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crooketarrow:
If you hit your deer where you say you did, he's dead. Even if you hit alittle high and back you still it live. He'll die afer a couple hours. Your problems not hard to fix. It's perrty plain whats happening. I had a cousin that bow hunted with me a long time ago. and he had it easer than you. He shot a compound with sights. Out in the yard he was deadly. He was a new bebe either.I must have put him in a dozzen tree stands. And he must have missed a dozzen bucks and even does.
It was simple he get exsited and shoot at the whole deer everytime. Your deffently doing the same thing. I've found out through the years through friends. Instentive shooters that have this problem shoot high mainly. At the last min. when you know your going to get a shot. Your eye see's the line of the deer's back. and thats where they shoot. And they shoot high. This is why there's so many spine shot deer. But it sounds like when you see the deer comeing you tell yourself pick a spot,pick a spot. But when you know your going to get a shot you lose it and only see the whole deer.
This problem is fixable first you've got to over come your promlem (mentaly), And I'd bet you shoot at a dot. Get a deer target. AND as you shoot at it NO DOT pick a spot every shoot untill it comes second nature it's that simple. But remember you must do the mental part on the real thing. It's that simple I've helped a few others that had the same problem.
I hate to say it but I know a guy thats been deer hunting (rifle) for 20 plus years every year. Who just can't get it together. And everytime as soon as brown hits the scope he shoots. And for some reason he always comes up for behind. And shoots most of his deer in the hind quarters. He got the name HIND QUARTER LEE years ago. Buck fever the same time happening to you.
Hope yuo find your buck.
bucksbuoy:
A saying I always use is "aim small, miss small" stole it from the patriot with mel gibson but its very true. also, are you consistently shooting high? or low? or left? either way try to identify what exactly it is you are doing wrong and correct for it. 9 times out of 10 its the release that gets messed up. The release is single most important aspect of archery. Take your time and practice. You dont want to be "that guy" who wounds deer.
iowabow:
I practiced all spring and all summer. I have very good groups on the target. My issue is picking the spot and staying focused. I finally pulled it together with the buck I hit, I picked a spot and the arrow came within 2 or 3 inches of it at 11 yards. So we will see next year if the lessons form this fall come together. I do very appreciate the help on here because it helped me focus at the end of the season. My big problem was looking at the whole deer and losing consentration.
gstoneberg:
You'll do fine next year. You can make your practice more realistic by shooting just a single arrow at your target. Or make each shot at a different distance. Ping pong balls are fun to shoot at. Hone your confidence, so there's no way you feel you can miss. Practice on rabbits, which should still be in season. When you can pick a spot on a rabbit, a deer is a piece of cake. You can shoot, just need some confidence. My money is on you.
George
iowabow:
My friend is going to try this next year so we are going to rig up a target on a set of pulleyes so that one of use can simulate a deer walking in. The person pulling the rope will not be looking at the shooter that way he will not know when the shot is going to be taken. The shooter will have no idea when the target is going to stop or start. This should simulate random opportunity.
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