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Interesting, especially since I often hear complaints from traditional shooters about long distance targets on courses set up by the compound crowd. But let’s face it: there’s no ethical prohibition against shooting at distance on targets. I enjoy taking some practice shots at 40-50 yards. It helps me identify form flaws and appreciate the flight of my arrow. And no matter how well disciplined you are in the field, there are times when shots like that may actually be appropriate at game. What happens, for example, when someone in your party makes a bad hit on a deer, you are aiding in the recovery, and see the wounded animal standing 50 yards away with no realistic chance of getting closer? That’s actually happened to me a time or two, and when it did I was glad a had a feel for how my tackle behaved at that distance. My opinion is that we should lighten up a bit and learn to enjoy shoot farther than “normal” a bit more often. My short range shooting has never suffered from it. Cheers, Don