Cloverdale Compton sweet 2025

[brock ratcliff]

Mason, Dan from Indiana, Logan and I shot the first round together at the IBO World Championship.

 

[brock ratcliff]

The course was loaded with chantrels.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Mason went into this side-pot deal with a commanding lead. But he went out in the first round. Due to approaching weather the first round was shortened to three shots. He had shot three tens, his opponent had hit two tens and one eleven. Logan fought his way through the ranks and won the event and a check for 500.

 

[brock ratcliff]

We spent the evenings at Tiny and Chucks camp. It was a fine time.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Mason went into the finals yesterday morning with a ten point lead. He maintained through the first 20 targets. His arrows started hitting low, bow making noise and he completely missed target #23 before discovering his bottom limb was coming apart. One of the other shooters in his peer group offered to let him shoot his bow for target 24-25. He shot a ten and and eleven on those. Very generous of the man to allow Mason to finish the course with his bow. Randy Cooling took Masons limbs with him to ETAR where he will hand deliver them to Black Widow. Hopefully they will repair or replace them. If not, the man looking at them with Mason in the above picture said to send them to him and he will take care of it. He makes a fine bow too and happens to be the man that put Mason out in the side pot shoot. Again, a very generous offer to repair.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Mason shot the highest score in the bowhunter challenge shoot. He lead by 20 points.

 

[brock ratcliff]

As discussed above, in the finals overall, Mason won a second place finish due to bow failure. The man that loaned him the bow to finish the shoot would have made the podium if he had not loaned his bow to Mason to allow him to finish. That’s good sportsmanship.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Matt from Pa edged Logan out of first by one point. Todd from Ny on the 3rd place podium. If there were a fourth place podium… I’d have been sheepishly standing on it. . These fellas shoot bows really well and there is no room for a string of errant shots if you want to win hardware. I did enjoy shooting with them but obviously wish I’d have had my stuff in gear a little better for the finals.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Just one more picture of Mason and Logan and their awards which mirror each other. Both second place finishes in the overall and first place finishes in the Bowhunter Challenge. Those are pretty strong results when it is considered that no one shows up to this level of competition with mediocre ability. Proud of them both but obviously especially so of Mason.

 

[5Cent]

Bravo gentlemen, bravo!!

 

[Big_Holla]

Outstanding shooting!! Congratulations guys!

 

[GoetsTalon]

Congratulations!

 

[giles]

Nice job! I have a couple thank you type bottles on my fridge if you want to send one to that loaner guy. I can bring it by when I bring your knife by.

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

That's super impressive guys! Congratulations to both of you for a great weekend! and I can't stress enough how impressed I am with you Ratcliffs! Awesome job!!