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Episode description
Mike and Danny attended the Total Archery Challenge in Michigan this past week.
- Extreme archery targets on Boyne Mountain
- Set up on the ski slopes
- Extreme angles
- Need to be in shape to climb the hills and angles without getting winded
- Long distances
- Practice range was set up at a 10 degree incline
- 100 Yard warm ups
- Wind and elevation and how the two play together to affect your shot.
- Nock times and the ski chair lift to the top
- 500 feet elevation change
- Shooting the targets
- Targets were set up for difficulty
- Bucket of busted arrows!
- Working with Rambo Bikes
- Taking people for rides on the bikes
- Danny spent the day on the bike!
- The Rambo Smile
Local Bass Tournament with Ken Scicluna
- Started out the week on a bad note
- Thursday got the win
- Saturday won Biggest Bass
- Transitioning from a bad Tuesday to a great Thursday
- Pontiac Lake
- Fishing a public lake and dealing with other boaters
- Fishing docks and dealing with land owners
- The winning lure combination
How attitude plays into success in the outdoors
- Keep stress low
- The mental game is so important in outdoor success
- Keeping things in perspective
- The weather can change your attitude
- How kids can keep your attitude in check
- Staying true to what you know and keep it simple
- Don't over think things