. It's all about letting them have fun anyway,and who cares about the competition.
If it looks like she can shoot the distances you can always shoot another round and turn her card.
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#2015470 02/03/1709:34 AM02/03/1709:34 AM
We are not worried about a trophy. Just didn't know how serious folks were there. Didn't want to take the fun out of it for her. She is excited, she made a count down calendar and everything
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#2015525 02/03/1710:30 AM02/03/1710:30 AM
We are not worried about a trophy. Just didn't know how serious folks were there. Didn't want to take the fun out of it for her. She is excited, she made a count down calendar and everything
That's the best thing about the trad guys. It's all about fun and not serious competition. When you shoot the coarse you can go with just you and your family or a few friends,or whoever you want. It's good to have groups of about 3-6 people so it flows better, but there's no official watching you. You just shoot your target and wait on the group ahead of you and go from target to target. Some targets are 30-50 yards apart and some may be a little farther. It's all very informal and on the honor system if you want to keep score. There's no money prize involved so it would take a special kind of person to be so needy as to cheat.
Sometimes they will have a special event where you shoot in front of people in a shoot off but that's usually completely separate.
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#2018022 02/06/1705:46 AM02/06/1705:46 AM
I will probably be there. A lot of good vendors too. Black Widow will be there.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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#2027618 02/14/1712:01 PM02/14/1712:01 PM
Just go and let her shoot from wherever you wish... as long as you are in line between the stakes and the target, so a miss doesn't cause a safety issue.
Just go and have fun. When my son was shooting at the trad shoots, my wife and I would walk him up past all the stakes and let him shoot from what distance he felt like. He had fun, and so did we. We wrote down his score, but we didn't turn in the card for competition.
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You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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#2034601 02/21/1712:14 PM02/21/1712:14 PM
It turns out that I probably won't be there, but y'all fling some for me.
I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There�s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts. � Ronald Reagan
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#2037224 02/23/1702:08 PM02/23/1702:08 PM
Well we had a blast today. Didn't have cell service so couldn't post on here to see if any of you guys were there. When I get a chance later tonight I will post some pics and videos