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Originally Posted by pwiles1968 .....
It is a really interesting discussion, who is better the one with more hits or less misses. |
err. surely they're (effectively) the same thing:
A has 144 hits, 0 misses vs. B has 142 hits, 2 misses
A wins because he has more hits than B
A wins because he has less misses than B
Simon
I was shooting a week or so ago down the club at 80yds with a small piece (5cm) of white paper roughly in the centre.
Very difficult to hit it (I hit it twice in 3 dozen arrows), not so hard to get within 1" or so. Kind of like being at the fairground when you're trying to throw a ring over something to win a prize.
But it really did focus the mind on shooting only the perfect shot. I had to aim properly (I have a tendancy to allow the sight to drift to low 9) and then shoot a strong shot. Anything pulled was never going to hit the paper.
My point though is that 34 of my arrows missed. I hit with only 2 of them. I think if I only practiced like this that my score (on a normal face) would improve (or I would give up 'cause it was too hard). I find it very easy to shoot arrows that are never going to hit the 10 but be happy with a 9 or a strong 8.