Our ultimate Broadhead Challenge -

Archer · 12-05-2009, 07:48 PM

Sept. 8th was a great weekend for the WBH Broadhead shoot. Sunny and warm with little wind made the conditions perfect for the 2009 Ultimate Broadhead Challenge. We set up the shoot on Friday so we would be ready for the Saturday morning opening of the Broadhead shoot but as soon as we had the challenge set up on Friday, we had requests to take the challenge by those that arrived early. One Father and Son team had met the challenge last year and were eager to qualify for this years event. The 14 year old made the first attempt of the year but it was his Father that was the first to put his Muzzy tipped broadhead through the 3 1/2 inch hole at 35 yards.

After a few tries, 14 year old Jesse (with a 70# Matthews Monster) made it through the hole and once again, they were qualified for the Sunday shoot off.

On Saturday morning, the shooters filtered in to make an attempt on the wooden target. Some were successful while others were not. Here is a video of a young fellas attempt to qualify. The loud "thunk" lets you know that he was not successful because the ones that made it through the hole, stuck into a foam target behind the hole and made little if any noise.

Here is a close up view of what a miss looks like.

And another

The archers that clearly missed the hole lost nothing but a little pride and a broadhead. Those that were much closer lost a bit more. If they were close enough to ALMOST make it through the hole but caught just one blade on the edge of the hole, the outcome was bit more devastating. If a blade caught the hole, the arrow would whip sideways and most likely, the rear of the arrow would snap off. Here is a picture of the results of one such shot.

Here is a video of one of the shots that caught the edge. You can see the arrow hit the bottom edge of the wood at about the 6 O clock position. Most of the arrow made it through the hole.

While many attempts came up short, there were those that met the challenge.

Archer · 12-05-2009, 07:49 PM

Here is the video of him making it through the hole.

While most of the archers making an attempt were men with compounds, we had a larger number of traditional archers this year than last year. Trad archers and those 12 and under made their attempts from 20 yards.

Last year, we only had one female archer try the shot. This year we had 3.

By the end of day one, we had 52 archers make an attempt with 9 being successful.

On day 2, we once again had archers trying to meet the challenge. One such archer was a young gal. Even though he was wearing a walking cast on her foot, she was eager to try the shot.

After her attempt, her 9 year old brother wanted to give it a go but did not have a broadhead. I weighed his field tip and gave him one of the 100 grain heads I brought along for just such an occasion. He was the youngest archer to try the shot.

He showed up his big sister and made the shot!!!! He was now entered into the shoot off round.

At 4:00 pm, we ended the qualifying so those that were successful had time to get sighted in for the shoot off distance of 45 yards (25 yards for the youngster) 14 archers met the challenge and advanced to the shoot Dave

Because young Joseph was shooting from the 25 yard distance, he was the first archer to attempt the shot. You could have heard a pin drop as he lined up the shot but the crowd erupted as his arrow made it through the hole. He had applied some pressure to the adults.

Joseph was kind enough to help pull the names out of a hat to determine the order of the shooters. The first name he pulled was Greg Prince.

Only two other adults made it through the the hole meaning ther would bve a shoot off.

That meant that Joseph, and the adults would have to do it again. Joseph (the crowd favorite) was the first to try. His shot was perfectly aligned but came up less than an inch high. Joseph received a large round of applause from the crowd.

Only one archer was able to make it through the final round and was this years Ultimate Broadhead Challenge winner. Because we had enough prizes for 2nd place, we kept track of where the other archers had hit the target so we could determine who was 2nd based on who was closest to the hole. The 2nd place winner was Young Joseph. For the 2nd year in a row, we had more Mathews archers qualify but a Hoyt Bow won the event. The other bows to make it wer Bow-Tech, PSE and Full Force.

Congrats to Joseph and Tom for their outstanding archery ability and I hope they return next year to defend their position. Thanks to all that came out and supported the WBH and this event

BuckFeverLodge · 12-05-2009, 09:06 PM

That is an awsome thread. Certainly looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.

camoprincess · 12-06-2009, 07:01 AM

That is so cool. Way to go Joseph!

Archer · 12-06-2009, 09:31 AM

This was our 2nd year running this event. Our State Bowhunting organization (Wisconsin Bowhunters Association) Has been running a broadhead shoot for several decades now and it is always very well attended. This is just a novelty shoot we dreamt up to add some spark to the weekend.

Mule426 · 12-06-2009, 10:02 AM

That is Awesome!!!! I would love to organize/participate in something like that. I bet it is a bit more fun cause you miss and you are out ten buck in a head.

maniac1 · 12-06-2009, 10:20 AM

Good stuff there congrats to the little bow brother.

cartman308 · 12-07-2009, 12:06 AM

That's cool stuff right there!

licking county assassin · 12-13-2009, 12:25 PM

awesome... wish they had these in my area.

Hell-Billy · 12-15-2009, 07:41 PM

Man that is awesome i would love to participate in 1 of those.

coonass gator · 12-16-2009, 07:35 AM

I love that idea. keep up the great work. Might try that here!

Whitetail assain · 01-18-2010, 10:50 PM

looks like lots of dollars around that hole.That is a good challenge there and test to broad head flight.

12-05-2009, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Archer Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE WI Posts: 214	Our ultimate Broadhead Challenge Sept. 8th was a great weekend for the WBH Broadhead shoot. Sunny and warm with little wind made the conditions perfect for the 2009 Ultimate Broadhead Challenge. We set up the shoot on Friday so we would be ready for the Saturday morning opening of the Broadhead shoot but as soon as we had the challenge set up on Friday, we had requests to take the challenge by those that arrived early. One Father and Son team had met the challenge last year and were eager to qualify for this years event. The 14 year old made the first attempt of the year but it was his Father that was the first to put his Muzzy tipped broadhead through the 3 1/2 inch hole at 35 yards. After a few tries, 14 year old Jesse (with a 70# Matthews Monster) made it through the hole and once again, they were qualified for the Sunday shoot off. On Saturday morning, the shooters filtered in to make an attempt on the wooden target. Some were successful while others were not. Here is a video of a young fellas attempt to qualify. The loud "thunk" lets you know that he was not successful because the ones that made it through the hole, stuck into a foam target behind the hole and made little if any noise. Here is a close up view of what a miss looks like. And another The archers that clearly missed the hole lost nothing but a little pride and a broadhead. Those that were much closer lost a bit more. If they were close enough to ALMOST make it through the hole but caught just one blade on the edge of the hole, the outcome was bit more devastating. If a blade caught the hole, the arrow would whip sideways and most likely, the rear of the arrow would snap off. Here is a picture of the results of one such shot. Here is a video of one of the shots that caught the edge. You can see the arrow hit the bottom edge of the wood at about the 6 O clock position. Most of the arrow made it through the hole. While many attempts came up short, there were those that met the challenge. __________________ Member: Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Member: Wisconsin Traditional Archers Member: Professional Bowhunters Society Member: MI Bowhunters Assoc. Member: American Broadhead Collectors Club Member: Sherwood Forest Bowmen Instinctors

12-05-2009, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Archer Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE WI Posts: 214	Here is the video of him making it through the hole. While most of the archers making an attempt were men with compounds, we had a larger number of traditional archers this year than last year. Trad archers and those 12 and under made their attempts from 20 yards. Last year, we only had one female archer try the shot. This year we had 3. By the end of day one, we had 52 archers make an attempt with 9 being successful. On day 2, we once again had archers trying to meet the challenge. One such archer was a young gal. Even though he was wearing a walking cast on her foot, she was eager to try the shot. After her attempt, her 9 year old brother wanted to give it a go but did not have a broadhead. I weighed his field tip and gave him one of the 100 grain heads I brought along for just such an occasion. He was the youngest archer to try the shot. He showed up his big sister and made the shot!!!! He was now entered into the shoot off round. At 4:00 pm, we ended the qualifying so those that were successful had time to get sighted in for the shoot off distance of 45 yards (25 yards for the youngster) 14 archers met the challenge and advanced to the shoot Dave Because young Joseph was shooting from the 25 yard distance, he was the first archer to attempt the shot. You could have heard a pin drop as he lined up the shot but the crowd erupted as his arrow made it through the hole. He had applied some pressure to the adults. Joseph was kind enough to help pull the names out of a hat to determine the order of the shooters. The first name he pulled was Greg Prince. Only two other adults made it through the the hole meaning ther would bve a shoot off. That meant that Joseph, and the adults would have to do it again. Joseph (the crowd favorite) was the first to try. His shot was perfectly aligned but came up less than an inch high. Joseph received a large round of applause from the crowd. Only one archer was able to make it through the final round and was this years Ultimate Broadhead Challenge winner. Because we had enough prizes for 2nd place, we kept track of where the other archers had hit the target so we could determine who was 2nd based on who was closest to the hole. The 2nd place winner was Young Joseph. For the 2nd year in a row, we had more Mathews archers qualify but a Hoyt Bow won the event. The other bows to make it wer Bow-Tech, PSE and Full Force. Congrats to Joseph and Tom for their outstanding archery ability and I hope they return next year to defend their position. Thanks to all that came out and supported the WBH and this event __________________ Member: Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Member: Wisconsin Traditional Archers Member: Professional Bowhunters Society Member: MI Bowhunters Assoc. Member: American Broadhead Collectors Club Member: Sherwood Forest Bowmen Instinctors

12-05-2009, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
BuckFeverLodge Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 1,402	That is an awsome thread. Certainly looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ATHENS FACTORY STAFF SHOOTER, Red Feather Archery Field Staff, Eco3 Outdoors Pro Staff, U-slide Bow Holder Pro Staff, LTL Acorn Outdoors Pro Staff "Anybody can kill one with a gun" Steve Casselman "It's going to be a very bad year for a lot of unsuspecting critters!" Matt Futtere - Arrowdynamic Solutions

12-06-2009, 07:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
camoprincess 145gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 638	That is so cool. Way to go Joseph! __________________ CamoPrincess The " Princess "Assassin "Yes, I do shoot like a GIRL, and am dern proud of it too." ATHENS ARCHERY Field Staff Buck Addicts Field Staff Broadheadshed.com Field Staff Athens Accomplice 32 ~ Black, 48#, 24"DL

12-06-2009, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Archer Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE WI Posts: 214	This was our 2nd year running this event. Our State Bowhunting organization (Wisconsin Bowhunters Association) Has been running a broadhead shoot for several decades now and it is always very well attended. This is just a novelty shoot we dreamt up to add some spark to the weekend. __________________ Member: Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Member: Wisconsin Traditional Archers Member: Professional Bowhunters Society Member: MI Bowhunters Assoc. Member: American Broadhead Collectors Club Member: Sherwood Forest Bowmen Instinctors

12-06-2009, 10:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Mule426 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 167	That is Awesome!!!! I would love to organize/participate in something like that. I bet it is a bit more fun cause you miss and you are out ten buck in a head. __________________ Athens Archery Field Staff/Smooth Stability Pro Staff/ Victory Archery Advisory Staff/Carbon Creations/ArcheryProstaff.com Accomplice 32" Camo on Black,Omega Rest Smooth Stability 8" Stabilizer Next G1 Camo

12-06-2009, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
maniac1 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 221	Good stuff there congrats to the little bow brother. __________________ Team Midwest Maniacs Athens Archery & BroadHead Shed

12-07-2009, 12:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
cartman308 Broadhead Mod Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fraziers Bottom, WV Posts: 1,226	That's cool stuff right there! __________________ Broadheadtalk Moderator Athens Factory Staff Shooter

12-13-2009, 12:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
licking county assassin 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 152	awesome... wish they had these in my area. __________________ ATHENS FACTORY STAFF SHOOTER...ENGINEERED TO KILLPROSTRING STAFF..QUALITY STRINGS AT REASONABLE PRICES

12-15-2009, 07:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hell-Billy 85gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ghettoville, Indiana Posts: 36	Man that is awesome i would love to participate in 1 of those. __________________ Athens Archery Prostaff Vaportrail Prostaff Bass & Bucks Pro Shop (Wabash,IN) 100% White Trash & Redneck As Heck!!!

12-16-2009, 07:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
coonass gator 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moreauville, La Posts: 245	I love that idea. keep up the great work. Might try that here! __________________ Athens Fieldstaff "COONASS MAFIA" Louisiana Bayou Shooters Club Bayou Boys Archery Vaportrail Prostaff CCA Wraps Prostaff Broadheadshed.com Field staff RIP Archery Pro Staff

01-18-2010, 10:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Whitetail assain 125gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 353	the ultimate broadhead challenge looks like lots of dollars around that hole.That is a good challenge there and test to broad head flight.

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