Who wants one of my old Hoyts

My new 2006 models are all tweaked out and ready to roll, so it is time to pass on my 2005 models http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2314991#post2314991

They are all tweaked and shooting great I shot them all last year in all the shoots and used them in Amsterdam at the Face2Face. Here is a pic of one of them winning the IFAA world indoor.

All is well so far......

Little Vee (George the 5th) is still where he needs to be and we are closing in on 5 weeks left to go. If we can make it to 36 weeks everything is perfect. Since I am not going to Vegas I will be spending my weekend on the baby room and trips to and from the Hospital.

I just got my newest UltraElite in and it is very cool looking. It was a Inferno model and it was more on the orange side than red. I dig it fo sho!

I just got in some Nealy's Custom Bowstrings to outfit it with and when things level out I will spend a little time tricking it out.

Oh and one more thing.... The new Hoyt shooter Jackets are HOT!!! I just got that in today too. Wooohooo!

NO VEGAS FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The baby has decided to threaten us with an early delivery. I am supposed to be on a plane right now, but I am sitting in a hospital next to my beautiful wife who is now on bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. We are at 30 weeks and we need 6 more to be totally out of the woods. The doctors are doing everything they can. So far no labor or anything, so things are looking good. Cross your fingers for us.

For those of you going to Vegas......

Enjoy your surprise from STAN! I wish I could be there.

Smackdown!!!

So I have done some tinkering with my equipment trying to steady things up a tad, and I managed to get the draw length too short. I didn't have a chance to shoot it before the round started on saturday. I paid the price with a low qualifying score. :) I couldn't keep them off of the left side of the spot.

Write this down....

Having shots flick out to the left though your aim is good?

Lengthen the draw length just a tad at a time until it goes away....

So just after my dismal qualifying round I bumped out my draw with Jbird supervising and advising me on the visual fit. Normally I like to slowly eek it out while I shoot to dial it in, but drastic times require drastic measures.

Well it worked. I had a great round of shootoffs. I went through 6 or so people and it was Xrings aplenty! I felt the good nerves and the furious rush of competition. I will never quit shooting as long as the rush stays for me.

Finally Al Avery put me out. I shot a bad end and he shot a great one.

Lesson #2 Never relax during a shootoff. Gut them in like you are second place even when you think you have it.

I had a great time watching Al almost pass out when they told him he won. I have never seen someone shake so bad yet pound the X. Al really nailed them. GREAT SHOOTING AL!!

Trois DIX!!!!

Well.... If I had heard that more than not, I would have scored better. If I ever hear the words Dix... Nuf, Nuf (ten, nine, nine) again it will be too soon. :)

The shoot was Fantastic and it was very well organized and the show was well worth the trouble to get there. I had a fantastic time hanging out with Jean-Regis, Pascal, and Antoine. The road trip from Niece to Antibes, then to Cannes, and finally through Arles to Nimes was very picturesque.

A note to anyone ordering off of a French menu.... Andouillette IS NOT Andouille sausage (cajun) it is Pork tripe in a gut casing. VERY NASTY. :) I did have a fillet de boef the size of a motorcycle battery that was fantastic! All in all the food was great, but bring your interpreter or phrase book along with you to be sure what you are ordering. You could end up with a traditional dish that tastes like bad breath.... :)

Now about my shooting....

I know the bow and arrow combination is good because it was grouping. (just not in the X) I had a terrible time setting my zero because I have something changing in my form and I am not quite sure what it is. I will be tracking that down this week. It is not enough to make me miss a big ten, but I can manage to drop some serious Xs.

My shot execution became ragged and misplaced because I became angry and was very frustrated. I let my emotions get a little out of control and it showed in my shooting. I know better and knew I was doing it, but the frustration got the best of me.

I am starting off at square one tonight and I will find my swing. I am going to my 2613s for Vegas and will be tuning those in as well. Once I am done tweaking and am satisfied with my tune and the big arrows, its to ten yards I go to find my swing again.