Hey Guys, I am new to ARchery and going to shoot a #D course tomorrow for my first time, my groupings are tight at, 20, 30, and 40 yards, I am getting out a practicing 5 times a week! I have a question and cant seem to find any information on any of the forums. 1. How is 3D scored? I am assuming there is a point value for the rings. 2. How should I mmove my pins (once I am sighted in on the target, not actually move them just raise of lower the bow)if a target is a 20 Yards and I am shootting up a hill? And I would do the opposite if it is downhill? \ Thanks in advacen guys! good luck on the hunt!
It really depends on the distances you expect to shoot, and how extreme the up/down hill angles are. Typically you will need to cut some yardage for extreme up/dowhill angles and the further out the target is, and more extreme the angle, the more yardage you will need to cut. As Jeff posted, I'd shoot first for the actual yardage and use this event as a learning experience. Typically, it it's an IBO sanctioned event, you have center 11's, 10's, 8's, and 5's for a body shot. If it's an ASA sanctioned event, you will have 14's, offset 12's, 10's, 8's, and 5's. Sometimes you will find local shoots that don't count X's for anything other than a tie breaker. If you are shooting hunter class (recommended if your learning), expect a maximum yardage of 35 or 40 yards, depending on what rules they follow. Most of your shots will likely be between 25-35 yards.
Shoot uphill/downhill targets for there straight out distance from you. Unless you're in moutainous country where the angles are steep and the distances long, the differences are negligable. If you're good at geometry; imagine that you are at the 90 degree corner of a right triangle, your target is at the top corner, on the opposite end of the hypotenuse. You want to shoot for the base distance of the triangle, not the distance of the hypotenuse. Up or down, you trim yardage off your estimated distance. How much depends on the angle and distance to the target. The bigger problem in 3D shooting at extreme angles is hitting the very reduced target face size. Remember, that dot is not where you'd shoot a live animal at that angle!
