Horsham Indoor Archery Championships 1985 Part 2

[@jordanpowell228]

Crazy to see the equipment they used yet how consistent they were

[@StanielP]

It’s never been the bow it’s all in your hands and feet for some disabled shooters these days

[@Tradhunter]

Old bow tech and they were still getting perfect scores. Everyone was well dressed.

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

This is so cool! More of these!!!!

[@2ndAveScents]

Terry Ragsdale shot a 900 at Vegas that year to take home $2,500 prize money for the Unlimited Men’s class. Second place shot an 899. That is insane! The prize money was great especially for back then, but to think you could drop one point the entire event over 90 arrows you only put one outside the ten ring…and still lose. Archery needs to be introduced in all our public schools starting in grade school and continuing through university. I think it will help so many kids to learn the discipline and focus of archery but also help all the kids who don’t play sports to experience the rewarding feeling of accomplishment that comes with hitting the ten ring.

[@jthepickle7]

So true. There's so much more to archery than hitting the X ring - discipline.

[@Sparky513]

Could u imagine going back in time and bringing like a mathews title 38" or something like that all decked out in today's accessories 🤣

[@thefish7159]

Then get outshot by those guys 😂

[@lawrencefranck9417]

D loop on the release, no cam lean, cams the size of dinner plates or back tension because the was only 55% letoff.

[@false-set]

Thanks for putting this up 😁

[@watsonodin5110]

Dont know if anyone cares but if you're stoned like me atm then you can watch all the new series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my brother for the last couple of days :)

[@scottomari1468]

@Watson Odin definitely, I have been watching on instaflixxer for years myself :D

[@jakesoudant6943]

Everything is done so professionally I love it. It seems that over the years in archery, equipment and competition has improved dramatically but etiquette if you will has kind of been pushed away. Everything is more of a show now and not a competition. I’m not saying that it’s become a bad thing it’s just interesting to see how the sport has evolved

[@andrewfelldown]

Not a d loop in sight!!! I want one of the old compound for barebow

[@maikp5505]

Incredible how much the compound bow and the hand held release have changed so much. On the other hand look how clean the archers look. Now days they have all these teddy bears and flags hanging from quivers and some of them with supper baggy pants. All tatted up and no one tucks in.

[@waynestevenson9613]

Release loops were the rage then and obviously very accurate!

[@kirkethridge2500]

we didn't need d loops, because of the bow length not causing nock pinch like the short bows used today,, the bows you saw here would be 46 inches axle to axle. (40 is a long bow today) As a matter of fact, i don't remember ever seeing one until late 90's. & Stewart Bowman used one (he had very long draw length) builder of bowman accu-riser bows. back then

[@rickbetten6774]

Terry is always a class act.

[@jeremyandrews9670]

Love it

[@HistoricalWeapons]

The turning point of archery. Rip historical archery

[@Muskiehunter92]

Compound bows are phenomenal to shoot. I am very happy to see how far bows have come. The speed, comfort, and accuracy of new compound target bows is just outstanding. The competition recurve bows are also amazing these days. It was not the "turning point" of archery, but more so it was the birth of a new class of archery equipment..... precision target archery. I do not have nearly as much interest in shooting instinctively at a 4 ft. hay bail from 20 yards, trying to hold a 12" grouping, than I do putting 3 arrows into a coin sized hole at 20 yards, or baseball sized hole at 50m.... THAT is far more interesting to me and something to strive towards. ... Olympic recurve is the same... what they can do with modern recurves is just amazing.... and the best part is, you can still shoot the old style long bows and recurves.... and be able to pick up a compound bow that is capable of shooting arrows into 1 hole at 20 yards if you do your job.... archery has never been in a better place... ever.

[@SteveZ919]

Larry Wise shooting next to him.

[@kirkethridge2500]

i didn't see larry wise in this ,, i think you are confusing Don Vallee with Larry (Don is behind eric hall)

[@DougMacRay]

How did you find such rare vintage footage? I was heavily into archery in the mid 80’s and lived in Boston. I’m 100% certain this footage never reached the NewEngland TV Region. Thank you for putting this up. Cheers from New Hampshire ☘️

[@kirkethridge2500]

i was competing then & started pro just a couple yrs after this & never saw it either..

[@activedave1]

Well done

[@raphael6488]

How do they shoot this well with those old compound bows compared to now?

[@stevehunt4660]

I guess there isn't as much magic in the machine as many archery manufacturers would have us believe..

[@stevehunt4660]

I guess there isn't as much magic in the machine as many archery manufacturers would have us believe..

[@thomasnikoleris7643]

Its 99% you, 1% the equipment.

[@raphael6488]

@@thomasnikoleris7643 I get your point and I totally agree but in my opinion it is nore like 15 percent equipment0

[@raphael6488]

Unless you made an exaggeration

[@Pren66]

Очень круто!

[@sundorri]

no d loop?

[@juancarlossegadecanosa67]

On those years the loop used to be part of the release aid.

[@kirkethridge2500]

i had never heard of one until late 90s. they were not needed or rarely thought of until the string angles became so acute with short axle to axle bows, & the release rope then would pinch the nock off the string. I never saw one til late 90's & then with very long draw length archers.

[@raphael6488]

Was this also 18m?

[@JustShootYourBow]

Yes

[@-fazik-3713]

Yes, but the 10 is 4cm. Just like today for recurve. Now compounds shoot 2cm.

[@04702c]

It’s like Golf lol. You can sale anything to an Archer/Hunter for the next 100 years.

[@LukiStreli]

Все, кто смотрят из России - лайк =)

[@bigdaddy5948]

200 MPH. Lol.

[@kirkethridge2500]

he meant 200 fps..