Robinhood, while your points are well taken, and I appreciate your passion for the sport, being critical of others is not a way to better the sport. You can ask 10 different "experts" the same question in archery and get 10 totally different answers. I like Bobby Worthington personally, he has proven tournament shooting skills and hunting credentials like few others. I actually found shooting video archery to be helpful when I first started shooting. It gives you a "real" target, it forces you to decide quickly whether or not to shoot, and it is a very good way to key in on vital areas of different animals. I have nothing against shooting a 3-D from an elevated platform, but knocking guys for trying isn't going to help anybody. They also mentioned in the article they were getting a beer after they were finished.

For any other potential or current archers, I believe the point Robinhood is trying to hammer home is that unless you take advantage of all the help and information out there, knowing your limitations, and combined with quality practice sessions, you are not giving the animal you may hunt the respect it deserves.

rep of 1; I’m no pro, but you are correct, anyone can miss and there are no absolutes in the world of bowhunting. If these scores posted are from beginners then I say good job and keep heading towards becoming a better archer. But I fear these guys are headed in the wrong direction. If you can’t make the shot in a controlled environment, then how can you expect to succeed when a real situation presents itself? One of them says he achieved his worst score ever, 143 out of 300 because he was “a little bit off”. That means out of 30 shots he missed or wounded most of those (luckily video) animals. That is completely unacceptable to me. I can only pray that those are clean misses when he is in the real woods. If you want to be crappy at something and drink beer at the same time, stick with bowling… it’s much easier on the wildlife. By the way… to Mr. Reents; your draw length is too long, your peep isn’t orientated correctly and that’s a really nice pen light you have electrical taped to your $1000+ rig.

RobinHood relax, even the so called pro's miss! It is called practice for a reason. There is no such thing as perfection in the bow hunting world. Only preparation leads to success, not perfection. I would say video archery is another nice way to enjoying shooting archery.

“A good score is 240 out of 300. It is the equivalent of all vital shots.”

A “good” score??? If you can’t average a vital hit every time in a controlled situation (no wind, no hills, no trees or branches to deflect your shot…) at a known yardage you shouldn’t even be able to buy a license. I would consider 240 to be the bare minimum acceptable score, and a long way from “good”. Video shoots are fun but they certainly don’t “sharpen your skills” as stated. In fact they do the opposite. If you want to become a better shooter I would suggest joining one of the local archery clubs and hooking up with someone that can give you some lessons. Janesville Bowmen, Stoughton Conservation Club, and Beloit Field Archers all have the resources to help. There is also a ton of information available on the web, www.archerytalk.com , www.archerylearningcenter.com , or www.3dshoots.com all have forums where you can ask questions and get answers from top shooters around the world. Practice does not make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect. You would be surprised to see how far you scores can climb with a little tune up to your form and shot process.

Hubby bought the WII hunting game. You can get a gun thingy and you can change guns and hunt all sorts of animals. I guess what I am saying is, if you are going to pay to fake hunt (LOL) and you have a WII, it is cheaper, you just don't get to play with other guys while you are doing it (I don't think anyway) and you can still drink and not drive LOL