Cloverdale is hosting their 30th annual Traditional Archery Nationals starting this Thursday and running thru Sunday, June 9,10,11. Should be a great time and I hope to see a lot of Trad Gangers there! There is a free Coon Shoot on Friday night and Monty Browning is the featured speaker on Saturday night. 25 target practice range in addition to the 50 target competition range (2-20 and 1-10 target range).
This is my favorite range to shoot. I have been to all but 2 of these shoots. Great target set ups and scoring is 5 for a kill and 0 for a body hit or a miss. Some complain about the scoring system, but I like that you score for a kill and don't get rewarded for a wound. Heck, you don't have to turn in your score card if you don't want to.
Great range, great folks and a great time! If you have nothing planned for this coming weekend, do yourself a favor and head to Cloverdale!
It's my plan to be there at least on the 10th. 9th is my anniversary, but I may make it there during the day. I hope to touch base with Big Jim and pick up a couple of items.
I'm hoping to make it there. Scheduling is pretty hectic right now with work, shows and 100 mile race training.
My Nephew (his first time) and myself (been to all but 5 of them), are planning on being there Saturday.
Ditto all that you said, Mike. I too have only missed two years of this great shoot. Look forward to being there again this year with my buddy George.
I was planning on going but I'm having a health issue and while I'm hoping to start treatment this week I doubt I'll be able to make it by then.
I plan on going Saturday the 10th I missed last year. I too hope to pick up a few items.
I am thinking of starting a KIK group, so those who want to meet up and chat be easier. Thoughts?
I'm going to try to make it early Saturday morning and spend the day.
Steve Jr
Planning on being there Saturday for the first time. Hopefully bringing son and daughter with me too. In between bows right now, but want to see what it's all about and I'm actually off work so I'm going!
Is there a vendor show at the cloverdale shoot?
There is but it is not as big as ispme of the others
I may go saturday being that its only an hour from home. I cant get around good enough to walk a course yet but it would be good to get out none the less. If anybody sees a younger guy wearing a vpa t shirt and a leg brace on the left leg waddling around thats me
You can find about anything you need from the vendors there.
I just copied and pasted the vendors list and tried to get it in a readable format. I am not much good with computers, but I tried!!
I'm coming in sat with my fiance, camping and shooting. Can't wait
What is the terrain like for the shoot?
I try to make it every year. It's not happening this year. I'm bumming out.
Parts of the 2-20 target ranges have some pretty steep hills. They have ropes suspended on poles (like handrails) on the steep places. The 10 target range is pretty flat and if I remember correctly the practice range is pretty easy to get around on.
Im in a leg brace from emergency knee surgery a month ago. I can waddle around but im slow. I looked at the website and its hard to judge how the shoot is. Does it follow ibo yardages
I try to make it every year. It's not happening this year. I'm bumming out.
As far as yardages, I would say they are comparable to IBO shoots. Maybe some over 30 yard...big targets like Moose or Buffalo, but not too many.
I had both knees replaced 6 months ago, so I can related to the knee pain. Personally, I wouldn't try the first two ranges if I were you, but you are 33 years younger than me and probably heal a lot quicker!! ;<)
I dont know about the healing quicker part, when the lawnmower blade hit it cut through the patellar tendon, knee joint and took about a 50 cent piece size chunk of bone. The shin side of my leg is completely numb which is odd but at times probably good because i cant feel the pain. Is it possible to do the shoot in one day like an ibo or is it broke down to where you have to shoot multiple days to complte like asa
Hoosierarcher88-You can shoot it all on Friday, Saturday or even all on Sunday morning. I usually shoot it all on Friday or Saturday and spend the rest of the time on the practice range or visiting with friends in the camping area. You would have to be moving pretty quick to get it all done on Sunday morning. Monty Browning is the featured speaker on Saturday evening and he is always well worth listening to. Hope to see you there!
I may just shoot the practice range depepnding on how froggy im feeling. Id hate to get out on the big range and not be able to complete the shoot due to my knee. Some days go good and others i wake up to my leg telling me nope your gonna be lazy today. It will be nice to get out and meet some new people and maybe learn a thing or 2. Right now im in the wonderful rock and hard place deciding if i want to do trad or olympic recurve. Olympic would be more familiar but trad seems more satisfying
Well after some discussion with my wife im going to go friday and saturday. Im going to break the shoot down into 2 parts so im not so wore down plus ill have time to hit up the vendors and see what is out there and get to talk to people. Just realized i dont really have a quiver(just a little field quiver) so i just cut the leg off a pair of jeans and braided a paracord strap to make a simple back quiver for the shoot. Are there any rules about all the arrows having to match exactly? All mine are the same shafts, weight and fletch, ive just got a few without crests and a few with.