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Shooting practice.
aero86:
Good adive guys! I was shooting at a box today and after I had gotten my form down I filled a small 6x6x6 box with newspaper and stood a bit aways from it. I was pleased to be able to hit it 3 out of 5 times with a brand new bow and 2 unspined arrows.
I'm thinking of finding some small stuffed animals, throwing them out in a field and walking around and shooting at them
JW_Halverson:
Beanie Babies and Blunts Good idea.
I drilled a 3/8 inch hole in a golf ball. epoxied a busted arrow shaft into the hole and jammed it point first into a hay bale years ago. My groups immediately improved from looking at a smaller target than the pie plate.
Nowadays I shoot blunts at a 10x10 ft white mesh net hanging in the back yard. Most times there is nothing to aim at because I am watching the arrow flight to expose my form flaws. On days when I feel like a dose of humiliation, I hang a spraypainted whiffle golfball on the net.
Earlier this winter I had a guy over that hadn't shot archery in 25 years. He picked up my 50 lb sinew backed osage bow and without so much as a pointer on how to draw, he started driving nails! He hit the golf ball on the net twice and the other 5 shots were within 3 inches of the ball. Needless to say, he is no longer invited over to embarass and humiliate me.
To quote the person that coined the phrase, Mark Baker, "Aim Small, Miss Small".
PeteC:
Practice by shooting at an acorn,one arrow,one shot,go retrieve.Start up close,then as you improve, keep increasing your distance.When you get good enough you have trouble seeing the acorn,start using a sweetgum ball(porcupine egg).By then you should be shootin' good enough to get the coon. ;) God Bless
Tethered Falcon:
if im shooting badly ill probably throw arrows at the target until i cant shoot anymore, then again if my first three arrows are all good shots i just put the bow away for the day
:)
Pat B:
Falcon, when you are shooting badly that's when you should put the bow away for the day. When you're shooting well you should continue shooting to make good shooting a habit. ;)
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