How do you use Alpen binoculars when you’re shooting in field-archery tournaments?
Price: I always keep them handy because I want to know exactly where I’m shooting the target. With my naked eye, I can’t tell if my arrow is hitting at the bottom of the X or the top of the X on the target. I need to know whether I’m shooting left or right of the target, or high or low of the target. When we’re shooting at field archery, we’ll typically have from eight to 16 arrows in a single target. You’ve got to be able to look at the target and determine which one of those arrows is yours. Many times the fletching and the nocks are about the same size and color. But if you want to shoot accurately, you’ve got to know whether your arrow is landing high or low or left or right. Then when you shoot your next arrow, you can make adjustments. In most of the tournaments in which I compete, one or two arrows often determine the winner. So, every shot counts. Question: How do you tell your arrow from everyone else’s arrow? Price: I try to shoot a combination of fletching different from eve
