How long befor you shot your first Robin Hood

Gbuss · #1 04-04-2013, 08:59 PM

Like the title says how long we're you shooting for befor you got your first Robin Hood? I shot mine tonight at spal. I started shooting last July.

Blake · #2 04-04-2013, 09:11 PM

Nice! Congrats! Seems like it took me a few years and I mashed a few nocks on the way.
The old aluminum Easton 2314's I used to shoot had a cone shaped end you glued the nock on to so they would deflect the arrow. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

H380 · #3 04-04-2013, 09:25 PM

None yet , been shooting for 27 years and see no need to wreck good arrows .. LOL ..Nice shootin .

Scottmisfits · #4 04-04-2013, 09:36 PM

It was 4 months or so for me. Ruined a lot of perfectly good arrows in the process too.

Hogie135 · #5 04-04-2013, 09:46 PM

shooting for a couple months now. Shot one robin hood and need to re fletch a couple more.

Timberdoodle · #6 04-04-2013, 10:29 PM

Congrats. It was a couple of years of shooting before i got the first one. They seemed a little easier after that. Once the novelty of the first few wear off, you'll have to start shooting a five-spot!

lattery1 · #7 04-04-2013, 11:30 PM

about 3 minutes after I bought my first XX78s. I had broke a lot of knocks before, but the first time I shot my XX78s in the basement at Bashaw Sports I had 2 the same day.. I had been shooting for at least 10 years at that time. No more knock hunting for me after that

Richard B. · #8 04-05-2013, 05:48 AM

I never shot a Robin Hood as when I got good enough that I would hit my arrows I started shooting single arrows at different targets as I did not want to damage a $12 arrow.

RoscoeP · #9 04-05-2013, 07:06 AM

It took me about two years with on and off shooting, mostly on now. That was a couple of months ago but I shot my second one a couple of weeks after that. The first one was at 20 yards and the second one at 30 yards. Cheers Roscoe

Lefty-Canuck · #10 04-05-2013, 07:16 AM

Not sure how long it took....but so far I have shot 3 of them. One with aluminums and 2 with carbons.

LC

brohymn2 · #11 04-05-2013, 07:35 AM

the one in my avatar was at 50 yards, ive gotten 2 others at 20 yards.

Riverbc · #12 04-05-2013, 09:11 AM

after ruining many vanes, nocks and arrows, I started aiming at different spots....now I use pin nocks....so I will never shoot a Robin Hood.

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #13 04-05-2013, 10:46 AM

...back in the day of 1st and second genertaion bows shot with fingers there wasnt a lot of hoods...after many years of shooting and releases were becooming popular I switched to a release due to a back injury...I shot three hoods in one week...which for then was quite a feat...lol
Still have those three aluninum hoods...

Neil

338Bluff · #14 04-05-2013, 12:18 PM

I think I shot for a year or better before I shot the first one. Equipment was not exactly what it is today.

With an plain jane hunting sight a lot of hoods were a combination of accuracy and serendipity. It is an indication of a tight group but not necessarily super human accuracy. I think it is the rare archer that can do it deliberately, and would likely need a scope. They are out there though (actually maybe one or two on this forum

) I've seen guys light matches, snuff candles and shoot coins on edge.

I think I have about 7 robin hoods from 24 years of shooting. The first 3 were with fingers, one with a longbow, and all from varying distances from 20-40 yards. I think I pulled the first couple apart to get the good arrow LOL. Poor, broke student.\

I don't think I could intentionally shoot one. If I put up a golf tee and shot for a week at 20 yards I would wratch a lot of nocks and vanes, but I'm willing to bet that statistically the odds of shooting one would be relatively modest for me at least.

Hiflyer · #15 04-05-2013, 07:24 PM

Shot a Robin Hood the day after I bought the PSE Stinger. The arrows now reside at Lane Archery in Lethbridge, where I bought the bow.

chironomidkraut · #16 04-05-2013, 07:40 PM

7 years, but 2 months after i got my apa mamba i hooded

, deadly accurate

Front Row · #17 04-06-2013, 08:56 AM

two hours after I bought my first bow and been hooked ever since. I have numerous others now and there is always a great feeling when you shoot one

Oldmanfry · #18 04-07-2013, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard B.

I never shot a Robin Hood as when I got good enough that I would hit my arrows I started shooting single arrows at different targets as I did not want to damage a $12 arrow.

X2

russ · #19 04-07-2013, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gbuss

Like the title says how long we're you shooting for befor you got your first Robin Hood? I shot mine tonight at spal. I started shooting last July.

Never, the guy's been dead for like 600 or 700 years...

kerrl · #20 04-08-2013, 09:20 PM

Been shooting for 20 yrs tried not to but purchased a new bowtech last year and within 20 shots I did and yes it felt good no GREAT, After that I went back to aiming at different spots

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #21 04-09-2013, 06:13 PM

We have set up bows for new shooters that have Hooded on their first and second arrow ever...true story and it has happened several times...

We have a Hooter Shooter which is an precise automated bow shooting machine, some shooters bows wont impact the same spot unless tuned..if they hood it would be bad shot confidence more than skill...

A well tuned bow to arrows will improve chances incredibly...the shooter is only as good as the bow...

Neil

Mike_W · #22 04-12-2013, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Front Row

two hours after I bought my first bow and been hooked ever since. I have numerous others now and there is always a great feeling when you shoot one

There is the feeling of "oh neat" but shortly after it's like "oh crap that cost me $15"

Just got my new bow all set up earlier this week and took a few shot to get it on paper and make sure things were set up proper once that was done I tried a 3 shot group (bow hasnt been tuned yet) I wrecked two arrows, with my second shot I hit my first arrow and with my third I hit my second Ill still shoot them at the range but the field point scared the outside varnish down to the carbon.

Alberta Bigbore · #23 04-12-2013, 08:57 AM

Congrats on the Robin hood.

Back in 2006. I bought a hoyt trykon from Sh Pk Archery.. withing two werks...took it to CAC to fix sh pk's hack job... and ended up with a robin hood before i left CAC that day. Was pretty amazed still have the arrow and its hung up over the Man Room Door.

ReayMan · #24 04-12-2013, 09:21 AM

First two arrows I ever shot............not one since! Haha

Mulecrazy7mm · #25 04-12-2013, 11:02 AM

13 years old pse brute shot 9 robin hoods with that bow and won 10 straight 3d competitions with it. Maybe shot 7 more robin hoods in 13 years never shoot at same spot more then once.

Gongshow · #26 04-14-2013, 05:36 PM

Started shooting a compund when i was twelve and it took me 24 years to get my first Robin Hood. Got it last year at sherwood park archery lanes. The cool thing was my son was there with me to witness it!

thefloormat · #27 04-15-2013, 11:32 PM

got mine in my first year of shooting, about age 13-14 I think. I was shooting a lower weight bow and so the arrow barely penetrated the other one, but I can honestly say that it was on the X of the 40cm target so it was a true robin hood. After that I upgraded to triple face targets as arrows are too expensive to waste, and it's just not as fun knowing its $30 every time you do it.