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burchett.donald:
  I do pay attention to yardage, mostly work or practice from 1-15yds. I gap shoot and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I also shoot stone points and like to keep it close as possible for penetration. I know exactly where to aim inside my limit and usually can stay in a grapefruit size pattern on a bad day. On the days I don't shoot I have a hefty fiberglass bow that I draw repeatedly to stay in shape so I'm not fighting my primitive bow outside. I believe for me archery condition is number 1, then practice my shooting.

RabidApache:
I hunt live in AZ. Open country, wary game and rough terrain.
For practice I shoot out to 35-40yds with matched arrows. Primitive/self arrows I might shoot out to 25-30yds. It all depends on practice and knowing your equipment. Would I hunt out to these extreme ranges with primitive equipment No. But practicing at these ranges develops into better shooting form and release IMO. I instantly know if I plucked or didn't come to full draw/anchor at 30 yds. Also shooting at longer ranges makes them 15-20 yarders a chip shot when the time comes.
The farther I move back from the target the more I cant the bow to the right to compensate for the paradox. I shoot right-handed and my hunting bow is an Osage Selfbow 62# at 26".
For instance If I held this same bow at the same angle at 20yds (my normal comfort cant) and I move back to 35-40yds, there is dramatic difference in arrow impact, mainly tendency to shoot left. So farther back I move the more I cant my bow. Its amazing the difference this makes. I'm sure I could improve my "groups" by finding a correct spine at these farther distances, but why. At 23yds I can darn near "stack" all my arrows in my quiver into a 6" group. At beyond 30yds the difference in arrow spines becomes evident. I could tinker with the arrows but I just don't want to, I want to shoot. With all this practice I could even predict which arrow does what at a certain ranges. My two skinny boo arrows have always shot high, my POC shafts point-on at 25-28yds, self arrows low left and so on. My point is practice, its amazing what the "brain" can do.

Gordon:
I practice out to 40 yards. But I've never loosed an arrow at game at more than 20 yards.

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