Shooting clay pigeons... with a BOW. Awesome!
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Stumble ThisHeath Getty of St. John has been target shooting since he was just out of diapers. Now he's trying to perfect a feat that any gun or bow hunter would be amazed by. Getty can shoot moving clay targets out of the sky with a compound bow. (LiveLeak)
A Wichita Eagle article about Getty:
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/871081.html
A Wichita Eagle article about Getty:
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/871081.html
I don't consider that a bow anymore, maybe an arrow launcher at best.
All that additional tech takes away the romance but I think the idea is that it's all still entirely human-powered.
All I saw was a counterbalance, a level, and a honkin big arrow rack. What did you guys see? Lazurs? GPS tracking?
I haven't used a bow since I was a little kid but the thing that that always weirded me out was the string-puller thingy. I'm not saying that this guy is untalented because he uses tech. I actually think all that tech is pretty freaking ninja. I just think it ruins that romantic image I had as a kid of being able to hit anything with nothing but a bow and an arrow. Shit, even back then I was using a compound bow.
Really, I guess I was just trying to say that it's still a bow despite all the tech because the guy is still doing all the physical work.
Wait, I already said that.
Oh, and I see:
A level, string pull, arm-guard, stabilizer, arc-string suppressor, axle dampeners and a split-yoke cable. Not to mention all the elements that make it a modern, compound bow.
All I saw was a counterbalance, a level, and a honkin big arrow rack. What did you guys see? Lazurs? GPS tracking?
No, but I see cams that as far as I know a) greatly reduce the needed pulling force, b) reduce vibrations of the string and c) flatten the trajectory by increasing acceleration of the arrow. Not to mention all the other hoobajoobs on that thing. If he used a bow with a draw weight of 20kg or more without cams, I'd be much more impressed. I still remember how fucked up my shoulder was after an afternoon on the range with a longbow of 28kg draw weight.
Though just to be clear, I'm very impressed already. Just could be more.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Extreme-Marksman-The-Bow-Byron-Ferguson
Im a naturally awesome shot with a .22/.222 rifle - I havnt shot a gun for...10 years now but I still feel I'd be decent.
True story.
Anyone notice his biceps seemed to be much different sizes - trick of the light - or due to his archery?
WOW.
Im a naturally awesome shot with a .22/.222 rifle - I havnt shot a gun for...10 years now but I still feel I'd be decent.
True story.
Anyone notice his biceps seemed to be much different sizes - trick of the light - or due to his archery?
Yeah.... archery.. that's it.
I honed my skills on Grouse and Squirrels (Yes I ate them - Tastes like chicken). I was never as good as this guy though, I generally missed more than I hit.
My biggest setback was that I valued my arrows. Missing got expensive as we would spend hours sometimes trying to find the arrows afterwards, many we never did find. Which makes you a little afraid sometimes to pull it back all the way when shooting up into a tree!
I use finger protection and a wrist guard but that's it, no sites, no counterweights etc. just a bow, a string and an arrow!